Red Shirts Take Over City Hall (not In Chiang Mai)

[thailandbluegrass]

My Gf just informed my that the reds have taken over city hall and have sent all the workers home. I live across the road and can confirm this. I had business to do today inside City Hall and was told by the man I was dealing with that they are on their way home and that the reds have threatened to burn down shopping centers in CM but never specified which ones.

[julesdick]

"10 am Chiang Mai Police surround and shut down Red-shirt community radio, claim that it was inciting violence"

via ASEAN TV

[thailandbluegrass]

Have to think, if the reds cannot control the situation in Bkk, they can easily start things in other cities all over Thailand due to most of the army etc in is Bkk. Not so good now,

[up-country_sinclair]

This is troubling.

I wonder if this will be part of a country-wide, coordinated strategy.

[Sparkles]

Same happening in Khon Kaen apparently with red shirts entering City Hall

[Sparkles]

One would think that with the number of Army personnel stationed near Chiang Mai and the Police force that order could be restored and sanity will prevail but then again.

[thailandbluegrass]

And folks....PLEASE keep this thread for facts and questions.....NOT for political views etc. These posts will be deleted. We all have our political opinion but this is for info in CM right now. I can see the City hall from where I live and I stay in the Government housing village so I will keep you posted.

[Puwa]

Saw TV news report that Redshirts have assembled at Chiangmai train station. Can anyone confirm?

[julesdick]

couple of pics preume at city hall but cant read thai...

http://www.pg.in.th/photo/view/755736

http://www.pg.in.th/photo/view/755738

[Donnyboy]

thx TBG, any info on numbers of red shirts?

[julesdick]

more pics from twitter user http://twitter.com/papakkred

http://www.pg.in.th/photo/view/755757

http://www.pg.in.th/photo/view/755761

[Nienke]

Saw TV news report that Redshirts have assembled at Chiangmai train station. Can anyone confirm?

I saw a red-shirt stage on the parking lot of the railway station yesterday early afternoon when I passed by. I didn't stop to have a further look.

[julesdick]

random tweet

"around 50 red shirts gathered at Nawarat Bridge-- Policemen 700 metres away on Jareonpratet Road."

[julesdick]

Another random tweet

"UDDs assaulted ChiangMai's governer's house "

Thai source: (Nation channel)

http://breakingnews.nationchannel.com/read.php?newsid=448864

[lukeskywalker]

more pics from twitter user http://twitter.com/papakkred

http://www.pg.in.th/photo/view/755757

http://www.pg.in.th/photo/view/755761

In these pics, I don't see anyone wearing a red shirt.

[Jingthing]

Any color is the new red. Stay up to date. Their leaders told them to ease up on the red. Its part of their guerilla warfare tactics, so they aren't identified before they do their nasties.

Edited May 19, 2010 by Jingthing

[thailandbluegrass]

Well it turns out that MY report was complete BS. I just walked over to City Hall to see if anything was happening and sure enough it was………People were working as usual……Not even a Red-Neck let alone a Red-Shirt in sight.

Another example of how lazy the Thai’s can be.

We live in the Government Housing across from City Hall so everything we do here we must go through the city as in getting TT&T service etc and must first be approved by the Village Office in City hall.

We still hadn’t got it as of today and when my wife called the office some lady told her that the reds have taken over and were sending them all home and that they told her they would be burning down shopping malls etc in CM. hahahahhahahhahah

Lazy bitchh. When I went into her office and asked her about that (Yes I speak Thai) she said “ohhhhhh I was told that the reds were coming”. When I asked her about the story she told my wife about the shopping centers and the take over she simply said “mai roo” and went back to typing.

Again WHATEVER you hear in Thailand and even if you see it with your own eyes DO NOT BELIEVE IT !!!!!

All of those pictures are definetly NOT taken today and none of them are real time today .

The red shirts have been stationed in CM for weeks now but have definetly not gone to the City Hall as of 10 minutes ago.

[thailandbluegrass]

julesdick;

Please stop posting these pics. If you look at the map below these pics it clearly shows that they are in Bangkok. I posted this for news in Chiang Mai only.

[WinnieTheKhwai]

Well it turns out that MY report was complete BS. I just walked over to City Hall to see if anything was happening and sure enough it was………People were working as usual……Not even a Red-Neck let alone a Red-Shirt in sight.

Can someone please close this topic in that case?!

<deleted> man, if you post something you heard then at least don't turn it into your own eye witness account: " I live across the road and can confirm this. I had business to do today inside City Hall and was told by the man I was dealing with that they are on their way home and that the reds have threatened to burn down shopping centers in CM but never specified which ones." AND you add stuff on shopping centers going to be burned.

Please:

Edited May 19, 2010 by WinnieTheKhwai

[Jockstar]

Closed for being BS as the Op told us later.

[meadish_sweetball]

Added: The pics linked to in this thread are all from Bangkok, not a single one is from Chiang Mai. Check the Google map.