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Thailand never heard of the trias politica ..... independent organisations bad *SIGH* Patric Youngsamart â€@PatricLand 1h ChiangMai anti-coup says independent organisations are bad for democracy RT @KobkarnL: “@issarar: pic.twitter.com/tGQf429F98 AndrewBuncombe â€@AndrewBuncombe 5m Army spokesman Col Werachon Sukhondhadhpatipak says Gen Prayuth does not intend to visit King. Documents dispatched to palace for signing. Saksith Saiyasombut â€@Saksith 33m Naew Na reports Yingluck is being moved to military base in Saraburi and to be detained for 3 days: http://www.naewna.com/politic/104848 Michael Peel â€@Mikepeeljourno 1h ...#thaicoup. One man detained amid shouting and shoving. looked briefly like it cd get nasty. Woman yelled "kill me!" at advancing troops..

Situation still seems tense in MBK intersection area. Though military seems to have it under control. Twitter is really great in these situations with many people reporting what they see (not always 100% the truth but still after some time it is easy to not the regular bullshitters from the reliable ones!) Tulip Naksompop â€@Tulip_Oum 5m 6:30PM 4 former ministers reported to NPOMC earlier today were released; Saruang, Yanyong, Pong and Benja.-@js100radio O.Nuri KULAHCIOGLU â€@SiniZeR 36m 20:02 soldiers are not allow people to use over pass #ThaiCoup | Asker metro girislerini tuttu pic.twitter.com/AyvGtfwA5d noi thamma â€@noithamma 8m 5 #anti coup protesters have been detained, taken away, one of them a woman and d editor of Fa Diew Gan magazine. : @prachatai John Le Fevre â€@photo_journ 45s Awesome. TrueVisions pumping out the same low-grade Channel 5 soap on all channels

Audi Khalid â€@AudiKhalid 4m Butt censor. RT @ChannelNewsAsia: #THAICOUP: Army arrests man trying to start a fight with them near MBK link bridge pic.twitter.com/lguoGYj21n Jon â€@jonmarsk 27m This is going to be very bad. I could see the fear in the young soldiers faces at mbkskywalk Richard Barrow â€@RichardBarrow 3m 8:15pm Armed soldiers on the Skywalk between MBK & Siam telling people to go home (Pic @noithamma) pic.twitter.com/9xg4VIa8X7

Turdsak Numsakul Esq â€@bkkbase 9m @zdaniel According to Amsterdam the gov in exile will be a 'Red Shirt' gov which makes absolutely no sense at all.

raul gallego abellan â€@raulgaab 6m Protesters left. Army advanced until MBK intersection detaining two protesters and making a show of force loading their weapons. georgehenton â€@georgehenton 5m Army have now cleared to the junction under BTS National Stadium - at least three protestors taken away. #bangkok pic.twitter.com/0NgFl5R7Zc Richard Barrow â€@RichardBarrow 25s Images of people protesting on social media will encourage more to join next time. They aim to meet again tomorrow at 5pm at BACC

Gabrielle Paluch @Fishinabucket · 37s Street at BACC officially cleared. Wound up on wrong side of military line, oops. #ThaiCoup at least 3 arrested pic.twitter.com/6UumZSsiqX Zashnain Zainal â€@bedlamfury 2m RT @jonmarsk: 1923: Army pointing water cannon on fire engine at protesters near MBK #thaicoup pic.twitter.com/IQm6EEbOPF Richard Barrow â€@RichardBarrow 1m None of these images of the protest will be on the army controlled news tonight. But they are spreading on social media My answer to Richard Barrow: @RichardBarrow Which will make the possibility of a social media or internet block more likely

@Yoddoy_D 3m pic.twitter.com/BJ2RupZRo4 Zoe Daniel â€@zdaniel 1m So there's now consideration being given to a Thai govt in exile.

Gabrielle Paluch @Fishinabucket · 57m pic.twitter.com/U7UUcsCybT Anti-coup protestors getting in scuffles on street in front of BACC Gabrielle Paluch @Fishinabucket · 38m pic.twitter.com/cN0uU6nRFc Military take ID, information from anti coup protester after scuffle between red and yellow sympathisers Gabrielle Paluch @Fishinabucket · 17m pic.twitter.com/yQKTGppwRH Student anti coup protester Pi Chart getting arrested and schlepped away by army Gabrielle Paluch @Fishinabucket · 12m pic.twitter.com/4P4fVUZbMj Another arrest dragged across ground and then kicked by soldier in front of my eyes at BACC Gabrielle Paluch @Fishinabucket · 9m pic.twitter.com/8jgiu0aco5 Military have had it and are clearing the area in front of BACC. They weren't being very nice. Gabrielle Paluch @Fishinabucket · 5m pic.twitter.com/vOrKYWfZP6 Ok well now the guy they dragged and kicked is in a hummer behind this guy and he doesn't look very happy

Richard Barrow â€@RichardBarrow 7m 6:35pm International news channels like BBC & CNN were very briefly back on air in #Thailand but they have all been blocked again Tulip Naksompop â€@Tulip_Oum 11m 6:2PM UNCONFIRMED report of Yingluck taken to Calvary center in Saraburi.-@thapanee3miti the grugq â€@thegrugq 27m “@noithamma: Anti coup Protester lies down in front of soldiers. pic.twitter.com/CVAxjBl1uJâ€

Richard Lloyd Parry â€@dicklp 9m Thaksin's lawyer @robertamsterdam just sent me a statement saying that "active consideration's being given to formation of a govt in exile".

tukky_nt â€@tukky_nt 1m All free TV channels, including ThaiPBS, resume their service Richard Barrow â€@RichardBarrow 2m 6pm - RT @georgehenton: Soldiers and protestors now 100m or so apart - feels calmer pic.twitter.com/fxkg503xFL Tulip Naksompop â€@Tulip_Oum 6s Analog TVs go back to usual program after national anthems at 6PM veena T. â€@veen_NT 7s 6pm Free TV channels including ThaiPBS resume #ThaiCoup pic.twitter.com/l3CexAlST7

Anti-Coup Protesters Rally At 1973 Uprising Memorial http://en.khaosod.co.th/detail.php?newsid=1400842092&typecate=06&section= BANGKOK – Student activists have defied the military’s ban on political gatherings of more than five people by continuing to protest the military coup in Bangkok today. The protests were organised by Thammasat University student activists who call themselves the League of Liberal Thammasat for Democracy (LLTD). Students from other universities and members of the public also joined the demonstration as well. At 11 a.m. protesters began marching from Thammasat University's Tha Prachan campus down Ratchadamnoen Avenue toward the Grand Palace, passing the Ministry of Interior Affairs and the Supreme Court on the way. Some placards held by the protesters read, "Let us find the pigeon [symbol of democracy]," "We are coup generation," "Bring me back my damn votes,†and "Anti-Coup." Since seizing power in coup d'etat yesterday, the military junta led by army commander-in-chief Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha has banned gatherings of more than five people and warned against any public dissent. Security forces kept watch on the demonstrators as they marched, but did not interfere until the group tried to enter the 14 October Uprising Memorial dedicated to the 1973 student protests that toppled a military dictatorship. The soldiers tried to prevent demonstrators from entering the memorial site. But while some activists were arguing with the soldiers, one motorcycle taxi driver took a placard and sat down on the road in protest, prompting the rest of the group to follow suit. Large crowds of on lookers, Thai and foreign, started to gather around the protesters, forcing the soldiers to retreat and allow the demonstrators into memorial site. Once inside, the demonstrators gave speeches condemning the military coup and sang pro-democracy songs before marching back to Thammasat University at around 1 pm. Many vendors and motorcycle taxi drivers applauded the activists as they marched along Ratchadamnoen Avenue, while others who disagreed with the students approached the group and argued with the activists. No violence was reported. Sirawit Serithiwat, a member of LLTD, said that the demonstration was meant to show that many students and citizens are opposed to the military coup – the 12th in Thailand's political history. "I think everyone learned the lesson from the 2006 coup that coups don't solve any problems. In fact, it has made problems worse to this day," Mr. Sirawit said. "The soldiers did not only insult themselves by launching this coup. They also insult the people, because they chose to seize power instead of letting politics solve the problem." "Democracy should come from the people, not from gun barrels," Mr. Sirawit added. The activists also called on the administration of Thammasat University to publicly oppose the coup and urge the military to return power to the people without delay. The protest occurred amid the intensifying effort by the coupmakers to crackdown on media and political freedom. Dozens of activists have been detained and media sites blacked-out in the first 24 hours of the military takeover. Another anti-coup protest is also underway at the Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre in downtown Bangkok.

à¹à¸à¹‰à¸§à¸¡à¸²à¸¥à¸² Kaewmala â€@Thai_Talk 28m Anti-coup demonstrators in Pattaya retreated from the street. "@jow2711: ปชช.ถอยเข้าไปอยู่หน้าห้าง pic.twitter.com/V5VnrkGKp2" #ThaiCoup Richard Barrow â€@RichardBarrow 4m BBC's @JonahFisher did a live piece to camera of the illegal gathering of anti-coup protesters in #Bangkok #ThaiCoup pic.twitter.com/99PzToiQLK Khaosod English â€@KhaosodEnglish 4m Anti-Coup Protesters Rally At 1973 Uprising Memorial http://bit.ly/1tsDxth pic.twitter.com/8FX8UiDEum

Pravit Rojanaphruk â€@PravitR 27s Army officers being cornered at Pathuwan intersection by 300 anti-coup protesters. #freethailand 17.45 http://1drv.ms/1t1JRFZ Junta First â€@Tawporn 17m “@PravitR: About 10 soldiers were literally chased away by 300 protesters right now opposite MBK. 17.34 @armypr_news 2Bangkok â€@2Bangkok 19m Small, well-organized protest against coup staged near MBK, this is a trial balloon to gauge the army’s reaction 2Bangkok â€@2Bangkok 3m The coup will be a harsh one to destroy the possibility of Thaksin wielding power again, so we might expect a crackdown on the protest Andrew RC Marshall â€@Journotopia 4m Response to anti-coup protest -> RT @noithamma: Soldiers containing anti coup near Art Center pic.twitter.com/nODFB143tf

2Bangkok â€@2Bangkok 4m 1/3 Normally all Shinawatra family members are comfortably out of the country well before political ruptures & protests occur 2Bangkok â€@2Bangkok 4m 2/3 the fact that they were caught inside this time proves they were not expecting a coup 2Bangkok â€@2Bangkok 3m 3/3 Once they have escaped Thaksin can respond & be tougher than he could if power brokers like Yaowapha were being held by army ThaiPBS English News â€@ThaipbsEngNews 1m NBTC confirms that #ThaiPBS will resume normal program from 6 p.m. today (May 23) pic.twitter.com/gpCfWedIjB

Sutharee Wannasiri â€@SuthareeW 1m People confronting soldiers shouting get out junta & waving banners near MBK #ThaiCoup Pic FB Panumas Khodchachat pic.twitter.com/Plyr6TPnJI Free Mind â€@FreeMindXs 5m #ThaiCoup RT @noithamma: Anti coup protest in front of BKK Art Center . This one is noisy : election, election shout. pic.twitter.com/RoebSa0qE2 Richard Barrow â€@RichardBarrow 4m 5:15pm Anti-Coup protesters in front of BACC at Phathumwan intersection (Pic @Bus_Te) pic.twitter.com/MsDtYRODBQ #ThaiCoup #Bangkok #Thailand

Video on Facebook of red shirt camp ouster by the soldiers:

Pravit Rojanaphruk â€@PravitR 3m "Get out! Get out!" shout about 100 vocal anti-coup protesters in front of Bangkok Art Centre right now! 17.11 Richard Barrow â€@RichardBarrow 7m #Thailand - RT @TielandThailand: Thai army soldiers and police set up at Thaphae Gate in Chiang Mai #ThaiCoup pic.twitter.com/HHEUDqo8LD Richard Barrow â€@RichardBarrow 1m 5:10pm A "Stop the Coup" demonstration is taking place at BAAC (opposite MBK) - RT @ArmMatichon: pic.twitter.com/eBbnttm9uO #ThaiCoup #Bangkok

in 2006 channels were broadcasting normally apart from restrictions on news.

veena T. â€@veen_NT 13m Anti-govt protesters give their food supplies to soldiers as they leave the rally ground. via @RujTH pic.twitter.com/uReBrlgA6H tulsathit â€@tulsathit 9m RT @prachachat: Cellular phone use has skyrocketed since the coup&curfew tulsathit â€@tulsathit 8m RT @PatricLand: Gen Prayuth to pay rice farmers within 15-30 days then push political reform before holding an election via @WassanaNanuam AndrewBuncombe â€@AndrewBuncombe 7m Source in north says more than dozen Red Shirt leaders in Chiang Mai detained. Others gone to ground.

Jonah Fisher â€@JonahFisher 37m Defying the Generals. Bravery in the face of a coup. I'm at the site of small demo. pic.twitter.com/q6iiKO3o58 Tulip Naksompop â€@Tulip_Oum 22m Gen Prayuth halt the rice selling proj said it's during court process,budget bureau to find fund to pay farmers in 15-20 days.-@Naphat_NOW26 Tulip Naksompop â€@Tulip_Oum 19m 4:30PM Yingluck still at army club in Tewet, @nnanews says she might be detained. (UNCONFIRMED about detaining YL) Khaosod English â€@KhaosodEnglish 15m Weapon Cache Found at PCAD Rally Site http://bit.ly/1on2t2X #ThaiCoup pic.twitter.com/sHPn1Vrarm ThaiPBS English News â€@ThaipbsEngNews 21m PDRC supporters hold signs and flowers for moral support to the army in front of Thai Army Club via: @Sanyakorn_TPBS pic.twitter.com/0EMzbyNjoX 2Bangkok â€@2Bangkok 13m U.S. Embassy in Bangkok recommends that U.S. citizens reconsider any non-essential travel to Thailand, particularly Bangkok Jonah Fisher â€@JonahFisher 12m Just witnessed angry arguments between small anti coup demonstrators and army. Army wanted demo to stop. Demonstrators chased them back.

Pheu Thai awaits Thaksin's orders http://www.bangkokpost.com/most-recent/411414/democrat-pheu-thai-negotiators-released-by-junta The Pheu Thai Party opted for quiet mode on Friday, waiting for directions from former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a party source said. The source said key party figures had ordered all members to keep quiet and wait and see what the junta does. Pheu Thai believed that not everybody welcomed the decision of army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha to overthrow the caretaker government, the source said. The party was awaiting signals to the party's leaders from Thaksin, the source said. Thaksin's sister, former prime minister Yingluck, reported to the National Peace and Order Maintaining Council (NPOMC) on Friday and is banned from leaving the country. The junta council released deputy party leader Pol Lt Gen Viroj Pao-in, Wan Mohamad Nor Matha and Chusak Sirinil from the barracks where they were being held. They were still in Bangkok, according to the source. Party secretary-general Phumtham Wechayachai and spokesman Prompong Nopparit remain in the army's custody. The NPOMC released all detained negotiators of the Pheu Thai and Democrat parties in the early hours of Friday, according to the Post Today. They had been detained during talks with Gen Prayuth on Thursday afternoon, when the coup was declared.

UDD, PDRC leaders, two Pheu Thai leading members taken to 'safe house' http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/UDD-PDRC-leaders-two-Pheu-Thai-leading-members-tak-30234419.html Leaders of the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship and the People's Democratic Reform Committee have been taken to be detained at a safe house in Bangkok, a military source said. They were taken from the First Infantry Regiment to a safe house after the coup makers released representatives of the ousted government and the Democrat, who attended the failed seven-partite meeting at the Army Club on Thursday. The coup makers also released three Pheu Thai representatives but detained two - Pheu Thai secretary general Phutham Wechayachai and party spokesman Prompong Nopparit, and took them to the safe house along with the UDD and PDRC leaders. The Nation

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I did in 2006 on the second night. Walked from my home to the market.