Thailand under MARTIAL LAW

**Monseratto** · May 19th, 2010 12:55 PM

Limang araw na yung crackdown. It's only isolated in one place in Bangkok.

**nitrox** · May 19th, 2010 03:34 PM

Just heard from the news that Thai troops were given shoot-on-sight orders for those inciting unrest. Not a good time to be a tourist in Bangkok.

**Monseratto** · May 19th, 2010 04:09 PM

Tapos na yung laban...But they'll be back.

Thai protest leaders surrender, call end to sit-in

BANGKOK – Five leaders of Thailand's Red Shirt protesters have surrendered to authorities after a deadly army assault on their fortified encampment.

They have been led away by police in central Bangkok. An army spokesman has described them as "terrorist leaders."

However, grenades exploded nearby as the Red Shirts announced their decision. Two soldiers and a journalist were injured.

The leaders told followers they are ending their sit-in to prevent more deaths.

An army assault on their heavily barricaded protest encampment in central Bangkok killed at two protesters and an Italian photographer.

Shortly after the surrender news, angry protesters tried to set fire to a shopping mall. They drove away journalists who tried to film them.

**CVT** · May 20th, 2010 07:31 AM

Hintayin natin ang resbak ng mga Red Shirts....

9909:gotcha:

**Monseratto** · May 20th, 2010 07:43 AM

Nag scorch earth yung mga reds. Sinunog yung malaking mall, isang tv station at ilan bangko. Curfew kagabi.

**tidus1203** · May 20th, 2010 08:08 AM

Yeah even the 1st floor of the stock exchange was burned... Classic rich vs poor scenario in Thailand right now...

**baludoy** · May 20th, 2010 08:17 AM

they've been under a junta before so i guess they won't mind being under military rule again

i just wonder if the world's richest monarch is still as influentual as before. with more thais getting more and more educated, i suppose a lot of them may be questioning the status quo more aggressively - more so if there's an agitator/s championing those kinds of thoughts

**baludoy** · May 23rd, 2014 12:26 AM

ano bang pag-kakaiba ng kudeta/martial law ngayon dyan sa thailand sa mga nakaraang military junta ang humawak sa gobyerno nila? every after few years naman ata nag-mamartial law sila. last i think was 4-5 years ago

ano naman balita sa monarchy nila? wala pa bang binitawan na salita?

a quick backgrounder as to how the latest edition of kudeta came about: http://live.wsj.com/video/thailand-m...8-CD3274A483C4

**mrpink** · May 20th, 2010 09:21 AM

sad .. i was stationed in bangkok for almost a year .. many fond memories of that place .. especially nung binata pa ako ..

**lazyfoot** · May 20th, 2010 10:17 AM

ok, now when we're stuck in traffic and pissed at the Philippines, i'm just gonna say to myself, "think about thailand" ...then inhale... makes me feel better ;) shadenfreude!