Police deployed in Ratchaprasong area amid planned protest, warn against ‘illegal’ assembly after 5pm

[steven100]

7 minutes ago, Susco said:

He will be history before Christmas, but will you remove that troll avatar when he's gone?

I've noticed farang on TV forum have been saying he will be gone this month, this year, this week , for the past 5 yrs but it never happens as expected. Just goes to show what the expats here really know about Thailand ...<deleted>. lol

Edited October 17, 2020 by metisdead
Profane acronym removed.

[ThailandRyan]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/thai-protesters-vow-to-return-to-streets-after-friday-clashes/ar-BB1a7eWl?ocid=msedgntp

https://news.yahoo.com/thai-protesters-vow-return-streets-084512007.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/thai-protesters-vow-new-demonstration-despite-crackdown-n1243814

 

I could continue, but the worlds eyes are on Thailand as we speak tonight.  Can not hide from what is happening here and I think this Government is finally waking up to the fact that they are on the world stage.

[Donutz]

Wonderful to see various sites in Bangkok and plenty of other cities fill up with thousands of protestors. They want one thing: a just country with democracy.  Let's hope they will get what they want. Uncle needs to go and give the country back to the people. 

[Enoon]

 

Todays rehearsal just finished at Lat Phrao.

 

Protestors are now leaving.........peacefully.

 

Any violence is not coming from them.

 

Expect equally effective (thanks to the government) pop-up shutdowns to recurr.

 

"Rehearsal" steven100.......Rehearsal.

 

 

 

 

Edited October 17, 2020 by Enoon

[Susco]

9 minutes ago, steven100 said:

I've noticed farang on TV forum have been saying he will be gone this month, this year, this week , for the past 5 yrs but it never happens as expected. Just goes to show what the expats here really know about Thailand ...<deleted>. lol

Watching on thereporters FB page live coverage of different areas in Bangkok, and this is bigger than any previous protest I have seen in the last 20 years.

 

Better keep the bags packed lol

 

[steven100]

2 minutes ago, Enoon said:

 

Todays rehearsal just finished at Lat Phrao.

 

Protestors are now leaving.........peacefully.

 

Any violence is not coming from them.

 

 

 

 

and thank you, and that's how it should be unfortunately the Central group have protestors that just want violence as witnessed by everyone

[Orton Rd]

witnessed by who when?

[steven100]

4 minutes ago, Susco said:

Watching on thereporters FB page live coverage of different areas in Bangkok, and this is bigger than any previous protest I have seen in the last 20 years.

 

Better keep the bags packed lol

 

so can he get a hotel room next to Thaksin   

[steven100]

21 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Unless the Military rumbles in

bingo ....

[steven100]

Khun Prayut Chan O Cha has extensive support from his colleagues within the military. He has always had support from various Thai representatives as well, and not forgetting his Thai civilian support which is millions. Not everyone in Thailand agrees with protests, roadblocks, anarchy, mayhem and lawlessness and so not everyone wants problems. Thailand has enough problems with the economy as it is, so protests certainly won't go down well with many Thais.

He will be in charge for many years to come. Lets hope so. 

[ThailandRyan]

15 minutes ago, Enoon said:

 

Todays rehearsal just finished at Lat Phrao.

 

Protestors are now leaving.........peacefully.

 

Any violence is not coming from them.

 

Expect equally effective (thanks to the government) pop-up shutdowns to recurr.

 

"Rehearsal" steven100.......Rehearsal.

 

 

 

 

Had the Police shown up then it would have lasted longer than it did.  Point has been made.  Governments lack of a response shows that they have acquiesced at least a little.  Lets see what the Government response to tonight's bailiwick is in the morning.  

[Orton Rd]

People have more support Steven, those your mate robbed of their vote for the ffp don't support him, thats a few million

Edited October 17, 2020 by Orton Rd

[Enoon]

16 minutes ago, steven100 said:

and thank you, and that's how it should be unfortunately the Central group have protestors that just want violence as witnessed by everyone

If you're talking about what happened last night, that took place after the protestors had started, of their own volition, to disperse, with the police aggressing against a small group of diehards who wanted to "hold the line".

 

As evidenced by interviews today many of todays protestors (who did not take part yesterday) took part, and will do so in future, because of how they saw the police behave last night.

 

They were more prepared for greater violence tonight but, as I said, today has been a rehearsal.......which went very well.

 

 

 

Edited October 17, 2020 by Enoon

[herfiehandbag]

8 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Khun Prayut Chan O Cha has extensive support from his colleagues within the military. He has always had support from various Thai representatives as well, and not forgetting his Thai civilian support which is millions. Not everyone in Thailand agrees with protests, roadblocks, anarchy, mayhem and lawlessness and so not everyone wants problems. Thailand has enough problems with the economy as it is, so protests certainly won't go down well with many Thais.

He will be in charge for many years to come. Lets hope so. 

I'm sorry guv I've scratched the record, scratched the record, scratched the record, scratched the record...

[ThailandRyan]

1 minute ago, herfiehandbag said:

I'm sorry guv I've scratched the record, scratched the record, scratched the record, scratched the record...

and he has scorched the earth he stands upon.

[Enoon]

6 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

People have more support Steven

 

With each day that passes the moral high ground, upon which they stand, rises further.

 

 

 

[sammieuk1]

The black medal must be for using laced water cannons on kids ????????

 

[sammieuk1]

36 minutes ago, steven100 said:

I've noticed farang on TV forum have been saying he will be gone this month, this year, this week , for the past 5 yrs but it never happens as expected. Just goes to show what the expats here really know about Thailand ...<deleted>. lol

Expats know tin pot leaders don't last long one way or another especially when they start using violence and imprisonment to cling on ????????  

[prakhonchai nick]

The police are conspicuous by their absence tonight!

[anchadian]

 

Jonathan Head

 

@pakhead

·

52m

 

They’re done at Lad Prao/Chatuchak. A 4 hour occupation and the police stayed away, avoiding dramatic scenes of last night.

 

[nausea]

16 minutes ago, prakhonchai nick said:

The police are conspicuous by their absence tonight!

Indeed, they're screwed. That was their last stasi type attempt to restore order. They could order the tanks in I suppose, but I doubt soldiers would obey orders. 

Edited October 17, 2020 by nausea

[herfiehandbag]

36 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

The black medal must be for using laced water cannons on kids ????????

 

Quite clever the way he keeps his motorbike parking ticket clipped to his medals though - must be to stop him losing it!

[greeneking]

6 minutes ago, anchadian said:

 

Jonathan Head

 

@pakhead

·

52m

 

They’re done at Lad Prao/Chatuchak. A 4 hour occupation and the police stayed away, avoiding dramatic scenes of last night.

 

Glad they did, but it is interesting.  Must be a lot of power plays going on now.

3 police sacked on Thursday for not doing their duty, and the whole force given the day off today. King still thinks Thailand should not change, Prawit given overall control, but the army not yet apparent.  Prayuth gave a speech warning that anyone could die at any moment and that he can not understand why people are cross because he has not done nothing wrong.

[ThailandRyan]

It is because he is really truly and invariably clueless. Imho

[elliss]

On 10/15/2020 at 12:55 PM, YetAnother said:

Fireworks imminent

 

  That's about it .

  Nothing else .

  Tanks vs democracy .

   Only , one winner . Military ..

 

Edited October 17, 2020 by elliss

[nausea]

Crazy scenes on youtube. Ne'er a yellow shirt in sight. Oh, the good old days, when Thailand was united. Big mistake if you ask me. These 5%ers have totally screwed over the country - "You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” 

[FarFlungFalang]

1 hour ago, Donutz said:

Uncle needs to go and give the country back to the people. 

He's already given the country back,he gave it back to his people!The rest can have the crumbs.

[nausea]

IMHO, the police won't do nothing, last night was the last gasp of a failing regime. We'll see.

[FarFlungFalang]

50 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Expats know tin pot leaders don't last long one way or another especially when they start using violence and imprisonment to cling on ????????  

I knew the Clingons were involved,we better call in the Enterprise!

[FarFlungFalang]

8 minutes ago, nausea said:

but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”

Don't they call that "Democracy"?