Civil Emergency in Bangkok Thailand ASEAN

The situation in Thailand is increasingly precarious. Success mempermalukan Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva disincorporate meeting with 16 countries in the Asia Pattaya, the beach town is 150 km south Bangkok, does not create a demonstrator antipemerintah satisfied.

. Yesterday (12 / 4) morning they make sure to leave to return to Bangkok to continue the feeling of the performance, although the capital of Thailand at this time because the quiet national holiday warning Thai New Year.

See symptoms of unrest in Pattaya akan spreading to the central government, the PM announced Abhisit civil emergency situation in Bangkok and five other districts, ie, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan, Pathum Thani, Nakhon Pathom and Ayutthaya. According to Thailand's civil emergency regulations, the association of five or more persons are prohibited, the media reports about the unrest can censor, and the military may be to help the police maintain order.

Abhisit PM also ordered the vehicle-vehicle armor layer down to the main streets of Bangkok in order to block demonstrators. "I ask with the firm in three or four days ahead, most important for the government to bring back peace to this nation," Abhisit firm such as Reuters dilansir.

Abhisit added, did not mind him back due to the pressure. However, the most important at this time the recovery is political and security situation. "Do not worry, I am ready to take the decision back. But, in a situation now, I have to do is restore the government," said Democratic Party leaders and the birth of the UK alumnus of the University of Oxford.

However, instead of ice situation, the decision Abhisit PM that even as oil tersulut fire. Wave of protest group supporting former PM Thaksin Sinawatra direct all happen simultaneously in Bangkok. A number of demonstrators create chaos in the entire city. The pengunjuk sense menyandera bus-bus transportation for the general memblokade main streets.

Around 50 demonstrators besiege the office of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the PM Abhisit deliver a speech that a national television broadcast.

Failed to penetrate the police blockade, demonstrators beat up Mercedes-Benz vehicles they think ditumpangi PM Abhisit. Thai television showed the car, which was then known did not take the PM had successfully escaped despite diinjak board, dilempari stick, stone, pottery and flower-pot.

Reuters watchlist, the army and the police do nothing to stop the brutal actions of demonstrators. However, the orbit of a warning shot before the others do not participate in the building entrance to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Since the determination of an emergency situation at 10:00 local time (same with the WIB), the Bangkok truly perplexed. Site independent online daily The Nation reported, ten perempatan occupied Bangkok's main city demonstrators, so the streets of Bangkok's famous kemacetannya, the more chaotic. "This is chaos. Chaos total. This is terrifying, and the military does not do anything. And who can guarantee our security?" Martin said Liu, 36, a United States tourists who were trapped in the midst of turmoil.

After almost three hours without any control, the military finally respond to emergency situations that PM announced. Military Spokesperson Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnerd said, 400 soldiers and police were vulnerable to the 50 point across the city, including bus terminals and train station. In addition, there is a steel layer vehicle outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the major shopping jujukan tourists, MBK and palace as king.

Colonel Sansern said, people need not fear the existence of layers of steel this vehicle. "These are not signs of coup d'etat, but remain part of the security procedures that instructed the government," he said. Last night, even conscript military personnel of the Army, the air, and sea to secure 56 state-owned factories and offices and multinational companies from the threat of demonstrators antipemerintah.