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Workers clean the street near the Democracy monument.

Workers clean the street of Phan Fa Square after Red Shirt anti-government protesters moved from the area to join forces with other groups in the commercial district central Bangkok on April 15, 2010.
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A vendor pushes her cart in the street near Phan Fa square after Red Shirt anti-government protesters moved from the area to join forces with other groups in the commercial district central Bangkok on April 15, 2010.​

 

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An anti-government protester sits behind a statue of a Buddhist monk on display in their encampment Thursday, April 15, 2010 in Bangkok. Thailand's long-running political crisis showed no signs of ending, with the Red Shirt protesters vowing that their new encampment in the Ratchaprasong shopping area will be their final battlefront.​

 

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A tourist takes a photograph of 'Red Shirt' anti-government protesters outside a shopping centre in the main shopping district in central Bangkok on April 15, 2010.​

 

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra poses in Saudi Arabia in this photograph taken April 12, 2010 and obtained from Thaksin's Facebook page. Thaksin said on his website that he was in Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia from April 10-12 to provide consultancy for projects to build new towns.​

 

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (C) poses with officials in Saudi Arabia in this photograph taken April 12, 2010 and obtained from Thaksin's Facebook page. Thaksin said on his website that he was in Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia from April 10-12 to provide consultancy for projects to build new towns.​

 

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (2nd L) eats from a shared dish in Saudi Arabia in this photograph taken April 11, 2010 and obtained from Thaksin's Facebook page. Thaksin said on his website that he was in Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia from April 10-12 to provide consultancy for projects to build new towns.​

 

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'Red Shirt' anti-government protesters camp outside a shopping centre in the main shopping district in central Bangkok on April 15, 2010.

'Red Shirt' anti-government protesters protest outside a shopping centre in the main shopping district in central Bangkok on April 15, 2010.​

 

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Red Shirts regroup in one area

BANGKOK: Suparat Chamtian has been selling pirated DVDs over the past month at a stall on Rajdamnoen Road.

Since last Sunday – a day after the bloody clashes along the road which claimed 21 lives – business has never been better for him.

The reason? Suparat has put up a small TV screen playing footages from amateurs and foreign TV stations of Saturday’s night clashes with scenes when Thai troops moved in during an attempt to reclaim the area from the Red Shirts.
Safety in numbers: Anti-government demonstrators unrolling a mat at the rally site at Ploenchit Road in central Bangkok yesterday. Red Shirts protesters from other sites have dismantled camps and consolidated at Rachaprasong . — BRIAN MOH/The Star

One scene showed a few men in military uniform armed with M-16 assault rifles taking aim and shooting at the crowd as people ran helter-skelter to get away from the chaos.

(The military denied they shot the people and say they were armed with rubber bullets, tear gas, batons and shields and blame the shooting on an unknown “third force” which was well-equipped and well-trained.)

On Suparat’s DVD, there is also a short clip of an injured soldier on the ground being dragged by some to safety, leaving a trail of blood.

“The DVDs are 50 baht (RM5) each. I have been selling about 6,000 copies every day,” said Suparat, who is a Red Shirt.

Saturday’s violence, the worst in Thailand in 18 years, has embarrassed Abhisit who is now under mounting pressure to step down, dissolve parliament and hold fresh elections.

Red Shirts spokesman Sean Boonpracong said following Saturday’s clashes, it was untenable for Abhisit to stay in power.

“We know how far to push it.

“We put pressure on the government to make a bad decision and they did,” he said in an interview with The Star.

He said the Red Shirts would only leave the area it has occupied once Abhisit agrees to an immediate dissolution of Parliament or agrees to a timeline “acceptable to all” which is soon to hold fresh elections.

Yesterday, the Red Shirts who have been occupying two areas – the Rajdamnoen area near Khao San and the Rachaprasong intersection – decided to consolidate in one area.

Those at Rajdamnoen dismantled their stalls and camps where they had been sleeping for weeks and headed to join other Red Shirts at Rachaprasong in Chitlom, an upmarket shopping and hotel area. Four malls have shut their doors since the Red Shirts set up camp.

Red Shirts spokesman Pong_pisut Jintasopson said the reason they were consolidating is because there was safety in numbers and they believed this might prevent another crackdown.

 

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Thai buddhist monks gather with 'Red Shirt' protesters in a commercial district of Bangkok on April 15, 2010. The death toll from Thailand's worst political violence in almost two decades has risen to at least 23 people, 18 of whom died from gunshot wounds, emergency services said.​

 

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Anti-government "red shirt" protesters step on a portrait of Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva in the main shopping district in Bangkok April 15, 2010. Thai "red shirt" protesters brought in supplies Thursday to their base at an upmarket shopping district that they have vowed to make the final battleground in a quest to topple the government. The Thai lettering on the poster reads "murderer."

Pro-government protesters shout slogans to support Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva during a rally at the Victory Monument near anti-government "red shirts" base in Bangkok April 15, 2010. Despite the calm as Bangkok celebrated the final day of Thailand's new year holiday under a scorching sun, political analysts said Vejjajiva's days were numbered and warned the risk of a military coup was escalating.
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BANGKOK: Suparat Chamtian has been selling pirated DVDs over the past month at a stall on Rajdamnoen Road.

Since last Sunday – a day after the bloody clashes along the road which claimed 21 lives – business has never been better for him.

The reason? Suparat has put up a small TV screen playing footages from amateurs and foreign TV stations of Saturday’s night clashes with scenes when Thai troops moved in during an attempt to reclaim the area from the Red Shirts.
One scene showed a few men in military uniform armed with M-16 assault rifles taking aim and shooting at the crowd as people ran helter-skelter to get away from the chaos.

(The military denied they shot the people and say they were armed with rubber bullets, tear gas, batons and shields and blame the shooting on an unknown “third force” which was well-equipped and well-trained.)

On Suparat’s DVD, there is also a short clip of an injured soldier on the ground being dragged by some to safety, leaving a trail of blood.

“The DVDs are 50 baht (RM5) each. I have been selling about 6,000 copies every day,” said Suparat, who is a Red Shirt.

Saturday’s violence, the worst in Thailand in 18 years, has embarrassed Abhisit who is now under mounting pressure to step down, dissolve parliament and hold fresh elections.

Red Shirts spokesman Sean Boonpracong said following Saturday’s clashes, it was untenable for Abhisit to stay in power.

“We know how far to push it.

“We put pressure on the government to make a bad decision and they did,” he said in an interview with The Star.

 

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A policeman places his riot gear with others near the 11th Battalion Army barracks where Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is based in Bangkok on April 15, 2010.

Soldiers patrol down an alley near the 11th Battalion army barracks where Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is based in Bangkok April 15, 2010.

A Thai anti-government demonstrator is escorted away from an area where pro-goverment demonstrators had gathered Thursday, April 15, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand.​

 

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Thai government ready for talks with 'Red Shirt' protesters

BANGKOK: Thailand's government urged "Red Shirt" protesters Thursday to return to negotiations as the army cleared abandoned armoured vehicles from Bangkok's streets after deadly weekend clashes.

The red-clad demonstrators hunkered down in Bangkok's commercial heart, preparing for a final showdown with the authorities in their effort to force immediate elections to replace Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's government.

"If the government still wants to retake this area, we can do nothing except wait. We have overcome fear. Nothing can scare us anymore," said a Reds leader, Nattawut Saikuar.

The death toll from Thailand's worst political violence in almost two decades rose to at least 23 people, 18 of whom died from gunshot wounds, emergency services said as the government called for the fresh talks.

"The government is ready to talk whenever the Reds want, but the Reds said they don't want to," said government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn.

"All political conflicts end at the negotiating table," he told AFP.

Saturday's clashes erupted as the army tried unsuccessfully to clear an area in Bangkok's old city, sparking street battles involving soldiers, red-clad protesters and unidentified gunmen described as "terrorists" by the government.

Leaders of the red-clad movement have said there is no point in further talks, demanding immediate elections.

Negotiations last month between the two sides ended in stalemate after the Reds rejected the government's compromise offer to hold polls at the end of the year.

The Reds charge that the government is illegitimate because it came to power in 2008 after a court ousted allies of former prime minister and telecoms tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra from power.

The mostly poor and rural Reds have moved out of the capital's historic district and converged in an area of Bangkok that is home to several luxury hotels and major shopping centres.

As the protesters left, the authorities moved in to clean up. Cranes hoisted the hulks of armoured personnel carriers splashed with anti-government slogans onto trailers, while cleaners hosed down the blood-stained streets.

The authorities have said they will not try to put down peaceful rallies but have urged the Reds to leave the commercial district, where they have disrupted traffic and caused major shopping centres to close.

Army spokesman Sunsern Kaewkumnerd said the rally was in "an unsafe area," urging protesters to stay away.

"Terrorists with weapons of war are ready to attack officials and protesters," he said.

A crackdown in the area is seen as unlikely because of the risk that children, elderly demonstrators and tourists might get caught up in clashes, as well as the possibility of damage to shopping malls and hotels.

The Reds have challenged the government's assertion that there were M16 and AK47 assault rifles among the protesters.

"If they can prove those terrorists are related to us, we will take responsibility," said Nattawut. "But can the army deny that those killed during the clashes died from army bullets?"

The army has defended its use of guns during the crackdown, saying live shots were only fired in the air or by troops providing cover for soldiers who were themselves under fire.

The government, which imposed a state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas a week ago, has accused Thaksin of stoking the unrest, which has prompted growing international alarm.

Eighteen civilians, including a Japanese cameraman, and five soldiers were killed in the clashes in Bangkok on Saturday, with more than 800 injured, according to the Erawan emergency centre.

Fifteen civilians and three soldiers died from gunshot wounds while two military personnel were killed in grenade attacks, according to the centre.

Another man also died of a gunshot wound but it was not clear whether it was linked to the civil unrest, the centre said.

- AFP/yb

 

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Rajprasong Dangerous


By The Nation
Published on April 16, 2010

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Rajprasong has been designated a danger zone due to the stockpile of weapons and the "terrorists" congregated in the area, Army spokesman Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday.

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Rajprasong has been designated a danger zone due to the stockpile of weapons and the "terrorists" congregated in the area, Army spokesman Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday.

"Rajprasong is very dangerous to the people, including the red shirts, because violence can break out at any time," he said.

Sansern urged the red shirts, many of whom left for their homes to celebrate the Songkran festival, not to return to their rally site because of the safety risk.

He said rally organisers admitted they were supported by "unidentified warriors", who were ready to resort to violence in order to counter-attack the riot forces. Last Saturday, a number of weapons were stolen from soldiers and might end up inflicting casualties in another round of violence, he added.

He said the authorities were trying to restore normalcy by dislodging the red shirts from the Rajprasong area and that they were now prepared to deal with live ammunition fired by the "terrorists" from the red shirts' side.

"Please rest assured that the law will definitely be enforced," he said.

"In any operations, soldiers and policemen will try to avoid losses or, if that is not possible, to contain the losses within acceptable limits," he added.

As of yesterday, security reports estimated the number of red shirts in the Rajprasong area to be in the region of 4,500 to 5,000.

The Metropolitan Police Bureau is expected to beef up police numbers from nine companies to 18 to keep peace around the rally site.

Metropolitan Police spokesman Maj-General Piya Uthayo said <leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_0" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" leohighlights_keywords="the%20police" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dthe%2520police%26domain%3Dwww.nationmultimedia.com" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_1/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dthe%2520police%26domain%3Dwww.nationmultimedia.com" leohighlights_underline="true">the police</leo_highlight> bomb squad had swept the dismantled rally site at Phan Fa Bridge and found no explosive devices or any weapons left behind.

Police had assisted in negotiating with the red shirts to return some 29 items of weaponry stolen from the soldiers, Piya said.

He said police - under the jurisdiction of the Central Investigation Bureau - were preparing to enforce arrest warrants issued against 24 red-shirt leaders.

Natthawut Saikua, one of the 24, said the red shirts were preparing a "welcoming party" if the government cracked down on protesters.

"I confirm the red shirts will not waver if the government is to launch a new round of anti-riot operations early next week," he said, adding that the red shirts would not disperse before the dissolution of Parliament.

Panithan Wattanayakorn, the government's acting spokesman, said: "The Thai public have already learnt about what happened on April 10. The government will not try to explain what we are confronting at this point. The situation is not normal. It has never happened before. And it is very dangerous to the country and the survival of the people.

"There are details in many incidents. But the truth will reveal itself in the future. In the end, we will all know what the protesters are really up to."

He added that the prime minister would give fewer press interviews or communicate less with the public, except in case of necessity.

Panithan also said the Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situations yesterday evening had issued an order to summon those involved in the red-shirt demonstrations to testify to the centre today.

He said more than 50 politicians and businessmen would be summoned to testify.

Red-shirt chief security officer Aree Krainara said he had doubled the number of guards to protect the leaders and the rally site.

Pheu Thai Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit led surviving relatives of what he said were 30 dead victims to file a police complaint charging the prime minister and other authorities with murder related to Saturday's "bloodbath".

Red-shirt leader Jatuporn Promphan said the funeral for the victims would be postponed until the completion of legal proceedings.

Under the law, the corpses must be kept pending the completion of the investigation into the killings, he said, vowing to bring culprits to justice before the expiry of the statue of limitations in 20 years.

He said the red shirts would initiate 900 cases related to the bloodbath.

Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij said the PM has no intention of resigning or dissolving Parliament to pave the way for a new election. He said doing so would damage the country in the long term.

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The Thais die for democracy. Sinkies only type online. hehehe. No wonder sinkies get screwed. forget your world cup lah. you dun deserve to watch it.

 

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Thai protester in dramatic escape to avoid police
The Associated Press
April 16, 2010
BANGKOK — An anti-government protest leader staged a dramatic escape from a hotel surrounded by police Friday, scaling down rope ladder and dashing into a getaway car after the government vowed to hunt down "terrorists" responsible for deadly clashes with troops.

Arisman Pongruanrong scaled down the facade of the hotel in downtown Bangkok into a waiting crowd of Red Shirt supporters who then helped him into a car that drove away. A second protest leader was seen climbing out of a hotel window and down a tree. It was not immediately clear if he escaped.

Arisman's escape was a major embarrassment to the government. Minutes earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban announced on national television that a unit of special forces had encircled the SC Park Hotel in the Thai capital where Arisman and other "Red Shirt" protests leaders were holed up.

"As I speak, a special force unit has been sent to SC Park Hotel, where some of these terrorists and leaders are staying."

The crackdown signaled the government was willing to risk another confrontation with the anti-government protesters who are campaigning to oust Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, a dissolution of Parliament and new elections.
Thousands of Red Shirts, mostly rural poor, have congregated in Bangkok since March 12. They occupied two areas, one of which troops tried to clear last weekend, leading to clashes that left 24 people dead and more than 800 injured.
The Red Shirts withdrew from that area Thursday and consolidated their forces at their second encampment in Rajaprasong, the main business and hotel district of Bangkok.
Suthep said there were "clear terrorist elements within the demonstration ... the terrorists within the demonstrators used war weapons.
"I would like to ask innocent protesters to leave the demonstration area, in order to avoid being used as human shields," Suthep said. "The government from now on would like to carry out decisive legal measures against the Red Shirt leaders."
"We're worried that the terrorists would intentionally harm protesters to create chaos and incite unrest," he said, adding that the government is coordinating with various security agencies to arrest the Red Shirt leaders.
The crisis has deeply divided this Southeast Asian nation into color-coded factions, threatening to sink an economy that had recently started to revive. The Red Shirts are bitterly opposed by the Yellow Shirts who support the government but have over the past few months stayed on the sidelines.

 

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The Thais die for democracy. Sinkies only type online. hehehe. No wonder sinkies get screwed. forget your world cup lah. you dun deserve to watch it.

CB kia tonychat,

u got balls to join protest or not? fuck you lah.

go wear your yellow t-shirt to confront the red lah. dun dare? no balls huh. KNN chow ah gua:oIo::oIo:

 

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Pro-government protesters wave the Thai national flag as they demonstrate outside the 11th Battalion army barracks where Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is said to be based in Bangkok April 16, 2010. Abhisit, who has been largely absent from the public eye, will appear on national television at 1 p.m. (0600 GMT), Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said on national TV. An image of Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej is seen in the background.

Pro-government protesters, waving the Thai national flag, hand flowers to soldiers while demonstrating outside the 11th Battalion army barracks where Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is said to be based in Bangkok April 16, 2010.​

 

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Pro-government demonstrators chant slogans and cheer during a rally to support Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva outside a military barrack where he lives and works Friday, April 16, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Pro-government protesters wave the Thai national flag and hold up a "peace" sign while demonstrating outside the 11th Battalion army barracks where Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is said to be based in Bangkok April 16, 2010.
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