Pete
Just checked with United--no travel advisory issued.
GWB giving another inane speech before the UN, so I won't hear more until he is off the air.
CNN did have Thai feed for a while. My wife read the Thai script. She is not worried, so off we go !!!
CNN 8:30 a.m. --Tanks rolling into BKK
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1140 Local time . Just announced on Thai TV by the Military that they now have control of the Government. All local mobile 'phone networks appear to have been blocked for the last 45 mins.
Drove up to BKK this afternoon and thought it strange that there were so meny Military vehicles about on the roads. Saw nothing unusual on the roads this evening in Northern BKK and it certainly did not interupt people shopping in Big C.
Drove up to BKK this afternoon and thought it strange that there were so meny Military vehicles about on the roads. Saw nothing unusual on the roads this evening in Northern BKK and it certainly did not interupt people shopping in Big C.
latest from reuters:
BANGKOK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Thai army took control of Bangkok on Tuesday and announced it would set up a commission to reform the constitution despite Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra declaring a state of emergency from New York.
After tanks surrounded Government House in the country's first coup in 15 years, all television channels relayed a written statement saying the armed forces and police were in control of Bangkok and surrounding provinces, and appealed for calm.
It said the armed forces and police had set up a commission to decide on political reforms, ousting Thaksin in the midst of protracted political crisis in which he was accused of undermining democracy.
Weerasak Kohsurat, a deputy minister in a prior government, told Reuters he believed royal adviser Sumate Tantivejakul would head the reform commission and an interim government would be formed while political reforms were agreed.
Elections would be called soon and Thaksin would be allowed to take part, he said.
The statement was broadcast shortly after Thaksin called a television station to make a statement from New York, where he is attending a United Nations summit.
"I declare Bangkok under a severe state of emergency," he said.
The transmission stopped after 10 minutes while the billionaire telecoms tycoon-turned-politician, whose critics accuse him of corruption and abuse of power, was still talking
BANGKOK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Thai army took control of Bangkok on Tuesday and announced it would set up a commission to reform the constitution despite Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra declaring a state of emergency from New York.
After tanks surrounded Government House in the country's first coup in 15 years, all television channels relayed a written statement saying the armed forces and police were in control of Bangkok and surrounding provinces, and appealed for calm.
It said the armed forces and police had set up a commission to decide on political reforms, ousting Thaksin in the midst of protracted political crisis in which he was accused of undermining democracy.
Weerasak Kohsurat, a deputy minister in a prior government, told Reuters he believed royal adviser Sumate Tantivejakul would head the reform commission and an interim government would be formed while political reforms were agreed.
Elections would be called soon and Thaksin would be allowed to take part, he said.
The statement was broadcast shortly after Thaksin called a television station to make a statement from New York, where he is attending a United Nations summit.
"I declare Bangkok under a severe state of emergency," he said.
The transmission stopped after 10 minutes while the billionaire telecoms tycoon-turned-politician, whose critics accuse him of corruption and abuse of power, was still talking
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Times are a-changing I feel gentlemen. Lets hope for the better!
I hope this puts the clampers on the visa tightening in any case!
The local radio (Lancashire, UK) had a spokesmen for the Bangkok Post saying how shots were heard from where the army is currently garrisoned.
All the aforementioned about tanks etc.
I hope this puts the clampers on the visa tightening in any case!
The local radio (Lancashire, UK) had a spokesmen for the Bangkok Post saying how shots were heard from where the army is currently garrisoned.
All the aforementioned about tanks etc.
BBC: 00.28 AM : Coup
Thaksin says he is still prime minister.....
Military chief : armed forces have control
Pictures in TV shows quiet streets and soldiers and tanks...
Military chief : armed forces have control
Pictures in TV shows quiet streets and soldiers and tanks...
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COUP D'ETAT IN THAILAND
by Bangkokpost.com
The army commander Gen Sonthi Boonyarataglin staged a coup d'etat Tuesday evening (Thailand time) and ousted the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Mr Thaksin was in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, and had earlier tried to dismiss Gen Sonthi and order troops back to their barracks. His order, via a voice broadcast on TV and radio, was cut off halfway as the dramatic coup unfolded.
Tanks and troops of the Fourth Cavalry Battalion moved into strategic points in Bangkok, including the Royal Plaza.
A so-called "Democratic Reform Council" declared itself in control, a throwback to former coups when military commanders promised more democratic reform.
Like most of the previous 19 military coups since 1932, there was no violence. Tanks surrounded Government House and apparently some newspaper offices. All broadcasting on local TV was interrupted, and replaced by a notice which stated the military takeover and apologised "for any inconvenience."
At least in the early hours of the coup, most other communications continued uninterrupted. Cable-TV broadcasts continued -- including foreign news reports of the coup -- and the airports remained open.
Thailand websites including the Bangkok Post were operating under very heavy loads as people tried to find out what was happening. As always, local broadcast media contained no breaking updates.
Mr Thaksin said he would return to Thailand from New York. The shadowy coup administrators said he would not be allowed to resume his post as prime minister.
Sources told the Bangkok Post that Privy Council president Gen Prem Tinsulananonda had tried and failed to mediate between the coup forces and another army faction loyal to Mr Thaksin. Gen Prem was summoned to the Royal Palace.
The whereabouts of most of the members the government were unknown. Mr Thaksin, Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai and Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkol were in New York. Deputy Prime Minister Chidchai Wannasathit, the caretaker premier, was reportedly detained by the military.
Bangkok post 2006-09-20
by Bangkokpost.com
The army commander Gen Sonthi Boonyarataglin staged a coup d'etat Tuesday evening (Thailand time) and ousted the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Mr Thaksin was in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, and had earlier tried to dismiss Gen Sonthi and order troops back to their barracks. His order, via a voice broadcast on TV and radio, was cut off halfway as the dramatic coup unfolded.
Tanks and troops of the Fourth Cavalry Battalion moved into strategic points in Bangkok, including the Royal Plaza.
A so-called "Democratic Reform Council" declared itself in control, a throwback to former coups when military commanders promised more democratic reform.
Like most of the previous 19 military coups since 1932, there was no violence. Tanks surrounded Government House and apparently some newspaper offices. All broadcasting on local TV was interrupted, and replaced by a notice which stated the military takeover and apologised "for any inconvenience."
At least in the early hours of the coup, most other communications continued uninterrupted. Cable-TV broadcasts continued -- including foreign news reports of the coup -- and the airports remained open.
Thailand websites including the Bangkok Post were operating under very heavy loads as people tried to find out what was happening. As always, local broadcast media contained no breaking updates.
Mr Thaksin said he would return to Thailand from New York. The shadowy coup administrators said he would not be allowed to resume his post as prime minister.
Sources told the Bangkok Post that Privy Council president Gen Prem Tinsulananonda had tried and failed to mediate between the coup forces and another army faction loyal to Mr Thaksin. Gen Prem was summoned to the Royal Palace.
The whereabouts of most of the members the government were unknown. Mr Thaksin, Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai and Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkol were in New York. Deputy Prime Minister Chidchai Wannasathit, the caretaker premier, was reportedly detained by the military.
Bangkok post 2006-09-20
With A Name Like Bas, It Has To Be Good.