Bangkok protests

Fighting spreads in Thai capital www.reuters.com

by alice_reuters 5/15/2010 3:56:18 PM
NY Times' reporters account of being in the battle zone: www.nytimes.com

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 5:26:19 AM
(Reuters) Bangkok descends from bustling metropolis to war zone: www.reuters.com

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 5:26:37 AM
Reuters witnesses: On Rama 4 road, troops and protesters were in a standoff about 500 metres apart as sporadic bursts of gunfires were heard through columns of thick black smoke from burning tyres.

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 5:27:15 AM
Thai protesters remain defiant, more fighting feared: uk.reuters.com

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 5:29:52 AM
Slideshow of pictures from Reuters photographers: uk.reuters.com

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 5:30:33 AM
by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 5:35:55 AM
One of the pictures from the slideshow....

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 5:38:16 AM
Erawanc Centre's latest numbers: wounded 205, dead 24

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 5:50:40 AM
A timeline of the twists and turns in Thailand's crisis: uk.reuters.com

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 5:55:58 AM
BBC: Thai protesters defy a vow from PM to use military to stop the protests news.bbc.co.uk

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 6:18:48 AM
Reuters video from yesterday: uk.reuters.com

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 6:27:48 AM
Reuters witnesses: At around 1 p.m. on Rama 4 down to Klong Toey intersection, thousands still scattered in small groups. North of the protest encampment, hundreds still remained with sporadic blasts going
off and gunfire.

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 6:34:28 AM
Bangkok Post: Bangkok no entry zones declared.... bangkokpost.com

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 6:55:00 AM
Officials: Civil servants, NGOs and Red Cross looking at persuading women, old people and children to leave from the main protest site in Ratchaprasong from today until 3.pm tomorrow

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 7:11:14 AM
Reuters: Thai Govt will impose 11pm - 5am curfew from Sunday evening in certain parts of Bangkok - Govt Source

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 7:25:54 AM
by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 7:26:46 AM
These are the latest pictures from Reuters Photographer Adrees Latif

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 7:29:40 AM
by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 7:32:07 AM
by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 7:34:06 AM
The pictures show anti-government 'red shirt' protesters on Rama IV on May 16, 2010.

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 7:36:11 AM
From the BBC, Bangkok violence in pictures news.bbc.co.uk

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 7:37:25 AM
Curfew to begin in parts of Bangkok from Sunday - source www.reuters.com

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 7:44:45 AM
Officials: more than 400 schools in Bangkok, supposed to reopen on the 17th, will be closed until May 24

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 7:54:40 AM
3:17 pm: The Nation newspaper's website quoting Thai TV saying women and kids have moved from Ratchaprasong, the main protest site, to Pratumwanaram temple

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 8:19:25 AM
3:43 pm: Latest death toll - 25, injured - 215, according to Erawan Medical Centre

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 8:43:40 AM
3:58 pm: CNN correspondent Dan Rivers saying there is panic buying going on in a supermarket in downtown Bangkok

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 8:59:42 AM
4:10 pm: A Bangkok resident talked to the BBC about being evacuated from the 'red zone' news.bbc.co.uk

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 9:11:36 AM
4: 30pm: CNN footage from yesterday showing riots in Bangkok continuing edition.cnn.com

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 9:31:06 AM
4:55 pm: The Nation newspaper says a local cameraman shot but saved by bulletproof vest www.nationmultimedia.com

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 9:55:54 AM
5:01 pm: Photos from Reuters cameraman Caren Firouz of protesters on the sidewalks of the 'red shirt' encampment and a soldier manning a checkpoint

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 10:01:11 AM
by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 10:04:45 AM
by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 10:07:01 AM
5:08pm: Thai army says it will not impose curfew in parts of Bangkok just yet, citing trouble for the public

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 10:08:11 AM
5:09pm: Bangkok Post says Bangkok's underground and sky train systems to remain closed on Monday www.bangkokpost.com

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 10:12:20 AM
5:22pm: Thai protest leader told his supporters if the government stops shooting they are ready to negotiate under U.N. supervision.

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation edited by william francis tarrant 5/16/2010 10:21:18 AM
5:23pm: The protest leader also said he wants the United Nations to moderate any talks with government

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 10:23:05 AM
5:28pm: The exact words of Nattawut Saikua, a red shirt leader, "We have no other condition. We do not want any more losses."

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 10:28:20 AM
5:29pm: He added, ""We want the U.N. to moderate it because we do not trust anyone else. There is no group in Thailand that is neutral enough."

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 10:28:30 AM
6:05pm: Thai protesters seek talks as fighting rages www.reuters.com

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 11:06:29 AM
6:23pm: Government spokesperson Panitan Wattanayagorn on Thai TV now

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 11:23:28 AM
6:24pm: Panitan says Monday and Tuesday will be public holidays and extending the State of Emergency to various provinces up country.

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 11:25:21 AM
6:28pm: Thai Govt calls for protest leaders to surrender, rejects international mediation to end clashes with protesters

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 11:28:55 AM
6:34pm: Video from the BBC about red shirt protesters moving to new locations news.bbc.co.uk

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 11:35:27 AM
6:38pm: Wondering what's going on in Thailand's chaotic capital? Check this out members.alertnet.org

by Thin Lei Win @TR_Foundation 5/16/2010 11:38:58 AM

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