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Thai capital on edge after deadly grenade blasts AFP - 2 hours 38 minutes ago

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Thai capital on edge after deadly grenade blasts


BANGKOK (AFP) - – Thailand was on edge Friday after a series of grenade attacks in the heart of Bangkok which left three people dead and scores wounded in the latest bloodshed of the escalating political crisis.
Hundreds of riot police were facing down thousands of anti-government Red Shirt protesters at a key intersection in Bangkok's business hub where the blasts hit late Thursday, triggering alarm in the international community.
Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said the grenades were fired from within the sprawling Red Shirt encampment but leaders of the protest movement denied they were responsible.

On Friday, police armed with batons and riot shields shouted through loud hailers across the protesters' barricade to thousands of defiant Red Shirts who have fortified their encampment with sharpened bamboo stakes and piles of tyres.
Red Shirt leader Nattawut Saikuar told demonstrators to prepare for a crackdown by security forces, which have warned that time was running out after more than a month of rallies which have paralyzed the capital's business hub.
"The authorities are trying to push in," Nattawut told the crowd from a rally stage, where live pop music had been entertaining a dancing crowd since dawn despite Thursday's bloodshed.

The grenade blasts comes after a failed attempt by authorities on April 10 to disperse the Red Shirts sparked clashes that left 25 people dead and more than 800 injured in the worst political violence in almost two decades.
"Three people died and more than 70 were injured," said Suthep, adding that an M79 grenade launcher was used in the attacks in a luxury shopping district.

The mostly working class Reds -- who are campaigning for immediate elections and the ouster of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva -- denied that they were responsible for the blasts.
Ambulances rushed away bloodied victims after the grenades exploded at a station of the capital's elevated Skytrain, outside the exclusive Dusit Thani hotel and near a bank.
The blast scene was littered with pools of blood along with abandoned shoes and Thai flags, in an area dotted with dozens of corporate towers and a notorious red-light district.
Clashes later broke out between riot police and pro-government demonstrators who hurled bottles at the Reds, AFP reporters at the scene witnessed.

"Whoever carried out the M79 attacks wants people to think it was done by the Reds. We will never attack innocent people," said a Red Shirt leader, Jatuporn Prompan.
Bangkok emergency medical services said Friday that 85 people had been wounded, including an Australian and an Indonesian man, and that one woman had been killed.

The United Nations appealed for restraint and several nations issued travel warnings for Thailand, which has been in turmoil since former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted in a 2006 coup. Key dates in Thailand's political crisis
"We appeal to both the protesters and the Thai authorities to avoid further violence and loss of life and to work to resolve the situation peacefully through dialogue," UN spokesman Martin Nesirky.
Nesirky said UN chief Ban Ki-moon was "very concerned about the continuing standoff and tension in Thailand and the potential for this to escalate."

The United States also urged restraint while several European countries issued travel warnings and urged their citizens to avoid political protests.

The army this week signalled it was preparing to crack down on the Red Shirts, who have shut down the capital's commercial heart as they campaign to overthrow a government they say is undemocratic and elitist.
"We don't want you to risk your lives. If there is a clash you could be hurt by stray bullets," said army spokesman Sunsern Kaewkumnerd. "Your time is running out. Please leave the area."
Despite repeated tense stand-offs with security forces, the rally has been largely cheerful with live bands performing to crowds waving signature heart-shaped clappers and selling red merchandise in support of the movement.
But the Reds, who have been demonstrating in Bangkok for weeks in their bid to topple Abhisit's government, have remained defiant and ruled out talks until the military withdraws.
The Red protesters, mainly from the rural poor, are largely supporters Thaksin, who is now living in exile to avoid a jail sentence for corruption.

They say Abhisit's government is illegitimate because it came to power in a parliamentary vote at the end of 2008 after a court ruling removed Thaksin's allies from office

RedDevils

Nilai Baht jatuh tak ?

wak_karman

pelancung2 luar pun dah dinasihatkan soh cepat2 check-out tuh last wednesday

wes_12

dut laling .. tekan F5 dpt tgk new avvy dut tue


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dutchy

Baht stable jerk, last month dut gi saner pung masih ok lg

duet spore yg dh jatuh, against RM 2.33

RedDevils

Baht stable jerk, last month dut gi saner pung masih ok lg

duet spore yg dh jatuh, against RM 2.3 ...
dutchy Post at 23-4-2010 12:22

USD pun jatuh sikit..nak jadik mini Soros, belilah USD sekarang

dutchy

dut laling .. tekan F5 dpt tgk new avvy dut tue


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wes_12 Post at 23-4-2010 12:21

    wes mucuk dut ~ tk bley pung, tkper arr asaikn dh dpt tukaq

dutchy

USD pun jatuh sikit..nak jadik mini Soros, belilah USD sekarang
RedDevils Post at 23-4-2010 12:24

    for all the rampage in Thailand, pelik kn duet depa tk jatuh sket pung against other currencies,something fishy, songkram dh habis blum kt saner erk?

abgboroi

walaupun camni pelancongan di thailand macam biasa...diorang bukan kacau pelancong...

diorang ni semua di import dari kg...makan semua tanggung termasuk perubatan...sama ada diorang ni petani..berkerja sendiri atau penganggur...tak tahu laa nak kata...takde yang mati kelaparan pun...

RedDevils

for all the rampage in Thailand, pelik kn duet depa tk jatuh sket pung against other curre ...
dutchy Post at 23-4-2010 12:26

that makes me wonder...
stabil sungguh Baht mereka...

rasanya pesta air tu dah abis..

RedDevils

walaupun camni pelancongan di thailand macam biasa...diorang bukan kacau pelancong...

diorang ni  ...
abgboroi Post at 23-4-2010 12:28

walaupun katanya mereka x kacau tourist, kita sebagai tourist mesti sedikit sebanyak takut nak dtg kan..

wes_12

wes npk jer avvy dut mucukkkk .. film langkasuka wes dh tgk .. besy giler hehe


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abgboroi

USD pun jatuh sikit..nak jadik mini Soros, belilah USD sekarang
RedDevils Post at 23-4-2010 12:24

apa pair yang bagus?  AB suka chf/usd   

wes_12

duit spore turun ehhh ..lama x g..ms skolah dulu2 sll parents bawak g beli baju raya hehe


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dutchy

walaupun camni pelancongan di thailand macam biasa...diorang bukan kacau pelancong...

diorang ni  ...
abgboroi Post at 23-4-2010 12:28

    kampung kot, depa semuer dr selatan tuh...tp depa nyer rusuhan neh well organize, but then again kt Bangkok byk kedai yg kener ttp pasai depa takut...selfish neh Thaksin nyer keja ler neh, dh ler King depa uzur tk bley nk msk campuq lg, yg baguih nyer depa neh, it doesn't escalate to other parts of Thailand

mcm kt Yala/Patani tuh kn mmg ader curfew, tp kalo kiter gi Danok/Betong/Hatyai night live depa masih ON jerk, cumer ader byk polis2 jager kawasan2 tuh, samer ler ngan Bangkok, tk semuer tmpt depa closed

abgboroi

walaupun katanya mereka x kacau tourist, kita sebagai tourist mesti sedikit sebanyak takut na ...
RedDevils Post at 23-4-2010 12:30

    lagi takut kat selatan thailand tu...main tembak tembak...bom ajer mana mana yang sempat...kalau di bangkok ni rasanya di tempat tempat tertentu ajer...lagipun diorang ni bukan nak bunuh orang....tapi betul laa takut laa jugak...sebab diorang ni selalu juga terlibat merusuh dengan pasukan keselamatan...

RedDevils

apa pair yang bagus?  AB suka chf/usd
abgboroi Post at 23-4-2010 12:31

tak pasti lah AB.
But I tukar USD sebab nak pi melancong nanti..

dutchy

that makes me wonder...
stabil sungguh Baht mereka...

rasanya pesta air tu dah abis..
RedDevils Post at 23-4-2010 12:29

    Thanksin got allies everywhere, mender neh needs lotsa of monies, dr maner depa dpt bertahan dh lamer sgt kalik neh depa bertempur

dutchy

wes npk jer avvy dut mucukkkk .. film langkasuka wes dh tgk .. besy giler hehe


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wes_12 Post at 23-4-2010 12:30

    ananda everigham, so yummyyy kn mucuk??

dutchy

lagi takut kat selatan thailand tu...main tembak tembak...bom ajer mana mana yang sempat.. ...
abgboroi Post at 23-4-2010 12:33

    tkder aper2 ler kt selatan tuh, kt media jerk depa hingaq, tp kalo kiter ke saner ok ler, tk yah nk takut2 pung, coz depa tk kaco kiter...