Military Coup in Thailand 2006

[mrsquirrel]

What does this all mean then?

[Spin]

TV server just fell over...

Daveboy, where are you getting you info from dude?

[mad_dog]

Bush stands shoulder to shoulder with Taksin - AP

[Butterfly]

Thaivisa.com got creamed !!!


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Date: Tuesday 19th of September 2006 1156 PM

[DrAndy]

Thailand has been moved to the South China sea

[mrsquirrel]

has BBC world been blocked?

[buadhai]

whomever is behind this remembered to shut down the tv.

But they forgot to turn off UBC, so we're still getting CNN, BBC, etc.

[daveboy]

Head of military removed from power possible stunt by Thaksin to reaffirm power

[machangezi]

I'm about to leave for down town. DD, just pray to whoever you believe that I don't get shot. Will try to get some nice piccies.

Nah fock it mate. I ain't going out. Just have a message on TV asking to cooperate.

[obsidian]

thai radio!!!!!????

[daveboy]

TV server just fell over...

Daveboy, where are you getting you info from dude?

Its all playing out live on sky news

[Butterfly]

that 1m THB server didn't take it

[dgblkbelt]

BBC world is covering it.

[daveboy]

live pictures now of troops on the streets looking very nervous

[buadhai]

Interesting that Bangkok Post has nothing on the coup, Nation had some stuff but their web site seems to be going down now....

[mad_dog]

Possible pre-emtive coup by forces loyal to Thaksin

[obsidian]

so this could be an affirmation of thaksins rule OR a coup? what are they hypothisyzing re this on the news?

[Wallace]

Perhaps he (Thaksin) just feels left out because everyone's more concerned with Iraq and proper violence and political unrest. You know how moody Thais like to get attention when they feel ignored. Some think that Thaksin is launching his own coup, the troops are loyal to him and this is a coup to pre-empt another coup. Mmm, all sounds a bit desperate.

[obsidian]

how are they characterizing the numbers of troops??

[buadhai]

All Thai free-to-air TV has videos of the King. CNN has live photos of troops and tanks on the street in BKK.

[machangezi]

just Confirmed By Thai Tv That Everything Is Under Control And Under Military!!!

[Butterfly]

Thaksin is playing military it seems

Thailand's Prime Minister
Declares State of Emergency

A WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE NEWS ROUNDUP
September 19, 2006 11:58 a.m.

Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has called a state of emergency as coup rumors swept Bangkok.

Earlier, an Army-owned television station suspended its regular programming. Cable News Network, citing eyewitnesses, reported that about 10 tanks were heading into central Bangkok near the government area. Several hundred soldiers were deployed at government installations and major intersections in the capital of Bangkok, according to an Associated Press reporter.

Mr. Thaksin went on a government-owned TV station to declare the state of emergency. "The prime minister with the approval of the cabinet declares unbeserious emergency law in Bangkok from now on,'' Mr. Thaksin said from New York, where he was attending the U.N. General Assembly.


Mr. Thaksin said he was ordering the transfer of the nation's army chief to work in the prime minister's office, effectively suspending him from his military duties. More details were expected shortly.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal Monday, Mr. Thaksin dismissed any possibility of a military takeover in his country, adding that a recent assassination attempt-- while possibly linked to members of the Thai military - - was "not a coup."

"I know there are those who really support me and those who are against me," he said. But he suggested that any opposition from the military was confined to rogue elements in its ranks or older generals that don't represent the wishes of the broader Thai armed forces.

He also dismissed the possibility that Thailand's revered king or his advisers are playing any meaningful role in the country's political drama.

"His Majesty is not really involved in politics. We should not bring him into politics," he said. Some analysts believe that Thailand's king has given his tacit endorsement to military coups in Thailand in past decades.

Early Tuesday, Mr. Thaksin said that he may step down as leader of the country after upcoming elections, but he will remain at the helm of his party, despite calls for him to give up the post.

Mr. Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai Party has twice won landslide election victories, in 2001 and 2005 and is expected to win the next vote, bolstered by their widespread support in the country's rural areas. But the prime minister has faced calls to step down amid allegations of corruption and abuse of power.

Massive rallies earlier this year forced Mr. Thaksin to dissolve parliament and call for a snap election in April. The poll was boycotted by opposition parties and later annulled by Thailand's top courts, leaving the country without a working legislature. New elections are scheduled for Oct. 15 but were likely to be postponed until at least November.

More bombings and arson attacks occurred Monday in violence-wracked southern Thailand, where a Muslim insurgency has killed more than 1,700 people since 2004.

Write to the Online Journal's editors at newseditors@wsj.com

[obsidian]

type daveyboy--type!

[buadhai]

Nation web site is now down.

[daveboy]

Armed forces say they control bangkok