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00HANOI1298	VIETNAM'S QUANG NINH PROVINCE: COAL, ECOTOURISM, AND CHINA? [...] NORTHEASTERN VIETNAM'S QUANG NINH PROVINCE IS BLESSED WITH TWO NATURAL ENDOWMENTS: ABUNDANT HIGH- QUALITY COAL AND STRIKING SCENERY. IT CONTAINS MORE THAN NINETY PERCENT OF VIETNAM'S COAL RESERVES AND MINES TEN MILLION TONS A YEAR. LIKE MANY OTHER VIETNAMESE STATE-OWNED SECTORS, HOWEVER, THE [...]	2000-06-13 10:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EMIN ENRG EIND ELAB SENV VM

00HANOI1615	AVERAGE VIETNAMESE COMMENT ON ECONOMIC CHANGE IN TWO POOR HANOI NEIGHBORHOODS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OUTLYING DISTRICTS OF HANOI ARE ATTRACTING LARGE NUMBERS OF "IMMIGRANTS" FROM DEPRESSED RURAL AREAS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. MANUFACTURING JOBS HERE, THOUGH MISERABLY PAID BY U.S. STANDARDS, NEVERTHELESS PAY FAR MORE THAN THE PEASANT FARMS THEY LEAVE BEHIND. TO GET A FIRST HAND L [...]	2000-07-27 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PGOV PREL ECON VM
00HANOI1712	US DOD SEEKS ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION PROGRAM WITH VIETNAM MILITARY [...] FROM JUL 31-AUG 3, A FOUR-PERSON USDOD TEAM VISITED VIETNAM FOR TALKS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS ON ENHANCING COOPERATION ON MILITARY ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ISSUES. AGREEMENT WAS REACHED TO CONSIDER U.S. SUPPORT TO THE GVN IN EFFORTS TO HOST A REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL WORKSHOP IN THEIR ROLE AS [...]	2000-08-10 09:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS EAID VM US
00HANOI1816	US-ASEAN DIALOGUE PARTNERSHIP WITH VIETNAM [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARAS 6-7. 2. POLCOUNS AND POLOFF CALLED ON MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR PHAM HUU CHI AUGUST 15 TO DISCUSS VIETNAM'S DESIGNATION AS THE U.S' CURRENT ASEAN DIALOGUE PARTNER AND EXPLORE PRODUCTIVE DIALOGUE AREAS. CHI SAID THAT, AS FOREIGN MINISTER NG [...]	2000-08-24 09:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VM ASEAN
00HANOI2225	VIETNAM ON AN ASEAN TROIKA APPROACH TO BURMA [...] POLCOUNS AND POLOFF PRESENTED REFTEL POINTS 3 OCTOBER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02225 050421Z TO MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR NGUYEN HUU CHI. CHI SAID THAT, AFTER MEETING WITH UN SECRETARY GENERAL KOFI ANNAN, VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER NGUYEN DY N [...]	2000-10-05 03:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL VM BM ASEAN
00HANOI2452	READOUT FROM ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING ON US-ASEAN DIALOGUE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARAS 3-4. 2. MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR NGUYEN HOANG AN GAVE POLCOUNS AND POLOFF A READOUT NOV. 1 ON THE "STATUS REPORT ON ASEAN-U.S. RELATIONS" WHICH WAS DISCUSSED AT THE OCT 9-11 34TH ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING IN HANOI. AN ALSO PRESENTED [...]	2000-11-08 01:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV TPHY EAID ECIN VM ASEAN
00HANOI2573	CHINESE ASYLUM-SEEKERS IN FRENCH EMBASSY IN HANOI [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM DOUGLAS G. HARTER, REASON 1.5(B,D) . 2. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARAS 8-11. 3. (S) LATE AFTERNOON NOVEMBER 24 FRENCH AMBASSADOR SECRET PAGE 02 HANOI 02573 01 OF 02 271303Z INFORMED U.S. AMBASSADOR THAT TWO CHIN [...]	2000-11-27 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	SECRET	PREF PREL CH FR VM CVR HUMANR
00HANOI686	VIETNAM IDEOLOGICALLY COMMITTED TO STATE-LED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WARY OF DANGERS OF GLOBALIZATION [...] (C) SENIOR LEADERS RECENTLY HAVE EMPHASIZED FAMILIAR IDEOLOGICAL THEMES ABOUT THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S PREEMINENT ROLE IN ALL MAJOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DECISION-MAKING. A FOCUS OF THIS CENTER-LED GOVERNING STYLE IS THE NEED FOR A STRONG STATE SECTOR TO GUIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN THE VIEW [...]	2000-04-05 07:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR PHUM VM DPOL
00STATE228220	ALLOWANCE AND POST DIFFERENTIAL [...] EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 3, 2000, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALLOWANCES AND/OR POST DIFFERENTIAL RATES ARE REVISED AS SHOWN. THESE CHANGES WILL BE PART A OF TL:SR-593. 2. PLEASE INFORM LOCAL OFFICES OF ALL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AT THE POSTS LISTED IN THIS CABLE. 3. ABBREVIATIONS AND SHORT FORM [...]	2000-12-01 00:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER
00STATE228649	OCTOBER 18, 2000, ICASS WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] SUMMARY: RESULTS OF IEB BOARD MEETING (PARA 2); REPORT FROM THE ISC (PARA 3); AND BILL PAYMENT AND DISPUTES POLICY (PARA 4). PLEASE NOTE: THE ITEMS THAT FOLLOW SUMMARIZE ICASS WORKING GROUP (IWG) MINUTES AND THEREFORE REFLECT ONLY WHAT WAS SAID AT THE MEETING BEING REPORTED, WHICH MAY OR [...]	2000-12-01 18:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KICA AFIN AMGT
00STATE228765	OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT [...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CABLES HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH A NOVEMBER 20 [...]	2000-12-01 20:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
00STATE228767	OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF OFFICE MANAGEMENT [...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CABLES HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR OFFICE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH A NOVEMBER 2001 [...]	2000-12-01 20:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
00STATE228771	OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF SENIOR LEVEL GENERALIST [...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CYCLE HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH A NOVEMBER 2001 TED MAY ALSO BID [...]	2000-12-01 20:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
00STATE228772	OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF MID-LEVEL GENERALIST AND ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST VACANCIES, NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 31,2001. (COMBINED WINTER 2000 - SUMMER 2001 CYCLE). [...] No summary [...]	2000-12-01 20:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
00STATE229013	OPEN ASSIGNMENTS LIST OF FS-01 GENERALIST AND [...] BID DEADLINE: THE WINTER 2000-2001 AND SUMMER 2001 CABLES HAVE BEEN COMBINED. THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE OPEN ASSIGNMENTS VACANCY LIST FOR FS-01 POSITIONS FROM WHICH ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES SHOULD CREATE THEIR BID LISTS FOR THE 2001 SUMMER CYCLE. BIDDERS WITH APRIL AND NOVEMBER 2001 TEDS MAY ALSO BID [...]	2000-12-01 23:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
00STATE229026	"IF YOU WANT TO STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES" NEW, [...] THE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES BRANCH (ECA/A/S/A) IS PLEASED TO OFFER AN UPDATED AND REVAMPED EDITION OF THE "IF YOU WANT TO STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES" (IWYTS) BOOKLET SERIES. BOOKLET ONE, A PROMOTIONAL FLYER, AND POSTERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING. SEE ORDERING INFORMATI [...]	2000-12-01 23:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL
00STATE229054	JUNIOR OFFICER (SUMMER AND NOW) OPEN [...] THIS IS THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF UNASSIGNED OVERSEAS FO-04 AND FO-05 ADMINISTRATIVE, CONSULAR, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, INTERFUNCTIONAL AND ROTATIONAL VACANCIES AVAILABLE THROUGH APRIL 2002. IT INCLUDES POSITIONS REQUIRING SIX MONTHS OR MORE OF LANGUAGE TRAINING (FOR ELIGIBLE OFFICERS),AS WELL [...]	2000-12-01 23:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
00STATE229648	REFUGEE PROCESSING: EMBASSY REFERRALS [...] THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN CLEARED BY M/P (SEP). 2. SUMMARY. THIS CABLE REMINDS POSTS THAT THEY ARE AUTHORIZED TO IDENTIFY AND REFER APPLICANTS FOR POSSIBLE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN THE U.S. IT ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON WHICH REFUGEES MIGHT BE CONSIDERED FOR REFERRAL TO THE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM. [...]	2000-12-04 17:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF CVIS KSEP PHUM
00STATE229881	FY-2000 SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL LGP CARRYOVER [...] THIS CABLE HAS BEEN CLEARED WITH M/P (SEP). 2. AS POST IS AWARE, SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL (SSP) LOCAL GUARD PROGRAM (LGP) FUNDS ARE "FENCED" AND ARE INCLUDED IN THE TRADITIONAL ICASS 5XXX ALLOTMENT. DS/PSP/FPD NEEDS TO IDENTIFY ANY FY-2000 SSP FUNDING THAT REMAINS UNOBLIGATED (CARRYOVER) AS [...]	2000-12-04 22:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN ASEC KICA AMGT KSEP
01HANOI1217	A/S KELLY DISCUSSION WITH FM NIEN: REGIONAL ISSUES, BTA, DISSIDENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 18, FOLLOWING ARF MEETINGS IN HANOI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY KELLY MET WITH VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER NIEN AND TOOK THE OCCASION TO VOICE STRONG CONCERNS AT THE REPORTED ARREST ON MAY 17 OF OUTSPOKEN HUE-BASED CATHOLIC PRIEST NGUYEN VAN LY, AND THE REPORTED SUMMONS OF UN [...]	2001-05-18 10:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI2814	HIV/AIDS IN VIETNAM: USG INCREASES [...] IN A SIGNIFICANT BROADENING OF USG-GVN ENGAGEMENT ON HEALTH ISSUES, THE CHARGE AND VICE MINISTER OF HEALTH TRAN CHI LIEM SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ON OCTOBER 23 TO PROVIDE $2 MILLION TO THE HEALTH MINISTRY TO EXPAND ITS HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS. FROM THE CDC GLOBAL AIDS PRO [...]	2001-10-26 08:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TBIO EAID VM HIV AIDS
01HANOI2885	SPOUTING THE PARTY LINE ALONG ROUTE ONE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES ALONG ROUTE ONE EXPRESSED TO POL/C THEIR CONDOLENCES ON THE 9/11 TRAGEDIES AND OPPOSITION TO TERRORISM, SATISFACTION OVER THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT, AND DEEP OPPOSITION TO THE DRAFT VIETNAM H [...]	2001-11-05 09:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD VM CTERR BTA HUMANR
01HANOI2963	PROVINCIAL EDUCATION: DOING THEIR BEST BUT. . . [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, A.I., REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. PROVINCES BETWEEN HO CHI MINH CITY AND HANOI CLEARLY HAVE DEVOTED STAFF AND GOOD INTENTIONS IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, BUT AN ENDEMIC LACK OF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 [...]	2001-11-14 01:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PGOV VM
01HANOI641	USDOL TEAM PRODUCES AMBITIOUS PLAN OF ACTION FOR WORK UNDER THE LABOR MOU [...] SUMMARY: THE FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 1 TRIP TO HANOI BY A US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (USDOL) PROJECT DESIGN TEAM WAS A SUCCESS. AFTER EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION WITH VIETNAMESE LABOR OFFICIALS AND THE ILO AND OTHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS, THE TEAM PRODUCED A PACKAGE OF PROJECT DESIGNS ADDRESSING A [...]	2001-03-20 00:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL PHUM ETRD VM LABOR
01HANOI952	ACTIVITIES OF PHIEU AND MANH IN THE RUN-UP TO THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS FORESHADOWED CHANGES [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE FIERCE JOCKEYING AMONG THE COMMUNIST PARTY (CPV) LEADERSHIP THAT PEAKED AT THE APRIL 19-22 NINTH PARTY CONGRESS HAS BEEN BUILDING FOR MONTHS. (REFTELS DETAIL OUR EXPECTATION THAT NATIONAL ASSEMB [...]	2001-04-20 11:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
01HOCHIMINHCITY1181	CG'S INITIAL MEETING WITH CHAIRMAN OF HCMC PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY. ON OCTOBER 15, CG EMI YAMAUCHI MET WITH LE THANH HAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE (PC) OF HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC),ACCOMPANIED BY POLOFF AND CONOFF. HAI EXTENDED A WARM WELCOME TO THE CG AND EXPRESSED HIS HOPE THAT SHE WOULD BE BOTH COMFORTABLE AND BUSY IN HCMC. HE SAID THE [...]	2001-10-17 05:24:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ECON ECIN PREL PGOV PTER VM
01HOCHIMINHCITY197	IMI: HOTEL OCCUPANCY REBOUNDS, TOURISM CAMPAIGN LIMPS [...] HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC) RECEIVED 1.1 MILLION INTERNATIONAL VISITORS IN 2000, OF WHICH 793,000 WERE TOURISTS. 307,000 OF THE 1.1 MILLION TOURISTS WERE PEOPLE OF VIETNAMESE ORIGIN RESIDING OUTSIDE OF VIETNAM. HOTEL ROOM OCCUPANCY RATES IN HCMC AVERAGED 42 PERCENT, UP TWO PERCENT OVER 1999, WIT [...]	2001-02-28 05:08:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTDB VM
01STATE157224	TF UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER ATTACK SITUATION REPORT NO. 004 AS OF 2300 EDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 [...] No summary [...]	2001-09-12 10:48:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC
02AMMAN5144	JORDAN - MONITORING OF REFUGEE REGISTRATION [...] Cairo's Regional Refcoord and Amman's Refugee Admissions Specialist met with UNHCR Amman's Senior Protection Officer and Acting Chief of Mission, Ms. Jacqueline Parlevliet, to obtain the information requested in Reftel A. Below are the answers to your questions in the order in [...]	2002-09-09 14:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF JO UNHCR
02COLOMBO1743	Thailand talks conclude on positive note, with [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request -- Please see Para six. 2. (C) Summary: The first round of talks between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers has ended on a positive note. Per a press statement issued by the Norwegian facilitators (see Para seven),the two sides h [...]	2002-09-18 11:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS EAID KPAO CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1751	Positive reaction to talks; LTTE spokesman's [...] (C) Summary: Sri Lankans have reacted in a highly positive fashion to the successful conclusion of the first round of talks between the government and the Tamil Tigers. Contacts highlighted as noteworthy the announcements that the two sides would soon meet again, that they would form joint [...]	2002-09-19 10:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS EAID KPAO CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1778	Reviewing recent talks, Muslim leader says he is [...] (C) Summary: Charge met September 24 with Rauf Hakeem, the Muslim leader who was a member of the GSL's team at the recent talks with the Tamil Tigers. Hakeem remarked on the positive atmospherics of the talks, noting that he was now "cautiously optimistic" about the peace process. Mulling [...]	2002-09-24 11:08:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PINR CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2032	Second round of GSL-LTTE talks slated to kick [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers are scheduled to kick off their second round of talks on October 31 in Thailand. The Norwegian-facilitated talks are slated to focus mainly on technical issues, including the modalities of forming a task force on humanitarian issue [...]	2002-10-30 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM EAID CE NO TH LTTE
02COLOMBO2080	Reviewing recent talks, Norwegian envoy upbeat, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 4 meeting with Ambassador Wills, Norwegian Ambassador Westborg was upbeat about the recently concluded second session of GSL-LTTE talks, but stressed that the process still had a long way to go. He took note of the LTTE's apparent downgrading of its long-standing [...]	2002-11-05 11:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID PINR CE NO TH LTTE
02COLOMBO2312	GSL MINISTOR MORAGODA SAYS INDIANS MAD AT JAPANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: GSL Minister Milinda Moragoda told me over the weekend that the Indians are "really mad" over the attempts by the Japanese to involve themselves in Sri Lanka's negotiation to end the war. Moragoda said Indian Foreign Secretary Sibal, who visited Colombo last week, was SIPDIS [...]	2002-12-16 09:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2341	Peace Process Update: Reports of ceasefire [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: - Reports of ceasefire violations spike way down - Criticism of government and Norwegians over import of radio equipment for LTTE continues to flare - GSL-LTTE meeting in London canceled, but January talks in Bangkok s [...]	2002-12-23 10:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM EAID CE NO LTTE
02HANOI1124	JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER AFFIRMS COOPERATION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. PRIME MINISTER JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI AFFIRMED JAPAN'S SUPPORT FOR BILATERAL COOPERATION IN SECURITY AS PART OF AN ENHANCED JAPAN-ASEAN RELATIONSHIP AND OFFERED NON-MILITARY COOPERATION ON COUNTERTERRORISM DURING AN APRIL 27-28 VISIT TO HANOI. PRIME MINISTER PHAN VAN KHAI ASKED F [...]	2002-05-06 10:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON PGOV JA VM CTERR
02HANOI133	HA GIANG: SLEEPY BORDER PROVINCE TRYING TO [...] (U) SUMMARY. HA GIANG PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE RECENTLY DECLARED "BORDER ECONOMIC ZONE" WILL STIMULATE DEVELOPMENT IN ONE OF NORTHERN VIETNAM'S POORER MOUNTAIN PROVINCES. THE DISTANCE AND DIFFICULTY IN TRAVELING TO HANOI AND OTHER LOWLAND PROVINCES REMAIN HINDRANCES TO ECO [...]	2002-01-18 10:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PHUM PGOV VM
02HANOI2394	REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF REFUGEE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A INSTRUCTIONS, POST CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02394 031009Z SEEKS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL FOR REFUGEE PROCESSING FOR VIETNAMESE NATIONAL BUI DON DUONG, DPOB 27 AUGUST 1957 [...]	2002-10-03 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL VM HUMANR
02HANOI2628	PRESSURE ON HIGHLAND PROTESTANTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD; REASON 1.5(D) 2. (C) SUMMARY: PROTESTANT CONTACTS REPORT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02628 01 OF 03 310933Z SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED DIFFICULTIES IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCE OF DAK LAK, WITH CONDITIONS FOR P [...]	2002-10-31 09:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
02HANOI2692	VIETNAM: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] EMBASSY'S RESPONSE TO REFTEL FOLLOWS IN PARAGRAPH 2. THE RESPONSE IS KEYED TO THE PARAGRAPHS IN REFTEL. 2. A) THE GVN HAS ACTIVELY SUPPORTED THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM AND TAKEN A NUMBER OF MEASURES AGAINST AL- UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02692 [...]	2002-11-06 10:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL VM CTERR
02HANOI2845	SEX AND THE CITY -- HANOI STYLE [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV) AND GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM (GVN) ADMIT THAT PROSTITUTION IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR THE COUNTRY. DISCOS, KARAOKE BARS, MASSAGE PARLORS, AND OTHER "FUN" LOCATIONS EVEN IN STAID HANOI INCREASINGLY OFFER PROFESSIONAL OR SEMI-PROFESSIONAL [...]	2002-11-26 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV KHIV VM HIV AIDS TIP
02HANOI3018	VIETNAM: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: AT A NATIONAL SEMINAR ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP),GVN AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION PARTICIPANTS CONCLUDED THAT TIP IN VIETNAM AND THE REGION APPEARS ON THE INCREASE, ALTHOUGH LITTLE RELIABLE DATA IS AVAILABLE. SRV LAW GENERALLY CONFORMS TO THE UN PROTOCOL TO PREVENT, SU [...]	2002-12-19 08:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PREL PREF EAID ELAB SMIG SOCI VM TIP
02HANOI430	MFA ON ASEAN PHUKET MEETING -- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FM NIEN MADE A STRONG PITCH FOR A "TERRORISM-FREE" ASEAN REGION WITHIN 15 YEARS AT THE RECENT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00430 270810Z PHUKET INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS. THE FOREIGN MINISTERS AGREED IN PRINCIPLE ON STRENGTHENING COUNTER-TERRORISM EFF [...]	2002-02-27 07:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL VM TH ASEAN CTERR
02HANOI528	VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: WHAT DID WE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING A 2.5-DAY VISIT TO DAK LAK, GIA LAI, AND KON TUM PROVINCES, CONGENOFFS MET WITH MONTAGNARD RETURNEES FROM CAMBODIA AND WITH PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES. REFTELS A ARE THE DETAILED ACCOUNTS. THESE ARE OUR CONCLUSIONS. ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND LAND DISPUTES SEEM TO BE [...]	2002-03-07 10:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV PINS SOCI VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI652	CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: NO PUNISHMENT FOR MOST [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CONSUL GENERAL EMI LYNN YAMAUCHI, HO CHI MINH CITY, FOR REASONS 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: A RELATIVELY MODERATE PASTOR FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS SAID THE GVN IS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION FOR ETHNIC MINORITIES, ALTHOUGH PROBLEMS REMAIN. HE BELIEVES THE OVERWHELMING [...]	2002-03-20 11:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV PINS SOCI PREL KIRF VM CB ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HANOI791	VISIT TO MONTAGNARD RETURNEES: THE OLD [...] (C) DURING A VISIT TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS MARCH 30 - APRIL 3, I MET WITH MANY WHO HAD CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 00791 01 OF 02 031025Z RETURNED FROM REFUGEE CAMPS IN CAMBODIA, BOTH UNDER UNHCR AUSPICES AND "SPONTANEOUSLY." AT THE TWO VILLAGES IN GIA LAI [...]	2002-04-03 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CB VN ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
02HOCHIMINHCITY1123	VIETNAM'S IPR ENFORCEMENT: MICROSOFT STRIKES BACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM RAIDED LOCAL COMPUTER SHOPS ON OCTOBER 17, SEIZING APPROXIMATELY 7000 PIRATED DISKS. THIS ACTION MARKS THE FIRST ILLEGAL SOFTWARE RAID IN VIETNAM. ALTHOUGH MICROSOFT CLAIMED VICTORY, THE RAID [...]	2002-11-06 04:41:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	VM ECON ETRD KIPR IPROP
02HOCHIMINHCITY779	OFDA TAX DOLLARS AT WORK: ALLEVIATING SOME [...] (U) SUMMARY: AN OFDA-FUNDED DISASTER RELIEF PROJECT HAS BROUGHT A SMALL MEASURE OF RELIEF TO POVERTY- STRICKEN MEKONG DELTA FAMILIES, HARD HIT BY DROUGHT AND FOREST FIRES IN KIEN GIANG PROVINCE, VIETNAM. THESE COMMUNITIES EKE OUT A MARGINAL EXISTENCE AROUND THE U MINH THUONG NATIONAL PARK, WH [...]	2002-07-30 07:07:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR SENV VM
02KATHMANDU1590	Nepal's Forthcoming Elections: What the U.S. Can [...] Nepal is preparing to hold national elections beginning November 13, followed by local elections sometime around April, 2003. The ongoing violent Maoist insurgency will complicate security arrangements and increase expenditures at a time when economic conditions are deteriorating. Moreover, r [...]	2002-08-16 11:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PREL PHUM NP GON
02KATHMANDU2217	NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY UNDERMINES [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: While the people of Nepal have borne the brunt of the brutal seven-year Maoist insurgency, which has claimed more than 7000 lives, the impact on Nepal's environment, natural resources and conservation efforts also has been severe. Maoist attacks on forest and park p [...]	2002-11-22 08:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV ECON EAGR PTER EAID TBIO XD NP
02KATHMANDU2237	MAOIST IMPACT: NEPAL'S FORESTS UNDER SIEGE [...] SUMMARY: The impact of the Maoist insurgency has not been limited to Nepal's national parks and conservation areas (septel). The assault on the country's wildlife has been accompanied by a plundering of forest and other plant resources. Biodiversity resources of global significance are thre [...]	2002-11-25 08:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV ECON EAGR PTER EAID TBIO XD NP
02KATHMANDU2502	NEPAL: MILITARY AID RUNS AGROUND ON THE SHOALS OF [...] (C) Summary: Delivery of M16A2 rifles for the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA),already two months later than scheduled, was delayed again on December 24 when the Government of India (GOI) denied overflight permission for the transport plane. The delay makes the US arms shipment the third in a string [...]	2002-12-31 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	IN NP PGOV PTER RU
02KATHMANDU354	NEPAL DEPORTS PAKISTAN EMBASSY STAFF CAUGHT WITH [...] No summary [...]	2002-02-13 11:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR KCRM ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU371	FY 02-03 SA BUREAU ESF FOR REGIONAL INITIATIVES [...] Regional Environment Office (REO) for South Asia, based at Embassy Kathmandu, would like to propose several projects for FY 02 and FY 03 funding via South Asia Bureau regional Economic Support Funds (ESF). While all of the proposals have an environmental dimension, they are cross- cutting, m [...]	2002-02-15 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PGOV IN PK NP BD AF REO
02KATHMANDU495	HEMORRHAGING FROM ON HIGH: COMMISSION RECOMMENDS [...] (SBU) A commission has recommended the partial privatization of the state-owned national air carrier Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation (RNAC) to inject fresh, badly needed capital into the teetering enterprise and to limit the political interference that has bled the once profitable Corporatio [...]	2002-03-08 11:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON NP
02KATHMANDU680	HIMALAYAN TOURISM HEADED DOWNHILL [...] SUMMARY: Nepal's tourism industry, one of the country's top sources of foreign exchange, has been facing tough times in recent months, and the prolonged slump has negatively affected every sector of the tourism economy, from hotels and airlines to trekking agencies. International arrivals at [...]	2002-04-04 09:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL CASC NP
02RANGOON1292	BURMA: BREADBASKET AND BASKET CASE [...] (C) Summary: Persistent reports of unrest at food warehouses and distribution points in Burma suggest the government ration system may be breaking down. If true, then food problems will only become worse for Burma's poorest in coming months as inflation accelerates, the kyat continues its fre [...]	2002-10-04 09:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PHUM BM
02RANGOON1310	ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANIZATION CONTACTS [...] (C) Summary: Under pressure from Bangladesh, the Arakan Rohingya National Organization (ARNO) contacted the Karenni National Progressive Party in late August 2002 regarding the possibility of relocating its bases to KNPP-controlled territory on the border between Thailand and Burma. According [...]	2002-10-10 05:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV PREL BG TH BM
02RANGOON1355	BURMA'S COUNTERNARCOTICS REPORT CARD [...] (U) Summary: Burma has responded well to the criteria outlined in our certification demarche. It has continued to enforce its counternarcotics laws, increased pressure on cease-fire groups such as the United Wa State Army, and sharply reduced the production of opium and heroin within its terr [...]	2002-10-18 10:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM BM
02RANGOON1415	BURMA COUNTERNARCOTICS PROGRAM: RESULTS, RESULTS [...] (U) Summary: The GOB has provided a response to our request for additional information on Burma's performance in regard to the criteria set by the U.S. government for certification of its counternarcotics efforts in 2002. Included in the package are: -- statistics on all seizures of narcotic [...]	2002-11-04 07:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM BM
02RANGOON1473	BURMA'S COUNTERNARCOTICS PROGRAM: MORE DATA, MORE [...] In response to our request (ref D),the Government of Burma has provided a third package of information on its counternarcotics program. The latest package includes an outline of measures that the GOB has taken to implement its new money laundering law, a list of members of the United Wa Stat [...]	2002-11-15 03:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM BM
02RANGOON1592	DRUGS, THUGS AND FACTS [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Rangoon wants to provide clarification and counterpoint to reftels reporting on Burma counterterrorism and counternarcotics issues. When discussing drugs and thugs, accurate information is absolutely crucial to framing USG counternarcotics stategy in the context of Burma-T [...]	2002-12-13 09:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER PINS BM
02RANGOON1664	BURMESE FOREIGN MINISTER ON GOB COUNTERNARCOTICSS [...] (SBU) Summary: Taking the opportunity of remarks before the assembled Rangoon diplomatic corps on New Year's Eve, the Burmese Foreign Minister digressed for ten minutes from his set speech to make very reasoned comments on the GOB's desire to prove the credibility of its efforts against narc [...]	2002-12-31 09:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR BM
02RANGOON576	THAI/BURMESE RELATIONS - MAUNG AYE'S VISIT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE THAI GOVERNMENT WAS PLEASED WITH BURMESE ARMY COMMANDER MAUNG AYE'S VISIT. ACCORDING TO THE THAI EMBASSY'S POLITICAL COUNSELOR, THE THAI GOVERNMENT NOW SEES HIM AS A "PRAGMATIC" MAN OF RISING INFLUENCE IN BURMA WITH WHOM THEY MAY BE ABLE TO WORK SUCCESSFULLY. WHILE IN THAILAND [...]	2002-05-07 01:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TH BM
02ROME5134	GENEVA GROUP DISCUSSES TERM LIMITS [...] SUMMARY: THE GENEVA GROUP DISCUSSED TERM LIMITS ON OCTOBER 16. GERMANY HAS REQUESTED THAT THE ISSUE BE INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA OF THE FAO COUNCIL WHICH MEETS OCTOBER 28 TO NOVEMBER 2. ACCORDING TO THE GROUNDWORK DONE BY DENMARK AS PRESIDENT OF THE EU, THERE IS CONSIDERABLE OPPOSITION TO TH [...]	2002-10-22 07:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR FAO
02ROME5446	REPORT OF 123RD FAO COUNCIL [...] SUMMARY: DURING THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZTION (FAO) COUNCIL'S 123RD SESSION (OCTOBER 28- OVEMBER 2),THE U.S. DELEGATION WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ENSURING THAT THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF AN INTERSSSIONAL "FRIENDS OF THE CHAIR" GROUP ON DIRECTOR ENERAL TERM LIMITS DID NOT PREJUDGE THE OUTCOM [...]	2002-11-07 12:51:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR KUNR FAO EAG
02VATICAN5803	STRENGTHENING CATHOLICISM IN VIETNAM ONE BISHOP AT A TIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: ALTHOUGH THE COLD WAR IS OVER FOR MOST, THE HOLY SEE CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE AGAINST COMMUNIST REGIMES IN ASIA. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S ABILITY TO MANAGE ITS AFFAIRS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE IS CURRENTLY BETTER IN VIETNAM THAN IN CHINA, BUT THE HOLY SEE IS WORKING IN VIETNAM TO ADVANCE [...]	2002-12-03 05:13:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PREL VM VT
03AMMAN1843	TFIZ01: THAI AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ PROVIDES MORE [...] (S) On March 26, Thai Ambassador to Iraq (also accredited to Jordan) Tawatchai Piyarat (please protect) invited A/DCM and A/Pol to his temporary Amman residence to discuss ongoing events in Iraq. Piyarat said that he was speaking in a personal capacity and not on instructions from Bangkok, and [...]	2003-03-27 05:41:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL IZ TH JO
03COLOMBO113	Japan's Akashi reviews visit to Sri Lanka; [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a January 17 meeting with the Ambassador, Japanese Special Envoy Akashi reviewed his visit to Sri Lanka, noting that President Kumaratunga had decided not to meet him. He said the donors' conference in Tokyo was set for June 9-10, and he invited Deputy Secretary Armitage [...]	2003-01-21 11:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER CE JA NO IN LTTE
03COLOMBO1248	SRI LANKA: GROUP OF LIKE-MINDED COUNTRIES [...] (C) In meeting with Charge today, Minister Milinda Moragoda provided latest GSL thinking about its proposal for a new grouping of countries with a less hidebound approach to international affairs and trade policy than the NAM and G-77. He said the PM has assigned a small group of senior fore [...]	2003-07-16 11:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO14	Fourth round of GSL-LTTE talks set to begin in [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fourth round of talks between the GSL and the Tamil Tigers is set to take place in Thailand, January 6-9. Topics on the agenda include the security zones in Jaffna, which the Tigers want reduced in size. There is still some confusion as to the exact nature of Muslim repres [...]	2003-01-03 06:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS CE NO TH
03COLOMBO1522	Tiger political chief Thamilchelvam's steady [...] (C) SUMMARY: S.P. Thamilchelvam, political chief of the Tamil Tigers, has taken an increasingly high profile role as chief Tiger spokesman on peace track issues. In the meantime, Anton Balasingham, the group's long-time spokesman and negotiator, has not been heard from in weeks. In explai [...]	2003-09-02 10:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PINR PINS CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1708	Key Muslim Minister discusses peace process [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met September 30 with Rauf Hakeem, Muslim party leader and Minister of Ports and Shipping. Asked for his views regarding the peace process, Hakeem expressed his concern over the Tigers' absence from the negotiating table and their apparent efforts to marginalize [...]	2003-10-01 11:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI EINV CE LTTE
03COLOMBO194	Key GSL Minister sets low expectations for [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Minister Milinda Moragoda on February 1. Moragoda set low expectations for the February 7-8 GSL-LTTE talks in Berlin and expressed concerns about Tamil Tiger activities. He also elaborated on his efforts to convince India to engage more re the peace [...]	2003-02-03 10:56:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PHUM PINR CE IN LTTE
03COLOMBO239	Colombo Plan: Consensus emerging on [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 4. 2. (C) Poloff attended a February 11 Colombo Plan meeting focused on selecting a new secretary general of the organization. (Note: The new secretary general, who will serve a four-year term, will take over in June from the current incu [...]	2003-02-11 11:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC EAID SNAR CE TH IR
03COLOMBO39	Peace Process Update: Fourth round of talks [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: >> Fourth round of GSL-LTTE talks begins in Thailand >> Muslim leader Hakeem attends talks as part of GSL team -- and takes other Muslims with him >> In nationally televised address, Prime Minister reviews progress of [...]	2003-01-07 11:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR CE NO JA TH LTTE
03COLOMBO47	Day two of talks: GSL and LTTE agree that [...] (C) SUMMARY: On day two of talks in Thailand (January 7),the GSL and Tamil Tigers began discussing the sensitive Jaffna security zone issue. The two sides did not reach agreement on how to handle the zones, but they agreed to continue discussing the matter. On a negative note, the Tigers [...]	2003-01-08 11:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS CE NO TH LTTE
03COLOMBO52	GSL-LTTE talks in Thailand: Fourth round [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fourth round of GSL-LTTE talks wrapped up in Thailand on January 9. Key understandings reached by the two sides included their agreement to move forward on resettling displaced persons. They also agreed to continue discussions re security zones in Jaffna, and to involve th [...]	2003-01-09 11:14:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS EAID PHUM CE NO TH LTTE
03COLOMBO643	Protesting "exclusion" from April 14 seminar, [...] (SBU) In a public statement issued late April 12, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) organization announced that it was reviewing its decision to participate in the donors conference scheduled to be held in Tokyo in June. The statement, which was posted on the pro-LTTE website "Tami [...]	2003-04-12 12:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID ASEC CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO830	Sri Lankan government requests assistance re [...] (C) Over the May 17-18 weekend, key Sri Lankan minister Milinda Moragoda spoke with Ambassador Wills several times re the May 12 arrest of three suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) members in Thailand on weapons charges (see Para two for more details). Minister Morogoda express [...]	2003-05-13 11:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE TH LTTE
03COLOMBO90	Key GSL minister reviews status of peace [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Milinda Moragoda, a key GSL minister, reviewed the status of the peace process. At the recent talks, he said, the LTTE had pressed hard on the Jaffna security zone issue. An agreement was not reached, but the two sides agreed to kee [...]	2003-01-14 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR PHUM CE IN LTTE
03COLOMBO914	OFDA ASSESSMENT: FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES IN [...] SUMMARY: USAID/OFDA ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR TRAVELED TO SRI LANKA FROM MAY 21-25 TO ASSIST THE MISSION WITH RESPONSE TO THE FLOOD DISASTER. SHE TRAVELED WITH USAID/SRI LANKA MISSION DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER (MDRO) TO THE WORST HIT DISTRICTS IN SOUTHWESTERN SRI LANKA. WHILE THE FLOODWATERS HAV [...]	2003-05-29 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL CE
03COLOMBO921	FUNDCITE REQUEST FOR SRI LANKA FLOOD RELIEF [...] MISSION REQUESTS OFDA FUND CITE FOR US$247,851 TO SUPPORT WORLD VISION'S FLOOD RELIEF ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHWESTERN SRI LANKA. WORLD VISION WILL CLEAN AND REPAIR 4,000 WELLS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CLEAN DRINKING WATER TO 100,000 BENEFICIARIES. USAID/SRI LANKA AND OFDA REGIONAL ADVISOR HAVE REVIEWED [...]	2003-05-30 05:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	NONE
03HANOI1233	VIETNAM: MEETING WITH JUSTICE MINISTRY ON ADOPTIONS [...] (U) Summary. The GVN has indicated that the content of the draft MOU provided is generally quite good and close to their draft framework. However, the GVN is backtracking from earlier assurances by the former Vice Minister of Justice that Vietnam would be willing to go forward with an MOU [...]	2003-05-20 10:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
03HANOI1422	VIETNAM REACHING OUT TO AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As another symbol of how Vietnam prizes the diversity of its diplomatic contacts and seeks to maintain its third world credentials, the GVN hosted the first Vietnam - Africa Forum in Hanoi May 28-30. Delegations from 18 African countries discussed trade and investment and "opp [...]	2003-06-10 09:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EAID IV NI MA GV PU BN SG ZI RW AO SF MO WA CM VM MZ
03HANOI1559	VIETNAM: REORGANIZATION OF IPR AGENCIES - FUTURE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a move that has left Vietnamese IPR agencies, foreign donors, and trademark holders/seekers stunned and seriously concerned, the Government of Vietnam has decided to transfer the trademark function from the National Office of Industrial Property (NOIP) in the Ministry of Sc [...]	2003-06-20 10:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON KIPR VM IPROP
03HANOI1671	An Giang: TIP Problem Depends on Point of View [...] (U) Summary: An Giang local government and mass organization officials do not agree on the seriousness of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in their province. Women's Union and the Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs (DOLISA) officials portray a fairly serious problem while loc [...]	2003-07-02 07:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN SNAR PGOV SOCI VM CNARC TIP
03HANOI1759	VIETNAM: MEETING WITH JUSTICE MINISTRY ON [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-10 09:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
03HANOI1870	VIETNAM ADOPTIONS: NO FORWARD MOTION, LOSS OF [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) reorganization has all but halted forward progress on reaching any bilateral understanding on adoptions. Post has yet to receive written confirmation that a document other than a bilateral agreement will be acceptable, and has been told that the [...]	2003-07-23 08:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
03HANOI1989	AGENT ORANGE/DIOXIN UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: On July 3, the Ambassador met with Vietnamese VFM Nguyen Dinh Bin to deliver Ref A talking points on the status of joint research on Agent Orange/Dioxin. Bin emphasized the GVN's gratitude for humanitarian efforts by non-governmental organizations and U.S. congresspersons who have a [...]	2003-08-05 10:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OSCI SENV EAID VM
03HANOI1995	OUTGOING FRENCH ADOPTIONS OFFICIAL SAYS VIETNAM IS [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the precision in the French adoption agreement with Vietnam, French adoptions are encountering problems at the provincial levels. Significant problems include demands for donations/fees in excess of those set in the French agreement, unclear origins of adoptive childr [...]	2003-08-07 00:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
03HANOI218	VIETNAM: MEETING WITH JUSTICE MINISTRY ON ADOPTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Consul met with Justice Ministry (MOJ) officials regarding a MOU on adoptions on January 23. Specifics were not negotiated, but several elements, which are seen as "must-haves" for an MOU, were identified. Parties with the "authority" to transmit cases to the Vietnamese centr [...]	2003-01-28 08:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
03HANOI2323	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN VIETNAM [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (U) Summary: A large interagency conference chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem in Ho Chi Minh City September 9 articulated the GVN's intended next steps in a coordinated antitrafficking policy. The Deputy Prime Minister recomme [...]	2003-09-15 00:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KCRM VM CH TW CA OMIG TIP
03HANOI2413	UPDATE ON ALLEGED ANTI-SRV "TERRORIST" IN U.S. [...] (U) MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Pham Van Que presented to A/DCM on September 19 a non-paper on alleged "terrorist" Nguyen Huu Chanh, who has been the subject of an earlier diplomatic note (reftel) and other communications. Que made no formal request and there was no diplomatic n [...]	2003-09-24 01:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL VM CTERR
03HANOI2489	VIETNAM - PREPARATIONS FOR POSSIBLE RETURN OF [...] (U) Summary. In anticipation of the resurgence of SARS, Mission plans to encourage vaccinations against the flu and will continue to promote healthy practices in the work place. Consular Sections at both posts are in the process of a systematic updating, appraisal, and testing of our Warden S [...]	2003-09-29 10:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC TBIO VM
03HANOI2617	DPRK REFUGEE INCIDENTS IN VIETNAM [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam remains a link in the overland route taken by North Korean refugees on the way to Cambodia and Bangkok, as shown by two recent DPRK refugee-related incidents at USCG Ho Chi Minh City (septels). End summary. ------------------------------------------ US MISSION ENCOUNT [...]	2003-10-14 11:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREF VM KO HUMANR DPRK
03HANOI2630	VIETNAM -- CANDIDATE FOR THE UN COMMISSION ON [...] SUMMARY: Post nominates Vietnam as a candidate country for the water initiative of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (see reftel). Vietnam has an incredibly diverse geography with accompanying water issues. Vietnam has a national water plan, and on-going research projects with a wid [...]	2003-10-15 10:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EAGR KSCA SENV TSPL VM
03HANOI2765	U.S.-VIETNAM MILITARY RELATIONS ON THE EVE OF [...] (U) Summary: The upcoming visit of Defense Minister Tra to the U.S. to meet with the Secretary of Defense and other USG officials (ref A) is the latest and clearest of a series of positive signals from GVN concerning the development of a U.S.-Vietnam defense relationship, which has grown to in [...]	2003-10-29 09:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS OREP OVIP KPOW EAID VM ASEAN

03HANOI2778	VIETNAM'S IMPROVING LABOR CONDITIONS [...] SUMMARY: In the past year and a half since the inaugural labor dialogue (see ref A),Vietnam has seen significant changes in labor conditions. Improved employment opportunities due to a significant increase in trade with the United States, amendments to the Labor Code, the growing role of th [...]	2003-10-30 09:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID ECON ETRD VM LABOR
03HANOI289	Vietnamese media critical on Iraq [...] (U) Senior GVN and Communist Party leaders have maintained a public silence in response to Secretary Powell's UNSC presentation. Answering written questions from foreign journalists on February 6, the MFA spokeswoman said that "now it is important to prevent wars" and reiterated Vietnam's w [...]	2003-02-07 09:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ VM
03HANOI3073	VIETNAM: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Embassy's response to reftel follows in Paragraph 2. The response is keyed to the paragraphs in reftel. 2. A) In 2003, the GVN clearly and frequently denounced terrorism domestically and internationally and actively supported the global coalition against terrorism. The GVN's total ratifi [...]	2003-11-26 10:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER VM CTERR
03HANOI3252	THE SECOND U.S.-VIETNAM LABOR DIALOGUE [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) and Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA) held a half-day labor dialogue on November 6 in Hanoi. This discussion, the second since the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in November 2000, covered Vietnam' [...]	2003-12-16 08:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID ECON ETRD VM LABOR
03HANOI3273	VIETNAM: TEXTILE QUOTAS AND TRANSSHIPMENT [...] (SBU) I understand that the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) may soon consider requesting textile consultations with the GVN to discuss the findings of a U.S. Customs Textile Production Verification Team (TPVT) that visited Vietnam for three weeks last August. In [...]	2003-12-18 07:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL KTEX VM
03HANOI3350	2003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY -- REPORT (INCSR) - VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-29 10:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CNARC EFIN HIV KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI VM
03HANOI373	JOINT RESEARCH ON HEALTH/ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see Paragraph 13 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: To date, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has made little, if any, progress towards achieving the goals set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in Hanoi on March 10, 2002, following bilateral [...]	2003-02-16 01:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA KTIA TSPL TNGD PREL TBIO OSCI SCUL ENRG OTRA TRGY MNUC VM
03HANOI527	VIETNAM - ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) As instructed ref A, post provides input for the 2003 Anti-trafficking in Persons report. The point of contact in Vietnam is Tim Swanson, tel. 84-4-772-1500 and fax 84-4-772-2614. Post estimates that collecting information for and drafting the report required 48 hours, including 8 hours [...]	2003-03-06 08:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM TIP LABOR
03HANOI655	SARS IN HANOI: CURRENT SITUATION AND REQUEST FOR [...] Please see action/guidance requests in paras 9 and 10. What Happened? -------------- 2. Hanoi is one of the areas most affected in the current, worldwide epidemic of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The first Hanoi case was identified February 26th, when an American citizen (H [...]	2003-03-17 14:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED TBIO SOCI VM
03HANOI688	Vietnam: Second Annual BTA Joint Committee [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction: DUSTR Jon Huntsman led the U.S. delegation and Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu headed the GVN side at the plenary session of the second annual meeting of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) [...]	2003-03-21 00:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON KIPR KTEX PREL VM
03HANOI789	WGSARS: Vietnamese Medical Situation - Update 3/28 [...] (U) To our knowledge, no new SARS cases were reported on March 28 (but Mission was unable to get a hold of WHO in Hanoi by COB today to verify this information). The French Hospital discharged another four persons on the evening of March 27 for a total of 13 cases discharged since the beginni [...]	2003-03-28 10:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC TBIO VM
03HANOI793	WGSARS: SARS Situation in Vietnam - Update 3/31 [...] (SBU) For the seventh day in a row, no new cases of SARS were reported in Vietnam by noon on March 31, possibly indicating that the outbreak is well-controlled. In Vietnam, WHO experts believe that rapid detection of the outbreak and immediate introduction of infection control procedures may [...]	2003-03-31 09:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC TBIO VM
03HARARE1069	MNANGAGWA SPEAKS ON SUCCESSION, PARTY TALKS, AND [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-29 13:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE1076	TSVANGIRAI TALKS ABOUT MASS ACTION, REGIONAL [...] (C) At a meeting on May 28, 2003, MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai and MDC deputy Secretary General Gift Chimanikire SIPDIS discussed the impending mass action, the status of the Mbeki-Muluzi-Obasanjo initiative, the court cases, and transitional period needs. Tsvangirai seemed confident that [...]	2003-05-30 06:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI MDC
03HARARE1081	MDC OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES NATIONWIDE PROTESTS WEEK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The MDC officially announced that protests including demonstrations would begin June 2 and run throughout the week. However, in contrast to the official MDC call for mass action next week, MDC Special Presidential Advisor Gandi Mudzingwa confided that the party hoped to move up [...]	2003-05-30 10:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC ZI
03HARARE1097	TSVANGIRAI DETAINED AS WEEK OF MDC PLANNED MASS [...] (C) Summary. MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai was arrested this morning as his party prepared to kick off a week of mass action including demonstrations and stayaways against the government of Robert Mugabe. Though charges have not yet been brought against Tsvangirai, it may be that the gover [...]	2003-06-02 09:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
03HARARE1101	STAYAWAY SUCCESSFUL, DEMONSTRATIONS QUELLED - DAY [...] (C) The MDC planned stayaway has been largely successful with 80 - 95% of shops and businesses closed on June 2 in Harare and Bulawayo. There was very visible police and military presence in both cities starting on May 31, with several arrests and a few reports of beatings. ZANU-PF members d [...]	2003-06-02 15:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
03HARARE1122	STAYAWAY HOLDING TENUOUSLY, NO DEMONSTRATIONS - [...] (C) In television and radio broadcasts, as well as by telephoning and visiting business owners directly, GOZ officials exhorted businesses to open on June 3. In the face of this pressure between 50 - 90 percent of businesses remained closed on June 3 nationwide. The police, though present, w [...]	2003-06-03 15:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
03HARARE1123	STATE TO PRODUCE SURPRISE WITNESS, JUDGE MAKES [...] (S) Although the Tsvangirai treason trial was brief during the week of May 27 - 30, possibly in anticipation of the MDC planned mass action, on May 29, the Deputy Canadian High Commissioner informed us that according to Ottawa intelligence sources, the prosecution intended to introduce "Edward [...]	2003-06-03 15:26:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
03HARARE1135	"NEW" MEDIA AMENDMENT TOPS PARLIAMENT AGENDA [...] Parliament resumes on June 10, after a two-week adjournment, to allow legislators to review the new text of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Bill introduced by Minister Patrick Chinamasa on May 13. The new text is by-and-large the old amendments with only one sub [...]	2003-06-04 14:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ZI
03HARARE1136	MDC IN RETREAT - MASS ACTION DAY THREE [...] (C) Youth militia members in military garb beat MDC activists, mostly in Harare's high-density suburbs on the night of June 3 - 4. The Minister of Foreign Affairs delivered a prepared statement to the diplomatic community condemning the international community for its double standard toward t [...]	2003-06-04 15:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
03HARARE1149	POSSIBLE MARCHES JUNE 6, BUSINESS ALMOST AS USUAL [...] (C) Reports continued on June 5 that security forces beat MDC activists in high-density suburbs around Harare on the previous night; there were numerous unconfirmed reports that riot police even beat patients, and bystanders at the Avenues Clinic in central Harare on June 4. The MDC called for [...]	2003-06-05 13:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
03HARARE1161	JUNE 6 MDC HARARE MARCH CANCELED - MASS ACTION DAY [...] (C) Due to an overwhelming youth militia presence in downtown Harare on June 6, the MDC planned to call off planned marches for Harare. Business and traffic activity seemed close to normal on June 6, albeit slightly reduced from the previous day. In calling for a march, and then not making a [...]	2003-06-06 10:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
03HARARE1171	TSVANGIRAI FACES NEW TREASON CHARGES, AWAITS BAIL [...] (C) AFTER A WEEK OF MASS ACTION WHICH PRODUCED LESS THAN THE OPPOSITION WOULD HAVE LIKED, MDC LEADER, MORGAN TSVANGIRAI FOUND HIMSELF UNDER ARREST FOR TREASON ONCE AGAIN. SIPDIS HE SPENT THE WEEKEND IN JAIL AND IS CURRENTLY AWAITING A RULING IN A BAIL HEARING. PRESIDENT MUGABE SOUNDED TR [...]	2003-06-09 14:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC
03HARARE1180	HIGH COURT TO HEAR TSVANGIRAI BAIL APPLICATION; [...] (SBU) Morgan Tsvangirai, MDC President, arrived in Magistrates Court this morning looking tired and dressed in a track suit rather than his usual business attire. A large contingent of his supporters were on hand outside the court to cheer him on but they were outnumbered by Law and Order Po [...]	2003-06-11 06:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
03HARARE1322	DEFENSE FILES FOR DISCHARGE - TSVANGIRAI TREASON [...] (C) The State closed its case and the Defense filed for discharge in the fourteenth week of Morgan Tsvangirai's (first) treason trial. State witness Perence Shiri, Zimbabwe Air Force Commander, told the court that the MDC had requested his assistance in the event of the MDC winning the March [...]	2003-06-27 10:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
03HARARE1330	RETIRED HIGH COURT JUDGE FERGUS BLACKIE ACQUITTED [...] (C) In a ten-minute Magistrate's court session on June 30, the state prosecutor Mrs. Ziyambi withdrew the state's case against retired Judge Fergus Blackie. Blackie was arrested on September 13, 2002 and accused of handing down a judgment without consulting a fellow judge who also heard the ca [...]	2003-07-01 11:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
03HARARE1351	MDC REQUESTS MEETINGS WITH POTUS DELEGATION IN RSA [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph two. Summary and Action Request: --------------------------- 2. (C) MDC Presidential Advisor, Gandi Mudzingwa, requested meetings with member(s) of the POTUS delegation at whatever level would be appropriate for an MDC delegation that wi [...]	2003-07-02 14:56:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ASEC ZI MDC
03HARARE1359	MDC OFFICIALS REFLECT ON MASS ACTION - SUCCESSES [...] (C) MDC Presidential Advisor Gandi Mudzingwa and MDC MP Roy Bennett both said recently that the June mass action was a success overall, but suffered from organizational problems that the party is resolving. Mudzingwa thought the problems were due to too many MPs becoming involved in key decis [...]	2003-07-03 14:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI MDC
03HARARE422	OBASANJO LETTER TO HOWARD: FANTASYLAND [...] (U) The recent letter from President Obasanjo to Australian PM Howard recommending lifting of Commonwealth sanctions on Zimbabwe surprised many observers in Zimbabwe, as many of the assertions on which his recommendation is based have little basis in reality. Indeed, the Nigerian president a [...]	2003-02-27 11:19:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
03HARARE450	ZIMBABWE: SIMBA MAKONI ON PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION [...] (C) Former Finance Minister Simba Makoni said the recently-announced modest fuel hike and announcement of an export support mechanism were supported by every ZANU-PF politburo member except Information Minister Jonathan Moyo, but the measures were unlikely to have much of an effect on Zimbab [...]	2003-03-03 14:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE967	BUSINESS SLOW TO ACT ON HIV/AIDS [...] Zimbabwe has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world but the private sector has done surprisingly little to help stem the spread of the disease. The sector only recently began actively supporting HIV initiatives in the workplace, in part because absenteeism and deaths had begun to [...]	2003-05-20 08:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SOCI ECON ZI HIV AIDS
03HOCHIMINHCITY1009	LEGAL PROTESTANTS HOLD UNAUTHORIZED MEETING: WANT [...] (SBU) In violation of their own GVN-approved charter, approximately 400 legal pastors and another 400 "lay volunteers" of the Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) met in Ho Chi Minh City September 10-11. While the 2001 charter allows for only one conference every four years, the lead [...]	2003-10-16 14:29:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PREL KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY1010	STILL NO OFFICIAL DETENTION ORDERS FOR TOP UBCV MONKS [...] (SBU) Continuing to work the few remaining telephones that haven't been cut off or rerouted, ConGen received confirmation today that Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang is in good condition at his pagoda, although he is being closely watched. While neither he [...]	2003-10-16 14:37:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY1063	WHAT DID ONE LONG, SKINNY COUNTRY TELL THE OTHER? JOIN [...] Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and his delegation ended a three-day visit to Vietnam by addressing a seminar devoted to improving trade ties. Impressively, they delivered the message that transparency is the key to economic growth and that WTO accession is necessary to continue and protect th [...]	2003-10-31 11:54:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD VM CI WTO
03HOCHIMINHCITY1093	MIXED PICTURE ON HOUSE CHURCHES IN AMBASSADOR HANFORD'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with several Protestant house church pastors and "victims" of religious oppression during his visit to HCMC, Ambassador at Large for Religious Freedom John Hanford heard several credible-sounding reports of arrests, beatings, forced renunciations, and church closures [...]	2003-11-08 07:18:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY1142	KIEN GIANG PROVINCE: PRACTICALLY PERFECT, IF NOT FOR THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The southern Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang faces significant challenges in attracting foreign investment and reducing poverty. Despite impressive recent economic growth, mostly due to rice farmers converting to more profitable shrimp farming, the province is still underd [...]	2003-11-21 11:18:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ECON PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY413	PAS/ECON HO CHI MINH CITY EVALUATION OF APRIL [...] Summary: At our second annual Earth Day roundtable, the ConGen's economic and public affairs sections joined efforts to invite two U.S. company country directors to discuss environmental protection, corporate responsibility and national development. Two Vietnamese economics publications ran [...]	2003-05-10 06:53:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP ECON SEVN
03HOCHIMINHCITY604	CAN THO AND AN GIANG UNIVERSITIES - SEEKING [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent trip to the Mekong Delta region, DCM met with the Vice-Rector of Can Tho University and the Rector of An Giang University. Both expressed disappointment at the slow start to the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) scholarship program and expressed hope that it [...]	2003-07-03 10:48:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI EAGR ECON OEXC VM
03KATHMANDU1133	NEPAL: MID-YEAR STATUS REPORT ON DRUG TRAFFICKING [...] (C) Summary. Nepali police have seized 149 kg of cannabis and hashish and 6.9 kg of heroin in the first half of 2003, up from only 38 kg of hashish and .38 kg of heroin in the same period in 2002. Forty-four Nepali citizens and 8 foreigners have been arrested in Nepal, while 12 Nepali citize [...]	2003-06-18 23:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR NP
03KATHMANDU138	MAOISTS MAY FORCE COCA-COLA FROM NEPAL [...] (U) This cable contains business-sensitive information and should be handled accordingly. Summary ======= 2. (SBU) On January 22, Embassy officers met with Security Managers for Coca-Cola, who are in Nepal to assess the risk posed to its plants, distributors, and retailers after a Maois [...]	2003-01-24 10:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1643	NEPAL: PAKISTAN EMBASSY EMPLOYEE CAUGHT WITH [...] (SBU) On August 19, Nepalese Police arrested an administrative staff member of the Pakistani Embassy, allegedly carrying counterfeit Indian currency. The staff member was released into the Pakistani Ambassador's custody and deported over the weekend. The Pakistani Embassy denies all the cha [...]	2003-08-27 12:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON ETTC KCRM IN PK NP XD
03KATHMANDU1822	NEPAL: MAOISTS DEMAND MONEY FROM COCA-COLA, [...] (U) This cable contains business sensitive information and should be handled accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 15, Maoists resumed extortion demands of Coca-Cola in Nepal. Coca-Cola has investments valued at USD 30 million in the country in the form of two bottling plants, one in Kathma [...]	2003-09-17 09:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ECON ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU2444	NEPAL: MAOIST EXTORTION DEMAND AGAINST COCA-COLA [...] (C) Summary. According to NN Singh, General Manager for Coca-Cola in Nepal, the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Bharatpur, Chitwan District, received an extortion letter from the Maoists on December 11 followed by a telephoned deadline of December 15. During a follow-up meeting on December 15 w [...]	2003-12-16 09:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER CASC ECON NP BXEP
03KATHMANDU2491	NEPAL: SA A/S ROCCA'S MEETINGS WITH POLITICAL [...] (C) In separate meetings with leaders of four political parties on December 18, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca, accompanied by Ambassador Malinowski, urged the need for reconciliation between the King and estranged political parties. With the exception of the Nep [...]	2003-12-23 05:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2505	Media Reaction: U.S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] EDITORIALS/OPINIONS -- Editorial in "The Rising Nepal, " (Government-owned, E/D, 12/18): "...The four-day visit by the high-ranking U.S. official is expected to help the U.S. government garner an update on the recent developments in Nepal. Nepalese officials would do well to seize the oppo [...]	2003-12-24 04:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU352	NEPAL: COCA-COLA FACES CONTINUED MAOIST EXTORTION [...] (SBU) Nepal's Coca-Cola bottler is continuing to receive extortion demands from the Maoists, despite the cease-fire and a claimed commitment by Maoist leader Prachanda to stop such practices (Ref C). In coordination with Coca-Cola's Country Manager and its corporate offices in Atlanta and Ba [...]	2003-02-27 10:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS ASEC CASC BEXP NP
03KATHMANDU366	NEPAL: MAOISTS DENY COCA-COLA EXTORTION [...] (C) On February 28 Narayan Singh Pun, Minister for Physical Works and government-appointed interlocutor with Maoist insurgents, called the Ambassador to report that he had, as requested, raised with his Maoist contacts the continued extortion of funds from Coca-Cola's local representative (Re [...]	2003-02-28 11:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS BEXP ASEC CASC NP
03KUWAIT1234	TFIZ01: KUWAIT SITREP NO. 35 [...] SITREP NO. 35 AS OF 0600 HOURS LOCAL, 2200 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME APRIL 4, 2003. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- POL/MIL Officer received a call from KSS on alleged shooting of U [...]	2003-04-05 03:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03MONTREAL266	TRAFFICKING VIOLATIONS: SEX AND SMUGGLING IN QUEBEC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MONTREAL, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "THE PARIS OF THE WEST," HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A REPUTATION IN THE SEX-TOURISM INDUSTRY AS "THE BANGKOK OF THE WEST." NOT SURPRISINGLY, MOST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN QUEBEC PROVINCE INVOLVES WOMEN WHO ARE TRAFFICKED INTO THE SEX TRADE. IN FEBRUA [...]	2003-02-27 15:01:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB SMIG PREF PHUM
03RANGOON1001	BURMA: THAI AMBASSADOR SKEPTICAL ABOUT CURRENT [...] (C) Summary: According to the Thai Ambassador to Burma, the Burmese regime has yet to offer any official or substantive reaction to the Thai "roadmap." Although the Thai Embassy here has not been included in RTG efforts to garner support for the roadmap, the Thai ambassador believes that the [...]	2003-08-20 03:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM TH
03RANGOON1213	BURMA: THAI FM VISIT? [...] (C) Thai Embassy officials in Rangoon deny press reports that Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai came to Rangoon for a one day visit on September 25, but said he will be coming for a visit next week. However, other local diplomatic sources and international press stringers insist tha [...]	2003-09-25 10:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON BM TH
03RANGOON1252	BURMA: SUMMIT FEVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A MOFA official told us that the GOB will host a "major" (by Burmese standards) summit the first week of November. Thai, Lao, and Cambodian heads of government will meet with their SPDC counterpart to pursue the Thai-led "Economic Cooperation Strategy (ECS)." According to MOFA s [...]	2003-10-01 08:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM CB TH LA IN
03RANGOON1337	BURMA SANCTIONS: IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM, CHEAT [...] (C) We've been hearing tales of cheating to circumvent new U.S. economic sanctions, particularly the ban on importing Burmese products into the United States. Though we don't have a sense yet of the volume of this malfeasance, it's becoming clearer that some exporters of garments and seafood, [...]	2003-10-23 08:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON BM
03RANGOON1431	AN EVENING WITH PINHEIRO: NO PROGRESS IN BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pinheiro summarized to COM on November 6 that his present visit was a bust and he sees regression in the human rights situation since his last trip to Burma. The SPDC did not concede to him any of the outcomes he'd hoped for during this visit, including releasing the May 30 pris [...]	2003-11-07 12:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON1432	PINHEIRO'S DOWNBEAT DEPARTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pinheiro gave a downbeat assessment to the diplomatic corps of his visit this week to Burma. He repeated most of his themes from his November 6 meeting at the COM's residence (reftel),and he was obviously restraining himself from showing his true level of frustration with the re [...]	2003-11-08 10:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD
03RANGOON1433	"COME BACK TO REALITY" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former ICRC Head and assistant to UN Special Envoy Razali, Leon de Reidmatten, briefed COM on his November 7 Bangkok meeting with Thai Foreign Minister Surakiat. De Reidmatten said that from the discussion that took place between SE Razali and FM Surakiat, it is clear the SPDC a [...]	2003-11-10 07:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BM
03RANGOON1462	RAZALI AND THE NLD VIDEOTAPE [...] (C) Reftel indicated that UN Special Envoy Razali had requested a copy of the NLD videotape of the May 2003 ASSK convoy in northern Burma. His intention to provide the tape to certain international journalists as a way to bring external pressure on the SPDC would fulfill a request by ASSK, as [...]	2003-11-14 09:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM MY ASSK NLD
03RANGOON1512	ANOTHER REGIME SHOWCASE: BURMA HOSTS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Burma hosted a four-country economic summit in mid-November, producing few tangible results but delivering another public relations coup for a military regime in the hunt for international legitimacy. The Thai Embassy in Rangoon says that their delegation pressed the generals in [...]	2003-11-21 07:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON BM
03RANGOON1552	BURMA'S COCKROACH ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: Considering the dismal state of the Burmese economy, it is surprising that the Burmese state remains both viable and stable. How is that people are able to quietly endure and survive? How can the ruling military regime be in a stronger position than ever? We see three major fact [...]	2003-12-03 01:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV BM
03RANGOON1606	UN TRIES AGAIN TO MAP BURMA'S PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: A new UN resident representative for Burma is attempting to complete a humanitarian needs assessment and strategy report that his predecessor failed to extract from the UN bureaucracy. The report is intended to come alongside an ambitious data collection project, which should he [...]	2003-12-17 03:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI ECON PGOV BM
03RANGOON1616	SPDC MUM ON SUCCESSFUL THAI "ROAD MAP" FORUM [...] (C) A multilateral meeting on Burma, held December 15th in Bangkok, appears to have been a political victory for Burma's ruling regime. Readouts of the meeting from Tokyo (ref A),Washington, and Bangkok indicate that there were some tough questions put to the Burmese representative, Foreign M [...]	2003-12-19 06:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM
03RANGOON1653	NLD LEADERS FORMING LEGAL CASE TO RELEASE ASSK [...] (C) Summary: According to NLD sources, released CEC members are consulting with party lawyers on building a possible legal case to press for the release of ASSK and other NLD officials. Using Burma's opaque court system is unlikely to get the SPDC to budge, but legal action could generate re [...]	2003-12-30 10:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON448	CAN BURMA'S RICE REFORMS WORK? [...] (SBU) Summary: Rice merchants are nervously anticipating the impending privatization of Burma's rice markets. Though the long-term benefits of this step are manifold, a hurried implementation of this drastic policy could have some unwelcome side effects in the short haul. End summary. GOB [...]	2003-04-09 09:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON BM
03RANGOON48	THAI MINISTERS POISED TO OVERRUN RANGOON [...] (C) Summary; At least six Thai ministers and the Chiefs of the Thai Armed Services will all parade through Burma during January in pursuit of agreements on trade and illegal workers, among other issues. There may also be some action on the border in early February between the Burmese and the [...]	2003-01-13 02:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TH BM
03RANGOON489	A VISIT TO A WWII REMAINS RECOVERY SITE [...] SUMMARY: COM, DASD Jerry Jennings (POW and MIA Affairs),DATT, and others inspected ongoing WWII remains recovery operations in Burma's northernmost Kachin State on March 23. END SUMMARY. 2. After flying from Rangoon to the Kachin capital of Myitkyina aboard a USAF C-12 out of Bangkok, [...]	2003-04-24 08:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL BM
03RANGOON549	60TH ANNIVERSARY OF "SIAM-BURMA DEATH RAILWAY" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: COM, DATT, and others participated in a May 1 Australia-organized ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the infamous Siam-Burma Death Railway. 133 Americas were among the estimated 12,000 Allied POWs who perishing while slaving on the railway's construction. This wa [...]	2003-05-07 06:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS BM
03RANGOON563	BURMA: WHO WILL PAY THE PRICE FOR FREEING RICE? [...] (C) Summary: The GOB's official announcement of its rice liberalization policy answered the questions: who, what, where, and when. However, why, how, and how much are still vague. Until these questions are answered, the success of the new policy will be uncertain. However, we are encouraged [...]	2003-05-09 04:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON BM
03RANGOON637	BOMBINGS IN TACHILEIK [...] (C) Summary: No one has yet claimed responsibility for the bombings in Tachileik on May 21, though the Burmese have blamed the Shan State Army (South) and the Thai blame the Wa. The good news is that Thai and Burmese police officers are cooperating in the investigation, though it remains to b [...]	2003-06-02 06:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS BM
03RANGOON764	NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS - BURMESE GOVERNMENT CENSORS [...] (U) The Burmese government is now censoring or controlling distribution of some foreign periodicals that are normally sold with official authorization in Burma. This is an effort to remove international reports of the May 30 attack on the National League for Democracy (NLD) convoy in Depeyin a [...]	2003-06-26 09:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO BM
03RANGOON78	EVALUATION OF THE WA ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 7. 2. Summary: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has invited the USG to participate in the final evaluation of the Wa Alternative Development Project. We have been the prime movers behind this project. If possible, we should plan to p [...]	2003-01-17 01:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR BM
03RANGOON832	U.S. INVESTOR, GARMENT WORKERS FEAR NEW BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary: The input on pending U.S. sanctions on Burma continues to roll in. In the last several days we've heard the fears and concerns of the largest U.S. investor in Burma, Unocal, and also from 28,000 garment workers. End summary. Unocal Sees Unintended Consequences 2. (SBU) T [...]	2003-07-09 08:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EIND EPET BM
03RANGOON859	BURMA: HUNDI MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND [...] (S) Summary: In the absence of a reliable method for remitting foreign exchange, the "hundi" system flourishes in Burma. The system is used by nearly everyone in the country who needs to get dollars in or out, from NGOs to military officers. Though hundi in Burma is undoubtedly used to facil [...]	2003-07-18 08:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	EFIN SNAR PTER ECON ETRD BM
03RANGOON900	BURNING FOR BOOKS IN BURMA: HIGH SUCCESS [...] SUMMARY: American Center publications and library programs are currently enjoying new highs of popularity. The military government of Burma censors the press, dictates radio and television broadcasts, limits access to the internet, and controls every educational institution across Burma, c [...]	2003-07-29 09:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP KDEM PGOV BM
03RANGOON949	NEW BURMA SANCTIONS EQUAL NEW BURMA REFUGEES? [...] (SBU) Summary: The new U.S. sanctions on Burma will have a negative impact on the economy as a whole, and the garment sector in particular. NGOs believe that the unemployment caused by the sharp decline of the garment industry will lead to an increase of trafficking in persons and attempted e [...]	2003-08-08 10:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREF PHUM PGOV BM NGO
03RANGOON963	RUMORS OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI,S DEATH APPEAR TO BE [...] (U) Ref A article in the Thai daily Bangkok Siam Rat (titled "Rumor Says Suu Kyi Dead; Dream of Democracy Shattered") reported on rumors that an assailant recently stabbed detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to death. Although there are many uncertainties regarding ASSK,s current wher [...]	2003-08-11 08:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC BM ASSK
03RANGOON977	FEW EARLY VOLUNTEERS FOR BURMESE RICE TRADE [...] (C) Summary: With only two or three months remaining before rice harvest time, private traders and agronomists are dubious that the GOB's rice liberalization policy will be a real short term success. Too many uncertainties and holes remain for that to happen. However, all agree that the regi [...]	2003-08-13 11:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD PGOV BM
03ROME1957	"TWINNING" - WORLD FOOD PROGRAM UPDATE [...] (SBU) AS A FOLLOW UP TO REF A, US MISSION RECENTLY DISCUSSED WITH WFP'S JOHN POWELL THE LATEST THINKING RELATED TO "TWINNING" EFFORTS AIMED AT EXPANDING WORLD FOOD PROGRAM'S FUNDING BASE. TWINNING INVOLVES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MECHANISM/STRATEGY TO MATCH NON-TRADITIONAL DONORS OF FOOD AID C [...]	2003-05-07 13:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME791	WFP/UNICEF DPR KOREA NUTRITION SURVEY SHOWS MARKED [...] MALNUTRITION RATES AMONG CHILDREN IN THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (DPRK) HAVE DECLINED CONSIDERABLY OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY RELEASED BY WFP AND UNICEF ON FEBRUARY 20, CONJOINTLY WITH THE HOST GOVERNMENT'S CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS AND INSTITUTE OF CHIL [...]	2003-02-26 05:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN
03SANAA605	FOLLOW-UP REGARDING HOST GOVERNMENT ACTION AGAINST [...] (S/NF) Summary: On March 27 at 0145 local, Yemen's Political Security Organization (PSO) officers arrested three members of a terrorist cell and confiscated explosives per REFTELS. End Summary. 2. (S/NF) On the afternoon of 27 March 2003, the Ambassador called on PSO Chief Gamish to di [...]	2003-03-27 19:58:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER CASC PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM EAC
03VANCOUVER819	AIR INDIA "TRIAL OF THE CENTURY" CONTINUES IN VANCOUVER [...] SUMMARY: THE TRIAL OF TWO SUSPECTS IN THE 1985 BOMBING OF AIR INDIA FLIGHT 182, WHICH BEGAN IN FEBRUARY, CONTINUES AT THE BRITISH COLUMBIA SUPREME COURT. THE AIR INDIA CASE IS THE LARGEST CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IN CANADIAN HISTORY AND THE TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO BE UNPRECEDENTED IN LENGTH AND CO [...]	2003-07-07 18:17:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PREL PTER XD CA
04AMMAN6468	JORDANIAN ENGAGEMENT WITH THAIS ON IRAQ DEPLOYMENT [...] Charge conveyed orally reftel talking points August 1 to Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office. (Post also faxed the points to al-Ayed's office at the MFA.) Al-Ayed promised to have them brought to King Abdullah's attention in Bangkok. 2. Baghdad minimize co [...]	2004-08-02 14:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS MARR IZ TH JO
04ANKARA4503	TIP IN TURKEY: AUSTRALIAN INVESTIGATION REPORT I [...] (C) The following confidential investigation report compiled by Australian Federal Police agent Shawn Selles includes names and contact information for suspected human smugglers described in reftel. TURKISH-BASED PEOPLE SMUGGLING NETWORK OPERATING TO AUSTRALIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES Backgrou [...]	2004-08-11 08:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KVPR PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TU AU PINR TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6686	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, NOVEMBER 10-30, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published November 30, 2004 by the Interna [...]	2004-12-02 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA6938	TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, DECEMBER 1-14, 2004 [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published December 12, 2004 by [...]	2004-12-14 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04BANGKOK6647	THAILAND: IMPRESSIONS FROM THE SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY/COMMENT: In an effort to gage the current situation in Thailand's south, Bangkok PolOffs recently completed an extended trip through Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala provinces, meeting with a cross-section of interlocutors including local Islamic groups, security officials, academi [...]	2004-09-23 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KPAO TH
04BANGKOK6994	TRACKING CHANGES IN TEXTILE AND APPAREL: AMEMBASSY [...] This report responds to information requests contained in reftel on "Tracking changes in textiles and apparel employment and production after quota elimination." 2. Total textile and apparel production in USD value: 14.34 billion USD (down 3% from 2002). 4. Share of textiles and apparel [...]	2004-10-06 10:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TH
04BANGKOK7216	THAILAND: PM THAKSIN KICKS OFF HIS RE-ELECTION [...] (U) Summary. In a live nationally-televised Bangkok rally on October 17, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra officially opened his run for re-election with a flurry of "populist" promises to the Thai voters. From job training programs and new housing projects to expanded transportation syste [...]	2004-10-18 08:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON TH TRT
04BANGKOK7313	THAI VIEWS OF A MORE ASSERTIVE CHINA [...] (C) Summary. When analyzing China's growing influence in the region, Thai experts tend to: accept China's growing power as inevitable; hope that problems associated with China's growing strength will either fix themselves or be mitigated by other powers like the United States or India; and, [...]	2004-10-20 11:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PGOV TH CH ASEAN BURMA
04BANGKOK7421	RTG ADMITS DEATHS OF DETAINEES TAKEN AFTER [...] (U) Summary: Late on October 26, Royal Thai Government (RTG) officials confirmed that 78 demonstrators (of over 1300 detainees) taken in custody after an October 25 clash with security units at Tak Bai Police Station in Narathiwat province died "in transit" to an army camp in Pattani. These [...]	2004-10-27 11:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PHUM PREL PTER TH
04BANGKOK7952	THAILAND: WILL THE SOUTH AFFECT THAKSIN'S [...] (C) Summary/Comment: As Thailand moves towards general elections in February 2005, Post believes, along with many local political observers, that barring a dramatic attack outside the southernmost Muslim provinces, the current level of violence in the south -- and the Royal Thai Government's [...]	2004-11-18 10:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
04BANGKOK8464	THAI READOUT ON PM THAKSIN MEETING WITH SPDC [...] (C) Summary. In public remarks about his December 9 meeting in Rangoon with SPDC Chairman Than Shwe and other Burmese leaders, PM Thaksin said that he found "reasonable and convincing" their assessment of the challenges they face from ethnic minorities, and seemed to imply that he also accept [...]	2004-12-15 10:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM TH BURMA
04BANGKOK8485	U.S.-THAILAND FTA: STATUS AND PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) The November 22 announcement by the Thai lead negotiator that the RTG was seeking a postponement of the December 2004 FTA round was the culmination of several complex crosscurrents within the RTG and Thai society. The ostensible reason for the postponement, the upcoming (February 6) e [...]	2004-12-16 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL TH US FTA
04BRATISLAVA51	TRAFFICKING VICTIM TELLS HER STORY [...] Summary: A Slovak woman came to Embassy Bratislava to provide details on her ordeal of being a victim of human trafficking and how she used fraudulent documents to enter and remain in the U.S. between 1998 and 2003. Conoff and poloff initially interviewed the subject on December 29, 2003. RSO [...]	2004-01-16 06:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG PGOV KJUS LO
04BRUSSELS2972	JULY 12 GAERC DISCUSSIONS: ISRAEL, BURMA, SUDAN, [...] (U) EU FMs at their July 12 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting discussed several issues, but took few concrete decisions other than a non-controversial approval of a Joint Action to agree on Operation "ALTHEA" as an EU Military Operation following on NATO's SFOR in [...]	2004-07-13 05:02:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID MARR IS BM AF USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4938	ECHO AWAITING GREEN LIGHT FOR BURMA PRESENCE [...] (SBU) Following up on reftel, PRMOff asked the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) about its plans to open an office in Burma. Head of Unit for Asia/Americas Ruth Albuquerque confirmed the report and said that there was a need for in-country presence; she noted that about half [...]	2004-11-19 14:43:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID BM EUN USEU BRUSSELS PGOV PHUM
04COLOMBO107	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 008 (01/21/04) [...] (C) Israeli Ambassador David Danieli (based in New Delhi),in town to present credentials to CBK, called on the Ambassador January 21. Danieli was accompanied by Mordehai Amihai, Director of the Israeli Foreign Ministry South and Southeast Asia Department. DCM sat in. Danieli noted that [...]	2004-01-21 11:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV
04COLOMBO1438	SRI LANKA DROUGHT DISASTER DECLARATION [...] AS A RESULT OF PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN SRI LANKA, THE U.S.CHARG?D'AFFAIRS DECLARES THAT A DISASTER DOES EXIST AND IS BEYOND THE CAPACITY OF THE HOST GOVERNMENT TO RESPOND, THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA WILL ACCEPT USG ASSISTANCE AND THAT IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF THE USG TO PROVIDE S [...]	2004-08-30 11:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1597	COLOMBO PLAN: SUGGESTED ADJUSTMENTS TO US-PROPOSED [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- please see Para 8. 2. (U) BACKGROUND ON THE AMENDMENT: The Colombo Plan Working group, created to discuss a proposed constitutional amendment on financial arrears, met on September 24. In addition to the Secretary General and the Maldivian High Commissio [...]	2004-09-27 05:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR AORC IR CE
04COLOMBO1916	COLOMBO PLAN: ACTION REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- please see Para Four. 2. (C) REPLACEMENT FOR DAP DIRECTOR?: Poloff met with Colombo Plan Secretary-General Kittipan Kanjanapipatkul on November 23 to discuss organization's Drug Awareness Program (DAP) directorship and the search for candidates to succeed [...]	2004-11-29 06:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR AORC CE

04COLOMBO1920	SRI LANKA: LTTE HEROES' DAY ADDRESS SOFTER THAN [...] (C) Summary. On November 27, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran delivered his 16th annual "Heroes' Day" address from an undisclosed location in LTTE-controlled territory in Sri Lanka. In the speech, Prabhakaran criticized Sinhalese political parties and the [...]	2004-11-29 11:36:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CE LTTE
04COLOMBO2062	SRI LANKA: ASSISTANCE EFFORTS BEGIN [...] (U) As of COB on December 28, unconfirmed estimates put the number killed in the December 26 tsunami at over 12,000 (some tallies were as high as 18,000),of which, according to the Sri Lankan Tourist Board, 70 were foreign tourists. The Embassy has confirmed that seven American citizens wer [...]	2004-12-28 13:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC AEMR PREL EAID CE
04COLOMBO2063	TFXO01: MALDIVES SITREP -- LOW CASUALTIES, HIGH [...] FOREIGN TOURISTS: Econoff visited Maldives on December 27, 2004. As of 2030 on December 27, no American citizens have been reported killed in Maldives and there are no known American citizens reported missing or injured in Maldives. The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) believes [...]	2004-12-28 13:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AEMR EAID PREL PGOV MV
04COLOMBO2073	TFX001: SITREP NO. 3 ON SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES, [...] (U) American Citizens: The number of American citizens confirmed killed in the December 26 tsunami stands at 7; 116 remain unaccounted for; 180 welfare/whereabouts cases have been resolved. All American and LES employees of the Embassy, USAID and IBB have been accounted for. According to [...]	2004-12-30 11:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC AEMR EAID PGOV PREL CE MV
04COLOMBO2078	TFX001: SITREP NO. 4 ON SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES, [...] (U) American Citizens: A total of 7 Americans are confirmed dead; 68 remain unaccounted for; 233 welfare/whereabouts cases have been resolved. One American consular officer and one Consular FSN traveled to Matara District on December 31 to visit hospitals. 2. (SBU) Government Actions: [...]	2004-12-31 12:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR CASC EAID PGOV PREL CE MV
04COLOMBO291	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 028 (02/23/04) [...] (C) The Ambassador's call on the President did not come through February 23. She was up-country most of the day. We will reinvigorate the request when the Ambassador returns from the Maldives (see below) and in the meantime brief some of her key advisors. Ambassador and Team to Maldives - [...]	2004-02-23 11:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV LTTE
04COLOMBO322	ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION WITH DHS SECRETARY [...] Ambassador Lunstead looks forward to the roundtable discussion with other COMs and DHS Secretary Ridge on March 8. Following is a list of relevant issues in Sri Lanka and Maldives, keyed to the format in reftel. A. Movement of People In both Sri Lanka and Maldives, we seek to improve th [...]	2004-02-26 11:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT CVIS OTRA PREL PTER CE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO61	FY-2004 S/RP "WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, [...] POST NOMINATES MR. RAJINDRA DE S. ARIYABANDU, DIRECTOR, POLICY AND PLANNING, WATER RESOURCES SECRETARIAT FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. POST SIPDIS CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT [...]	2004-01-13 07:30:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO685	Sri Lanka: New foreign secretary named; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka has a new foreign secretary. H.M.G.S. Palihakkara, a career foreign service officer, was named to the position on April 20. Former Fonsec Goonetilleke is slated to fill in as acting UN Permrep in New York and then go to Ottawa to be high commissioner. While other per [...]	2004-04-21 11:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CE
04COLOMBO697	Access to International Law Enforcement Academy [...] (SBU) We have heard from your staff in INL that you might visit Sri Lanka late next month, perhaps after inaugurating the new campus of the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Bangkok. I would be delighted to see you here. We could put together a program for you highlighting ho [...]	2004-04-26 10:55:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL CE XD
04COLOMBO749	SPECIAL FY-2004 MRP "NGO MANAGEMENT OF YOUTH [...] POST NOMINATES MR. CLIFFORD D. SPECK, FIELD ASSISTANT (PROTECTION/PROGRAM),SATELITE OFFICE- TRINCOMALEE, UNHCR, AS THE PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE AND FR. SUDATH SILVA, ARCH DIOCESAN CHAPLAIN, ST. JOSEPH'S YOUTH CENTER, AS THE ALTERNATE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. POST CONFIRMS THAT TH [...]	2004-05-11 05:29:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO810	FY 05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP [...] Post nominates Dushni "Weerakoon", Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies, for participation in subject project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval." 2. Nomination is as follows: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is [...]	2004-05-18 10:25:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04COLOMBO856	Maldives: Proposals for Human Rights and [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Per Ref B, Mission submits two small-grant project proposals for DRL Human Rights and Democracy funding for the Maldives. Detailed below, the first project involves the Maldivian Human Rights Commission [...]	2004-05-21 06:18:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM SOCI EAID ELAB MV
04HANOI1016	VIETNAM AND THE IMF ENTER A NEW PHASE [...] (U) IMF Resident Rep confirmed to Econ/C April 13 that the GVN and IMF had agreed to allow their three-year loan arrangement under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) to expire on April 12. Agreed in 2001, the loan had made available up to SDR 290 million to support the GVN's de [...]	2004-04-13 09:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON VM
04HANOI1023	Vietnam: Negotiations with the GVN on an Adoptions [...] (SBU) Summary. Negotiations on an adoptions Protocol on March 11 and 12 made progress, but final agreement was not reached. Despite repeated USG assertions prior to the talks that the USG would not negotiate a new treaty, the largest sticking point for the GVN was their insistence on a tre [...]	2004-04-14 01:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
04HANOI1056	MCA Trade Indicator For Vietnam [...] (SBU) In clearing the two-page Millenium Challenge Account Summary on Vietnam, we noted a problem with the data on Vietnam. On the Economic Freedom Indicator on Trade Policy, we note that Vietnam's indicator has not changed since 1999 despite significant changes in trade policy, e.g. signing, [...]	2004-04-14 09:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ETRD ECON VM
04HANOI1224	VIETNAM AND UNHCR -- STORM CLOUDS REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The GVN continues to blame UNHCR for a role at least in encouraging flights by Montagnards from the Central Highland and insists that the UNHCR staff in Cambodia is "anti-Vietnam." The MFA has yet to agree to an expected visit next week by senior UNHCR officials. While the [...]	2004-04-28 09:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM VM ETMIN HUMANR
04HANOI1239	GVN APPRECIATES RECENT POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS BUT [...] (U) SUMMARY. On April 29, Nguyen Ba Hung, Deputy Director of the Americas Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with DCM to convey messages on six issues relating to the bilateral relationship. These issues included the political dialogue in May, the extradition of suspected t [...]	2004-04-29 10:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EAID PTER VM HUMANR CTERR
04HANOI1268	MISSION TEAM VISITS GIA LAI IN WAKE OF PROTESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials in Gia Lai province April 27-29 downplayed reports of violence connected to the April 10 events in the province, telling Mission poloffs that protests had taken place in nine locations, had involved a total of no more 1000-3000 demonstrators, and were quickly contained [...]	2004-05-04 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN
04HANOI1421	ADOPTIONS IN VIETNAM: PREVENTING ABUSES [...] (U) Summary: As we wait for the GVN to make written revisions to the draft text left with them at the conclusion of the first round of adoption negotiations in March, we wish to take this opportunity to once again raise our concerns about the implementation of any agreement we eventually rea [...]	2004-05-19 09:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
04HANOI1604	REVIEWING HUMAN RIGHTS WITH DPM DUNG [...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Dung on June 3, Ambassador urged Vietnam to take steps on human rights and religious freedom, inter alia, that would create a good environment for high level visits from Vietnam. Dung acknowledged problems in implementation of "clear" [...]	2004-06-04 06:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM IZ VM CTERR ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI1617	POSSIBLE TERRORIST SIGHTING IN HO CHI MINH CITY [...] (SBU) ON JUNE 2, 2004, AT 11:00 HOURS, RSO MET WITH TWO AMCITS WHO WERE CURRENTLY ON A BUSINESS TRIP TO HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM. BOTH AMCITS REPORTED THAT THEY ARE STAYING AT THE SHERATON SAIGON HOTEL IN HO CHI MINH CITY. THEY SAID THAT ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE 1 AT APPROXIMATELY 22:00 HOURS, T [...]	2004-06-04 10:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER VM CTERR
04HANOI1618	POSSIBLE TERRORIST SIGHTING IN HO CHI MINH CITY - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: REFTEL (A) and (B) reported that on the evening of June 1, two visiting AMCITS observed an individual in a Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) night club who they believed to be Fahid Mohammed Ally MSALAM (SUBJECT 1). SUBJECT 1 is listed on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist Web site. Despit [...]	2004-06-04 12:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER VM CTERR
04HANOI178	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU UPDATE #1 [...] (U) There are currently 48 human cases including 18 deaths under investigation in Vietnam's avian influenza outbreak. The work of the WHO/CDC team was delayed due to the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays, but preliminary exploration of the extent of the outbreak has begun, and support for their [...]	2004-01-26 11:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI1837	Vietnam - DCM Meeting with Consular Department [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-30 03:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CASC KOCI PREL PTER VM CTERR HUMANR
04HANOI1918	VIETNAM RESPONDS TO INFLATIONARY PRESSURE [...] SUMMARY. Vietnam's CPI has registered an increase of 7.2% so far this year. While the GVN attributes this rise to external forces such as oil prices, the CPI is also heavily weighted to reflect rises in the price of food and foodstuffs. Credit growth has also rapidly increased by 33% this [...]	2004-07-09 10:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON VM FINREF
04HANOI199	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU UPDATE #2 [...] (U) According to WHO, there are currently 53 possible cases of avian influenza in humans in Vietnam; of these, eight have been confirmed (of which 7 have died),nine are possible cases, and 36 are under investigation. A total of 18 cases under investigation have resulted in death as of Janua [...]	2004-01-27 10:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI2169	VOICE OF AMERICA RECEIVES POSITIVE SIGNAL FROM [...] (U) SUMMARY: VOICE OF AMERICA'S (VOA) ASIA DIRECTOR FOR MARKETING AND PROGRAM PLACEMENT, DR. JOYCE NGOH, GARNERED A POSITIVE REACTION FROM VIETNAM TELEVISION ON HER FOURTH ANNUAL VISIT TO HANOI. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE VOA BEGAN ITS MARKETING EFFORTS IN VIETNAM, VTV OFFICIALS WELCOMED VOA'S E [...]	2004-08-05 03:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO VM
04HANOI221	VIETNAM: TOWARDS A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR [...] SUMMARY: In late December 2003, Vietnam's Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) held a workshop to gather comments and ideas from a wide-range of participants regarding the harmonization of the legal systems on investment. MPI plans to submit to the National Assembly a proposal for a com [...]	2004-01-28 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON VM FINREF WTO
04HANOI222	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU UPDATE #3 [...] (U) There are currently 58 cases of suspected avian influenza in humans in Vietnam under investigation. Of these 10 have been confirmed as H5N1 in the laboratory. Of the 58 cases under investigation, 20 deaths have occurred. The WHO met with senior GVN officials on January 27th and made the f [...]	2004-01-28 10:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI2220	Vietnam Adoptions - DCM Meeting With Vu Duc Long [...] (U) Summary. On August 9, 2004 Deputy Chief of Mission John Boardman met with Mr. Vu Duc Long of the Department of International Adoptions at the Ministry of Justice to further clarify the content of the diplomatic note ref A. Director Long explained that because adoptions concern fundamenta [...]	2004-08-12 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PREL VM
04HANOI2404	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LEADER REACTS TO TIP REPORT [...] Summary. On July 28, Madame Ton Nu Thi Ninh, Vice Chairwoman of the External Relations Committee of the National Assembly (NA),made an unannounced appearance at the USAID-funded Development Alternative Initiative (DAI) meeting in Hanoi. Madame Ninh expressed the GVN's support for anti-traff [...]	2004-08-31 06:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB VM OMIG TIP ASEAN
04HANOI252	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU UPDATE #4 [...] (U) There are currently 58 cases of suspected avian influenza in humans in Vietnam under investigation. Of these, eight have been confirmed as H5N1 in the laboratory, of which six have died. 21 possible cases have tested positive for Influenza A on a rapid test, but have not yet been confir [...]	2004-01-30 10:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI2603	GVN: TERRORISTS HERE ARE VIETNAMESE EXILES [...] (SBU) Summary: MPS counterterrorism officials are keeping a close watch on Vietnamese Muslims. They do not perceive a threat yet, but note that contacts between Vietnamese Muslims and international Muslim groups have developed. The GVN highly appreciates U.S. assistance in counterterrorism, [...]	2004-09-17 07:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ASEC VM CTERR
04HANOI2620	Vietnam: Trade Officials Arrested for Taking [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 15, a key Ministry of Trade (MOT) official responsible for allocation of Vietnam's textile quota for the U.S. market was arrested by the Economic Police for allegedly taking bribes in exchange for quota. MOT officials have stated publicly that the case will not delay [...]	2004-09-20 08:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTEX ECON VM
04HANOI2708	Vietnam Adoptions: Meeting With Deputy Director of [...] (U) Summary: During two recent meetings with Post's Consular Section Chief, Nguyen Cong Khanh, Deputy Director of Vietnam's Department of International Adoptions, repeated the GVN position that under Vietnamese law any adoption agreement must meet the definition of a "treaty." He went on to n [...]	2004-09-30 08:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
04HANOI2734	VIETNAM'S LARGEST DRUG CASE EVER [...] (U) Summary and Comment: Recent counternarcotics successes, culminating in the arrest of the key members of a drug syndicate billed as the nation's largest ever, have not lifted the flagging spirits of Vietnam's counterdrug officers. Departing from their usual relentlessly optimistic propaga [...]	2004-10-04 22:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PINS VM CNARC
04HANOI2752	Vietnam: Textile Quota Bribe Scandal - Part Two [...] Summary: The arrest of the son of a Vice Minister of Trade (who bears overall responsibility for textile quota allocation) added a new twist to the GVN's ongoing investigation into schemes by Ministry of Trade (MOT) officials to extract bribes in exchange for U.S. textile quota. Both English [...]	2004-10-06 09:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON VM
04HANOI2809	Ambassador's October 13 Dinner with Vice Foreign [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a dinner October 13 for Vice Foreign Minister Nguyen Phu Binh, who, in his capacity as head of the MFA's Committee on Overseas Vietnamese, will soon travel to the United States to discuss Viet Kieu issues. Binh said Vietnam desired improved relations with [...]	2004-10-15 03:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CH VM CVR HUMANR ASEAN WTO
04HANOI2882	VIETNAM: EAP DAS HUHTALA DISCUSSES BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 22, EAP DAS Ambassador Marie Huhtala, accompanied by the Ambassador, met separately with Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu and Vice Minister of Finance Le Thi Bang Tam. DAS Huhtala encouraged the GVN to ensure full implementation of all parts of the U.S.-Vietnam B [...]	2004-10-25 08:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ETTC KIPR VM WTRO APEC BTA IPROP WTO MNUC
04HANOI2973	AVIAN FLU, in Viet Nam, FALL 2004 (AI) [...] (U) Summary. Poultry flocks in South East Asia, continue to be infected with highly pathogenic Avian Influenza A Subtype H5N1 (AI) with sporadic reports of human fatalities both in Vietnam and Thailand. As the weather cools and the humidity drops, the viability of the influenza virus improves [...]	2004-11-03 07:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR VM AFLU
04HANOI2993	AVIAN FLU, in Viet Nam, FALL 2004 (AI) [...] (U) Summary. Poultry flocks in South East Asia, continue to be infected with highly pathogenic Avian Influenza A Subtype H5N1 (AI) with sporadic reports of human fatalities both in Vietnam and Thailand. As the weather cools and the humidity drops, the viability of the influenza virus improves [...]	2004-11-05 08:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR VM AFLU
04HANOI302	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU UPDATE #5 [...] (U) The number of suspected cases of avian influenza in humans in Vietnam continues to increase. 10 have now been confirmed as H5N1 in the laboratory. (Yesterday, we mistakenly reported a total of 12.) The number of affected provinces has further increased to 52 out of a total of 64 provin [...]	2004-02-03 10:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI309	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU UPDATE #7 [...] (U) WE ARE AWARE OF DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE NUMBERS OF CASES OF AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) IN HUMANS IN OUR CABLES, REPORTED BY WHO, AND THE NUMBER REPORTED BY THE GVN'S MOH. THE STATISTICS REPORTED IN OUR CABLES REFLECT WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE MOST RECENT RELIABLE NUMBERS BASED ON THE DISCUSSIONS [...]	2004-02-04 10:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI3092	VIETNAM'S AVIATION INDUSTRY TAKES OFF [...] (U) SUMMARY: Vietnam's aviation industry is seeking to catch up with those of other countries in the region. The government has dramatically changed its approach to the industry by allowing foreign carriers to increase their share of the market, but the change is unlikely to harm its domestic [...]	2004-11-17 03:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV PREL VM
04HANOI321	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU UPDATE #8 [...] (U) WHO INVESTIGATIVE TEAM DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE TO INDICATE 13 CASES OF LABORATORY-CONFIRMED H5 INFLUENZA IN HUMANS. ------------ PPE SHORTAGE ------------ 2. (U) Due to worldwide demand, the GVN, WHO, and FAO are now facing difficulties in purchasing Personal Protective Equipment (P [...]	2004-02-05 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI3215	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH UNHCR ASIA/PACIFIC DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met on November 24 with Janet Lim, the new Asia/Pacific Bureau Chief for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Describing an earlier meeting with VFM Le Van Bang as "very good," Lim said that VFM Bang had told her that the GVN wants to work [...]	2004-11-29 10:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF VM CB HUMANR ETMIN
04HANOI333	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU (AI) UPDATE #9 [...] (U) LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS INDICATE 15 CASES OF LABORATORY- CONFIRMED H5 INFLUENZA IN HUMANS. WE HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM THIS FIGURE WITH THE WHO INVESTIGATIVE TEAM. ---------------------------- GVN BRIEFING FOR AMBASSADORS ---------------------------- 2. (U) A GVN briefing for [...]	2004-02-06 10:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI335	VIETNAM'S BANKING SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vietnam's banking sector is presently characterized by a few dominant state-owned commercial banks (SOCBs),a number of comparatively small joint stock banks (JSBs),and some foreign banks. In recent years, the GVN has undertaken a number of reforms, with the goals of ensuring [...]	2004-02-09 01:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD VM BTA FINREF SOE
04HANOI3356	2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR) - VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-20 10:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EFIN HIV KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI VM
04HANOI336	DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN VIETNAM'S LABOR [...] SUMMARY: With approximately 340,000 Vietnamese currently working overseas, Vietnam looks to labor exports as a means to expand opportunities for its growing labor force while generating foreign exchange. In order to address the challenges created by the increase in labor exports, Vietnam inc [...]	2004-02-09 01:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON VM KTIP TIP LABOR
04HANOI347	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU (AI) UPDATE #10 [...] (U) THE WHO INVESTIGATIVE TEAM INDICATES THAT TYPE SPECIFIC LABORATORY TESTS HAVE CONFIRMED THE TWO NEW CASES OF H5 INFLUENZA IN HUMANS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HUMAN CASES IN VIETNAM TO 18 (13 OF WHOM HAVE DIED). THESE TWO NEW CASES WERE HOSPITALIZED IN HCMC, AND INCLUDE A 6 YEAR-OLD B [...]	2004-02-09 10:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI351	STAFFDEL FLICKNER'S TRIP TO VIETNAM [...] SUMMARY: During Staffdel Flickner's visit to Vietnam January 10-15, the delegation met with the Office of the Government (OOG),during which its Vice Minister expressed his appreciation for U.S. assistance, requested continued support, and asked for continued dialogue on human rights and rel [...]	2004-02-10 04:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP EAID ETRD PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE HIV AIDS
04HANOI367	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU (AI) UPDATE #11 [...] (U) THE WHO INVESTIGATIVE TEAM REPORTS NO NEW CASES OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN HUMANS. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 19 CONFIRMED HUMAN CASES OF H5N1, OF WHICH 14 HAVE DIED. ------------------ FINANCIAL SUPPORT ------------------ 2. (U) MONETARY AND IN-KIND SUPPORT CONTINUE TO BE PLEDGED. WHO IS TH [...]	2004-02-10 09:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI391	COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP INPUT FOR VIETNAM [...] Summary: According to CTAG members (and representatives from Switzerland, Spain, and Australia) at Hanoi-based Embassies, Vietnam receives little attention and less assistance, especially compared to high-threat Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia. Some members -- notably Australia, [...]	2004-02-12 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL ASEC VM CTERR
04HANOI392	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU (AI) UPDATE #12 [...] (U) THE WHO INVESTIGATIVE TEAM REPORTS 19 CONFIRMED HUMAN CASES OF H5N1, OF WHICH 14 HAVE DIED. CASE AND FATALITY COUNTS HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE TUESDAY 2/12/04. --------------------------- BUSINESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS --------------------------- 2. (U) ON FEBRUARY 11, 2004, THE HANOI [...]	2004-02-12 10:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI48	Vietnam: Moving Ahead Towards an Adoptions [...] (U) Summary. In a meeting with Consul, Mr. Long, the Acting Director of the new Department of International Adoptions (DIA) in the Ministry of Justice identified the issue of "state vs "government" as the GVN's most significant issue regarding completion of the draft Protocol on adoptions. [...]	2004-01-08 10:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
04HANOI582	VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU (AI) UPDATE #14 [...] U) The WHO investigative team continues to report 23 confirmed human cases of H5N1, of which 15 have died. While the confirmed case count is unchanged, suspect cases are daily identified, many of which are ruled out. One new case occurred in a district of a province that had not reported case [...]	2004-02-27 07:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI652	INPUT FOR 2004 TIP REPORT - VIETNAM [...] Mission Vietnam's response to the TIP questions in reftel A follows, following the requested checklist format. 2. OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TIP A. Characterization of trafficking in Vietnam: Vietnam is a country of origin for trafficked, women, and children, but the [...]	2004-03-04 03:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF CH TW CA VM OMIG TIP
04HANOI693	February 24 Repatriation Discussions [...] (U) Summary. A joint DOS/DHS delegation proffered a new approach to resolving the issue of the acceptance by Vietnam (GVN) of its nationals, based on the successful arrangement now in place with the Royal Cambodian Government (RGC). GVN officials agreed to review the new approach, but held t [...]	2004-03-09 05:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KJUS PREL CASC VM
04HANOI722	"TERRORIST" CASES OF LY TONG AND VO VAN DUC [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. (U) Following up on Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung's verbal request to Charge on March 4, the MFA formally provided via diplomatic note a request for firm punishment against convicted hijacker Ly Tong or his extradition to Viet [...]	2004-03-10 10:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL VM CTERR
04HANOI752	CONVICTION OF PHAM VAN TUONG AKA THICH TRI LUC [...] (U) In a brief trial on March 12, former Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) monk Pham Van Tuong (better known by his earlier religious name of Thich Tri Luc) was sentenced by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court to twenty months' imprisonment for "fleeing abroad with a view to opposing [...]	2004-03-15 07:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL CB VM
04HANOI891	Vietnam: Negotiations with the GVN on an Adoptions [...] (SBU) Summary. Negotiations on an adoptions Protocol on March 11 and 12 made progress, but final agreement was not reached. Despite repeated USG assertions prior to the talks that the USG would not negotiate a new treaty, the largest sticking point for the GVN was their insistence on a tre [...]	2004-03-30 02:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI CVIS CASC PREL VM
04HANOI898	VIETNAM: STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reform of the state-owned enterprise (SOE) sector is one of the primary pillars of Vietnam's reform efforts and ongoing transition to a market economy. Relying on a four-pronged strategy that includes increasing competition, hardening budget constraints, divesting "non- strateg [...]	2004-03-30 08:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID VM SOE
04HANOI923	JOINT RESEARCH ON HEALTH/ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF [...] (U) This is an action cable. Embassy recommends that the USG Agent Orange/Dioxin Interagency Working Group meet to review and discuss the contents of this cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: More than two years after the March 2002 signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to address joint r [...]	2004-04-02 01:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL TBIO VM
04HANOI966	VIETNAM: MICROSOFT FOCUSED ON IPR [...] (SBU) Summary. While disappointed in the lack of progress in improving IPR protection in Vietnam, Microsoft remains committed to engaging the GVN on this critical issue. Microsoft and Business Software Alliance (BSA) representatives are looking at ways to encourage the GVN to adopt a legitim [...]	2004-04-07 04:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON VN IPROP
04HOCHIMINHCITY1108	Detentions/Mistreatment of Amcits Strongly [...] (SBU) On August 17, DPO and consular chief called on Le Hung Quoc, First Vice Director of HCMC's External Relations Office (ERO),to deliver a diplomatic note protesting the recent detention and abuse of five Amcits (refs A-C),the GVN's failure to notify the USG of the detentions, and the att [...]	2004-08-30 11:02:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC VM HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1159	GVN Denies Detention/Mistreatment of Amcits [...] The MFA's HCMC External Relations Office (ERO) has formally replied to the note delivered by post on August 17 protesting the detention and mistreatment of several American citizens (ref A). The text of the reply is provided below. 2. Quote: Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Office of Ex [...]	2004-09-14 11:03:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC VM CTERR HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY201	COCA-COLA PEACEFULLY RESOLVES LABOR DISPUTE WITH GVN [...] A recent labor dispute over the termination of Coca-Cola's direct-hire guardforce deteriorated into a two-day stand-off when more than half of the guards refused to relinquish their posts. Coca-Cola, which had previously cleared the terms of the lay-off and related severance package with the l [...]	2004-02-27 10:40:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	VM ELAB ECON LABOR
04HOCHIMINHCITY505	PRM DAS KELLY RYAN VISIT TO VIETNAM: HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. PRM Deputy Assistant Secretary Kelly Ryan held technical talks in Hanoi with a delegation of GVN officials to discuss the Humanitarian Resettlement (HR) program, a USG proposal to accept applications for persons meeting certain category eligibility under the orderly departure [...]	2004-04-22 12:35:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM VM
04HOCHIMINHCITY573	EMBASSY/CONGEN TEAM VISITS DAK LAK, ASSESSES EXTENT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and ConGen poloffs discovered more questions than answers concerning reports of recent ethnic unrest (refs A and B),during an April 26-27 trip through the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. While everyone from government officials to some of the protesters themselv [...]	2004-04-30 00:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV SOCI SCUL KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY75	HIV INFECTION RATES CLIMBING IN HCMC -- NEARING [...] Summary: On a visit to Ho Chi Minh City, Staffdel McCormick from the House Committee on International Relations met with local government officials and NGO partners involved in the city's fight against HIV/AIDS. Current estimates indicate that the infection rate in Vietnam is approaching one [...]	2004-01-27 09:29:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP EAID KHIV SOCI VM HIV AIDS
04HOCHIMINHCITY750	POSSIBLE TERRORIST SIGHTING IN HO CHI MINH CITY [...] (SBU) ON JUNE 2, 2004, AT 11:00 HOURS, RSO MET WITH TWO AMCITS WHO WERE CURRENTLY ON A BUSINESS TRIP TO HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM. BOTH AMCITS REPORTED THAT THEY ARE STAYING AT THE SHERATON SAIGON HOTEL IN HO CHI MINH CITY. THEY SAID THAT ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE 1 AT APPROXIMATELY 22:00 HOURS, T [...]	2004-06-02 13:34:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER VM CTERR
04HOCHIMINHCITY767	RSO HO CHI MINH CITY MEETS WITH LOCAL MINISTRY OF PUBLIC [...] (SBU) ON JUNE 6, 2004 AT 18:00 HOURS, RSO MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY (MPS) TO DISCUSS THE RECENT POSSIBLE TERRORIST SUSPECT SIGHTING(S) OF FAHID MOHAMMED ALLY MSALAM IN HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC). THE MEETING TOOK PLACE AT A COFFEE SHOP NEAR THE CONSULATE GENERAL (CONGEN) [...]	2004-06-05 08:32:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER VM CTERR
04HOCHIMINHCITY824	FORMER UBCV MONK TO PURSUE IMMIGRANT VISA AFTER [...] (SBU) Mr. Pham Van Tuong, formerly known as Thich Tri Luc while still a monk with the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, has confirmed that he is now scheduled to depart Vietnam on June 22 under UNHCR auspices for resettlement in Sweden. He will travel with his wife and child. Mr. Tuo [...]	2004-06-18 13:08:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CVIS PREF SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY838	TRIAL OF AMERASIAN FRAUD RING IN HO CHI MINH CITY [...] On June 8, a court in Ho Chi Minh City handed down sentences to defendants in a case involving an Amerasian fraud ring. Consulate General officers had developed some of the initial evidence in this case over two years ago and then passed it on to local authorities, as reported reftel. The de [...]	2004-06-24 07:02:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF CVIS KFRD VM
04KATHMANDU1690	SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: INTERNATIONAL MEDIA [...] "'Kathmandu under siege.' Really?" SUMMARY. One of the title-page stories in the centrist daily "The Kathmandu Post" (E/D) lambasted the exaggerations by the foreign (particularly Indian) media quoting particularly alarmist excerpts from The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, Star News, I [...]	2004-08-24 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU819	NEPAL: ROYAL INSIDER OPTIMISTIC ON PROGRESS [...] (C) On April 29 Prabhakar Rana, King Gyanendra's confidant and business partner, called on Charge d'Affaires and DCM to brief them on progress toward reconciliation between the parties and the Palace. Rana expects Nepali Congress President Girija Koirala will agree to meet the King soon and [...]	2004-04-29 08:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
04LILONGWE612	MALAWI'S NEW MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SEEKS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Dr. George Chaponda, Malawi's new Minister of Foreign Affairs was sworn in on June 16 (reftel A). Chaponda, after nearly twenty years of UNHCR service, seems eager to raise standards of professionalism and fiscal discipline in his ministry, and would like to explore the possibi [...]	2004-07-02 09:11:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PINR MI
04MANAMA1910	BAHRAIN: PREPARATION FOR NEGOTIATIONS ON ACCESS [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-21 14:03:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO BA
04NEWDELHI7053	LOOKING AHEAD TO ASEAN: INDIA ENGAGES EAST ASIA [...] (C) Summary: The GOI has engaged actively with East Asian capitals prior to the November 30 ASEAN Plus One Summit in Laos. India's two-track approach to these states--multilaterally through organizations like ASEAN, and bilaterally--exemplifies New Delhi's strategy of expanding economic and [...]	2004-11-05 05:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TH VM BM LA KS JA IN ASEAN
04NEWDELHI7394	PRE-SAARC INDIA GOES EASY ON BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Morshed Khan's November 1 stop in New Delhi was officially scheduled to deliver India's invitation to January's SAARC Summit in Dhaka, but also provided an opportunity for bilateral discussions on festering cross-border issues. The GOI resisted the tem [...]	2004-11-19 14:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KISL BG IN
04OTTAWA3483	TFXO01: DECEMBER 30 UPDATE FROM OTTAWA [...] (SBU) The FAC emergency task force manager confirms that the number of Canadian deaths has risen to four. The task force has opened welfare and whereabouts files on 2,500-3000 cases, half of which remain unresolved. They are beginning the process of calling back to see if some of the missin [...]	2004-12-30 19:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AEMR CASC CA
04RANGOON1030	BURMA GETS FIRST PIECE OF GLOBAL FUND PIE [...] (U) Summary: On August 4 the GOB Ministry of Health facilitated a signing ceremony in Rangoon which initiated the tuberculosis (TB) component of a Global Fund (GF) grant to Burma, the country's first tranche of funding from the GF. The first two-year phase of the TB component is for $6.9 milli [...]	2004-08-10 10:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO SOCI PGOV EAID PHUM PREL BM NGO
04RANGOON1048	UNHCR LOOKS FOR SHORT-TERM FUNDS FOR EASTERN [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR's activities in the recently opened eastern border areas are gaining momentum. As the GOB expands its preparations for possible future repatriation of refugees in Thailand, the UNHCR is expanding its roving presence and basic infrastructure work. We support the UNHCR reque [...]	2004-08-16 09:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM EAID PINS PGOV BM NGO
04RANGOON110	BURMA CAN'T FIGHT PHONY PHARMAS FROM INDIA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Sick Burmese are suffering under a flood of fake, unregistered, or sub-standard pharmaceuticals primarily imported from India and China. Though honest importers and the government are making some efforts to deal with the situation, little can be done without a better regulatory [...]	2004-01-23 04:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI ECON BM
04RANGOON1151	GOB INDIFFERENT TO HISTORIC FLOODING [...] (C) Summary: Record rainfall in July and August led to historic flooding throughout Burma, rendering thousands homeless and causing severe damage to rice crops. The Burmese regime denied that any flooding occurred and arrested individuals for distributing video footage of flooded towns. GOB [...]	2004-09-03 11:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAGR ECON PGOV BM
04RANGOON1225	THE BURMESE REGIME'S "SELECTIVE ENGAGEMENT" WITH [...] (C) Summary: A recent exchange of top military visits between Burma and Thailand indicates improving relations between the SPDC and the Royal Thai Armed Forces and is a sign that many wounds have healed since the two armies squared off during a series of deadly border skirmishes in mid-2002. [...]	2004-09-16 10:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BM TH
04RANGOON1268	RAZALI'S HOPES FOR BURMA MEETINGS IN NEW YORK [...] (C) Summary: According to UN Special Envoy Razali's Rangoon-based liaison, broad consultations on the margins of the UNGA at the end of September will be a difficult undertaking, but are essential in order to achieve a greater consensus on "what is absolutely necessary for the (Burmese) regim [...]	2004-09-24 10:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM
04RANGOON1330	BURMA: RICE POLICY INDECISION [...] (C) Summary: A surprising re-entry into the rice market by the GOB's agricultural export arm adds another layer of confusion to the government's rice policy. We don't see the GOB remaining in the business long, though we cannot predict the imminent return of the private sector either. However [...]	2004-10-07 01:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV BM
04RANGOON1357	BURMA TO HOST MAJOR REGIONAL TIPS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Burmese Government, with support from the United Nations, is preparing to host a three-day regional conference on trafficking in persons, October 27-29. This is a safe issue for the generals. It provides an easy platform on which to interact with their neighbors and to impr [...]	2004-10-19 00:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB PGOV BM
04RANGOON137	AVIAN FLU: BURMA TIGHTENS DEFENSES TO REPEL NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: There appears to be no avian influenza yet in Burma and the government has taken the initiative to keep it that way. An interagency committee has begun a broad prevention program, which includes cutting off imports of baby chicks from Thailand. Though we are relatively confide [...]	2004-02-02 07:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO SOCI PGOV BM
04RANGOON1375	UNHCR CAUTIOUS OF SPDC CHANGES [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR officials took the opportunity of a senior-level visit to Burma to stress that the time was not right for repatriation of Burmese refugees from Thailand. However, they said that roving missions and assessments in the eastern border regions were very important and would con [...]	2004-10-21 10:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV BM
04RANGOON1385	SPDC-KNU TALKS ABORTED; POSSIBLE RESUMPTION IN [...] (C) Summary: After perfunctory SPDC-KNU talks on October 19 failed to get off the ground because of changes in GOB leadership, the regime will likely resume negotiations in December-January, when the dust from deposed Prime Minister Khin Nyunt's "retirement," (hanging over Military Intellig [...]	2004-10-22 12:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL PGOV BM
04RANGOON1386	PUSHING A BIG ROCK UP A STEEP HILL: UNFPA TRIES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The UNFPA's three-day tour through upper Burma in mid-October for members of the diplomatic community and INGOs presented a microcosm of life today in this country: a graceful, capable people burdened by a Government that takes decisions based on its own interests. End Summary [...]	2004-10-22 12:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAID SOCI BM NGO
04RANGOON1421	ECHO COMING TO BURMA [...] (U) Summary: The EU plans to open a Rangoon branch of the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO) by the end of this year to monitor and supplement the considerable humanitarian assistance it currently provides for Burma programs from Bangkok and Brussels. According to one Bangkok-bas [...]	2004-11-04 04:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAID PREL PGOV BM NGO
04RANGOON1422	MAINLAND SE ASIA AND CHINA PLEDGE TIP COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: The Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT) moved forward in Rangoon, October 27-29. All of the participating governments seemed to find a comfortable confluence of political, strategic, and operational elements in the MOU they signed and the sup [...]	2004-11-04 05:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PGOV EAID BM
04RANGOON1470	BURMA STRIVES TO BECOME A (CENSORED) HI-TECH HUB [...] (C) Summary: Burma's generals are pushing to develop an IT and software sector well beyond the country's needs and abilities. Though a side effect of this effort has been improved communications and expanded access of some Burmese to the Internet, too many basic problems remain for this campa [...]	2004-11-16 10:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS TSPL PGOV SCUL ECON BM
04RANGOON1519	EMBASSY RANGOON CONDUCTS HIV/AIDS TRAINING FOR ALL [...] Summary. Embassy Rangoon has completed HIV/AIDS awareness training for all current mission staff in accordance with the Department of State's HIV/AIDS workplace policy and a Plan of Action established at the July 2003 HIV/AIDS Chiefs of Mission Conference in Bangkok, at which COMs committed [...]	2004-11-30 09:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI KHIV APER BM
04RANGOON1524	BURMESE REGIME RECALLS FOREIGN ENVOYS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The GOB has instructed its 37-odd foreign envoys to return to Burma in three separate batches for "reorientation" and "familiarization" with new members of the government and senior military officers. One senior official insists that rumors all of the ambassadors will be ousted a [...]	2004-12-01 09:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM

04RANGOON1544	FOREIGN-OWNED NEWSPAPER FEELS THE POST-KHIN NYUNT [...] (C) Summary: The Australian co-owner and editor of Burma's only non-GOB English-language newspaper, under serious pressure from the regime, has appealed to Rangoon-based ambassadors for statements of support should his publication "be closed down for any reason." Like many others who enjoyed [...]	2004-12-07 07:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PREL BM
04RANGOON1556	BURMA: THE EYES HAVE IT [...] (SBU) Summary: A favorite of ASSK's, U.S.-based NGO ORBIS, arrived in Mandalay on December 5th. The flying eye hospital and 11 foreign doctors will spend two weeks providing free operations for patients and education and hands-on training for nearly 100 Burmese medical staff. Despite clear be [...]	2004-12-09 03:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI ECON BM ASSK NGO
04RANGOON1569	THAI PRIME MINISTER MEETS WITH SENIOR GENERAL THAN [...] (C) Summary: On December 9, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra visited Rangoon and met with State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Chairman Senior General Than Shwe. Thaskin reportedly assured Than Shwe that Thailand would continue a policy of non-interference in Burma's internal aff [...]	2004-12-13 09:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM BM ASEAN
04RANGOON1572	BURMESE PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADERS REQUEST FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Congress has appropriated and earmarked millions of dollars to support Burma's pro-democracy movement and those Burmese seeking refuge from the junta's tyranny. While a portion of this funding appropriately supports thousands of Burmese who have fled their country, direct support for th [...]	2004-12-14 04:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID KDEM PINR BM
04RANGOON1577	UNHCR'S THIN BLUE LINE BETWEEN THE SPDC AND [...] (C) Summary: The UN's refugee agency has essentially exhausted its mandate to oversee repatriation operations along the Bangladesh border in northern Rakhine State and settled into an uneasy but crucial role providing a wide umbrella of protection, and coordinating basic relief services, for [...]	2004-12-14 08:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM KISL BM NGO
04RANGOON161	SPDC TRIES TO ENHANCE "UNDERSTANDING" OF BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: A two day seminar on "Understanding Myanmar" on January 27-28 was certainly the first time we have seen the government willing to discuss its policies in even a reasonably open forum. However, few attendees took the opportunity to publicly push important issues with the often sen [...]	2004-02-05 06:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON BM
04RANGOON1629	INDONESIA QUAKE HITS BURMA [...] Rangoon awoke on Sunday the 26th to a 5.3 earthquake, the largest since 1958 in the capital, testimony to the vast power of the quake off Indonesia. Though there were no reports of casualties or major damage in Rangoon, there were scattered reports throughout the area of slightly damaged buil [...]	2004-12-27 09:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR CASC PREL PINR PGOV AMGT BM
04RANGOON1633	TFXO01: TSUNAMI DEATH TOLL RISES IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary: It is evident now that Burma's remote coastal and delta regions suffered at least several dozen casualties and, at the village level, significant property damage from the earthquakes and tsunami of December 26th, although the full extent of the impact is still unclear. As of CO [...]	2004-12-28 10:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR CASC PREL PINR PGOV AMGT BM
04RANGOON1643	TFXO01: (12/29) BURMESE GOVERNMENT UPS TSUNAMI [...] (SBU) Summary: As of December 29th, the GOB's official earthquake/tsunami death toll in Burma is 51 dead and 70 missing, though the real numbers may be higher. There have been no reports of Amcit casualties or verified cases of missing Americans. The GOB has declined offers of assistance fro [...]	2004-12-29 10:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR CASC PREL PINR PGOV AMGT BM
04RANGOON1649	TFXO01: (12/30) BURMA SITUATION SEEMS STABLE...FOR [...] Summary: All USG personnel in Burma are accounted for and safe. There have still been no reports of Amcit casualties or verified cases of missing Americans. There was no new information on casualties in Burma on December 30th, though a UN team found little evidence to dispute GOB claims of D [...]	2004-12-30 10:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR CASC KFLO PREL PINR PGOV AMGT BM
04RANGOON167	STILL NO AVIAN FLU IN BURMA; GOVERNMENT PREPARES [...] (SBU) Summary: Burma does not have any reported cases of avian flu. Though the government is taking precautionary measures (ref B),if an outbreak were to occur the regime would be ill-prepared to face it. However, even if the worst happens, due to current USG Burma policy it's unlikely that [...]	2004-02-06 02:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON EAID AMED KHIV BM
04RANGOON214	NO BIOTECH REGULATIONS IN BURMA [...] The Burmese government currently has no laws or regulations on the books regarding the import of biotechnology-derived food products. The Ministries of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock and Fisheries, and the Customs Department are now forming a working committee to draw up a framework to addr [...]	2004-02-19 04:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL BM
04RANGOON232	REGIME BLOCKS NLD LEADERS FROM VISITING ASSK [...] (C) Summary: The five free members of the NLD's Central Executive Committee (CEC) attempted on February 17 to visit Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) at her Rangoon residence, where she is under house arrest, but were rebuffed by the Burmese regime. The "uncles" have in recent weeks taken a more visib [...]	2004-02-20 09:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM NLD ASSK
04RANGOON252	EU REPS MEET WITH BURMESE PM IN RANGOON [...] (C) Summary: EU ambassadors resident in Rangoon and Bangkok met recently with the Burmese Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. The EU ambassadors assured COM that the meeting was not for the purpose of delivering any new EU policy message. COM cautioned them that they needed to be extreme [...]	2004-02-25 11:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM
04RANGOON310	BURMA: FOURTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following report responds to the checklist provided in reftel requesting information on trafficking in persons activities in Burma from March 2003 to March 2004. The report will also be forwarded by e-mail to EAP/BCLTV in MS Word format. END SUMMARY. BEGIN REPORT Ove [...]	2004-03-08 10:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BM
04RANGOON34	BURMA: LIBERALIZED RICE EXPORTS AREN'T SO LIBERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB's sudden decision to "suspend" exports of rice was the latest foible in the move toward allowing the private sector to export rice for the first time in 40 years. Aside from further underlining the regime's ambivalence about giving up control of Burma's most important p [...]	2004-01-09 07:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV BM
04RANGOON369	BURMA WELCOMES PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY AIDS PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Burma is interested in new program possibilities under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (ref A) and has requested further consultations with the Embassy and USAID Bangkok to examine details of what the emergency plan actually means for Burma. Probably for reasons o [...]	2004-03-19 08:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SOCI KHIV PHUM PGOV BM NGO
04RANGOON438	BURMA: INDONESIAN AMBASSADOR PREVIEWS ALATAS VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Ambassador to Burma, Wyoso Prodjowarsito, revealed on March 31 that Presidential Advisor Ali Alatas may revisit Burma o/a April 17, although that date could slip due to the concurrent Burmese New Year. Prodjowarsito portrayed Indonesia as a close friend of Burma and su [...]	2004-04-06 06:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM ID
04RANGOON471	RANGOON MISSIONS ON PREPARATIONS FOR BANGKOK II [...] (C) Summary: Our recent calls on six Rangoon-based EU and ASEAN diplomatic missions to discuss the second meeting of the "Bangkok Process" on Burma revealed a range of assessments on the road that lies ahead. Most of the missions believe that the SPDC will release ASSK within days or weeks a [...]	2004-04-09 10:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM
04RANGOON487	BURMA: MALAYSIAN AMBASSADOR BELIEVES GOB WILL [...] (C) Summary: Malaysia's ambassador to Burma believes that the GOB is "firm" in wanting to postpone the April 29-30 Bangkok II meeting in order to avoid "getting clobbered" by the international community. Nonetheless, he believes that the signs are good ASSK will be released soon and assesses [...]	2004-04-20 10:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM MY
04RANGOON488	THE BURMA-THAI BORDER TRADE CHRONICLES: PART I, [...] (C) Summary: A recent joint visit by Bangkok and Rangoon Econoffs to Ranong and Kawthaung, along the southern Burmese-Thai border, shows business as usual in the informal movement of goods and people. However, the formal economy on both sides is sluggish due to the continued ban on Thai fishi [...]	2004-04-21 03:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV EFIS BM TH
04RANGOON497	THE BURMA-THAI BORDER TRADE CHRONICLES: PART II, [...] (C) Summary: A recent visit by Bangkok and Rangoon Econoffs to Mae Sot and Myawaddy, the largest trading point on the Burmese-Thai border, shows trade volumes that are flourishing despite U.S. sanctions and increasingly ludicrous Burmese trade policy. Even more than it does the sleepy Kawthau [...]	2004-04-22 02:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV PHUM BM TH
04RANGOON501	BURMA: CHINESE VISIT A "BIG EVENT" FOR PRC-SPDC [...] (C) Summary: The Chinese ambassador to Burma characterized the recent visit by Vice Premier Wu Yi as a "big event" for bilateral relations, noting 21 agreements had been signed and commenting that China had selected areas of cooperation that would be of import not only to the current regime [...]	2004-04-22 05:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV BM CH ASSK
04RANGOON513	THE BURMA-THAI BORDER TRADE CHRONICLES, PART III: [...] (C) Summary: Despite predictions that new U.S. sanctions would cause major changes in border trade and migration, a recent visit by Bangkok and Rangoon Econoffs to two of the three major Thai-Burma border crossings (refs A and B) shows business as usual in the movement of goods and people. Tho [...]	2004-04-23 04:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PHUM PREL ECON PGOV BM TH NGO
04RANGOON514	GOB PULLS THE PLUG ON BANGKOK II [...] (C) Summary: According to an MFA contact, Burma has opted out of the second meeting of the "Bangkok Process" and requested a postponement of at least one month, likely part of an effort to focus exclusively on reconvening the National Convention on May 17. We suspect the GOB realizes that the [...]	2004-04-23 08:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM TH
04RANGOON544	BURMA: NLD MAKES "SUGGESTIONS" (CONDITIONS) FOR [...] (C) Summary: For the first time in a year the NLD CEC met this week as a full group, including detained leaders ASSK and U Tin Oo. Over the course of two private sessions, facilitated by military intelligence, the party leadership formed a series of "suggestions" that the SPDC must take on b [...]	2004-04-30 10:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BM NLD
04RANGOON545	BURMA: VIEWS FROM MILITARY INTELLIGENCE [...] (C) On April 24 DATT and P/E Chief had an opportunity to chat at length with Major General Kyaw Win, second in command to General (and Prime Minister) Khin Nyunt as the powerful deputy chief of Burma's military intelligence. The occasion was a social event, but a significant portion of our d [...]	2004-04-30 10:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM
04RANGOON559	ENERGIZING BURMA'S SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTREPRENEURS [...] (SBU) Summary: The executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand visited Rangoon explaining the benefits of a more active civil society role for the business community and delivering the message that combined voices were more effective in pushing reform. Progressive busin [...]	2004-05-06 05:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KPAO PGOV SCUL KWMN BM
04RANGOON574	STATUS OF KAREN REFUGEE AND IDP RETURNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR's first assessment mission into Burma's south-eastern border area in early April found a heavy presence of Burmese Army troops and a lack of the basic infrastructure needed to support the tens of thousands of refugees projected to eventually return from Thailand. Though UNH [...]	2004-05-10 09:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PINS BM TH
04RANGOON625	BURMA'S PRIVATE RICE EXPORTS: A FAILED EXPERIMENT [...] (C) Summary: Burma's military and its economic tentacles are apparently benefiting from the GOB's January freeze on private sector rice exports, buying up thousands of tons at discount prices. Though the purchases are good for farmers who were stuck with massive surpluses when private exporter [...]	2004-05-18 10:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV ECON BM
04RANGOON644	BURMA'S FORESTRY MINISTER TAKES A MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: In the COM's first meeting with Burma's Forestry Minister we were able to finally get the GOB's official line on wildlife trafficking and illegal timbering, and clarify an outstanding rumor regarding the punishment of a Ministry official for illegal contact with the Embassy. Tho [...]	2004-05-21 07:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PGOV EAGR PHUM BM
04RANGOON694	BURMESE TAKE TO THE ETHER TO AVOID SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: BURMESE BUSINESSES HAVE A WELL-EARNED REPUTATION FOR CREATIVITY IN THE FACE OF OBSTACLES. MANY HAVE FOUND WAYS TO WORK AROUND LAST YEAR'S BAN ON U.S. FINANCIAL SERVICES (INCLUDING TRADE FACILITATION AND CREDIT CARD SERVICES). ONE OF THE LATEST METHODS INVOLVES LARGER COMPANIES [...]	2004-06-01 10:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BM
04RANGOON74	KNU COMING TO TOWN? [...] SUMMARY: After several days of confusion about who is coming and when, local contacts reported today, Thursday Jan 15, that a 21-strong KNU delegation led by Gen. Bo Mya has arrived from Bangkok. While here, the KNU will reportedly only discuss a cease-fire and Karen autonomy, not the natio [...]	2004-01-15 10:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM
04RANGOON768	BURMESE USING THAIS TO VIOLATE U.S. IMPORT BAN [...] SUMMARY: BURMESE GARMENT FACTORY OWNERS ADMITTED TO AN EMBASSY OFFICER THAT THEIR COMPANY IS CIRCUMVENTING THE U.S. IMPORT BAN ON BURMESE PRODUCTS BY EXPORTING THEIR "U2" AND "ADIDAS" BRAND GARMENTS OVERLAND TO BANGKOK, AND THEN RE-EXPORTING THROUGH A THAI COMPANY DIRECTLY TO THE UNITED STATE [...]	2004-06-18 08:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON CVIS KTEX TH BM
04RANGOON802	KHIN NYUNT MEETS UNOCAL [...] (C) Summary: Bangkok-based representatives of Unocal were in Burma to introduce a new regional chief. While paying a courtesy call on PM General Khin Nyunt, the Unocal reps heard upbeat talk of Burma's energy sector and of Burma-Thai relations. The PM also made vague promises of a release of [...]	2004-06-24 10:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV BM
04RANGOON815	GOB BLAMES EXILE GROUPS FOR JUNE 26 BOMBINGS [...] (C) Summary: On June 26th, three small bombs exploded and four were disarmed at the main Rangoon train station. The GOB blamed exile opposition groups for the incident, just as it did for a similar event last July. We think it more likely the GOB did this itself to try to besmirch these oppo [...]	2004-06-28 08:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV ELAB BM
04RANGOON82	RUMP CEC PUTTING HOUSE IN ORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The five NLD CEC members not under house arrest continue to meet daily and are pushing the security envelope further. The CEC is "putting the house back in order" and has held meetings with NLD Chairs from all of Burma's States and Divisions. Township-level meetings have begun [...]	2004-01-16 10:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM NLD
04RANGOON894	BURMA NGOS LAY OUT CONSERVATION PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: A team of locally based environmental NGOs, backed by local experts, has produced a comprehensive analysis of Burma's most pressing priorities for biodiversity conservation. The report is the first of its kind that we've seen and is realistic in its objectives and its assessment [...]	2004-07-15 06:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV BM NGO
04RANGOON914	RAZALI REP SAYS UNSYG WILL PURSUE BURMA MEETING AT [...] (C) Summary: Leon de Riedmatten, UN Special Envoy Razali's representative in Rangoon, says that UNSYG Kofi Annan hopes to organize a consultative group meeting on Burma on the margins of the upcoming UNGA to discuss next steps and strategies. The UNSYG will most likely invite traditional con [...]	2004-07-20 09:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PREL PGOV BM
04RANGOON945	THE WHO JOINS GOB TO FIGHT HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, [...] Summary: Dr. Jack Chow, Assistant Director-General for the World Health Organization for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (HTM),called on the COM on July 21 to discuss his visit to Burma during which he met with the GOB Minister of Health and other health officials, announced 92 million in [...]	2004-07-26 10:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI PGOV EAID PHUM PREL BM NGO
04RANGOON959	IRRAWADDY FLOODING DRAWS SCANT INTEREST [...] (SBU) Starting July 18th, heavy rains caused the upper Irrawaddy River to overflow its banks, and flood waters reportedly reached four to ten feet in the Kachin State capital of Myitkyina. Local NGOs in Myitkyina reported the worst flooding since 1997, fouled wells, thousands homeless, and pe [...]	2004-07-28 10:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SENV PGOV BM NGO
04ROME1591	TAIWAN/DPRK CHEMICAL SEIZURE - ITALY SEEKING [...] (S) ECONOFF RAISED REFTEL POINTS WITH MFA NON-PROLIFERATION COORDINATOR CARLO TRIPEPI ON MARCH 8. (WE ALSO LEFT THE POINTS AT MFA WITH DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO, DISARMAMENT OFFICE DIRECTOR GIOVANNI IANNUZZI, AND EAST ASIA OFFICE DIRECTOR CRISTINA RAVAGLIA.) THE [...]	2004-04-23 10:48:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL TW KN IT AS TH CBW
04ROME4908	TFXO01: EARLY WFP RELIEF EFFORTS - CREATION OF [...] USUN Rome Humanitarian Affairs Counselor Earl Gast and Program Specialist Philip Lamade were briefed by senior World Food Program (WFP) management on December 28, 2004. WFP apprised USUN Rome of its active engagement in mobilizing a task force in response to the disastrous tsunami following th [...]	2004-12-29 15:11:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF MOPS EAGR XO WFP
04THEHAGUE1916	DUTCH PRESIDENCY REPLY ON BURMA/ASEM MESSAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Presidency Special Envoy Hans van den Broek was reportedly pleased with the results his recent trip to Hanoi, Bangkok, Beijing and Tokyo to resolve the current impasse regarding Burmese participation in the upcoming Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). The Dutch are reluctant to pro [...]	2004-07-30 12:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM NL BM
04THEHAGUE287	Dutch policy on Burma [...] Summary: In a January 28 response to questions from Parliament, Foreign Minister Bot outlined Dutch policy on Burma. For reasons of effectiveness, the GoNL believes that the EU as a whole, and not bilateral Dutch efforts, should take the lead in advancing the improvement of the political and h [...]	2004-02-04 16:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EU BM NL
04THEHAGUE3330	NETHERLANDS/EU/CAMBODIA: DEMARCHE ON TRAFFICKING [...] (C) Poloffs discussed reftel points December 21 with Eric Verwaal, Head of MFA's Southeast Asia and Oceania Department, and Hein Copper, desk officer. Verwaal clarified that the Netherlands Embassy in Bangkok covers Cambodian issues since the Dutch have no Embassy in Phnom Penh. Verwaal was [...]	2004-12-23 15:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	CB KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL NL
04THEHAGUE521	ANNUAL REPORT ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - THE NETHERLANDS [...] Part one summarizes progress achieved during the year (Reftel B) and Part two is the fourth annual report on anti- trafficking in persons (TIP) for the Netherlands. The report follows the format outlined in reftel. Preparation time is about 200 hours (FSN - 110; FS-02 - 80; FS-02 - 10 hours) [...]	2004-03-02 06:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL
04THEHAGUE552	CONSULTATIONS WITH EU ON BURMA: DUTCH RESPONSE [...] (C) The EU has not reached a common position to impose sanctions against the Burmese government. MFA Burma Desk Officer Mariko Peters stated that the EU discussion on Burma in on-going, and will be on the agenda for the next COASI. While there is no disagreement on the need for the government [...]	2004-03-04 13:48:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM NL EUN
04VATICAN3057	DVC PROMOTES HIV/AIDS PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN USG AND [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-06 15:56:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO VT
04WELLINGTON833	NEW ZEALAND: LUKEWARM RESPONSE TO CITES [...] (C) Summary: The GoNZ is unlikely to support the U.S. draft resolution that aims to clarify the term "Introduction from the Sea." New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) interlocutors expressed skepticism that the draft submission as written will address illegal, unregulated [...]	2004-09-30 04:55:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EFIS TBIO ETRD NZ
04WELLINGTON915	NEW ZEALAND AND THAILAND AIM TO CONCLUDE [...] (C) Begin summary: New Zealand and Thailand have begun the fourth and possibly final round in negotiations for a free-trade agreement, which New Zealand hopes to conclude by November 19, before the next APEC summit. The New Zealand government acknowledged that its effort has been hampered by [...]	2004-11-02 23:14:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TH NZ
04WELLINGTON951	NEW ZEALAND ASSESSES VIABILITY OF NEW AIRCRAFT [...] (SBU) Summary: National Science Foundation (NSF),Raytheon, and Embassy representatives attended a logistics planning briefing hosted by the NZ Defence Force (NZDF) October 14 to assess the viability of allowing Royal NZ Air Force P-3K Orion and Boeing 757 aircraft to use the landing areas at [...]	2004-11-16 00:58:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS AY NZ
05ANKARA44	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-04 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7559	IRANIAN KURDISH ACTIVIST IN TURKEY SEEKING [...] (C) Summary: Well-known Iranian Kurdish activist Roya Toloui is currently in Turkey seeking re-settlement in a third country, preferably the U.S. She told us Iranian authorities tortured her in detention after her August arrest for allegedly organizing protests in Iranian Kurdistan. End Summ [...]	2005-12-23 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF SMIG PGOV PHUM PTER IR TU
05BANGKOK1008	THAILAND: THE SOUTH - IMPRESSIONS FROM FEBRUARY [...] (C) Summary: On February 1-2, Emboffs made a pre-election visit to Songkhla and Pattani provinces as part of an ongoing effort to monitor the situation in southern Thailand. In meetings with local businessmen, bankers, politicians, and journalists, they repeatedly heard claims that signifi [...]	2005-02-08 11:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK1019	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Wng Cdr Tien TEPANON, Office of Don Muang Base Command, RTAF (Air Police Battal [...]	2005-02-09 03:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1024	THAILAND: NPT 2005 REVIEW CONFERENCE [...] (U) PolOffs delivered reftel non-paper February 7 to representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Departments of International Organizations (IO) and ASEAN Affairs. One MFA official noted in the non-paper the line reading, "The United State will seek support for other measures t [...]	2005-02-09 04:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM KPAO TH NPT IAEA
05BANGKOK1026	AMBASSADOR BOYCE CALLS ON THAI COMMERCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Boyce paid his first official call on Thai Commerce Minister Watana Muangsook on February 4, 2005. A beaming Watana predicted a landslide for the ruling party on February 6, saying it was vindication of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's hands-on "CEO style." Watana [...]	2005-02-09 05:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON EINV ETRD ASCH ID TH
05BANGKOK1036	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an introductory call on Defense Minister Sumpun Boonyanun February 3, Ambassador discussed a wide range of subjects and positively reaffirmed the overall excellent relations between our two militaries. They exchanged views on the tsunami relief effort and overall U.S./T [...]	2005-02-09 09:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TH BURMA IRAQ POL MIL
05BANGKOK1038	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CDR SEVENTH FLEET VADM [...] (C) Admiral Greenert, your visit to Bangkok and Phuket will come as we are winding down the critical U.S. military role in providing assistance to Thailand and the other tsunami-hit nations in the region. Your meetings with senior SIPDIS Thai officials follow on the heels of visits by a n [...]	2005-02-09 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR TH
05BANGKOK1039	THAILAND ELECTION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand's Election Commission (EC) has announced that it will officially endorse the general election results (votes are still being counted in some constituencies) by February 25. Banyat Bantadtan has resigned as the leader of the major opposition Democrat Party (DP),along [...]	2005-02-09 10:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK1072	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. On February 3, the Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Finance Somkid Jatusripitak. The Ambassador discussed the ongoing Thai-US FTA negotiations, and stressed the need to work together to ensure the talk [...]	2005-02-10 07:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PREL TH US FTA
05BANGKOK1075	BANGKOK WELCOMES CODEL MCHUGH [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Congressman John McHugh and his delegation arriving in Bangkok on THG 683 from Hanoi at 2225 local time on Thursday, February 24. We understand that the delegation will depart for the United States on UA 9688 at 2355 on Friday, February 25. [...]	2005-02-10 08:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TH
05BANGKOK1105	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON ROYAL THAI SUPREME [...] (C) On February 8, the Ambassador met with Royal Thai Armed Forces Supreme Commander General Chaisit Shinawatra to discuss a variety of security issues. Chaisit was grateful for U.S. assistance to help Thailand mitigate the impact of the tsunami and correctly noted that our use of Utapao as [...]	2005-02-11 08:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR TH POL MIL BURMA PKO IMET
05BANGKOK1106	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: RAY [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Martinez from February 12 - February 21, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have been made at the Conrad Hotel, 87 Wireless Road, Tel: (66-2) 690-9999, Fax: (66-2) 690-9000. Room rate is USD 125 net (taxes and American Breakfast included) and [...]	2005-02-11 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PGOV TH
05BANGKOK1157	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FORMER PRESIDENTS BUSH [...] (U) President Bush and President Clinton, your visit to Phuket is eagerly anticipated by our Embassy in Bangkok, U.S. officials working on relief efforts, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (Prime Minister TOCK-SIN),and the Royal Thai Government. In Thailand, we are several weeks past the c [...]	2005-02-15 06:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL PGOV TH
05BANGKOK1163	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: [...] This is an action request. 2. JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise Balance Torch (BT) 05-2 from 11 April - 3 June 2005. To meet internal DOD advance deployment deadlines, they [...]	2005-02-15 08:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1169	THAILAND: THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PM [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at Government House on February 14, 2005. Although this meeting was billed as an official "courtesy call," the Ambassador had met with Thaksin several times since his arrival January 2 with the many high-level visits for the tsunami [...]	2005-02-15 11:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON TH TRT US FTA POL MIL
05BANGKOK1179	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) As authorized per Ref A, U.S. Embassy Bangkok verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the Thai units listed in Para 2, as of this date. Embassy Bangkok's Political Officer Robert J. Clarke is the verifying off [...]	2005-02-16 06:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1187	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON ROYAL THAI NAVY [...] (C) During a February 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Royal Thai Navy Commander-in-Chief, ADM Sampop Amrapala, noted that over half of the RTN's Phang Nga Naval Base had been destroyed by the December 26 tsunami and that it would be at least six months before the facility was operational. No [...]	2005-02-16 06:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK1191	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Political FSN contacted the Royal Thai Navy's Personnel Data Center, the Royal Thai Supreme Command's Directorate of Joint Personnel, the Ministry of Defense's Office of Personnel and the Naval Air Division at Sattahip Royal Thai Naval Base. None of these offices have a record of a "Dir [...]	2005-02-16 07:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC TH BLUE LANTERN
05BANGKOK1209	ISLAND BIODIVERSITY MAIN THEM AT CONVENTION ON [...] Summary: The Tenth Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological advice (SBSTTA) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was held in Bangkok on February 7-11, 2005. The main goal of the meeting was to develop a program of work on island biodiversity. Other major themes [...]	2005-02-17 02:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KSCA SENV TH
05BANGKOK1214	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Peamsak PAKDEEPINIT, 5th Air Defense Artillery Battalion, WCN 1114 who has [...]	2005-02-17 03:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1215	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cpt. Preeyapong SAMIPAGDI, Directorate of Intelligence, WCN 1173 who has been s [...]	2005-02-17 03:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1216	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Maj. Sarawuth BENJAJINDA, Command and General Staff College, WCN 1151 who has b [...]	2005-02-17 03:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1233	THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRIVY COUNCILOR [...] (S) On February 16, 2005 I, met with Privy Councilor General Surayud Chulanont former Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTAF) and Royal Thai Army (RTA) Commander-in-Chief. The meeting, held at Surayud,s request, took place at his residence in the Eastern suburbs of Bangkok and [...]	2005-02-17 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK1248	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: FORMER [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to the Presidential Delegation on its visit to Thailand February 19 - 20, 2005. 2. (U) Post is working closely with the advance team for this delegation to ensure a successful visit to Phuket. 3. (U) Control Officer is DCM, Alexander A. A [...]	2005-02-18 06:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1266	THAKSIN,S ECONOMIC POLICY: THE NEXT FOUR YEARS [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-18 08:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL TH
05BANGKOK1277	VEHICLE BOMB STRIKES HOTEL IN SOUTHERN THAILAND [...] (U) SUMMARY: A VEHICLE-BORNE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE (VBIED) EXPLODED 2/17/2005 OUTSIDE A HOTEL IN NARATHIWAT PROVINCE, SOUTHERN THAILAND. POLICE REPORT 5 DEAD AND 49 INJURED. THIS IS AN ESCALATION IN TACTICS FROM THE DAILY DRIVE-BY SHOOTINGS AND SMALLER IEDS WHICH TYPICALLY TARGET THAI S [...]	2005-02-18 12:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER TH
05BANGKOK1278	THAKSIN'S VICTORY -- CREDIT THE MAN, INNOVATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The landslide victory of Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party in the February 6 parliamentary election victory reconfirmed the Prime Minister's domination of the Thai political landscape. Thaksin's personality, sophisticated media presentation, focused populist messa [...]	2005-02-18 13:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TH
05BANGKOK1280	THAILAND'S DEEP SOUTH -- VIOLENCE UPTICK AND [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced February 16 that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) will use a scheme of color coding to classify and zone villages in Thailand's three southernmost provinces. Villages where incidents of violence remain high and the RTG believes it is ge [...]	2005-02-19 12:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TH
05BANGKOK1321	THAILAND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS/LABOR DEVELOPMENTS [...] (U) Summary. Senior Royal Thai police (RTP),accompanied by a post NGO anti-trafficking partner, traveled to Malaysia to enhance cooperation in countering the increasing cross-border trafficking of women and children. A low-ranking Thai policeman was convicted for trafficking a 14-year old g [...]	2005-02-23 03:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TH TIP
05BANGKOK1345	Thai Customs Notifies Ports: Zero Percent Duty on [...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand's Customs Department informed Econoff on February 18 that its November 1 ruling, that ATMs that dispense cash as a core function are entitled to a zero percent import tariff under the Information Technology Agreement (ITA),had been distributed to Thailand's ports in J [...]	2005-02-23 10:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON TH
05BANGKOK1375	THAI PRIME MINISTER RATTLED BY CRITICS OF SOUTHERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra initially reacted to critics of his new security zoning policy in Southern Thailand (Ref A) with a blast of vulgar expletives. But strong and spreading negative public reaction to his new plan, coupled with an invigorated media focus on continuing [...]	2005-02-24 07:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TH
05BANGKOK1425	SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -- EMBASSY RECOMMENDS WATCH [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Overall IPR protection in Thailand remains woefully inadequate by any measure. During the past year, however, the RTG has modestly improved upon its commitments to improve IPR protection. Minister of Commerce Wattana Muangs [...]	2005-02-25 09:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ECON KIPR TH
05BANGKOK1427	Thailand: Customs Valuation Issues [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 18, Embassy representatives met with the Customs Department's Mr. Watana U-Thasoonthorn, Director, Customs Procedures and Valuation Directorate. Noting that some customs officers continue to assign arbitrary values to data on carrier media (CD) imports, Watana agree [...]	2005-02-25 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON TH GATT WTRO
05BANGKOK1431	THAILAND: FORMER PRESIDENTS BUSH AND CLINTON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 19 meeting, Prime Minister Thaksin thanked former Presidents Bush and Clinton for U.S. assistance following the disaster, and highlighted the excellent cooperation between the U.S. and Thai militaries. Thaksin discussed Thai recovery efforts and plans for the aff [...]	2005-02-25 10:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK1454	THAILAND: NGO HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH ASIA HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a hard hitting press conference on February 24, Brad Adams, executive director of the non-government organization Human Rights Watch Asia (HRW-Asia),described the trend for human rights in Thailand as "unambiguously negative." Poloff attended the press conference, as did the [...]	2005-02-28 12:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK1507	UNESCAP: May's "High-level" Ministerial to Highlight [...] (SBU) SUMARRY: At the February 24 meeting of UNESCAP's (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) Permanent Representatives, Executive Secretary Kim Hak-Su announced a High-level Tsunami Panel for the May 12-18 ministerial that would include select prime ministers [...]	2005-03-01 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KUNR OVIP SENV SOCI TPHY ID IN IR FJ TH ESCAP
05BANGKOK1527	THAILAND: INITIAL MEDIA COVERAGE, GOVERNMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Local Thai media on March 2 headlined their stories on the 2004 Human Rights Report (HRR) with variations on the theme, "US government slams Thailand's human rights performance," with special attention to incidents in the South. PM Thaksin has not commented on the HRR. Offici [...]	2005-03-02 13:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPAO TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK1528	THAILAND: SOUTH DEVELOPMENTS UPDATE, MARCH 2, 2005 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Thai Government has moved rapidly away from Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's controversial plan to allocate economic assistance based on the color coded security ratings of villages in the southern border provinces. In the face of broad condemnation of the zoning schem [...]	2005-03-02 14:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK1536	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: GAO [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Stephen Lord, Jeffrey D. Phillips, Ann M. Ulrich and George Taylor from March 19 - 26, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have been made at the Conrad Hotel, 87 Wireless Road, Tel: (66-2) 690-9999, Fax: (66-2) 690-9000. Room rate is USD 125 net (t [...]	2005-03-03 03:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1541	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for the individual listed below who has been selected to attend the following cours [...]	2005-03-03 03:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1542	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for the individual listed below who has been selected to attend the following cours [...]	2005-03-03 04:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1573	THAI MFA PERMSEC SUMMONS THE AMBASSADOR OVER 2004 [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Ministry (MFA) Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn told the Ambassador March 2 that the 2004 Human Right Report (HRR) on Thailand presented government actions (at Khru Se mosque and Tak Bai) in the deep South in a misleading light by failing to place them in the c [...]	2005-03-03 10:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK1578	ASEAN INTER-PARLIAMENTARY BURMA CAUCUS VISITS [...] (U) Summary. Several members of the informal Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus visited Thailand this week, hosted by Senator Kraisak Choonhavan, Chairman of the Thai Senate Foreign Relations committee. In a March 2 press conference, the Caucus called [...]	2005-03-03 11:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF TH BM BURMA ASEAN
05BANGKOK1600	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: SCOTT [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Scott Kwak from March 5 - 11, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have not been made per reftel as no assistance requested. 3. (U) Due to limited resources and easy availability of airport transportation, post policy does not allow for airport [...]	2005-03-04 06:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK1601	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: VICTOR [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Victor G. Raphael from March 12 - 15, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have not been made per reftels. 3. (U) Due to limited resources and easy availability of airport transportation, post policy does not allow for airport meet and assist. [...]	2005-03-04 06:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK1619	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CSW DECLARATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-04 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK1635	NOTIFYING BANGKOK ABOUT APCSS SEMINARS AND [...] (U) General Stackpole, As you know, our Mission in Bangkok is a long-standing supporter of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The courses you have organized are among the best of their type in the world. Thai alumni return better informed about vital issues of mutual concern an [...]	2005-03-07 06:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AMGT TH POL MIL

05BANGKOK1737	PEACEFUL PROTEST IN BANGKOK 03/08/2005 [...] (U) SUMMARY: On 3/08/2005, approximately 35 individuals staged a 30-minute peaceful protest at the US Embassy in Bangkok. The protesters sought the return of an antique royal headdress, currently on loan to an exhibit in San Francisco, from the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the United States [...]	2005-03-09 09:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC TH PHUM
05BANGKOK1739	THAI PARLIAMENT FORMALLY RE-ELECTS THAKSIN AS [...] (U) Summary: On March 9, in a vote that surprised no one, Thailand's new National Assembly chose Thaksin Shinawatra as Prime Minister, formally completing a historic re-election bid, the first time an elected Thai PM has regained the top post after a full four-year term. The over-whelmed polit [...]	2005-03-09 10:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK1749	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LTC Chumphot NURARKATE, J-3/RTSC, WCN 1482 who has been selected to attend the [...]	2005-03-10 03:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1750	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lt.JG. Putporn YING-IN, Marines Division, Royal Thai Navy, WCN 1588 who has bee [...]	2005-03-10 03:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1751	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LTC Weerapun JUNDOUNG, J-3/RTSC, WCN 1481 who has been selected to attend the J [...]	2005-03-10 03:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1760	TIP/PISCES UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Washington-based Terrorist Interdiction Program(TIP)/PISCES Director Keith McCoy and Program Officer Julie Reynolds along with PISCES Thailand Coordinator Tang Penland met with Thai Immigration Bureau and National Security Council (NSC) officials February 20-25 to discuss the [...]	2005-03-10 08:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC KFRD TH KRCM TIP
05BANGKOK1765	THAILAND: SUBSCRIPTION TO THE HCOC [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Nawinee Plyoni of the International Organizations Peace, Security, and Disarmament (IO/PSD) division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nawinee confirmed that Thailand planned to subscribe to The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Prolif [...]	2005-03-10 09:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA TH MTCRE
05BANGKOK1772	THAILAND: PSI - SECURING THAI ENDORSEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai on March 9. Surakiart said the RTG could not provide a definitive response over the next few days because the new government was in the process of being formed. Surakiart indicated that he would pe [...]	2005-03-10 10:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL TH PSI
05BANGKOK1774	OPPOSITION MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FACES LESE MAJESTE [...] (U) Summary. A respected opposition Member of Parliament (MP),Khunying Kallaya Sophonpanich, has been summoned for questioning by Thai police on charges of lese majeste. Four others were questioned, including Democrat Party parliamentary candidate Thanom Onkhetpol, who lost in the February [...]	2005-03-10 10:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
05BANGKOK1775	THAILAND: A KINDER AND GENTLER THAKSIN? [...] (SBU) Summary: In his second term inaugural speech on March 9, Prime Minister Thaksin promised to be open to dissent, support non-governmental organizations and establish a better rapport with the press. Thaksin also told the Thai nation that he will dedicate himself to building a better s [...]	2005-03-10 11:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH TRT HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK1817	THAILAND: TRT MPS BEGIN THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Thaksin's select group of 25 Members of Parliament (MP) from his Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party has begun the work he personally assigned them to assess and develop strategies for dealing with the Muslim South. Two MPs told poloffs about their initial visit to the S [...]	2005-03-11 11:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK1819	THAILAND: THAKSIN'S NEW CABINET FAMILIAR, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Thaksin unveiled the first cabinet lineup in his new administration on March 11. Many faces are familiar, but there were some surprises. This cabinet may only last until next June. If the list is approved by the King (as is likely),Foreign Minister Surikiart Sa [...]	2005-03-14 00:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TH
05BANGKOK1842	THAI LAW SOCIETY CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT COMMISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: One year after the disappearance of a prominent Muslim human rights attorney, the Law Society of Thailand called for Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to establish an independent committee to investigate the disappearance and presumed death of Somchai Neelapaijit. The President [...]	2005-03-14 10:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK1886	PSI: THAIS CLOSE, BUT UNLIKELY TO ENDORSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) continues to move towards formal endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Statement of Principles (SOP) in the near future. However, it is unlikely that the endorsement will be made before the March 21 OEG meeting in Omaha. Emb [...]	2005-03-15 23:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP ETTC AS TH PSI
05BANGKOK1892	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI in conjunction with DEA Bangkok Country Office (BCO) has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise Fusion Torch (FT) [...]	2005-03-16 03:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1896	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Chainarong YORDRABAM, 1st Engineer Regiment, King's Guard, WCN 1186 who ha [...]	2005-03-16 04:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1897	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cpt. Kitsada CHITRARANGSI, Transportation Army Aircraft Maintenance Battalion, WC [...]	2005-03-16 04:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1898	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 2Lt. Chairat ARMAT, 2nd Air Mobile Company, WCN S109 who has been selected to att [...]	2005-03-16 04:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1899	THAI SHRIMP INDUSTRY ASKS FOR AD RELIEF [...] On March 15, the Embassy received a delegation representing the Thai shrimp industry. The delegation, comprised of the heads of several regional shrimp farmers associations, the Thai Shrimp Association, and the Thai Marine Shrimp Farmers Association, presented to the Economic Counselor a 2-p [...]	2005-03-16 04:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TH
05BANGKOK1901	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] As authorized per Ref A, with the exception of the 25 regiment noted in Para 3 below, Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of Gross violations of human rights by the Royal Thai units identified below to participate in Balance Torch 05-2, as of this d [...]	2005-03-16 04:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1902	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI in conjunction with DEA Bangkok Country Office (BCO) has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise Fusion Torch (FT) [...]	2005-03-16 04:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1921	THAIS SEEK RETURN OF CLAIMED ROYAL HEADDRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thai media and some politicians have recently called for the return to Thailand of a 500-year old royal headdress which they claim was stolen in the 1950s. The headdress is currently on display at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum, on loan from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. [...]	2005-03-16 08:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO TH
05BANGKOK1924	THAILAND: CHILD MARRIAGE [...] (U) The legal age of marriage for men and women in Thailand is 18. Persons under 18 may be legally married with the consent of both parents or a single surviving parent or legal guardian. In some cases, the Court can approve a legal underage marriage. This is usually granted when requested by [...]	2005-03-16 09:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK1933	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FORMER PRIME MINISTER CHUAN [...] (C) Summary: During a March 8 meeting with the Ambassador, former Prime Minister and Democrat Party (DP) leader Chuan Leekpai said that Prime Minister Thaksin did not understand the problems in southern Thailand and indeed his policies were exacerbating the situation. Chuan feared that if [...]	2005-03-16 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH BURMA US FTA
05BANGKOK1947	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Staffdel Frank Januzzi from March 25 - 30, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have been made at the Conrad Hotel, 87 Wireless Road, Tel: (66-2) 690-9999, Fax: (66-2) 690-9000. Room rate is USD 125 net (taxes and American Breakfast included) and is [...]	2005-03-17 03:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA ASEC TH
05BANGKOK1956	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cpt. Mahaesuk CHINMART, 2nd Armor Division, King's Guard, WCN S112 who has been s [...]	2005-03-17 07:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK1969	THAI PRIME MINISTER SKIPS LUNCH DATE WITH ASSEMBLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Newly sworn-in Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra disappointed a three-day gathering of mostly rural villagers from the Assembly of the Poor NGO by going on vacation in Japan rather than stopping by for lunch. The 900-strong peaceful demonstration in front of Thailand's Parliament [...]	2005-03-17 08:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM TH TRT
05BANGKOK2000	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LCdr Sumate MALAMAS, Naval Rating School, WCN 6320 who has been selected to atten [...]	2005-03-18 08:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2001	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lt.JG. Prayoon ASANOK, Mine Squadron, who has been selected to attend the WCN 134 [...]	2005-03-18 08:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2002	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Wg.Cdr. Niyom SUTTICHANTUK, RTAF Institute of Higher Education, Air Education and [...]	2005-03-18 08:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2003	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Flt. Lt. Chayapan PULSAPYA, who has been selected to attend the following courses [...]	2005-03-18 08:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2004	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Sqn. Ldr. Somphop SOOKKEE who has been selected to attend the following courses l [...]	2005-03-18 08:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2005	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Gp. Capt. Dejudom KONGSRI, RTAF Institute of Higher Education, Air Education and [...]	2005-03-18 08:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2006	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cdr. Yotin TANAMOOL, Marine Security Regiment, RTMC, WCN 1584 who has been select [...]	2005-03-18 08:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2010	LOCKHEED MARTIN PROMISES COUNTERTRADE TO THAILAND [...] (C) In a March 17 meeting with Defense Minister Gen. Thamarak Isarangura Na Ayutthaya, Lockheed Martin Director for Industrial Cooperation Richard Jannarone made it clear that Lockheed Martin is willing to offer a "100 percent" countertrade deal if the RTG selects F-16 as the fighter aircraf [...]	2005-03-18 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL PGOV TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK2013	FIGHTING TERRORIST FINANCING IN THAILAND [...] (S) The following responds to reftel A questions regarding RTG efforts to combat terrorist financing: (A) The RTG has not seized, frozen or forfeited any assets under UN Security Council resolutions 1267 or 1373. The Thai Anti-Money Laundering Act of B.E. 2542 (1999) makes "offenses related [...]	2005-03-18 09:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER ETTC KTFN TH
05BANGKOK2017	THAILAND'S WEEK IN POLITICS, MARCH 13-18, 2005 [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Thaksin has announced the ranking of his six deputy prime ministers and delineated their individual oversight authorities. The Public Administration Act allows the Prime Minister to delegate to the deputy prime ministers, including designating the order in which they are [...]	2005-03-18 11:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TG
05BANGKOK2048	Thailand: Coordination and Outreach on Maritime [...] (U) In response to reftel, various agencies at Post have portfolio responsibility and/or interest in maritime security. The Economic section has portfolio responsibility for maritime security from an economic policy standpoint. The Political section has responsibility for engaging and coordi [...]	2005-03-22 00:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON ETRD EWWT KSTC TH
05BANGKOK2062	THAILAND: SENIOR GOVERNMENT ADVISOR DISCUSSES THE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Poloffs met with Mark Tamthai, a prominent academic and senior advisor to the Thai National Security Council (NSC),to discuss RTG policy for southern Thailand. He said the Thai government, acknowledging recent policy failures, is increasingly focused on the sep [...]	2005-03-22 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK2067	THAILAND'S NEXT STEPS ON PROLIFERATION SECURITY [...] (SBU) On March 22, Polcouns contacted Busaya Mathelin, Deputy Director General (DDG),International Organizations (IO) Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about the Thai decision to recall two designated Thai participants before they joined the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Oper [...]	2005-03-22 12:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC PARM TH PSI
05BANGKOK2069	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI in conjunction with DEA Bangkok Country Office (BCO) has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise Counter-Drug Fusi [...]	2005-03-23 00:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2070	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI in conjunction with DEA Bangkok Country Office (BCO) has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise Baker Torch (BT) [...]	2005-03-23 00:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2087	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW DEMOCRAT PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 21 the Ambassador met with newly installed Democrat Party (DP) leader Aphisit Wetchachiwa. Aphisit spoke candidly about mistakes made by the DP during the election and discussed how he hoped to form the party into an effective opposition to Prime Minister Thaksin's [...]	2005-03-23 09:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TH US FTA BIO
05BANGKOK2088	THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THAI NSC SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary. Thai National Security Council Secretary General Winai told the Ambassador on March 21 that after two postponements of the original August 2004 deadline for the move of the urban Burmese to the border camps, there would be no further extensions of the current deadline of March 31. [...]	2005-03-23 09:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PTER PGOV TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK2137	MEGAPROJECTS: WE KNOW WHY, NOBODY KNOWS HOW [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-25 05:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL TH
05BANGKOK2189	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: NEJDAT R. [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Nejdat R. Mulla from April 2 - 7, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have not been made per reftel. 3. (U) Embassy point of contact is: David Distefano. Work phone: (66-2) 205-4715, Home: (66-2) 253-3039, cell phone: (66-7) 089-1597. Aft [...]	2005-03-29 06:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK2219	THE THAKSINIZATION OF THAILAND -- IMPRESSIONS [...] (C) After six and a half years away and three months back, this seems as good a time as any to review the landscape in Thaksin Shinawatra,s Thailand. For starters, there is the towering figure of the Prime Minister himself. Dominating the scene as no previous civilian leader has ever done, T [...]	2005-03-29 23:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON TH US FTA
05BANGKOK2228	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: GAO TEAM [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Robert Repasky, Mr. Kelly Baumgartner and Mr. Guy Lofaro from April 23 - April 27, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have been made at the Hotel Sukhothai 13/3 South Sathorn Road, Bangkok 10120, Tel: (66-2) 344-8888, Fax: (66-2) 344-8899. R [...]	2005-03-30 03:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA ASEC TH
05BANGKOK2254	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) DOD (OSD/POLICY),per Ref A, has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete further human rights vetting for the 25th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, 4th Army Area, a unit that has been selected to participate in Exercise Balance Torch (BT) 05-2 scheduled from 11 April [...]	2005-03-30 08:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2255	NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION ANNOUNCED [...] (U) Summary: On March 28, Prime Minister Thaksin officially appointed a broad-based 48-member National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) to explore solutions to the ongoing separatist turmoil in Thailand's predominantly Muslim southern provinces. NRC Chairperson and former Prime Minister Anand [...]	2005-03-30 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TH NRC
05BANGKOK2257	THAI POLITICAL UPDATE -- MARCH 30, 2005 [...] (U) HOUSE SPEAKER'S PARLIAMENTARY PERFORMANCE HARSHLY CRITICIZED The opposition Democrat Party (DP) again walked out in protest of actions by House Speaker Bhokin Bhalakula. The latest protest occurred on March 25 when Bhokin rejected a request by Democrat Party Chief Advisor (and former [...]	2005-03-30 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK2259	JAPANESE DFM TANAKA BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 25 Ambassador met with visiting Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Tanaka to discuss Tanaka's recent official visit to Burma. Tanaka said he delivered "a strong message" to the SPDC on democracy and the release of ASSK. Tanaka reported that Prime Minister Soe Win did no [...]	2005-03-30 11:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV BM TH ASEAN BURMA
05BANGKOK2260	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's March 28 courtesy call on the leader of Thailand's official Islamic community, the Chularatchamontri stated his support for the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) headed by former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun. The 89-year-old Muslim cleric expr [...]	2005-03-30 11:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TH BIO NRC
05BANGKOK2261	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR HILL'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: A/S Designate for East Asia and Pacific and U.S. Ambassador to Korea Christopher Hill met with opposition Democrat Party (DP) Deputy Leader and former Foreign Minister Dr. Surin Pitsuwan on March 29. Surin urged the U.S. to continue to pressure Thailand and ASEAN partners to seek [...]	2005-03-30 12:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TH BM BURMA ASEAN ARF NRC
05BANGKOK2280	UTAPAO NAVAL AIR STATION - OPPORTUNITIES FOR [...] (C) The Royal Thai Naval Air Station at Utapao represents the most strategically significant location in Thailand, and one of considerable importance regionally. In the past several years Utapao has been used to support OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and various smaller c [...]	2005-03-31 04:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL POL MIL
05BANGKOK2318	THAILAND'S POSITION ON BURMA AND ASEAN: NEW FACE, [...] (C) Summary: The appointment of a new foreign minister, Kantathi Suphamongkhon, will not substantially change Thailand's "constructive engagement" policy towards Burma, according to a key Foreign Ministry (MFA) official responsible for Burma. Kantathi has already publicly (and privately) mad [...]	2005-04-01 06:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH BM ASEAN BURMA
05BANGKOK2320	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Wg.Cdr. Piyasak SANGWONG, Foreign Language Division, Armed Forces Education Departm [...]	2005-04-01 07:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2321	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Pol.Col. Peerapong DOUNGAMPORN, Division 1, Special Branch, Royal Thai Police, WC [...]	2005-04-01 07:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2322	THAILAND: THAKSIN SIGNALS SHIFT IN SOUTH POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 30, Prime Minister Thaksin, speaking to a joint session of parliament, surprised the political establishment by suggesting that the RTG would take a less security focused approach towards Thailand's troubled far south. Thaksin's conciliatory tone, with statements suc [...]	2005-04-01 07:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TH
05BANGKOK2323	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Duangsuda SUKSAWAD, Counter-Terrorist Operations Center, WCN (N/A),who has [...]	2005-04-01 07:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2324	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Capt. Teansiri MONTRIWADE, WCN 5003, who has been selected to attend the Counter- [...]	2005-04-01 07:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2347	THAILAND: THE WEEK IN POLITICS: MARCH 27 - APRIL [...] (SBU) Tensions within the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party ratcheted up when members of Wang Nam Yen, Wang Nam Yom and Mod Dum Faction met for the first time at disgruntled Wang Nam Yen faction leader Sanoh Thiengthong,s residence on March 29. The group announced that it will set up a "Creative Gr [...]	2005-04-01 10:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK2348	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Dinger, Karen Chandler (S/CT) and Christopher Marut (EAP/RSP) to visit Thailand from April 5-9, 2005, to participate in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Intersessional Meeting (ISM) on Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime. 2. [...]	2005-04-01 11:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL OTRA AMGT ASEC TH
05BANGKOK2351	THAILAND: STAFFDEL JANUZZI VISIT TO FAR SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 28-29, Senate Foreign Relations Committee professional staff member Frank Januzzi visited Thailand's southernmost Muslim majority provinces. Januzzi spoke with a variety of interlocutors and heard local views on the origins and nature of the continuing unrest, cautious [...]	2005-04-01 11:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TH NRC
05BANGKOK2401	THAILAND: TRIPLE BOMBING IN FAR SOUTH, APRIL 3, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The evening of April 3, three bombs exploded nearly simultaneously in the southern province of Songkhla, killing at least two and injuring scores of others. Two Americans were injured; their injuries, while serious and requiring hospitalization, are not life-threatening. Two [...]	2005-04-04 12:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CASC TH
05BANGKOK2431	THAI POLICY ON CHINESE REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. The Thai government continues to refuse UNHCR access to Chinese dissident Lu Decheng for a refugee status determination interview. In their handling of Lu, the Thai are balancing human rights concerns and U.S. and UNHCR pressure against their relations with China and a belief tha [...]	2005-04-05 08:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM TH CH
05BANGKOK2441	THAILAND: RTG REACTIONS TO APRIL 3 TRIPLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) has responded to the three bombs on April 3 that targeted Hat Yai international airport and other high-visibility targets (reftel) with heightened security nationwide and carefully calibrated words. End Summary. 2. (U) Prime Minister Thaksin [...]	2005-04-05 11:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TH
05BANGKOK2492	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LCdr. Pongsak TONGSAI, Marines Division, Royal Thai Navy who has been selected to [...]	2005-04-07 07:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2493	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Patapee RUNGRASSAMEE, 722nd Field Artillery Regiment, WCN 1112 who has been [...]	2005-04-07 07:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2494	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LCdr. Sakda WATTANATHAM, Naval Ordnance Department who has been selected to atten [...]	2005-04-07 07:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2495	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Sgt. Warawuth MANEEINT, Aviation Center who has been selected to attend the follo [...]	2005-04-07 07:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2496	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Sgt. Kittipong KONGKAW, 9th Air Mobile Company who has been selected to attend th [...]	2005-04-07 07:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2517	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Puwadol PONNARK, 3rd Special Forces Regiment, WCN N/A who has been selected [...]	2005-04-08 02:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2536	AMBASSADORS HILL AND BOYCE CALL ON NEW THAI [...] (C) Summary: A/S Designate for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill, accompanied by Ambassador Boyce, met with new Thai Foreign Minister Kanthati Suphamongkhon on March 30. Ambassador Hill told Kanthati that the U.S. remains committed to the six-party process in nuclear negotiati [...]	2005-04-08 07:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM TH BURMA ASEAN
05BANGKOK2537	AMBASSADORS HILL AND BOYCE MEET INDONESIAN [...] (C) Summary: During a March 29 meeting in Bangkok, Indonesian Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Chairman Achmad Hasyim Muzadi told Ambassadors Hill and Boyce that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) had invited him to visit the troubled Muslim-majority southern border provinces of Thailand, speak with local [...]	2005-04-08 07:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TH
05BANGKOK2541	THAI INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY OBSERVERS DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: In recent Embassy meetings with several Thai government and academic experts on Thailand's southern separatist troubles, several themes emerged: 1) the Royal Thai Government (RTG) sparked deep resentment and lost credibility among Muslims in the South after detainees taken at [...]	2005-04-08 07:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PTER TH
05BANGKOK2572	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: DAS J. [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to DAS J. Kelly Ryan to visit Thailand from April 17 - April 22, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have been made at the Conrad Hotel, 87 Wireless Road, Tel: (66-2) 690-9999, Fax: (66-2) 690-9000. Room rate is USD 125 net (taxes and American [...]	2005-04-11 08:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF OTRA TH
05BANGKOK2575	THAILAND: ARF ISM DISCUSSES DOCUMENT SECURITY AND [...] (U) Summary: Thailand and Canada co-chaired the third ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Inter-Sessional Meeting (ISM) on Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime April 6-8 in Bangkok, which focused on intelligence and information sharing, document security and integrity, and police and law enforcem [...]	2005-04-11 08:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL PTER TH ARF
05BANGKOK2600	THAILAND: EAST ASIA SUMMIT - THAI IMPRESSIONS [...] (C) On April 12, Poloff discussed reftel questions and passed reftel points to MFA official Buskorn Prugsapongse, Director of the Economic and Policy Division, Department of ASEAN Affairs. Buskorn's comments echoed many of those provided by the Singapore Embassy in Washington, as reported in [...]	2005-04-12 09:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN TH ASEAN
05BANGKOK2601	THAILAND: NOBEL LAUREATE SHIRIN EBADI DISCUSSES [...] (U) SUMMARY. On April 10, Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate (2003) Shirin Ebadi spoke in Bangkok. She focused a discussion attended by poloff on her experiences as a judge, lawyer and advocate for women,s rights in Iran, before and after the Islamic Revolution. She argued that many of the laws tha [...]	2005-04-12 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI IR TH IRAQ
05BANGKOK2602	THAILAND: MORE REPORTS OF FACTIONAL FERMENT IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: A prominent Bangkok daily, the "Krungthep Thurakit," reported on April 12 that Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Secretary General and Transportation Minister Suriya Jungrungreankit may lose his party position at the TRT's next general meeting on April 24. Reportedly, Prime Minister Thaks [...]	2005-04-12 11:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH TRT
05BANGKOK2603	THAILAND: THREATENING LEAFLETS IN THE SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 28-29 visit by Poloff to the far southern province of Pattani, Vice Governor Chanvit Vasayangkura provided a collection of leaflets which had been dropped by extremists at different locations throughout the province over the past several months. The leaflets, let [...]	2005-04-12 11:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TH
05BANGKOK2636	BURMESE PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN THAILAND: DOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nearly 2,000 out of 2,707 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) persons of concern (POC) have reported to Thai immigration offices in Bangkok and three provincial offices in Northern and Western Thailand. The largest number reported to the Mae Sot immigration [...]	2005-04-19 00:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK2665	ANTI-TERRORIST MEASURE -- RTG REQUIRES ID FOR [...] (U) Summary: In an effort to thwart or identify and arrest separatist bombers, the RTG intends to require that buyers of mobile phone SIM cards show their national ID cards to register the purchase. Following the bombings in Hat Yai and other locations in the south recently, the RTG is eage [...]	2005-04-19 10:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER TH
05BANGKOK2699	THAILAND: COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Phantipha Iamsudha, Counselor, Social Affairs Division of the MFA International Organizations Division. Phantipha said Foreign Minister Khantathi will not be able to attend the April 28-30 Community of Democracies Ministerial in Santiago because he [...]	2005-04-20 09:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM TH
05BANGKOK2743	AMBASSASOR DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES WITH DEFMIN: [...] (C) In an April 20 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Gen. Thamarak Isarangura Na Ayutthaya welcomed the recent Iraqi elections and noted his long-held belief that setting up the Iraqi Government will reduce anti-American violence there. The Ambassador noted keen interest in Wash [...]	2005-04-21 10:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL PGOV TH IRAQ BURMA POL MIL
05BANGKOK2749	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF PACOM CDR ADM FALLON [...] (C) Admiral Fallon, your visit to Bangkok to meet with Thai leaders and Chiang Mai to open this year's Cobra Gold exercise will allow you an opportunity to push forward a number of key U.S. foreign policy objectives. We have requested meetings for you with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra [...]	2005-04-22 02:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TH
05BANGKOK2751	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Staffdel Woo for April 27, 2005. 2. (U) No hotel reservations have been made as Staffdel is not staying overnight. No per diem will be prepared. 3. (U) Embassy point of contact is: Michael D. Sweeney. Work phone: (66-2) 205-4 [...]	2005-04-22 03:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA TH
05BANGKOK2795	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) As authorized per Ref A, U.S. Embassy Bangkok verifies that the Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the Thai units listed in Para 2, as of this date. Embassy Bangkok's Political Offic [...]	2005-04-26 00:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2796	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) As authorized per Ref A, U.S. Embassy Bangkok verifies that the Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the Thai units listed in Para 2, as of this date. Embassy Bangkok's Political Offic [...]	2005-04-26 00:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2797	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) As authorized per Ref A, U.S. Embassy Bangkok verifies that the Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the Thai units listed in Para 2, as of this date. Embassy Bangkok's Political Offic [...]	2005-04-26 00:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2798	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO THAILAND OF USARPAC [...] (C) General Brown, your visit to Bangkok to meet with Royal Thai Army (RTA) leaders and Chiang Mai to observe this year's Cobra Gold exercise will allow you an opportunity to develop relationships with senior Thai Army officers. We have requested meetings for you with RTA CINC GEN Prawit Wo [...]	2005-04-26 01:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK2822	F-16 AND RTAF FIGHTER REPLACEMENT: ELEVATING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 20, in a meeting with 13th Air Force Commander, Major General Edward Rice and the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Selection Committee, Lockheed Martin (LM) executives advocated that RTAF purchase F-16s to replace their aging F-5 fighters. The presentation offered three prin [...]	2005-04-26 08:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MCAP PGOV EIND TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK2827	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: TRAVEL BY [...] (U) Embassy Bangkok warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick and his delegation to visit Thailand May 4 - 5, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have been made at the Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road, Bangkok, Thailand 10330, Tel: (66-2) 250 [...]	2005-04-26 08:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP TH
05BANGKOK2830	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Flt. Lt. Panyapol CHAIYAPRUKE, Directorate of Personnel, RTAF who has been select [...]	2005-04-26 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2831	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Gp. Capt. Suchin WANNAROJ Security Forces Command AirCombat Command RTAF, who has [...]	2005-04-26 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2832	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lt. Sirapatt BUANGBON, the Office of Policy and Planning, Min. of Defense, who ha [...]	2005-04-26 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2833	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Dittharat AMORNVITTHAVAT, the Institute of Advanced Military Studies, who ha [...]	2005-04-26 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2834	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Amnat POOKSRISUK, Army War College, who has been selected to attend the cour [...]	2005-04-26 08:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2835	THAILAND: GLOBAL FORUM ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION [...] Poloff discussed reftel with Brazilian Embassy Minister Counselor Fernando Jose de Carvalho Lopes. Lopes said that he had already been in contact with the Thai MFA regarding the June conference in Brasilia and that his Ambassador preferred that we demarche the MFA separately. Lopes said the [...]	2005-04-26 09:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CPAS KCRM KFRD TH

05BANGKOK2837	THAILAND: QUEEN CALLS FOR UNITY AND VIGILANCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 23 Queen Sirikit delivered a strongly worded nationally televised address calling for an end to the violence in southern Thailand. She urged all Thais to work with the government against persons responsible for recent killings and bombings, saying the violence threate [...]	2005-04-26 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK2838	THAILAND: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (C) Mr. Deputy Secretary, on behalf of the entire Embassy community, I welcome you to Bangkok. You are visiting at an opportune point in our negotiations with the Thai on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). With Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra no longer distracted by elections and firmly back [...]	2005-04-26 10:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PREL PTER TH OVIP
05BANGKOK2839	FAMILY OF MISSING MUSLIM HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mrs. Angkana Wongrachen, the wife (and presumed widow) of Muslim lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit, has alleged that, after a letter was submitted on her behalf to the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) about the case of her missing husband, she received anonymous threatening phone c [...]	2005-04-26 11:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK2845	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cdr. Jaray CHOMCHALAD, Naval Personnel Department, who has been selected to atten [...]	2005-04-27 01:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2846	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LCdr. Warintorn KUMHONG, Naval Personnel Department who has been selected to atte [...]	2005-04-27 01:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK2862	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: LTC LOU [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to LTC Lou Ortiz, EAP Military Advisor from EAP/RSP from May 1 - May 8, 2005. 2. (U) LTC Ortiz has been coordinating itinerary with DATT Bangkok, POLMIL and JUSMAG. Post understands that LTC Ortiz is making his own travel arrangements [...]	2005-04-27 07:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR OTRA TH
05BANGKOK2887	APPROVING MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT TEAM [...] (C) USPACOM proposed deployment of a military information support team (MIST) to Thailand to offer military support to public diplomacy. The focus of this team will be to advise and assist the Royal Thai Army in its efforts to address ongoing unrest in southern Thailand. Post concurs and r [...]	2005-04-28 07:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK2922	THAILAND EXBS LEGAL TECHNICAL FORUM [...] (U) Per reftel request, Post has proposed and confirmed that a "U.S.-Thailand Legal Technical Forum" will be held under the auspices of the Export Control and Related Border Assistance (EXBS) program, in Bangkok in mid-May. Post expects 20-30 Thai participants at the workshop, including partic [...]	2005-04-29 11:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM PREL KSTC TH EXBS
05BANGKOK2925	PSI: UPDATE ON SECURING THAI ENDORSEMENT [...] (C) Summary: After a year and a half of U.S. and other lobbying, Thailand apparently has made the basic policy decision to be more supportive of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and is moving through the final steps towards endorsement of the PSI Statement of Interdiction Princi [...]	2005-04-30 06:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL TH PSI
05BANGKOK2946	COUNTRY CLEARANCE: INR ANALYST REID DAUGHERITY [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Reid Daugherity, INR Analyst, from May 2 - May 13, 2005 to participate in the 2005 COBRA GOLD Exercise. 2. (U) Post has made a reservation for Mr. Daugherity at the Amari Airport Hotel the night of May 2. Confirmation number is 9948742. [...]	2005-05-02 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL OTRA ACOA MOPS TH
05BANGKOK3000	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Plt. Off. Thanaporn THANUPANT, Directorate of Education and Training, who has bee [...]	2005-05-04 04:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3001	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LTC Noppol POLPATIPICHARN, Air Defense Headquarters, who has been selected to att [...]	2005-05-04 04:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3002	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Tippawong RODJANATHAM, Army Training Command, who has been selected to atten [...]	2005-05-04 04:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3003	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1LT Thayagiat CHANARAT, 9th Air Mobile Company, who has been selected to attend t [...]	2005-05-04 04:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3004	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Maj. Weerachon SOMBOONSIN, 1st Air Mobile Company, who has been selected to atten [...]	2005-05-04 04:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3005	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Suphannika VIDHAYASARONYUDH, Army Training Command, who has been selected to [...]	2005-05-04 04:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3006	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Wg. Cdr. Arunee DILOKNORANART, Directorate of Education and Training, who has bee [...]	2005-05-04 04:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3020	PACOM COMMANDER ADM FALLON MEETING WITH NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 3 meeting with visiting PACOM Commander ADM William J. Fallon, the Chairman of Thailand's National Security Council, General Winai Phattiyakul, expressed Thailand's support for the continued "strong presence" of the US military in the Asia-Pacific region. Winai commented [...]	2005-05-04 09:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PINS PGOV TH BURMA POL MIL
05BANGKOK3041	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: PATRICIA [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Patricia Scoggs, Andrea Richhart and Teri Simpson Lojewski to attend the U.S.-ASEAN Informal Coordinating Mechanism from May 15 - May 18, 2005. 2. (U) Per Ref E-mail, USAID Regional Development Mission has made reservations at the [...]	2005-05-06 08:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECIN ETRD TH
05BANGKOK3045	BLUE LATERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] Pol FSN made inquiries to establish the bona fides of Olympic Arm & Ammunition Co. as requested in reftel. According to the Department of Business Development of the Thai Commerce Ministry, Olympic Arm and Ammunition (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has a three person executive committee made up of Mr. C [...]	2005-05-06 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH BLUE LANTERN
05BANGKOK3073	THAI GIVE APPROVAL TO PRM DAS RYAN FOR BURMA [...] (C) Summary. During an April 18-23 visit by PRM Bureau DAS Kelly Ryan, the Thai government gave its approval for a multi-year program to resettle Burmese refugees residing in camps along the Thai-Burma border to the United States. DAS Ryan told Thai officials that the United States wanted to [...]	2005-05-09 09:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK3074	BURMESE DISSIDENT GROUPS IN THAILAND DENY [...] (SBU) Summary: Burmese exile groups based in Thailand have denied any connection to the bombings in Rangoon on May 7, 2005. Most speculated, without any providing any hard evidence, that former associates of ousted Prime Minister Khin Nyunt and the military intelligence services might be res [...]	2005-05-09 09:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK3082	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Mr. Auen KUNKEAW, The Supreme Court, who has been selected to attend the WCN 1908 [...]	2005-05-10 02:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3107	THAILAND: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQ [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Minister-Counselor Amornsate Singha, the new Director of MFA's North America Division. In subsequent conversations, Amornsate said that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has already delivered congratulatory messages to both President Jalal Talabani a [...]	2005-05-10 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IZ TH IRAQ
05BANGKOK3110	THAILAND -- DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNMANDATED [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-10 11:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM TH
05BANGKOK3128	PACOM ADM FALLON MEETING WITH FM KANTHATI: KOREAS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 4 meeting with visiting PACOM Commander ADM William Fallon, FM Kanthati Suphamongkhon highlighted the close long-term relationship between the U.S. and Thailand and expressed gratitude for U.S. assistance during the tsunami crisis and for continuing joint U.S.-Thai tra [...]	2005-05-11 05:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV MARR MASS TH BURMA DPRK POL MIL
05BANGKOK3129	PACOM MEETING WITH PM THAKSIN: IRAQ, F-16, CHINA, [...] (C) Summary: In a May 4 meeting with visiting PACOM Commander ADM William Fallon, PM Thaksin Shinawatra did not directly address a U.S. request for Thailand to send staff officers to the multinational headquarters in Iraq, but did suggest that Thailand might be able to provide additional su [...]	2005-05-11 05:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV MASS MARR TH IRAQ POL MIL BURMA
05BANGKOK3130	PACOM COMMANDER ADM FALLON MEETING WITH ROYAL THAI [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 3 meeting with Royal Thai Supreme Commander GEN Chaisit Shinawatra, PACOM Commander ADM William Fallon pressed for an answer to CJCS Gen. Myers letter requesting Thailand to send staff officers to man the multinational headquarters for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). C [...]	2005-05-11 05:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV MARR MASS TH IRAQ POL MIL
05BANGKOK3131	PACOM COMMANDER ADM FALLON MEETING WITH NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 3 meeting with visiting PACOM Commander ADM William J. Fallon, the Chairman of Thailand's National Security Council, General Winai Phattiyakul, expressed Thailand's support for the continued "strong presence" of the US military in the Asia-Pacific region. Winai commented [...]	2005-05-11 05:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PINS PGOV TH BURMA
05BANGKOK3143	THAILAND: MEETING OF THE G8 CTAG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Thailand G8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) held its first quarterly meeting under the Chairmanship of UK Ambassador David Fall on April 27. The group discussed joint cooperation on a wide range of counter terrorism (CT) related issues in Thailand, focusing on creati [...]	2005-05-11 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER TH ASEAN
05BANGKOK3144	THAILAND: ARF MISSILE DEFENSE CONFERENCE; EAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloffs met with Thai Foreign Ministry (MFA) officials to discuss planning details and next steps for the Missile Defense Conference which the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has agreed to co-host with the U.S. October 6-7 in Bangkok. The Thais expect to achieve consensus within [...]	2005-05-11 09:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TH ASEAN
05BANGKOK3145	NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION RELEASES FULL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) recently released the complete texts of reports authored by two government-authorized "Independent Commissions" which investigated separate high casualty incidents in 2004 in southern Thailand involving Thai security forces. In April [...]	2005-05-11 10:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS NRC
05BANGKOK3182	THAILAND: PACOM CMDR ADM FALLON'S ROUNDTABLE ON [...] (C) Summary. On May 3, PACOM Commander ADM Fallon and the Ambassador met with a select group of Thai academics and activists to discuss the separatist insurgency in Thailand's Muslim-majority deep South. The Thai analysts spoke of tensions from Bangkok's historical efforts to integrate the M [...]	2005-05-13 03:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK3185	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Prosper and Mr. Peter Hemsch for transit of Thailand from May 18 - May 19, 2005. 2. (U) Embassy expediter will assist upon arrival on May 18. Two reservations have been made at the Amari Airport Hotel with confirmatio [...]	2005-05-13 03:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT TH
05BANGKOK3190	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EAP A/S [...] (U) Embassy Bangkok warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for transit travel through Thailand to EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill and EAP Special Assistant Marc Koehler during the period May 18 - May 19, 2005 and on May 21, 2005. 2. (U) For the night of May 18, two single [...]	2005-05-13 07:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL TH
05BANGKOK3198	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to David Recker, Parvin Roushan Huda, Kevin Cummings and Laurie Magree from May 15 - 23, 2005 in order to attend the "US-Thailand Legal Technical Forum", to be held in Bangkok from May 18-20. 2. (U) As noted in reftel, hotel reservat [...]	2005-05-13 08:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PARM PREL ETTC KSTC TH
05BANGKOK3203	THAILAND: DEALING WITH CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT [...] (S) SUMMARY: As separatist violence escalates in Thailand's deep South, USG officials must deal with the persistent and perhaps widening perception in the Thai public that the United States is fomenting the violence for its own purposes. When traveling in Thailand's southern provinces, Emb [...]	2005-05-13 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK3205	THAILAND: CO-CHAIRING THE ARF/ISG [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Urawadee Sriphiromya of the MFA Department of ASEAN Affairs. Urawadee said the RTG was appreciative of the United States' willingness to con-chair the ARF/ISG in Honolulu, October 17-19, 2005, and as dialogue partners, looked forward to coordina [...]	2005-05-13 10:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL AORC XB RP TH
05BANGKOK3206	THAILAND ISSUES STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR NEW IRAQI [...] (SBU) The MFA has informed Post that the RTG has issued a public statement in support of the Iraqi transitional Government. The MFA has posted the announcement on the Ministry's website (www.mfa.go.th). In addition, MFA North America Division provided post with a copy of a congratulatory D [...]	2005-05-13 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO TH IRAQ
05BANGKOK3207	PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ON WHY THAILAND'S [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Dr. Gothom Ariya, who is a respected academic, human rights activist and member of the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC),expressed his views on the NRC's initial meeting, changes in the attitude of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra [...]	2005-05-13 11:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK3208	MY DINNER WITH THAKSIN [...] (C) Summary: I had dinner on May 12 with Prime Minister Thaksin. He was in a receptive mode. On trade issues, Thaksin indicated that he was ready to push his ministers to reengage on all FTA issues and said there was "no problem" in lifting Thailand's ban on U.S. beef. He accepted constr [...]	2005-05-13 11:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER BU TH IZ BURMA ASEAN
05BANGKOK3243	REVISED THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Amb. Prosper and Mr. Jonathan Crock from May 17 - May 20, 2005. 2. (U) Hotel reservations were made at the Amari Airport Hotel and reservation number 5421186 has been changed to reflect name of Mr. Crock. Currently, the Thai Bah [...]	2005-05-17 02:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK3258	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Miss Chatchadapa JARURANGSAN, State Enterprise Policy Officer who has been select [...]	2005-05-17 08:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3271	THAILAND: PM THAKSIN'S PUBLIC REMARKS ON RANGOON [...] (C) Summary: It has not been lost on Thai observers that SPDC propaganda about who is responsible for the May 7 bombings in Rangoon (Ref A) vaguely suggests Thai involvement as well as that of a "superpower nation." Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra tackled this issue on May 16 by rejecting [...]	2005-05-18 00:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BM TH ASEAN BURMA
05BANGKOK3283	THAILAND: DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MAY 4, 2005 [...] (C) Summary: On May 4, 2005 Deputy Secretary Zoellick met with Thai Foreign Minister Kanthati Suphamongkhon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). In an 80-minute exchange, they covered key areas for inclusion in the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, Thai endorsement of the Proli [...]	2005-05-18 04:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MARR TH
05BANGKOK3303	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Jamie McCormick, professional staff member to the House International Relations Committee (HIRC). Mr. McCormick will be transiting Thailand on May 28 and June 5, 2005. Per Staffdel's request, no official program or meetings are being [...]	2005-05-18 11:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ASEC TH
05BANGKOK3313	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: [...] This is an action request. 2. JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in the DIILS, "Human Rights/LOAC" course scheduled from May 16 - 20, 2005. To meet internal DOD advance deployment dead [...]	2005-05-19 03:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3314	THAILAND: PM THAKSIN'S PUBLIC REMARKS ON RANGOON [...] (C) Summary: It has not been lost on Thai observers that SPDC propaganda about who is responsible for the May 7 bombings in Rangoon (Ref A) vaguely suggests Thai involvement as well as that of a "superpower nation." Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra tackled this issue on May 16 by rejecting a [...]	2005-05-19 03:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BM TH ASEAN BURMA
05BANGKOK3327	THAILAND: MAY 1992 DEMOCRACY HEROES TO BE [...] (SBU) Summary: Families of democracy demonstrators killed, injured or missing from a military crackdown in May 1992 laid the foundation stone for a new memorial in Bangkok. Opposition Democrat Party leader Abhisit spoke in praise of those who "sacrificed to bring democracy" to the Thai people. [...]	2005-05-19 08:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK3333	THAIS CONTENT WITH LOCAL NEGOTIATIONS TO DEFUSE BORDER TENSIONS WITH CAMBODIA AT ANCIENT KHMER TEMPLE [...] Summary: Recent news stories about a dispute at a historically sensitive ancient Khmer temple at the border between Thailand and Cambodia inaccurately reported increased Thai troop deployments and explosion of a landmine inside the temple. Tensions at this temple site, which flare periodically, app [...]	2005-05-19 10:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL CB TH CAMBODIA
05BANGKOK3381	THAILAND: REPLACEMENT OF RTG AUDITOR-GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: A controversy over the status of Auditor-General Khunying Charuwan Methanaka is receiving wide attention in Thailand. On May 12, citing a Constitutional Court decision voiding her original appointment, the Senate named former Finance Ministry Deputy Permanent Secretary Wisut [...]	2005-05-20 10:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK3392	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cdr. Peerapong TABYAM, Planning and Estimating Division, Phrachulajomklao Naval D [...]	2005-05-24 08:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3436	THAILAND SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your visit as an opportunity to advance a number of key U.S. foreign policy objectives. We have just finished our annual Cobra Gold exercise -- the only multilateral training exercise in the Asia-Pacific region. This year's exercise [...]	2005-05-25 08:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV MARR MASS TH
05BANGKOK3439	(UNITS TO STATE) EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN [...] This is an action request. 2. Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise Balance Torch 05-3 scheduled from 18 July to 23 Sept. 2005. To meet i [...]	2005-05-25 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3471	THAILAND: TRT FACTIONAL TENSIONS FLARE OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition to Thai Senate efforts to replace popular Auditor-General Charuvan -- up to now led by the Democrat Party (DP) -- has been taken up by one of the ruling Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party's key factions. Powerful TRT faction leader Sanoh Thienthong has drawn Prime Minister [...]	2005-05-26 11:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH TRT
05BANGKOK3500	THAILAND: ICJ ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, on May 16 Poloffs delivered diplomatic note seeking RTG support for the reelection of Judge Buergenthal to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to the MFA North America Division. 2. (SBU) Poloff subsequently discussed reftel talking points with Phaspor [...]	2005-05-27 11:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TH
05BANGKOK3521	THAILAND: NATIONAL COUNTER CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 30, eight commissioners of the National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) resigned under a cloud. A ninth commissioner had resigned earlier, shortly after the Supreme Court of Justice's Criminal Division for Persons Holding Political Positions ruled (6 to 3) on May [...]	2005-05-31 04:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH NCCC
05BANGKOK3522	COMMUNITY RADIO IN THAILAND: CRACKDOWN OR CROSSED [...] (U) SUMMARY: An estimated 2,000 (maybe 3,000) unregistered community radio stations continue to broadcast popular news and "call in" talk shows without a legal regulatory framework. Appointment of a National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) remains stalled in the Thai Senate. Although the Royal [...]	2005-05-31 05:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO TH
05BANGKOK3588	NOMINATION OF MICHAEL D. SWEENEY FOR THE POWELL [...] (U) I nominate Michael D. Sweeney for consideration as one of the EAP Bureau's nominees for the Powell Fellows Program. Michael is a tenured FS-03 Foreign Service generalist who has distinguished himself while working in the Consular and Political sections in Embassy Bangkok. He is the type [...]	2005-06-01 08:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
05BANGKOK3590	THAILAND: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) On May 27, PolCouns conveyed reftel para 8 talking points to Chakarin Chayabongse, Deputy Director General, East Asian Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Chakarin expressed appreciation for the official notification of suspension of the U.S. remains recovery program in N [...]	2005-06-01 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KN KS TH DPRK
05BANGKOK3592	THAILAND: SUSPECTED JI MEMBERS FOUND NOT GUILTY [...] (C) Maisuri Haji Abdulloh and three other suspected Thai Jemaah Islamayah (JI) members on trial in Bangkok on charges of plotting to bomb Western embassies and other targets in Thailand were found "not guilty" on June 1 in a Bangkok court. One of the defense attorneys, Witthaya Buranasin of [...]	2005-06-01 11:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK3622	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Gp. Capt. Saisak KANPACHAI, Directorate of Joint and Combined Exercises who has b [...]	2005-06-03 01:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3623	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Paijit SAVASDISARA, The Supreme Court, who has been selected to attend the WCN 29 [...]	2005-06-03 01:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3624	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Capt. Yanapan BOOBPAMALA, 9th Air Mobile Company who has been selected to attend [...]	2005-06-03 01:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3625	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Capt. Atit Tanyanon, Infantry School, who has been selected to attend the WCN 111 [...]	2005-06-03 01:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3633	THAILAND: VIOLENCE IN THE SOUTH: VISIT TO SONGKHLA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff visited the far southern province of Songkhla and the Muslim majority province of Satun May 23-24. Satun province has avoided the violence plaguing the three other Muslim majority Thai provinces despite a similar population and geographical location. A separate historic [...]	2005-06-03 06:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK3635	THAILAND: NCCC RESIGNATIONS SPUR MOVES TO AMEND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thaksin administration and the political opposition are both drafting proposals for a constitutional amendment on the selection process for the National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC),from which all nine National Counter Corruption Commissioners resigned following [...]	2005-06-03 06:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH NCCC
05BANGKOK3704	THAILAND-DPRK RELATIONS: RTG SEES ITSELF AS [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-06 10:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PARM PHUM KN KS TH DPRK
05BANGKOK3722	SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S MEETING WITH THAI MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld met with Thai Defense Minister Thamarak Isarangura Na Ayutthaya on June 6 in Bangkok. SecDef said: 1) the strong history of U.S.-Thai military cooperation facilitated the impressive response to the December 26 tsunami; 2) the U.S. hopes that Tha [...]	2005-06-07 01:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP PARM PTER MASS TH PSI
05BANGKOK3725	SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S MEETING WITH THAI PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld met on June 6 with Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at Government House in Bangkok. Secretary Rumsfeld 1) encouraged Thailand to endorse the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Statement of Principles; 2) sought PM Thaksin's insights into [...]	2005-06-07 01:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM OVIP TH PSI
05BANGKOK3744	GUIDANCE REGARDING TWO NORTH KOREAN SISTERS IN [...] (C) Per ref a request, on June 7 Refcoord told UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan that the U.S. would consider refugee referrals of the two North Korean sisters reportedly in Cambodia if UNHCR determines that it is in their best interest to travel to the United States. 2. (C) Utkan s [...]	2005-06-07 08:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM KN KS CB DPRK
05BANGKOK3745	VOLUNTARY AND FORCED REPATRIATION OF MONTAGNARDS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In June 7 discussion with UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan on other matters, Refcoord took the opportunity to pass along reftel guidance regarding U.S. policy on voluntary and forced repatriation of Montagnards in Cam [...]	2005-06-07 08:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF VM CB CAMBODIA
05BANGKOK3790	THAILAND: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN DEMOCRACY FUND [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the UN Democracy Fund and discussed reftel points with Suvat Poopatanapong, Counselor of the International Organization Peace Security and Disarmament Division at MFA. Suvat said the MFA had passed our request to the Thai UN Perm Reps in New York. [...]	2005-06-09 07:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM TH
05BANGKOK3799	SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (C) Ref A) requests Department action for human rights vetting for the 5th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division of the 4th Army of the Royal Thai Army. As noted in ref A),the unit is scheduled to participate in Exercise Balance Torch 05-3. The Department has requested further informati [...]	2005-06-09 11:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3802	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LtG Pamook U-THAICHAYA, Special Warfare Command, who has been selected for an Of [...]	2005-06-10 00:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3803	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Ltc Chartchai CHAIGASAM, Special Warfare Command, who has been selected for an O [...]	2005-06-10 01:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3804	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Chetta TRONGDEE, 2nd Special Forces Regiment, who has been selected for an O [...]	2005-06-10 01:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3805	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for MG. Podok BUNNAG, 1st Special Forces Division, who has been selected to an Offic [...]	2005-06-10 01:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3806	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Sqn.Ldr. Tawatchai MAKPANICH, RTAF Academy, Air Education and Training Command wh [...]	2005-06-10 01:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3807	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Flt.Lt. Silath REANMANEE, Directorate of Civil Affairs who has been selected to a [...]	2005-06-10 01:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3808	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for AM Decha Hunhaboon, Royal Aide-de-Camp Department, who has been selected to atten [...]	2005-06-10 01:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3810	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) As authorized per Ref A, U.S. Embassy Bangkok verifies that the Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the units from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Army Areas identified in Par [...]	2005-06-10 01:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3829	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: [...] This is an action request. 2. JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in the following courses and to meet internal DOD advance deployment deadlines, they have requested that the review of h [...]	2005-06-10 05:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3846	THAILAND TO CONTINUE PUSH TO SERVE AS "MEDIATOR" [...] (C) On the margins of an MFA briefing on the recent OIC visit to Thailand (septel) the chief of the MFA's ASEAN Affairs Policy Section, Suriya Chindawongse, pulled poloff aside to discuss North Korea (DPRK). Suriya repeated remarks made during recent high-level U.S./Thai meetings (reftels) [...]	2005-06-10 08:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MASS TH DPRK
05BANGKOK3850	AMCITS RELEASED IN LAOS HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE IN BANGKOK [...] (U) SUMMARY: Three US citizens, recently detained in Vientiane after trying to assist with the surrender of approximately 170 Hmong and Khmu in Laos, held a press conference on June 9 describing the events of June 4 and 5 (Reftels). Ed and Georgie Szendrey gave an emotional account of their " [...]	2005-06-10 08:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF CASC TH LA HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK3852	THAILAND: RTG SUBMITS CORRUPTION COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government's draft constitutional amendment to revise the selection process for the National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) easily passed its first reading in Parliament on June 8. The opposition Democrat Party (DP) proposed a different version of constitutional ame [...]	2005-06-10 09:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK3854	THAILAND: MFA BRIEFS ON OIC DELEGATION VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 9, the Foreign Ministry (MFA) briefed the Diplomatic Corps regarding the ongoing visit of a delegation from the Organization of The Islamic Conference (OIC) looking into the Tak Bai incident and unrest in southern Thailand. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) emphasized t [...]	2005-06-10 10:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK3890	THAILAND: DRIVING FORWARD ON TRAFFIC SAFETY [...] Summary: The upcoming International Road Federation (IRF) meeting in Bangkok this June affords an opportunity to engage Royal Thai Government (RTG) contacts and consider USG follow- up work on traffic safety in Thailand, including the status of two US Trade and Development Agency (TDA) projects [...]	2005-06-13 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ELTN ECON ETRD PREL SOCI TH
05BANGKOK3930	(C) THAILAND: ALLEGED USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] (S) Summary: The senior Thai Foreign Ministry (MFA) official covering Burma told poloffs that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has no hard evidence confirming the reported use of chemical weapons by the Burmese Army against ethnic Karenni soldiers near the Thai border in February 2005. These [...]	2005-06-14 10:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PINR MOPS PHUM TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK3945	WORKING WITH THAILAND TO ENGAGE OTHER MILITARIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Thailand affords the United States a unique platform in Asia to work jointly with other Asian military forces, including those from Japan and Indonesia, and to conduct multinational peacekeeping, disaster relief and other exercises. Our largest exercise, Cobra Gold, is America [...]	2005-06-15 09:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MASS TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK3963	BIG COMPROMISES PUSH JAPAN-THAI FTA INTO FINAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. As the negotiation of the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA) enters its final stages, Thai and Japanese negotiators have moderated some key demands to avoid a stalemate. A Japanese economic officia [...]	2005-06-16 08:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EINV TH
05BANGKOK3992	TALKING POINTS DELIVERED: UN REFORM & PROMOTING [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-17 07:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PREL PGOV AORC TH UNSC
05BANGKOK3993	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lieutenant General Nipat THONGLEK, Office of Policy and Planning, MOD who has bee [...]	2005-06-17 07:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK3994	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Mr. Chinnavuthi KHAWSUMLEE, Ministry of Interior, who has been selected to attend [...]	2005-06-17 07:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4001	THAKSIN RUNS INTO POLITICAL TURBULENCE [...] (SBU) Just over four months since his massive election victory, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is looking much less like the invincible politician who easily swept back into power. The opposition is tenaciously pursuing corruption questions regarding purchase of security equipment for th [...]	2005-06-17 08:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV TH
05BANGKOK4028	THAI MFA OFFICIAL: NO CHANGE IN POLICY TOWARD SHAN [...] (C) Summary. The Burma desk officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) stated that despite the Royal Thai Government's (RTG) pushback of approximately 450 Shan refugees to the Burmese side of the border last week, there is "no change in Thai policy" in providing temporary protection and [...]	2005-06-20 08:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM PBTS TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK4063	UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON BURMA TO SPDC: WHAT DO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Bangkok, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Burma, expressed frustration with Burma's ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) and called upon the Burmese junta to clarify what steps they plan to take in the democratic r [...]	2005-06-21 11:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK4066	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lt. Bunnarasi SIRIRAM, Directorate of Join Civil Affairs, who has been selected t [...]	2005-06-22 01:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4067	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for MG Chaiwat SATONDEE, NSC, who has been selected to attend the WCN 1201, PK for De [...]	2005-06-22 01:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4107	REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel talking points to Dusit Manapan, Counselor in the Social Division of the Department of International Organizations (IO),Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dusit passed the talking points to the Deputy Director General for IO. At this time the MFA is not taking a positi [...]	2005-06-23 05:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KUNR TH UNCHR

05BANGKOK4108	THAILAND: NRC HEAD ANAND PANYARACHUN DISCUSSES [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 15, the Ambassador met with Anand Panyarachun -- the highly respected former Prime Minister and current head of the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) -- to discuss the ongoing unrest in southern Thailand and Anand's role in RTG's efforts to end the violence. Anan [...]	2005-06-23 05:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV TH
05BANGKOK4118	VIOLENCE IN SOUTHERN THAILAND MARKED BY INCREASE [...] (U) Summary: Assailants, suspected to be Muslim separatists, beheaded a Thai civilian in broad daylight at a teashop in Narathiwat province on June 22, the fifth beheading of civilians, all believed to be Buddhist, during this month. Three male Muslim volunteer teachers were shot to death at [...]	2005-06-23 08:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK4205	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: EAP DAS [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP DAS Eric John from July 4 - July 7, 2005. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at the Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok, Tel: (66-2) 690-9999, Fax: (66-2) 690-9000). Currently, the Thai Baht is a [...]	2005-06-28 07:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC TH
05BANGKOK4220	THAILAND: UPDATE ON CONTROVERSIAL PAK MUN DAM [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 15, Poloffs visited Ubon Ratchathani province, where the controversial Pak Mun Dam is located. Representatives of an NGO alleged that the Pak Mun Dam has disrupted local fishing and farming communities, without producing anticipated levels of electricity and water. The [...]	2005-06-29 05:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV SOCI EFIS TH
05BANGKOK4238	THAILAND: CENSURE OF TRANSPORT MINISTER ENDS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Thai Parliament voted overwhelmingly and along party lines not to censure Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit for irregularities related to bribes reportedly paid by InVision Corporation to win a procurement contract for airport scanners at Bangkok's new international [...]	2005-06-29 10:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TH
05BANGKOK4266	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Pradiyuth KLINSRISOOK, Counter Terrorist Operations Center, Supreme Command, [...]	2005-06-30 08:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4267	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for the individuals listed in Para. 3 who has been selected to attend the courses as [...]	2005-06-30 08:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4268	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cpt. Jirayut KONGTARAT, Cavalry School, who has been selected to attend the WCN 1 [...]	2005-06-30 08:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4269	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1LT. Mathawee SRIPAKHO, Jukapong Fort Hospital, who has been selected to attend t [...]	2005-06-30 08:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4270	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Montira YIMSOMBOON, Army Training Command, who has been selected to attend t [...]	2005-06-30 08:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4271	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Sirinipat MARNOOT, Quartermaster Department, who has been selected to attend [...]	2005-06-30 08:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4284	THAKSIN CONSIDERS CABINET CHANGES FOLLOWING [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra appears ready to make the first changes to his cabinet since his re-election in February. Following an unsuccessful censure motion against his Minister of Transportation, the move is expected in mid-July and could likely involve the Transportatio [...]	2005-06-30 09:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK4286	ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALIST SHOT IN TSUNAMI-HIT AREA [...] (U) SUMMARY: A reporter for a popular daily newspaper survived an attempt on his life near his home in the tsunami-affected province of Phang Nga on June 1. The attack SIPDIS occurred following his publication of articles about land encroachment on public forest lands by influential busine [...]	2005-06-30 09:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO TH
05BANGKOK4324	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THAILAND [...] (C) Madame Secretary, all of us in Thailand look forward to your visit to Phuket. The Royal Thai Government is particularly enthusiastic about hosting you: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (Prime Minister TOCK-sin) and Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon (Minister KHAN-ta-tee) plan to [...]	2005-07-01 07:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP TH
05BANGKOK4332	ISLAMIC CONFERENCE TONES DOWN CRITICISM OF THAILAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The RTG appears to have been successful in getting criticism of its practices in Southern Thailand toned down. On June 29, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) released its report on the conditions of Thai Muslims in Thailand,s southern provinces, at the 32nd Session [...]	2005-07-01 09:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI TH
05BANGKOK4367	THAILAND: PARLIAMENT AMENDS CONSTITUTION; CRIMINAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Thai Parliament approved a constitutional amendment revising the method for selecting the nation's National Counter Corruption Commission, the nation's chief independent corruption monitor. Based on petitions filed by members of the opposition Democrat Party, the Office of th [...]	2005-07-05 08:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK4402	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: VANESSA [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Vanessa W. Golding from July 13 - July 23, 2005. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made for dates listed below at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 From [...]	2005-07-06 08:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK4429	THAILAND: INITIAL POSITIVE RESPONSE TO GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-07 08:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR KPKO MASS PGOV TH GPOI
05BANGKOK4430	HMONG GROUP IN THAILAND'S PETCHABOON PROVINCE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 15. 2. (C) Summary. The 6,000 Hmong who have congregated in Thailand,s northern province of Petchaboon have entered Thailand at different times and for different reasons. It is unclear how many are recent arrivals from Laos who have fled persec [...]	2005-07-07 08:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL TH
05BANGKOK4467	THAILAND: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON G-4 FRAMEWORK [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-08 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TH UNSC
05BANGKOK4468	THAILAND: DELIVERY OF STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-08 10:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL SN TH
05BANGKOK4508	THAI GOVERNMENT LETTER APPROVING U.S. RESETTLEMENT [...] On July 8, Embassy received a letter from General Winai Phattiyakul, Secretary-General of the Thai National Security Council, which gives formal Thai government approval for the USG to undertake resettlement from the Thai-Burma border refugee camps. This letter responds to a May 2, 2005 letter [...]	2005-07-12 08:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL TH BURMA
05BANGKOK4596	COORDINATED ATTACKS IN YALA; NEW SECURITY LAW TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 14, suspected Muslim separatist insurgents launched a series of coordinated attacks in the far southern Thai province of Yala. The militants targeted Thai security forces, power transformers and public buildings with bombing, shooting and arson attacks. Two police were [...]	2005-07-15 10:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK4608	THAILAND: RESPONSE TO CCIT DEMARCHE [...] (U) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to Komgrit Varakamin, Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division. Komgrit would not offer a specific commitment of Thai support for the CCIT Convention. However, he did say that it was Thailand's policy to comply with all international te [...]	2005-07-18 02:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER TH UNGA
05BANGKOK4643	THAILAND: TALKING POINTS ON G-4 RESOLUTION ON UN [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-19 03:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OTRA KSEP TH UNGA
05BANGKOK4646	CONFIDENT OPPOSITION LEADER SENSES THAKSIN [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with opposition leader and Democrat Party (DP) head Abhisit Vejjajiva over tea on July 14. This was not the dispirited Abhisit we had met with in the wake of his party's shattering defeat at the hands of Prime Minister Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) juggernaut e [...]	2005-07-19 03:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK4653	EMERGENCY DECREE UNVEILED; NATIONAL RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary: The RTG unveiled its new Emergency Decree to the Diplomatic Corps at a July 18 briefing. MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn characterized the decree as SIPDIS "consistent with the Constitution" and subject to checks. He said that the RTG is drafting an explanat [...]	2005-07-19 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK4695	ASEAN PROPOSAL FOR AN ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP WITH [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered points contained in reftel to MFA Department of ASEAN Affairs Director Nopporn Adchariyavanich on July 20. Nopporn noted that the Thai proposal for an enhanced ASEAN-U.S. partnership had been raised at the ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue in Washington last month and has the appro [...]	2005-07-21 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TH
05BANGKOK4696	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES THE SOUTH WITH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 15, Ambassador met with Deputy Prime Minister Chaturon Chaisaeng to discuss the situation in southern Thailand. Chaturon spoke frankly, and often critically, of the Thaksin Administration's handling of the situation in the South. Chaturon, a member of the National Rec [...]	2005-07-21 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK4697	RTG REDUCES AREAS UNDER EMERGENCY DECREE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The RTG formally lifted martial law in the deep south and declared the southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Yala and Pattani as an "area of extreme emergency." Contradicting earlier indications, the Cabinet decided not to implement the decree in any part of Songkhla provinc [...]	2005-07-21 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK4723	TRIAL BEGINS IN LIBEL CASE FOR RESPECTED THAI [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 19, witnesses for the prosecution began their arguments in the case of Shincorp versus Thai media activist Supinya Klangnarong. Supinya is being sued for libel over comments that she made in a 2003 interview with the Thai Post. Supinya told Poloffs she was disappointed [...]	2005-07-22 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK4778	THAILAND: VISIT TO FAR SOUTH JULY 18-19 [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 18-19 Poloff and DRL/PHD Foreign Affairs Officer Vanessa Golding visited the far southern Thai provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Songkhla. Officers heard widespread concern that the deteriorating security situation is increasing tension between the Buddhist and Musli [...]	2005-07-26 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK4780	CHINA REVALUES; THAI BUSINESS SHRUGS [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-26 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON CH TH
05BANGKOK4784	THAI DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER RAISES ASEAN [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Surikiart Sathiritai told the Ambassador on July 26 afternoon that he had made a strong representation to Burmese leaders during his visit to Rangoon the day before, telling them that their rumored intention to further delay their decision to forgo the ASEA [...]	2005-07-26 10:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK4785	UNSC REFORM: DEMARCHE AGAINST G-4 RESOLUTION [...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Kantathi, who was attending the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Vientiane, Ambassador spoke with MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn to solicit an RTG vote against or abstention on the G-4 resolution. Krit took the Ambassador's comments [...]	2005-07-26 10:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PGOV PREL TH UNGA UNSC
05BANGKOK4796	CORRECTED VERSION: THAILAND'S NATIONAL DISASTER [...] Summary: Thailand's new National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC) issued a "Tsunami Watch" immediately following the 7.2 Richter magnitude earthquake near Nicobar Island in the Indian Ocean late at night on July 24. The "watch" prompted local officials to evacuate residents and tourists in some [...]	2005-07-27 01:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY TSPL PREL SENV EAID KSCA TH
05BANGKOK4818	THAI JUDICIAL COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY ELECTS NEW [...] (U) On July 25, the Thai Judicial Commission (JC) unanimously elected Mr. Chanchai Likhitjittha, 59, to be the new President of the Supreme Court. Chanchai will replace Mr. Supphachai Phoo-ngam, who will retire on September 30. Chanchai has served on the Supreme Court since 1998, and is curre [...]	2005-07-27 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI TH
05BANGKOK4822	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Miss Nuttanun LAPANUN, State Enterprise Policy Office, who has been selected to a [...]	2005-07-27 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4823	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Vit CHAROENSIRI, Counter Terrorist Operations Center, who has been selected [...]	2005-07-27 09:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4824	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1st. Lt. Sasitha KITCHAWEE, Royal Aide-de-Camp Department, who has been selected [...]	2005-07-27 09:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4825	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lt. Kampon CHANDUAYKIJ, Frigate Sq. 1, who has been selected to attend the follow [...]	2005-07-27 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4826	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Sqn. Ldr. Sorrayuth CHANTARACHA, who has been selected to attend the WCN 2229, In [...]	2005-07-27 09:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4827	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Wg.Cdr. Suchada Wattanawanyoo (WRTAF),who has been selected to attend the WCN 62 [...]	2005-07-27 09:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4828	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Capt. Somchai KAWINFUANGFUKUL, Naval Special Warfare Group, who has been selected [...]	2005-07-27 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4829	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Gp. Capt. Nuanpong TIENTONG (WRTAF),Directorate of Education and Training, who h [...]	2005-07-27 09:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4842	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR SHARI [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Chief of Mission designate Shari Villarosa from August 27 - 31, 2005. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Four Seasons Hotel (Former Regent Hotel) - Confirmation No: 414825 155 Rajadamri Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 251 [...]	2005-07-28 04:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK4850	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TRANSIT OF: [...] (U) Bangkok warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the transit of CODEL Wexler on August 1 and August 4/5, 2005. 2. Per reftel, hotel reservations are not required. Expediter will meet and assist Codel Wexler upon his arrival in Bangkok via TG 921 on August 1 at 0645 and same [...]	2005-07-28 07:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OVIP TH
05BANGKOK4864	THAKSIN AND NRC HEAD ANAND TO DISCUSS ON TV [...] (U) Summary: On July 28 Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) head and former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun will discuss on national television the ongoing violence in Thailand's south, the RTG's Emergency Decree and the NRC's proposals to end the [...]	2005-07-28 09:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK4901	SOUTHERN THAILAND VIOLENCE: THAKSIN AND ANAND [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) head and former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun traded views on the Thailand's southern violence over national television on July 28 evening. They debated the root causes of the violence, the new [...]	2005-07-29 11:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK4902	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Ltc. Ronawee HIRUNSI Army Training Command, RTA, who has been selected to attend [...]	2005-07-29 11:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4903	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cpt. Jarae SAPTHIANG, 111st Engineer Battalion, who has been selected to attend t [...]	2005-07-29 11:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4904	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Cpt. Krit POOLSIN, 1st Infantry Division, King's Guard, who has been selected to [...]	2005-07-29 11:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK4946	THAILAND: CABINET SECRETARY-GENERAL DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: During tea with the Ambassador on July 28, RTG Cabinet Secretary-General Dr. Borwornsak Uwanno took issue with critics of the recently enacted emergency decree, saying that it contained legal safeguards and will be applied sparingly and only when absolutely necessary. Dr. Borwo [...]	2005-08-02 04:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK4998	THAILAND: THAKSIN'S FIRST CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Thaksin unveiled the first reshuffled cabinet of his second administration on August 2. Though Thaksin made a significant number of changes within his cabinet, there were few new faces. Ostensibly, the reshuffle sought to demonstrate Thaksin's resolve to confront [...]	2005-08-03 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK5017	ASEAN: MFA PUTS SPIN ON MEETING - PUSHES THAI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an unusual move, the MFA summoned the diplomatic corps to a briefing on the results of the recently completed ASEAN Ministerial, Post Ministerial, ASEAN plus Three and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). The MFA touched on Rangoon's decision to forgo its turn as ASEAN Chair, UN re [...]	2005-08-04 09:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TH
05BANGKOK5018	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US PROPOSAL FOR STANDING UN [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Peerasak Chantavarin, Director, Social Division of the Department of International Organizations (IO),MFA, and Mr. Chakkrid Krachaiwong, First Secretary, Department of American and South Pacific Affairs (AA),MFA. Thai officials were well-versed on [...]	2005-08-04 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PREL PGOV TH
05BANGKOK5020	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SPEAKING OUT ON GITMO AND [...] (C) Upon receipt of reftel, Embassy has done the following: -- Incorporated talking points for possible use in relevant high-level meetings with senior RTG officials; -- Discussed main points with working level counterparts in the RTG (See para 2); -- Post also ant [...]	2005-08-04 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR PINS TH
05BANGKOK5077	The Future of Thailand's Automotive Sector [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-08 09:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR TH
05BANGKOK5095	DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED EXCHANGE OF LETTERS ON TREATY [...] (C) Reftel demarche was delivered on August 9 to Dr. Virachai Plasai, Deputy Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Economic Affairs. Virachai expressed appreciation for the "clear USG effort to consider the RTG's views and concerns on this matter" and [...]	2005-08-09 08:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV PREL TH
05BANGKOK5096	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. MELISSA FRANCIS [...] (U) EMBASSY WELCOMES AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO MS. MELISSA FRANCIS, NEP, TO TRAVEL TO BANGKOK, THAILAND O/A SEPTEMBER 8 OCTOBER 12, 2005. PURPOSE OF THIS TRAVEL IS TO COVER THE PROGRAM OFFICE AT USAID RDM/A. 2. (U) HOTEL RESERVATION IS MADE AT CENTER POINT ON WIRELESS ROAD. PER DI [...]	2005-08-09 08:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID
05BANGKOK5128	APEC RADIOACTIVE SOURCES INITIATIVE DEMARCHE: RTG [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche (reftel A) to Chutintorn Gongsakdi, Director of International Economic Policy at MFA; Katanawadee Kalayanamit, International Organizations/Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at MFA; and Amornsate [...]	2005-08-10 05:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM ETTC KSTC EAID ETRD ECIN TH APECO IAEA
05BANGKOK5144	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Capt. Patchara WAT-AKSORN, Royal Thai Navy Language Center, who has been selected [...]	2005-08-10 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5145	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for the following individuals in para. 3. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible info [...]	2005-08-10 09:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5146	UPDATE ON PETCHABOON HMONG SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary. A Thai National Security Council official stated on August 8 that the Thai government believed the cause of the Petchaboon Hmong situation was the pull factor created by the Wat Tham Krabok resettlement program, exacerbated by the activities of Hmong-Americans who were encourag [...]	2005-08-10 09:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL TH
05BANGKOK5214	SIX-PARTY TALKING POINTS DELIVERED/FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Surapon Petch-Vra, Director of East Asian Affairs - North and South Korea; Piroon Laismit, Director of East Asian Affairs - China and Japan; and Amornsate Singha, Director North America at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Points were received [...]	2005-08-15 08:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM KN KS TH
05BANGKOK5217	THAI ECONOMY CONTINUES TO SLOW [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Increasing oil prices exacerbated a turn in Thailand's business cycle resulting in GDP growth of 3.3 percent in 2Q 2005. Continued declines in consumer and business sentiment caused weakness in consumer spending an [...]	2005-08-15 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD TH
05BANGKOK5271	AMBASSADOR'S FTA MEETING WITH DEPUTY PM [...] (SBU) On August 16, Ambassador Boyce called on Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Somkid Jatusripitak to express USG concerns about the slow pace of FTA negotiations, explain that an FTA with the U.S. must be a single undertaking (the Thai-Japan FTA model is not an option for us),the [...]	2005-08-17 03:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN TH US FTA
05BANGKOK5284	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Angkharn INDRA, Wing 4, RTAF, who has been selected to attend the WCN 2480, Inter [...]	2005-08-17 07:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5315	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 3. Post apologizes for the short notice but would appreciate this request being processed before the APCSS travel deadline of August 24, 2005. 2. (U) DAO Bangkok has requested that the [...]	2005-08-18 06:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5317	EASTERN SEABOARD WATER SHORTAGE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A water shortage in the industrial areas along Thailand's Eastern Seaboard raises questions about the management of the nation's water resources with important implications for the further development of Thailand's most important industrial zone. A concurrence of two dry years [...]	2005-08-18 07:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ECPS ELAB EINV ENRG EPET KCOR KPRV SENV SOCI TH EPWR
05BANGKOK5346	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GROMOLL, JAMISON, KANG AND [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Drs. Robert Gromoll, Eliot Kang, and Kerry Kartchner from the Department of State and Mr. Phil Jamison from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to visit Thailand during the period of August 26 - August 30 , 2005, to give Thai MFA and MOD of [...]	2005-08-19 06:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM OTRA PREL MARR TH
05BANGKOK5366	THAI MFA EMBRACES CONCEPT OF STRATEGIC DIALOGUE TO [...] (C) Summary. The Thai MFA embraces the concept of a U.S.-Thai Strategic Dialogue -- seeing it as a way to strengthen the bilateral relationship in accord with PM Thaksin's call for an "Action Plan" with the United States. MFA proposes hosting a two day session to take place in early Novembe [...]	2005-08-19 10:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MASS TH
05BANGKOK5368	EMBASSY BANGKOK SENDING HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER TO DC [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-22 00:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM TH
05BANGKOK5393	THAKSIN COMES TO LUNCH [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is confident and focused as he prepares for his September 19 meeting with the President. He is prepared to discuss ongoing separatist violence in Southern Thailand and his policy towards Burma. He welcomes the upcoming Thai-U.S. Dialogue on s [...]	2005-08-22 10:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR TH
05BANGKOK5419	MORE CONCERNS ABOUT FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AS RTG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Two recent moves by the RTG against media operations critical of Prime Minister Thaksin's government have renewed concerns within the human rights community that the government is once again resorting to legal measures to intimidate the country's press. After being warned twice, [...]	2005-08-23 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PROP SOCI KPAO TH
05BANGKOK5443	CHINESE VICE PREMIER WU YI TO VISIT THAILAND IN [...] (C) At a dinner he hosted for the Ambassador on August 22, Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Zhang Jiuhuan confirmed information contained in reftel that PRC Vice Premier Wu Yi is scheduled to visit Thailand in September. Zhang explained that Wu would spend three or four days in either Bangkok [...]	2005-08-24 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TH
05BANGKOK5444	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] Per reftel request, POL FSN made inquiries into the bona fides of J.N.S. International Co., Ltd and determined the following information. J.N.S. is registered with the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Department of Business Development as: The J.N.S. International Ltd. Registration No.10754501 [...]	2005-08-24 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH BLUE LANTERN
05BANGKOK5445	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] Per reftel request, POL FSN made inquiries into the bona fides of Kornyuth Limited Partnership and determined the following information. Kornyuth is registered with the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Department of Business Development as: The Kornyuth Ltd., Partnership Ltd. Capital Registrati [...]	2005-08-24 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH BLUE LANTERN
05BANGKOK5446	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] Per reftel request, POL FSN made inquiries into the bona fides of Somboon Firearms Ltd and determined the following information. Somboon is registered with the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Department of Business Development as: The Somboon Firearms Co. Ltd. Capital Registration 240,000 Bah [...]	2005-08-24 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH BLUE LANTERN
05BANGKOK5447	(UNITS TO STATE) EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN [...] This is an action request. 2. Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise Balance Torch 06-2 scheduled from 3 October to 3 December 2005. To me [...]	2005-08-24 08:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5454	THAILAND CIV AIR: PROPOSAL FOR OPEN SKIES TALKS [...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) As reported in Ref A, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra recently proposed sending an Open Skies delegation to Washington before his scheduled visit to the United States with an eye to be able to announce substantial progre [...]	2005-08-24 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD PREL TH
05BANGKOK5455	EMERGENCY DECREE CONTROVERSIAL AMONG SENIOR THAI [...] (C) MFA PermSec Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn (please protect) confidentially told the Ambassador on August 24 that he had SIPDIS severe misgivings about the recently released Emergency Decree. Saying that he was speaking privately and with a need to "unburden himself," Krit said that, while he [...]	2005-08-24 10:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS TH
05BANGKOK5456	MFA PROPOSES NOVEMBER 7 AND 8 FOR STRATEGIC [...] (C) MFA PermSec Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn told the Ambassador on August 24 that the RTG looks forward to our upcoming Dialogue to discuss security matters. Krit confirmed that he will head the Thai delegation for the Dialogue and that other Ministries, including the military and NSC, will be [...]	2005-08-24 10:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MASS TH
05BANGKOK5482	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Staffdel Jannuzi from August 27 - September 1, 2005. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 3. (U) Embassy point o [...]	2005-08-26 08:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT TH
05BANGKOK5503	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THAKSIN MISTAKES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY/COMMENT: Prime Minister Thaksin's missteps and often heavy-handed responses to the unrest in far southern Thailand have clearly exacerbated a long-simmering conflict. However, while he has made mistakes, the Prime Minister has not paid a serious political price for his southern [...]	2005-08-26 11:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK5559	U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TSUNAMI [...] (SBU) Following receipt of the demarche in Ref A, U.S. Trade and Development Agency Officer contacted Deputy Director General Kriengkrai of Thailand's Meteorological Department (Met Dept) under the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and an official at Thailand's National Disa [...]	2005-08-30 07:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAID SENV TPHY TH KSCI
05BANGKOK5569	THAILAND CHILD LABOR REPORT - 2005 [...] (U) Contradictory statistical surveys by various Royal Thai government (RTG) agencies involved in child labor issues make an estimate of the scope of the phenomenon in Thailand difficult. Children found in street peddling/begging and other illegal industries such as prostitution are generally [...]	2005-08-30 09:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TH
05BANGKOK5573	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Sakoltee PHATIYKOL, Depart of Special Investigation, Ministry of Justice, who has [...]	2005-08-31 02:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5574	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for LTC Rawee TANGPITHAKKUL, Director of Operations, Royal Thai Army, who has been se [...]	2005-08-31 02:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5575	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lt. Komol KONGBOONRAK, Fleet Training Command, Royal Thai Fleet, Royal Thai Navy, [...]	2005-08-31 02:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5626	FLU PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS: THAILAND [...] (C/NF) Summary: The responses below are in reply to questions contained in Reftel. In general, Thailand is increasingly capable and increasingly transparent in detecting, reporting, and planning for and responding to avian influenza outbreaks in animals and humans. Although Ministry of Publi [...]	2005-09-01 08:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAGR ECON PGOV PINR SOCI TBIO TH
05BANGKOK5627	THAI MFA OFFICIAL GIVES READOUT ON FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: North Korean officials told Thai Foreign Minister Kantathi in Pyongyang earlier this week that six-party talks could resume by mid-September if U.S.-ROK military exercises are concluded by the 10th. DPRK officials also reiterated their determination to maintain a civilian nucle [...]	2005-09-01 08:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TH
05BANGKOK5628	THAI RESPONSE TO SAICM DEMARCHE [...] Talking points in reftel were delivered on August 30 to Mr. Chusak Wongwatcharakarn, Director of the Hazardous Substance Control Bureau, Department of Industrial Works, Ministry of Industry, and to Mr. Komgrit Varakamin, Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division, Department of I [...]	2005-09-01 08:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ECON TH
05BANGKOK5636	THAILAND CIVAIR: CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) The Royal Thai Government has officially confirmed its plans to send a delegation to engage in talks on September 7-8 (with September 9 held in reserve) with the objective of concluding an Open Skies Agreement. Mr. Chaisak Angkasu [...]	2005-09-01 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD OVIP PREL TH
05BANGKOK5652	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: EAP/BCLTV [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Scot MARCIEL from Sept. 19 - Sept. 30, 2005. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made: For Nights of Sept. 19 (Conf. No: 5822017) and Sept. 29 (Conf. No: 7644518) at: Amari Airport Hotel 333 Chert Wudthakas Road, Bangkok Te [...]	2005-09-02 03:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT TH
05BANGKOK5653	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) As authorized per Ref A, U.S. Embassy Bangkok verifies that the Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that. as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the Thailand Armed Forces units listed in Para 2. Embassy Bangko [...]	2005-09-02 03:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5662	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Suteeka BOONWANG, Special Warfare School, Royal Thai Army, who has been sele [...]	2005-09-02 07:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5664	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Sapasith KULPASITH, 1st Infantry Division, King's Guard, who has been select [...]	2005-09-02 08:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5665	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Sunai PRAPHUCHANAY, 3rd Special Forces Regiment, who has been selected to at [...]	2005-09-02 08:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5671	EU GRANTS GSP TO THAI SHRIMP IMPORTS [...] Summary: The EU,s reinstatement of Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits for shrimp imports should be a high note for an otherwise hard-hit Thai shrimp industry this year. The reduction in duties for Thai shrimp broadens a previously small market for exporters, but supply issues [...]	2005-09-02 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TH

05BANGKOK5673	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION MEETING: [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed that Thailand will send a delegation to the September 7-8 International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting in Jakarta on Malacca Strait security among littoral states. The Thai delegation will be led by Mr. Pornchai Danvivathana, Director of t [...]	2005-09-02 10:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHSA KCRM PBTS PTER EWWT TH
05BANGKOK5676	'HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER' INJURED IN MOTORCYCLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 1, Mr. Chatopa "Mustafa" Awae, a prominent human rights researcher, was shot three times by unknown gunmen in Pattani. Mustafa's injuries do not appear to be life-threatening and he is conscious and under armed guard in Pattani Hospital. Mustafa reportedly had been [...]	2005-09-02 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI KPAO TH
05BANGKOK5681	THAILAND CIVAIR: READOUT ON FAA CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Consultations between a visiting team from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and officials from the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) met pursuant to reftel and previous consideration of problems relating to the Thai carrier Phuket Air on August 13, 2005. The discussions [...]	2005-09-06 02:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON TH
05BANGKOK5699	THAILAND: CAPITAL ALLOCATION TO TSUNAMI VICTIMS [...] The streets of Patong Beach are busy, not as busy as normal and with a distinct scarcity of the Asian tourists typical during the summer months that comprise the low tourist season in Phuket, but still enough to give the place a certain buzz. Hotels report a 40-50 percent occupancy rate, about [...]	2005-09-06 08:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID TH
05BANGKOK5705	ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THAILAND [...] This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. Per ref. A Embassy notified RTG MFA America and South Pacific Affairs Department of U.S. acceptance and thanks for Thai offer of blankets, canned fish and rice for Hurricane Katrina relief on September 6. Embassy had earlier discussed pri [...]	2005-09-06 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PREL US TH
05BANGKOK5706	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THAI MUSLIMS SEEK REFUGE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The flight of 131 Muslim-Thais from a rural village in Narathiwat province, across the border into Malaysia, has embarrassed the Thaksin government and threatens to further strain relations between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. The possible involvement of UNHCR in the incident will [...]	2005-09-06 11:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK5707	EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: [...] This is an action request. 2. Joint Interagency Task Force West J33/JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for units that have been selected to participate in Exercise FLASH Torch 06-1 scheduled from 03 - 31 October 2005. To meet interna [...]	2005-09-06 11:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5708	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Yuthakiat LUANPAIRIN, Office of Policy and Planning, Ministry of Defense who [...]	2005-09-06 11:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5747	POLOFFS MEETS WITH MFA TO DISCUSS FM'S MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 5, Political Counselor Susan Sutton met with Mr. Damrong Kraikuan, MFA Desk Officer for Burma, to discuss FM Kantathi Suphamongkhon's visit to Rangoon. Damrong emphasized that because this was the FM,s first meeting with Than Shwe, "sensitive issues" were not discusse [...]	2005-09-08 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PBTS SOCI TH
05BANGKOK5748	REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE - THAI PERSPECTIVES [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-08 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN TH
05BANGKOK5750	THAILAND: FY 2005 SUPPLEMENTAL PKO ALLOCATIONS TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-08 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PARM TH PKO
05BANGKOK5772	DEMARCHE ON LTTE ACTIVITIES [...] (C) On September 8th, Emboffs delivered points in reftel to MFA Counter-Terrorism Office Counselor Penprapa Vongkovit, and MFA Department of South Asia, Middle East, and African Affairs South Asia Division Counselor Arunrung Phothong. The MFA officials agreed with our support for the continu [...]	2005-09-08 08:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK5773	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL II PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON PENDING [...] Per reftel request, Pol FSN visited the Royal Thai Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering in Bangkok on September 7 to inquire about Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) links with the Singapore firm, Monarch Aviation Pte., Ltd. Group Capt. Suphachok Onbunkua, staff aide to the Director of Aeronautic [...]	2005-09-08 08:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH SN BLUE LANTERN
05BANGKOK5791	PM THAKSIN'S TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: PM Thaksin Shinawatra's September 19 meeting with the President presents an opportunity to underscore our deep and warm relations with Thailand and to build upon that relationship to strengthen our links to the rest of Southeast Asia. Thaksin is the strongest Prime Minister in Th [...]	2005-09-09 04:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP TH
05BANGKOK5805	THAI RESPONSE TO IPAPI DEMARCHE [...] Regional Environmental, Science, and Health Officer (REO) delivered points in Reftel to Dr. Itti Ditbanjong, Ambassador attached to the Office of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to Ms. Sansanee Sahussarungsi, Director of the Division of Economic Information of t [...]	2005-09-09 08:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON PREL SOCI TBIO XB XC TH
05BANGKOK5808	THAILAND AVIAN INFLUENZA: SITUATION REPORT 1 [...] On August 31, 2005, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) announced that it had detected another outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in central Thailand (Ayutthaya and Kamphaeng Phet). This new detection was made in so-called native chickens (free ranging, backyard poul [...]	2005-09-09 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV SOCI TH
05BANGKOK5875	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Lt. Col. Kornwipa JAROENPOL, office of Permanent Secretary for Defense, MOD, who [...]	2005-09-13 07:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5876	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Col. Barame SIRIKATE, Office of the Comptroller General, Supreme Command Headquar [...]	2005-09-13 07:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK5882	THAILAND'S RESPONSE REGARDING CODEX AD HOC [...] Post contacted Thai lead of delegation, Ms. Orathai Silapanapaporn, Assistant Director, Office of Commodity and System Standards, National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards regarding ref tel action request. 2. Thai position on questions posed in reftel is as follows: [...]	2005-09-13 08:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO TH
05BANGKOK5917	CONFLICT OVER AUDITOR GENERAL EMBARRASSES THAKSIN [...] (C) Summary. Some 96 days after a candidate for new Auditor-General was submitted by the Senate for the King's approval, the Palace remains mute, leaving the Thaksin Government in an awkward situation. Though the issue of appointments to the independent Auditor-General position is made b [...]	2005-09-14 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK5937	UNHCR UPDATE ON DPRK REFUGEE IN THAILAND [...] (C) Summary. North Korean refugee Mr. Park Tae-Hung continues to reside in Thailand illegally and appears to have moved from Pattaya to Bangkok. UNHCR has been in sporadic contact with him since June and is prepared to refer him on an immediate basis to the ROK Embassy for resettlement. End [...]	2005-09-15 08:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL TH KN KS DPRK
05BANGKOK5940	FOT (FRIEND OF THAKSIN) BUYS UP HUGE SHARES IN TWO [...] (U) SUMMARY. Within two days, Thailand's largest entertainment conglomerate spent $US 66 million dollars to buy 32% and 23% of shares in the parent companies of two of Thailand's leading newspapers- Matichon, and the Bangkok Post respectively. The company's President, Mr. Paiboon Damrongchaith [...]	2005-09-15 11:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK5964	GOVERNOR RESHUFFLE -- SOME REWARDS FOR TRT [...] (SBU) Summary: Earlier this month, the Cabinet of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra approved changes for 47 of Thailand,s 75 Governor positions, which is among the highest number of Governor posting changes on record for a single year. The reshuffle is an annual event. Though the Governors [...]	2005-09-16 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH TRT
05BANGKOK5965	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: AUG 29-31 VISIT OF STAFFDEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: From August 29-31 Senate Foreign Relations Committee professional staff member Frank Januzzi visited Thailand's southernmost Muslim majority provinces for a follow-up assessment of the violence affecting the region. The recently announced Emergency Decree -- which has not yet ha [...]	2005-09-16 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KPAO TH
05BANGKOK6001	THAI NOT DEPORTING PETCHABOON HMONG, YET [...] (SBU) Summary. Contrary to rumors circulating among NGOs, the RTG is not currently deporting the nearly six thousand ethnic Hmong living in Petchaboon province. The RTG is cooperating with UNHCR's efforts to determine which Hmong may qualify as refugees and for resettlement, but clearly plans [...]	2005-09-19 23:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL TH
05BANGKOK6016	THAI TEXTILES AND APPAREL: COPING WITH A [...] Summary: Thailand's textiles and apparel exports continue to grow following the expiration of the global quota system, albeit at a more moderate pace than during the banner year of 2004. The overall sector has seen exports rise by a solid 5.8 percent in the first half of 2005, defying the mos [...]	2005-09-20 09:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD ELAB
05BANGKOK6051	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: TWO SOLDIERS KILLED AFTER BEING HELD BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 21, A Thai Navy officer and Marine were beaten and stabbed to death in Narathiwat province after being held overnight by Muslim villagers. The soldiers, in plain clothes, had been sent to the village the previous evening to investigate a recent shooting incident. [...]	2005-09-21 12:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK608	THAI MFA AND THE NORTH KOREAN IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) On January 24, Polcouns sought clarifications regarding the Royal Thai Government (RTG) positions in the matter of An Kyong-Su, the North Korean asylum seeker in Embassy Vientiane, from MFA's Paisit Boonparlit, Director for Political Affairs in the Americas Department, and Suraphan Boonyam [...]	2005-01-24 11:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV ASEC TH DPRK LA
05BANGKOK6088	THAILAND: REQUESTS FOR FUNDING PKO PROJECTS IN [...] (SBU) Post appreciates the opportunity to propose projects supporting U.S. strategic peace keeping and counter terrorism objective The Embassy outlines below several projects, in priority order, to impr the Thai ability to thwart terrorism and to fulfill more effectively it peacekeeping oblig [...]	2005-09-23 08:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR TH PKO
05BANGKOK6090	TWO MOVES AGAINST THE THAI MEDIA: NEWSPAPER AVOIDS [...] (U) SUMMARY. On September 12, Thai entertainment tycoon Paiboon Damrongchaitham of GMM Grammy shocked Thailand by attempting a hostile takeover of the Matichon Group, as well as buying up a large stake in T Bangkok Post (Ref A). Press freedom advocates, academics and the politi opposition stron [...]	2005-09-23 08:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK6091	THAI RESPONSE TO ASSISTANCE WITH REMOVAL OF ALIEN [...] (U) Acting Refcoord delivered reftel demarche on September 21 to Dus Manapan, Counselor, Social Division, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After consulting with seni officials in his department, Dusit stated that it would be "quite difficult" for the RTG [...]	2005-09-23 08:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF TH
05BANGKOK6093	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: REPERCUSSIONS OF SEPTEMBER 21 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The September 21 murders of two Marines who were being held hostage at a Muslim village in Narathiwat province continue to dominate the headlines. The Thaksin administration has been restrained in its initial response but has vowed to take decisive measure against the culprits. [...]	2005-09-23 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KPAO TH
05BANGKOK6094	THAILAND: REQUESTS FOR FUNDING PKO PROJECTS IN [...] (SBU) Post appreciates the opportunity to propose projects supporting U.S. strategic peace keeping and counter terrorism objectives. The Embassy outlines below several projects, in priority order, to improve the Thai ability to thwart terrorism and to fulfill more effectively its peacekeepin [...]	2005-09-23 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR TH PKO
05BANGKOK6095	TWO MOVES AGAINST THE THAI MEDIA: NEWSPAPER AVOIDS [...] (U) SUMMARY. On September 12, Thai entertainment tycoon Paiboon Damrongchaitham of GMM Grammy shocked Thailand by attempting a hostile takeover of the Matichon Group, as well as buying up a large stake in The Bangkok Post (Ref A). Press freedom advocates, academics and the political opposition [...]	2005-09-23 09:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK6096	TWO MOVES AGAINST THE THAI MEDIA: NEWSPAPER AVOIDS [...] (U) SUMMARY. On September 12, Thai entertainment tycoon Paiboon Damrongchaitham of GMM Grammy shocked Thailand by attempting a hostile takeover of the Matichon Group, as well as buying up a large stake in The Bangkok Post (Ref A). Press freedom advocates, academics and the political opposition [...]	2005-09-23 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK6097	RESPONSE ON OPPORTUNITIES IN THAILAND TO ASSIST [...] (C) Summary. Both Thai and local UNHCR officials judge that the current, informal pipeline that funnels North Korean asylum seekers through UNHCR and on to the ROK embassy for swift and quiet resettlement continues to work well. According to Thai officials, any future USG efforts to accept Nor [...]	2005-09-23 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM TH KN DPRK
05BANGKOK6098	MEDICAL TOURISM: OUTSOURCE YOUR KNEE SURGERY TO [...] Summary: Low costs and high quality medical treatment in Thailand are bringing in a new breed of visitor, the medical tourist traveling overseas for treatment unavailable or too expensive in their own country. Thai hospitals are positioning themselves to be the regional destination of choice [...]	2005-09-23 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD
05BANGKOK6099	THAI RESPONSE TO ASSISTANCE WITH REMOVAL OF ALIEN [...] (U) Acting Refcoord delivered reftel demarche on September 21 to Dusit Manapan, Counselor, Social Division, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After consulting with senior officials in his department, Dusit stated that it would be "quite difficult" for the [...]	2005-09-23 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF TH
05BANGKOK6101	AMBASSADOR RAISES KANTATHI'S COMMENTS TO PRESS ON [...] (C) During a September 23 call on MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garjana-Goonchorn, the Ambassador pointed out that Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon's reported September 20 comments to the press on FTA and Burma appeared to be at odds with what was discussed on these issues between the P [...]	2005-09-23 10:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM TH BURMA US FTA
05BANGKOK6104	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: TWO SOLDIERS KILLED AFTER BEING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 21, A Thai Navy officer and Marine were beaten and stabbed to death in Narathiwat province after being held overnight by Muslim villagers. The soldiers, in plain clothes, had been sent to the village the previous evening to investigate a recent shooting incident. [...]	2005-09-23 13:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK6109	THAI RESPONSE TO ASSISTANCE WITH REMOVAL OF ALIEN [...] (U) Acting Refcoord delivered reftel demarche on September 21 to Dusit Manapan, Counselor, Social Division, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After consulting with senior officials in his department, Dusit stated that it would be "quite difficult" for the R [...]	2005-09-23 13:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF TH
05BANGKOK6119	THAILAND'S ELECTION HOOLIGANS -- ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) on September 20 issued red cards, and yellow cards, to 4 elected Members of Parliament (MP,s) for election irregularities stemming from last February,s elections. One member of the Democrat Party received a red card (meaning 1 yea [...]	2005-09-26 03:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK6138	FOREIGN MINISTER KANTATHI CALLS AMBASSADOR TO [...] (C) Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon telephoned the Ambassador on September 26 to give his explanation of the flap over his recent interview with Associated Press (reftel). Kantathi maintained that his interviewer, Foster Klug, had misrepresented his remarks and had done a similar di [...]	2005-09-26 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM TH BURMA
05BANGKOK6154	WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: THAILAND RESPONSE [...] Econoff contacted Ministry of Commerce's Department of Trade Negotiation (DTN) officials per reftel regarding the Thai offer on trade in services. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. Q: Has the host government stated specifically that its offer is tied to further movement in ag [...]	2005-09-27 05:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTRO
05BANGKOK6156	THAILAND AVIAN INFLUENZA: SITUATION REPORT 2 [...] On September 16, 2005, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) announced confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in 90 birds in central Thailand (Saraburi and Kamphaeng Phet). This new detection was made in so-called native chickens (free ranging, backyard poultry) with minimum biosecuri [...]	2005-09-27 05:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV SOCI TH
05BANGKOK6240	UPDATE ON AUDITOR-GENERAL CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The embattled Senate President announced on Friday, September 23rd that the nominee for the position of Auditor-General, Mr. Wisut Montriwat, had withdrawn his nomination for the position. The King, who stood silent rather than endorse the nomination, accepted the withdrawal. [...]	2005-09-30 03:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK6241	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for GP. CPT CHANINTORN CHALERMSUP, WG. CDR. WANCHAI PLANGSRI, and LT. COL. UKRIT SA-A [...]	2005-09-30 04:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK6243	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for GP. CPT CHANINTORN CHALERMSUP, WG. CDR. WANCHAI PLANGSRI, and LT. COL. UKRIT SA-A [...]	2005-09-30 04:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK6244	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for CPT THITIKAJII BIJAPHALA, of the Defense Research and Development Office, who has [...]	2005-09-30 04:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK6245	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for COL WUTICHAI ISARA, of the Fort Mengrai-Maharaj Hospital, who has been selected t [...]	2005-09-30 04:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK6246	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for CPT WORACHIN YAOWARAT, of the 2nd Engineer Battalion, King's Guard, who has been [...]	2005-09-30 05:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK626	COL JAMES REILLY'S ASSIGNMENT AS COMMANDING [...] (U) LtGen Blackman, I mentioned this to you in person at our last meeting, but I wanted a written record of my appreciation for the splendid performance of Col James Reilly during his recent tenure as commanding officer for the Combined Support Group Thailand (CSG-THAI). First, as leader of [...]	2005-01-25 03:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK6269	SENATE SELECTION OF NATIONAL BROADCAST COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After a long series of delays, Thailand's Senate nominated 7 candidates to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on September 27th. The selection of the candidates came amid controversy, as many of the Senators allegedly had previous connections with some of the candid [...]	2005-09-30 09:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK628	LOST IN THAILAND'S TSUNAMI: BURMESE MIGRANT WORKERS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Royal Thai government (RTG) has earned international plaudits for its responsiveness to western tourists and Thais affected by the tsunami. Roughly 30,000 Burmese migrants, employed in construction, fisheries, and hotels in three devastated provinces, remain marginalized i [...]	2005-01-25 03:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KWMN PHUM PREL PREF TH
05BANGKOK6282	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) ILEA BANGKOK has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for the following individuals, who have been selected to attend the Post Blast Inve [...]	2005-10-03 02:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK6287	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) BANGKOK RSO has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for the following individuals, who have been selected to attend ATA 5213, Cyber Terr [...]	2005-10-03 03:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK6288	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) BANGKOK RSO has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for the following individuals, who have been selected to attend ATA 5432, VIP Protec [...]	2005-10-03 04:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK6336	STAFFDEL MCCORMICK OCTOBER 10-17, 2005 [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the October 11-12 and 16 visit to Thailand of Mr. James McCormick and delegation to Thailand. Control Officer for the Bangkok portion of the visit will be Political Officer James F. Cole. (Office- 66-02-205-4816; Home-66-02-287-4652; Cell-01-868-0498; e-mail Cole [...]	2005-10-04 09:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFIN AMGT ASEC OREP BM TH
05BANGKOK6362	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for COL KANTANPONG WAJJANATEPIN and CAPT PANTHIRA WATTANAMONGKOL, who have been selec [...]	2005-10-06 02:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK6386	LIFTING THE BAN ON U.S. BEEF [...] Summary: Prime Minister Thaksin,s pledge to President Bush to lift the ban on imports of U.S. beef has filtered down to the working level for implementation. However, this is the third time that PM Thaksin has promised to lift the ban without resolution. Technical requirements still remain [...]	2005-10-06 11:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TH
05BANGKOK6440	THAI UNIONS, LABOR EXPERTS CRITIQUE DRAFT LABOR [...] (U) Summary: At an October 5 NGO-sponsored roundtable, 12 Thai labor leaders called Thailand's draft revision of the 1975 Labor Relations Act (LRA) a "step backwards" for labor rights in this country. U.S. labor advisers and ILO representatives presented a more balanced view of the LRA draft [...]	2005-10-12 01:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TH
05BANGKOK6441	NEW THAI POLICE ANTI-TIP UNIT TAKES ON FIRST [...] (U) Summary: The commander of Thailand's new anti- trafficking unit met with G and G/TIP officials on September 29 to outline future Thai government plans to combat human trafficking. Police General Camronwit Toopgrajank also recounted details of recent trafficking cases since the creation of [...]	2005-10-12 01:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN KCRM ELAB PHUM SOCI TH
05BANGKOK6462	UNCERTAINTY OVER PUBLIC HEALTH MINISTER'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Public Health Minister Dr. Suchai Charoenratanakul recently announced his resignation, effective at the end of this month, following several weeks of political in-fighting with another cabinet minister and party officials. The political fracas began earlier this month when [...]	2005-10-12 09:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK6511	DEMARCHE: BRINGING BURMA BEFORE THE UNSC - THAI [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-13 12:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH UNSC UNGA BURMA
05BANGKOK6519	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 13, Ambassador Boyce paid a courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Chidchai Vanasatidya. Chidchai was generally upbeat about the RTG's progress in addressing the Southern problem. He stated that the militants clearly wanted to provoke another maj [...]	2005-10-14 02:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PREF MY TH
05BANGKOK6524	DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGIES FOR EAP FOCUS [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Thailand is the most democratic country in the neighborhood, with a lively press and fiercely competed elections. Thailand's remarkable political development, after a long period of military rule, progressed in tandem with its impressive economic development, whi [...]	2005-10-14 03:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL TH
05BANGKOK6527	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CHARGE D'AFFAIRES SHARI [...] Embassy warmly welcomes visit of Charge d'Affaires Shari Villarosa and grants country clearance for Bangkok transit (October 21,29 and 31) and visit to Mae Sot refugee camp (October 30-31). Point of contact for the Bangkok transit portion of Charge Villarosa's travel is Political Officer Jer [...]	2005-10-14 04:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA BM TH BURMA
05BANGKOK6551	JOINT DEMARCHE ON PSI DELIVERED IN THAILAND [...] (C) On October 14, in an attempt to prod Thailand into endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the Ambassador joined a group of Ambassadors from PSI countries led by Australia and including COMs from Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the UK in a joint demarche on MFA Deputy Perm [...]	2005-10-17 03:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PHSA PINS PTER TH PSI
05BANGKOK656	NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKER IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) Summary and comment. UNHCR/UNDP cannot issue a travel document for North Korean asylum seeker Anh, but is prepared to assist in resolving this case in terms of providing transportation within Thailand, housing, and other assistance agreed upon by concerned governments. ICRC Bangkok repre [...]	2005-01-25 10:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREF PREL KN KS LA TH DPRK
05BANGKOK6564	THAILAND AND GI IN THE WTO [...] On October 17, Emboff met with Deputy Director General Wiboonlasana Ruamraksa of the Department of Intellectual Property, and Trademark Office Director Pajchima Thanasanti and presented talking points on upcoming WTO agriculture negotiations and geographical indications (GI) as requested in r [...]	2005-10-17 08:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR WTO
05BANGKOK6595	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: DEEP ANGER FOLLOWING TEMPLE [...] (C) SUMMARY/COMMENT: During the early morning hours of October 16 a Buddhist monk and two novices were killed during a brutal attack on a Buddhist temple in the far southern province of Pattani. In the wake of the incident, Prime Minister Thaksin has vowed swift justice against those involv [...]	2005-10-18 11:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK6596	SECRETARY LEAVITT'S OCTOBER 10-11 VISIT TO THAILAND [...] (U) Summary: In meetings with interlocutors during his visit to Thailand October 10 and 11, HHS Secretary Leavitt underscored the importance of transparency and international cooperation in confronting the threat of avian influenza (AI) and in planning containment and pandemic preparedness ef [...]	2005-10-18 11:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO OVIP PREL EAGR EAID TH
05BANGKOK6618	EMERGENCY DECREE EXTENDED [...] (U) Summary: On October 18, the Cabinet agreed to extend the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situations in the three southern border provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala for another three months. The move was expected. Opponents of the measures are criticizing t [...]	2005-10-19 09:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM TH
05BANGKOK6619	SITUATION OF THREE CAMBODIANS WHO HAVE FLED TO [...] (C) Summary. UNHCR reported October 19 that it was very concerned about the three Cambodians from the Cambodian Watchdog Council who have fled to Thailand. UNHCR is worried that the Thai government may see the situation as similar to that of the 131 Thai who fled southern Thailand to Malaysia [...]	2005-10-19 11:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF TH CM CAMBODIA
05BANGKOK6627	THAILAND TO MAKE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENT AT UNESCO [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 02:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PHUM SCUL TH UNESCO
05BANGKOK6639	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THAILAND'S TROUBLED MALAYSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thai and Malaysian officials have been using increasingly un-diplomatic language in the press as tensions over the situation along the Thai/Malaysian border -- heightened by publicity surrounding 131 Thai "refugees" in Malaysia -- continue. Thai MFA officials acknowledge priva [...]	2005-10-20 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK6650	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EAP/MLS THAI DESK [...] Embassy warmly welcomes visit of EAP/MLS Thailand desk officer Melanie Higgins and grants country clearance. Point of contact for the Bangkok portion of her travel is Political Officer Jim Cole (O) 02 205 4816 (C) 01 868-0498 (H) 02 287-4652. 2. Hotel reservations have been made at the C [...]	2005-10-21 02:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK6653	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Haslach and Mr. Herbert from October 27-29 2. (U) We understand that travelers made Hotel reservations at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 3. [...]	2005-10-21 02:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA LA TH
05BANGKOK6663	THAIS PLAN FOR TAMIFLU PRODUCTION [...] Summary: The RTG is actively stockpiling the antiviral medicine Tamiflu and considering producing the drug in Thailand, with or without a license, in preparation for a possible avian flu pandemic. The RTG is procuring ingredients for production of the drug, but it is unclear if the Thai pha [...]	2005-10-21 05:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KIPR SENV TBIO TH
05BANGKOK6693	THAI GROUPS PRESS TO LIFT U.S. SHRIMP TARIFFS [...] On October 26, about forty persons representing various Thai shrimp farmer organizations held a press conference on the sidewalk outside of Embassy Bangkok, expressing concern about the outcome of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) review of anti-dumping tariffs on Thai shrimp export [...]	2005-10-25 05:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON TH
05BANGKOK6727	THAI EXPECTED TO INVITE FORMER PRESIDENTS TO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. The Thai government is planning a large commemoration ceremony on December 26 in memory of those who died in the 2004 tsunami. Post's consular section is already working with the families of victims and Americans who were affected [...]	2005-10-26 06:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP CASC PREL EAID TH
05BANGKOK673	THAILAND REFOCUSES ON NATIONAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Thailand continues its relief and reconstruction efforts in the wake of last month's tsunami, but the nation is also focusing on the approaching February 6 national elections. Almost 45 million Thais are expected to go to the polls. All 500 hundred parliamentary seats (400 co [...]	2005-01-26 07:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH TRT
05BANGKOK6761	THAILAND: PRIVATIZING EGAT UNLIKELY TO REFORM THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Shares of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) are to be sold in an initial public offering in November 2005. Partial privatization of this high-profile state-owned enterprise (SOE) enables the Royal Thai Government (RTG) a way to maintain momentum in imple [...]	2005-10-27 09:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV EPET KPRV TH
05BANGKOK6764	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: COORDINATED RAIDS ACROSS THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 26 small groups of militants launched a series of 49 apparently coordinated raids in rural areas throughout far southern Thailand. Four civilians and two militants were reported killed in the raids, which appear to have been focused on stealing weapons from village [...]	2005-10-27 10:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL TH
05BANGKOK6767	CAMBODIAN ACTIVISTS URGENTLY SEEK REFUGEE STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-27 10:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL CB TH CAMBODIA
05BANGKOK6768	ISRAEL AT UNGA - THAILAND RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-27 11:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS TH UNGA
05BANGKOK6797	NO PROGRESS ON CAMBODIAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Polcouns spoke to MFA refugee contact Dusit Manapan regarding the Cambodian activists and the UNHCR request to process them for immediate resettlement. Dusit said that, after receiving calls from several embassies regarding this case yesterday, he had consulted within the MFA on the ques [...]	2005-10-28 12:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM TH CB CAMBODIA
05BANGKOK6798	OPPOSITION POLITICIAN PESSIMISTIC ON SOUTH, PARTY [...] (C) Summary: A Democrat party MP gave downbeat assessments of his party's short term prospects, and of the security situation in the troubled South. The MP warned that the current government would be unable to resolve the problems in the South because it had completely lost the trust of the p [...]	2005-10-28 12:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
05BANGKOK6813	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR EAP DEPUTY [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to DAS Eric John from Nov. 5 - Nov. 10, 2005. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 Room rate is $125.00 net (taxes and [...]	2005-10-31 05:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK6817	THAILAND GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: RICE FOR ROLLING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) has floated the idea of paying for four mass transit lines in the Bangkok metro area at a cost of about $5 billion with cash and agricultural products through barter deals negotiated with other governments. Agricultural commodities, however, are [...]	2005-10-31 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ELTN MASS TH
05BANGKOK6843	THAILAND REACTION TO EU AGRICULTURE PROPOSAL [...] Embassy delivered talking points on the EU agriculture proposal to the RTG Ministry of Commerce as requested in reftel. Ms. Sirinart Chaimun of the Ministry's Department of Trade Negotiations said that the RTG shared essentially the same view as the U.S. of the EU proposal and considered it t [...]	2005-11-01 08:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR EU TH
05BANGKOK6844	UNHCR PROPOSES OPTION FOR PETCHABOON HMONG [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Summary: UNHCR apprised Ambassador Haslach of the situation of the almost 6000 Hmong would-be refugees encamped in Petchaboon province. Following a discussion of the difficulties of making a refugee determination, UNHCR proposed c [...]	2005-11-01 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL TH
05BANGKOK685	NORTHEAST THAILAND: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloffs recently (December 13-15, 2004) traveled to the Northeastern Provinces of Nakhon Raatchasima (Korat) and Chaiyaphum to visit with local politicians, provincial election commission officials and NGO and academic representatives. Pre-election campaigning and government p [...]	2005-01-26 11:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TH
05BANGKOK6850	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THE SLOW PROGRESS OF THE NRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The RTG has moved slowly to implement fourteen interim recommendations, issued by the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC),to address violence in the South. While some of the interim recommendations may be of limited utility or impact, the thrust of the report is helpful, u [...]	2005-11-01 09:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK6852	SUPRISE MOVE: MINISTERS SWAP JOBS TO QUELL TRT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a surprise move, Thailand,s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra promoted recently-resigned Public Health Minister, Dr. Suchai Charoenratakul to the position of Deputy Prime Minister, while moving the incumbent Deputy PM Phinit Charusombat into the slot previously held by Dr. [...]	2005-11-01 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK6853	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: GOVERNMENT PRESSURED TO TAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 27 insurgents bombed a rail-line in Narathiwat province, derailing four cars on a passenger train. The bombing followed the dramatic series of weapons raids across far southern Thailand on October 26. According to some local observers the latest attacks demonstrate [...]	2005-11-01 09:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK6855	OPPOSITION WINS 3 0F 4 THAI BY-ELECTIONS, BUT DOES [...] (C) Summary. Opposition parties may have won enough seats in the October 30th parliamentary by-election to initiate impeachment and censure moves against the ruling Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party government. Unofficial tallies have the opposition winning three of the four seats at stake despit [...]	2005-11-01 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK686	THAILAND: DEEP SOUTH UPDATE - JANUARY 26, 2005 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Violence continues in the far southern provinces of Thailand, in stark contrast to images of ongoing relief efforts in neighboring provinces. With the tsunami garnering less attention the media, violence in the deep South is again re-emerging as a central domestic political iss [...]	2005-01-26 12:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK687	TAK BAI INDEPENDENT COMMISSION REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Independent Commission investigating the October 2004 Tak Bai incident has concluded that three senior security officials, including the Fourth Army Commanding General, failed to monitor their subordinates during the transfer of detainees from Tak Bai to a Pattani Army camp. [...]	2005-01-26 12:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK6870	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LT COL MUNIPALLI [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Lt. Col. Munipalli from Nov. 5 - Nov. 9, 2005 to participate in the U.S.- Thailand Strategic Dialogue. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 [...]	2005-11-02 08:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TH

05BANGKOK6875	2005 HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD [...] I nominate Michael D. Sweeney for the 2005 Human Rights and Democracy Award. Mr Sweeney has spearheaded the Mission's initiatives on improving the human rights practices of the Royal Thai Government (RTG) and the expansion of democracy-related capacity-building programs. He has been a tire [...]	2005-11-02 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	APER PHUM TH
05BANGKOK690	ICRC AND NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKER IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) Fred Grimm, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Regional Delegation, told Embassy Bangkok today that ICRC is not/not willing to issue a laissez-passer (LP) to North Korean asylum seeker An Kyong Su. Grimm said that, after consultations with both the ICRC representa [...]	2005-01-27 00:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREF PREL KN KS TH DPRK LA
05BANGKOK6901	THAI TELECOM SECTOR: NORWAY'S TELENOR BUYS OUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 20, 2005, Norway's Telenor announced an indirect takeover of Thailand's UCOM and its mobile phone subsidiary Total Access Communications (TAC). The complex transaction paves the way for Telenor control of Thailand's second-largest mobile phone operator. The National T [...]	2005-11-03 08:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS EINV ECON TH
05BANGKOK6904	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: MORE BOMBS IN NARATHIWAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 2 another series of bombs were set off in the far southern province of Narathiwat, temporarily knocking out power in the city. The attacks follow the series of raids on October 26 and the October 27 bombing of a rail-line in Narathiwat (reftels). On November 3 a s [...]	2005-11-03 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL TH
05BANGKOK6909	BANGKOK FY06 REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HUB WORKPLAN [...] Summary: In FY06, the Regional Environmental Office (REO) based in Bangkok will continue its broad range of activities in 25 countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Three priority topics, however, will likely dominate the attention of this hub - avian influenza, efforts to combat illegal [...]	2005-11-04 01:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON TBIO TPHY TH
05BANGKOK6943	THAILAND: FOLLOWING UP ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) Poloff passed reftel points to Chutintorn Gongsakdi, MFA Director of International Economic Policy, and Katanawadee Kalayanamit from the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at MFA. Chutintorn received the points without comment. Katanawadee said that Thailand does not plan to de [...]	2005-11-04 09:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM ETTC KSTC EAID ETRD ECIN TH APECO
05BANGKOK6947	CAMBODIAN OPPOSITION FIGURE MU SOCHUA PESSIMISTIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Cambodian opposition figure Mu Sochua told Western diplomats on November 3 that the general political atmosphere in her country was worsening and that additional Cambodian political activists would likely flee to Thailand. End summary. 2. (SBU) Sam Rainsy Party member Mu Soc [...]	2005-11-04 11:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CB TH CAMBODIA
05BANGKOK6953	THAI REACT TO "SECRET PRISONS" ARTICLE: WILL THAKSIN SUE THE WASHINGTON POST? [...] (C) Summary: The Thai government has issued heated denials of the Washington Post report of a secret CIA-run prison here, and has sought embassy assistance in responding to the accusations. After a local newspaper identified our VOA facility in northeast Thailand as the site of the prison, t [...]	2005-11-04 12:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPOW TH CIA
05BANGKOK6954	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PM/RSAT JANE BOCKLAGE [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Jane Bocklage from Nov. 5 - Nov. 9, 2005 to participate in the U.S.- Thailand Strategic Dialogue. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: [...]	2005-11-05 04:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA MARR MASS PREL TH
05BANGKOK6958	MORE CONTROVERSY WITH THE SELECTION OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Thailand,s anti-corruption process suffered a serious blow with the November 1 announcement of the selection of nine potentially biased nominees to serve in the government,s National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC). Critics allege that most of the nominees have close [...]	2005-11-07 01:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH NCCC
05BANGKOK6960	UN ESCAP: REQUEST FOR TESTIMONY ON ASIAN [...] (U) This message is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) UN ESCAP has requested nominations of experts to participate in the Expert Group Meeting on Development Issues and Policies: Infrastructure Development, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, December 14-15, 2005. The purpo [...]	2005-11-07 03:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AORC EAID TH
05BANGKOK6978	FORMER PRIME MINISTER ANAND CRITICIZES SURAKIART [...] (C) During a November 3 conversation with the Ambassador, National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) Head and former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun derided Deputy Prime Minister (and former Foreign Minister) Surakiart Sathirathai's campaign to succeed Kofi Annan as next UN Secretary General. [...]	2005-11-08 05:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TH
05BANGKOK6979	ANAND COMMENTS ON FINAL PHASE OF NRC'S PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador called on National Reconciliation Committee (NRC) Head and former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun on November 3 to discuss the NRC's wrap-up phase. Anand said that Thaksin still has no idea of the root causes of the problem and has used his aides and media infl [...]	2005-11-08 05:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER TH NRC
05BANGKOK6980	NRC HEAD ANAND ON HIS CONVERSATIONS WITH MALAYSIAN [...] (C) Summary: During his visit to Malaysia last month, National Reconciliation Commission Head (NRC) Anand Panyarachun met with Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to discuss the Thai-Malaysian relations in context of the ongoing violence in Thailand's s [...]	2005-11-08 05:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ML TH
05BANGKOK7000	EXPORTS REVIVE THAI ECONOMY [...] Summary: After a weak showing in the first quarter, the Thai economy has strongly recovered, achieving 4.4 percent GDP growth in the second quarter with even stronger growth anticipated for the second half. Exports account for almost all this growth as domestic consumption and private investme [...]	2005-11-09 04:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD TH
05BANGKOK701	STAFFING ISSUES AT DAO BANGKOK [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-27 06:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK7014	COMBATTING EXTREMISM [...] (C) Summary: The ongoing insurgency in the southern three provinces is the most significant manifestation of extremism in Thailand. The problem is primarily ethnic and to some extent separatist in its origin, rather than sectarian, although international, radical Islam is having an effect, b [...]	2005-11-09 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	EAID KDEM PHUM PREL KMPI KPAO TH
05BANGKOK7015	EXILED BURMESE LABOR LEADER RETURNS TO THAILAND [...] (C) Summary: In the past week, the Embassy has been sorting out an unusual story involving U Maung Maung, the exiled Burmese trade union leader, and his return to Thailand on November 3 despite an apparent warning by Thai officials that he would not be allowed to re-enter the country. Maung [...]	2005-11-09 11:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV PREL ELAB TH BM
05BANGKOK703	THAILAND SUPPORTS TIMETABLE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. [...] (C) Reftel A requests Post query the RTG for its views of the planned withdrawal of U.S. military assets from the tsunami affected region. Utapao naval air base, which is SIPDIS located in Thailand, serves as the regional hub for Combined Support Force 536 (CSF 536). Nodes from that hub, [...]	2005-01-27 06:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL MARR MOPS TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK7030	U.S.-THAI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 7 and 8, following up on the President's and Prime Minister Thaksin's commitment, senior U.S. officials met with Thai counterparts to inaugurate a bilateral dialogue on strategic and security issues. The U.S. side was lead by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eri [...]	2005-11-10 07:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MASS PTER PREL KPAO TH
05BANGKOK7033	U.S.-THAILAND FTA: GOOD PROSPECTS FOR PROGRESS IN [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of the Round 6 FTA talks in London, prospects look good for making solid progress in most negotiating areas scheduled for discussion. There are signs that the mood here has shifted from passive resistance to a resigned, "let's get on with it" attitude. Even in financ [...]	2005-11-10 09:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV TH
05BANGKOK704	PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FARGO MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra told PACOM Commander Admiral Thomas Fargo that last month's tsunami demonstrated the need for increased emphasis on SIPDIS disaster response in future Thai/US military exercises. During the January 19 meeting, Thaksin told Fargo that if the [...]	2005-01-27 06:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MOPS PREL TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK7040	THAILAND GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: RICE FOR ROLLING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) has floated the idea of paying for four mass transit lines in the Bangkok metro area at a cost of about $5 billion with cash and agricultural products through barter deals negotiated with other governments. Agricultural commodities, however, are [...]	2005-11-10 09:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ELTN MASS TH
05BANGKOK7043	THAI TELECOM SECTOR REFORM:PROSPECTS FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Royal Thai Government (RTG) plans to privatize the telecom operators TOT PCL (TOT) and CAT Telecom PCL (CAT) are finally moving forward. Several practical problems require resolution, however, before either enterprise will be able to effect an initial public offering (IPO) of s [...]	2005-11-10 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS EINV ECON TH
05BANGKOK7045	A/S RADEMAKER'S MEETINGS AT THE ARF SEMINAR FOR [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. delegation at the ARF CBM Seminar on Missile Defense, held in Bangkok October 6 and 7, was led by Acting A/S for International Security and Nonproliferation Stephen Rademaker. In the plenary session and side meetings with numerous participants, Rademaker stressed three ke [...]	2005-11-10 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PHSA PINS PTER TH ARF
05BANGKOK706	PACOM ADM FARGO'S MEETING WITH THAI FM SURAKIART, [...] (C) Summary: In their January 19 meeting, FM Surakiart told ADM Fargo that the U.S. had "won the hearts of Asians" with its rapid and massive relief to Thailand and other tsunami-devastated countries. He expressed pride in the SIPDIS Royal Thai Government's (RTG) contribution of quick appr [...]	2005-01-27 07:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MOPS PREL PGOV OVIP TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK7073	DISCUSSIONS ON SOUTHERN TROUBLES WITH OBSERVERS IN [...] (C) Summary: During a one day visit to Songkhla in southern Thailand, Thailand Desk Officer and Emboff met with several prominent local observers to discuss the causes and possible solution to the area's ongoing turmoil. The observers were opposition Democrat Party (DP) MP Niphon Bunyamane [...]	2005-11-15 03:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK7079	THAI RESPONSE TO CODEX DEMARCHE [...] On November 8, Embassy presented talking points on infant formula standards for the upcoming Codex meeting in Bonn as requested in reftel. 2. Metanee Sukontarag, Director of the Office of Commodity and System Standards in the Ministry of Agriculture, responded via email that Thailand in p [...]	2005-11-15 06:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD FDA
05BANGKOK7086	DEMARCHE DELIVERED- UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) On November 10, Poloff delivered Reftel talking points to Mr. Peerasak Chantavarin, Director of the Social Division of the International Organizations Department of the MFA. Peerasak responded that he was familiar with the resolutions since he had received telephone calls from the Japane [...]	2005-11-15 11:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TH UNGA
05BANGKOK7090	PRIME MINISTER'S SENIOR ADVISOR PANSAK MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. DAS Eric John and Ambassador Boyce met with Pansak Winyarat, senior advisor to Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, on November 9 for open-ended discussions. Pansak's iconoclastic and uncensored views often give insights into the thinking of the Prime Minister. Discussion focus [...]	2005-11-16 00:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF ETRD TH BURMA CAMBODIA
05BANGKOK7091	PRIVY COUNSELOR SURAYUD ON SITUATION IN SOUTHERN [...] (C) Summary. On November 10, Privy Counselor General Surayud Chulanont indicated to visiting DAS Eric John and the Ambassador that the Queen now has a better understanding of the situation in southern Thailand. He was critical, however, of the police -- suggesting that they still do not ha [...]	2005-11-16 00:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TH
05BANGKOK7100	AUDITOR-GENERAL SELECTION PROCESS TO BEGIN ANEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The continued controversy over the placement of an Auditor General reached a turning point on November 10th, when, after failing to receive a directive from Thailand's Constitutional Court, Thailand's State Audit Commission decided that the best course of action was to begin t [...]	2005-11-16 03:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TH
05BANGKOK7116	DAS ERIC JOHN'S MEETING WITH FORMER FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. In his meeting with EAP DAS Eric John and Ambassador Boyce, former Democrat Party Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan, a native of and Muslim MP from the South, reiterated his well-known pessimism on the situation in that region, but in newly negative terms. Surin also presented som [...]	2005-11-16 08:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TH BURMA
05BANGKOK7123	VILLAGERS KILLED IN RAID IN NARATHIWAT [...] (U) Insurgents killed 9 Muslim villagers during a nighttime raid in Ra Ngae district in Narathiwat province on November 16th. Eight people were also injured during the attack, five of them children. According to Embassy police sources, an entire family was among the victims. 2. (C) Ver [...]	2005-11-16 09:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TH
05BANGKOK7124	THAILAND: COURT SUSPENDS PRIVATIZATION OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: Thailand,s Supreme Administrative Court has ordered the Minister of Energy and EGAT Plc to suspend the initial public offering (IPO) of shares of the state-owned power producer,s stock scheduled for November 16-17, 2005. The Court,s decision represents an unexpected victory for [...]	2005-11-16 09:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV EPET KPRV TH
05BANGKOK7125	IRAN RESOLUTION DEMARCHE - THAI RESPONSE [...] (C) Ambassador made reftel demarche points to MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn on November 16. Permsec Krit responded that the Thai government normally supports no action motions on individual countries, except in the case of blatant abuses such as the massacres in Sudan. The [...]	2005-11-16 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM TH
05BANGKOK7142	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 3. 2. (U) DEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below who will be new signatures for one of DEA's Host Cou [...]	2005-11-17 08:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7143	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Flt.Lt. Kraiwan CHANCHALAD, Directorate of Armament, Air Support Command, [...]	2005-11-17 08:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7144	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Wg.Cdr. Kamolratana SUTTABOOSAYA, Directorate of Medical Services, Air Su [...]	2005-11-17 08:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7145	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for FltLt. Choosak KASATEWIT, Directorate of Civil Engineering, Air Support C [...]	2005-11-17 08:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7146	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Siri SANTONG, 12th Signal Battalion, King's Guard, who has been sele [...]	2005-11-17 08:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7147	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Capt. Wasin BAMBUNGCHEEP, Naval Medical Department, who has been selected [...]	2005-11-17 08:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7148	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 1Lt. Araya SAYANHAVIKASIT, Ordnance School, who has been selected to atte [...]	2005-11-17 08:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7149	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for MG Boonchu KIRDCHOK, who has been selected to attend the WCN N/A, Nationa [...]	2005-11-17 08:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7150	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Worachin Yaowarat, 2nd Engineer Battalion, King's Guard, who has bee [...]	2005-11-17 08:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7151	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Pongsatorn SUKRAPANNA, 22nd Cavalry Squadron, who has been selected [...]	2005-11-17 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7152	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Sitthisak MINWONG, 1st Infantry Division, King's Guard, who has been [...]	2005-11-17 08:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7153	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Waraporn JUNTORN, Special Warfare Center, who has been selected to a [...]	2005-11-17 08:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7154	THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: INTELLECTUAL [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) ILEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the Intellectual Prop [...]	2005-11-17 08:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7155	THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: POLICE COLONEL [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) DEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Police Colonel Anurak SAITHONG and Police Lt. Colonel Thanayos SUKRATANA who will [...]	2005-11-17 08:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7156	THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: CRIME SCENE [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) ILEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below, who have been selected to attend the Crime Scene Inves [...]	2005-11-17 08:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7184	EXCELLENT THAI-DPRK RELATIONS NOT SO USEFUL IN [...] (C) Summary. Allegations in a new book that North Korean abducted a Thai woman working in Macao in 1978 have grabbed local headlines and prompted Foreign Minister Kantathi to pledge government efforts to return her to Thailand. Thai officials, however, are finding their North Korean counterp [...]	2005-11-18 04:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TH DPRK
05BANGKOK7191	UPDATE ON OPTIONS FOR THE PETCHABOON HMONG [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 11. 2. (C) Summary. During a November 15 meeting, UNHCR Deputy Regional Representative Raja Panday stated that he had made a new proposal to the Thai government on resolving the situation of the Petchaboon Hmong. The proposal is that the Th [...]	2005-11-18 07:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL TH LA
05BANGKOK7197	THE KING AND HIM; THE OPPOSITION PLAYS THEIR KING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. Evidence suggests that Prime Minister Thaksin is alienating an ever-growing segment of the political class. The antipathy that started with NGOs and journalists is spreading; by some accounts, it includes many in the military leadership and reaches even to the [...]	2005-11-18 08:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH TRT
05BANGKOK7207	RALLIES AGAINST VIOLENCE HELD IN YALA AND [...] (U) Crowds estimated at 5,000 to 6,000 persons gathered in the southern provinces of Yala and Narathiwat on November 17 to protest the murder by suspected separatists of a former militant, who was cooperating with the government, and his family (reftel). The crowds were made up of both Thai [...]	2005-11-21 00:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER TH
05BANGKOK7213	THAI COURT TRIES "GAG ORDER" TO SHUT UP PROMINENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Thai Civil Court has issued Thaksin critic Sondhi Limthongkul a gag order, effectively banning him from criticizing the Prime Minister until libel suits against him can be litigated. Since his popular political television program was canceled in September, Sondhi has been doin [...]	2005-11-21 00:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH
05BANGKOK7242	PATTAYA: THAILAND'S EXTREME CITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The sea-side port city of Pattaya is one of Thailand's major tourist destinations, second only to Bangkok, and a significant contributor to the Thai economy. Attracted to the 'anything goes' reputation that centers around Pattaya's sleazy nightlife, over 4 million foreigners and 10 m [...]	2005-11-22 07:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK7250	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMO COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-22 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK7253	TENS OF THOUSANDS GATHER TO LISTEN TO SONDHI DISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defying a November 17 court order banning him from criticizing the PM, outspoken talk show host Sondhi Limthongkul continued with his weekly "mobile talk show" in Bangkok. The rally attracted an estimated 30-40,000 people. Sondhi detailed two heretofore new scandals, alleging that [...]	2005-11-22 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH
05BANGKOK7268	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THAILAND INTERESTED BUT [...] Poloff delivered Reftel demarche on November 21 to Ms. Patchanee Kithavorn, Director of the Latin America Division of the MFA Department of American and South Pacific Affairs. Patchanee told Poloff that she received Post's non-paper and that the RTG was sympathetic to the needs of the OAS Missi [...]	2005-11-23 03:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PTER TH OAS
05BANGKOK7272	SCENESETTER FOR PACAF COMMANDER GEN HESTER'S VISIT [...] (C) General Hester, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your visit as an opportunity to advance a number of key U.S. foreign policy objectives. The Thai will likely ask you for your latest thinking on the future of our annual Cope Tiger Exercise. In addition to promoting issues directly a [...]	2005-11-23 06:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL MARR MASS TH
05BANGKOK7289	THAILAND AMBITIOUS ON HONG KONG, BUT WARY [...] On November 22, Econoff met with Ms. Sirinart Chaimun, Director of the Bureau of Multilateral Trade Negotations in the Ministry of Commerce to discuss the RTG agenda for the upcoming WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong. The RTG is sending a thirty-plus person team to the Ministerial headed by Deputy [...]	2005-11-23 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KIRC KPAO OIIP TH WTRO
05BANGKOK7301	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Frank Januzzi from 12/8 - 12/11, 2005 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 Room rate is $125.00 net (taxes and [...]	2005-11-25 04:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT TH
05BANGKOK7305	BESIEGED AUDITOR-GENERAL TALKS TO EMBASSY ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. Poloff spoke with Khunying Jaruwan Maintaka, the besieged Auditor-General of Thailand, on November 14th concerning her controversial situation and about corruption in Thailand. Although Jaruwan has avoided speaking to the press and stays out of the public eye, she gave Polo [...]	2005-11-25 05:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TH
05BANGKOK7317	COURT VICTORIES FOR RABBLE-ROUSING JOURNALIST [...] (U) SUMMARY. One week after Sondhi Limthongkul attracted nearly 40,000 people to Bangkok's Lumpini Park with his "mobile talk show", the businessman-turned-media defender won two significant legal victories, including a partial reprieve from last week's gag order on him and his associates. Mea [...]	2005-11-25 10:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH
05BANGKOK7334	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] Per reftel request, here are the results of posts inquiries into the bona fides of G.H. International. Company Profile Per the Thai Department of Business Development, Ministry of Commerce, G.H.International Co. Ltd is filed under registration number 1160/2517, dated 9 OCT 1974. Capital re [...]	2005-11-28 06:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH BLUE LANTERN
05BANGKOK7345	SONDHI'S TENTH AND LARGEST RALLY TO DATE ATTRACTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Government critic Sondhi Limthongkul hosted his tenth "mobile talk show" from a monastery in Udon Thani. A crowd of approximately 50,000 gathered in Bangkok's Lumpini Park to listen to Sondhi offer revelations of new scandals concerning the Thai Rak Thai government. In the two-ho [...]	2005-11-28 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH
05BANGKOK7364	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) DEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individuals listed below from the Nong Kai Provincial Police who are scheduled to [...]	2005-11-29 08:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7365	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lt. Yuthanavi MUNGTHANYA, Sattahip Naval Base, who has been selected to a [...]	2005-11-29 08:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7399	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for LTC Khunakorn KANA, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, w [...]	2005-12-01 02:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7454	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON PRIVY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on Privy Counselor Palakorn Suanrath to discuss the situation in southern Thailand. Palakorn -- who served as director of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Center (SBPAC) prior to its 2002 dissolution by Prime Minister Thaksin -- is known to be a cl [...]	2005-12-02 07:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK7458	THAILAND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Summary: Recent activities have focused on child trafficking and child sex tourism in Thailand. A child sex tourism seminar was held in Bangkok under the auspices of the USG-supported Bali Process, with DHS/ICE representing the USG and providing a case study. The NGO IJM reports progres [...]	2005-12-02 08:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KWMN PREF PREL SMIG PHUM EAID TH
05BANGKOK7460	CHINESE EMBASSY WANTS TO BUILD LINKS WITH U.S. [...] (C) Summary. As part of our ongoing effort to follow China's growing influence in Thailand, the Ambassador hosted a reception on December 1 for the PRC Embassy at the Residence. Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jiuhuan called for greater dialogue between the U.S. and China on a wide variety of iss [...]	2005-12-02 08:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MARR CH TH
05BANGKOK7462	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: INSIDE THE ARMY'S HEARTS AND [...] Summary. (C) In a meeting with poloffs on 1 December, Royal Thai Army (RTA) civil affairs officer Lt. Col. Saniroj Thumayos explained the challenges facing the RTA's attempts to win the hearts and minds of the public in the violent South. Saniroj outlined RTG efforts to train and support Isl [...]	2005-12-02 10:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR TH
05BANGKOK7508	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] Per reftel request, here are the results of Post's inquiries into the bona fides of Bangkok Helicopter Services Co., Ltd. and The General Aviation Co., Ltd. Company Profile per the Thai Department of Business Development, Ministry of Commerce: The Bangkok Helicopter Services Co. Ltd is filed [...]	2005-12-07 06:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH BLUE LANTERN
05BANGKOK752	DPRK ASYLUM SEEKER -- MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) In response to reftel, Refcoord informed UNHCR Chief Protection Officer Kirsten Young on January 27 of the latest developments in the case of DPRK asylum seeker Anh and asked what assistance UNHCR would be able to provide in the resolution of this issue. Reiterataing earlier commitments m [...]	2005-01-28 07:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL ASEC KN KS LA TH DPRK
05BANGKOK7523	THAIS TO TAKE U.S. TO WTO OVER CONTINUOUS BOND [...] RTG trade officials decided December 6 to file a complaint against the U.S. in the WTO over a U.S. requirement that shrimp importers file a continuous bond to cover expected anti-dumping duties. Nadhawan Tanyongmas, Trade Officer in the Department of Foreign Trade, said RTG representatives i [...]	2005-12-07 08:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TH
05BANGKOK7526	PHARMACEUTICAL COSTS AND THE FTA [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: The prospect of strong "TRIPS-plus" patent provisions in a U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been a controversial issue in Thailand. Anti-FTA activists from NGOs and within the RTG claim that stronger patent protection for pharmaceutical products in an [...]	2005-12-07 09:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
05BANGKOK7527	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: RTG QUIETLY REACHES OUT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD) has been quietly meeting in northern Malaysia and in Europe with purported leadership figures from some of the prominent southern Thai separatist groups -- including the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Coordinate (BRN-C) -- in an attempt to f [...]	2005-12-07 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK7529	LUNCH WITH THAKSIN [...] (S) Summary: During lunch at the residence on December 7, Prime Minister Thaksin and I discussed the King's recent birthday speech, the situation in Thailand's south, the issue of extrajudicial killings, Thai-Malaysian relations, Burma policy, North Korea, the US-Thai Action Plan, Thailand's [...]	2005-12-07 12:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	ETRD PGOV PHUM PTER TH BURMA CIA
05BANGKOK7537	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) ILEA has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below, who has been selected to attend the Leadership Dev [...]	2005-12-08 02:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7555	EMBASSY BANGKOK CONCERNS OVER ACES DATABASE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After careful review at post, Embassy Bangkok believes the Abuse Case Evaluation System (ACES) database falls short of its announced goal (reftel C) of being a tool to "facilitate the management of human rights abuse allegations and compliance with the Leahy amendment guidelin [...]	2005-12-09 03:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7571	THAILAND: CODEL HASTERT JAN 13-16 [...] (U) Post grants country clearance and looks forward to a successful visit by CODEL Hastert. Control officer for the Bangkok portion of the visit will be: Political Officer Mark Lambert Office: 66-2-205-4729 Fax: 66-2-253-3876 Cell: 66-1-808-1056 Home: 66-2-285-6186 Email: LambertMB@ [...]	2005-12-09 07:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TH
05BANGKOK7573	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: LABELING THE MILITANTS "BRN-C" [...] (C) SUMMARY/COMMENT: Thai officials and foreign observers have struggled to identify the militant movement responsible for the resurgent violence in far southern Thailand that has claimed over 1,000 lives since January 2004. The initial government response -- to blame criminals or local po [...]	2005-12-09 08:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL TH
05BANGKOK7574	OLD FRIENDS, BAD DEALS, AND COMMUNITY RADIO: THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 1, Embassy Officers visited controversial community radio station 92.25. Station personnel reported that the station had started up operations a week after the August raid (Reftel A) and was now technically broadcasting their programs solely on the Internet, which we [...]	2005-12-09 08:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PROP SOCI KPAO TH
05BANGKOK7581	HALF-BAKED IDEA FOR ZOO INCREASES DOUBT ABOUT THAI [...] (U) Summary: Chiang Mai's Night Safari Park, although set to open officially on January 1, opened privately on November 16 in a ceremony presided over by Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Controversial since its inception, for reasons including alleged substandard treatment of an [...]	2005-12-13 00:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON PGOV PREL TH
05BANGKOK7599	IMET IN THAILAND -- KEY TOOL FOR ENGAGEMENT [...] The International Military Education and Training Program (IMET) has been a vital tool for almost 30 years to improve the Thai military's ability to develop core skills and competence. In addition to providing world-class training through a wide range of courses, IMET has helped us create a [...]	2005-12-13 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR MASS TH IMET
05BANGKOK7613	CODEL SMITH MEETS WITH PRIME MINSITER THAKSIN [...] (SBU) In a December 9 meeting, Codel Gordon Smith met with Prime Minister Thaksin at Government House. During the course of their forty-five minute conversation, The PM assured the Senators that completion of bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with the U.S. is of paramount importance to [...]	2005-12-14 04:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD TH
05BANGKOK7644	MATERIAL SUPPORT ISSUE COULD CRIPPLE U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. Several positive changes have marked recent Thai policy toward the approximately 140,000 Burmese refugees located in nine camps along the Thai-Burma border. The Thai have agreed to the U.S. proposal to offer resettlement to the entire, 9,000-person camp of Tham Hin after reject [...]	2005-12-15 09:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL TH BURMA
05BANGKOK7645	THAILAND TAKES A PASS ON ASEAN-KOREA FTA [...] (U) South Korea signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with ASEAN in Kuala Lumpur on December 13, with the notable absence of Thailand, which declined to sign. Thai leaders did sign a framework agreement for the FTA, but balked at the deal on trade in goods after South Korea insisted on exclusi [...]	2005-12-15 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TH
05BANGKOK7649	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Maj. Thiratch SOMBUTSIRI, Directorate of Civil Affairs, who has been sele [...]	2005-12-16 00:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7650	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for FLO Pornpote CHAICHANKUL, JAG, MOD, who has been selected to attend the W [...]	2005-12-16 00:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7651	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for FS1 Watcharin SAI-IN, Directorate of Armament, Air Support Command, RTAF, [...]	2005-12-16 00:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7652	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lcdr. Amonthep THONGSIN, Amphibious Squadron, Royal Thai Fleet, who has b [...]	2005-12-16 00:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7653	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Pakawat KROBSORN, 2nd SF.BN.4th SF Regiment, who has been selected t [...]	2005-12-16 00:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7654	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for 1Lt. Sunai JIRASOMBOON, Field Artillery Battalion, Artillery Center, who [...]	2005-12-16 00:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7655	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lcdr. Apirat SANGPETCHSONG, Somdejprapinklao Hospital, RTN, who has been [...]	2005-12-16 00:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7656	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Capt. Ek-Art SILLAPACHARN, Royal Thai Marine Corps, who has been selected [...]	2005-12-16 00:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
05BANGKOK7657	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Capt. Padermchai SUCONTHAMAT, Royal Thai Marine Corps, who has been selec [...]	2005-12-16 00:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7658	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Cpt. Surachart RUANWONG, 1st Spec. Forces, BN, 1st SF Regiment, who has b [...]	2005-12-16 00:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING

05BANGKOK7668	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Flt.Lt. Karn VANIJAKA, Office of the Comptroller, RTAF, who has been sele [...]	2005-12-16 05:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7669	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Ltc. Ruarob MUANGMAN, J-2/SCHQ, who has been selected to attend the WCN C [...]	2005-12-16 05:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7670	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for LTC Khrongpon LOHACHALA, J-2/Schq., who has been selected to attend the W [...]	2005-12-16 05:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7715	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) LEGATT has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Lt. Col. Surachate HAKPARN, who has been selected to attend the 225th Session a [...]	2005-12-19 03:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7729	THAILAND: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) In 2005, Thailand continued to support domestic and international counterterrorism efforts. Thailand is a major beneficiary of US anti-terrorism assistance, with numerous Thai police and security officials participating in US-sponsored training courses. 2. (U) There were no acts of [...]	2005-12-19 09:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC TH
05BANGKOK773	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Tongchai CHOBTHAM, Light Aviation, WCN 1171 who has been selected to atten [...]	2005-01-31 00:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7731	THAI FOREIGN MINISTER ON EAST ASIA SUMMIT AND [...] (C) Summary: During a December 16 conversation with the Ambassador, Thai Foreign Minister Kantathi Supamongkol gave an upbeat assessment of the December 14 inaugural East Asia Summit meeting in Kuala Lumpur. Kantathi said that the EAS put the Avian Flu challenge, cooperation against intern [...]	2005-12-19 09:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TH BURMA
05BANGKOK7732	THAKSIN ALLY PAINTS GLOOMY PICTURE OF PM'S STANDING [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: I met with Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai on December 16, expecting to hear another campaign speech from the would-be UN Secretary General (ref C). Instead, Surakiart unexpectedly delivered a downbeat analysis of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's [...]	2005-12-19 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH TRT
05BANGKOK774	THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for 1Lt. Sothon RUKSASUP, Army Military Intelligence Command, WCN 1176 who has been [...]	2005-01-31 00:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7749	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: VILLAGERS FORCE POLICE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Media and Embassy sources offered differing accounts of a December 19 event in which a mob of Muslim villagers in Narathiwat apparently forced police to release two men held in connection with the shooting of a local official. The media reported that up to 1,000 villagers had ta [...]	2005-12-20 09:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK7750	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: BANGKOK MUSLIMS TRY TO BRIDGE [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with poloffs, officials from both the private Bangkok-based Islamic Center of Thailand and the government-affiliated Central Islamic Committee underscored their belief that the violence in the South is not a religious conflict and outlined their efforts to im [...]	2005-12-20 09:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM TH
05BANGKOK7783	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: DECEMBER 8-9 VISIT OF STAFFDEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) professional staffmember Frank Jannuzi visited the far southern Thai provinces of Songkhla and Yala as part of SFRC and Embassy Bangkok's ongoing effort to closely monitor the situation in that region. Jannuzi met with leading local gov [...]	2005-12-21 09:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KPAO TH
05BANGKOK7796	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP PDAS KATHLEEN STEPHENS [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to PDAS Stephens from January 26-January 31. 2. (U) Hotel reservations are being made per reftel request. 3. (U) Embassy point of contact is: Mark Lambert Work phone: (66-2) 205-4729 Home: (66-2) 285-6186 Cell phone: (66 [...]	2005-12-22 05:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TH
05BANGKOK7801	THAILAND RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR AVIAN AND [...] (U) Post hereby provides updated responses to second avian influenza questionnaire contained in reftel A: A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION -- DOES THE GOVERNMENT HAVE A PREPAREDNESS PLAN/STRATEGY FOR PREVENTING AVIAN FLU FROM BECOMING A PANDEMIC AND CONTAINING A PANDEMIC ONCE IT OCCURS? IF TH [...]	2005-12-22 07:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL XX
05BANGKOK7802	ASEAN WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT NETWORK LAUNCH: AN [...] (U) Summary: On December 1, representatives from nine of the ten ASEAN countries and the ASEAN Secretariat approved the launch of the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN),a regional law enforcement network to combat illegal wildlife trafficking in Southeast Asia. The launch provid [...]	2005-12-22 08:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL KCRM XC TH
05BANGKOK7803	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) NAS has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below who have been selected to attend the Crime Scene Inv [...]	2005-12-22 08:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7804	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: MAJ. WARISARA JAIPIAM [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Maj. Warisara JAIPIAM, Civil Affairs School, who has been selected to att [...]	2005-12-22 08:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
05BANGKOK7918	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: DR. JAPAKIYA'S UNIVERSITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dr. Ismail Lutfi Japakiya, Rector of the International Islamic University of Pattani, is one of the most prominent -- and controversial -- Muslim scholars in Thailand. The University he founded continues an ambitious expansion with the aid of Muslim charities and governments. J [...]	2005-12-30 04:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KPAO TH
05BANGKOK7920	STATUS OF MISSING HMONG CHILDREN REMAINS UNCLEAR [...] (C) Summary. The current location and status of the 29 Lao Hmong children and teens reported arrested last month remains unclear. A National Human Rights Commission official believes that the children remain in immigration detention in Nong Khai, Thailand, while second hand reports from the L [...]	2005-12-30 06:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PREF PREL PHUM TH LA KTIP
05BANGKOK7921	DIP NOTE DELIVERED ON AER [...] (U) On December 29, post delivered a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as requested in reftel. The diplomatic note was delivered after the RTG declined to withdraw its diplomatic note of December 29, 2004 stating its intention to withdraw from Articles IV and X of the Treaty [...]	2005-12-30 07:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON TH
05BANGKOK801	THAILAND: PRE-ELECTION VIOLENCE AND ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: As the February 6 date for national parliamentary elections in Thailand draws closer we are seeing frequent allegations of vote buying and even some reports of poll-related killings. These activities have never been absent from the Thai electoral process in the past, but the [...]	2005-01-31 10:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TH
05BANGKOK802	AMBASSADOR-FM SURAKIART ON NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKER IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) On January 28, while in Phuket for Thai-hosted conference on a tsunami early warning system (EWS),the Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Surakiart about Ahn Kyong Su, the North Korean asylum seeker in Embassy Vientiane. The Ambassador noted that the Lao government would not allow tra [...]	2005-01-31 10:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM ASEC KS KN TH DPRK LA
05BANGKOK868	THAILAND: NEWS AND NOTES ON THE ROYAL FAMILY [...] (SBU) On January 27, I attended the annual Prince Mahidol awards ceremony, which the King directly presides over. The annual awards, named in honor of the King's father, are presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of medicine or public health. Princes [...]	2005-02-02 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL TH
05BANGKOK869	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES THE SOUTH WITH KEY [...] (C) Summary: On January 27, I called on Pansak Vinyaratn, a principal advisor to Prime Minister Thaksin. Our conversation focused on the violence in southern Thailand and how the situation affects Thailand's ability to deploy additional troops to Iraq; how Thaksin is learning, slowly, to de [...]	2005-02-02 10:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR TH
05BANGKOK918	POST REQUESTS TIMETABLE FOR PSYOP ASSESSMENT TEAM [...] (SBU) On December 9, 2004, the 5th Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Battalion Commander, 4th Psyop Group, briefed the DCM on the Rewards for Information/Military Support to Public Diplomacy Programs. These programs have been successfully used by AmEmbassy Manila to assist the Philippines Go [...]	2005-02-04 01:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK948	THAI ELECTIONS: PROMINENT DEMOCRAT PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Surin Phitsuwan, Democrat (DP) party luminary and former Foreign Minister under the Chuan Leekpai administration, is waging a tough fight for election to Parliament in a traditionally DP Nakhon Si Thammarat constituency. He faces a well-funded, younger Thai Rak Thai (TRT) [...]	2005-02-04 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK953	THAI ELECTIONS: PAPER TIGER CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy visits to Phijit and Phitsanulok provinces before the February 6 parliamentary election revealed that allegations of vote buying and other campaign violations have a basis in truth in Thailand's "Lower North." Local Election Commission officials and NGOs there are frustr [...]	2005-02-04 14:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
05BANGKOK954	ON THE EVE OF THAILAND'S GENERAL ELECTION: THE [...] (SBU) At first glance the Thai political landscape on the eve of the February 6, 2005 parliamentary elections looks cluttered. Thailand still has 39 registered political parties. Twenty parties have fielded "party list" candidates and 24 parties are entered in some of the 400 contests for " [...]	2005-02-05 11:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK955	CHAT THAI ELECTION PROSPECTS GOOD IN CENTRAL THAILAND [...] (C) Summary. Chat Thai (CT) almost certainly will win all six parliamentary seat contests in Suphan Buri province in the February 6 election, although CT Leader Banharn Silpa-archa's son faces a formidable Thai Rak Thai (TRT) candidate. The effects of years of Banharn's ability to deliver "po [...]	2005-02-06 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
05BANGKOK980	THAI ELECTION: THAKSIN IN AN "AVALANCHE" [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has won a massive mandate in the February 6 parliamentary election -- unprecedented in Thai history -- for a second term as Thailand's Prime Minister. The results are still unofficial (and won't be finalized for a few days),but reliable est [...]	2005-02-07 11:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH
05BRUSSELS337	INFORMAL U.S.-EU MEETING ON JUSTICE AND HOME [...] Summary. At the Informal Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) held February 13-14 in Luxembourg, the U.S. and EU reviewed outstanding issues and areas for further law enforcement, border security and counter terrorism cooperation during the coming six months. The U.S. presented to Euro [...]	2005-01-26 09:37:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CPAS CVIS KCRM KJUS PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05CALCUTTA246	INDIA'S NORTHEAST MILITANCY: AN OVERVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable provides an overview of the "alphabet soup" of ethnic insurgencies that have plagued India's Northeast throughout its history. The first three paragraphs provide a broad overview of the factors that have spawned these conflicts and should be of general interest to Ind [...]	2005-07-06 18:02:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PTER PGOV PREL SOCI IN
05CANBERRA510	PSI: AUSTRALIA UNWILLING TO PRESS FOR IMMEDIATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) officials balked at the U.S. request (Ref A) for the GOA to endorse Washington's message calling upon Thailand to publicly support the Proliferation Security Initiative Statement of Interdiction Principles (PSI SOP) in orde [...]	2005-03-14 07:56:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL MNUC ETTC AS TH
05CANBERRA859	MTCR: AUSTRALIA WILL SPONSOR SMALL GROUP PROPOSAL [...] (C) We presented ref A points on May 13 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Counterproliferation Section Director Peter Sawczak and MTCR Action Officer Lucinda Bell, asking for Australia's confirmation that it would sponsor the fifth Small Group proposal on transshipment best pra [...]	2005-05-17 08:37:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC AS MTCRE
05CHIANGMAI166	MONK'S MURDER SEEN AS ATTEMPT TO SILENCE ACTIVISM [...] (SBU) Summary. The murder of an activist Buddhist monk June 17 in Fang district, Chiang Mai was politically motivated, according to local groups, although police suggest personal conflicts as the cause. Police investigations have so far produced no suspects, despite an initial series of news sto [...]	2005-07-01 08:47:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TH
05CHIANGMAI171	CHIANG MAI ENERGY CONSERVATION STILL IN FIRST GEAR [...] Summary: Residents of Chiang Mai Province spend heavily on energy, much of it on transportation. Despite efforts to encourage public sector energy conservation, promote bio-fuels and re-introduce public bus service, the local government seems unable to do much to reduce this economic burden. En [...]	2005-07-15 08:19:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON TRGY ELTN EPET PGOV TH
05CHIANGMAI173	MAE RIM HMONG LINKED TO LAOS, U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Lost in the bigger news of over 6,000 Hmong seeking refuge in Petchabun province, a much smaller group has settled into a former resort in Mae Rim, north of Chiang Mai. With one exception, Thai media have been silent on these 42 Hmong, reportedly part of a group with connections to [...]	2005-07-19 09:14:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF TH LA PGOV PHUM PINR
05CHIANGMAI182	HALL OF OPIUM SERVES AS EDUCATIONAL, TOURIST, RESEARCH CENTER IN GOLDEN TRIANGLE [...] (u) Summary. Two years after greeting its first visitors, Thailand's Hall of Opium opened officially July 6 in a formal ceremony presided over by Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn. The 60,000 square-foot museum, beautifully situated in the rural hills of the infamous Golden Triangle, averages 70,000 [...]	2005-08-03 01:12:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL SNAR PGOV TH
05CHIANGMAI187	HMONG U.S.-THAI-LAO LINKS UNDER INCREASED SCRUTINY [...] (sbu) Summary. Thai authorities in Bangkok and Chiang Mai are showing increasing concern over the activities of former American citizen Willis Bird Jr. and a group of Hmong who have settled near Mae Rim, 20 kilometers north of the provincial capital. Despite finding only two illegal Hmong d [...]	2005-08-11 03:08:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PREF TH LA
05CHIANGMAI195	CHINESE VISITORS SHOW INTEREST IN THAILAND-BASED BURMESE EXILE GROUPS [...] (SBU) Summary. Chinese visitors from Yunnan traveled to northern Thailand in May and July to plumb the exile groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved in the Burmese opposition movement These two trips were the latest is a two-year series of back-and-forth cross-border vis [...]	2005-08-22 02:58:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PINR TH CH BM PHUM
05CHIANGMAI196	CHIANG RAI HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ATTACKED [...] Summary. While human rights and environmental activists in northern Thailand have become accustomed to verbal threats directed against their work, an August 18 grenade attack in Chiang Rai's Mae Fa Luang district has upped the ante. End summary. 2. Wiwat Tamee, a Thai-Lisu coordinator for [...]	2005-08-25 11:17:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM TH PREF PGOV
05CHIANGMAI201	ASK A CONSUL [...] Summary: To make the U.S. visa process more understandable to a broad Thai audience, the U.S. Consulate General Chiang Mai has initiated a weekly newspaper column titled "Ask a Consul". End Summary. 2. The Consulate's "Ask a Consul" column debuted August 26 in Thai News, the largest newspap [...]	2005-09-01 09:36:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT OIIP OPRC KPAO TH
05CHIANGMAI215	JAPANESE CONSULATE GENERAL EXPANDING PRESENCE IN NORTHERN THAILAND [...] Summary. Japanese diplomatic representation in Chiang Mai continues to expand with the addition of a fluent Thai speaker, the first to be stationed in the north in many years. The Consul General has made it clear that Japan is interested in playing a more active role in this region and that he [...]	2005-10-03 09:57:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PREL PHUM TH JA CH
05CHIANGMAI216	NORTHERN ASSIGNMENTS SHOW STRONG HAND OF THAKSIN [...] (sbu) Summary. October 1 brought the annual promotions and reassignments of officials in Northern Thailand, as well as the rest of the country (reftel). Although civil service, police, and military promotions are officially based on seniority and merit, politics played perhaps an even stron [...]	2005-10-04 09:08:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TH
05CHIANGMAI228	BURMESE MIGRANT RIGHTS GROUPS SEE CAUSE FOR HOPE IN COURT RULING [...] Summary. Two years after the brutal slaying of six Burmese workers in Mae Sot, a Thai provincial court has convicted four local Thai officials for the crime. Legal and human rights organizations say that conditions for Burmese migrant workers have improved since the 2003 murders and that this [...]	2005-10-26 03:41:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM TH BM
05CHIANGMAI229	OPPOSITION CARRIES PICHIT ELECTION WITH MONEY, EMOTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. A surprising Oct. 30 victory by the opposition candidate in a by-election in northern Phichit province that pit the sons of two powerful families against one another dented the governing Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party's censure-proof majority in parliament. One of four by-elections held on [...]	2005-11-01 05:17:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH KDEM
05CHIANGMAI233	THANKS BUT~ CHIANG MAI STRUGGLES WITH DEVELOPMENT DESIGNED IN BANGKOK [...] Summary. After three years of rosy official promises and assorted citizen protests, the Chiang Mai Night Safari's long-delayed unveiling during the Loy Krathong celebration has been quietly pushed back once again. Rather than announce another postponement, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra wil [...]	2005-11-08 01:53:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV KDEM ECON TH
05CHIANGMAI241	STUDENTS "ASK A CONSUL" DURING INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK EX [...] Consulate Chiang Mai invited readers of its weekly "Ask A Consul" newspaper column (reftel) to ask their questions in person at a presentation on the U.S. visa process during International Education Week. 2. The consular session was part of an all-day EdExpo USA sponsored by the IC-ACE Educat [...]	2005-11-25 07:52:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS OEXC SCUL KPAO OPRC TH
05CHIANGMAI245	LARGE SHAN POPULATION LIVES IN LEGAL LIMBO [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 09:03:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM PGOV TH SNAR
05CHIANGMAI252	BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME: THAILAND PLANS NEW MEKONG PORT TO BOOST CHINA TRADE [...] (U) Summary Although the Mekong River trade between northern Thailand and southern China has not lived up to expectations, the Thai government plans to build a second, larger, port in Chiang Rai. The go-ahead came after the Deputy Transport Minister returned from a visit to Yunnan province sol [...]	2005-12-21 10:08:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN ECON PGOV PREL CH TH WTRO
05COLOMBO106	MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] According to the Maldives National Disaster Management Center (NDMC),as of January 12, the earthquake and tsunamis killed 82 people and 26 residents are missing in Maldives. On January 10, four USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) members conducted an assessment trip to Maldives. A [...]	2005-01-13 10:57:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1119	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] The USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Program Officer, USAID/Colombo Humanitarian Assistance Program Manager (HAPM) and USAID/Colombo Development Outreach and Communications Officer (DOC) traveled to Galle and Matara districts from June 13 through 15 to monitor USAID/OFDA [...]	2005-06-27 05:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1155	Maldives - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] On June 4 and 5, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Information Officer traveled to the Republic of Maldives (ROM) to assess the recovery efforts and monitor the USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) funded tsunami recovery activities. During the visit, the [...]	2005-07-05 05:33:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE UNICEF
05COLOMBO125	SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND [...] As of January 13, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,899 people in Sri Lanka. The USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) conducted assessments in Ampara District and Trincomolee to view the damage caused by the earthquake [...]	2005-01-17 04:07:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO146	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 16, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,920 people in Sri Lanka. The U.S. Military continues to engage in debris removal and clean-up activities in Galle and assist in the transport of relief supplies throughout Sri L [...]	2005-01-19 03:24:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO147	MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] According to the Maldives National Disaster Management Center (NDMC),as of January 18, the earthquake and tsunamis killed 82 people and 26 residents are missing. A key priority is to re-equip and repair health centers. The U.S. Military's primary objective in Maldives is to provide potable [...]	2005-01-19 08:51:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO156	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 18, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,922 people in Sri Lanka. The U.S. Military hopes to transition water distribution duties in Galle to the Galle Water Board by January 25. The U.S. Military continues to work on [...]	2005-01-20 10:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO16	TFXO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES, SITREP NO. 7, [...] (SBU) Sri Lankan Needs/Requests: It is becoming increasingly clear that Sri Lanka has an urgent need for engineering expertise, construction equipment and heavy-lift capability to move that equipment for a national reconstruction effort of staggering proportions. On January 3 Margareta Wah [...]	2005-01-03 11:55:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR CASC EAID PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1681	SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION [...] This cable is for the first Tsunami Oversight Quarterly Mechanism Meeting 2. Summary: Tsunami reconstruction activity in Sri Lanka continues apace, with improvements in overall coordination, but bottlenecks due primarily to the 100/200 meter ?buffer zone.? There have been recent suggesti [...]	2005-09-22 11:44:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO188	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] As of January 24, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,957 people in Sri Lanka. The U.S. Military plans to complete school debris clearing and latrine building by January 24, and water distributions will end on January 23. Sanitatio [...]	2005-01-25 08:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO189	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] As of January 24, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,957 people. The U.S. Military is starting to move equipment and personnel from Galle to Colombo. The Galle local government and the Galle Water Board are taking over responsibi [...]	2005-01-25 08:23:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO2130	TSUNAMI RELIEF IN SRI LANKA -- OFDA WRAP-UP AND [...] SUMMARY: USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR SRI LANKA IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DECEMBER 2004 TSUNAMI DISASTER WAS SPEARHEADED BY USAID/OFDA WITH THE IMMEDIATE DEPLOYMENT OF A DART TEAM AND RAPID FUNDING OF A PORTFOLIO OF EMERGENCY PROJECTS. NOW LARGELY COMPLETED, THE PROJECTS WERE INSTRUMENTAL [...]	2005-12-21 02:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO224	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] As of January 25, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,957 people in Sri Lanka. USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) implementing partner Community Habitat Finance International (CHF) is constructing 3,500 transit [...]	2005-01-28 05:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO225	MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] According to the Maldives National Disaster Management Center (NDMC),as of January 18, the earthquake and tsunamis killed 82 people and 26 residents are missing in Maldives. The U.S. Military is prioritizing final operations in Maldives before its final departure. There is currently a short [...]	2005-01-28 05:14:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO252	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] From January 21 to 26, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Water and Sanitation Officer (WSO) traveled to Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Hambantota, Matara, and Galle districts to meet with implementing partners and visit internally displaced person (IDP)camps. The USAID/DA [...]	2005-02-01 10:22:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO27	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 3, the death toll in Sri Lanka due to the earthquake and tsunamis is 29,957. Transitioning from emergency relief, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) plans to fund an additional USD 10 million to focus on the immediate rehabilitation needs of disaster-affected co [...]	2005-01-04 08:34:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EAID AEMR PREL PGOV
05COLOMBO283	MALDIVES - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] On January 28, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Field Officer (FO) posted to Male' in Maldives departed the islands for Colombo. A summary of the U.S. Government's assistance in Maldives in response to the earthquake and tsunamis follows below. End Summary. ----------- [...]	2005-02-03 10:17:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO285	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 31, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunami had killed 30,959 people in Sri Lanka. The CNO is scheduled to transition responsibilities for the tsunami relief effort to the Ministry of Public Security, Law and Order during the week of F [...]	2005-02-03 10:18:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO3	TFX001 - SRI LANKA TSUNAMI FINDINGS OF [...] SUMMARY: USAID/DART ASSESSMENT TEAMS HAVE COMPLETED ASSESSMENTS OF DAMAGE IN GALLE AND HAMBANTOTA DISTRICTS OF SRI LANKA, IN COORDINATION WITH A UNOCHA-FACILITATED ASSESSMENT IN NINE TSUNAMI AFFECTED DISTRICTS CIRCLING THE COAST. IN BOTH DISTRICTS, ASSESSMENT TEAMS OBSERVED SIGNIFICANT DAMA [...]	2005-01-01 13:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR CE
05COLOMBO31	TFXO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES, SITREP. NO. 8, [...] (U) Casualties: According to Government statistics, 30,229 people died in the tsunami; 3,858 remain missing; 835,028 have been displaced. A total of 7 Americans have been confirmed killed in the disaster. 2. (SBU) U.S. Actions/Assistance: The Ambassador, accompanied by Brigadier Gener [...]	2005-01-04 14:48:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR CASC PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO317	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] From January 31 to February 3, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) deployed teams to tsunami-affected districts to visit USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) programs. The purpose of these trips was to monitor the progress of USAID/OFDA implem [...]	2005-02-09 09:43:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO326	COLOMBO PLAN: CONSENSUS MINUS ONE TOWARD THAI [...] (C) Summary: During the February 15 Colombo Plan Working Group meeting, all other member states present expressed their support for the Thai constitutional amendment proposal to address arrears. Among the several concerns voiced about the U.S. proposal, representatives from member states sin [...]	2005-02-10 12:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR AORC IR CE
05COLOMBO338	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] On February 4, the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) closed the Center for National Operations (CNO) and transferred its functions to the recently established Task Force for Relief (TAFOR). USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) assessments indicate that emergency needs for food, [...]	2005-02-14 06:19:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO38	TFXO01: MALDIVES SITREP -- A UNIQUE NATION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit by USG officials to Maldives January 2-4, a clear picture emerged of the devastion of the local islands and the govermnent's needs for assistance. On three islands visited, varying degrees of destruction met the U.S. team with piles of rubble where houses once [...]	2005-01-06 07:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR EAID PGOV MV
05COLOMBO39	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 4, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the death toll in Sri Lanka due to the earthquake and tsunamis is 30,190. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that the immediate priority areas in Sri Lanka are water (including cl [...]	2005-01-06 08:23:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EAID AEMR PREL PGOV
05COLOMBO401	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] Former Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton visited Sri Lanka as part of a tour of four tsunami-affected countries from February 20 to 21. The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) continues to travel to tsunami- affected districts to monitor and evaluate USAID's Office of [...]	2005-02-22 11:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO457	(SBU) SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND [...] (U) At a February 21 meeting, the Commissioner General of Essential Services instructed the Government Agents (GA) and lead shelter agencies to establish a district project office that will coordinate transitional shelter issues in each affected district. In addition, the Commissioner state [...]	2005-03-02 10:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO502	USAID/OFDA DART TEAM MONITORING VISIT TO TSUNAMI- [...] MEMBERS OF THE USAID/OFDA DART TEAM VISITED THE HEAVILY AFFECTED EAST AND SOUTH COASTS OF SRI LANKA MARCH 2-7 TO MONITOR PROGRESS OF RELIEF ACTIVITIES AND ASSESS PROSPECTS FOR CONTINUED RECOVERY. AVAILABLE FUNDS ARE SUFFICIENT TO MEET RELIEF NEEDS IN THE DISTRICTS VISITED BUT IMPLEMENTATION F [...]	2005-03-09 10:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO51	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 7, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis killed 30,680 people in Sri Lanka. On January 6, Senators Frist and Landrieu, along with the U.S. Ambassador and USAID representatives, including the USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assi [...]	2005-01-08 08:41:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EAID AEMR PREL PGOV
05COLOMBO616	SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES: SWIFT RESPONSE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In sharp contrast to the December 26 earthquake and tsunami that caused devastating loss of life in Sri Lanka and Maldives, both governments responded quickly and efficiently to the potential for another deadly tsunami following the March 28 earthquake off the Indonesian islan [...]	2005-03-29 11:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR CASC PHUM PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO629	SRI LANKA - SITUATION REPORT ON SRI LANKAN RESPONSE [...] On March 28, 2005, at 2315 local time, a magnitude 8.7 earthquake occurred off the coast of Indonesia, destroying buildings and causing numerous deaths on the Sumatran island of Nias. The following cable details the actions taken by the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) to alert residents to the [...]	2005-03-30 11:09:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO646	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] Organizations involved in the transitional shelter sector continue to encounter obstacles to shelter construction. These obstacles include the lack of available materials, specifically timber, on the local market; delays in the Government of Sri Lanka's (GOSL) allocation and identification o [...]	2005-04-01 06:10:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO65	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 7, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis killed 30,718 people in Sri Lanka. On January 7, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and USAID SIPDIS Administrator Andrew Natsios, along with the U.S. Ambassador and USAID/Colombo Health [...]	2005-01-10 08:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO67	TXFO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES SITREP NO. 9, [...] (U) Consular efforts: As previously reported, the number of American citizens killed as a result of the tsunami stands at eight, with one additional AmCit missing and presumed dead. Conoffs have reduced the number of welfare and whereabouts cases: 15 AmCits remain unaccounted for in Sri La [...]	2005-01-10 11:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR EAID CASC PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO696	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] From April 5 to April 7, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Information Officer (IO) and a USAID/Colombo Foreign Service National (FSN) assisting the USAID/DART visited USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) implementing partners in Galle and Matara in southe [...]	2005-04-11 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO70	TXFO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES SITREP NO. 9, [...] (U) Consular efforts: As previously reported, the number of American citizens killed as a result of the tsunami stands at eight, with one additional AmCit missing and presumed dead. Conoffs have reduced the number of welfare and whereabouts cases: 15 AmCits remain unaccounted for in Sri La [...]	2005-01-11 01:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR EAID CASC PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO725	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: USAID/DART [...] The USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) field officer (FO) and USAID/Colombo Humanitarian Assistance Program Manager (HAPM) traveled to eastern Sri Lanka from April 6 to 9 to monitor USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)-funded programs and review the progress of [...]	2005-04-18 11:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO8	TFXO01: MALDIVES AND SRI LANKA, SITREP NO. 6, [...] (U) American Citizens: The number of Americans confirmed killed stands at 7; 67 reports of missing Americans received by the Consular Section remain unresolved; 267 welfare/whereabouts cases have been resolved. 2. (U) Casualty Figures: According to the Ministry of Social Services, the n [...]	2005-01-02 10:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR CASC PREL EAID CE MV
05COLOMBO811	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-29 06:18:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO82	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 10, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,725 people in Sri Lanka. The USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) conducted an assessment trip in Galle and concluded that water supply is not a critical need, but sa [...]	2005-01-11 11:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO826	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] The USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) field officer (FO) and USAID/Colombo Project Development Specialist (PDS) traveled to Hambantota and Galle districts on Sri Lanka's south coast from April 26 to 28 to monitor USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)-funded pro [...]	2005-05-03 09:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO877	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-12 11:18:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO880	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-12 11:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO9	TFXO02 - UPDATE OF ACTIVITIES OF USAID/OFDA [...] SUMMARY: A USAID AIR SHIPMENT LANDED YESTERDAY IN SRI LANKA BRINGING URGENTLY NEEDED RELIEF SUPPLIES FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS. USAID/DART HAS IDENTIFIED AND SIPDIS SUBMITTED FOR RAPID CONTRACTING THE FIRST APPROVED SELECTION OF NGO IMPLEMENTATION PROPOSALS. OTI IS DEVELOPING A RESPONSE TO SUPP [...]	2005-01-02 12:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR CE
05COLOMBO93	TXFO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES SITREP NO. 10, [...] (U) Consular efforts: The consular section continues to focus entirely on tsunami-related efforts. The number of AmCits deaths in Sri Lanka still stands at eight, with one addition AmCit missing and presumed dead. Consular staff have reduced the number of welfare and whereabouts cases to s [...]	2005-01-12 12:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR EAID CASC PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO956	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] From May 17 - 20, the USAID/OFDA Shelter Specialist, USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Information Officer (IO),and USAID/Colombo Project Management Assistant traveled to Ampara District to monitor USAID/OFDA- funded programs and visit tsunami-affected areas. The USAID team met [...]	2005-05-27 03:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05DHAKA1399	ROHINGYAN LINKS TO EXTREMIST GROUPS AND PATTERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A human rights activist briefed poloff about Rohingyan refugee connections to Islamic extremist groups and Rohingyan patterns of human smuggling. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) Poloff recently met with Chris Lewa, a Belgian who works for Forum Asia in Bangkok and who has worked on Roh [...]	2005-03-24 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV BG PTER PINR GTIP
05DHAKA3247	BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 1 [...] Summary. July and August are peak monsoon months in Bangladesh. The monsoon was moderately active during the first week of July. Currently there is no flooding in the country and the last five days have passed without measurable rainfall. All the rivers in the four river basins of Banglad [...]	2005-07-11 06:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID BG IT TH NP IN
05DHAKA3309	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Shyam Lama, Country Team Leader, DELIVER/Washington on his July 20-August 5, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Con [...]	2005-07-13 02:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3386	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Chris Wright, Communication Strategist, DELIVER/Washington on his July 30-August 04, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. bel [...]	2005-07-18 01:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG

05DHAKA3387	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Todd Dickens, Consultant, PATH/DELIVER/Washington on his July 27- August 10, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Con [...]	2005-07-18 01:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG

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