Whats going on in Thailand????

Question

I saw something while i was reading my other questions I am going to leave in 14 days to go to thailand and what was going on there will it stop me from taking my trip...... someone please let me know............

Answer 1

coup

Answer 2

Don't worry - it's extremely safe.
Here's a letter from a friend there one hour ago.
'When my wife finally stopped singing and dancing around with our son at 7.45am this morning, she shouted out "Damn good!"
a) few people outside Thailand really know how Taksin has so cleverly usurped, benefitted from financial corruption instead of tackling it, bought up enormous tracts of his own country in areas of future development, bought foreign homes while barring foreigners from doing the same here, sued every major media outlet that criticised him and done NOTHING for the poor, and especially the hilltribes. Smiled at foreigners while restricting visas even further and pursuing policies which may ultimately be seen to be xenophobic. Full of promises and no delivery. Even his home city Chiangmai has waited a year in vain for his promised 53m baht to tackle flooding.
b) yes, he was democratically elected. The second time. Like another western premier we could name. At the first one he bought his way in with the "million baht per village" offer. That turned out to be a loan, not a gift of course, but it did the trick. Literally!
c) In my personal view this bloodless coup would not have taken place so smoothly, if at all, without the tacit consent of His Majesty. Maybe the writing was on the wall days ago? It is reported that Taksin took his whole family to the UN conference - unprecedented.
d) Dancing in the streets? Well there should be wherever thinking people are to be found (ie mainly in Bangkok). What we have in the streets here are lots of armoured personnel carriers and soldiers with rifles slung, looking a little bored and confused. But they don't mind having their photos taken as I proved on the way into the office this morning. Not allowed to talk, though, and many don't know what is happening.
e) Next? One of many responsible comments by General Sonthi was that the army would not hang on to power for very long. A coalition government, maybe with the promising young Democrat Abhisit to the fore, could be great!
f) We live in quite exciting times, but feel totally safe and very curious about the spin-off effects. Prayerfully this can only be good for Thailand!'

Answer 3

You should decide if you want or need to take the trip. Basically there is a lot of civil unrest. The PM was accused of abusing power as had Parliament. Many of Parliament had been kicked out of office leaving the government leadership understaffed. So I guess some General saw it as his responsibility to take over. There has been no violence as of yet and it looks like there wont be much, if any at all. The general that took over is a Muslim that is loyal to the King, what ever his roll in government is. Most of the country is Buddhist, who knows how that will play into all of this.

Answer 4

There is a Coup d'Etat in Thailand - that is, the army have taken over. This means that you must watch carefully what is said by the British Foreign Office (if you are British) or if not, your own National Embassy has to say about going there. (UK assumed for the rest of this) If you get your trip cancelled - and this depends on how you booked it and what you booked - will depend on the advice of the Her Majesty's Foreign Office. If you cancel, you must not do so without first talking to the people you booked with/ your airline. In cases such as this, it is vital that you get good advice BEFORE you take any action - if you booked with a travel agent, you must talk to them straight away. If booked online..... It's at times like this when booking with a good old fashioned travel agent has very distinct advantages!

Answer 5

All of the good Thai hotel/tour websites that are based in Thailand that have English language pages are keeping their web pages up-to-date as things develop so that their customers know what's going on. At the moment (9/21) the opinion seems to be that there is no reason to cancel but that people should follow their embassies advice, for example to keep away from any political demonstrations. In case the situation changes, you can monitor what they have to say as you trip gets closer. To find them you can google them.

Answer 6

BANGKOK, Thailand - Martial law is now in effect across Thailand, where the commander of the army managed to overthrow the prime minister while he's in the US.

All soldiers are being ordered to report for duty on orders of the Thai army's leader, who has also revoked the country's constitution.

Announcements on TV in Thailand also say the military is pledging loyalty to the king -- who was born in Massachusetts and has been on the throne 60 years.

The coup comes as the prime minister is in New York for the U-N General Assembly. He was supposed to speak tomorrow, but that's being changed to tonight. Opponents had been calling on him to step down, citing corruption.

And while tanks surround his Bangkok office, few noticed in the city's tourist district about two miles away, where bars and cabarets remain open.

Answer 7

The government has had a hostile takeover by the military. Bombs are going off in Bangkok. Do you think that is a good place to vacation? If you like drama then perhaps it is. If you want to see what it is like to be near death perhaps this will be the experience of your life. It would really be nice if you do not go because then you will not endanger the live of others who may have to rescue you. You may not be able to get in there anyway. Contact your airline or travel agency and try to go somewhere more restful that is not in the middle of a war. I personally do not think the idea of bombs is part of relaxation.

Answer 8

1. Call your travel agent.
2. Check your countries "Travel Warning" web page (USA prov.) <1>
3. Read web articals (prov.)
" Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of Thailand (flag pictured) declares a state of emergency in Bangkok as members of the Royal Thai Army stage a coup d'état. " <2>
------ -------- ---" BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai armed forces seized power on Tuesday without firing a shot, dismissed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's government, revoked the constitution and promised a swift return to democracy after political reforms." <3>

Source(s):

<1> http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw...
<2> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/main_page...
<3> http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ci...

Answer 9

war

Answer 10

war

Answer 11

war