Spare a thought for the doctors and nurses who have to reassemble the bits of those driven crazy by the Thai capitalist sausage machine. That’s the way to do it! Pure Punch & Judy!
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What do you expect from the police and the army? Everyone knows they are useless. That is precisely what their comrade in corruption is banking on. In other words, it takes corruption to defeat corruption. Hardly a shining example of democracy by either side.
Which is precisely why readers here should be taking the longer term view that this is an utterly senseless conflict in which most Thais only stand to lose. But of course, you don’t really care what they think, do you? You are all too busy playing virtual revolution on Twitter, safely tucked away in your apartments and Political Science Faculties. Playing out your ridiculous fantasies of what you were actually incapable of acheiving in your own countries. Take it from one who knows the bottom of the heep in Europe. The societies that you live in are no shining example either.
Lively and interesting eyewitness blog report from Richard Barrow on the oddly relaxed “Thai-ness” of the atmosphere at the main demonstration site near the Shopping Center area this afternoon in Bangkok:
Photo of government supporters (and government supported) “Pink Shirt” demonstrators about a week ago with a photo of their “hero”, none other than retired 89 year old General and Head of the Privy Council, Prem…..
Eyewitness report from Ploen Chit/Shopping Center Site from which police just retreated:
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Just got back from Ploen Chit. Reds “chased out” riot cops, who appeared sympathetic. Lots of cops high-fiving and waving foot clappers.
(not a good sign for the present government and one more reason for them to “control” the information flow to the Thai population and the world)
From BKKapologist on twitter: “Just got back from Ploen Chit. Reds “chased out” riot cops, who appeared sympathetic. Lots of cops high-fiving and waving foot clappers.” http://twitter.com/BKKApologist
Pro-Government newspaper THE NATION is reporting that the Police have retreated from the Ploenchit Intersection near the Shopping Center Site, shaking hands with the red demonstrators on their way out…..
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THE NATION
Police retreated from the Plonechit Intersection at 5:30 pm following a negotiation between senior police officers and protest leaders.
Police were given 20 minutes to leave the area.
They were seen shaking hands with protesters while leaving the area.
The worldwide information tsunami that is now pouring out of Thailand through all the world’s tv/newspaper/wire service/social networking sites and websites is building into a gigantic and fearful wall that will engulf any government spokespersons who get in its way…….
It’s Saturday afternoon in most of the world and the 24 hour news channels are hungry for “action” footage and something to satisfy their insatiable appetites on an otherwise “slow news day”.
What “genius” in the present Thai government decided that broad daylight on a sunny Saturday afternoon was the optimum moment to launch a massive military crackdown on tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of more-or-less unarmed and more-or-less non-violent demonstrators in full view of thousands of witnesses armed with digital cameras, video cameras, mobile phone cameras and endless access to the internet and world wide web?
From the Nation Web site as of 18:00 local time: Police retreated from the Plonechit Intersection at 5:30 pm following a negotiation between senior police officers and protest leaders.
Police were given 20 minutes to leave the area.
They were seen shaking hands with protesters while leaving the area.
[…] clash at Thaicom, where red shirts had a temporary victory and troops seemed to go over to the red shirt side appears to have been critical in the Abhisit […]
The Bangkok Post is reporting 84 people have been injured in the Ratchadamnoen clashes:
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Published: 10/04/2010 at 05:29 PM BANGKOK POST
Eighty-four protesters and security personnel have been injured in clashes at Ratchadamnoen Avenue, says the Erawan medical unit.
Dr Petchpong Kamchornkij, the unit’s chief, said most of the injuries were caused by tear gas or being struck with hard objects.
The injured have been taken to several hospitals including Mission Hospital, King Mongkut hospital, Centre Hospital, Rama Hospital, Siriraj Hospital and the Police Hospital.
Even the Abhisit-controlled NBT TV station admitted a few minutes ago that red shirts in Chiengmai are surrounding NBT station in Chiengmai while the provincial hall of Udorn Thani has just been seized.
Another few minutes before Abhisit’s self-imposed deadline to capture Phanfa and Rajprasong stages at 6 pm, which is now an impossible task due to the presence of hundreds of thousands of red shirts, one advice I can give him and his ilk is that you can now start packing your suitcase for overseas exile.
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Jatuporn Prompan UDD leader said around 6.00 pm.,
“Now, Abhisit has no right to dissolve the paliament, he has to resign”
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Spare a thought for the doctors and nurses who have to reassemble the bits of those driven crazy by the Thai capitalist sausage machine. That’s the way to do it! Pure Punch & Judy!
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An impressive and informative set of over a hundred photographs of today and the past few days events in Bangkok from Reuters:
http://bit.ly/dlgwj9
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What do you expect from the police and the army? Everyone knows they are useless. That is precisely what their comrade in corruption is banking on. In other words, it takes corruption to defeat corruption. Hardly a shining example of democracy by either side.
Which is precisely why readers here should be taking the longer term view that this is an utterly senseless conflict in which most Thais only stand to lose. But of course, you don’t really care what they think, do you? You are all too busy playing virtual revolution on Twitter, safely tucked away in your apartments and Political Science Faculties. Playing out your ridiculous fantasies of what you were actually incapable of acheiving in your own countries. Take it from one who knows the bottom of the heep in Europe. The societies that you live in are no shining example either.
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Lively and interesting eyewitness blog report from Richard Barrow on the oddly relaxed “Thai-ness” of the atmosphere at the main demonstration site near the Shopping Center area this afternoon in Bangkok:
http://bit.ly/aO1srW http://bit.ly/bUxisJ
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Photo of government supporters (and government supported) “Pink Shirt” demonstrators about a week ago with a photo of their “hero”, none other than retired 89 year old General and Head of the Privy Council, Prem…..
http://bit.ly/aO1srW
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6:20PM Bangkok Saturday April 10th:
Eyewitness report from Ploen Chit/Shopping Center Site from which police just retreated:
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Just got back from Ploen Chit. Reds “chased out” riot cops, who appeared sympathetic. Lots of cops high-fiving and waving foot clappers.
(not a good sign for the present government and one more reason for them to “control” the information flow to the Thai population and the world)
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From BKKapologist on twitter: “Just got back from Ploen Chit. Reds “chased out” riot cops, who appeared sympathetic. Lots of cops high-fiving and waving foot clappers.”
http://twitter.com/BKKApologist
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6PM Bangkok April 11th Saturday:
Pro-Government newspaper THE NATION is reporting that the Police have retreated from the Ploenchit Intersection near the Shopping Center Site, shaking hands with the red demonstrators on their way out…..
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THE NATION
Police retreated from the Plonechit Intersection at 5:30 pm following a negotiation between senior police officers and protest leaders.
Police were given 20 minutes to leave the area.
They were seen shaking hands with protesters while leaving the area.
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Al Jazeera article on Saturday’s events in Bangkok:
http://english.aljazeera.net//news/asia-pacific/2010/04/201041092843137355.html
The worldwide information tsunami that is now pouring out of Thailand through all the world’s tv/newspaper/wire service/social networking sites and websites is building into a gigantic and fearful wall that will engulf any government spokespersons who get in its way…….
It’s Saturday afternoon in most of the world and the 24 hour news channels are hungry for “action” footage and something to satisfy their insatiable appetites on an otherwise “slow news day”.
What “genius” in the present Thai government decided that broad daylight on a sunny Saturday afternoon was the optimum moment to launch a massive military crackdown on tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of more-or-less unarmed and more-or-less non-violent demonstrators in full view of thousands of witnesses armed with digital cameras, video cameras, mobile phone cameras and endless access to the internet and world wide web?
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5:30PM Bangkok April 11th Saturday:
Report police have retreated from the Plonechit Intersection near Shopping Center site.
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6PM Bangkok April 10th Saturday:
photo of Thai military helicopter flying over Khao San Road where there have been some clashes……..
http://tweetphoto.com/17876826
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Aljazeera reported
Troops fire on Thailand protesters
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/04/201041092843137355.html
Straitstimes reported
Troops fire on protesters
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_512898.html
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From the Nation Web site as of 18:00 local time: Police retreated from the Plonechit Intersection at 5:30 pm following a negotiation between senior police officers and protest leaders.
Police were given 20 minutes to leave the area.
They were seen shaking hands with protesters while leaving the area.
A brief fight, and many watermelons
[…] clash at Thaicom, where red shirts had a temporary victory and troops seemed to go over to the red shirt side appears to have been critical in the Abhisit […]
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5:29PM Saturday April 10th Bangkok:
The Bangkok Post is reporting 84 people have been injured in the Ratchadamnoen clashes:
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Published: 10/04/2010 at 05:29 PM BANGKOK POST
Eighty-four protesters and security personnel have been injured in clashes at Ratchadamnoen Avenue, says the Erawan medical unit.
Dr Petchpong Kamchornkij, the unit’s chief, said most of the injuries were caused by tear gas or being struck with hard objects.
The injured have been taken to several hospitals including Mission Hospital, King Mongkut hospital, Centre Hospital, Rama Hospital, Siriraj Hospital and the Police Hospital.
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Even the Abhisit-controlled NBT TV station admitted a few minutes ago that red shirts in Chiengmai are surrounding NBT station in Chiengmai while the provincial hall of Udorn Thani has just been seized.
Another few minutes before Abhisit’s self-imposed deadline to capture Phanfa and Rajprasong stages at 6 pm, which is now an impossible task due to the presence of hundreds of thousands of red shirts, one advice I can give him and his ilk is that you can now start packing your suitcase for overseas exile.