泰農民抗議集會,要求取得稻米補貼
Hundreds of farmers have rallied outside Thailand's Justice Ministry in the capital, Bangkok, to demand overdue payments for rice sold in a controversial rice subsidy program.
Protest leaders said Monday they also plan to march to the Defense Ministry, where caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has her temporary offices, to press her to take action on overdue payments.
Disruption by anti-government protesters of the February 2 snap election prevented voting from being completed in many locations. That means the government remains a caretaker administration with limited spending powers until vacant seats in parliament can be filled. And, the government has become involved in a dispute with the Election Commission over who has the power to set a new polling date.泰國成百上千農民在位於首都曼谷的泰國司法部外面集會，追討他們在一個有爭議的稻米補貼計劃中出售的大米的逾期未付款。
抗議領袖們週一表示，他們還計劃遊行到國防部，看守內閣總理英拉的臨時辦公室設在那裏，要求她對逾期未付款採取行動。
反政府示威者的擾亂致使2月2日舉行的提前選舉在許多地方沒能完成投票。這意味着在議會的空缺席位填滿之前，政府仍然是一個支付能力有限的看守政府。而且，政府在誰有權決定新的投票日期問題上跟選舉委員會陷入了一場爭執。
