Thailand has expressed “great concern” over criticisms by deputy presidential spokesman Anthony Golez and Senator Richard Gordon that the unrest in Thailand reflected the Thais’ lack of political maturity.
At a press conference Wednesday, Thailand Ambassador to the Philippines Kulkumut Singhara Na Ayudhaya said the two officials’ statements “were not based on facts and may have some implication of hidden agendas.”
He said he was set to file a diplomatic protest with the Department of Foreign Affairs this Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Richard Gordon has refused to apologize to Thailand as he denied calling its people “politically immature.”
“I don’t have to apologize for anything and thank you very much for doing his research. And the Thai ambassador should do his research for what I actually said,” Gordon told a press conference Wednesday, directing his statement to Thailand Ambassador to the Philippines Kulkumut Singhara Na Ayudhaya.
He said the ambassador should check his facts first because he might have been misinformed.
The upcoming 2010 national elections will require technology that is credible, cost-effective and feasible for deployment in the country, Senator Richard Gordon said.
“I want security in every step of the election process,” added Gordon who is co-chairman of the joint Congressional Oversight Committee on poll automation.
In an interview with INQUIRER.net, Gordon disclosed some of his concerns amid the current discussions in the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on what technology to use for the 2010 elections.
