londonthai

So who, where and why those motorcicle drivers were transporting and why reds were paying for this service? Protests were at the major intersections, with wide roads as well as public transport.

Only in the last days before crackdown army was trying to block the main stage, but the protest did spread in the whole area.

And if the drivers played a big role, why only over 4 years after anybody starts talking about it?

After the protests started last November, my Thai partner followed events closely on social media and it was quite shocking what was going on. When I checked Bangkok Post, many stories had a slant put on them which favoured the government and some of more outrageous actions by police + government supporters were omitted completely.

When I read about Thai press complaining about their 'freedom' it just makes me laugh. They don't deserve it until they do the job journalists are supposed to do : stand up for the truth.

rather search the news on the net by yourself. Unfortunately, all mass media is censored in thailand. I would rather rely on the international ones.

Not sure I understand the math...

"There are 15 rice warehouses in Sukhothai, containing 2,542,010 sacks, or 2,542 tonnes."

is this a warehouse or a retail shop? 2,542 tonnes = 2,542,000 kgs... in 2,542,010 bags of 1Kg??

How can you trust such bad reporting when they can't even understand basic arithmetic...

oz

Perhaps some of the West's reactions to the coup is ignorance on how corrupt Thailand has become. And maybe it's ignorance how it has effected individuals, and seems to be sanctioned by recent Thai governments. Or maybe it is inconceivable that recent governments can and did so much damage to its own country and people for their own personal gains. Or maybe many in the West can not fathom that a military coup seems to be "the only way" to right this deplorable situation know as Thailand's way of being self serving (corrupt) to those who are influential and powerful at the expense of the poor/illiterate/uneducated and weak?

it's the poor, who elected their government, that's why it had to go

those are in use in some countries for tens of years. Thailand catching up with technology? the whole 200 devices?

haven't heard.

give a source

This is based on bangkok shutdown campaign and boycott of thai junta by the international community. It's a paytime now.

I would like to know, on what place bangkok landed?

The reds played their part as well.

The recent developments with visa restrictions will push away some tourists, which would not bother with tourist visas

So far there was no any plans to develop don muang. In fact, there were long debates whether it should be a passenger airport at all, only for cargo, special and emergency flights or, the most, charter.

Airorce pushed their interests through, got the government to reopen it.

The fact is, now this port is very close to the sprawling city, noice and air polution has a big impact on locals. Near dubling it's capacity from 18 to 30mln will recreate problems, for which don muan was closed down 8 years ago.

I have already replied why i don't believe in those figures

I do not believe in those figures, they are all made up - which undermines the whole campaign. Or lies, lies, lies as public relations exercise

Of course you don't....like most Red sympathisers, you don't want to hear or see good results. Have you got any information that contradicts the claims ??

I don't bother, but you can scroll down the daily news on this forum and count numbers.

Those 300, 400, 1000, 4000, 20 or even 222 look like made up numbers. Even if the exact numbers are unknown, the should be "around" or 'below', 'over' next to those figures.

Some other posters also spotted, that those figures are taken from the sky.

To know, whether quoted results are good or bad, you have to compare them with the previous months, otherwise it's a propaganda exercise

A month ago prayuth says there would be redevelopment of bangkok airports. Now his commision suspends suvanna indefinitety. That's for the benefit don muang, which is owneed by airforce.

Shurly suwanna needs urgent development, as it's lacking capability. Don muang was just redone after the floods and not many passengers use it

I think its possible that the headline is misleading (again). It implies that the big J have arbitrarily cancelled the planned extension. But the subsequent verbiage suggests that a new plan is required because the old one is not "transparent", which implies it is riddled with opportunities for corruption.

Or it could be that the big J are indeed canceling it, but doing it nicely by requesting a new plan.

Who really knows these days....and who really knew in the old days. TIT after all.

As an airforce airport there is a bigger chance of corruption than any othe airport, that's exactly why it was chosen

That would be a nominated senator, from democrats.

Next time take a hike, pal, nok will refuse you fare for being a snob

That's exactly roman formula for keeping the hungry and angry population compliacent - give scraps of bread and cheap entertainment. But 'immediate happiness' is a pure thai invention

I do not believe in those figures, they are all made up - which undermines the whole campaign. Or lies, lies, lies as public relations exercise

Of course you don't....like most Red sympathisers, you don't want to hear or see good results. Have you got any information that contradicts the claims ??

Those 300, 400, 1000, 4000, 20 or even 222 look like made up numbers. Even if the exact numbers are unknown, the should be "around" or 'below', 'over' next to those figures.

Some other posters also spotted, that those figures are taken from the sky.

To know, whether quoted results are good or bad, you have to compare them with the previous months, otherwise it's a propaganda exercise

I do not believe in those figures, they are all made up - which undermines the whole campaign. Or lies, lies, lies as public relations exercise

Hasn't the Junta closed down your red community radio station yet?

I do not believe in those figures, they are all made up - which undermines the whole campaign. Or lies, lies, lies as public relations exercise

is it the same company involved in slave and child employment?

a nice PR trick, would go far in the international community opinions

today's statement from Charupong Ruangsuwan:

"Greeting to all freedom-loving Thai friends,

The very best weapons of ordinary, unarmed Thai people during the junta’s repression, is your sincerity and your love for justice and human dignity of all Thais.

Since the very first days of the military coup, the junta has attempted to fabricate many stories in order to destroy the faith in freedom and democracy of our Thai friends who’ve stood up against the repression. Most recently, the junta has pressed false “war weapon” charges against one of the founding members of our Free Thai organisation, Jakrapob Penkair. They have done so without any evidence.

This dirty tactic is no different from the one that the junta used against the students in the past. On October 6, 1976 at Thammasat University, they used fabricated war weapons “seizures” as their justification for massacring peaceful protesters. The passage of time revealed the truth and proved that these stories were fabricated deceits created to crush the people who were opposed to the military junta.

At the moment the dignity of the country and of Thai people has fallen to an unprecedented low level. This dignity has been stolen by the junta, who are attempting to shut our eyes and ears to the truth and prevent us from being aware of our collective struggle against them. In addition the junta regime is desperate to prevent Thai people from knowing of the pressure the international community is placing upon them. The junta has shut-down TV stations and community radio stations and is attempting to control the remaining news content by stationing its soldiers at media broadcasters and outlets to ensure that only pro-junta news is produced. It has summoned and intimidated journalists, academics and even ordinary Thai citizens who use social media, in order to curtail freedoms of the press and to control dissemination of information.

Thais who love and want to protect freedom - and who do so without resorting to force of arms - are committed to telling the truth no matter what the profession, age, or gender of the persons involved. People should expose and utterly reject the junta’s prison of deceit, a creation designed only to subjugate the people.

We ask our supporters and any other persons drawn to the democratic ideals of the Free Thais’ movement to distribute information from our social media networks to their neighbours, friends, family members, brothers and sisters and even international organisations. We must make the truth echo loudly, so that those with a free conscience are reminded that the junta can’t just buy our friendship and love for the truth so cheaply, and thereby use such tactics to further persecute us.

My beloved Thai friends, we will continue working together to create a framework of ideas that can help take the country forwards towards democracy. Every Sunday, for the sake of freedom and humanity for all Thai people, we will distribute a Free Thais newsletter in order to tell the truth and fight against the deceit of the junta. And when the time comes, we will walk together, standing-tall with straight backs, filled with pride and belief in the equality of all humans, once again.

With faith in the power of democracy and of the people,

Charupong Ruangsuwan

Secretary-General of Free Thai organisation.

FreeThai

The Organisation of Free Thais for Human Rights and Democracy"

there is an arrest warrant for one of deceased pall, there is video evidence.

however, the suspect is hiding, presumably with help from his employer, mr suthep.

now, with the changed political situation, there is a small chance, that he will be found, as this case would expose the whole conspiracy behind the mob and the outcome of their protest