Sunday, May 16, 2010

Bangkok New Update

Went to the Church and to my surprise, there were lots of people at Church. We did pray for Thailand. Just read the following news...

"Timeline of Bangkok chaos (May 16)
By The Nation

1.15pm - Sansern says the CRES has learnt that the terrorists would be dressed like police or troops to try to create a situation by causing misunderstanding that two sides of security forces would fight against each other.

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1pm - The spokesman of the Centre for Resolution of Emergency Situation will hold a meeting at 2.30pm to decide details about curfew imposing.


CRES spokesman Col Sansern Kaewkamnerd says police will study where curfew should be imposed and when and report their plan to the CRES for discussion at 2.30pm.


11.30am - Channel 3 reports that red-shirt protesters seized traffic light booth at the Din Daeng Intersection and light a big fire in the middle of road using tyres. Think smoke was seen billowing.


11.15am : red shirts try to fire a Bang Fire rocket but it goes off accidentally and injured themselves in Din Daeng area.


The protesters also threaten to fire at authorities if they attempt to break up the rally at the intersection.


11am : Red shirt protesters burn tyres in Bon Kai area, close to Bon Kai community. The fire engulfes and razes to the ground a Tesco Express located nearby.


11am - The Chulalongkorn Hospital announces that its medical services will be closed from Monday (May 19) until further notice.


The statement says the situation outside the hospital is not safe for its medical personnel and patients so it decides to close its Out-patient Department and its special clinic after office hours until further notice.


It will also suspend all surgery operations except the case of emergency. The public can call 02-256-4183 02-256-4183 for further information.


10am - A Nation reporter sees a woman shot at her head at 10 am Sunday while observing the protest in front of the Bon Kai community near the Rama IV expressway.


9am - Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva urges in a TV-pool programme the protesters to abandon the protest and go home.


Speaking live on his weekly TV programme, Abhisit says the ongoing crisis would end only when the red-shirt people end their rally.


He says the authorities have so far laying siege to the protest zone without entering to the main rally zone yet.


He says the people should not join the rally because they could get a jail term if they are arrested and they could be used by terrorists as tools.


He also urges the public to screen and cross-check information before believing.


He has instructed all schools in Bangkok to postpone their new semester by one week. The schools will be open on May 24.


9am - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's Emergency Medical Service Centre revives the death toll of two days of clashes between protesters and security forces to 24.


The EMS Centre says so far 198 people are injured.


Of the killed, 23 were men.


8.30am - The situation at the Bon Kai area remains very tense as protesters set a huge fire in the middle of the road using several tyres.


They pile up tyres on at the Rama IV-Wireless Intersection and set fire to the tyres, sending thick smoke into the air. The protesters appear blatant and shout to provoke troops.


8.15am - Blood pressure for Maj Gen Khattiya Sawasdiphol has dropped so much that he slipped into kidney failure condition.


Doctor Chaiwan Charoenchokthawee said Khattiya's blood pressure constantly dropped until he was regarded as having kidney failure condition.


"In general, his condition worsened. Doctors are trying to reduce the waste in his blood and urologists are now helping take care of him." "

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