Red Shirt Protesters Take Over Bangkok 2010

http://www.thai-faq.com/82x - The red shirt protesters stormed into Bangkok today in a show of defiance as the government seems unable to stop them. The protesters targeted the main tourist area near Chitlom BTS and in doing so managed to shut down many of the major shopping malls.

This bold move by the protesters was perhaps to counter the growing sentiment among Bangkok citizens that the protesters should compromise with the government and start looking for a quick and peaceful solution. A large group of academics, business leaders, and civic employees wearing pink shirts gathered at Lumpini Park to show support for the current government.

The reds certainly proved that this still have a substantial support base with estimates that over 60,000 people attended todays rally. The government issued a warning that all protesters must leave by 9:00PM tonight, a warning that I'm sure will be ignored but I will post updates at the deadline draws closer.

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• bangkok
• protests
• red shirt
• pink shirt
• abhisit
• thaksin
• thailand
• 2010
• Canon
• HF200
• Sony
• UWP-V1

[floridianmath]

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[thaifaq]

@floridianmath Cool my first Thai comment! I can't read it but thanks for the feedback.

[Raymasaki]

@thaifaq please help me to understand this are they protesting the Government because its less Free? democratic?

did they /do they plan to enforce newer scrict laws?

oh yeah i will visit thai-faq

[thaifaq]

@Raymasaki they reason they were protesting goes back a long way in Thai history and is not something I am 100% knowledgable about but what I gather the red shirts feel under represented in Thai politics. They person they elected, Thaksin was kicked out by the elite in BKK. Now whether kicking Thaksin out was good for Thailand or not is debatable but the reds feel this was another example of the elite robbing them of their electoral vote. Do a web search for Amart and Prai by Voranai Vanijaka

[GrahamMcBain]

This is great coverage! Thank you for getting this story out. What sort of camera are you using?

[thaifaq]

@GrahamMcBain Thanks. I'm using a Canon HF200. Good camera, I'll be doing a review of all my gear soon as I get this question a lot. cheers.

[kaizar1234]

well well well, great video man.

besides, if i were u, i wouldnt be near any of them LOl.

too disgusting and they are uneducated....whatever they say, is full of shits.

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[GeorgeBangdied]

อายฝรั่งว่ะ Hello red shirt wait my ass bullshit.

[mruniburst]

@thaifaq great quote by Dr. Thomas Sowell "When given a choice to hate themselves for their failures or others for their success, seldom do ppl choose to hate themselves".

[ayemy]

if they're red shirt protesters, why are they wearing red shirts? :/

[thewhitebrazilian]

The Asian Bloods. My god Have Mercy On Our Souls

[descendedgod]

@floridianmath

Yeah! Totally!

[TheAmericankhmer]

Red shirt is a puppet of cambodian. Cambodia use them to fight their own army and their own people.

do thai people know that Takshin is a cambodian citizen .

[TheAmericankhmer]

Red shirt is a puppet of cambodian. Cambodia use them to fight their own army and their own people.

do thai people know that Takshin is a cambodian citizen .

[SoulDalto]

Friends and countrymen... Watch out...Stay out of this troubling domestic problem...People are getting nap and killed, Black list came out. Who ever goes against or have non political views on this, but had the potential of gaining support. Will be murdered. This is how its going down... Bigs guys whose on the outer circle are getting hit first. Then they gonna work into the inner circle. KAAGAAA, Yo bad Boy! This is birds man! WATCH OUT BROS! GAKAAAA! OHHhhhwwwoooohhaajaa. pack yo bag for iraq!

[BakMau]

PLEase the world... My family used to b slaves for 100 and 100 of years for thailand..

My family don't have notthing to eat, we don't have educations, cars, house, swimmingpool or tv. my brother turned into a ladyboy so he can have a job at a bar. I steal food at the market, when I ever get caught they allways beat me half dead so did the police.. I'm sorry I don't want to be a thief buf I have no choice, cos I gotta to survive...