Red Shirts may sieze BKK Airport

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Edited September 17, 2009 by SoCo MoFo

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Edited September 17, 2009 by SoCo MoFo

[coolman]

I wont be happy if there there on the 1st of April.

[Cerberus]

About 10,000 police, soldiers, security officials deployed to keep security at Government House

 

BANGKOK: -- About 10,000 policemen, soldiers and defence volunteers were deployed to keep security at the Government House.

 

The officials were spread out around the government seat.

 

The officials also put up barbed wires around the fence of the Government House and they set up barricades using fire trucks, water trucks, road rollers and containers.

 

The officials used containers to set up a blockade on the road next to the Orathai Bridge with only a small passage for people to walk past.

 

On the road next to Makkhawan Rangsan Bridge, the officials also set up containers and suspect detention vehicles and leave a small passage for officials to walk past.

 

The officials did not put blockade on the road next to Chamai Maruchet Bridge but simply used metal barricades to line up the road.

 

But the officials used 8 containers to block the road along the Prem Prachakorn Canal so that Cabinet members could use the Gate 7 on the road to enter and leave the Government House compound.

 

-- The Nation 2009-03-26

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Edited September 17, 2009 by SoCo MoFo

[Cerberus]

Its taken someone I know 5 hours to get from Sukumvit to the the outskirts of Bangkok, the place is gridlocked.

[Chuk Wa]

FUCKERS! They must be really bored!

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Edited September 17, 2009 by SoCo MoFo

[keyser]

Better not be there when I am scheduled to arrive on the 19th or I am single handed going to remove every one of them, I have waited to long and planned to much for this trip for it to go down the drain :(

[Goolabert]

If the military fully supports the government this could get real bloody. I imagine if they killed a few hundred protesters the rest would take a hint but the cost to the country would be huge if something like this happened.

[Frosty UK]

This can't happen again can it? The closure last time cost me a lot of money. I am due to fly out on the 9th April

[Scumbag]

If the military fully supports the government this could get real bloody. I imagine if they killed a few hundred protesters the rest would take a hint but the cost to the country would be huge if something like this happened.

That, and a couple of other reasons, is why I think the red shirts are not going to get anywhere near the airport. They don't have the support of Bangkok's elite as PAD had.

 

If it did happen it better not happen until after Sunday....

[caltexman]

Mate this is thailand we are talking about........................anything can happen.

 

I remember sitting in my room watching the PAD take over the airport.....................ting tong mak mak!!!!!

 

Luckily i had my girl sitting on my lap so it was rather enjoyable to watch...........................lol.

[mito]

No way for the reds.

 

As allready mentioned

 

Without support of Bangkoks elite, the royality and the army i see no way for the reds.

 

Hopefully i am right !!! Amazing Thailand.

[hazze]

dam.

I fly out on the 28th.

 

An extra week in LOS would be good. But not if it turns bloody.

[Gator001]

who gives a fuck TIT

[batman4ever]

well, arriving on the 18 april, so not sure if this is good or bad news...

 

the bad news could be that the airport in bkk will be closed, and i will have a long trip from either phuket,chiangmai,or whatever around.....

 

the good news could be it would make the Thaibaht go down a lot due to panic....

 

so what to hope for?? i wouldnt mind the extra trip...if the baht dropped 25%...

[KDNG]

I'm leaving for SEA on a red eye Monday and supposed to fly through BKK on Tuesday. Not good threats for me....

 

Just makes things more interesting and fun! Wish I was going.

[mrmixology]

I land in Bamgkok om April 3rd so they need to hold off on taking over the airport until April 26th when I am due to fly back to the states.

[kdogg]

I land in Bamgkok om April 3rd so they need to hold off on taking over the airport until April 26th when I am due to fly back to the states.

 

 

I arrive the same day, well night, but I hope they are not there

[Loso4ever]

Another shut down of the airport would bring more trouble for the Thai economy. When more people see this they will think twice before going to Thailand. The favourite holiday destination that LOS is could be getting a bad name to many farang.

 

Cheers,

Adrie.

[mad feen]

Could some one explain to me who are the red shirts & what are there poltical goals ?

 

Are they socialist in there outlook or it there main goal to overthrow the government ?

[kdogg]

Could some one explain to me who are the red shirts & what are there poltical goals ?

 

Are they socialist in there outlook or it there main goal to overthrow the government ?

 

 

The red shirts support ousted President THaksin. They are more a political movement not really socialists.

[blueboy0510]

you have to remember these "protesters" are getting well paid to cause this anarchy, Thaksin's dough goes a long way to get his mates back in power.

[mad feen]

you have to remember these "protesters" are getting well paid to cause this anarchy, Thaksin's dough goes a long way to get his mates back in power.

 

Is Thaksin still living in exile as I havent heard much about him since he sold up at Man City.

Edited March 27, 2009 by mad feen