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Thai army chief announces military coup

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NanLaew Star Member

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Bars will be open in Pattaya.

But you do have your on-line check-in pre-printed boarding pass in your pocket just in case you stay out late?

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tezzainoz Gold Member

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It's only just begun the baht will nose dive the economy will be in crisis the tourists will go elsewhere what a sad day for Thailand .

The Army promised not to get involved another broken promise my heart goes out to those who thought they had voted for a Government to bring stability to there country sadly were back to where we started in 2006 with the Army taking control . One step forward 10 steps back same same nothing changes !!

Have you ever though that last time they thought the could trust the PTP and Thaskin

This time they have been show they can not, so reform must be put in place to stop this happening again

Please explain to me how can a government be truely democtratic when all the people who are charged with treason become members of parliment

How can a governemt been democratic when all a criminal needs to do is be on the government benches and the law can not touch him as long as parliment is sitting

I will wait for you answers with interest

What in Thailand's long history would ever lead anyone to believe that democracy will work in Thailand? You get the government you deserve!

Sorry to say

I can not argue with you, but I can hope and have faith in the future

chotthee Gold Member

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The next step maybe will be switch off the internet!

The Americans can do in every country if nesarsary !

I think so too.

Farang like to discredit Thai army.

zydeco Platinum Member

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True Visions blocked?

Looks like they are working their way up the channel list. Everything is disappearing one by one, except for the Korean channel???

icare999 Silver Member

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good now lets get rid of Thaksin's influence and red thirts once and for all it has to be brought to a conclusion

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Thailand Diamond Member

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They are going to try to block everything by the looks of it.

Not the best way to reassure the populace and the music on True Visions is very unstirring. And I was watching the golf, BMW PGA

We are being looked after by NPOMC National Peace And Order Maintaining Council.

Internet next ?

Thanks goodness for satellite TV.

zydeco Platinum Member

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Everyone enjoying their TV on all channels? facepalm.gif

I've got a lot of downloads sitting around ready to watch.

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Coaster11 Explorer Member

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True Visions blocked?

Looks like they are working their way up the channel list. Everything is disappearing one by one, except for the Korean channel???

Yep,they're dropping out like flies.

cloghead Silver Member

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The next step maybe will be switch off the internet!

The Americans can do in every country if nesarsary !

No probs...

TOT has been switching off my internet a few hours every day for months tongue.png

PS HEY!!! Some of those military tunes are kinda catchy (if you get my drift)...

webfact Grand Master Member

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Thailand's army seizes power in coup
by Boonradom Chitradon

BANGKOK, May 22, 2014 (AFP) - Thailand's army chief seized power in a military coup on Thursday, ordering rival protesters off the streets and deposing the government in a bid to end months of political bloodshed.

General Prayut Chan-O-Cha made the announcement in a televised address to the nation, saying the powerful armed forces had to act to restore stability in the Southeast Asian nation.

The military declared a nationwide curfew from 10 pm to 5 am and ordered demonstrators on both sides of the kingdom's political divide to disperse and go home after nearly seven months of political rallies in the capital.

It banned gatherings of more than five people, summoned the ousted cabinet to report to the army and suspended the constitution -- except for the section related to the monarchy.

Moments before Prayut's stunning announcement, witnesses said they saw leaders of Thailand's two main political parties and its rival protest movements being taken by the military from a venue where Prayut had convened talks aimed at resolving their differences.

It was unclear if they had been formally detained.

The tough-talking Prayut, 60, said he seized power because of "the violence in Bangkok and many parts of the country that resulted in loss of innocent lives and property and was likely to escalate."

It is the latest twist in a nearly decade-long political crisis stretching back to an earlier coup in 2006 that deposed the controversial tycoon-turned-politician Thaksin Shinawatra as premier -- a move that infuriated his supporters.

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"All Thais must remain calm and government officials must work as normal," Prayut said in the brief announcement around 5 pm (1000 GMT), flanked by four of his top officers.

Rumours of an imminent coup had gripped Thailand since Tuesday, when the army chief declared martial law to prevent deadly political tensions spiralling out of control.

The overthrow caps months of increasing political tension pitting a Bangkok-based royalist elite and its backers against the democratically elected government aligned to Thaksin, whose sister Yingluck was dismissed as premier earlier this month in a controversial court ruling.

Thaksin now lives in Dubai to avoid prison for a corruption conviction, but he and his political allies retain strong support in Thailand, particularly in the rural north, and have won every general election since 2001.

Prayut's announcement came shortly after the opposing camps and other top political actors had gathered for a second straight day of closed-door reconciliation talks at a heavily guarded military facility in the capital Bangkok.

Some experts expressed fears the military takeover could unleash more turmoil.

"The coup is not a solution at all to end the crisis. This will become the crisis," said Pavin Chachavalpongpun of the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at Japan's Kyoto University.

"It shows the military has never learned the lesson from 2006," he said, referring to the cycle of political crisis stemming from Thaksin's overthrow.

Pavin said the coup would make anti-government protesters "very happy".

Protests by the anti-Thaksin movement have rocked Thailand for months. Related violence has left at least 28 people dead and hundreds wounded.

The army chief likely took over due to the weakened caretaker government's refusal to make way for an interim regime, said Paul Chambers of the Institute of Southeast Asian Affairs at Chiang Mai University.

"Since the caretaker government was resisting moving to an ad hoc prime minister, Prayut was pressured to take the 2006 option," he said.

Caretaker premier Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan, who had refused calls to step down, was among the ministers ordered to report to the army.

Niwattumrong was "safe" in an undisclosed location, an aide said.

Prayut, a staunch royalist aligned with the anti-Thaksin bloc, had earlier vowed not to allow Thailand to become another "Ukraine or Egypt."
"What I am doing in my security capacity -- if I upset anyone, I apologise but it is necessary," he said on Thursday before the coup announcement.

Thailand's democratic development has now been repeatedly been curbed by a total of 19 actual or attempted coups since 1932.

Martial law gives the military wide powers to ban public gatherings, restrict movements, and detain people, though most of those powers had not been invoked before the coup.

The military has taken steps to muzzle the media since Tuesday. On Thursday it announced after the coup that all public and private television and radio stations must suspend normal programming and only broadcast army feeds.

Prayut gave no indication how long the military would hold power. He said it took over in order to "start political reform", without giving details.

The pro-Thaksin "Red Shirt" movement had called for new national polls they hope will provide a fresh mandate to the beleaguered elected government.

But the anti-government movement has first demanded vague political reforms that are widely seen as a bid to cripple the political power of Thaksin's family and allies, and some Thais welcomed the army takeover.

Arnusit Chenruk, a 39-year-old Bangkok office worker, said the coup was a "good" thing.

"Our country has been chaotic and has had no solutions for a long time."

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Yahooka Silver Member

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Thai PBS Broadcasting Live (in Thai language) on YouTube:

Interesting that they can broadcast.. Is this "legal"?

PBS is goverment controlled.

keemapoot Gold Member

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Feel a bit depressed, Looking for news cause the TV is out and all I get is stupid comments.

Twitter is the way to go right now. Before they shut it down.

Yeah, they may be going for the whole enchilada. Not sure how much longer we'll have internet. Richard Barrow just reported on twitter that the Disney Channel has been blocked.

Prbkk Platinum Member

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Taking CNN off the air is just plain silly. Even if there is nothing to hide, this will result in great suspicion and an apprehension of ulterior motives. Very foolish.

Baerboxer Star Member

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Seems the Military called a fake meeting of heads of both Reds & Yellows then arrested them all?

11 folks from what I can understand Suthep & Jutaporn included

Was it fake? Or did he call a meeting, give them time to go away and think and then based on their response go with plan A or plan B? Guess we'll never know, but looks like the squabblers thought they could get away with being intransigent as usual. Guess they were wrong.

maddermax Senior Member

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I support a military coup if it will help sort out the problems. However, the aim will be to keep protesters off the streets and shutting down TV stations will not prevent this but only make it worse. Most people just want to sit at home and enjoy their home entertainment. Shutting down the cable and TV stations will just put them back on the streets!

Bad move guys!!

keemapoot Gold Member

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I'm watching CNN now live online and they're reporting the media blackout, and saying their reporters have been shunted off and quieted. They are giving big coverage, and saying BBC, and all are being blacked out now.

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what does this mean for travelling to thailand, any changes?

dear god man...the country is in upheaval and all you can think about is your travel arrangements.

Should be fine.

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