Red Shirts Plan Intensified Protest In Bangkok : Saturday

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Red Shirts plan intensified protest as international parliamentary meeting convenes in Bangkok

BANGKOK (TNA) – A leader of the Thailand's Red Shirt protesters -- the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) -- said the protest will be larger Saturday, claiming three to five times the number of demonstrators as were in last week’s caravans.

Red Shirt leader Nuttawut Saikua said the number of protesters will increase about three to five times from last weekend’s motorcade that snaked through roads in Bangkok and Thonburi.

The Red Shirts will contact local and foreign media as well as the Guinness Book of World Records to see if it could set a record number of protesters joining campaigns to oust the prime minister.

About 65,000 Red Shirts travelled in a convoy of vehicles and motorcycles through the capital's key streets Saturday to raise support from Bangkok residents and pressure the government to dissolve Parliament.

Meanwhile, Jatuporn Prompan, another top leader and an opposition Puea Thai Party member of parliament said is party's MPs did not attend Parliament

on Wednesday as the barbed wire rings and concrete cordons placed by soldiers around the Parliament was considered disrespect honour of Members of Parliament, signifying that MPs must follow orders of the Army.

How will the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly begin, as soldiers occupied several areas, Mr Jatuporn asked, stating that the Red Shirt leaders would not move its activists to Parliament on Thursday.

The 122th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly to be attended by 153 member countries will begin Saturday and will run to next Thursday (April 1) at the Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok and Convention Center in the downtown Rajprasong area.

If the police set up checkpoints to block protesters, the Red Shirts will break them, threatened Mr Jutuporn.

Meanwhile, Pol Maj-Gen Piya Uthayo, spokesman of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said about 22 companies of police will remain assigned around Parliament until its sessions end this week.

He expressed concern about the mass protest on Saturday when the international parliamentary assembly begins.

About 150 police officers will be deployed at the meeting’s venue and security officers will also be dispatched to 18 hotels where participants will stay, said the spokesman. (TNA)

-- TNA 2010-03-24

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[TAWP]

Red Shirt leader Nuttawut Saikua said the number of protesters will increase about three to five times from last weekend’s motorcade that snaked through roads in Bangkok and Thonburi.

The Red Shirts will contact local and foreign media as well as the Guinness Book of World Records to see if it could set a record number of protesters joining campaigns to oust the prime minister.

Is he legally retarded or just stupid?

[frodo]

Bottom line:

We'll contact Guinness Book of World Records in order to entice more protesters. It's nothing but a gimmick like everything else before this.

When will the folks wake up, this is not about democracy.

[elcent]

nah, jst a Guinness will do the trick.

[apetley]

nah, jst a Guinness will do the trick.

Make it a Theakstons Old Peculiar and I may be tempted.

[SomTumTiger]

Retarded and stupid. Former PM Anand said it best - reds are being destroyed by their own idiot leaders. Just sit back and watch the stupidity fly.

[givenall]

Red Shirt leader Nuttawut Saikua said the number of protesters will increase about three to five times from last weekend's motorcade that snaked through roads in Bangkok and Thonburi.

The Red Shirts will contact local and foreign media as well as the Guinness Book of World Records to see if it could set a record number of protesters joining campaigns to oust the prime minister.

Is he legally retarded or just stupid?

There goes 30% more drop in tourism. Poor get poorer, rich don’t give a shi....t

[ozzieovaseas]

Well i guess a world record was bound to be broken sooner or later..

World record for Land with the most diverse and largest number of neverending hubs...

World record for Land with the most continuous crackdowns ect ect

On this occasion maybe a world record for the most nuttiest display of behaviour shown from a former prime minister is more fitting

[landofthefree]

Red Shirt leader Nuttawut Saikua said the number of protesters will increase about three to five times from last weekend's motorcade that snaked through roads in Bangkok and Thonburi.

The Red Shirts will contact local and foreign media as well as the Guinness Book of World Records to see if it could set a record number of protesters joining campaigns to oust the prime minister.

Is he legally retarded or just stupid?

There goes 30% more drop in tourism. Poor get poorer, rich don't give a shi....t

The rich don't give a shi....t is exactly what it is all about. The longer I stay in Thailand the more i realize this fact. It starts in the schools at a very early age where the kids are brainwashed into worshiping the elite. The message is then carried on through propoganda which can be seen everwhere in Bangkok and elsewhere in Thailand. The poor are taught to be grateful for what they have while Thailand remains one of the biggest 'haves' versus 'have not' societies in the world. I know a lot of the Bangkok rich. They don't care about poor people. Look at the support base of the Yellow shirts , its the 'haves' the ones that want to deprive the poor of even having a vote, the ones Abhisit relies on for support. Before anyone says it,it is a great pity that a 'have' like Thaksin supported the 'have nots" as it will take them a long time to get over him, but when they do they will be the major force in Thai politics.

[gemini81]

Red Shirt leader Nuttawut Saikua said the number of protesters will increase about three to five times from last weekend's motorcade that snaked through roads in Bangkok and Thonburi.

The Red Shirts will contact local and foreign media as well as the Guinness Book of World Records to see if it could set a record number of protesters joining campaigns to oust the prime minister.

Is he legally retarded or just stupid?

There goes 30% more drop in tourism. Poor get poorer, rich don't give a shi....t

The rich don't give a shi....t is exactly what it is all about. The longer I stay in Thailand the more i realize this fact. It starts in the schools at a very early age where the kids are brainwashed into worshiping the elite. The message is then carried on through propoganda which can be seen everwhere in Bangkok and elsewhere in Thailand. The poor are taught to be grateful for what they have while Thailand remains one of the biggest 'haves' versus 'have not' societies in the world. I know a lot of the Bangkok rich. They don't care about poor people. Look at the support base of the Yellow shirts , its the 'haves' the ones that want to deprive the poor of even having a vote, the ones Abhisit relies on for support. Before anyone says it,it is a great pity that a 'have' like Thaksin supported the 'have nots" as it will take them a long time to get over him, but when they do they will be the major force in Thai politics.

good points indeed. you're right, I was disturbed how at a tender young age they are aware of class. I known western kids eventually want to be cool to and fit in, but not like here. seen rich bangkok kids often call others: khon baan nork. there is a lot of division of class here, and a long way toward realization of democracy and equality or any of those concepts. Such is life I suppose in a developing country.

[Jingthing]

The PAD yellows are a small minority. Yes that faction vote for Abhisit but only a small portion of his total support. This is the same tired old false propaganda, that if you are anti-Thaksin, you are pro yellow and against poor people. The Thai democrats have not once suggested they support the PAD/yellow idea of a mostly appointed parliament. I could use the same argument, that the Thai communists mostly vote with Thaksin, to argue that the reds are a communist movement.

Edited March 24, 2010 by Jingthing

[Nuchanart]

Guinness Book of World Records?

If the RED capture the airport, maybe the Guinness guy might come.

[monkfish]

Exactly how many of Abhisits MP's were wearing yellow shirts? Anyone know?

[nickynomatesbkk]

So here is a question.

What happens if one person says at the front of all this i got a good idea lets all go to the airport.

Lemmings springs to mind.

I know world record for lemmings

Or reddings if there is such a word and you get my drift.

[chesneychez]

These people have really gone crazy.

[neverdie]

These people have really gone crazy.

actually that happened prior to this point.

[monkfish]

Wonder if there is a world record for number soldiers protecting a government from its own people?

I've heard its 47 000 in Bangkok at the moment but not sure that true.

[givenall]

The PAD yellows are a small minority. Yes that faction vote for Abhisit but only a small portion of his total support. This is the same tired old false propaganda, that if you are anti-Thaksin, you are pro yellow and against poor people. The Thai democrats have not once suggested they support the PAD/yellow idea of a mostly appointed parliament. I could use the same argument, that the Thai communists mostly vote with Thaksin, to argue that the reds are a communist movement.

The only way I think this can be helped is if the yellow rad red people realize that an do not allow themselves being played by these spoiled rich people. If they just attend to their life and may be they become richer and independent and then everything will ba taking care of itself.

Democracy is impossible if you do not have middle class. The Middle class is the back bone of the democracy

One of the reason Thaksin did not use to build the support from people from south was because the people from south tend to be more educated and have more of their own business, the sign of middle class

[britmaveric]

Kewl - hope they get 10x the numbers, but based on past events probably should be more modest.

[tominbkk]

They should try to set a record of blood removed from their bodies. I would say if each participant can get 4 liters out it would be kind of fun. Then they could all take a nap.

[Ricardo]

Look at the support base of the Yellow shirts , its the 'haves' the ones that want to deprive the poor of even having a vote, the ones Abhisit relies on for support.

On the contrary, PM-Abhisit doesn't receive the support of a single PAD/NPP PM, because there are none.

But with BS like this being fed 24/7 to the Red-Shirts, the chances of a fair election are pretty-much zero, in the short-term at least. So much for 'true democracy'.

[badgerbailey]

Look at the support base of the Yellow shirts , its the 'haves' the ones that want to deprive the poor of even having a vote, the ones Abhisit relies on for support.

On the contrary, PM-Abhisit doesn't receive the support of a single PAD/NPP PM, because there are none.

But with BS like this being fed 24/7 to the Red-Shirts, the chances of a fair election are pretty-much zero, in the short-term at least. So much for 'true democracy'.

Unless you count Kasit Piromya....

[animatic]

Red Shirt leader Nuttawut Saikua said the number of protesters will increase about three to five times from last weekend’s motorcade that snaked through roads in Bangkok and Thonburi.

The Red Shirts will contact local and foreign media as well as the Guinness Book of World Records to see if it could set a record number of protesters joining campaigns to oust the prime minister.

Is he legally retarded or just stupid?

I think she was too embarrassed to take him for the official tests,

and so just put him back in the cupboard till he was to big for it.

3rd of 4th time I saw this post and it ALWAYS made me laugh.

Thanks TAWP

[upinthesky]

Great. These idiotic protesters see Thailand as a playground. Very immature

[shawndoc]

Based on those numbers they will have 3x the number they had during their "million man" protest. Somehow I doubt this.

[ciaociao]

The PAD yellows are a small minority. Yes that faction vote for Abhisit but only a small portion of his total support. This is the same tired old false propaganda, that if you are anti-Thaksin, you are pro yellow and against poor people. The Thai democrats have not once suggested they support the PAD/yellow idea of a mostly appointed parliament. I could use the same argument, that the Thai communists mostly vote with Thaksin, to argue that the reds are a communist movement.

The only way I think this can be helped is if the yellow rad red people realize that an do not allow themselves being played by these spoiled rich people. If they just attend to their life and may be they become richer and independent and then everything will ba taking care of itself.

Democracy is impossible if you do not have middle class. The Middle class is the back bone of the democracy

One of the reason Thaksin did not use to build the support from people from south was because the people from south tend to be more educated and have more of their own business, the sign of middle class

Don't count Thaksin out. Money is power in Thailand

[jonclark]

Does anyone know 'where' in Bangkok the protests are planned for. In this current round of demonstrations the public have normally been given a heads up to either join in or avoid the area. Anyone know where the rallies will be. Having stayed at home last weekend i'm off out this weekend and want to avoid the trouble spots.

[Wolfie]

Kewl - hope they get 10x the numbers, but based on past events probably should be more modest.

Based on previous claims and actual numbers, they will be lucky to top 100,000 again

The Reds talk big, but lack a certain something when it comes to delivering on their promises

(Default behavior for most Politicians, right?)

[Aussietraveller]

Hey Mr T. If you are listening, i am happy to come and march for you.

I will also bring the wife and kids. That makes 4 of us.

If you pay our airfares, i am happy to pick up the hotel bill and spending money.

Send me THB95,000 and we will be there.

[animatic]

Kewl - hope they get 10x the numbers, but based on past events probably should be more modest.

Based on previous claims and actual numbers, they will be lucky to top 100,000 again

The Reds talk big, but lack a certain something when it comes to delivering on their promises

(Default behavior for most Politicians, right?)

Well leadership would be one certain something.

Money can't always buy you good ideas nor common sense application of same.

Edited March 25, 2010 by animatic