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Threats and counter threats, does not bode well. Latest thai press this afternoon

UDD threatens to stay beyond Mar 14

UDD threatens to stay beyond Mar 14
Published: 11/03/2010 at 04:39 PM
Online news: Breakingnews

The red shirts of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship will step up its pressure on the government if it fails to respond to their call for House dissolution by Mar 14, Nathawut Saikua said in a press confernce on Thursday.

The UDD leader said the red shirts throughout the country would start their journey to Bangkok on Friday and Saturday.

They were expected to arrive in Bangkok on Satuday evening when a main stage would be set up at Phan Fa bridge.

The rally would officially begin from noon on Sunday when the UDD woul read out an statement demanding the government of the elite aristocrats to dissolve the House of Representatives.

If by Mar 14 the government failed to respond to the demand, the UDD would begin to step up its pressure.

On Monday, Mar 15, the red shirts, whose number was expected to exceed one million, would scatter all over Bangkok at various spots.

Mr Nathawut said if the government still did not bow to the demand, the red shirts would step up pressure to higher levels with new, undisclosed tactics.

He said UDD leaders agreed at a meeting today that the red shirts in Bangkok would on Friday rally at five spots before moving to the main rally ground at Sanam Luang.

Veera Musikapong and Weng Tochirakarn would lead the gathering at Lak Si democracy monument. From this point, the red shirts would move from Phahon Yothin to Vibhavadi Rangsit road and to the main rally site.

Jatuporn Promphan would lead the rally at Wong Wian Yai.

A group of red shirts would gather at the Bang Na intersection, from which a UDD leader would lead them in a march along Sukhumvit road past the Royal Thai Police Office to the main rally point.

The gathering at Lumpini park would be led by Jaran Ditha-apichai and Daranee Kritboonyalai.

Another group of red shirts, led by Chinawat Haboonpat, would rally at the Din Daeng intersection before moving past the First Infantry Division headquarters along Vibhavadi Rangsit road. They would stop over to deliver speeches in front of the NBT television station without blocking the traffic before marching on to Sanam Luang.

As for the red shirts from surrounding provinces, they would rally on Friday at the city hall of Nonthaburi before moving to the main rally site in the afternoon.

Mr Jatuporn, meanwhile, said he was afraid there might a clash between the red shirts and four battalions of soldiers at a checkpoint at Pratunam Phra In in Ayutthaya.

So, the People Channel television would broadcast live the red shirts marching through that checkpoint to make sure the soldiers would not try to stop them.

"If a gunshot is heard, it would mean the beginning of the countdown of the Abhisit government," Mr Jatuporn said.

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no way it can happen in thailand ....
this is deja vu all over ...
the thai ppl just have to live with it ...

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Thanks Bushnell 1918cb n Naemlo for answering my qns..
No WL during songkran in BKK? Have to try to fish from disco then :(
But Pattaya still fun to cheong for agogo bar right?
Plan was 10th-13th BKK, 14th-15th Pattaya, 16th-17th BKK, so maybe shd extend my stay at pattaya then...

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Thanks bro for the info. WIll have a look and check it out. Up u my humble points.

May be going back to complete my tour of duty at SC late march or early april, as a friend is going and ask me to tag along. See how it goes lah :p

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I'm setting off to BKK in a few hours time! Any advices on the rally and so?

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To all bros, many thanks for posting useful stuff. Helps me keep the bearing what's happening in BKK. Guess I must plan the trip more carefully and not get stuck. Happened to me once that caused me to miss the flight.

All the best, Lweiss.

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i think the chances of you getting robbed by a katoey outside Nana Plaza is even higher than getting harmed by Thai protesters! :D :D :D

on a serious note you should just mind your own business. avoid the rally spots. do not wear red or yellow tops. you will come back in one piece mate! :p

majority of Thais are peace loving people. only those with vested political interests are the real troublemakers!

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Any SB mates in BKK to cheong? I am in 19 March.

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Latest overnight, on the "hot spots", aptly titled gathering storm? With interactive map on check-points to avoid:

The gathering storm

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Cheers for the link, Im heading up at the end of the month, hopefully everything is settled by then as I plan to head up to Khon Kaen too, anyone know what the situation is like in the outer BKK cities? Is it safe to assume most of the trouble will only be in BKK itself?

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Any "live" report from bros stationed there, on the red tide?

Breaking news just +1hour ago
Reds turn up in full force

Earlier this afternoon
Protesters spread across the capital

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Spoke to tirak earlier. She says situation is pretty bad and she wont leave her apartment to go to work today. Could not understand most else of what she was saying about it. She could have been exaggerating things a little tho :)
But I guess with these situations in the past its business as usual or most Thais until something really does break out. Anyway keeping any flight bookings to LOS on hold for the moment until further breaking news.

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i just come back from bkk this afternoon, traffic from Ratchada to Airport was smooth. Almost there for a month for this trip, kinda sian. anyone who is in bkk, just stay indoors will be fine (gf's room, MP, hotel etc) :D

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anyone still going to Krua Kan Eng at Suttisan lately? see any good stocks?

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Crap place :mad: dun waste your money there.
See my earlier FR on the place.