Den aktuelle situasjonen i Thailand
Sist oppdatert: 22.05.2014
// Den thailandske hærsjefen erklærte torsdag
22. mai at de militære har overtatt makten i landet. Regjeringen er avsatt.
Militært personell er utplassert på sentrale steder og det er innført portforbud
mellom kl. 22.00 og 05.00. Situasjonen i Bangkok og landet for øvrig er
fortsatt rolig, og det har foreløpig ikke vært særlig dramatikk forbundet med
kuppet. Det er foreløpig ingen grunn til bekymring for norske borgere og
interesser. Ambassaden følger situasjonen nøye. BTS ("Skytrain"), MRT
(undergrunnsbanen) og Airport Rail Link fungerer fortsatt som normalt og
Bangkoks to internasjonale flyplasser, Suvarnabhumi og Don Mueang, er ikke
berørt. Nordmenn i Thailand anbefales å holde seg oppdatert gjennom f.eks.
lokale media som The Nation og Bangkok Post, vise generell aktsomhet og
etterkomme anvisninger fra lokale myndigheter og ikke minst overholde
portforbudet.
http://www.emb-norway.or.th/Norsk/Land--og-reiseinformasjon/thailand/reise/Den-aktuelle-situasjonen-i-ThailandKambodsja/
Thailand army chief announces military coup
General Prayuth Chan-ocha announces that military commission will take control of country's administration
Thailand's
army chief announced a military takeover of the government on Thursday,
saying the coup was necessary to restore stability and order after six
months of political deadlock and turmoil.
General Prayuth Chan-ocha announced in a statement broadcast on national television that the commission which imposed martial law on Tuesday would now take control of the country's administration.
"It is necessary for the Peace and Order Maintaining Command – which includes army, navy, armed forces and police – to take control of governing the country," he said.
The development followed two days of army-mediated meetings between the country's rival political leaders that failed to break the impasse. The meetings were held at an army facility in Bangkok.
Shortly before the announcement was made, armed soldiers in military vehicles surrounded the building, apparently to block those inside from leaving.
Thailand has been gripped by bouts of political instability for more than seven years.
The latest round of unrest started in November, when demonstrators took to the streets to try to force the prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, to step down. They accused her of being a proxy for her popular billionaire brother, former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 military coup and now lives in self-imposed exile to avoid a jail sentence on a corruption conviction.
The coup announced on Thursday was the 12th since the country's absolute monarchy ended in 1932.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/22/thailand-army-chief-announces-military-coup
General Prayuth Chan-ocha announced in a statement broadcast on national television that the commission which imposed martial law on Tuesday would now take control of the country's administration.
"It is necessary for the Peace and Order Maintaining Command – which includes army, navy, armed forces and police – to take control of governing the country," he said.
The development followed two days of army-mediated meetings between the country's rival political leaders that failed to break the impasse. The meetings were held at an army facility in Bangkok.
Shortly before the announcement was made, armed soldiers in military vehicles surrounded the building, apparently to block those inside from leaving.
Thailand has been gripped by bouts of political instability for more than seven years.
The latest round of unrest started in November, when demonstrators took to the streets to try to force the prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, to step down. They accused her of being a proxy for her popular billionaire brother, former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 military coup and now lives in self-imposed exile to avoid a jail sentence on a corruption conviction.
The coup announced on Thursday was the 12th since the country's absolute monarchy ended in 1932.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/22/thailand-army-chief-announces-military-coup
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