My Playground
Relax Time!
You have one?
Who is him?
We are Peaceful!
Victory of Red-shirts?
Our Safe Zone
My Playground
Relax Time!
You have one?
Who is him?
We are Peaceful!
Victory of Red-shirts?
Our Safe Zone
We are the people of the Kingdom of Thailand and are citizens who are loyal to our nation, our religion, and our monarchy. We gather here today at Sanam Luang in the capital city of Bangkok and are joined in spirit and in faith by Thai citizens from across the Kingdom.
We come today to declare [...]
Thai fugitive is “diplomatic” ?? not “terroric” ?? welll
Partly translated by Google Translate from: La Prensa.com.ni
Former Director General of Immigration, Avila Ramírez, said that it has no power to grant to any foreign diplomatic passport.
“The law does not empower the President at any time, or the Coordinating Council of Citizen Power, the Foreign Minister of [...]
By Chai-anant Samutwanich April 19, 2009
I gave an interview that Thailand had no way out. No political reform would help. A big problem is that habbits (cultures) and behaviors of some Thais would rather necessitate social reform, education, behavioral training and disciplines. This is the principal basis which would affect political behaviors.
During this Songkran festival, [...]
The gangland-style shooting is expected to prolong the state of emergency in Bangkok and suburbs, government leader said.
There had been serious concerns for Sondhi’s life as a bullet lodged in his skull, causing bleeding inside his brain. Vajira Hospital doctors conducted an urgent operation on Sondhi which completed before noon.
Sondhi is now safe and even [...]
Before noon yesterday, key red-shirt leaders like Veera Musikapong and Nattawut Saikua, among others, realised it was time to cave in. They understood that it would be futile to continue fighting because their boss, Thaksin Shinawatra, had been finished.
Yes, the plug had been pulled and the fugitive former PM was completely routed.
It will be difficult [...]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States on Monday condemned violence by anti-government protesters in Thailand and urged Americans visiting Bangkok to exercise caution.
State Department spokesman Robert Wood said the United States is watching events “very closely” in Thailand, where two people died as anti-government protesters battled soldiers and Bangkok residents.
The United States condemns “this [...]
Interview: Thaksin Shinawatra (Aljazeera)
The funny highlight is in the interview from Aljazeera web site
Will you talk to the prime minister?
No, don’t worry about me, don’t talk about me.
I just want to see the situation now ended with peaceful means and I want to see true democracy in Thailand.
Scores Injured as Bangkok Protests Erupt into Chaos [...]
Thaksin Shinawatra’s tactic of using urban terrorism, aimed at creating widespread rioting in Bangkok and paving the way for his return, is facing a setback.
His strategy is simple. After torpedoing the Asean Summit in Pattaya, the red-shirt anti-government protesters stage urban-style terrorism around key points in Bangkok so that Abhisit is forced to declare [...]
Thaksin accuses Abhisit govt of covering up deaths
Former premier Thaksin Shinawatra accused Abhisit government of lying to cover deaths in the army crackdown on anti-government protesters on Monday.
Speaking to CNN, the convicted tycoon claimed Thai soldiers who were seen firing rounds into the air to disperse the red shirted protesters in Bangkok had killed “many.”
“They [...]
April 13th, 2009 1019 GMT
Dan,
I see that CNN is gong to give time to Thaksin at 7pm Hong Kong (6 pm Bangkok) time. Why? Thaksin is a wanted fugitive. He has called for a “revolution”. CNN SHOULD NOT be granting him air time to spew his anarchic views.
I am a foreigner, been here 16 years [...]