Thai "red-shirts" movement accepts PM's reconciliation plan

English.news.cn   2010-05-04 19:14:04FeedbackPrintRSS
BANGKOK, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) does not reject a reconciliation plan raised by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva a day ago, core leader Veera Musigapong said Tuesday.
However, the anti-government UDD group has demanded four points from the government, including setting a specific date for House dissolution, the core leader said.
Also, the prime minister has no authority to set an election date on Nov. 14, Jatuporn Promphan another anti-government core leader said.
The power has belonged to the country's Election Commission (EC) .
The anti-government UDD group has demanded the government to show sincerity towards the reconciliation roadmap by stopping all kinds of intimidation towards the UDD or "red-shirts" protesters, core leader Natthawut Saikua said.
Veera has affirmed that the UDD core leaders will not seek amnesty from being charged with cases including terrorism and the core leaders are ready to fight the charges.
In a related development, the anti-government "red-shirts" will not disperse until Prime Minister Abhisit announced the date for the House dissolution, Natthawut said.
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China ends emergency response as southwestern drought eases
English.news.cn   2010-05-04 22:49:48FeedbackPrintRSS
BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- China called off its grade II drought emergency response on Tuesday as the severe drought in its southwestern regions eased after recent rain.
The drought, one of the worst in decades, eased in most parts of the Chongqing Municipality, provinces of Sichuan and Guizhou, and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters in a statement on its website.
But in Yunnan Province, the drought was still severe in most parts as the province had only received limited and scattered rainfalls, it said.
Southwestern China had six falls of rain between March 22 and April 26, which ranged in volume from 50 to 100 millimeters, figures from the China Meteorological Administration showed.
As of Tuesday, up to 123 million mu (about 8.3 million hectares) of arable land in China was affected by the drought, with 17.91 million people and 12.43 million farm animals still short of water, said the statement.
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