The urgent meeting was organised after leaflets against Council of Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) were found widespread in many northern provinces. Third Army Region's Commander Lt Gen Saprang Kalayanamitr chaired the meeting.

Thai Rak Thai's former MPs, including Laddawan Wongsriwong, Dr Thotsaporn Sereerak, Payap Shinawatra who is brother of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra attended the meeting.

An army source said that the meeting was aimed at creating understanding among local and former politicians on CDRM's order which ban on any local political movements. The order was issued after the CDRM received confirmed reports that some local politicians in Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai and Payao were trying to gather people to campaign against CDRM.

Local villagers were informed that they would not be able to get loans from government's funds and they would have to return all the money.

The Nation