Entries Tagged 'Government' ↓
March 20th, 2010 — Bangkok, Government, Politics, Red Shirts, Travel Warning
The Red Shirts or UDD have once more taken to the streets and are at this moment blocking the traffic in Bangkok. These are the roads they will march on:
Yommarat road
Petchaburi road
Ratchadapisek road
Ladprao road
Bangkapi road
Ramkamheng road
Rama 4 road
Silom road
Yaowarat (China Town) road and most shop in China town are closed due to this.
The Redshirts have been instructed not to hit back or scream back at the angry people in Bangkok and hope people from Bangkok will join them.
The Redshirts have promised not to take the way around the airport and to the Siriaj Hospital where the King of Thailand is staying.
Since the traffic is almost to a standstill in central Bangkok traffic going in and out from the city will off course be blocked as well.
If you do not have any business in Bangkok today and tomorrow do not go there.
You can follow the updates on our twitter during the day http://twitter.com/PersonalThai
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March 15th, 2010 — Government, Politics, Red Shirts
The Red Shirts are in a dead lock now with the government and they need to create something to keep the momentum up. Just marching to the HQ of the Thai army and the Thai government will not create anything. People will get tired of moving back and forward and will go home sooner than later.
When the Yellow Shirts was doing the same thing they occupied Airports, Governments house and a few others places but the Thai government could still function.
So what can the Red Shirts do?
Do a sit down on all major roads and block all traffic. It will result in Chaos in the city and probably the Bangkok People will get angry.
Occupy an airport or port in Bangkok. It will result in blood since the Thai government has promised to move in if they do that. They can no longer say they are better than the Yellow Shirts
Keep protesting on stage where they are now. Result nobody will care what they do and they will soon be very few left.
To be honest I do not know what they can do since the Thai police and Army have shown that they will not be the first to spill blood.
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March 11th, 2010 — Expatriate Guide, Government, Red Shirts
Will the red shirts take Bangkok Airport this weekend?
The Yellow Shirts takeover of the airport was a total surprise for many since the Government was topple by a cooking class on TV a few days later. The Red Shirts have the last month told the Thai government that they might want to go after the airport but I do not think they would be able to.
The Yellow Shirts had support from the old guard in Thailand and that’s why the military did not move in when if they could and should. This Thai government has not the same problem and can mobilize almost all Army and Police to stop the Red Shirts before reaching the airport of Bangkok.
But if your flight is this weekend you should make sure you go in time and keep watching the news for anything that might suggest they are going to the airport.
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March 4th, 2010 — Government, Religion, Visa
In another brave move by the Thai government they banned the sister of The Dali Lama from entering the Buddhist country of Thailand.
Jetsun Pema, younger sister of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and her husband Tenpa Tsering would speak at the Buddhist art exception in Bangkok March 5-7 2010.
The Thai government said that they want to keep good relations with China (sorry they did not say that they said another country) but we all know they mean China. How about when a fugitive ex PM visit China and Hong Kong? Should China really allow that or is that good policy? Burma and Cambodia are off course upset since they also are Buddhist nations.
Where are the millions of Thais that call themselves Buddhists now? Why are they not out on the street protesting against this? Press censor ship in Thailand stops me from writing more about this subject, but I just think it’s a shame and bad Karma for the government in Thailand.
Jetsun Pema is called the mother of Tibet and she have received many awards around the world for her work to educated children.
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