Mentors Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 how it calls in English: "the (last) straw that breaks the camel's back" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Thai Government Tells Army to Restore Order at Bangkok Airport By Rattaphol Onsanit Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Thailandâ??s government called on the military to help restore order at Bangkokâ??s international airport after demonstrators stormed into the main terminal. â??We are using non-violent measures but we may further step up our actions later,â? government spokesman Nattawut Saikuar said today in a telephone interview from Bangkok. Bangkokâ??s Suvarnabhumi airport was closed due to protests. The international airport canceled all departing flights after demonstrators surged into the terminal, the Associated Press reported. Earlier, thousands of anti-government protesters occupied Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawatâ??s temporary office, three months after taking over the official Government House compound in central Bangkok. Anti-government protesters yesterday blockaded parliament, forcing lawmakers to abandon a legislative session, and threatened to confront Somchai at the airport when he returns from an Asia Pacific summit in Peru. The premier has rejected calls for his resignation, and police have avoided clashing with the protesters after an Oct. 7 incident at parliament in which two people died and 470 were injured. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Another PM to fall while abroad? :grin: Hum, M16 + PAD + international airport -> what about Thailand's image after that? Sad mess at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorwolf Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 not sad at all! just another step toward a most excellent fireworks display...hope the army rounds up these Putrid Asswipes and Demagogues and annihilates them all...preferably right there on the airport tarmac...that should set off a proper civil war... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 anybody at the airport at the moment? still no departures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted November 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 At Thaivisa some people wrote from the airport. There seems to have been an announcement at the airport at approx 22.30 that all people should leave the terminal for their own safety and that many airport personal had left. Some flights were still leaving though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 pretty wild actually! no one would have guessed it would come that far, but for once it seemed police actually followed orders closely to restrain themselves & no use of force - almost too little & too long in this case - now it can only go 2 ways - all the way or surrender isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted November 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I hope the mess is cleared before sunday as I am flying out of Schiphol then. I will be truly pissed off if they are still at it by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Waerth, if you can't fly to BKK then fly to MDD, it will be my pleasure to welcome you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 actually to sidetrack a bit further - wearth you might enjoy drogons latin hospitality - in a non gay way obviously to be sure if the airport mess is still around come sunday - well then I say another one bites the dust - perhaps khun PM can stopover in dubai permanently instead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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