waerth Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 State of emergency declared for Bangkok http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30100325/Urgent-State-of-emergency-declared-for-Bangkok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 From our PM Mr Rudd has urged all Australians to reconsider travelling to Thailand while the unrest continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted April 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 gunfire reported on tv around Abhisit's car ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 For fucks sake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Red shirts have closed off the road running from Central world to Siam Paragon and were clearly ignoring the law....... Showdown time? Army is being moblised I'm told by the owner of my condo building, right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 More ----------------------------- STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED FOR BANGKOK, 5 OTHER PROVINCES By The Nation The government Sunday afternoon announced the state of emergency for Bangkok and some districts in satellite provinces. Ads by Google Thailand The government reasoned that protesters had committed violence in the areas so the government had to declare the state of emergency to restore normality in the areas. The areas include some districts in Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan, Pathum Thani, Nakhon Pathom and Ayutthaya. Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban will be chief enforcer of the state of emergency measures. Police and soldiers as well as civil servants will assist Suthep in the operations to restore normality. After the announcement, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva went on TV live to explain the reasons behind the declaration of the state of emergency and give more details about the declaration. Abhisit said the government had to declare the state of emergency because the government had to rush solve the problems before the situation escalate. "The government has to declare the state emergency to restore normality as soon as possible," Abhisit said. He said the government would do its best to avoid any loss to the people's life and he begged for public cooperation with the government to restore normality. Abhisit said the chief enforcer of the state of emergency would have power to order arrests, searches of places as well as demolitions of any structure for the sake of law and order. The statement said the entire Bangkok and Nonthaburi are under the state of emergency. Muang district, Bang Phli, district and Prapradaeng district of Samut Prakan are placed under the state of emegency. In Pahtum Thani, Lard Lumkaew district, Samkhok district, Lamluka district and Klong Luang district and Thanyaburi district are under the state of emergency. In Nakhon Pathom, the state of emergency is applied to Buddhamonthon district. In Ayutthaya, Lard Bua Luang district, Wang Noi district, Bang Pa-in district and Bang Sai district are under the state of emergnecy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted April 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30100328/Gunfire-heard-as-protesters-riot-inside-the-Interi Gunfire was heard as the prime minister's vehicle rushed through red-shirted protesters who smashed windows of the vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 It's getting serious Gunfire heard as protesters riot inside the Interior Ministry Gunfire was heard as the prime minister's vehicle rushed through red-shirted protesters who smashed windows of the vehicle. Some people were believed to be badly injured. It was not confirmed whether the prime minister was still inside the ministry's compound or had left with the car. Reporters said some security officials fired warning shots in the sky to warn protesters to stop hitting the car with flower pots and metal barricades. Some protesters were injured when hit by the car. The Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Several police, protesters injured during riot inside Interior Ministry Several police and protesters were injured during a riot inside the Interior Ministry when red-shirted protesters tried to attack a motorcade leaving the compound on suspicion that the prime minister was inside one of the cars, Thai PBS reported. The station confirmed that both Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban were not in any car of the motorcade. The station said Abhisit and Suthep left the Interior Ministry before the red-shirted protesters managed to block the entrance of the compound and ran inside and rioted. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30100329/Several-police-protesters-injured-during-riot-insi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 I just got back from shopping. You wouldn't know there's an emergency going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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