Saturday, May 15, 2010

Army Declares Shoot to Kill

It's a new morning in Hua Hin ... time to check the news in Bangkok! Among the first things I found was this article from The Age Australia. I can't say it was comforting! An excerpt that cuts straight to the chase:

THE Thai army has declared parts of Bangkok ''live-fire zones'', saying that anybody - be they protester, resident, tourist or journalist - who enters certain roads in the capital will be shot on sight.

Yup. Can't wait to get back to good old BKK. None of those is too near me, fortunately.

I also liked the part where the Red Shirts still inside Red City (some 7000 to 8000 people by this morning's estimates) are stockpiling motor oil and mung beans to make the streets slippery when the soldiers come marching in ...

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