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Coup leader General Sonthi has promised return to civilian power as soon as possible while ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Sinawatra is headed for London reports. Anasuya Sanyal with the latest. |
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Malaysia has expressed shock over the coup in Thailand. Melissa Goh tells us that while no travel advisory has been issued, Deputy Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak has advised Malaysians against travelling to Thailand at this point in time. |
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Thailand is under martial law. A provisional authority is in place led by General Sondhi Boonyaratklin.
As quickly as he led the bloodless coup, the Army Chief appeared on air to explain the military takeover, a move which kept the nation calm in its first military takeover in 15 years. |
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While military presence is apparent in Bangkok, the situation has calmed considerably. Dominique Loh tells us about the festive and even cheerful mood in Bangkok. |
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Channel NewsAsia interviewed Dr John Harrison, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, who shared his thoughts on the breaking down of the political process in Thailand. |
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Thailand appears to be settling into the presence of a military leadership with many welcoming the army's intervention as the only way out of nearly a year of political strife and stalemate.
Channel NewsAsia spoke to the Deputy Secretary-General of Thailand’s Opposition Democrat Party, Korn Chatikavanij for a sense of what’s happening in Bangkok. |
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After 15 years of civilian rule, Thailand is once again under the control of military leaders after a peaceful coup late on Tuesday. Reports coming out of the country indicate a sense of calm over the last 24 hours. |
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Anasuya Sanyal gives an update on the second news conference by General Sonthi when he announced that if ousted PM Thaksin and his family were to come back to Thailand, there will be no move to seize their assets or arrest them. |
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Thai coup leaders have sealed Thailand's northern border with Laos and Myanmar. Anasuya Sanyal gives us an update on that situation. |
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Anasuya Sanyal says that gatherings of more that five people have been banned. The military is also showing their allegiance to the King by displaying yellow ribbons on their military equipment. |
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General Sonthi Boonyaratglin came on Thai national TV on Wednesday morning to address the public. Channel NewsAsia correspondent talked about the General's message and development following the message. |
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A Singaporean Channel NewsAsia viewer in Bangkok told us that there was a slight confusion over the situation. While she has been told by her company officials not to go out, she says that the streets of Bangkok around her hotel seemed very peaceful. |
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Thailand has been in political turmoil for months. Channel NewsAsia's correspondent Ken Teh was on the scene when trouble began brewing in Thailand. Ken set the context for how the situation arrived at this stage. |
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Analyst Dr Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Professor of Political Science at the Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok discussed how the coup wasn’t exactly unexpected. He also gave his insights on the role the King has to play now. |
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American expatriate Benjamin Lord to give us a first hand account of the situation in Bangkok.
According to Benjamin, he hasn’t been out since the events unfolded. Apart from the military personnel on the streets, there does not seem to be much of a difference near where he lives.
The general sentiment is that the coup did not come as a surprise and the general urban population in Bangkok is not very supportive of ousted Thaksin. |
