Huge explosion rocks central Bangkok - casualties reported

[singveld]

SDP do not behave like that.. the hitting of every sinkie face and wallet to win power is the PAP.

i thought the only reason we have a wallet is because of PAP.
that is why the old people in singapore remember their contribution
and support them.
my mum always tell me, she will always support pap.
this is momentum.

 

[Tuayapeh]

So having a cancer pm is not enough? Now then you say he's a retard too?

Some people say that the Thai people are a superstitious culture..that's why they discounted the junta but that's very shallow and naive...i think that they obviously have never encountered the truly bloodthirsty type who relish and crave for more and supreme power.....


These dark and evil types fear neither heaven or hell because they know that religion is for the weak minded. Those who have wielded the power of life and death of another at their whim knows that there is nothing more seductive and addictive than that....


Just ask those who were prison guards and you know......



I agree with you pi narong, Thailand is losing its fast fading king and there are some seriously evil mother fuckers who are going to snatch this opportunity to rule Thailand's riches for themselves.....


All I can see are very dark days ahead for the Thai people if they realize this, if not they will just be dumb slaves........

 

[singveld]

SINGAPORE/ BANGKOK – One Singaporean, Ms Melissa Liu Rui Chum, is among the nine foreigners killed in a bomb blast at a popular shrine in Bangkok last night (Aug 17).

In response to media queries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) today confirmed the death of a Singaporean woman. “We regret to confirm that a Singaporean woman was among those killed by yesterday’s deadly bomb blast in Bangkok."

“Deeply saddened” by this development, the MFA reiterates its “strong condemnation of this indiscriminate act of violence, while extending its deepest condolences to the bereaved family for their loss.

“Our Embassy in Bangkok is currently providing consular assistance to the family of the deceased,” the MFA added.

As for the other injured Singaporeans, the MFA updates that “all are receiving medical attention”, while those with light injures have been discharged.

Majority of the registered Singaporeans in Bangkok had been contacted by the MFA, who said they are monitoring the situation closely.

As of this morning, the death toll reached 22. Three Chinese were among the dead, the official Xinhua news agency said. Two Hong Kong residents, two people from Malaysia and one person from the Philippines had also been killed, officials said. Thai national police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri said the death toll stood at 22 from the bombing, with 123 people wounded, including many from China and Taiwan.

The blast did not match the tactics used by separatist rebels in southern Thailand, the country's army chief said. Thai Officials have yet to blame any group for the bombing at the Erawan shrine last evening, which the government called a bid to destroy the economy. No one has claimed responsibility.

National police chief Somyot Poompanmuang told reporters the attack was unprecedented in Thailand. He said the blast was caused by a pipe bomb.

When TODAY visited Ratchaprasong junction and Rajdamri Road this morning, the streets were unusually quiet for a Tuesday morning. Some schools in the area are closed due to road closures. Thai authorities have urged the public not to speculate while investigations are ongoing.

 

[tonychat]

i thought the only reason we have a wallet is because of PAP.
that is why the old people in singapore remember their contribution
and support them.
my mum always tell me, she will always support pap.
this is momentum.

Your mum better dun go bangkok.. dangerous for her.

one reason we have wallet is because of PAP??? WTF is that????? so in other countries, they dun have PAP, it means no wallet??

You better be clear on what is propaganda and what is fact.. You mum has been polluted by brainwashed bullshit..

well.. AMos yee has said, those older generation are those who are uneducated, unintelligent idiots who soaked up everything they read in the newspaper and see in the TV..

and here it shows that you are an extension of your idiotic mum.

 

[yinyang]

Massive manhunt on the way for bomb suspect

August 18, 2015 1:36 pm (1,552 views) http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/massive-manhunt-on-the-way-for-bomb-suspect

A massive manhunt is now underway by the police and the military for an Arabian looking man after a video footage of a surveillance camera showed him placed a shoulder bag inside the fence where hundreds of visitors to the Erawan shrine were worshipping, and explosion followed a minute after he left.

National police chief Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuong confirmed the man in the video clip is a wanted bomb suspect.

A massive manhunt was now ordered and all airports and border checkpoint were alerted to watch out for the suspect.

The video footage now released by security officials showed the man, wearing yellow shirt and dark blue shorts and red sports shoes, was carrying a shoulder bag.

The man with curled hair and in dark sunglass and wristwatch on left hand and wrist bands on both hands, walked towards the fence where the Erawan shrine is located.

He took off the bag from the shoulder and placed it inside the fence near the shrine where many foreign tourists were worshipping and praying.

He left the fence leaving the shoulder bag there and walked away.

One minute later, explosion was heard at the place.

He was being hunted by security officials.

 

[sirus]

Thai police is now searching for this man filmed on the CCTV near the Erewan Shrine. He was first seen wearing backpack, then later without.

Thai police also said that he arrived at the crime scene, the Ratchaprasong intersection and the shrine, by tuk-tuk. Then he left the crime scene by a motorcycle taxi.

 

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[singveld]

Your mum better dun go bangkok.. dangerous for her.

one reason we have wallet is because of PAP??? WTF is that????? so in other countries, they dun have PAP, it means no wallet??

You better be clear on what is propaganda and what is fact.. You mum has been polluted by brainwashed bullshit..

well.. AMos yee has said, those older generation are those who are uneducated, unintelligent idiots who soaked up everything they read in the newspaper and see in the TV..

and here it shows that you are an extension of your idiotic mum.

well like indonesian people have to come to singapore to look after old people here? do they have money?
pinoy people come to singapore for jobs and look after old people? do they have money?
ten of thousands of malaysian everyday at causeway ? do they have money?

do not take sucess for granted.
without pap. singapore will be nothing. if leave to the communist chinese party to rule singapore in 60's. singaporean will be going to malaysia to look after their old people.

it is disgusting that people like you take wealth for granted. It fall from the tree on your head. Idiot opposition supporters. Pls go to your moron friends and debate with the idiots at SDP meet. Come here and i fxxk you upside down.

 

[singveld]

A small explosive device has been thrown from a bridge in Bangkok the day after a bomb blast at a popular shrine in the Thai capital killed 22 people and injured 123.

Police said a device appeared to have been thrown towards a pier from the Taksin bridge. Security camera footage showed people on a walkway at the Sathorn pier being showered with water after the object fell into the Chao Phraya river. No link has been made to Monday’s attack and no one was hurt.

“If it did not fall in the water then it certainly would have caused injuries,” a deputy police chief told Reuters.

Thailand’s defence minister has said authorities are close to determining who detonated Monday’s bomb.


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“It is much clearer who the bombers are, but I can’t reveal right now,” Prawit Wongsuwan said on Tuesday. “We have suspects. There are not many people.”

Thai authorities said they were hunting a suspect who had been seen on footage from security cameras near the scene of the blast. Broadcast on Thai media, the footage shows a man in a yellow T-shirt sitting on a bench and taking off a large, black backpack. He then stands up and walks away before checking his phone.

The national police chief, Somyot Poompanmoung, said the suspect could be Thai or a foreigner. “We need to look at the before and after CCTV footage to see if there is a link,” Somyot told reporters.

Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “For the time being, it is too early to determine the possible motives or who the perpetrators may be.”

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The prime minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, was quoted by news agencies as saying the suspect was believed to be from an “anti-government group based in Thailand’s north-east”. The area is a stronghold of support for the redshirt movement which backs the former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by the military in 2006. But Thai media later said the quote was not referring to the suspect.

No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing of the Erawan shrine, a major attraction for visitors from Asia and for Thai people. Dedicated to the Hindu god Brahma, it is also popular among Thailand’s Buddhist and Chinese tourists.

 

[tonychat]

well like indonesian people have to come to singapore to launch after old people here? do they have money?
pinoy people come to singapore for jobs and look after old people? do they have money?
ten of thousands of malaysian everyday at causeway ? do they have money?

do not take sucess for granted.
without pap. singapore will be nothing. if leave to the communist chinese party to rule singapore in 60's. singaporean will be going to malaysia to look after their old people.

it is disgusting that people like you take wealth for granted. It fall from the tree on your head. Idiot opposition supporters. Pls go to your moron friends and debate with the idiots at SDP meet. Come here and i fxxk you upside down.

The whole world does not made up of only 3 countries you mentioned.. The world is muchmuch bigger and consist of much more countries, the last time I checked..

Are you trying to tell me that without PAP there is no wallet? PAP do not managed the world, so they don't claim that much of a credit.

And only morons like you need to feel grateful to a political party.. Exactly like what Amos yee said.. The uneducated and unintelligent idiots..

Political parties are thee to serve and it is their duty to do the job.. If they fucked it up, they fuck off.. What the fuck is there to be grateful about..

Maybe you should be grateful to your mother's phua chee buy which you come out from.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

all the investigators are yellow.
they can place evidence or give any conclusion they want to see.

The junta pm already come out all and all but spell out its the REDS.
The army on cue already discounted the southern Muslims.
But funny the foreign ministry haben sang in sync yet. Perhaps some wayang there first to hold the suspense.

 

[Susanoo]

Thai police confirm man with backpack ‘is the bomber’ as Bangkok spooked by explosive thrown from bridge

Security forces collect evidence at scene as army chief says bombing not in line with insurgent tactics

PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 18 August, 2015, 5:11pm
UPDATED : Tuesday, 18 August, 2015, 6:30pm

Reuters in Bangkok

A small explosive was thrown from a bridge over a river in Bangkok on Tuesday. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Thailand's police announced that the man in a yellow T-shirt and backpack pictured in security footage "is the bomber", a report said.

Thai authorities have been looking for a suspect seen on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage near a popular shrine where a bomb blast killed 22 people, including nine foreigners from several Asian countries.

National police chief Somyot Pumpanmuang said the suspect, seen in a first CCTV image with a backpack and then in a later one without the bag, could be Thai or a foreigner.

“That man was carrying a backpack and walked past the scene at the time of the incident. But we need to look at the before and after CCTV footage to see if there is a link,” Somyot told a news conference.

The government said the attack during the Monday evening rush hour, in the capital’s bustling commercial hub, was aimed at destroying the economy. No one has claimed responsibility.



Raising tension in the city on Tuesday, a small explosive was thrown from a bridge over a river but no one was injured, a police officer at the scene said.

Police earlier said they had not ruled out any group, including elements opposed to the military government, for the bombing at the Erawan Shrine on Monday evening, although officials said the attack did not match the tactics of Muslim insurgents in the south.

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha also referred to the man as a suspect without giving details. He said there were “still anti-government groups out there”, although he did not elaborate.

Police were deployed to the blood-splattered site on Tuesday, some wearing white gloves and carrying plastic bags, searching for clues to an attack that could dent tourism and investor confidence.

Thai authorities are looking for a suspect seen on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage. Photo: SCMP Pictures

The Thai baht fell 0.57 per cent to 35.57 baht, its weakest in more than six years, on concern the bombing may scare off visitors. Thai stocks fell as much as 3 per cent.

Police said the death toll was 22, with 123 people wounded. They said the blast was caused by a pipe bomb.

“Police are not ruling out anything including [Thai] politics and the conflict of ethnic Uygurs who, before this, Thailand sent back to China,” Somyot said.

Thailand forcibly returned 109 Uygurs to China last month.

Hundreds, possibly thousands, of the Turkic-speaking and largely Muslim minority have fled unrest in China’s western Xinjiang region, where hundreds of people have been killed, prompting a crackdown by Chinese authorities. Many Uygurs have travelled through Southeast Asia to Turkey.

The blast comes at a sensitive time for Thailand, which has been riven for a decade by a sometimes violent struggle for power between political factions in Bangkok.

An interim parliament hand-picked by a junta that seized power in a last year coup is due to vote on a draft constitution next month.

Critics have criticised the draft as undemocratic and say it is intended to help secure the military’s grip on power and limit the influence of elected politicians.

The attack also comes as Prayuth, under pressure to get the economy in shape, prepares to reshuffle his cabinet. Senior ministers have dismissed the possibility of the bomb attack being related to the cabinet reshuffle.



The Erawan Shrine, on a busy corner near top hotels, shopping centres, offices and a hospital, is a major attraction, especially for visitors from East Asia, including China. Many Thais also worship there.

Four Chinese, including two people from Hong Kong, were among the dead, China’s official Xinhua news agency said. Two Malaysians, a Singaporean, an Indonesian and a Filipino were also killed, officials said. Scores of people were wounded, including many from China and Taiwan.

Occasional small blasts over recent years have been blamed on one side of the domestic political divide or the other. In February, two pipe bombs exploded outside a shopping mall in the same area as the Monday blast but caused little damage.

Thai forces are also fighting a low-level Muslim insurgency in the predominantly Buddhist country’s south, but those rebels have rarely launched attacks outside their heartland.

“This does not match with incidents in southern Thailand. The type of bomb used is also not in keeping with the south,” army chief and deputy defence minister General Udomdej Sitabutr said in a televised interview.

Tourism is one of the few bright spots in an economy that is still struggling, more than a year after the military seized power in May last year.

It accounts for about 10 per cent of the economy and the government had been banking on a record number of visitors this year following a sharp fall last year because of protests and the coup.

In Washington, the US State Department said it was too soon to tell if the blast was a terrorist attack. Spokesman John Kirby said authorities in Thailand had not requested US help.

 

[singveld]

The whole world does not made up of only 3 countries you mentioned.. The world is muchmuch bigger and consist of much more countries, the last time I checked..

Are you trying to tell me that without PAP there is no wallet? PAP do not managed the world, so they don't claim that much of a credit.

And only morons like you need to feel grateful to a political party.. Exactly like what Amos yee said.. The uneducated and unintelligent idiots..

Political parties are thee to serve and it is their duty to do the job.. If they fucked it up, they fuck off.. What the fuck is there to be grateful about..

Maybe you should be grateful to your mother's phua chee buy which you come out from.

pls tell me who you want to compare with?
without pap, singapore have no money. if your opposition win the election, we will have no money pretty soon too.

 

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