Thai Cabinet Extends Curfew 4 Days, Shortens Hours

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Cabinet extends curfew 4 days, shortens hours

The Cabinet Tuesday resolved to extend curfew in Bangkok and 23 other provinces from Tuesday to Friday.

The curfew hours will be midnight to 4 am, one hour shortened from earlier curfew periods.

The Cabinet will assess the situation on Saturday and make a decision whether to extend the curfew again.

-- The Nation 2010-05-25

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[Aasim]

at first the Government didn't do anything .. n let the buildings burn n ppl to gather as mobs .... (which made the ordinary ppl life miserable)

now as an over reaction .. they are putting curfews to enhance the miseries ....

THANK YOU GOVERNMENT >. :S

[farangpattaya]

at first the Government didn't do anything .. n let the buildings burn n ppl to gather as mobs .... (which made the ordinary ppl life miserable)

now as an over reaction .. they are putting curfews to enhance the miseries ....

THANK YOU GOVERNMENT >. :S

IF the govt would have doe something after 2 days, everybody would have shouted: Bwaahhh, over-reaction.

NOW they try to avoid further problems and now it is: Bwaaahhh, over-reaction

[BSJ]

Seems a bit silly to have a curfew for 4 hours a day!

[kuffki]

at first the Government didn't do anything .. n let the buildings burn n ppl to gather as mobs .... (which made the ordinary ppl life miserable)

now as an over reaction .. they are putting curfews to enhance the miseries ....

THANK YOU GOVERNMENT >. :S

Nothing new for Thailand. First do or speak then think

[hungryINbangkok]

at first the Government didn't do anything .. n let the buildings burn n ppl to gather as mobs .... (which made the ordinary ppl life miserable)

now as an over reaction .. they are putting curfews to enhance the miseries ....

THANK YOU GOVERNMENT >. :S

IF the govt would have doe something after 2 days, everybody would have shouted: Bwaahhh, over-reaction.

NOW they try to avoid further problems and now it is: Bwaaahhh, over-reaction

Bwaahhh'd if you do, Bwaahhh'd if you don't.

[misterhe]

No curfew in Pattaya!

If it's going to be meaningful then it should be nation wide ... otherwise any trouble makers can just go to the location where there is no curfew ... so it's not really a curfew!

[clonetom]

at first the Government didn't do anything .. n let the buildings burn n ppl to gather as mobs .... (which made the ordinary ppl life miserable)

now as an over reaction .. they are putting curfews to enhance the miseries ....

THANK YOU GOVERNMENT >. :S

...and yet another highly educated comment

Thank you, Aasim, for sharing the little you have

[Botho]

Not found all murdered bodies to steal ??

Oh sorry, too many yellow shirted farangs here...

Be happy, kids, it is NOT over..

[thurien]

Seems a bit silly to have a curfew for 4 hours a day

they had this in S-Korea from the late 60ties into 1975 (approx.), everything good

'n' evil had to be done before midnight; it simply turns into a habit and standing

exercise

[gusgorman]

I wonder if in some odd way this curfew is a form of retaliation toward the Isaan population who in the main would b viewed as Red Shirts. When you think about it in an X-Files type conspiracy way, being all Isaan are poor, and most of the ladies working bar jobs at night come from Isaan, who are the main losers in this curfew? See what i mean?

[samjaidee]

No curfew in Pattaya!

If it's going to be meaningful then it should be nation wide ... otherwise any trouble makers can just go to the location where there is no curfew ... so it's not really a curfew!

Why would someone travel dozens if not hundred of kilometers just to break a curfew?

Surely if there's been no trouble then there's no need for a curfew.

I'm sure that if trouble does occur then the powers that be will extend the curfew as required.

[heazille]

Well it's wrecking the wifes business here in CM (restaurant)

Most of the few visitors that were left have gone to other countries early,

and most of the "expats" are not bothering to go out

Welcome to another week in "the ghost town"

[bob4you]

No curfew in Pattaya!

If it's going to be meaningful then it should be nation wide ... otherwise any trouble makers can just go to the location where there is no curfew ... so it's not really a curfew!

You don't seem to understand, the curfew is put in place to keep groups from gathering and inciting each other. Pattaya really wasn't part of the mob rule in the first place. Red shirt tried to stare down the multicolored shirt from across the street but nobody crossed the line.

If they do it is easy to put the curfew back in place. Pattaya being the entertainment center for tourists doesn't need to be choked like many other places that the reds are likely to gather but I am sure the government is keeping a close eye on Pattaya. The mayor and police chief specifically asked for the exemption and it has proven to be a valid request.

[jayhech]

"The Cabinet Tuesday resolved to extend curfew in Bangkok and 23 other provinces from Tuesday to Friday."

Now that curfew is from midnight to 4am, does this mean the curfew ends at 4am of 28th or 29th morning?

I'm confused here.

Thank you.

[snaggletooth]

Can anyone say "The beginning of a police state?"

[Pib]

Seems a bit silly to have a curfew for 4 hours a day!

But midnight to 4am is the official union contract work hours for bad guys; you won't see bad guys at any other time.

[Thormaturge]

It's a clandestine war on bargirls.

Should finish Isaan off within a few weeks.

Edited May 25, 2010 by Thormaturge

[Tanaka]

Not found all murdered bodies to steal ??

Oh sorry, too many yellow shirted farangs here...

Be happy, kids, it is NOT over..

Being new poster here, what would you know about who is what or not?.

[PEP]

Seems a bit silly to have a curfew for 4 hours a day!

Could it be a "rest period" for the majority of Police and Army?

[Pib]

Seems a bit silly to have a curfew for 4 hours a day

they had this in S-Korea from the late 60ties into 1975 (approx.), everything good

'n' evil had to be done before midnight; it simply turns into a habit and standing

exercise

Did it in the Phillippines also in the late 70's/early '80's. It was so common both bad and good people developed workarounds and the police basically looked the other way as long as you were off the streets; but you could still be inside a bar plotting the conquest of the universe with a 100 of your storm troopers.

[anon467367354]

No problem, midnight to 4 am. If you can't deal with that then just leave. an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. better safe than sorry. let the sorry ones go find a better place to live. cya!

[dttk0009]

"The Cabinet Tuesday resolved to extend curfew in Bangkok and 23 other provinces from Tuesday to Friday."

Now that curfew is from midnight to 4am, does this mean the curfew ends at 4am of 28th or 29th morning?

I'm confused here.

Thank you.

Hi Jay,

They increased the curfew by 4 days, so including today that would mean that the curfew would end at 4:00AM Saturday, the 29th of May. On the other hand, they might still extend it further.

[snaggletooth]

"The Cabinet Tuesday resolved to extend curfew in Bangkok and 23 other provinces from Tuesday to Friday."

Now that curfew is from midnight to 4am, does this mean the curfew ends at 4am of 28th or 29th morning?

I'm confused here.

Thank you.

Hi Jay,

They increased the curfew by 4 days, so including today that would mean that the curfew would end at 4:00AM Saturday, the 29th of May. On the other hand, they might still extend it further.

The first post above is really splitting hairs! Does it really matter? Were you planning on running naked around town at one a.m.?

[PPG]

I wonder if in some odd way this curfew is a form of retaliation toward the Isaan population who in the main would b viewed as Red Shirts. When you think about it in an X-Files type conspiracy way, being all Isaan are poor, and most of the ladies working bar jobs at night come from Isaan, who are the main losers in this curfew? See what i mean?

That's what I was thinking.... helps turn the (BKK) people even more aginst the reds.

If the rift between the two areas grows much more, this may become a BKK- vs. 'The North' battle in the near future. I really hope not.

[Token]

Seems a bit silly to have a curfew for 4 hours a day!

Agree, can't see the point of it unless it is to show they are making an attempt to maintain the peace, which is nonsense. If the reds were to start more trouble, they could do it from 4am to midnight so why the curfew? Is it just so they can make arrests during the curfew? If so, it still doesn't make sense.

[animatic]

Seems a bit silly to have a curfew for 4 hours a day!

Could it be a "rest period" for the majority of Police and Army?

Very likely just the opposite...

[animatic]

No problem, midnight to 4 am. If you can't deal with that then just leave. an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. better safe than sorry. let the sorry ones go find a better place to live. cya!

an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

And there is it is.

The bad guys are put on notice they are being saught actively,

so no sleeping y'hear!

[cooperspale]

Not found all murdered bodies to steal ??

Oh sorry, too many yellow shirted farangs here...

Be happy, kids, it is NOT over..

Your IP is logged, as are your terrorist threats. Would one of the moderators please forward this to the CRES?

Thanks in advance.

Its not Jeff savage is it????

[jayhech]

"The Cabinet Tuesday resolved to extend curfew in Bangkok and 23 other provinces from Tuesday to Friday."

Now that curfew is from midnight to 4am, does this mean the curfew ends at 4am of 28th or 29th morning?

I'm confused here.

Thank you.

Hi Jay,

They increased the curfew by 4 days, so including today that would mean that the curfew would end at 4:00AM Saturday, the 29th of May. On the other hand, they might still extend it further.

Thanks dttk