State of emergency in 15 provincie’s
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Sleutelfiguur in demonstratie’s “Seh Daeng” in het hoofd geschoten.
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Een Thaïse militair, die het kamp had gekozen van de ‘roodhemden’, de antiregeringsmanifestanten, is vandaag het slachtoffer geworden van schoten in Bangkok. De man, Khattiya Sawasdipol (58), alias ‘Seh Daeng’, werd in kritieke toestand naar het ziekenhuis Hua Chiew gebracht, zei een verpleegkundige.
De militair is zeer populair bij de manifestanten en heeft de facto de leiding over de veiligheidsoperaties in de wijk in Bangkok die ze al twee maanden bezetten. De machthebbers beschouwen Khattiya als een van de belangrijkste tegenstanders van verzoening. Hij is ook een trouwe aanhanger van Thaksin Shinawatra, de voormalige premier die in 2006 werd afgezet bij een militaire staatsgreep.
In Bangkok begon vandaag een nieuwe aanval op de regeringstegenstanders, die al enkele weken manifesteren. De regering had enkele uren eerder gezegd dat de vervroegde verkiezingen, die beloofd waren op 14 november, niet doorgingen als de manifestanten hun actie niet stopzetten. (afp/sps)
Bron: http://www.hdl.be
Seh Daeng reported shot, wounded
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[li]Published: 13/05/2010 at 07:43 PM [/li][li]Online news: Breakingnews[/li][/ul]Maj-Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol, better known as Seh Daeng, was shot and wounded during a melee near Sala Daeng intersection on Rama IV road, according to a television report which has yet to be confirmed.
He was admitted to nearby Chulalongkorn Hospital.
The incident took place about 7.25pm when a series of gunshots and explosions were heard from the area, the report said.
*Bron: Bangkok Post / www.bangkokpost.com *
Seh Daeng treated at Hua Chiew
**** Published: 13/05/2010 at 08:27 PM
Online news: Breakingnews
Maj-Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol, or Seh Daeng, has been admitted to Hua Chiew hospital and is receiving an emergency treatment for a gunshot wound, according to a television report.
Immediately after he was shot in a clash at Sala Daeng intersection, Seh Daeng was rushed to Hua Chiew hospital, not Chulalongkorn Hospital as earlier reported.
He was receiving emergency treatment.
Earlier reports said he had been shot in the head. This was not confirmed.
*Bron: Bangkok Post / www.bangkokpost.com *
Ook nog vermelden dat de sky train stations zijn gesloten(18:00pm) plaatselijke tijd tot nader orde.
erm… nihil?
Als tourist in bkk is het niet zo ongewoon om de Skytrain te nemen (Sala Daeng aanslagen), om in Kao Sarn Rd. te verblijven (Kok Wua gevechten), om rond Silom, Lumpini te moeten zijn (huidige gevechten) en zo zijn er nog wel meer voorbeelden… Voor de doorwinterde bkk-ganger zijn bepaalde gevoelige punten mischien herkenbaar en best makkelijk ontwijkbaar maar dit is niet voor iedereen zo.
Ik woon in bkk en kan bevestigen dat het leven grotendeels ongemoeid voortgaat maar ik zou het risico en mogelijke ongemakken toch ook niet te veel nihiliseren.
Ben nu wel eens benieuwd hoe de situatie gaat uitdraaien na de dood van Seh Daeng. Extra geweld en aanslagen van zijn hardliners of bloedt het protest zo goed als dood met zijn verdwijnen?
Ideaal dat schema van bezette gebieden. Maar waar ik wel benieuwd naar ben.
Wij willen met de trein van het vliegveld naar het noorden. Maar is het wel mogelijk om die trein te pakken, zonder dat we met de betogingen temaken krijgen?
Ik hoop dat het allemaal mee zal vallen. We vertrekken morgen voor het eerst naar Thailand en nu wordt de situatie nog erger!
Euhhh…is Seh Daeng overleden dan !? Laatste nieuws in de BKK Post spreekt hier nog niet over…
En mocht hij het niet redden, dan denk ik zelf niet dat de protesten doodbloeden…integendeel…
Hier in ieder geval beelden vlak nadat hij is neergeschoten via CNN.
Tijdens een interview in Bangkok werd de afvallige generaal en adviseur van de Roodhemden, Seh Daeng in zijn hoofd geschoten.
De schokkende beelden tonen een zwaar gewonde Seh Daeng die op de grond ligt in zijn camouflagepak. Bewakers en roodhemden proberen hem te verplaatsen en schreeuwen om hulp. Tom Fuller van de International Herald Tribune, vertelde CNN dat hij Seh interviewde op het moment van de schietpartij.
Getuigen verklaarden het schot leek te komen van een dak uit een hoek van Bangkok Lumpini Park, waar op dat moment veel demonstranten waren.
Het is niet duidelijk of militairen of de regering van Thailand opdracht heeft gegeven om Seh Deang neer te schieten. Wel heeft de regering eerder bekend gemaakt dat er geschoten zou worden op wat zij noemen, gewapende terroristen.
De muitende Thaise generaal Seh, wiens volledige naam generaal-majoor Kattiya Sawasdipolis is, staat bekend als de ‘meest radicale, Redshirt leider, aldus CNN’s Dan Rivers. Veel, meer gematigde Redshirtleiders die voorstander waren van een vreedzaam protest, namen afstand van de ideeën van Seh.
Er zijn vanavond diverse explosies en schoten gehoord in de buurt van de protestlocaties in Bangkok. Volgens getuigen kwamen de explosies vlak nadat Seh was neergeschoten,. Het is niet duidelijk of de explosie, uit vergelding voor de schietpartij, door de Roodhemden zijn veroorzaakt
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Seh Daeng shot
Fresh violence kills one red shirt, injures nine, Army seals off protest site, commuters rush home
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Key red shirt leader and rogue army officer Maj-Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol was shot in the head in renewed violence last night as security forces surrounded the red shirt protest site.
Maj Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol, widely known as Seh Daeng, is carried by fellow red shirts after being shot in the head at their fortified camp yesterday. AFP
One red shirt protester was killed, and nine injured in the shootings which erupted in mid-evening near Sala Daeng intersection and Lumpini park.
Maj-Gen Khattiya, a hard-line member of the red shirts, was shot in the head and critically wounded close to Chulalongkorn Hospital as he spoke to journalists.
The fresh violence flared up hours after the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) announced a plan to close three roads around the Ratdhchaprasong intersection to seal off the protest site from 6pm.
Erawan Emergency Centre director Phetpong Kamchornkitjakarn said last night that Maj-Gen Khattiya, alias Seh Daeng, sustained a severe head injury.
He was shot in the forehead while he was giving interview to a group of foreign reporters. The bullet exited through the nape of his neck.
He was taken to Hua Chiew Hospital, close to Chulalongkorn Hospital, a few metres away from where he was shot.
The army specialist, wearing a breathing aide, was seen on television while he was moved from an emergency room to a surgery room.
Earlier, red shirt protesters and 150 anti-riot police swarmed the Hua Chiew Hospital site. Another 150 troops were deployed outside.
Late last night he was transferred to Vajira Hospital.
Maj-Gen Khattiya’s shooting came less than an hour after security forces began their blockade to mount pressure on the red shirt protesters.
The army specialist was shot after emerging from the red shirts’ fortified encampment with a group of foreign journalists about 7.30pm.
During the interview near the fence of Chulalongkorn Hospital, Maj Gen Khattiya fell to the ground after being shot by a high-powered rifle.
Shortly after the shooting, at least four explosions and gunfire were heard, sending passers-by and protesters ducking for cover. Two other protesters at Sala Daeng intersection were injured.
Deputy Bangkok Governor Malinee Sukavejworakit said Seh Daeng could not breathe by himself and had to rely on a respirator.
Around 10pm, red shirt protesters clashed with security forces near Lumpini Park. The forces fired rubber bullets against protesters. One man, Chartchai Chalao, 25, died after being shot in the face. Five sustained wounds.
Four protesters _ one woman, and three men _ were sent to Chulalongkorn Hospital.
Chartchai died later in the hospital. Another two protesters sustained gunshot wounds to the arms. Kannikar Marutanon, 40, was wounded in the shoulder.
A fourth protester was injured at Ratchaprasong intersection, the main venue of the red shirt rally, said Dr Phetpong of the Erawan Emergency Centre.
The atmosphere at the red shirt stage was tense as news about the attack on Seh Daeng spread. Protest leaders huddled to discuss the situation before appearing, surrounded by guards, on stage. They vowed to fight on.
Co-leader Jatuporn Prompan said the attack on Maj Gen Khattiya could not sway them from their course and he was willing to shed blood for justice and democracy.
‘‘If the death can bring democracy and justice, we are ready to die. We are ready to face it. We are here to take the bullets,’’ he said.
Co-leader Nattawut Saikua told the red shirt protesters at Ratchaprasong that their lives were in danger.
‘‘Those behind the attack wanted to tell us that even Seh Daeng could be shot, so other red shirt protesters can be harmed too,’’ Mr Nattawut said.
Red shirt’s speakers also urged red shirt members to donate AB group blood for Seh Daeng. The hospital, however, denied calling for blood donations.
Several leaders wanted to disperse the crowd and negotiate with the government, but Mr Jatuporn _ regarded as a hard-liner _ refused to step down.
Earlier in the day, Maj Gen Khattiya said that he was ready to take the helm of the red shirt protest if the leaders withdrew.
He said he and ‘‘hard-core’’ red shirt leaders such as Arisman Pongruangrong, Suporn Atthawong, Kwanchai Praipanan and Payap Pankate were ready to lead.
‘‘If these [other] leaders accept the government’s conditions and send the crowds home, we will fight until we win,’’ he said.
‘‘We will use the trucks as barriers and we will drop firebombs on the armoured vehicles,’’ he said.
The CRES yesterday prohibited all kinds of transportation on Phaya Thai Road, Phetchaburi Road, and Wireless Road from 6pm and cut off mobile phone signals in the area.
Checkpoints were set up along the blocked roads to prevent more protesters from entering the sealed zone. Those who wanted to leave were urged to do so.
Armoured vehicles were also deployed to barricade the protest site and sharpshooters sent in to protect security forces from ‘‘terrorist elements’’ mingling with red shirt protesters.
The cabinet yesterday also approved enforcement of the state of emergency decree in another 15 provinces where the red shirts are known to be particularly active. bron:http://www.bangkokpost.com
Dode en gewonden bij nieuw geweld Bangkok
13 mei 2010, 21:37
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Er waren donderdag opnieuw hevige confrontaties tussen ‘roodhemden’ en Thaise militairen in de financiële wijk van Bangkok. De noodtoestand, die eerder werd uitgeroepen voor Bangkok en omgeving, werd donderdagavond uitgebreid naar vijftien andere provincies.
Khattiya Sawasdipol, een Thaïse geneeraal die het kamp had gekozen van de antiregeringsbetogers, werd neergeschoten. De 58-jarige man werd in kritieke toestand overgebracht naar het ziekenhuis Hua Chiew. De machthebbers beschouwen Khattiya als een van de belangrijkste tegenstanders van verzoening. Minstens een andere manifestant werd doodgeschoten.
De Verenigde Staten en Groot-Brittannië hebben inmiddels beslist om hun ambassades in Bangkok te sluiten.
ook de nederlandse ambassade is gesloten vandaag
OK het begint weer heavy te worden!! wil eigenlijk volgende week naar bangkok vliegen…doen of niet doen?
blijf in bangkok niet al te lang.
En wat betekent het voor mij als de Nederlandse Ambassade is gesloten?
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zolang je ze niet nodig hebt niets maar als je de ambas. nodig hebt voor bijv een nieuw paspoort kan het lastig worden.
dan zou je ze moeten bellen neem aan voor noodgevallen dat ze je wel moetenhelpen
visum aanvragen kunnen niet gedaan worden
Volgens het nieuws op de radio is de inval begonnen. Het centrum van Bkk zou afgesloten zijn en het leger is het redshirt-territorium binnengevallen. Er worden schoten en ontploffingen gehoord.
bron: www.deredactie.be 14/05/2010
Verschillende bronnen melden dat het leger oprukt. Het gebruikt traangas om de betogers tegen de regering van premier Abhisit Vejjajiva uiteen te drijven. Er zijn ook al schoten gehoord en betogers proberen legervoertuigen in brand te steken.
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Het is de hele nacht onrustig geweest in Bangkok. “Spannend, want de leiders van de roodhemden zeggen aan hun volgelingen dat ze zullen vechten tot het einde”, zegt Peter Cauwelier, die in Bangkok woont.
Gisteren is een jonge betoger om het leven gekomen en raakte een leider van de opstandelingen zwaargewond. De voorbije 2 maanden zijn al enkele tientallen doden gevallen.
De onrust in Thailand duurt nu al meer dan twee maanden. Opposanten, aanhangers van de afgezette premier Thaksin Shinawatra, eisen dat premier Abhisit Vejjajiva opstapt omdat die volgens hen op een onwettige manier aan de macht is gekomen. Zo’n twee weken geleden leek het er even op dat regering en oppositie tot een vergelijk zouden komen toen Vejjajiva aankondigde bereid te zijn om vervroegde verkiezingen uit te schrijven.
Maar toen de zogenoemde roodhemden hun barricades niet verlieten, is de spanning in Bangkok weer gestegen.
Protesters, troops almost clash again
Published: 14/05/2010 at 12:07 PM
Online news: Breakingnews
Violent clashes between anti-government protesters and soldiers nearly broke out on Friday morning near the Thai Belgian bridge on Rama IV road on Friday morning, reports said.
Sounds of explosions and gun shots were heard from time to time in the heart of Bangkok, as a group of demonstrators of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) hurled stones and other objects and fired homemade rockets at soldiers who were surveying the areas around the rally site from armoured military vehicles.
The soldiers retaliated by firing warning shots with rubber bullets, reports said.
There were no injuries.
Most offices and shops in Sala Daeng were closed for security reasons and due to transport difficulties.
Many motocycles and taxis were parked outside Lumpini Park while red-shirt guards were moving the bunkers closer to the soldiers stationed in front UCL building on Rama IV road.
Military helicopters periodically flew over the red-shirt’s protest venue at Ratchaprasong commercial district to assess the situation, as the protesters fired homemade rockets to drive helicopters away.
*Bron: Bangkok Post / www.bangkokpost.com *
UDD leadership in disarray as Veera is said to have quit
Red shirts divided over whether to end protest
Published: 14/05/2010 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: News
A split has emerged in the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship as Veera Musikhapong has quit as its leader, a source says.
Veera: ‘Trying to leave the country’
Conflict within the ranks of UDD co-leaders had led Mr Veera to resign, the source said yesterday.
UDD co-leader Korkaew Pikulthong admitted the red shirt bosses have been split down the middle.
He said some key members including himself and Mr Veera wanted the protracted demonstration to stop, but the other leaders wanted it to continue.
The demonstration should end now as members of the public are increasingly turning against the protesters, Mr Korkaew said.
He said the prime minister’s offer to dissolve the House and call an election on Nov 14 was acceptable.
But the government rescinded the offer after the UDD refused to disperse the protest.
Mr Korkaew said the UDD leaders hoped to drag the protest out because they wanted the prime minister and Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban to face legal proceedings over the April 10 clashes between protesters and the security forces.
Soldiers and police surround HuaChiew Hospital where army specialist Maj Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol is being treated after being shot in the head last night. PATTARACHAIPREECHAPANICH
Meanwhile, the UDD source said immigration police are looking for Mr Veera, who is among the more than 20 UDD co-leaders charged in connection with organising the red shirt protest. Mr Veera is reportedly trying to leave the country.
Mr Veera and other UDD key members, including Adisorn Piangket, Visa Khantap and Phaijit Aksornnarong, shared the view the UDD should end the demonstration temporarily and monitor the government’s reconciliation road map.
Security forces close a section of Phaya Thai Road leading to the SamYanarea after shooting broke out on Rama IV Road near Lumpini Park. PATTANAPONGHIRUNARD
The source said hardline members of the UDD _ Jatuporn Prompan, Arisman Pongruengrong and Maj Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol, before he was shot _ said they were unsure of getting a fair trial if they ended the demonstration and surrendered to police.
They demanded the prime minister and Mr Suthep surrender to police too to face charges.
If the two are granted bail, they should be also allowed bail as well.
Pedestrians and motorists duck and stoop as a fresh spate of shooting breaks out on Rama IV Road near Lumpini Park yesterday. SAROT MEKSOPHAWANNAKUL
The source said as a result of the split in the UDD, Watana Muangsuk, a former commerce minister in the Thaksin Shinawatra administration, had decided to discontinue mediating between the red shirts and the government.
Mr Watana had been asked to communicate with Korbsak Sabhavasu, the secretary-general to the prime minister.
The source said last night Puea Thai chairman Chavalit Yongchaiyudh and his team had tried to persuade Mr Veera to resume a leading role in renewing peace talks with the government to end the political deadlock.
An unidentified manis helped by fellow red shirt protesters after he was shot and injured.A group of protesters were walking towards a security checkpoint when the shots were heard and the man was wounded. SAROT MEKSOPHAWANNAKUL
But Mr Veera was determined to break ranks with the UDD and told his supporters to leave the red shirt gathering site at Ratchaprasong, the source said.
The source said the hardcore red shirt leaders rejected the reconciliation plan and wanted to press ahead with their protest because Thaksin did not want the rally to end and had telephoned Mr Jatuporn to issue a set of demands to the government.
Medics carry Maj Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol into the emergency unit of Hua Chiew Hospital.He was shot near the Sala Daeng intersection. APICHART JINAKUL
*Bron: Bangkok Post / www.bangkokpost.com *
Cameraman, foreign journalist shot in clashes
Published: 14/05/2010 at 02:44 PM
Online news: Breakingnews
A Thai cameraman and a foreign journalist were shot during the clashes between protesters and troops in Bangkok on Friday.
A cameraman working for Matichon newspaper was shot in the leg during the clashes between protesters and troops on Friday, the newspaper reported on its website.
A foreign journalist working for France 24 television channel was shot in the leg during the clashes, the network said.
*Bron: Bangkok Post / www.bangkokpost.com *
Hier in het Zuiden is alles rustig.
Als ik de mensen hier voorzichtig aanspreek over de situatie in Bkk, schijnen ze opgelucht te zijn tot zelfs tevreden over het neerschieten van Seh Deang. Ze zeggen het niet met zoveel worden maar je ziet het aan hun algemene uitdrukking. Het is hier dan ook voor 95% geel gebied.
MVG Frank