Violence Not Finished Yet as Fires are Started in Bangkok
Although the anti-government red shirts have officially called off their protests in Bangkok, the problems are far from over for the Thai authorities. Some buildings within the protest zone have been set alight and militant anti-government protesters have issued threats against the local and international media. A number of newspaper offices and television stations are [...]
Red Shirt Leaders Announce the Bangkok Protest is Over
Leaders of the anti-government protest in Bangkok have told their supporters that the rally is over and that they should accept the offer by the government to provide free transport back to the provinces. Red shirt leaders, including the key figures of Nuthawat and Jatuporn, have now turned themselves in to the police. However, the [...]
Key Red Shirt Leader To Surrender
A key red shirt leader, Jatuporn Promphan, has announced he will surrender to the police amid local reports that a number of the other protest leaders will also surrender. At least one red leader, Nuthawut Saikua, has vowed he will not leave the protest area.
The situation in Bangkok is improving all the time and the [...]
Thai Army Moves in on Protest Site
Just before dawn this morning, troop reinforcements and armoured vehicles arrived around the protest zone in central Bangkok. Warnings were issued via loudspeakers advising the protesters to disperse. A little while later, the protesters began to burn tyres and the bamboo barricades that the red shirts had set up at various locations around the protest [...]
How Safe are Other Parts of Thailand at the Moment?
For most people in Thailand, locals and foreigners, life is still going on as normal. Even in Bangkok, everyday life is going on all around the city away from the protest and military zone. That’s not an attempt to trivialise the situation in Bangkok or where it could still lead to if matters escalate, but [...]
No Talks, No Retreat, No Surrender
An estimated 5,000 anti-government protesters are refusing to leave an area of central Bangkok despite being given a deadline to disperse by the Thai government. Earlier, red shirt leaders had appeared to be open to negotiation, but they wanted troops to withdraw first. The Thai government said they will not withdraw troops until the protesters [...]
Red Shirt Leaders Want to Negotiate
A key leader of the red shirt anti-government movement, Nattawut Saikua, has issued a statement to say that the red shirts are prepared for unconditional negotiations with the Thai government in a bid to end the chaos in Bangkok. Yesterday, Nattawut had been demanding an immediate ceasefire, the withdrawal of troops and peace talks to [...]
