Dodobird

Uh, where is the translate button on google.co.th?

Just go to translate.google.com.

Works for me.

It is on top left web Image Maps Translate of google.co.th main page, click on Translate

Btw, I am in Thailand...

Yes, I have no problem with translate.google.com

I was trying hard to translate some thai to english but when I log on to www.google.co.th/ and click on "translate", it appear to say... This Website has been blocked by ICT.

Does anyone encounter this problem?

another smoke and mirror....

i wonder if this is considered a win and the Red protestors will get their ID cards back and get paid for their efforts?

i heard they would only get paid by Thaksin if Abhisit was forced out and the house dissolved....

i bet there's many a red in Bangkok wondering exactly the same thing.........

Source please?

You can take a van 50 bahts from Future (go out by Exit G8 to a open car park), fast and cheap to the airport or Bus No 554 (38 bahts) at Majestic Shopping Centre...

So they are dropping the red shirts. We all know why, yes? So when the reds without red attack the Thai soldiers and the general public with lethal weapons, and they are filmed doing so, they can more conveniently deny responsibility.

Precisely. This is a very disturbing development.

Guerrilla warfare? Threatening to loot Central Department store?

"When the first blood is spilled here, the entire country will be the scene of bloodshed"

"We are ready to handle the government measures. No matter what shirt we wear, our hearts are red"

These are terrorist threats being made by the red shirt leaders. Some people might object to the word terrorist, but I don't know what else to call it. Insurrection perhaps? Any other suggestions?

the red bison bizarre....

I'm glad that the reds are a minority in Bangkok

I thought whites are the minority in thailand

Bye Bye!

good luck...

They are Terrorists no other word for it .

they're Red Bull na ja....

Can a bullet fired into the air kill someone when it comes down?

Will they block twitter?

No way, how else will Abhisit update his Twitter blog?

One of the reason to declare a state of emergency is to stop the spreading of distorted information which has led to social divisiveness. If distorted information is not allowed, will this apply also to TWIITER? I am thinking who will decide what is distorted info?

When you go to bangkok street, make sure you bring along yellow, red and pink T-shirt...just in case

The government knew since inception that they have the authority to deal with the red but decided to throw the hot potato to court. However, it was ricochets back to the government - court washed their hands...brilliant!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/gr...108372992525155

this facebook group against the house dissolution has more than 140,000 members, thats double what the reds had out marching yesterday.

Can someone guess what will be RedShirt's membership status as at todate?

They are popular in Isaan. This is news? General Robert E. Lee was popular in the Southern US during the great unpleasantness. He lost too ...

I fully agreed with you Jingthing, may I ask why appisit don't agreed to a fresh election? Or perhaps he got the answer?

I voted no, the gov. and the army seem to be on the same side, and red rallies have not really been very strong.

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That doesnt mean anything !

Many in rural Thailand are too busy scraping a living to be able to support themselves in Bangkok for who knows

how long.

If you actually go to Isaan- just see how many non red shirts you will find ?

You say it thaijasmine...welcome to Isaan.

It is difficult to predict at this point of time, anything can happen. However, I voted "NO" because the current pressure is not strong enough to make the premier's backer give in unless there are a million protesters this saturday.

There are a million quotes I could use on these threads but this one is as good as any others:

I'm not surprised the Thai lower classes are getting upset with the extreme disparity between rich and poor in this country. What surprise me is they think Thaksin is going to help their struggle one bit.

Thaksin is a hero to some, but a corrupt liar to many.

vice versa...things you have to see to believe.

There is no doubt Thailand is in a big political mess these days, and there is no easy solution. There will be a new election someday in the not so distant future. If Thaksin is still a player, the Thaksin puppets might win. Does anyone for one second seriously believe that will mean the end of this mess? Clearly, if the Thaksin puppets win they will try to wipe out his crimes and possibly reinstall him into total power. Do you think the opposition, and not ONLY the yellows, will sit back for that kind of outrage?

If the Thaksin puppets actually retake control of the government there will be civil war, and everyone with half a brain understands this. My wife for one will support armed conflict before allowing amnesty for that criminal.

Thaksin mistreated too many people. His crimes are too serious. The reds seem to think that only their own perceived injustices are important, but that somehow it is OK if Thaksin inflicts similar injustices on everyone else. They somehow forget that part of democracy is responsibility, and it is not democracy to elect a tyrant who will happily steal from and murder all those opposed to him or those who he doesn't like. And no, this is not exaggeration. He did kill thousands with his policies, and threatened to kill many more.

The only chance for reconcilliation in Thailand is for the red faction to wake up and dump the demagogue. An election will not solve anything while the great divider is still influencing events. Solving the Thais problem hinges on eliminating him.

Let's hope the reds develop intelligence and a conscience sooner rather than later. I will support them in their quest for justice, but not as long as they hold that tyrant over my head. Bring him back, and you condemn Thailand to civil war.

let's see whether will there be a civil war if... possible?

The massive 20-kilometre-long red-shirt motorcade around Bangkok Saturday proved beyond doubt that many working-class and lower-middle-class people in the capital support the red shirts, as they came out in force to wildly cheer the caravan as if their liberators had arrived.

Really? I was in taxis traveling in Thonburi and Bangrak most of yesterday. Red-shirt vehicles were kept in constant motion throughout the city to create the impression that large numbers of red-shirts were everywhere simultaneously. The people "wildly cheering" were red-shirts who had been pre-positioned at the major intersections through which the caravans were passing. At 4:30 PM on Sathorn and Surasak, you could see groups of red-shirts being deployed in advance to greet the caravan when it crossed the Taksin bridge. Aside from these staged groups of supporters, I saw nothing to indicate that Bangkok residents were "out in force" -- in fact, the impression I got was exactly the opposite. Driving along kilometers of the caravan routes, I saw very few local residents paying any attention to the red-shirts at all.

All in all, a very well orchestrated facade.

excellent script writer....btw I was there. I strongly believes that Bangkokians didn't it straight from their heart.

The ISA expired yesterday, hence the government intend to renew/extend the ISA for a period to be decided by the authority. However, with all the smiles, waves, and peacefulness of yesterday's rally it will be difficult for the government to do so. Therefore, someone has to create some violent to justify or warrant the extention.

Anybody who is in the frame of mind will not accused the Red...

There are a number of options:

1. Some groups may want the ISA to remain in effect.

2. Some groups may want to discredit the reds rather peaceful and successful rally.

The problem with Thailand is that it is hard to keep a firm grip on people in any group. I doubt that Abhisit would condone this, but does he firmly control the military? I doubt the reds would want this, but do they control the fringe sectors? And then there are other colors who may want to stir things up.

A little too complicated to lay at anyones feet without more information.

First you must know who is the puppeteer hidden from the audience, hence...

I do not wish to condone the attacks, but why do the local media persist with these daft headlines?

To most of the English speaking world bombs suggest devices which are detonated remotely, not thrown over a gate or at a wall. I believe the word usually used is 'grenades'.

Sorry to ruffle feathers but I live in Bangkok and the in-laws live in Nonthaburi. None of us felt any kind of rocking sensation.

Shame that the media don't focus a lot more on the 'bomb' attacks that actually rock the lives of many people in southern Thailand on a daily basis.

perhaps some people from the "english" speaking world do not know the existence of ping-pong bombs

How short is short?