State of Emergency in Thailand

[screaming_emu]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060919/ts_nm/thailand_dc

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra declared a state of emergency in Bangkok on Wednesday shortly after Reuters witnesses saw tanks surrounding Government House.
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"I declare Bangkok under a severe state of emergency," he said in a voice broadcast on Thai television.

Thaksin, who is in New York at a
United Nations summit, ordered troops not to "move illegally."


Yikes, this could be interesting.

[FlyingPhotog]

Pretty crazy over there it seems. I was reading the MSNBC account, which said the Prime Minister has been ousted and martial law has been declared. Tanks in the streets of Bangkok.

[pbateson]

Shame that place is getting worst than 1992.

Bangkok is the most popluar place for tourists.

[philip]

Can anyone enlighten me whats the background story on that please!?

[pbateson]

General Sondhi is now in and PM Thaksin is now out.

[scramjet]

From the BBC: "A spokesman for the coup leaders, Gen Prapart Sakuntanak, said the seizure would be temporary and power "returned to the people" soon."

Yeah, right. That's what they all say.

[Longreach747]

Can anyone enlighten me whats the background story on that please!?

PM Thaksin = corrupt, military wants him gone and that's pretty much whats happening.

[Crunk415balla]

PM Thaksin = corrupt, military wants him gone and that's pretty much whats happening.

Thanks for summing it up, it always amazes me to see these type of things happen in our modern day world. I hope things soon settle down, my guess is they will once the leader is ousted. I plan to visit Thailand soon after I get out of highschool for "buisness", or to get into some rather.

[pbateson]

Thanks for summing it up, it always amazes me to see these type of things happen in our modern day world. I hope things soon settle down, my guess is they will once the leader is ousted. I plan to visit Thailand soon after I get out of highschool for "buisness", or to get into some rather.

You can go on tour.

[JordanD]

Business Chasen? I'm afraid to ask.

[Crunk415balla]

You can go on tour.

Oh, I plan to, Paul.

[Airbus_A320]

Business? Guess you can't get any at home

[pbateson]

Business? Guess you can't get any at home

Depended the job.

[Crunk415balla]

Business? Guess you can't get any at home

Not nearly as much as I can get for $50 there. Anyway, lets not take this thread anymore offtopic. Rather serious situation.

[RingwaySam]

Quite intresting. Do you think the Prime minister will return back to Thailand or will he stay away now?