ndw

addressing the visa issue would be a good thing for anyone that has info, please post!

If you plan to do your extension in Bangkok, you can not do it this week.

I am under the impression that you have to renew your visa before the day it runs out, on the day, or on the next business day if it occurs on a public holiday. But I am not sure how it will work if the public holiday is for Bangkok only.

The red shirts by refusing to end their illegal occupation of Bangkok are creating an environment where it is not safe for politicians to campaign in safety. This is a key part of democratic elections. So it seems that the very actions of the red shirts are showing that they are not interested in elections. They want a communist style revolution.

A 10 year old boy shot dead today.

Do you have a link for this? Last I heard he was wounded - collateral damage along with a wounded taxi driver from soldiers stopping a van the hard way at a checkpoint.

If the Army is being attacked from two sides, and being forced to shoot into areas with civilians, then they need to consider, shall we say, perhaps expediting this process or simply giving up and calling new elections/negotiating.

This has already been tried. The red shirts turned down an offer of early elections.