CLICK HERE FOR UPDATE MAY 16 Avoid downtown Bangkok at all times! Dutch Embassy is not available to visitors until further notice (but by phone). Given the extreme violence of the past few days, everyone in Bangkok is asked to be extra vigilant. Non-essential travel to Bangkok is not recommended by the Dutch government. Movement in a large part of the center is strongly discouraged. Both now and in the days to come. There are now 'no go' areas…
Shocking photo from Bangkok
A Thai man, probably an anti-government protester, lies dead on the street. There are increasing reports of snipers firing on demonstrators. Australian tourists handing the press video recording of a sniper on Charn Isara Tower http://bit.ly/db9sQ1 .
Red shirts or terrorists?
By Khun Peter With fear and trembling I turned on my PC this morning. The blood is now dripping from the screen. Photos of dead Thais on the streets of Bangkok. Who will stop this madness? Abhisit's 'roadmap' seemed to be the solution. Moderate Redshirt leaders were also positive. Meanwhile, the moderate and peaceful Redshirt leaders have been sent home. Terrorists, thugs and anarchist elements have taken over. This has nothing to do with the…
CNN video: dead and injured in Bangkok
Shootings leave dead and wounded as the army tries to surround Red Shirts. CNN's Dan Rivers reports. .
Video: Redshirts attack soldiers
Images of a group of Redshirts attacking soldiers in a vehicle. It is clear to see how scared the soldiers are. A shot is also fired and a wounded soldier is evacuated. .
Video CNN: Journalist hit by bullets
The images of the Thai capital resemble a war zone. There are now 7 dead and more than 101 injured, including several journalists. It is still very restless in and around the center of Bangkok. .
The situation in Bangkok
A summary of the events in the center of Bangkok on May 13 and 14, 2010: Yesterday's balance 1 dead, many injured including Redhirt leader and ex-general Khattiya Sawatdiphol, better known as Seh Daeng (58). Unconfirmed reports: today at least four dead and many injured. Downtown Bangkok resembles a battlefield, according to The New York Times. The redshirts use slingshots, spears, firecrackers and homemade rockets. The sound of gunfire almost all day long…
BBC: report of situation center Bangkok
Video footage from BBC World News on the situation in Bangkok.
Warning for tourists in Bangkok – update May 14
CLICK HERE FOR UPDATE MAY 16 Yesterday, the political conflict between the Redshirts and the government led to serious violence once again. It is also very restless today and there are reports of injuries, including journalists. Gunshots and explosions are observed in central Bangkok at the protest locations. Military and security forces use tear gas and fire rubber and probably also live ammunition at demonstrators. The Dutch Embassy in Bangkok advises in case of violence …
Shocking images CNN: Seh Daeng shot in the head
During an interview in Bangkok, renegade general and adviser to the Red Shirts, Seh Daeng, was shot in the head. The shocking images show a badly injured Seh Daeng lying on the ground in his camouflage suit. Guards and red shirts try to move him and shout for help. Tom Fuller of the International Herald Tribune told CNN he was interviewing Seh at the time of the shooting. Witnesses stated the shot appeared to come from a…
Travel advice Bangkok – update May 13
CLICK HERE FOR UPDATE 16 MAY Political tension has risen again. Tourists are strongly advised to avoid the Ratchaprasong area! After earlier positive reports of an impending agreement between the Redshirts and Prime Minister Abhisit's government, political tension seemed to have eased. In order to break the political deadlock, Prime Minister Abhisit made a proposal on the evening of May 3 that would lead to elections on November 14, 2010. The proposal …
Embassy warns Dutch about Bangkok
To the Dutch people staying in Bangkok: Despite a number of promising developments, the political situation in Bangkok is still unpredictable at the moment. The demonstrators make no move to leave. There is a chance that individuals / factions will try to frustrate a final agreement between the government and red protesters by means of attacks. We therefore draw your attention to the fact that the travel advice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which states that all non-essential travel to Bangkok is not recommended, …
Travel advice Thailand – update May 6, 2010
UPDATE May 6, 2010: Calamity fund: coverage limit Bangkok lifted There seems to be a solution for the political differences in Thailand. On 3 May, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit presented a 'roadmap'. This contains a number of plans that should remove the political tension. The most important point is that the Prime Minister proposes to call new elections for November 14, 2010. The Thai opposition parties support the plan. The red shirts (Redshirts) are also moderately positive about the …
by Hans Bos With the 'roadmap' that the incumbent Prime Minister Abhisit puts on the table, he has played his last trump card. He could not do much else, because with an army and a police force that do not want / dare to intervene, the future did not look bright for the prime minister. In addition, his party (Democrats) runs a good chance of being disbanded in the long term as a result of accepting money from …
Chulalongkorn Hospital Bangkok evacuated after storm
By Hans Bos BANGKOK – The management of Chulalongkorn Hospital in Bangkok has decided to evacuate all patients. This as a result of the storming and search of the hospital by approximately 200 Red Shirts men. This in the expectation that they would find soldiers there. This appeared to not be the case. The director of the hospital complains about the noise nuisance caused by the Red Shirts, not even a stone's throw from the hospital. That disrupts the healing process of…
To go to Bangkok or not?
Click here for an update: May 5, 2010 In recent days, the Thailandblog editors have received many questions from concerned travelers who want to know whether it is safe and sensible to travel to Bangkok. We can do nothing but report the facts on this blog. You have to make the choice whether or not to go to Bangkok. What do the non-experts say? On websites, blogs, forums and bulletin boards fierce discussions arise between people…
Travel Advice Bangkok – Thailand
CLICK HERE FOR UPDATE JUNE 2010 On April 28, another confrontation took place in Bangkok between red shirts and security forces. About XNUMX red shirts traveled through the city in pick-up trucks and mopeds and were stopped by soldiers on Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road, in the north of the city near the old Don Muang airport. In the skirmishes that followed, in which live ammunition was fired, one person was reportedly killed and at least…