Chamlong Srimuang
Chamlong Srimuang
Major General Chamlong Srimuangis a Thai activist and former politician. A former general, he was a leader of the "Young Turks" military clique, founded and led the Palang Dharma Party, served for six years as governor of Bangkok, led the anti-military uprising of May 1992, and is a prominent member of the People's Alliance for Democracy, a group strongly opposed to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Chamlong had supported the military junta that overthrew Thaksin in a coup. A devout...
benefits priority stubborn
We are not stubborn and we are the people. Our priority must be how this benefits the country.
benefits priority
Our priority must be how this (resignation) benefits the country.
sleep
We will sleep here. We won't go anywhere.
caused government officials
We don't want violence. But if it happens, it will be caused by government officials and the government will lose.
anywhere decided depends move whether
We have not decided whether we will move anywhere else. It depends on the majority.
believe minister prime unify
I believe that if the prime minister resigns, it will unify society. It is the only way out.
assured march
We will march peacefully. You can be assured that nothing will happen. Do not be afraid.
gets job until
We will be here until the job gets done.
eat sleep unit
This unit is specially trained. Eat less, use less. They will sleep here tonight. They won't go anywhere.
camp days discuss further
We need to discuss further how many days we will camp out at Siam Paragon.
call continue hold minister plans prime
We call for the prime minister to resign. As long as he does not resign, we will continue with our plans to hold a rally.
patient today unite
There are many of us today ... if we unite and be patient I think we will win.
chance either february greater higher number people trust
Trust me, this is the right way. The important thing is people need to come to the rally. The greater the number of people either on February 26, 27 or 28, the higher chance we have of winning.
elections minister prime protests protracted reaffirm stage until
I want to reaffirm that after the election, we will stage protracted protests until the prime minister resigns.