10,000 Police, Soldiers, Security Officials Deployed To Keep Security At Government House

[Koo82]

After we lifted containers and placed some (containers) in the klong, we heard from the stage on 6 wheel truck that they sent a few thousand soldiers to Suvarnabhumi. We all laughed at this because we will not block airports.

PAD did not win by protesting in the 2 airports. The PPP was down because they were dissolved.

Koo, are you by accident this idiot?

Idiot because we don't occupy the Government House for 3 months, bring in bombs and weapons when new PM tries to announce his policy at Parliament House causing death, drive a pickup to run over Police, injure 60 Police in 1 day, shoot Taxi Radio Station and sat inside Don Muang and Suvarnabhumi for a week?

Edited March 27, 2009 by Koo82

[george]

Red-shirts to rally at City Hall

BANGKOK: -- A group of red-shirted protesters from the Government House will be deploy to demonstrate at the Bangkok City Hall Friday, their leader Natthawut Saikua said.

He said the red-shirted people would protest against the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration for failing to deploy enough mobile toilets to serve the demonstrators outside the Government House.

-- The Nation 2009-03-27

[Plus]

Some 3,000 protesters remain at 5:30 am

Some 3,000 protesters continue their rally outside the Government House at 5:3 am Friday.

Some of them took a sleep along the fence of the complex while most listened attentively to their leaders.

The Nation

http://nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/3...emain-at-530-am

>>>

3,000 on the first night is way too small to keep sustained protests.

They will get big numbers again at the prime time over the weekend, but this business of going there everyday and coming home is not going to work.

The way things are going, it will be over by Monday.

[Jai Dee]

Phone-in by ex-premier stirs UDD rally

A phone-in by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra stirred United Democratic Front Against Dictatorship demonstrators who have set up a stage outside the Government House with a promise of a video link today (March 27).

UDD demonstrators cheered for a phone-in from self-exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra last night, allegedly made from Africa to the protesters' stage on the outside of the Government House.

Dr. Thaksin blasted the government, accusing it of acting subversively and promising a live video conference today where he will reveal details behind his accusations.

The rally was brought to a roar after the feed ended with Puea Thai MP Wisaradee Techatheerawat coming on stage to further rouse the audience.

Source: National News Bureau of Thailand - 27 March 2009

[hammered]

Some 3,000 protesters remain at 5:30 am

Some 3,000 protesters continue their rally outside the Government House at 5:3 am Friday.

Some of them took a sleep along the fence of the complex while most listened attentively to their leaders.

The Nation

http://nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/3...emain-at-530-am

>>>

3,000 on the first night is way too small to keep sustained protests.

They will get big numbers again at the prime time over the weekend, but this business of going there everyday and coming home is not going to work.

The way things are going, it will be over by Monday.

Which is why the chances of a dramtic event are high now. Thaksin put his red shirt on, did all th ejaw work and funded this rally. It was not his uselesslieutenants this time. If it fails it is a direct failure by Thaksin and that is disastrous with Newin looking ever stronger to MPs in PTP.

I hope it either continues peacefully or peters out, and that stunts are not tried. The airport mem is already reproeted everywhere. Dont know if true or not but it damages the reds anyway. A march on Prem's house would be maybe the likely attempt to trigger authorities into reacting.

I cant see Thaksin just letting this peter out into another nicerally that achieved nothing but I hope I am wrong.

[Koo82]

We donated only 3,000 Baht on 30th November last year when we waited for Abhisit to announce his policies at Government House. But he was so scared, thinking we would have done what PAD had, and secretly announced at Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

You might say it doesn't matter if he announced there. Law forces that PM must announce at Parliament House in order to start working.

If you watch how the whole party and coalition parties squeezing inside Ministry of FA, you will laugh you teeth off. Small room. No proper sitting. No opposition party members as they didn't know Abhisit secretly moved there.

[Insight]

PAD did not win by protesting in the 2 airports. The PPP was down because they were dissolved.

No shit Einstein.

Did you collect your 2000 baht government before you went to the protest koo?

I don't know if someone generating 100,000 Baht income a month can collect that check.

Are you a protest leader?

/edit - My mistake, they're on more.

Edited March 27, 2009 by Insight

[animatic]

They must announce with a parlametary quorum,

not necessarily IN Parliament house.

Caution is not necessarily fear,

expedience is not necessarily fear either.

I also remember that rally stopped nothing.

This one seems destined to an equally ignominious fate.

3K over night is not exactly the whole country...

Maybe they should server rubber chicken

like at the Thaksin press junket in Hong Kong?

[h90]

Are the Red angry that Thaksin got kick out?

Or are they angry that the Army kick an elected govt out?

Or are they angry that the Army abusing King's name to kick an elected govt out?

I am not too sure what I to believe anymore.

IMHO, Mark is a very handsome guy, so he should be the PM. Much nicer looking that Thaksin, Samak or Somchai anyway.

that happened when?

in 2006 the government was not elected by any means if someone can recall what happened before.

It was a expired care taker government.

[george]

Abhist has no schedule to enter Government House Friday

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Friday that he has no schedule to enter his office at the Government House throughout the day.

But he said if he has free time, he may enter his office.

The red-shirted protesters vowed to prevent Cabinet members from going into the Government House to work.

Abhisit said he discussed with Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban about the red-shirted protest and Suthep ensured him that the government is still control of the situation.

-- The Nation 2009-03-27

[george]

PM confident no violence to break out from protest

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva Friday expressed confidence that the protest by the red-shirted people at the Government House would not erupt in violence.

"I am confident that most Thais do not support violent methods," Abhisit said when asked whether he expected the demonstration would turn violent.

-- The Nation 2009-03-27

[Journalist]

"I am confident that most Thais do not support violent methods," Abhisit said

-- The Nation 2009-03-27

He doesn't have to worry about most Thais. He has to worry about the one who breaks into his office and wees in his waste paper basket.

[samgrowth]

Abhist has no schedule to enter Government House Friday

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Friday that he has no schedule to enter his office at the Government House throughout the day.

But he said if he has free time, he may enter his office.

The red-shirted protesters vowed to prevent Cabinet members from going into the Government House to work.

Abhisit said he discussed with Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban about the red-shirted protest and Suthep ensured him that the government is still control of the situation.

-- The Nation 2009-03-27

How long can he hind before he move his office to the Foreign Ministry (where PAD is in-charged).

[Jai Dee]

Deputy Metropolitan Chief examines rally site

Deputy Metropolitan Police Chief examined red-shirt rally around the Government House, while urging protesters to observe the law in conducting their rally.

Deputy Metropolitan Police Chief Umnuay Nimmano inspected the red-shirt rally around the Government House, and said that the rally was still in control. He said if Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva would like to enter the Government House, the police would facilitate him and a clash would be avoided.

The police had prepared to tackle the red-shirt rally, which might be held in other places. Last night the police had set up check points at important places across Bangkok to screen weapons in order to prevent violence. He also urged protesters to rally within the legal framework.

He added that the police had recorded all speeches, which were delivered by the core figures as evidence. If they derogatorily referred to other people or the monarchy, arrest warrants would be issued within three days.

Source: National News Bureau of Thailand - 27 March 2009

[Jai Dee]

PM affirming government’s no impact from the red-shirted rally

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva affirmed the gathering of the red shirt groups would not impact the government’s operation and could not overthrow the government.

The Prime Minister revealed he had received the confirmation from Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban about the situation of the red shirt groups’ rally which proceeded in order.

Mr. Abhisit affirmed the rally could not obstruct the government’s operation and that he did not come to the Government House yesterday afternoon was due to his schedule to perform his duties elsewhere.

Regarding the phone-in by ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday, the Prime Minister said he did not listen to it but he believed in the people’s ability in receiving information. He said further that the problems were only from the different political views and he confirmed he would keep the matters in order and he was ready to negotiate with all sides.

As for the threat of the demonstrators to go to the house of Privy Council President General Prem Tinasulanond if the government broke up the rally, the Prime Minister said whoever broke the law would be prosecuted.

Source: National News Bureau of Thailand - 27 March 2009

[Steve2UK]

A quick scan through foreign news reports and 20K seems to be the common number for the size with one 30K thrown in.

Some work, it seems, remains to be done to get the hundreds of thousands organisers claimed would attend.

Then did do better than the ASEAN Summit where "hundreds of thousands" of announced protesters turned out to be ten. Not tens of thousands... ten, total.

"EDITORIAL

Stay away from Cha-am

Published: 23/02/2009 at 12:00 AM

There is no good reason to confront the summit with political demonstrations. In fact one of the best news titbits last week was an announcement by the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) that it had decided "not to bother" this weekend's Asean events. That was a change of strategy by the red-shirt organisation. Other groups and would-be reformers would do well to follow the UDD example and either stay at home, or focus their protests away from the summit site."

http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion...way-from-cha-am

"Red-shirts to picket absent Cabinet

By The Nation on Sunday

Published on February 22, 2009

The anti-government red-shirts said yesterday they would gather outside Government House on Tuesday as planned, despite the Cabinet decision to hold its weekly meeting in Hua Hin.

Vipoothalang Pattanaphumthai, a leader of the Democratic Alliance against Dictatorship, said that leaders of the DAAD agreed that the protest plan should go ahead as planned.

He said that on Tuesday morning the red-shirts would gather at Sanam Luang before moving to surround the Government House compound. He added that the group would assemble peacefully and not try to block traffic near the compound and would camp out there for a night or two.

Vipoothalang also said that the red-shirts, as the DAAD and its allied groups are collectively known, would not try to obstruct Thailand's hosting of the upcoming Asean summit in the seaside resort towns of Hua Hin and Cha-am."

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/rea...newsid=30096292

Edited March 27, 2009 by Steve2UK

[Steve2UK]

A quick scan through foreign news reports and 20K seems to be the common number for the size with one 30K thrown in.

Some work, it seems, remains to be done to get the hundreds of thousands organisers claimed would attend.

Then did do better than the ASEAN Summit where "hundreds of thousands" of announced protesters turned out to be ten. Not tens of thousands... ten, total.

Curious that the forum's self-anointed newsgatherer par excellence

.....My posting history is chock full of follow-ups and updates and varied sources on the same story. I'd go as far to say I'm unmatched in that regard.........

should have missed the reports (see post above for just two examples) that UDD/DAAD's original plans to stage a mass-protest at the ASEAN summit were cancelled - by the UDD/DAAD. I doubt he did miss them, yet he keeps wheeling out the same misrepresentation of known facts....... what is it - five times now? I've lost count......

Forget the New York Times "All the news fit to print" mantra - here we have just "All the news I see fit to print".

Edited March 27, 2009 by Steve2UK

[Plus]

All the news I see fit to print

What else to you expect from posters? They are not RSS feeds, they post what THEY think matters to them.

What do you want to do? Sue SJ for not pasting every story in the world.

[george]

Protesters parade coffin outside Government House

BANGKOK: -- A group of protesters paraded a coffin around the main stage of the red-shirted people outside Government House Friday morning.

The protesters said inside the coffin was the body of Sophon Trisang who was killed in Surat Thani 10 days ago.

His relatives claimed that he was killed by a younger brother of Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban.

The protesters put the coffin on one side of the stage after the parade.

-- The Nation 2009-03-27

[Journalist]

All the news I see fit to print

What else to you expect from posters? They are not RSS feeds, they post what THEY think matters to them.

What do you want to do? Sue SJ for not pasting every story in the world.

I don't advocate SJ embarks on such a massive programme of internet piracy. We don't want him to be sharing a jail cell with Thaksin one day !!!Imagine the squabbles over the chamber pot !

Edited March 27, 2009 by Journalist

[Jai Dee]

OK, enough petty bickering thanks.

Back on topic please.

[Wolfie]

OK, enough petty bickering thanks.

Back on topic please.

It's always the same Jai Dee in most of these political news threads - everyone starts crying over who is posting what news reports - i wish there was a easy way to filter out the cr@p and see only the news

[sriracha john]

* after reading successive posts, posted reply shortened to a general comment:

There's a wealth of information out there and the more of it that gets posted, the better informed everyone is. But, please try to do in the future without childish name-calling.

Thank you.

Edited March 27, 2009 by sriracha john

[sriracha john]

Thaksin said he is now in an African country, but did not specify the nation and claim that he had met with the President of this African country and on Friday he would meet another President of another country in Africa.

- TNA / 2009-03-27

[sriracha john]

Togo and Chad.

Any other possibilities?

[webfact]

Togo and Chad.

Any other possibilities?

yes, maybe a guest of Robert Mugabe...

[hammered]

Thaksin said he is now in an African country, but did not specify the nation and claim that he had met with the President of this African country and on Friday he would meet another President of another country in Africa.

- TNA / 2009-03-27

Presidents are being lined up to meet him and he could solve the economic crisis. Questions about sanity here surely. He has been under imense stress and his paranoia and egomaniacal and meglomaniacal tendencies could have got the better of him over time. I remember around Man City time being told be a British sports jounalist that Thaksin was insane and he intended it in the literal rather than common sense.

Wouldnt be the first world leader (or ex in his case) by a long shot.

[Plus]

He's run out of ammunition, after "Surayud behind the coup" flop there's not much space left. Go a step higher and you are a certified madman.

[hammered]

He's run out of ammunition, after "Surayud behind the coup" flop there's not much space left. Go a step higher and you are a certified madman.

That certainly seems to be the common analysis.

There is one rumour doing the rounds that the rally and attacks on the privvy council are a distraction for an attempted coup by military officers loyal to him. Sounds unlikely to me but Thaksin may have all kinds of weird dream these days. Certainly after these few days are over we should have a lot clearer picture.

[Jai Dee]

Defense Minister: No double standards on UDD rally

Following a Defense Council meeting today (March 27), the Defense Minister dismissed speculation over the application of double standards in his treatment of different political demonstration groups, and affirms that the army will do its best to protect state offices and in dealing with red-clad protesters of the National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD).

Defense Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan (ประวิตร วงษ์สุวรรณ) anticipates that there will be no violence and clash since all government officials and UDD protesters are fellow countrymen.

Gen. Prawit denied the UDD's allegation that the Army used excessive force against UDD supporters. He affirms that the Army has curtailed its use of force and will follow police requests on handling demonstrators. He affirms that no double standards are being used.

The Defense Minister adds further that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's (ทักษิณ ชินวัตร) planned phone-in this evening will not be blocked. Gen. Prawit said that the ex-premier should use his discretion on the issues which should be addressed during hte phone-in.

Source: National News Bureau of Thailand - 27 March 2009