Thailand Thread

[rsn 135]

Central World Shopping Mall destroyed by fire =>

http://www.thaivisa....al-t366997.html

Sickening. What does a shopping mall have to do with their cause?

[thongd4me 69]

Sickening. What does a shopping mall have to do with their cause?

The human cost will be felt broadly and deeply as this can't be hidden from prospective tourists.

Devastating for hard-working Thais that depend on the tourist industry.

Jobs will be lost, lives will be ruined and not just regarding those who worked in and around Central World.

[SqdnGuns 21]

Can anyone call to Thailand now? Been trying to call the wife all morning and nothing..........anyone reports of ####### going on in Surin/Buri ram?

[anya-D 8]

It's beyond word, how I feel.... I HATE HATE HATE people who did this to our country.. including those who think being 'neutral' or 'lets talk' people and not knowing what's really going on.

The Siam cinema already collapsed, central world is next...

Reading the comments on the news, some stupid people still think that the govt lies about the fire and praise people who destroy the country... my gosh, they should get wipe out of genes pool!

The human cost will be felt broadly and deeply as this can't be hidden from prospective tourists.

Devastating for hard-working Thais that depend on the tourist industry.

Jobs will be lost, lives will be ruined and not just regarding those who worked in and around Central World.

Can anyone call to Thailand now? Been trying to call the wife all morning and nothing..........anyone reports of ####### going on in Surin/Buri ram?

I'm sure the riots are not as bad outside of BKK.. I'm talking to my sis on MSN and she's in the middle of BKK (Victory monument, near the palace) she said she couldnt get out of the house right now coz it's so close. I really hope she can leave BKK and go to out parents in Chonburi soon...

[thongd4me 69]

From BKK Post:

Rioters burn 27 buildings

• Published: 19/05/2010 at 08:44 PM
• Online news: Breakingnews

tweetmeme_url = window.location; tweetmeme_service = 'digg.com'; tweetmeme_source = "BPbreakingnews"; Rioters have set fire to 27 buildings around Bangkok during the day, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced at 9pm on Wednesday.

Some of the buildings are:

1. The area on Rama I Road around Paragon shopping mall and Siam Square. Siam Theatre was completely gutted.

2. Parts of Centara Grand Hotel at Ratchaprasong

3. Parts of the Stock Exchange of Thailand building on Witthayu Road

4. Mahathun building on Ploenchit Road

5. Bangkok Bank and Krung Thai Bank Asok branches

6. Parts of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board and a nearby 7-Eleven convenience store in Din Daeng area

7. Bangkok Bank and Government Savings Bank Din Daeng branches

8. Maleenont Building on Rana IV Road which houses Channel 3 television station

9. Bangkok Bank's Rama IV branch and Tesco Lotus superstore on Rama IV Road

10. The Metropolitan Electricity Authority in Klong Toey

11. Central World shopping mall

12. Bangkok Bank's Victory Monument branch

13. Century Park hotel in Din Daeng area

14. Center One shopping mall around Victory Monument

AND =>

AS I WAS CLICKING ON THE LINK "MULTIPLE FARANG DEATHS IN PHUKET"

THE BKK POST WEBSITE DISPLAYED THIS MESSAGE:

Dear forum members and readers,

To keep this web site available due to extremely heavy traffic, we need to temporally shut down our online forum for a short period.

We apologize for any inconvenience we caused you.

If you need to contact our forum administrator, please send an e-mail to webmaster@bangkokpost.co.th.

[thongd4me 69]

From BKK Post:

Rioters burn 27 buildings

• Published: 19/05/2010 at 08:44 PM
• Online news: Breakingnews

tweetmeme_url = window.location; tweetmeme_service = 'digg.com'; tweetmeme_source = "BPbreakingnews"; Rioters have set fire to 27 buildings around Bangkok during the day, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced at 9pm on Wednesday.

Some of the buildings are:

1. The area on Rama I Road around Paragon shopping mall and Siam Square. Siam Theatre was completely gutted.

2. Parts of Centara Grand Hotel at Ratchaprasong

3. Parts of the Stock Exchange of Thailand building on Witthayu Road

4. Mahathun building on Ploenchit Road

5. Bangkok Bank and Krung Thai Bank Asok branches

6. Parts of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board and a nearby 7-Eleven convenience store in Din Daeng area

7. Bangkok Bank and Government Savings Bank Din Daeng branches

8. Maleenont Building on Rana IV Road which houses Channel 3 television station

9. Bangkok Bank's Rama IV branch and Tesco Lotus superstore on Rama IV Road

10. The Metropolitan Electricity Authority in Klong Toey

11. Central World shopping mall

12. Bangkok Bank's Victory Monument branch

13. Century Park hotel in Din Daeng area

14. Center One shopping mall around Victory Monument

AND =>

AS I WAS CLICKING ON THE LINK "MULTIPLE FARANG DEATHS IN PHUKET"

THE BKK POST WEBSITE DISPLAYED THIS MESSAGE:

More of the same in the provinces

Dear forum members and readers,

To keep this web site available due to extremely heavy traffic, we need to temporally shut down our online forum for a short period.

We apologize for any inconvenience we caused you.

Observation:

The Bangkok Post has closed it's "subscriber forums" until further notice.

I tried clicking on the links in the forum window, especially about the farang being killed in Pattaya.

All of the links are still there but they are all dead ends, with the nonsense excuse of "heavy traffic."

Translation: "we are experiencing technical difficulties because we can't risk displaying public opinion."

Question =>> Has anyone seen an outside source with reports on what has happened in Phuket?

These were the forum topics that were closed:

• PAD and foreigners
• Multiple Farang Deaths in Phuket
• Abhisit: at what price?
• Mercedes bus stop killer gets 10 years
• Driving in Bangkok!
• The PAD's Blockade of Government House and Parliament
• THE MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR THAILAND IN 2009

Edited May 20, 2010 by thongd4me

[daboyz 36]

More of the same in the provinces

Observation:

The Bangkok Post has closed it's "subscriber forums" until further notice.

I tried clicking on the links in the forum window, especially about the farang being killed in Pattaya.

All of the links are still there but they are all dead ends, with the nonsense excuse of "heavy traffic."

Translation: "we are experiencing technical difficulties because we can't risk displaying public opinion."

Question =>> Has anyone seen an outside source with reports on what has happened in Pattaya?[/b]

Good. Let them burn EVERYTHING in the provinces. That's where they came from. If they want do burn down their own homes, so be it. Good luck getting a replacement ID card for the ones they gave to the red guards on the way to Bangkok since they are burning the very offices that replace them while putting govt. workers out of work. These scum have no shame.

I know some people have some sympathy for them and their plight, but burning down the capitol is no way to achieve their goal. As for the protest leaders, give them the rope. All the while Mr. T shops in Paris and claims to have nothing to do with it. Kinda reminds me of Nero playing his violin while Rome burns.

[daboyz 36]

More of the same in the provinces

Observation:

The Bangkok Post has closed it's "subscriber forums" until further notice.

I tried clicking on the links in the forum window, especially about the farang being killed in Pattaya.

All of the links are still there but they are all dead ends, with the nonsense excuse of "heavy traffic."

Translation: "we are experiencing technical difficulties because we can't risk displaying public opinion."

Question =>> Has anyone seen an outside source with reports on what has happened in Phuket?[/b]

These were the forum topics that were closed:

• PAD and foreigners
• Multiple Farang Deaths in Phuket
• Abhisit: at what price?
• Mercedes bus stop killer gets 10 years
• Driving in Bangkok!
• The PAD's Blockade of Government House and Parliament
• THE MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR THAILAND IN 2009

Some of those forums are years old. Especially the Mercedes guy and the PAD and foreigners. Not even relevant any longer. Not sure why they keep showing up on their forum list.

[daboyz 36]

My wife is telling me that they paid one of her mom's friends 700 THB to go to Bangkok for the mess. She's in her 60's and needed the money, so she went. This loosely resembles Jonestown IMO with all the constant speeches and loud speakers. The boogeyman is coming to get you etc.

[thongd4me 69]

My wife is telling me that they paid one of her mom's friends 700 THB to go to Bangkok for the mess. She's in her 60's and needed the money, so she went. This loosely resembles Jonestown IMO with all the constant speeches and loud speakers. The boogeyman is coming to get you etc.

I have an ex-monk friend (used to exchange English/Thai here in NY) who is now back in Thailand.

I never discussed politics with him but it turns out he is a red.

My wife chatted with him last night and said he is still crazy, still firmly in the red camp.

She said it was something to do with objections to the government/king

controlling who got to be head monk.

It kind of surprised me because the guy was my friend, but I had actually

read a lot about that (monks & politics) in the past history that was laid out

in "The King Never Smiles." There were often controversies about that in the past.

Any Thai VJ member know more detail about that?

Edited May 20, 2010 by thongd4me

[thongd4me 69]

This was the pic on the cover of yesterday's (May 20) NY Times.

NY Times Front Page

[daboyz 36]

I'm applying for Montenegrin citizenship just in case I get stitched up here in the US.

http://www.mip.gov.me/en/index.php/Visa-Information/contacts.html

I'll see how it goes. I don't have Thaksin money, but the police in Texas have been oppressing me for awhile. I'm sure I will get approved based on that.

[daboyz 36]

http://www.mip.gov.me/en/index.php/Consular-functions/citizenship.html

Raping and pillaging your former country is not a requirement. I also noticed that blowing up malls is not required.

[daboyz 36]

No good deed goes unpunished I guess.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/377656-has-anyone-filed-an-i-129f-or-i-130-at-the-dhs-office-in-bangkok/page__pid__3709994#entry3709994

I posted a couple links to VJ for DCF and the Thai forum to help this guy out. One of the Nazi moderators removed it. I guess it would take business away from Sunbelt, one of their biggest advertisers. Glad things aren't like that around here.

[daboyz 36]

They're response... Shameful at the least.

Thank you for your feedback, it is a policy decision made by the owners of the website. And the considerations given to advertisers are posted in forum rules, which everyone agrees to follow when they sign on as a member

Nice. I wonder if their offices are based on Nana.

So it's a site for advertisers.