Is this the start of another Coup?

Post by **PeteC** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:41 pm

Things are getting serious. I just received an SMS alert that poilce have fired tear gas in Bangkok at 2,000 protestors trying to storm the main police station. Lomu, you may want to rethink your trip on Monday if things escalate throughout the weekend.

Pete

Post by **STEVE G** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:50 pm

A colleague of mine is flying into Bangkok at the weekend and he’s beginning to get concerned as well, particularly by this latest tactic of the PAD blockading airports.

Post by **richard** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:21 pm

I'm in BK having second eye Op and plan to return to HH tomorrow but I'm now hearing rumours about road closures in and out of BK

Keep us posted

Post by **MrPlum** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:35 pm

Read the PAD SA Times article on PAD and it doesn't cast PAD in a very good light. The puzzling question is the position of the King. Apparently on two separate occasions he's given his support to Samak, so what gives?

I note the Baht has strengthened against the pound again today. Dammit. I arranged the coup to make it go the other way, as I have cash to transfer over.

I'm not so concerned about political change. At least it is still possible in this country unlike our own 'democratic' EU Superstate without a referendum'..

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:57 pm

All this bleedin doom and gloom i am looking on the bright side
1. I cant see PAD taking over soi 102 the roads crap most would get lost and it isnt worth the bother

2. So i will get my 90 day monday and i wont get an overstay

3. I am feeling exceptionally good about the fact i live in a cul de sac

So i am

ing

Post by **STEVE G** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:05 pm

The same as my partner when I spoke to on the phone earlier; I asked her about the political problems in Bangkok and she replied, “There’s no problem, I’m in Buriram!”

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:25 pm

well steve we may not know where it will end up but we do know from whence it is coming

And our better halves know how to deal with it

Post by **BaaBaa.** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:53 pm

STEVE G wrote:The same as my partner when I spoke to on the phone earlier; I asked her about the political problems in Bangkok and she replied, “There’s no problem, I’m in Buriram!”

EXACTLY the same here.

Post by **BaaBaa.** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:42 pm

Post by JD » Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:22 am

A Thai customer has just told me that most of the Police used in yesterdays actions were from the Army wearing police uniforms.

'The Nation' website reports that Samak is in Hua Hin at the moment having been granted an audience with HRH.

Maybe Samak has to resign in person.

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:42 am

Look on the bright side going by the huge pile of golf clubs the police have taken from these peaceful protesters for non democracy at least you should have no problem booking tee times

Post by JD » Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:52 am

PM to be granted an audience with HM the King at 5pm Saturday

He will fly to Hua Hin and is scheduled to be granted an audience at 5pm to report the political tensions in the country.

Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej is expected to be granted an audience with HM the King this afternoon.

Anti-government protesters have seized the Government House since Tuesday and police's uses of forces on the protesters on Friday added the tensions to the political atmosphere.

An informed source said that Samak failed to have an audience with HM the King earlier, so he is rescheduled this afternoon.

- The Nation 30-8-2008

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So the PM was sent away the first time and told to report back at 5pm, that has got to be a loss of face, surely.

Post by **STEVE G** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:02 pm

Pinmanee being as friendly as ever:

Gen Pallop Pinmanee, a former adviser to the Internal Security Operations Command, said Friday that the fight by the People's Alliance for Democracy would not remain peaceful if he leads the fight.

Giving an interview on Channel 3, Pallop said he would not stop in as long as his friend, Chamlong Srimuang, still leads the fight.

"But if I step in to lead it I'll use my way, which is not peaceful one," Pallop said.

"To reach our goal, sometime it has to be painful so that it could go ahead. It's possible that it could be similar to the May 1992 bloodshed."

The Nation

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:20 pm

I was in Thailand in 1992 not pretty and both named

were well involved

Apparently the police headquarters is now a par 4 and the primeministers office a par 3

Post by **buksida** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:27 pm

sargeant wrote:I was in Thailand in 1992 not pretty and both named were well involved

I spose you were also here in 1976 when Samak was well involved?