The Cabinet will today consider a proposal to enforce Internal Security Act on Phuket during upcoming Asian ministerial meeting which will be attended by US Secretary of State.
An informed source said Tuesday that the Act, if approved, will give authority to Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc), which is chaired by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, to be responsible for the regional meeting's security.
The imposing will put Phuket under the act from July 10 to 24.
The Asian foreign ministers' meeting is scheduled to be held from July 16 to 23. It was postponed twice after red shirted protesters broke into the meeting's nearby building in Pattaya in April.
The Phuket meeting will be attended by ministers of 26 countries including US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Phuket will host the 42nd Asean Ministerial Meeting, Post Ministerial Conferences (PMC) and the 16th Asean Regional Forum (ARF) on Phuket.
The Isoc reasoned that the imposing of the Act is necessary following the Pattaya chaos which it said tarnished the country's images and reputations as well as the economy.
The authority also said in the proposal that its intelligence report showed that some ill-intentioned group, from both inside and outside the country, may again try to stage unrest during the meeting, similar to that in Pattaya.
The imposing will cover the Phuket island as well as a radius of five kilometers on the sea of the island.
The imposing will put Phuket under the act from July 10 to 24.
The Asian foreign ministers' meeting is scheduled to be held from July 16 to 23. It was postponed twice after red shirted protesters broke into the meeting's nearby building in Pattaya in April.
The Phuket meeting will be attended by ministers of 26 countries including US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Phuket will host the 42nd Asean Ministerial Meeting, Post Ministerial Conferences (PMC) and the 16th Asean Regional Forum (ARF) on Phuket.
The Isoc reasoned that the imposing of the Act is necessary following the Pattaya chaos which it said tarnished the country's images and reputations as well as the economy.
The authority also said in the proposal that its intelligence report showed that some ill-intentioned group, from both inside and outside the country, may again try to stage unrest during the meeting, similar to that in Pattaya.
The imposing will cover the Phuket island as well as a radius of five kilometers on the sea of the island.
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