Six wounded in a suspected bomb blast near Ratchaprasong rally site

[telecom]

Still no statement from police or CMPO saying they are investigating?

Wonder why?

People lobbing grenades around Bangkok on a busy Friday night not considered illegal?

And they blame the decline of tourists on the PDRC when in fact it is more likely to be government supporter terrorist attacks and an attitude that it is quite OK to do it.

[brewsterbudgen]

Still no statement from police or CMPO saying they are investigating?

Wonder why?

People lobbing grenades around Bangkok on a busy Friday night not considered illegal?

And they blame the decline of tourists on the PDRC when in fact it is more likely to be government supporter terrorist attacks and an attitude that it is quite OK to do it.

There would be no attacks if the anti-democracy protests were not happening.

[Gweiloman]

Still no statement from police or CMPO saying they are investigating?

Wonder why?

People lobbing grenades around Bangkok on a busy Friday night not considered illegal?

And they blame the decline of tourists on the PDRC when in fact it is more likely to be government supporter terrorist attacks and an attitude that it is quite OK to do it.

There would be no attacks if the anti-democracy protests were not happening.

I really wonder why the protestors are bothering to continue protesting. There is no way that YL and PT will submit to their demands. Things have gone way beyond peaceful street demonstrations. The game has moved onto the courts and business sectors now.

The protestors have served their purpose. They have highlighted some of the main weaknesses of the ruling PT party to the Thai public who may have been initially ignorant of it. They have exposed some figures of PT to be totally ineffectual and capable of telling lies. They are unlikely to achieve anything more at this stage other than to inconvenience the residents and business owners and employees at the protest sites.

Shutdown Bangkok was a flop but was successful in other areas. A good leader knows when to attack and when to retreat and call it a day.

[larsjohnsson]

Protest GUARDs ONLY in Amazing Thailand

Yes and the guards/thugs claim they have the right to frisk you. More than once I have seen the guards where I live (MBK intersection) beat people. Or steal their money and phone

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Edited February 22, 2014 by larsjohnsson

[TallPalm]

Sorry, but this article is devoid of any facts based upon proper investigation by the authorities, other than "an explosion occured and people injured". How otherz can post opinions that the man in Dubai is behind it, the gov't is behind it, or even the protestors are involved to create sympathy, without the benefiit of facts is beyond me.

I certainly do not know who is behind it and in a normal democracy, we have to look at the facts without pure speculation and hype which can further inflame the anamosity going on in the country. But I guess some have nothing else to do with their time than to offer up non-factual opinions.

Well done, Stan.

I was going to say something upon same lines but you saved me a job (and probably summed it up better than would).

[TallPalm]

Protest GUARDs ONLY in Amazing Thailand

Yes and the guards/thugs claim they have the right to frisk you. More than once I have seen the guards where I live (MBK intersection) beat people. Or steal their money and phone

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This would make an interesting article / investigation.

[whybother]

Protest GUARDs ONLY in Amazing Thailand

Yes and the guards/thugs claim they have the right to frisk you. More than once I have seen the guards where I live (MBK intersection) beat people. Or steal their money and phone

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I live on the Asoke protests and haven't even seen ant peoples bags searched, let alone people frisked.

Sent from my phone ...

[larsjohnsson]

Protest GUARDs ONLY in Amazing Thailand

Yes and the guards/thugs claim they have the right to frisk you. More than once I have seen the guards where I live (MBK intersection) beat people. Or steal their money and phone

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This would make an interesting article / investigation.

At least two times there have been articles in Bangkok Post about the thugs/guards in this intersection. They even robbed one police

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[473geo]

Protest GUARDs ONLY in Amazing Thailand

Yes and the guards/thugs claim they have the right to frisk you. More than once I have seen the guards where I live (MBK intersection) beat people. Or steal their money and phone

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This would make an interesting article / investigation.

At least two times there have been articles in Bangkok Post about the thugs/guards in this intersection. They even robbed one police

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No you don't understand, if Whybother hasn't seen any such occurence it didn't happen.....ok? This is Tvisa

[Bkungbank]

I was there yesterday when it happen nearby house with my friend drinking hear very loud like thunder thinking someone playing firecracker because Chinese new year but it was bomb sound very scary sound .

[CiaranO]

This bomb was ordered by Thaksin, there will be more to come. If he can not control Thailand his plan is to oblitarate it.....

Evidence please?

[473geo]

Protest GUARDs ONLY in Amazing Thailand

Yes and the guards/thugs claim they have the right to frisk you. More than once I have seen the guards where I live (MBK intersection) beat people. Or steal their money and phone

Sent from my GT-I9152 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

This would make an interesting article / investigation.

At least two times there have been articles in Bangkok Post about the thugs/guards in this intersection. They even robbed one police

Sent from my GT-I9152 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

No you don't understand, if Whybother hasn't seen any such occurence it didn't happen.....ok? This is Tvisa

Different intersection Geo.

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Thanks good to put your post in context

[rogerdee123]

"RGD 5 type hand grenade"

Seems a lot of Russian grenades being used lately. Arriving from Laos/Cambodia?

most probably from cambodia rather than Laos. weapons are hard to get in Laos. Easy peesy in Cambodia.

[brewsterbudgen]

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Protest GUARDs ONLY in Amazing Thailand

Yes and the guards/thugs claim they have the right to frisk you. More than once I have seen the guards where I live (MBK intersection) beat people. Or steal their money and phone

Sent from my GT-I9152 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

I live on the Asoke protests and haven't even seen ant peoples bags searched, let alone people frisked.

Sent from my phone ...

I work right next to the Ratchaprasong (Central World) site, and bag searches are in place after dusk. I refuse to let them search me as they have no authority top search anyone - but they don't seem very interested in me anyway!

[winstonc]

Lets hope no one was seriously injured.

Why? do you know anybody there?......What did you expect would happen now after the bridge debacle, be fair,who ever did this hasn't used up all his grenades yet,can't let them go to waste.

well my wifes there and not answering her phone so im a little worried,wouldnt you be..if it was yours.

[winstonc]

Protest GUARDs ONLY in Amazing Thailand

Yes and the guards/thugs claim they have the right to frisk you. More than once I have seen the guards where I live (MBK intersection) beat people. Or steal their money and phone

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prove it ..no you cant just lies from you..trolling just for the sake of arguing

[khunken]

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Protest GUARDs ONLY in Amazing Thailand

Yes and the guards/thugs claim they have the right to frisk you. More than once I have seen the guards where I live (MBK intersection) beat people. Or steal their money and phone

Sent from my GT-I9152 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

I live on the Asoke protests and haven't even seen ant peoples bags searched, let alone people frisked.

Sent from my phone ...

I work right next to the Ratchaprasong (Central World) site, and bag searches are in place after dusk. I refuse to let them search me as they have no authority top search anyone - but they don't seem very interested in me anyway!

Yeah that makes sense! Refusing a search by those not wanting to search you - a Groucho Marx touch there.

Given the number of grenade & shooting attacks, attempts at armed police infiltration, it's not difficult to see why they want to search people. Farangs are not a problem because they generally are not a threat.

Wouldn't be necessary if there was a proper independent law enforcement body.

[Centrum]

Protest GUARDs ONLY in Amazing Thailand

Yes indeed, and of course, anywhere else in the world they wouldn't be needed, because they could rely upon the police to do their duty...!!

Of course you could have read the OP where you would find that some of the first people on the scene were the army who were "GUARDING NEARBY".

The army have a unit stationed under the Rajprarop airport link. Literally a couple of minutes up the road.

I would suggest 'observing' rather than 'guarding'.

[larsjohnsson]

Protest GUARDs ONLY in Amazing Thailand

Yes and the guards/thugs claim they have the right to frisk you. More than once I have seen the guards where I live (MBK intersection) beat people. Or steal their money and phone

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prove it ..no you cant just lies from you..trolling just for the sake of arguing

Read it in the newspapers here. There have been many articles about it. I have reed two.

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[larsjohnsson]

Protest GUARDs ONLY in Amazing Thailand

Yes and the guards/thugs claim they have the right to frisk you. More than once I have seen the guards where I live (MBK intersection) beat people. Or steal their money and phone

Sent from my GT-I9152 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

I live on the Asoke protests and haven't even seen ant peoples bags searched, let alone people frisked.

Sent from my phone ...

I work right next to the Ratchaprasong (Central World) site, and bag searches are in place after dusk. I refuse to let them search me as they have no authority top search anyone - but they don't seem very interested in me anyway!

Yes it's the same at the MBK site. But worse, probably because there are much more people and guards. Most of the time they only do bag searches. But people get frisked now and then also

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[Gweiloman]

Lets hope no one was seriously injured.

Why? do you know anybody there?......What did you expect would happen now after the bridge debacle, be fair,who ever did this hasn't used up all his grenades yet,can't let them go to waste.

well my wifes there and not answering her phone so im a little worried,wouldnt you be..if it was yours.

Well, a clever hansum man like you should know the meaning of "if you play with fire.............."

[diehard60]

Some of suthep's boy from down south coming to help suthep kill some more people. This is the kind of stuff the people from down south do everyday.

[brewsterbudgen]

Yeah that makes sense! Refusing a search by those not wanting to search you - a Groucho Marx touch there.

Given the number of grenade & shooting attacks, attempts at armed police infiltration, it's not difficult to see why they want to search people. Farangs are not a problem because they generally are not a threat.

Wouldn't be necessary if there was a proper independent law enforcement body.

If there was a proper independent law enforcement body I would hope they would have cleared out the protestors months ago!

No frisking or searching would be necessary if the anti-democracy protestors were not protesting but were instead opposing this lousy government by democratic and peaceful means.

[telecom]

Well the red shirts have been landing in Korat town for the past few hours. In some cases police escorted.

Now hearing many loud bangs coming from town.

The red shirts have a lot of opponents here. They are not welcome.

Edited February 22, 2014 by telecom

[ikurauni]

No one wants to see people get killed or injured. Most of the protesters are peaceful so far.

However, there are crazy ones out there trying to hurt people and make the conflict even more difficult to resolve.

My good Thai friends told me that violence is inevitable. But violence is not a way to resolve the conflict.

[fasteddie]

We always get info like their names, aves, and in this case, the hospitals the injured were taken to. But what about details if the incident for craps sake.

-*I typed this myself*-

Because there are no investigations of attempted murders of protesters, the police are under orders not to classify these as incidents and so we get no other details than this.

You have to be a red shirt target before the story is blown up with all sorts of details investigations and comments from the police. Such is the dreadful double standards that exist currently within Thailand.

Maybe Surapong will mention all this situation during his round the world all expenses paid luxury trip to bullshit the world's super powers.

But then again.

[whybother]

Some of suthep's boy from down south coming to help suthep kill some more people. This is the kind of stuff the people from down south do everyday.

Suthep doesn't have much clout in the far southern provinces.

Or, in other words, what you're saying is complete BS ... as usual.

[3NUMBAS]

local business facing collapse must be mighty angry .enough to call in the heavies with ordnance ,with a few 1000 bahts sweetener.

[NCFC]

Some of suthep's boy from down south coming to help suthep kill some more people. This is the kind of stuff the people from down south do everyday.

Suthep doesn't have much clout in the far southern provinces.

Or, in other words, what you're saying is complete BS ... as usual.

Post of the day. Your prize is in the mail.

[Davidhere]

Some of suthep's boy from down south coming to help suthep kill some more people. This is the kind of stuff the people from down south do everyday.

If Southern extremists were going to explode bombs in Bangkok, they would not bomb an anti-government rally site.

They would bomb Yingluck's home.

Red Shirts, on the other hand, would bomb an anti-government protester rally site, as they have their own bomb experts and have a gripe with the protesters.