Bangkok Red Shirt Protest in Bangkok (Phra Khanong)

March 2010 update: I'm still in Bangkok, and protests have come again. So far they're very much the same. My street hasn't been blocked off this time, but throngs of protesters coming in from other provinces streamed by, waving and smiling, on Sunday (March 14).
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Bangkok, Thailand
The red-shirted pro-Thaksin protesters (UDD) close down a small portion of Sukhumvit road on April 9, 2009. The visible intersection is of Sukhumvit (Thanon Sukhumwit) with Rama 4 road (Pra Ram Sii). The demonstration was peaceful and the protesters were in good humour. See my blog for the rest: http://miaowmatthew.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-protests-and-day-off-work-to-bo...

UDD= United front for Democracy against Dictatorship

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[prophercy2012]

This time the new college grate can get a job or find jobs easily. Kick all those greedy corrupted governments to the buddha temple so they can get their degree in selfish greed management class and the true Democracy class. See, the thai governments all fail on this lesson.

[matthewvaughan]

@prophercy2012 I'm not sure exactly what you're saying, but it sounds like you have some interesting stuff to say about all this. Unfortunately your account is closed so I can't see if you have any videos up. Thanks all the same for the comments.

[adam121886]

Who are the blue shirts?

[matthewvaughan]

The Nation says that blue is the colour of the Bhum Jai Thai political party, but if you do an image search for Bhum Jai Thai, you won't find many photos of people wearing blue shirts. When the red shirts (UDD supporters) were disrupting the ASEAN summit in Pattaya, it was reported that groups of people tried to stop them, wearing "blue and other couloured shirts" (the Nation, May 19, 2009). Searching for "blue shirts" and Thailand will help you find out more.

[adam121886]

@matthewvaughan I was in Bangkok, Patong, Krabi, Chaing Mai, and some smaller towns doing some traveling in Thailand with my backpack. Was a good one.

[matthewvaughan]

@adam121886 Cool.

[thenoodle98]

These people are just stupid. They're destroying their own country.

[notthaksinfan]

Thaksin did something for the poor and did even more for his own family and his cronies. If you can see that then you are pretty blind. The Reds were ousted by people in Bangkok as well even when they were armed, not only by the justified military troops to bring order to the city that was ruined by violent group of brainless people. These people had to risk their lives for someone pushing a remote button from outside the country with his family enjoying your rightful money!

[prophercy2012]

thailand is fuc up right now due to fingering who's did this or that. They divided in two group now. So to bring back thai unity , They just need to kick all the thai governments out include kick viet blood abhshit out AND let the new college grate to run and elect to be the next PM and all new government members. This way the new attitude of the young or new generation will get along better.

[123schiff]

@markyboy07 what a dumb fuk you are Markboy.. wtf has Laos got to do with it. Obviously the issue is in Thailand and the government.

[christophe73]

Then no worries! The new government will find a way by buying out the protesters and Thaksin can stay away and never come back! Hopefully peace will be restored.

[Raksaht]

@christophe73 -Thaksin OPENLY BOUGHT VOTES! He was not democratically elected either!! May I suggest you learn a bit more about Thai politics before assuming that this is a fight for democracy or a fight for anything other than Thaksin's money. Thaksin's party wouldn't even allow the other parties to hold political rallies in the north and northeast. Thailand isn't civilized enough to have democracy.

[Raksaht]

@markyboy07 - That Laos statement is totally uncalled for. Laos is a much better, more peaceful country than Thailand. The reds are wrong, but attitudes like yours don't do anything to help Thailand.