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MIKE BURN Generally Crazy Guy
Joined: 08 Nov 2001 Posts: 4825 Location: Frankfurt / Europe
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:05 pm Post subject: Thailand calls state of emergency |
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Quote: | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5361008.stm
Tuesday, 19 September 2006, 15:49 GMT 16:49 UK
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok amid rumours of a state coup.
"I declare Bangkok under a severe state of emergency," he said on television. He is currently at the UN in New York.
The measure came after tanks took up position around the Thai government headquarters in Bangkok, where they blocked traffic.
An army-owned TV station is showing images of the royal family and songs linked in the past with military coups.
Mr Thaksin announced he had removed the chief of the army, Thai television reported.
The prime minister ordered troops not to "move illegally", Reuters quoted him as saying in a voice broadcast on Thai television. |
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Rev9Volts
Joined: 10 Jul 2003 Posts: 1327
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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the current prime minister is here in the states, a few months back he sold controling interest of the countries communication system to the chinese. for 1.9 billion which he stuck in his pocket. caused a big storm, new elections were called for-3 years early-, the army took over. peacefully. |
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Galmin The King has spoken!
Joined: 30 Dec 2001 Posts: 1711
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:47 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | "I declare Bangkok under a severe state of emergency" |
Is there any other kind? |
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Rev9Volts
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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i met a guy once that was this gay artist from nice france. he got busted in bangkock and spent something between 2-4 years in jail for heroin. his mom sent him $500 a month (this was in the 80s). he said he had a house boy to do all his cleaning and whatever else he wanted . he said it was 2-4 of the best most enjoyable years of his life. |
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Galmin The King has spoken!
Joined: 30 Dec 2001 Posts: 1711
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | he had a house boy to do all his cleaning and whatever else he wanted |
So, it was in Bangkok George Tenant learned to do those sammiches, huh? |
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Rev9Volts
Joined: 10 Jul 2003 Posts: 1327
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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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i wish he would have stayed... |
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