TheVoid said:

Stay safe darling..
And fuck some ass for protest.
[Edited 5/18/10 14:07pm]

Holy crap.

I can see the smoke from outside my window here at the Uni.

It's all over the place




This folks need to be put in jail.

Fauxie said:

I know, MBK!! Farang shopping paradise!




And where the hell is Taksin? WHy isn't he making a statement for them to stop?

THis is vulgar!

Protesters' hero warns that Thailand could be mired in a guerrilla war

Published Date: 20 May 2010

EXILED former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has said that a military crackdown on the protesters who are backing him could spawn mass discontent and lead to guerrilla warfare.
Mr Thaksin, removed in a bloodless 2006 military coup, is denounced by his enemies as Thailand's most corrupt politician. To his supporters, who set Bangkok ablaze yesterday, he is a saviour.

Speaking from an undisclosed location, Mr Thaksin yesterday said the crackdown on the "Red Shirts", which killed six people and wounded 58, could degenerate into widespread violence. "There is a theory saying a military crackdown can spread resentment, and these resentful people will become guerrillas," he said.

His critics say Mr Thaksin, an ethnic Chinese, is a crony capitalist who plundered the economy and perverted democracy for the benefit of his family and friends while in power from 2001 until the 2006 coup. But to many rural voters, he was the first leader to consider the needs of millions living beyond Bangkok's bright lights.

Mr Thaksin, 60, who scored two landslide poll wins, has been living abroad in self-exile since being removed. He has hovered over Thai politics since fleeing the country in 2008, accused of undermining the monarchy and breaching conflict-of-interest laws. .

Government officials say the multi-millionaire former telecommunications tycoon was funding the protests to the tune of about £1 million a day. But both Red Shirt leaders and Mr Thaksin deny any financial involvement.

Mr Thaksin yesterday denied that he was the stumbling block in failed talks between the government and protesters.

"I only gave them advice that they should make a collective decision as a group, not letting any individual leaders to make a decision by their own," he said.

TheVoid said:

i'm worried for you, i hope you'll be safe!

TheVoid said:

Thaksin's made a few statements lately, to news networks and also on his twitter lol.

He's distancing himself from it, saying he's not the 'red shirt leader' or anything like that, that the decisions can be made by ppl in Bangkok, better placed than he.

Fauxie said:

He needs to give a very clear, unambiguous speech that tells them to stop.
Distancing himself from them is merely a public ruse isn't it? He's why many of them are out there. He was paying them in the beginning.

That man has singlehandedly cost this country billions. And those redshirts cost the city millions. By tapping into to the frustrations and feelings of disenfranchisement he's managed to divide the country rather than pull it together.

Anyways, I don't want to make this a political thread.


I'm just frustrated this is going on.

People have lost their jobs over this. Being Bangkok, it'll bounce back very quickly, but it still doesn't make this any less vulgar.

Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra posted a Twitter message on Wednesday, calling on the government to hold direct talks with anti-government leaders of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD).

He said the government needed to understand that arranging negotiations with the UDD was way beyond him.

"Stop blaming me. It has been four years and you [the government] are not satisfied," the message said.

Thaksin said he had always told the red-shirt leaders to make joint decisions without worrying about him, since they were most aware of the situation.

TheVoid said:

i'm worried for you, i hope you'll be safe!

CentralWorld

It's much larger than the image eludes

CentralWorld has collapsed



This is unbelievable.
It had my favorite art store in it.

Hopefully they'll rebuild with swiftness, but this is unbelievable.

Apparently everything is supposed to be 'back to business' on Monday, though the curfew is extended indefinitely.

Hopefully, the curfew will be lifted shortly as many businesses actually open 'after' curfew hours.

Four days before Central World was burned down.

Fauxie said:

protesting WITH the Reds my ass...

just another bitch-ass white looter who'll take anything he can...

RenHoek said:

He's well known around Pattaya apparently for being crazy and aggressive and driving around like a maniac. He's in big trouble now though, having been arrested. He says he can prove he wasn't at Central World when it was set ablaze, but unfortunately for him said at that time he was at the Channel 3 building when rioters were setting that on fire, saying he was just watching though.

Four days before Central World was burned down.

RenHoek said:

He's well known around Pattaya apparently for being crazy and aggressive and driving around like a maniac. He's in big trouble now though, having been arrested. He says he can prove he wasn't at Central World when it was set ablaze, but unfortunately for him said at that time he was at the Channel 3 building when rioters were setting that on fire, saying he was just watching though.

Fauxie said:

Stupid ass farang.

He can't possibly take the position that the 'system' is against him , and the only position that is even remotely plausible is that he's a Taksin sympathizer. But even that is unlikely. He's just some idiot who thinks he's become part of somebody else's revolution. Remarkably low IQ fucker.

"We're gonna lute everything!" ????? I mean, REALLY? Amazing how some folks can score a Visa around here.

Fauxie said:

I don't think that's going to matter much.
Thai police colonels are remarkably corrupt, so no matter what he says, he's going to end up shelling out a shit load of money. And depending on the colonel's mood, jail time and his visa revoked.

TheVoid said:

He's in vids from the Pattaya protests of 2009 too though. They may want to make an example of him. He hasn't exactly helped himself with his words to western newspapers before he got caught either. Part of his reasoning is to do with fighting for ppl like his brother in law, who he said, "only makes 200 baht a day for fuck's sake!"

Fauxie said:

By burning down and looting Central World.

Why can't those people see that there were hard working blue-collar workers who lost their retail jobs due to these protests.

And the decreased tourism means, the whores are making alot less money (and they're the ones who are REALLY making bank), and many of the whores are sending money home to their families to buy houses, property, and pay their sibling's ways through school.

I swear to god, I'm so fed up with the lack of foresight of some of these people.

May take is it will be quiet for a few years or until the Monarch passes away, then we'll have more drama.

I can only imagine folks (like you) who've lived here for several years are really fed up with it.