onethailand Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Channel 9 now reporting that the police will NOT go in to arrest the 9 PAD leaders, instead asking them to come out and surrender themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtgruen Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Channel 9 now reporting that the police will NOT go in to arrest the 9 PAD leaders, instead asking them to come out and surrender themselves. I think I will jump on a plane tomorrow and participate in active democracy :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeisrandom Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Channel 9 now reporting that the police will NOT go in to arrest the 9 PAD leaders, instead asking them to come out and surrender themselves. I thought it was definitely ending tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sriracha john Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Samak said people are allowed to leave but no one is allowed in... and I've not heard or read of any news that that hasn't happened. People are tired... frankly, I'm surprised they are as enthusiastic as they are... the stage presentations have been non-stop during this time. There are realistically risking their lives by their presence... with these considerations, I would consider anyone still there as "fervent". Somehow, I don't think they are able to keep people from going in - the PAD has repeatedly announced that members from whatever province were coming in, that universities were coming in or on their way... etc... if they could not get in, what's the point? All that would happen is that that area would come to a complete standstill - and by the pictures we've seen so far, there does not appear to be any major disruption. There's 2,000 police surrounding Government House... they can easily stop anyone from coming in. Barricades are up all around by both the PAD on the inside and police on the outside. The arriving uni students can join the 30,000 PAD members on the outside of Government House. If they create an outer ring around the police that have created a ring around Government House that could create an interesting situation. Would more police come to create an outer ring to the outer ring to the ring around Government House? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokrick Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Channel 9 now reporting that the police will NOT go in to arrest the 9 PAD leaders, instead asking them to come out and surrender themselves. I dont think that there is a hope in hel_l of them surrendering onethailand do you. It seems to be a strange tactic by the police, but i am glad that things are still peaceful. Cheers, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onethailand Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 There's 2,000 police surrounding Government House... they can easily stop anyone from coming in. Barricades are up all around by both the PAD on the inside and police on the outside. The arriving uni students can join the 30,000 PAD members on the outside of Government House. If they create an outer ring around the police that have created a ring around Government House that could create an interesting situation. Would more police come to create an outer ring to the outer ring to the ring around Government House? The police are powerless to stop legal gatherings - and I presume they are powerless to stop people from entering the premises as well, lest they create a commotion which could incite a riot. NBT reports that all 7 entrances are now barricaded, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommysboy Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 About the subdued crowd.I guess most were just pawns really, and thinking about it the barricades prevent anyone from leaving too. So they are already in prison in a sense. Maybe it's dawning on them that they are in for a beating, so you wouldn't expect them to be tap dancing I suppose. Not sure where you are getting your news from. People are coming and going in and out. Two sets of university students just arrived. There is music, and lots of upbeat dancing right now I'm watching NBT. They show pictures of barricades being built of what looks like slates. Also showing pictures of people inside just looking thoroughly bored- guess the Sumtam has run out. Can't see the point of building barricades and then having people just come and go at will. I'm surprised police don't just turn the hoses on them. End of.... As it is I suppose we're going to see some heads get cracked, but it's about as boring as watching Arsenal play at the mo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtgruen Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Channel 9 now reporting that the police will NOT go in to arrest the 9 PAD leaders, instead asking them to come out and surrender themselves. I dont think that there is a hope in hel_l of them surrendering onethailand do you. It seems to be a strange tactic by the police, but i am glad that things are still peaceful. Cheers, Rick Probalby just means that they will attack in the middle of the night again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basjke Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 There's 2,000 police surrounding Government House... they can easily stop anyone from coming in. Barricades are up all around by both the PAD on the inside and police on the outside. The arriving uni students can join the 30,000 PAD members on the outside of Government House. If they create an outer ring around the police that have created a ring around Government House that could create an interesting situation. Would more police come to create an outer ring to the outer ring to the ring around Government House? The police are powerless to stop legal gatherings - and I presume they are powerless to stop people from entering the premises as well, lest they create a commotion which could incite a riot. NBT reports that all 7 entrances are now barricaded, however. Yeah,and legality is what this goverment stands for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onethailand Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 LOL... NBT is reporting that the human wall is being trained at Entrance 4 on how to sit, stand, and form an effective barricade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger571 Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Probalby just means that they will attack in the middle of the night again. Isn't it already middle of the night? I just love Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtgruen Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Ghandi would have been proud. I think the rest of the world can learn from from these long running, non-violent demonstrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokrick Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 LOL...NBT is reporting that the human wall is being trained at Entrance 4 on how to sit, stand, and form an effective barricade Yes i just saw that and also saw a few guys carrying single golf clubs. Do you think that they might be having a tournament later to beat the bordom? lol. Cheers, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onethailand Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Well I, for one, am glad that everything seems to be relatively peaceful. Don't know if it will hold out all night but I hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommysboy Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 SJ writes : 'I would consider anyone still there as "fervent".' MOMMYSBOY writes : I would consider anyone still there as ruddy trapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onethailand Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Apparently, people who want to leave can still do so. Not exactly sure how, but there must be some opening somewhere which will allow people through in at least one direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtgruen Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Looks like ASTV has trouble with their live signal again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sriracha john Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 SJ writes : 'I would consider anyone still there as "fervent".'MOMMYSBOY writes : I would consider anyone still there as ruddy trapped. One man's prison is another man's fortress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtgruen Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I need some more of that good music, so I don't fall asleep. Which makes me wonder....where is Carabou in all this....looks like the only thing he stands for these days is Carabou Daeng and beer commercials :-( Amazing how quickly money becomes #1 in Thailand :-( (and many other places for that matter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scyriacus Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 (edited) SJ writes : 'I would consider anyone still there as "fervent".'MOMMYSBOY writes : I would consider anyone still there as ruddy trapped. let's write - ehm let's consider: mommysboy is still here, so he is 'ruddy fervent'.......... Edited August 27, 2008 by scyriacus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommysboy Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Apparently, people who want to leave can still do so. Not exactly sure how, but there must be some opening somewhere which will allow people through in at least one direction. A sensible strategy mght be to feign cramp and back scuttle through said escape tunnel. Better that than truncheon pie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octagon Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Colonel Sanders is giving another one his fiery speeches... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulmercke Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Have just returned from government house - and even more people than last night AND yet again I didn't see a single police officer anywhere (approx. 11.30 pm - 1.15 am). Razor wire has been erected across Phitsanulok road at the Nakon Sawan junction with stacks of tyres. Thousands of protesters inside the government house compound and several thousand more outside. TV also there in force. All this talk - earlier this evening - of the police evicting the protesters by force - was obviously just another scare tactic that appears to have back-fired. Spotted many ambulances parked in front of the horse racing stadium on Phitsanulok road. Also surprised by how many young people were there. In short - Samak hasn't a hope in hel_l's chance of ever removing these PAD supporters. Still no mobile toilet facilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfchandler Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 2 am...and the beat goes on... Kudos to NBT...at least...for staying on the air....at least until now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommysboy Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 The lack of toilet facilities could be a telling factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Clifton Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 (edited) I need some more of that good music, so I don't fall asleep. Which makes me wonder....where is Carabou in all this....looks like the only thing he stands for these days is Carabou Daeng and beer commercials :-( Amazing how quickly money becomes #1 in Thailand :-( (and many other places for that matter) Carabao loves money as much as Thaksin does. So, if you tune in to NBT, you will see a video of Jakaprob, Nattawut and tyhe other Thaksin zombies in all kinds of comical situations, like being arrested, being released from jail after inciting rioters to attack police lines and on and on, all this played on a Carabao song made especially for these thugs. You`d swear afterwards you were watching PTV. NBT by the way is into misinformation big time, that`s why they love to cut from pre-recorded footage to live footage and mess with peoples brains without telling them. NBT is also the station where 3 anchormen all agreed on air at 6 o clock that members removed from Samak`s cabinet had resigned because of health issues. That`s Thaksin`s Thailand for ya. Edited August 27, 2008 by Tony Clifton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plachon Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I need some more of that good music, so I don't fall asleep. Which makes me wonder....where is Carabou in all this....looks like the only thing he stands for these days is Carabou Daeng and beer commercials :-( Amazing how quickly money becomes #1 in Thailand :-( (and many other places for that matter) Add Carabao sold out on the Songs for Life movements founding ethos years ago and became a Toxin groupie. As you correctly state, the Carabao Daeng venture turned him into a hard-nosed businessman and he became more interested in making money from the masses than helping them. Just like his mentor. Money, money, money, must be funny in a rich man's world. Other songs for life artists see him as a bit of a tart for having sold out his principles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wuffy Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Was not there a comment earlier saying they unlocked the facilities within the building to make them available to the protesters so that there was not going to be such an issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^_^ Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I think something must be going on at the rally site now. The current broadcast on ASTV isn't 'Live', it's a replay of footages broadcasted at around 23:00 - 24:00 and made to seems like it's broadcasting 'Live' at the moment. Sonthi couldn't have taken the 'Live' broadcast off the air when they needed the media most. Checked out TOC and they aren't broadcasting anything at the rally site either, just advertisement. My guess is the police has started moving in... Looks worrying...and isn't gonna be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scyriacus Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 The lack of toilet facilities could be a telling factor. so what does it tell YOU? are you an anal-erotic? you are so puzzling and mysterious....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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