If you turned to Thai TV shortly before 8PM tonight, you’d have seen two soap operas, one game shows, one talk show about food, a tennis match, and the official ceremony welcoming a Thai royal visitor to Berlin. Of eight TV channels on the satellite feed , one channel dif feature two ladies in pink blouses bouncing “kahs’ off each other, reading furiously from approved scripts, without a single video or photo. I have seen better new coverage in Burma.
Report that all government controlled and sponsored tv stations are no longer broadcasting any news or live coverage of the battle taking place in Bangkok tonight……
Pro-government newspaper THE NATION reports some 40 tear gas canisters were dropped from a helicopter on to the protesters at Phan Fa bridge at 7:40 pm.
Hi Srithanoncha, maybe it depends on the provider you have. Right now, at almost 8 pm, I can still access http://www.thaienews.blogspot.com/ and am now listening to Veera addressing the crowd.
I won’t tell you the name of my provider otherwise ICT Ranongrak will also block it.
Earlier I gave the above URL to a friend in Chiengmai and she cannot access it.
Btw, Nathawut interrupted saying that Phanfa is being attacked with tear gas thrown by a helicopter. Veera now allows UDD int’l spokesman Sean to speak in English, demanding the resignation of Abhisit after failing to disperse the reds.
Looking at the way things are going, it probably wouldn’t be too far fetched to imagine Abhiset buying a hotel in Montenegro. As Red Shirt God Number 1, 2 or 3 said , he may have to resign. Given that the civil service, army and police are ridden with people who have received the Thaksin bribery, it wouldn’t really be too much of a stretched imagination to suppose a counter coup headed by General Chaiyasit Shinawatra. A nasty piece of capitalist work, if ever I knew one. It looks like the armed forces are on the point of capitulation. On the people’s side or just a bunch of bribed flip-flops? No steely resolve obvious, fer sure!
Bangkok Post reports more injuries (now a total of 140 they say) from Ratchadamnoen District, confirms dropping of tear gas canisters from military helicopter…
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Published: 10/04/2010 at 07:44 PM BANGKOK POST
More people were injured in a clash on Saturday between troops and red-shirted protesters at Khok Wua intersection on Ratchadamnoen avenue, adding up the number of wounded to 140, police reported.
The clash took place at about 7pm as the soldiers tried to push the protesters to withdraw to Phan Fa bridge.
The soldiers hurled tear gas canisters and fired rubber bullets at the red shirts, who threw hard objects at the troops.
At about the same time, two tear gas canisters were dropped from a helicopter hovering over the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship’s stage at Phan Fa bridge.
The red shirts were last reported to have been pushed from Khok Wua intersection to the Democracy Monument.
The latest number of injured people rose to 140, according to the Public Health Ministry.
New Demands!
Veera Muksikapong UDD leader said Udd have changed their demands already. Mr.Abhisit must dissolve Parliament and flee the country immediatly”
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If you turned to Thai TV shortly before 8PM tonight, you’d have seen two soap operas, one game shows, one talk show about food, a tennis match, and the official ceremony welcoming a Thai royal visitor to Berlin. Of eight TV channels on the satellite feed , one channel dif feature two ladies in pink blouses bouncing “kahs’ off each other, reading furiously from approved scripts, without a single video or photo. I have seen better new coverage in Burma.
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Democracy in action – used on so called “Democrat” Abhisit !
someone has sent Tweet to Abhisit
(who’s also in Twitter, but not active since Apr 7) :
I think soon his Twitter account will be overloaded with avalanche of angry messages ! 🙂
Crackdown in Bangkok – after 8 PM
From Nirmal Ghosh on twitter: “damn, at internet cafe in kaosan soldiuers are fleeing in here panic all round”
http://twitter.com/karmanomad
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8:30PM Bangkok Saturday Evening April 10th:
Eyewitness report that every expressway exit between Bangkok Airport and Bangkok now has police/army check point.
Crackdown in Bangkok – after 8 PM
Nattawut claims one of the protester died from Kok wua clash, Now UDD have declared war between UDD and the government, No more peace?.
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Let’s move the discussion to the new post now.
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Nattawut claims one of protestor died from Kok wua clash.
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Natthawut announcing the death of a red shirt protester from stage at Pan Fa.
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8PM Bangkok Saturday Evening April 10th:
Report that all government controlled and sponsored tv stations are no longer broadcasting any news or live coverage of the battle taking place in Bangkok tonight……
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8PM Bangkok Saturday Evening April 10th:
Report that all bars and shops are now closed on Khao San Road and police are blocking street. Fire & gunshots in background….
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8PM Bangkok Saturday Evening April 10th:
Report from Shopping Center Site tense atmosphere, but not much happening. Police just waiting and a lot of foreigners filming.
(this has got to be the biggest worldwide media Public Relations screw-up by any government in the history of Thailand……)
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7:40PM Bangkok Saturday evening April 10th:
Pro-government newspaper THE NATION reports some 40 tear gas canisters were dropped from a helicopter on to the protesters at Phan Fa bridge at 7:40 pm.
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7:30PM Bangkok Saturday evening April 10th:
Eyewitness reports absolutely massive clashes at Khaosan Road backpacker area… teargas everywhere, broke my arm… in hospital now!
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8:05PM Bangkok Saturday evening April 10th:
Report of serious injuries in Kok Wua clash. Unclear whether it’s troops or protesters.
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7:50PM Bangkok Saturday Evening April 10th:
Report gunshots heard at Democracy Monument where government troops are retreating from red shirts.
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7:50PM Bangkok Saturday evening April 10th:
Bangkok Metropolitan Transit Authority orders all buses in Bangkok to stop servicing at 9 pm sharp.
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Hi Srithanoncha, maybe it depends on the provider you have. Right now, at almost 8 pm, I can still access http://www.thaienews.blogspot.com/ and am now listening to Veera addressing the crowd.
I won’t tell you the name of my provider otherwise ICT Ranongrak will also block it.
Earlier I gave the above URL to a friend in Chiengmai and she cannot access it.
Btw, Nathawut interrupted saying that Phanfa is being attacked with tear gas thrown by a helicopter. Veera now allows UDD int’l spokesman Sean to speak in English, demanding the resignation of Abhisit after failing to disperse the reds.
Crackdown
Looking at the way things are going, it probably wouldn’t be too far fetched to imagine Abhiset buying a hotel in Montenegro. As Red Shirt God Number 1, 2 or 3 said , he may have to resign. Given that the civil service, army and police are ridden with people who have received the Thaksin bribery, it wouldn’t really be too much of a stretched imagination to suppose a counter coup headed by General Chaiyasit Shinawatra. A nasty piece of capitalist work, if ever I knew one. It looks like the armed forces are on the point of capitulation. On the people’s side or just a bunch of bribed flip-flops? No steely resolve obvious, fer sure!
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7:45PM Bangkok Saturday Evening April 10th:
Bangkok Post reports more injuries (now a total of 140 they say) from Ratchadamnoen District, confirms dropping of tear gas canisters from military helicopter…
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Published: 10/04/2010 at 07:44 PM BANGKOK POST
More people were injured in a clash on Saturday between troops and red-shirted protesters at Khok Wua intersection on Ratchadamnoen avenue, adding up the number of wounded to 140, police reported.
The clash took place at about 7pm as the soldiers tried to push the protesters to withdraw to Phan Fa bridge.
The soldiers hurled tear gas canisters and fired rubber bullets at the red shirts, who threw hard objects at the troops.
At about the same time, two tear gas canisters were dropped from a helicopter hovering over the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship’s stage at Phan Fa bridge.
The red shirts were last reported to have been pushed from Khok Wua intersection to the Democracy Monument.
The latest number of injured people rose to 140, according to the Public Health Ministry.
Crackdown
New Demands!
Veera Muksikapong UDD leader said Udd have changed their demands already. Mr.Abhisit must dissolve Parliament and flee the country immediatly”