My village is empty, just Burmese people and me left. All Thais on protest in Bkk and Surat, For Bkk, 1000-1500 baht and meals getting paid. Some Burmese people take the ride also.

Well at least one achievement: "Back to square one" in this incredible merry-go-round! It will remain a deadlock until some very important issue is solved, until then - "Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene - jump into the river and drown !"

What a load of absolute tosh, from someone calling himself a journalist. That may be the view held in the more expensive wine bars in Silom and in the senior common rooms of some universities, but it is not the view held by the majority in Nan or Phayao, or Kalasin or Nong Bualamphu - or indeed closer to (their) home in Samut Prakan. The dispossessed and unnecessarily-poor up and down the country are reasonably happy with Thaksinomics which has served the country pretty well for a number of years and led to one of Asias more stable economies. There is nothing wrong with Thailands democracy - it is one of the more robust in Asia. 

         There is a massive problem with corruption. But this did not start in Thaksins era. It has been endemic in Thai society for generations. Overthrowing the elected government is not the answer. 

                May God bless Thailand today.

thaksinomics as you call it is bankrupting the country and corruption has been taken to a new level.you no nothing of democracy ,the news article touched a raw nerve eh?

This guy's got nothing on Orwell. The protesters are returning the county to democracy with their un...elected people's council???

A senior Thai woman expressed her concern to me the other day, voluntarily, that Suthep wants a Communist Style Peoples Party Council that has overall power over the people without an elected opposition. Whatever the case it seems Suthep wants to put Thailand's infant democracy on hold. I can't imagine the Thai people would tolerate that for too long. As anyone who has lived here for any reasonamble length of time they would know Thais have a very indepndant and determined nature.