Thai army chief announces military coup

[empireboy]

Clearly planned all along... now remains to be seen if Suthep goes free cheering or not..

I feel sad for Thailand they just can't seem to grow up.

[Gweiloman]

Seems like curfew announced. 10 pm till 5 am

[Ulysses G.]

Channel News Asia has some great coverage in English now

Agreed. The best coverage of current Thai politics on TV. I think that it is channel 34 on WE TV.

Edited May 22, 2014 by Ulysses G.

[Mister Fixit]

Fark! It's a duck!

What did I say on another thread the other day?

If it looks like a .... etc

[Mango Bob]

I guess they really didn't learn their lesson from the last coup.

[Thai at Heart]

Goody goody gumdrops

So we will have this system in place till another election is called, another shit remote control government will be elected who will proceed to happy a***hole around with mad neo-communist and badly thought through populist policies and then a year or two later we have some more protests and hey presto...lets go round again

How novel

I guess the shinawatras are running to svb right now

[DiamondKing]

I wish a quick and smooth return to a real Democracy And I hope the military see the best way to heal Thailand is to Arrest Thaskin and put him in a cell so remote that they have to pump sunlight into him.

REAL DEMOCRACY is respecting THE PEOPLE VOTE and that has not happened in the last 3 elections which the same party has won

We will again let the people vote who will vote in the same party but again just like the past 3 times the Political elite wont like the results.and therefore will do everything AGAIN to nullify the MAJORITY VOTE.

[phanu]

VERY GOOD NEWS !

[Strangebrew]

Latest is a bomb went off at Army club on channel news ASIA. at least that what there reporting. but now video as of yet

[max72]

They just don't learn do they. And the hateful cycle starts again.

They dont; care.

Thailand is not China, is not even Myanmar, it's 1000 times worse. It's one of the worst and most abominable dictatorship in the world, where 65 millions Thais live in a de facto slavery where few families and one general have ruled for decades.

They would rather massacre the whole population than cede 1% of their power. They want Thais to be desperate, starved, so they can rule forever.

[stickylies]

for the believers on this site (red or yellow): thailand has always been run by the military (behind the curtain). just read a little about its history in stead of barstooling.

[JetsetBkk]

Oh dear, 10pm curfew.

[gchurch259]

Now the Patient has had anesthsia, the cutting out of the Cancer has begone and none too soon.

In this report they always use the same on hate creating comment "Bangkok based Royalist Elites" are causeing all the trouble for the hugely popular "Dubai Dude".

First, You should be loyal to your King, has has done much for thhis country !!

I have walked around some of the Protest Sites and saw no "Fat Cats" in BWM or Mecedes. I saw a lot of common people who rode the BTS after work to joint in.

I truly believe the rank and file common people of Thailand are tired of corruption, graft and want a chance to enjoy their lives.

Enought already straighten out this mess.

Jerry

[BigRick]

You can't really be an x-pat living in Thailand unless you go through at least one coup. It took 4 years years but look at that me and the wifes first coup in Thailand.

[Mister Fixit]

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

Don't speculate and make things up you don't know to be true. Read the new forum rules that say 'zero tolerance' etc etc

We will find out soon enough. I suspect they've only been taken away to have their heads knocked together and told to grow up.

[mania]

Asia News reports Obama administration now knows after assurances of no coup yesterday that

they (USA) In reality have no clout on the ground here in Thailand

[dukebowling]

I wish a quick and smooth return to a real Democracy And I hope the military see the best way to heal Thailand is to Arrest Thaskin and put him in a cell so remote that they have to pump sunlight into him.

What did Thaksin ever do that was illegal? He is probably the best candidate to help rebuild government policies.

[termsak]

This was all inevitable right...and it amused me a lot when the red fan boys where cheering for the martial law thinking military sided with them...what can i say? Delusional? Get it in your heads...this country will not fall on our knees for Thaksin. Never has never will.

[Mister Fixit]

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

Don't speculate and make things up you don't know to be true. Read the new forum rules that say 'zero tolerance' etc etc

We will find out soon enough. I suspect they've only been taken away to have their heads knocked together and told to grow up.

They'll be back again tomorrow.

[hagler]

I guess you really can't call yourself a Thai expat until you go through a coup. Took 4 years but now I am an expat!

you haven't been through it yet. you'll know when you have. I left last Friday (through luck not foresight) so I will be missing my third one thank goodness)

best wishes to you and all that are there in the coming days weeks and months

[alocacoc]

have someone a twitter or something else to follow the news?

[jimbeam1]

Will they let Suthep out for his victory party or will they keep him in custody in the army camp?

You want to say anything about Chalerm/cabinet.

Eat your words Thaksin from another thread---BIG GOB. this could well have been the final straw from him---Army has had enough of mighty mouth.

It could have just as easily have been Suthep saying that he was going to open 3 more stages this weekend.

Whatever the reason, I hope it will not be too long before democracy returns to this poor country.

This country still has to find and understand democracy.

jb1

[JetsetBkk]

Now the Patient has had anesthsia, the cutting out of the Cancer has begone and none too soon.

In this report they always use the same on hate creating comment "Bangkok based Royalist Elites" are causeing all the trouble for the hugely popular "Dubai Dude".

First, You should be loyal to your King, has has done much for thhis country !!

I have walked around some of the Protest Sites and saw no "Fat Cats" in BWM or Mecedes. I saw a lot of common people who rode the BTS after work to joint in.

I truly believe the rank and file common people of Thailand are tired of corruption, graft and want a chance to enjoy their lives.

Enought already straighten out this mess.

Jerry

So have an election and let your "rank and file common people" decide who they want.

OK?

[marinediscoking]

Amazing how many posters are in favor of the coup. If you don't remember how it was living here during the last one you will change your tune in a couple of weeks.

[DrTuner]

bangkokpost wep down. I hope only temporary

Many websites are suffering from overload, TVF included. It's world news and the hits must be rolling in like crazy. I actually read about the coup from a Finnish newspaper, they were quick off the mark. Front page news.

[mania]

10PM to 5AM Curfews now in effect

Edit: Countrywide

Edited May 22, 2014 by mania

[platofrank]

.... i hope reds will stay calm... but idle hope i expect it to be....

and... surprise... bangkok news and nation off air now!!! censorship complete

[casualbiker]

They just don't learn do they. And the hateful cycle starts again.

They dont; care.

Thailand is not China, is not even Myanmar, it's 1000 times worse. It's one of the worst and most abominable dictatorship in the world, where 65 millions Thais live in a de facto slavery where few families and one general have ruled for decades.

They would rather massacre the whole population than cede 1% of their power. They want Thais to be desperate, starved, so they can rule forever.

Only a few families now.. i thought it was 22 families (still waiting for names)

[WhizBang]

No surprise. Guess Thaksin's big mouth today was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Now let's see if the UDD/Reds have to balls to start a civil war. I am guessing NO.

There may be a small handfull of Ko Tee wanna bes, but I hope that will be the extent of it.

So let's see what happens. Makes a certain amount of sense to eliminate the current lot of politicians from the reform process. I hope the army puts together a panel to start the reforms quickly, then referendum, followed by an election. This time next year? What do you think?

[kjhbigv]

Back to the start again....almost like "snakes and ladders", they start to do well climbing the ladders, only to hit a snake and slide all the way back to the start.....sad and quite pathetic really.

Do the people at the top actually care about Thailand?