Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Does the battle sport a such contour?

Does the battle sport a such contour?

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Bangkok Protests: Travelling Safely in Bangkok

Travelling in ChiangMai Thailand reports that the air is not soo good. Alot of smog in Chiang Mai, air un-breathable everywhere. If you are travelling to Chiang Mai Thailand please bring your sunglasses and face mask.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Bangkok Protests: Travelling Safely in Bangkok

Bangkok Protest: The blood campaign


Good Morning from Bangkok.

Been just following the latest news on Bangkok protests since Im following from my house then I will continue to post links from blogs and sites that are blogging live most from close.

For the latest news on Bangkok Protest read these 2 blogs:
http://siamreport.blogspot.com/2010/03/abhisit-vs-jatuporn.html

and the other on Bangkok Protest is
http://blogs.straitstimes.com/2010/3/15/live-blog-on-bangkok-protests

The Bangkok Protests have been peaceful and red shirts have vowed to paint the government house with their own blood which they began gathering ( 1,000 litres of blood to paint Government House) ofcourse unless Mr Abhisit quits and dissolves house.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Bangkok Protests: Travelling Safely in Bangkok

Bangkok Protests News: Bangkok News



Other Bangkok news can be seen from these Bangkok Newspapers

- Another leading english newspaper in Bangkok is Bangkokpost: Bangkok post has the following latest news regarding the the Bangkok Protests.
Protesters will mass outside the 11th Infantry Regiment barracks at midday on Monday for the government's answer to their 24-hour ultimatum, as the army brings in hundreds of reinforcements to guard the compound


- Bangkok protest news can be followed from a government website which is in english and thai at this address: http://www.capothai.org/

- Other important websites that are carrying alot of updates on the situations here are:
1) Bangkok Pundit at this address: http://www.asiancorrespondent.com/bangkok-pundit-blog

2) The Nation's State: Politics, Insurgency, and the State of the Thai nation, this blog has really nice updates with picture on the situation in Bangkok today so be sure to get more on Bangkok protest situation in this blog and keep reading.

3) Other 2 blogs I love reading everyday are http://thaiintelligentnews.wordpress.com/
and http://thaicrisis.wordpress.com/

Bangkok Protests: Travelling Safely in Bangkok

Bangkok Protests



Bangkok is calm as the red shirts UDD continue their protests requesting the government to dissolve the house and go back to vote.
Most of the protesters have travelled to Bangkok from provinces. The roads around the protest venue are closed to traffic but so far the have been peaceful.

In the other parts of Bangkok life is going on as usual, public continue to carry on daily routine in Bangkok though many have chosen to be out of Bangkok during this time and those remaining have been mostly indoors.

However, the situation is far from ending as the red shirts have declared they are ready to go on for atleast 7 days. The red shirt protesters have given the government up to noon Monday to dissolve the house.

Let's look at major news from local newspapers:

From the Nation: giving a Timeline on Thaksin's Judgement Day this is Thailand's most updated English news website giving Thai politics news ,Bangkok Business update , Bangkok news, Thailand Travel
- Motorists advised to avoid roads near red-shirt rally site
- Pheu Thai to hold urgent meeting of MPs Monday
- Natthawut threatens to move protesters to 11th Infantry Regiment
- PM cancels Cabinet meeting Tuesday
- Police raid M79 launcher assembly factory, seize 600 launchers
- Veera demands PM to dissolve House in 24 hours
- Red shirts give ultimatum to govt to resign by Monday
- State of Emergency cannot keep red shirts in check: Natthawut
- 20 companies of troops from 2nd, 3rd Army Areas reinforce security at 11th Infantry Regiment

Friday, March 12, 2010

Bangkok Protests: Travelling Safely in Bangkok

Bangkok protest is on twitter

#redshirt
#Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok protest

Follow the discussions

Bangkok Protests: Travelling Safely in Bangkok

As Bangkok red shirts goes to the streets to protest many people stay home to watch from the media reportings on what's happening in the streets.

You can have a look at "Bangkok Dangerous - Red Shirts Rally March 2010" by Richard Barrow the hot map of Bangkok places to avoid and he is updating it as it happens.
As of this post here is the map


View Bangkok Dangerous - Red Shirts Rally March 2010 in a larger map

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Bangkok Protests: Travelling Safely in Bangkok

Follow the developments on: http://www.bangkokpost.com/

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Bangkok Protests: Travelling Safely in Bangkok

Travel alert for Bangkok raised
Hong Kong has raised travel alert for Thailand to Red today

Bangkok Protests: Travelling Safely in Bangkok

Hot spots to avoid for tourists in Bangkok starting tommorrow



Due to the heavy protests starting from tomorrow the police are advising tourists to stay away from these roads.

Rama 9 Road
Samsen Road
Vibhavadi Rangsit Road
Don Mueang Airport
Ratchadamnoen Avenue
Rama IV Road - this is the street I do my shopping oh oh ..
Silom Road
Ratchadamri Road

Bangkok Protests: Travelling Safely in Bangkok

Tourists in the Thai capital should brace for more traffic than usual and avoid sites near anti-government protests this weekend that authorities fear could turn violent, the government spokesman said Wednesday.
read on the full article on irrawaddy

Bangkok Protests: Travelling Safely in Bangkok

Bangkok weekend red shirts protests: According to the nation residents of areas where protests will take place prepare for trouble read on bangkok protests

Bangkok Protests: Travelling Safely in Bangkok

Travel Warnings to Thailand ahead of protests



Latest news from breaking travel news: Hong Kong stops package tours to Bangkok ahead of expected protests



Hong Kong suspended all package tours to Bangkok Thursday after the government issued a red travel alert on the Thai capital ahead of expected anti-government protests this weekend. The decision was made at an urgent meeting by the Travel Industry Council late Wednesday

Read more: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/313497,ho
ng-kong-stops-package-tours-to-bangkok-ahead-of-expected-protests.html#ixzz0hqBXExKP

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