So, with reports on the BBC and other media today of up to either 10's of Thousands or up to 100,000 people (depending on who you believe) on the streets protesting ( which in a large city isn't as many as it sounds perhaps anyway ) and quotes ( in the BBC article below such as the following) are things actually quickly escalating or is this more going to be a long slow (and peaceful) campaign or tensions more likely to rise quickly and things kick off unexpectedly and maybe kick off bang in the middle of high season / holiday time for us tourists flying in to Kb perhaps ?
quotes......
"The Thai prime minister has invoked special powers in Bangkok and elsewhere after anti-government protesters forced their way into two key ministries." "Her decision to enforce the Internal Security Act enables officials to impose curfews and seal roads" "However she insisted the government did not want to see a repeat of the violence that led to dozens of people being killed in a military crackdown." "Our National Security service is now monitoring the protest and we are trying to handle the protesters without any violence," "Special security measures would now be enforced in large parts of the capital, Nonthaburi to the north and areas to the east that included the airport"
Mr Suthep said "Tomorrow [Tuesday] we will seize all ministries to show to the Thaksin system that they have no legitimacy to run the country," And elsewhere "40,000 government supporters held a separate rally in another part of the capital on Sunday"
Source :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25084013Similar Threads: