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Thailand passes tough security law to control protest
Update :Wednesday, 8-26-2009
Thailand's government passed a security law on August 25 that clears the way for the military to be brought in to control a planned rally by supporters of fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) plan to demonstrate on Sunday outside Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's office, calling for his resignation.
A three-week occupation of the premier's office in April sparked Thailand's worst street violence in 17 years, forcing Abhisit to call a state of emergency and stoking concerns over the stability of Southeast Asia's second-biggest economy.
If Sunday's protests become unruly, the new law allows Abhisit and the military to move quickly without declaring a state of emergency. It also allows for more stringent checkpoints around the prime minister's office ahead of the protest.
Abhisit said he imposed the temporary law, which takes effect from August 29 to September 1, after receiving intelligence that trouble-makers may incite violence.
The law underscores mounting concern over a four-year political crisis that economists say could limit how fast and how far the country recovers from its first recession in 11 years by curbing tourism and stifling investment.
The government imposed a similar security law in the resort island of Phuket in July, deploying almost 10,000 security personnel during meetings of foreign ministers from many countries, including the United States.
Reuters/VOVNews
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