Trouble at the beach

on Sunday Afternoon the Pro-Thaksin Red Shirts were out in force as they attempted to spread their message to the people of Pattaya. Banners suggested the current Democrat-led government was illegal and Parliament must be dissolved immediately so new elections can be held. They also demanded that the Yellow-Shirt anti-Thaksin Demonstrators that caused widespread disruption in Bangkok should be held to account and arrested. A parade of around 5,000 red shirts marched along Pattaya Beach Road. The parade was peaceful until they reached Mike Shopping Mall where a small group of Yellow Shirt Supporters gathered to voice their anger towards the demonstration. There was potential for a major problem and with only a handful of Police and Police Volunteers on-hand to keep order, the situation began to deteriorate. Small scuffles broke out and items were thrown at the Yellow Shirts who barricaded themselves inside Mike Shopping Mall which sustained damage during the attack. During the chaos a Police Volunteer, Khun Wirort aged 43 sustained a head wound caused by broken glass. He made a Police report but could not confirm which group threw the offending item.


courtesy pattaya one news

http://www.pattayaone.net/news/2009/feb ... 2_52.shtml (http://www.pattayaone.net/news/2009/february/news_23_02_52.shtml)

So many Cowards around, now we have not only those guys hiding from other posters, with there finger on the IGNORE Button, in case they see something that may frighten them, popping up every time they feel its safe to take a peek, like a smoker pretending he can stop smoking, we now have the 200 or more Volunteers hiding at the site of any confrontation from this anti-gay red shirted mob, who put a stop to Gays having an Innocent parade in Chiang Mai.

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After the arrogant PAD made a mess out of things in November, I am surprised tourists and "everyday Thais" don't throw things at PAD members that have the nerve (stupidity) to wear their political yellow attire now days.

With all these problems in Thailand, why is the currency so powerful??