cavanami Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Maybe a "coalition gov" would settle the problems. Have a group represented by all the colored shirts, sit at a round table and get things done to help the people and the country! Opppps, way to logical! would never work as each "color" wants to be top dog!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Hmmm ... except for Chantaburi, only in extremely pro-Thaksin areas ... << After police arrested a Red Shirt leader and the government closed the DStation TV satellite signal, which broadcasts messages to the group's supporters, Red Shirts retaliated in many provinces. United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship leader Arisman Pongruangrong, who led the Red Shirts in storming the Asean summit in Pattaya on Saturday, was arrested in Bangkok yesterday morning. Also yesterday, the government cut the satellite signal to DStation, the UDD-owned station that broadcasts ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's video talks and phone-ins. Thees steps prompted an angry reaction by Reds in the provinces. DStation resumed broadcasting about an hour later. In Chiang Mai, 3,000 Red Shirts led by the "Rak Chiang Mai 51" group blocked the main road linking Chiang Mai and Lamphun. In Chiang Rai's Muang district, about 500 Red Shirts blocked traffic at Mae Korn intersection, barring vehicles from entering or leaving the city. In Lampang, 200 protesters blocked the Lampang-Phrae road in front of the Lampang city hall, paralysing traffic. In Phitsanulok, protesters surrounded the city hall. In the northeastern province of Udon Thani, the stronghold of another Red Shirt leader, Kwanchai Phraiphana, about 2,500 Red Shirts rallied in front of the province's city hall. In Lamphun, hundreds of Red Shirts blocked the railway line, forcing the cancellation of train services through the northern province. In Ubon Ratchathani, Red Shirts laid siege to the city hall and blocked Chayangkoon road, the province's main road, as well as other major roads leading to Bangkok. Six army companies and an anti-riot police company were ordered to stand by to quell possible violence. In Nakhon Ratchasima, Mittraphap Highway, the main road from Bangkok to the northeastern provinces, was blocked. In Nong Khai, traffic on the road leading to the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge was blocked by 300 Red Shirts. They left one lane open for traffic. About 200 police and local volunteers held back the protesters about 50 metres from the Thai-Lao border checkpoint. In Mukdahan, where the second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge is located, 200 Red Shirts blocked the bridge for hours before agreeing to move their rally to Mukdahan city hall. Police pleaded with them to refrain from causing difficulties to tourists. In the eastern province of Chanthaburi, 400 Red Shirt protesters blocked Highway 317 linking Chanthaburi and Sa Kaeo provinces in Pong Namron district. >> Bangkok Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Latest: all trains stop at Bang Sue in the Bangkok suburbs, Hua Lampong Train Station is closed. What will the backpackers do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cavanami Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Latest: all trains stop at Bang Sue in the Bangkok suburbs, Hua Lampong Train Station is closed. What will the backpackers do? I see them on the news camping out at the station... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Latest: all trains stop at Bang Sue in the Bangkok suburbs' date=' Hua Lampong Train Station is closed. What will the backpackers do? [/quote'] I see them on the news camping out at the station... Backpackers... full of adventurous imagination, no train? what to do? sit down! T'were I young and there, I'd be taking pictures of the events and making a career as a "war" journo.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Joe Cummings doesn't tell them to do that in the Looney Planet Guide, so they'd never think of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mentors Posted April 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Thailand protest fizzles in dramatic about-face They paralyzed the capital, shut down a major Asian summit and promised "revolution." And then, with little warning, thousands of Thai protesters packed their bags and went home. A day after the red-shirts - mostly followers of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra - burned buses, seized intersections and vowed to make their last stand, their leaders called it quits Tuesday and handed themselves over to police. They were followed by several thousand dejected supporters, who silently walked to waiting government buses. The angry calls for Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to "get out" gave way to tears and the grim reality that the unarmed protesters were no match for the scores of soldiers armed with M-16 assault rifles who had encircled the group's makeshift compound outside the seat of government. Wearing buttons and a T-shirt expressing love for Thaksin, the movement's guiding hand, Siri Kadmai insisted the protesters had not lost the fight but were just making a strategic withdrawal. "We were only in a disadvantageous position," said Siri, 45, waiting to board one of the idling tour buses. "We only have hearts. We don't have weapons." It was a dramatic transformation from the triumphant flag-waving and macho posturing of previous days. Nearly 100,000 protesters virtually paralyzed downtown Bangkok on Thursday and then a smaller group stormed the 16-nation Asian summit Saturday in the seaside resort of Pattaya, forcing its cancellation. Groups of demonstrators fanned out across Bangkok on Sunday and Monday, burning buses and tossing Molotov cocktails at security forces before retreating by the evening to the safety of their tent camp at Government House. Two people were killed and 123 wounded. Authorities regained control of most streets by Monday night and warned they were ready to move against the protesters who had been camped out since March 26. Protest leaders vowed this would be their last stand, but most of their followers began heading home by Tuesday morning, fearing for their safety. With only 2,000 supporters left, four of their leaders walked out of the compound and handed themselves over to waiting police. They were not handcuffed and escorted to a pickup truck where they were allowed to give one more speech. "We have decided to call off the rally today because many brothers and sisters have been hurt and killed," said protest leader Suporn Attawong. "Today we stop only to save ourselves and our brothers and sisters. We can come back and fight again." A few women nearby began singing mournfully while a lone woman cried and repeatedly yelled, "I want democracy" in English. Then, the crowds of supporters dutifully lined up, showed their identification cards and were led to the waiting buses that took them home. There were no confrontations with the troops nor any visible anger. Many looked broken, tired and almost in shock that their dreams of what Thaksin described a "revolution" had unraveled so quickly. In the end, even the police struck a tender note. "Please take care of your children and the elderly. Please be careful and if you need anything, let the police know," one police commander said through a megaphone. "While you are waiting (for the buses), please stay in the shade." By afternoon the buses were gone, five leaders had been hustled off to a nearby police station for interrogation, and the group's once sprawling compound was virtually empty, except for street sweepers and police relaxing in the shade. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/4/14/apworld/20090414195806&sec=apworld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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