Thread: Military Coup in Thailand 2006

Is it over then?

Originally Posted by weescotsguy66

Who declared it Thakson or army ???

The army general in charge.

NOt over. Nobody asked the soldiers to back off.

those

Thai army bans unathorised movements of military

The army broadcasts mentioned that soldiers are not to leave army bases unless told to do so, Thaksin is not to give them orders.

TRT headquarter occupied, Gov. House, Thaicom. Thaksin residence, etc.

It's about time...

Maybe he'll now have to be an expat

450 squirrell. its now or never!

Sondhi is on TV now

Originally Posted by daveboy

Impossible for Thaksin to return to power

Wouldn't be surprised if he's arrested on landing.

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Local journalist hundreds of troops on the streets of Bangkok

How many times a year will he be allowed back? 90 days?

That's if he's allowed back, according to tilak he should be redstamped.

Those of you cheap bastards with local cable find your Channel News Asia for good coverage.

Originally Posted by William

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Originally Posted by keda

Originally Posted by daveboy

Impossible for Thaksin to return to power

Wouldn't be surprised if he's arrested on landing.

I would be suprised if he returned ever

christ at this rate I'll be able to look at the short time threads in no time at all.

Lets have a coup every night

roops seize centre of Thai capital in apparent coup
Posted: 20 September 2006 0056 hrs Photos 2 of 5
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BANGKOK : Heavily-armed troops backed by tanks took control of the Thai premier's office in Bangkok on Tuesday while Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was out of the kingdom, witnesses said.

Witnesses outside Government House in central Bangkok said forces loyal to sacked military commander Lieutenant General Sonthi Boonyaratglin had taken control of the building in what appeared to be a coup.

An announcement flashed on all public television channels said police and military forces loyal to King Bhumibol Adulyadej had taken control of Bangkok "to maintain law and order". It was accompanied by patriotic music.

The announcement said the troops belonged to the "Council of Political Reform". It apologised to Thai citizens for the unrest and asked for them to cooperate.

Coup spokesman Lieutenant-General Prapart Sakuntanak said on television that the armed forces' seizure of control was temporary and power would be "returned to the people" soon.

He said the coup was necessary because Thaksin's government had divided the country and corruption was rampant.

The military action came as Thaksin prepared to address the United Nations General Assembly. He told Thai television from New York that he had sacked Sonthi and declared a state of emergency.

Thaksin said he had already appointed a new army chief to stabilise the kingdom, which has been gripped by months of political uncertainty and rumours of an impending coup.

"He is in charge of solving the problems while the country faces an urgent situation," Thaksin was quoted by television as saying about the new military commander, who was not named.

UN officials said Thaksin had brought forward his address to the UN General Assembly.

A Thai government source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Thaksin was considering cutting short his stay in New York to return to face the crisis.

"He is planning to leave New York as soon as possible," the Thai source told AFP in New York.

Meanwhile, army commanders loyal to Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra are holding crisis talks late on Tuesday outside Bangkok, military officials said.

"The supreme commander is chairing a meeting right now. He will spent more time making up his mind on the next move," said Major General Palangkoon Khlaharn, spokesman for Defence Ministry Supreme Commander General Ruengroj Mahasaranond.

Thailand has limped along without an elected government since Thaksin dissolved parliament in February as pressure mounted on him to quit over corruption allegations.

Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in response at the time, angered in part over the Thaksin family's tax-free sale of its US$1.9 billion stake in Shin Corp, the telecoms giant Thaksin founded before entering politics.

In a bid to quell the mass rallies, Thaksin called a snap vote in April, three years ahead of schedule.

An opposition boycott guaranteed Thaksin a victory but also sunk the credibility of the polls, which were later invalidated following a rare intervention by Thailand's king, who asked top judges to break the deadlock.

Late last month police said they had found a powerful bomb in the trunk of a car near Thaksin's house, saying it was an attempt to assassinate the prime minister.

Thaksin said a group of up to four military officers had schemed to kill him.

Thaksin, 57, was already under increased security following scuffles between his supporters and groups opposing his rule. - AFP/de

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Army loyal to the King police loyal to Thaksin

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by William

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