By virtue of good timing, I was lucky to catch the most-recent anti-Thaksin protests in Bangkok. I chased the protests for two days.
On Saturday the evening protests were held at the regular venue outside Government House (though I still don’t know which building Government House actually is!)
Sunday’s protests took a turn of events, by passing right through the centre of Bangkok, from the National Stadium, past Siam BTS Station, onto the World Trade Center, then finally ending at The Emporium.
I’ll refrain from making political comments right now; Thailand is not my country, so while I have a stance on the situation and took photos, as a foreigner I don’t have any right to push my point of view. You might also notice some controversial photos, and I am plainly hesitant to include them in the albums. The issue is however integral to the demonstrations, and that’s where the story ends.
The elections are due to be held on Sunday April 2nd. It looks likely that there will won’t be a significant turnout. The proportion of legitimate votes is crucial for Thaksin to maintain his leadership.
loved the photo of the kid with the tongue – if you don’t want to appear biased you might want to put pics/voice of supporters as well – or is that on an earlier post – I only had a quick look before heading out. But, clean and easy to use. way to go dude.
— Mike · Mar 31, 02:10 pm · #
Ta. I would have done that, had there been any Thaksin/SG supporters around.
— Ben · Mar 31, 03:43 pm · #