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- canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14latest from ap- The Thai military blocked the area around Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's office with tanks Tuesday, witnesses said. Thaksin declared a state of emergency from New York as rumors of a military coup swept the capital.
Several hundred soldiers were deployed at government installations and major intersections in the capital of Bangkok, according to an Associated Press reporter.
Army-owned TV Channel 5 interrupted regular programming, playing patriotic music and showing pictures of the king. - GalacticCmdr, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15I guess you just kind of get used to that sort of thing after some time - like a numbing process.
Thai-1: "Oh look another military coup."
Thai-2: "Must be Tuesday" - westwind429, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Dugg for the good idea. Any other "breaking news" needs to be done like this.
- canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14and you must be a millionaire playboy that bangs models on a regular basis. only then would you have the time to troll my submissions with lousy insults
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14My negative comment wasn't about THIS submission, but about the other 20.
- canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10http://19sep.blogspot.com/
locals blogging, someone just submitted it
thrasher- i'm at work, no tv, not enough time to read everything - thoughtfulclown, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8http://www.2bangkok.com/highemer.shtml
^up-to-date site being updated as things happen.... - Dogx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I talked a couple times since the announcement to a friend of mine in Bangkok. He says it is not a tense atmosphere in the streets at all. There's been no curfew imposed and people are milling around on Sukhumvit Rd. (a main drag). He says everything is very civilized and "business as usual" since the announcement. He confirmed that CNN and BBC have been taken off the air.
- poxonyou, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Thanks for doing it this way. There's less of a chance 20 different separate updates will be digged to the front page. I'm not sure what the deal is with the negative comments.
- canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7thanks. i promise not to do the next one b/c i don't want to be bashed for cheap front page attempts. but i agree, this is a much easier way to stay on top of developing stories....
- ldma, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7The current thinking is that this Genral Sondit is a fairly level headed guy and is not in it for the power, but just to boot Toxin (as we expats call him) out. Their political system has been a shambles this year.
- danielwa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Statement from the military reformist
The following is the statement from the military reform council.
There has been social division like never before. Each side has been trying to conquer another with all possible means and the situation tends to intensify with growing doubts on the administration amid widespread reported corruption.
State units and independent organisations have been politically meddled, not able to deliver their services as specified in the Constitution.
The administration is also usually bordering on "lest majest" actions against the revered King. Despite attempts from social units for compromises, there is no way to end the conflicts.
The revolution body thus needs to seize power. We have no intention to rule but to return the power to the people as soon as possible, to preserve peace and honour the King who is the most revered to all Thais.
-The Nation, Thai newspaper
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/09/20/headlines/headlines_30014072.php - canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6according to cnn's site, they are broadcasting thai tv over their pipeline
javascript:cnnVideo('play','/video/world/2006/09/19/rivers.thai.coup.attempt.reut','2006/09/26'); - cnn video coverage
http://www.cnn.com/pipeline/index.a.html - thai tv - canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6the BBC's Kate McGeown in Bangkok says King Bhumibol is held in high esteem by all Thais, and the declaration of loyalty does not necessarily imply that he backs the takeover attempt.
An army-owned TV station is showing images of the royal family and songs linked in the past with military coups.
BBC World, CNN and other international news channels have been taken off the air, readers in Thailand told the BBC News website by email.
from the bbc - canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/THAILAND?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-09-19-12-19-01
"An announcement on Thai television declared that a "Council of Administrative Reform" with King Bhumibol Adulyadej as head of state had seized power in Bangkok and nearby provinces without any resistance.
At least 14 tanks surrounded Government House, Thaksin's office. Thaksin was in New York at the U.N. General Assembly and declared a state of emergency" - VolatileWhimsy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6This is going to get ugly...
- JesseJericho, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6The US would give a ***** because Thailand is in a perfect strategic position between North Korea and Iran... that and the fact that King Bhumibol Adulyadej is a US citizen, supporter, and military ally... who knows what kind of ***** they are cooking up.
- canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/9/20/nation/20060920023558&sec=nation
An hour after news broke that tanks had rolled into the capital in a military takeover and television stations being seized, I had my first taste of a coup d’etat.
At The Nation office in the suburb of Bangna, 20 minutes from here, a group of heavily armed soldiers turned up at the newspaper office, where I am based as The Star correspondent.
They were there to "secure the newspaper building" where more drastic actions had been taken including taking control of seven Thai television and radio stations.
interesting first hand account..... - JivinJai, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6So, we know that CNN and BBC have been taken off the air. The Thai channels are alternating between patriotic songs and announcements from the coup leader (Gen. Sondhi). The announcements are:
Police / the army have seized control of Bangkok for our safety. Power will be returned to the people as soon as possible, and they apologize for the inconvenience.
The heads of the various departments of the government (including universities) are to report to the army headquarters at 9AM Wednesday morning.
The 20th of Sept. is declared as a national holiday. All government offices, banks, and the Stock Exchange of Thailand will be closed.
The powers of the prime minister are transferred to the leader of the coup (Gen. Sondhi). Power for various divisions are transferred to the permanent secretaries of those divisions.
The constitution has been suspended. Also suspended are the constitutional court, cabinet, senators and house of representatives. Other courts remain active.
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Internet and telecommunications are supposed to be halted completely around 4AM (in half an hour) So yeah, apparently in an hour I won't have any internet or telecommunications of any kind. Yay. The people NOT involved in the coup will know more than those actually living in the damn country. Classic... - Mejogid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5http://news.bbc.co.uk/ is covered in stories, being updated every couple of minutes.
- canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5from cnn- Thailand's state-controlled Army television says the government maintains control of Bangkok and surrounding areas amid an attempted military coup.
- adam84a, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Thanks for the more accurate title
- greyfade, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2006_Thailand_coup_attempt
- EochaidRiata, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"Real news is fine, but do not post BREAKING news to Digg. This site is not designed for such content. Stories take HOURS to hit the front page"
Digg 2.1 needs to add a feature that enables these types of breaking news stories to be more readily updated and tracked by us users. - reveiled, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6keep on refreshing this page hommie
and you got your feed. that's what i've been doing - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5so where is a good online news feed of the developing story? CNN wants money. Can find the MSNBC feed. Anyone?
- TheBarge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I love how the craptastic US TV media isn't covering this story. The last three times I've turned on the TV and surfed through the news channels in our conference room I've seen NO mention of this news story. This seems like a pretty big story, I mean come on.
- canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/wl/091906thailand
yahoo slide show - danielwa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4http://www.tv5.co.th/
Army-owned TV Channel 5 interrupted regular programming, playing patriotic music and showing pictures of the king. Guess who's got a brand new splash page... Could anyone translate this in brief? - canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4reuters video....
http://today.reuters.com/tv/videoStory.aspx?isSummitStory=false&storyId=46aed38e319d65b9e908ad11178ee0377fa4d6a1&WTmodLoc=Home-C1-TopStories-TopNews-4 - ldma, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Just to give an alternative viewpoint, this is how the story unfolded and is unfolding on Thai Ex-Pat TEFL teachers site Ajarn.com
http://ajarnforum.net/vb/showthread.php?t=13633
There's currently no Thai TV and even the English channels like CNN and BBC have been shut down. Thank goodness for teh Interweb. - canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4From CNN......
Military says nation under martial law
Thailand's constitution suspended - canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1054089
Thailand's army chief General Sonthi Boonyaratglin met with the nation's revered king immediately after declaring that he had staged a coup Tuesday against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
King Bhumibol has few legal powers but wields enormous influence over his people, who revere him with an almost god-like devotion that confounds outsiders more accustomed to the tabloid treatment of European royals.
further explanation of the king's role, influence, feelings of the populace, etc on the link - CatfishJones, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Any coup would -have- to declare loyalty to the king to stand a snowball's chance in hell of succeeding. Thai's are pretty easy going up to the point that you insult their nationality or disrespect their king (or even pictures of him). If they thought for a minute that this coup was in opposition to the king, they'd rise up. (Including many of the non-commissioned officers and grunts in the military whose service is involuntary)
If the king supports this coup, I'll sleep soundly tonight.
However, from this side of the world it is hard to tell. I'm hopeful as the opposition leader is a co-conspirator but I'm worried as they've shut down the press and have disbanded the constitution. (Martial law was to be expected)
God keep my family safe and keep Thailand free. - kirkjaa, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Oh to make my point about how this will turn out for the worse no matter who take over the government, just look at the economic indicator response good job reformers !
http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/19/news/international/thai_baht.reut/index.htm
Thai currency takes a beating
So far little ripple effect after the baht sinks, but investors who remember Asia's currency crisis are watching. - Tollboi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3My In-laws are immigrants from Thailand, when they talked to family over there they said that all the news stations have been shut down and that the tanks are all over Bangkok. They told everyone to stay inside their houses, but they also believed it was a good thing, for the most part, that the PM was being pushed out of office. If i get any inside stuff ill post in this comment section.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Just some info for the people
Thailand worldfactbook: https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/th.html
Thai Army Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_Army
US State Department info on travel to Thailand (Updated "today" if today was March 20th 2006) http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1040.html - canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The council, it said, soon return power to a democratic government but did not specify what reforms they would carry out.
The military ordered all troops to report to their duty stations and said all schools, banks and the stock market will be closed Wednesday.
Civil servants, including permanent secretaries of ministries, heads of state agencies, and heads of universities in the Bangkok metropolitan area were ordered to report to the council on Wednesday morning.
from (although most of the article is rehash)......
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/THAILAND?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-09-19-16-02-13 - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@mypost ("no other form" should be "any other form")
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@david: What would you suggest to combat corruption other than the people voting for their lawmakers? Do you honestly think no other form of government has less corruption?
- cal01, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2CBC is updating their content too:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/09/19/thailand-emergency.html - CatfishJones, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@ davids1
I hardly think they've forgotten; they're doing something about it as we speak. - x0rtrunks, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Please include links with your quotes so we can try to prove you're not just making stuff up.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2The Thai military and opposition parties have been asking the king for months to disband the current government and hold elections. Looks like they got tired of waiting.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6asdf
- swati86, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Last line in the CNN update: "Thailand has seen dozens of government coups since the end of World War II."
Interesting. - Prod_Deity, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3I need to quit making plans to travel there. It seems that only trouble occurs when I try to go there.
I was supposed to leave to fly there (muay thai training camp on Phuket Island) for a month back on 12-27-04... needless to say, it didn't happen.
I also wanted to try to go there again maybe in the fall..... I guess I'll just give up.
I also like the idea of making update in a single article. Make less of a mess, and if you need an update, just refresh. - Flashman, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4The other three were your sisters, weren't they?
- Prod_Deity, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Very informative article. It's refreshing to get a first hand account of what's going on in situations like this. Also, it's really nice to see coup without bloodshed.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2But, if the King told the army to stop, the army would, regardless of what the Generals said or did.
That happened once before. -
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