In Phetchabun, a joint security team acting on a tip-off raided a community radio station in Tambon Sadiang, Muang district. The officials instructed Sithichai Tah-art, who led 10 other red shirts, not to erect a United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) anti-fraud centre sign as planned. The sign was confiscated.

In Phuket, a joint security team removed a referendum anti-fraud sign from the top of a commercial building that was once the Thai Rak Thai coordinating centre in Phuket’s Muang district. The building’s door was locked and no one admitted to erecting the 4.5 by 2 metre sign. Witnesses said the sign was put up on Saturday at 8pm but no one knew who did it.

Colonel Kamol Osiri, superintendent of Phuket’s Muang Police Station, said police would summon the owner of the building for questioning whether he or she knew about the sign being on the building. He said police acted in response to the NCPO order banning political activities that would cause social divisions.

In Tak province, a joint security team raided a two-storey house and confiscated an anti-fraud sign that had not yet been erected. They also met UDD member Thanit Intasin, a red shirt leader in Tak, and Sommai Panit, a red shirt leader from the province’s Mae Sot district. Both were warned not to put up signs anywhere else and they were released without being charged.

In Uttaradit, UDD leaders in the province did not open an anti-fraud centre after UDD leader Pannawat Nakmul gave a press conference about events at the anti-fraud centre in Phetchabun’s Muang district. Joint security forces have been monitoring the UDD in the provinces to prevent it from setting up centres, but in rural areas of Uttaradit some houses had anti-fraud centre signs posted.

In Ratchaburi province, Theerathat Sathongkaew, a red-shirt leader in Ban Ka district, and his wife Methawee Hongmanat were summoned for talks after Theerathat erected an anti-fraud centre sign on Saturday. Methawee said officials arrived at her house early yesterday to stop them opening the centre.

In Bangkok’s Prachachuen area, 30 red shirts were about to open an anti-fraud centre when a joint security team inspected the four-storey commercial building where it was located. After a talk lasting about an hour, the red shirts dispersed without incident.

In Khon Kaen province, a joint security team inspected a two-storey building on Klang Muang Road after receiving a tip-off about the opening of an anti-fraud centre. They found the building closed but a pick-up parked in front of the building with equipment |for opening the centre.

Puthipoing Kamhaengpol, a red shirt leader, later arrived at the building. He said about 50 red shirts from other districts had planned to man the centre to ensure fairness during the referendum. But he said he had been asked not to stage any political activities and close the centre, which he did. He said he would consult on their next move.

In Trang province, red shirt leaders headed by former Pheu Thai Party MP candidates changed their mind about opening an anti-fraud centre after they were told by security officials that they would face legal action if they did.

Yossawarit Chuklom, a UDD coordinator of six Andaman provinces had planned to open a centre yesterday but the plans were cancelled.