Thaksin" went to Chiang Rai, spoke in the northern dialect to give encouragement to flood victims, Red Shirts flocked to welcome him, apologized for the 2-hour delay in the plane, causing him to go to the area slowly, said he had to come and see because he had been abroad for 17 years, the people still remember him, and considered it a favor. Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra visited Chiang Rai Province to hand out relief bags to flood victims. The Red Shirts were waiting to welcome him, chanting in unison, 'We love Thaksin.' The first stop was the Thoeng District Bus Station. At one point, Mr. Thaksin spoke in the northern dialect that he came as a Thai who was concerned about the people, especially in the northern region. He saw that even though he had been abroad for 17 years, his brothers and sisters had not forgotten him. Therefore, he felt that he had to repay the favor by coming to visit, see about their well-being. Thaksin also apologized to the people who came to welcome him after he was d elayed for 2 hours due to a delayed flight. In the afternoon, Mr. Thaksin, along with Pheu Thai MPs, went to Thoeng District, Chiang Rai Province, telling flood victims that when they are in trouble, they should come to give them encouragement. It is the nature of Thais to know the value of others. Mr. Thaksin also said that he will bring back the problems he has heard to inform the government, especially the compensation issue, because flooding is a recurring problem because it does not solve the water problem in the whole system. If we start again today, we have to do it in the whole system by allocating a large budget. Every river basin must be taken care of. As for the water situation in the Mekong River, it was found that there was an unusually high volume of water flowing. Therefore, we must talk to China, which may be releasing a lot of water because China itself is facing flooding problems, to discuss the timing of water release to prevent overflowing the banks. Initially, it was learned that the M inistry of Foreign Affairs is in the process of talking. For water management in the country, Mr. Thaksin said that rivers are like cars. If there are no brakes, it is dangerous. Therefore, the brakes must be applied with dams, reservoirs or monkey cheeks. Mr Thaksin added that Ms Paethongtarn Shinawatra, the Prime Minister, told him that the Royal Irrigation Department had already drained water from the central region to receive water from the north, such as the Chao Phraya Dam and the Pasak Dam. There is only 20% of water left, which is enough to receive more water. Therefore, he believes that the situation will not repeat itself in 2011. Then he gave an interview to the media about the cabinet formation, especially the issuance of a letter demanding the background information of Police General Patcharawat Wongsuwan of the Palang Pracharath Party. Will it reflect that the Pheu Thai Party government will not allow the Wongsuwan family in the new government? Mr. Thaksin simply said that he did not know abo ut this because there is a party executive committee taking care of it, before throwing the question to the deputy spokesperson of the Pheu Thai Party who is also in the area. Source: Thai News Agency
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