Thai senators have hit back at a group their US counterparts who called on Thailand last week to uphold democracy and human rights in the wake of the government’s handling of recent mass protests.
The Senate’s three standing committees on foreign affairs, political development and human rights, liberties and consumer protection, held a media briefing on Tuesday in response to the comments from the US senators.
“The Senate committees are concerned about the issue because the comments and proposals from the US senators are based on incorrect information, which could lead to further divisions in Thailand,” senator Pikulkaew Krairiksh, chairwoman of the foreign affairs committee said.
“This could also have an adverse impact on relations between the two countries which have lasted for almost 200 years,” she said
The three Senate committees maintained that Thailand…
