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The Machine
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The most likely culprit for this action is insurgents from the south of Thailand.
It is only surprising that the violence has remained in the south for so long and not previoulsy affected any of the major tourist areas of Thailand.
I don't believe for one minute that Thaksin had anything to do with this it just doesn't make sense for him to get involved in something like this. He has much more to lose than gain by acting in such a way.
I was in Pattaya in Walking Street last night and the police came around and closed the gogos at 2am and that was the first I had heard of any trouble.
BTW There was a rumour going around that there was a bomb in Pattaya but I think this has not been confirmed.
Let's just hope this is not the start of a serious campaign of random bombings throughout Thailand.
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Posted on: 10:23 pm on Dec. 31, 2006
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StrayGypsy
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Happy New Year 2007 ! Year of the Pig !... Oink Oink !
Damm Bombers! I hope the coppers catch em soon and do some stringing up/shot on sight !.... probably a terror cell striking different Bangkok neighborhoods! with some weird assed belief/martarism/intent to kill everyone and themselves under the name of God !
Bombings on holiday, That sucks ! whats next weapons grade uranium !....123 Nana Plaza Kaplooey !
Frickin Terrorist ! have to ruin good holiday moments !
Be careful of crowded places and the metro lines !! bombing can happen anywhere at anytime !!
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Posted on: 12:18 am on Jan. 1, 2007
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ThaidUp
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Quote: from Yurune on 10:50 am on Jan. 1, 2007
On the contrary....several Thais raised this theory with me last night. Some of them are old enough to remember some of the stunts the military used to pull in the 'good old days'.
It's common knowledge that they want the constitution written with the proviso that the next PM can be non elected a la Kraprayoon and the NPKC.
Sounds like a fun night.
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Posted on: 1:35 am on Jan. 1, 2007
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Yurune
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Yeah...unfortunately the party I was going to was cancelled by the police due to it's location....shame for once I was looking forward to NYE.
Inviting some political analysts around for cocoa before bed was the next best thing I could think of.
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Posted on: 1:52 am on Jan. 1, 2007
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Broken Leg
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Quote: from Yurune on 4:16 pm on Jan. 1, 2007
Inviting some political analysts around for cocoa
You invited Daffy round!?
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Posted on: 2:34 am on Jan. 1, 2007
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Oldtimer
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More police than usual at the major road intersections in Phuket this morning, plus lots of very noticable "plain clothes" security men on duty at the airport in Bangkok.
The Thais are quite rightly taking this incident very seriously. Oldtimer's hunch is that its Muslin seperatist elements from the south....been expected for ages.....but why has no one claimed responsibility yet?
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Posted on: 2:40 am on Jan. 1, 2007
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crusador
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nasty nick... - sorry to say but you're an IDIOT !
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Posted on: 2:57 am on Jan. 1, 2007
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PussyLover 69
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Report from The Nation dated Monday 1 January 2007 :-
Chuwit offers Bt1-million reward for bomb tip-off
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Erratic deputy leader of Chat Thai Party, Chuwit Kamolvisit, offered Monday a Bt1-million reward for any who helped find masterminds behind the series of bomb attacks on the New Year's eve.
Massage tycoon-turned-politician Chuwit said he offered the reward of Bt1 million for any who gave clues that led to arrest of the masterminds of the bomb attacks. However he set the condition that money would be paid only after the court ruled that he/she involved in the attack.
"I would pay immediately if the suspects are sentenced in the court for involving in the bomb attacks. The attacks have badly tarnished the country's reputations. Thailand was discredited by the incidents," Chuwit said.
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Posted on: 4:13 am on Jan. 1, 2007
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PussyLover 69
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Report from The Nation dated Monday 1 January 2007 :-
Foreign embassies issue travel warning on Bangkok
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Several foreign governments have issued travel warnings on Bangkok for their citizens on Monday after multiple bomb attacks in Bangkok on the New Year's eve, which killed three and injured about 38 persons.
They included Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. They issued travel advisories to their citizens in Bangkok to stay at home and avoid moving about the city.
They also warned that more attacks were possible in coming days.
New Zealand's foreign ministry issued a travel warning about Bangkok on Monday, saying there was some risk to security and recommending tourists to exercise "a high degree of caution" in Bangkok following the New Year's Eve bombings.
The ministry advised New Zealanders in Bangkok to avoid unnecessary travel within the city and said terrorist attacks may also occur elsewhere in Thailand, including in tourist areas.
"New Zealanders should therefore exercise a high degree of personal security awareness about possible terrorist action in Thailand generally, particularly in public and commercial areas, including landmark places known to be frequented by foreigners, public transport facilities, hotels, bars and shopping areas," the ministry said on its travel safety website.
It said there was no evidence to suggest New Zealand citizens would become targets, but said there was a danger of bystanders inadvertently getting caught up in unpredictable acts of violence.
The ministry continued to warn of a "high risk" to security in Narathiwat, Yala, Pattani and Songkhla because of ongoing violence due to insurgency and recommended against all non-essential travel there.
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade also issued a travel advisory in its website, saying "There is a possibility of further attacks in coming days. "Australians are urged to avoid unnecessary travel in Bangkok."
Earlier United Kingdom's the Foreign Office warned British travellers not to travel around Bangkok "unless absolutely necessary."
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Posted on: 4:18 am on Jan. 1, 2007
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PussyLover 69
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Report from The Nation dated Monday 1 January 2007 :-
Attacks wreck New Year's parties across Thailand
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There was panic in many areas of Bangkok and in several other parts of the country last night in the wake of the coordinated six-bomb attack across the capital city.
New Year countdowns and other celebratory parties were cancelled, including two much-awaited events at CentralWorld and Sanam Luang, where people gathered briefly and dispersed after learning of the attacks.
All major stores located near CentralWorld at Rajdamri Inter-section were closed following security concerns.
Security was also beefed up at a number of New Year countdown parties held in Phuket and Hat Yai district in Songkhla province. An event in Chiang Mai was called off.
Military and police officers based in Pattaya called an urgent meeting to heighten security measures at key countdown sites where a large number of Thai and foreign tourists were expected. Naval military police were dispatched around Pattaya streets to ensure extra protection - a rare and unusual sight in this seaside tourist city.
In the capital, armed soldiers in full combat gear were dispatched to provide security. Uniformed police officers at all Bangkok police precincts were mobilised and stationed at key locations.
In the inner city, all Bangkok branches of Central Department Store were closed down while all stores in Siam Centre, Siam Square and Siam Paragon did the same.
A large crowd at Big C Rajdamri went into a panic upon learning that a suitcase was found abandoned. A bomb disposal team later found that there was nothing inside.
At Seacon Square, thousands of shoppers left the compound after a bomb was found in a trash bin before it could explode.
Conflicting reports said earlier that a loud bang heard in the area was a electrical transformer ex-ploding.
In Nonthaburi, where a bomb was set off near a police box at Khae Rai Intersection, major department stores located not far way closed early.
Military officers of Army units based in the Northeast were been instructed to stay on alert in all 19 provinces in the region, which is a key political stronghold of the Thai Rak Thai Party, formed by ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Nakhon Ratchasima, Buri Ram, Surin, Ubon Ratchathani and Udon Thani were to be monitored especially closely.
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Posted on: 4:23 am on Jan. 1, 2007
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