Timeline of bangkok crisis

[Watchman]

TIMELINE OF CRISIS

• March 12 - Protesters converge on Bangkok
  
• March 14 - Up to 150,000 protesters hold mass rally at the Phan Fah bridge in Bangkok's old quarter
  
• March 17 - Protesters splash bottles of their own blood outside prime minister's home and office as a sign of their 'sacrifice for democracy'
  
• March 29 - Two days of televised talks between the government and protest leaders end without agreement. Red shirts vow to continue their fight
  
• April 3 - Protesters seize the Rachaprasong intersection in downtown Bangkok, which is packed with shopping malls and hotels
  
• April 6 - Up to 90,000 red shirts defy government orders by holding a mobile Bangkok rally in pickup trucks and on motorcycles
  
• April 8 - State of emergency declared in Bangkok after red shirts force their way into parliament
  
• April 9 - Protesters lay siege to Thaicom satellite earth station in Pathum Thani, seeking to get a blocked TV channel back on air
  
• April 10 - Troops attempt to break up protest at Phan Fah bridge, 25 people killed and more than 800 wounded in the country's worst clashes in 18 years
  
• April 14 - Red shirts consolidate protests into one site at Rachaprasong
  
• April 16 - Four red shirt leaders escape, one by scaling down a building wall on a cable, after police commandoes try to raid their hotel but are overwhelmed by protesters
  
• April 22 - One woman is killed and more than 70 civilians injured when five M-79 grenades are launched near pro-government demonstrators in Bangkok's Silom Road business district
  
• April 28 - A soldier is killed and about 20 protesters wounded when clashes erupt after security forces try to block a mobile rally on a highway in Bangkok's outskirts
  
• May 3 - Abhisit announces a five-point reconciliation road map, culminating in a Nov 14 election
  
• May 4 - Red shirts respond, saying they accept Abhisit's offer, but object to election date
  
• May 7 - Gun and grenade attacks in the heavily guarded Silom area kill two police and wound 13, among them 10 police officers
  
• May 11 - Red shirt leaders announce they agree to Abhisit's peace plan but make several demands that the government rejects
  
• May 12 - Abhisit tells red shirts the deal is off and cancels plans for November 14 election, giving demonstrators until midnight to end their protest or face eviction by force
  
• May 13 - The military vows to use armoured vehicles to block roads around the protest site to prevent more demonstrators from joining the rally, which climbs to almost 20,000 after leaders call for reinforcements
  
• May 19 - The army storms the protester camp in downtown Bangkok forcing Red Shirt leaders to surrender

 

[Sperminator]

What happened to the land of smiles???

Where is their KING?

 

[tonychat]

you even have the time to do a timeline.

 

[Watchman]

you even have the time to do a timeline.

No I do a cut and paste like your favorite sinkies !

 

[Alamaking]

What happened to the land of smiles???

Where is their KING?

I'm baffled with the King's silence too.... haiz....

 

[wikiphile]

I'm baffled with the King's silence too.... haiz....

Not much breath left in him, hard for him to mouth those words

 

[Watchman]

Thai rivals explain their positions

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[Watchman]

Battle in Bangkok

The Thai army's assault on the red shirts' camp followed weeks of escalating tensions [Reuters]

Thai troops have stormed red shirt protesters' camp in the capital, Bangkok. The following is an account of key daily developments as they happened since the latest clashes began.
Troops and red shirts clash in running street battles, leaving at least eight protesters dead and dozens injured.

Red shirts reinforce camp, some taunting troops to come closer.

15 May

Clashes spread to other areas as death toll rises to 18 with dozens more wounded.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon urges all sides to step back from the brink and begin talks to avoid further violence and loss of life.

Thai military declares a "live firing zone" in parts of Bangkok.

Abhisit says the government is trying to "restore normalcy" and says there will be no turning back.

16 May

Death toll climbs to 25 as clashes continue. Government extends state of emergency to more provinces outside Bangkok.

Military imposes curfew as it steps up hunt for "terrorists" it says are hiding among protesters.

Thick smoke rises over parts of Bangkok as red shirts set fire to barricades made of tyres.

Red shirt leader Nattawut Saikua calls for UN moderated negotiations with the Thai government.

17 May

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/05/20105195268485308.html

Fierce clashes overnight raise the death toll to 35. Government rejects red shirt calls for talks.

Red shirt military adviser Khattiya Sawasdipol - better known as Seh Daeng or "commander red" – dies in hospital after being shot in the head five days earlier.

Military says it will provide buses to allow women, children and the elderly to leave red shirt protest camp, raising speculation that the army is preparing for a final, major assault.

More than 5,000 red shirts defy government deadline to leave protest camp.

Brief talks between government officials and a red shirt leader break down without agreement on a ceasefire.

18 May

The military steps up efforts to seal off the protesters' camp as death toll rises to 38, but red shirt leaders vow to continue fight.

Proposal for mediated peace talks backed by members of the Thai senate is accepted by red shirt leaders, but government says any talks are out of the question until protest is called off.

19 May

Thai troops launch offensive against red shirt protest camp, firing live rounds and using armoured vehicles to break through barricades.

Troops using loudhailers urge protesters to leave, saying their lives are in danger.

The army halted the operation after key protest leaders surrendered, however, at least six people died in the assault on the red shirts' camp.

Violence erupted elsewhere in the capital - with protesters setting alight several key buildings including the stock exchange - and it spread to other parts of the country.

The government imposed a night time curfew on Bangkok and extended it to 22 other provinces in an effort to re-establish control over the streets.

 

[eQuipment]

after all the arson & looting, and the situation getting a little out of hand, i think soon they'd be unified to wear black, as the king angered to his death.