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The government is studying whether to enforce the Internal Security Act in the resort district of Hua Hin to secure the safety of leaders attending the Mekong summit next week.
Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon yesterday said he would consult all armed forces commanders about measures for the summit, including the ISA.
"I wanted to plead with all groups not to rally against the summit," the minister said.
The Mekong River Commission summit will take place from April 2 to 5. The commission is made up of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Burma and China have agreed to send observers to the meeting in Prachuap Khiri Khan.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is due to attend the meeting in what will be his first visit to Thailand since the neighbours downgraded ties in a row over former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in November last year.
Cambodian cabinet spokesman Phay Siphan said Hun Sen would focus purely on the Mekong issue and there were "no plans at all" for a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
The leaders of all four countries would address the severe drought that has lowered levels on important waterways including the Mekong River.
Drought here in Thailand continues to affect Udon Thani, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Trang.
In Udon Thani's Non Sa-at district, the Sokrang reservoir, which is the main source of tap water in the province, has dried up, posing the threat of a water shortage for 1,600 households in Non Sa-at and Nong Waeng districts.
The Kumphawapi Waterworks that supervises tap water production in Non Sa-at has decided to make tap water available only from 5am to 10am and from 3pm to 8pm.
In Prachuap Khiri Khan, tap water is no longer available in six villages in Bang Saphan Noi district. The Pak Phraek Tambon Administration Organisation has had to distribute up to 60,000 litres of water a day to houses in six villages, said Sathaphon Somchit, the Pak Pharek TAO president.
In Trang, drought has affected more than 22,000 families and almost 10,000 rai of farmland.
Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon yesterday said he would consult all armed forces commanders about measures for the summit, including the ISA.
"I wanted to plead with all groups not to rally against the summit," the minister said.
The Mekong River Commission summit will take place from April 2 to 5. The commission is made up of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Burma and China have agreed to send observers to the meeting in Prachuap Khiri Khan.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is due to attend the meeting in what will be his first visit to Thailand since the neighbours downgraded ties in a row over former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in November last year.
Cambodian cabinet spokesman Phay Siphan said Hun Sen would focus purely on the Mekong issue and there were "no plans at all" for a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
The leaders of all four countries would address the severe drought that has lowered levels on important waterways including the Mekong River.
Drought here in Thailand continues to affect Udon Thani, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Trang.
In Udon Thani's Non Sa-at district, the Sokrang reservoir, which is the main source of tap water in the province, has dried up, posing the threat of a water shortage for 1,600 households in Non Sa-at and Nong Waeng districts.
The Kumphawapi Waterworks that supervises tap water production in Non Sa-at has decided to make tap water available only from 5am to 10am and from 3pm to 8pm.
In Prachuap Khiri Khan, tap water is no longer available in six villages in Bang Saphan Noi district. The Pak Phraek Tambon Administration Organisation has had to distribute up to 60,000 litres of water a day to houses in six villages, said Sathaphon Somchit, the Pak Pharek TAO president.
In Trang, drought has affected more than 22,000 families and almost 10,000 rai of farmland.
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