En Thaïlande, les manifestants changent de méthode pour perturber les élections législatives
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En Thaïlande, des dizaines de milliers de manifestants anti-gouvernementaux continuent à occuper les rues de la capitale, Bangkok, à la veille des élections législatives. Le mouvement de protestation a toutefois modifié sa tactique. Il promet de ne pas bloquer les bureaux de vote comme il l’avait fait lors du vote anticipé de dimanche dernier. Mais les Thaïlandais qui veulent voter prennent de leur côté des dispositions pour s’assurer que le scrutin se déroule sans trop d’incidents. Des incidents isolés ont cependant eu lieu ce samedi opposant des manifestants pro et antigouvernement.
Avec notre correspondant à Bangkok, Arnaud Dubus
« Ce sera Montmartre sur le fleuve Chao Phraya. » C’est dans ces termes que le mouvement d’opposition au gouvernement de Yingluck Shinawatra décrit sa stratégie pour la journée électorale de dimanche.
Des pique-niques à travers la capitale, des artistes qui font des portraits des manifestants, des concerts et des festivités... Il s'agit d'un virage à 180 degrés par rapport au blocage agressif des bureaux de vote lors du scrutin anticipé de dimanche dernier.
Cette tactique avait fortement affecté l’image du mouvement anti-gouvernemental, notamment quand des photos de certains électeurs pris à la gorge par les manifestants avaient circulé sur Internet. Les opposants au gouvernement comptent désormais faire annuler les élections à posteriori en déposant un recours devant la Cour constitutionnelle.
non la tu te trompes faut voir la télé thai ça chauffe a bloc ....je paris les taksin clan chalerm compris vont prendre l avion pour l exile ...😏et bien attendons demain pour voir qui participera au pic nic ....cela définira la tendance de la suite pour lundi ...dire qu il y a énormément de personnes qui tiennent a ce taksin ... incroyable ...mème les rice farmers on peur bleu de se mettre contre leur maitre... car taksin lui même a sélectionné tous les gouverneurs ... chacun a du jurer de lui rester fidèle... après ça ils sont aussi sur la liste de paie de taksin ...la police a bien intimidé les rice farmers pour qu ils ferment leur gueule .... ah oui alors il y a aussi la police a faire dégager ...
les rice farmes qui ont été payés dernièrement ont eu l argent du gouverneur ....pas du ministère des finances ... faudrait suivre le chemin des sous d ou ça provient ....
alors il y a du monde a faire dégager pas seulement la sœur de taksin ...
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tous les peons qui sont payes pour deffiler a bkk l auront dans le cul de toute facon
Paie ta facture EDF et reviens nous voir
"Quand l'injustice devient loi, la rébellion devient devoir. " Thomas Jefferson
« Le doute est l’apanage des gens intelligents, les cons n’ont que des certitudes »
(Alain Leblay)
pas trop sur d ou il viendra mais on est sur que tous les peons qui sont payes pour deffiler a bkk l auront dans le cul de toute facon , bon les autres aussi si ca peut vous faire plaisir
Y a d la joie
Demain on va s eclater a la pic nic day avec les super stars Thais.
Ils nous surprendront toujours avec leurs initiatives, mais celle ci s avere Sanouk
Y a d la joie
Demain on va s'éclater a la pic nic day avec les super stars Thais.
Ils nous surprendront toujours avec leurs initiatives, mais celle ci s'avère Sanouk
A ta place, je me méfierais ... je ne pense pas que ce sera aussi sanuk que ça ! Enfin, j'en doute fort ......
pas trop sur d ou il viendra mais on est sur que tous les peons qui sont payes pour deffiler a bkk l auront dans le cul de toute facon , bon les autres aussi si ca peut vous faire plaisir
Pour l'instant ceux qui l'ont dans le cul, ce sont les milliers d'agriculteurs qui n'ont pas touché l'argent que le gouvernement leur doit.
Ce gouvernement est pourri et corrompu jusqu'à la moelle.
journalistes : Commissaire, commissaire, commissaire, que s'est-il passé ?…
journalistes : …Où en est l'enquête ?…
Commissaire Bialès : Écoutez, laissez la police faire son travail, dès que j'aurai de plus amples informations croyez bien que vous en serez les premiers informés.
Commissaire Bialès : Well listen, let the police do the job, be sure I'll give you answer as soon as possible okay?
Commissaire Bialès : Låt polisen göra sitt jobb, jag kommer att informera er så fort jag vet mera.
(La Cité de la peur )
a ta place , je serais degoute des reflections des membres de VF.Il faut vraiment qu'ils prennent ta compagne pour une P... pour faire des remarques comme ils font .
on est loin du simple rouge ou jaune
une cinquantaine de partis se sont quand meme presentes aux elections.Alors , vouloir virer le clan Taksin, c'est une chose , mais qu'en est-il des cinquante autres partis ?tous des corrompus ou trop stupides pour comprendre la politique?Seul Suthep et sa bande aurait tout compris ?
on pourrait imaginer ce genre de comparaison avec n'importe quelle paire de nationalite , remplaces simplement Allemand par Italiens ...C'est comme les histoires belges , les belges font les memes au sujet des francais !Sinon ne prends pas mal ma remarque , j'apprecie souvent les liens qui renvoie a ton site , mais il faut que ca reste a propos 😛
avant la lutte finale.. 🙁 .. prenez un bon Maitai et éclatez vous.. 100% Isan 😎
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Sympa, j'aime bien Mai Thai. Amours croisés, grandes promesses non tenues, tromperies, flashbacks en sépia sur les moments passés heureux, scènes de disputes violentes ..... Plusieurs milliers de chansons dans le genre plus tard, les Thais ne s'en lassent toujours pas.
Symbolique de ce qui se passe sur le plan politique?
😇 vu a la télé thai ce matin ....chaine 5 nation 7
les employés pour les élections ne sont pas venu travailler ce matin dans plusieurs district ou province = beaucoup de bureau de vote restent fermés ...
en général les thailandais ne vont pas voter ...
le pic nic a bangkok annoncé ce met lentement en place .. pas de diffusion par blue sky du pic nic .....
de ...nouveaux barrages de route - intersection A Bangkok se mettent en place ....
😇 c était à 09H00 ce matin les news a la télé thai =😏 calme sur le front pour le moment
De vouloir débattre de la politique Thaïlandaise sur un fil qui, au départ
était initialisé pour faire le point sur les difficultés de déplacements pour les voyageurs
est déjà un énorme hors sujet
Le touriste (a juste raison) en en rien a faire du pourquoi du comment
Alors de glisser un peu d'humour ou de belles photos comme le fait GeorgesOZ ne nuit pas, AMHA
Alors de glisser un peu d'humour ou de belles photos comme le fait GeorgesOZ ne nuit pas, AMHA
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Sympa de me mentionner en positif! 🙂
Bonjour
😉 +1
D'ailleurs les questions concernant les difficultés de circulation ou de transports pour les touristes sont pratiquement inexistantes.
C'est devenu une tribune politique.😏
De vouloir débattre de la politique Thaïlandaise sur un fil qui, au départ
était initialisé pour faire le point sur les difficultés de déplacements pour les voyageurs
est déjà un énorme hors sujet
Le touriste (a juste raison) en en rien a faire du pourquoi du comment
Alors de glisser un peu d'humour ou de belles photos comme le fait GeorgesOZ ne nuit pas, AMHA
@+ sur d'autres posts
bonne journée
🙂
+1
Le genre de remarques vraiment nazes et completement inutiles adressés ä Christian on s en passe aussi...😕 Pour Vincethai.
C'est le printemps des nouveaux avatars ?
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C'est Christian - Machin qui m'a inspiré, M'sieur! Je me suis souvenu qu'on fait aussi de belles motos en Thailande! 🙂
Chuwit a voulu aller voter ce matin , ça c'est pas très bien passé . 🤪
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C'est beau, le respect des autres..... Un autre contradiction en Thailande, un jour c'est respect total, un autre c'est "je vais t'empêcher de respirer" 🏴☠️😕😇
Thaïlande : le photographe James Nachtwey légèrement blessé
Par La rédaction de RTL.fr , Avec AFP | Publié le 01/02/2014 à 22h10
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Crédit : ROBERT MICHAEL / AFP
Le photographe de guerre américain James Nachtwey, qui a remporté de nombreux prix à travers le monde, a été légèrement blessé par balle en Thaïlande alors qu'il couvrait les heurts entre pro et antigouvernement.
Le célèbre photographe de guerre américain James Nachtwey a été légèrement blessé par balleen Thaïlande, ce samedi 1er février, alors qu'ilcouvrait les affrontements entre groupes pro et antigouvernementdans les rues de la capitale Bangkok, a rapporté son principal employeur, le magazine Time.
"Le photojournaliste James Nachtwey a reçu une balle dans la jambe samedi durant les violences qui ont embrasé la capitale thaïlandaise, mais il n'a pas été gravement touchéet il a repris son travail peu après avoir été blessé", indique Time sur son site internet. L'hebdomadaire américain précise que James Nachtwey collabore régulièrement avec lui depuis 30 ans mais qu'en l'occurrence il ne travaille pas pour lui en Thaïlande.
De toute façon si tout le monde ne peut pas voter le qorum de 95% ne sera pas atteint et les élections seront invalidées, autant dire que c'est un dernier baroud d'honneur qui ressemble plus a un coup d'épée dans l'eau qu'a quelque chose de plus sérieux 🙁
Élections législatives sous haute sécurité en Thaïlande
Reporter de guerre , c'est forcement pas sans risque !quand ca reste une petite blessure comme ca , ca doit plutot leur faire de la pub .
Plutôt cynique comme remarque .....😕
et pourquoi?il l'a choisi son job! chaque foisqu'un journaliste occidental a un blem chez les autochtonnes on en fait tout un plat, moi j'en ai rien a foutre franchement!ils ont qu'a rester chez eux si c'est trop dangereux!!!!!!!!
2 February 2014 Last updated at 10:27 GMT
Thailand election disrupted by protests
BBC's Jonathan Head: "At this polling station, it looks like the election is off"
Protests have disrupted Thailand's general election, halting voting in parts of Bangkok and the south, but officials say that 89% of polling stations operated normally.
Some six million registered voters were affected by the closures, the Election Commission said.
PM Yingluck Shinawatra called the vote to head off weeks of mass protests.
Her party is widely expected to win but legal challenges and a lack of a quorum of MPs may create a political limbo.
The unlikely sound of music blaring from a stage led us to the office holding ballot papers for the Din Daeng district. It was also a polling station. Overnight the protest movement had sent dozens of tough-looking men to set up barricades and cut it off.
The police did not try to interfere. An officer meekly requested that election officials trapped inside be allowed out. No deal, retorted the self-styled guards, adorned with tattoos and amulets, and some clearly armed. Nearly all were from the southern provinces loyal to protest leader Suthep Thuagsuban.
So the police set up a line across the road to prevent a confrontation with angry residents who had come to vote. They waved their identity cards, demanding their right to vote be respected. When that didn't work, someone brought up a portrait of the king and queen, and they shouted out their loyalty - a riposte to the common accusation by protesters that the government's supporters are closet republicans.
Suddenly one man broke through the police line, shouting "respect my vote". Insults were thrown back and forth across the barricade, then rocks, and a gunshot, before police could cool badly frayed tempers. They managed to persuade the southerners to pack up and leave; but the damage was done. All voting in Din Daeng was cancelled.
Security has been heavy throughout Thailand, with vast areas under a state of emergency.
"The situation overall is calm and we haven't received any reports of violence this morning, " National Security Council chief Paradorn Pattanatabutr told Reuters.
Security officials said about 130,000 personnel had been deployed across Thailand on Sunday, including 12,000 in Bangkok.
There has been little campaigning for the election and it was unclear how many Thais had turned out.
Ms Yingluck, who won the last election in 2011, voted soon after polls opened near her Bangkok home.
She told the BBC it was important that people came out to vote to exercise their democratic right.
"Quand l'injustice devient loi, la rébellion devient devoir. " Thomas Jefferson
« Le doute est l’apanage des gens intelligents, les cons n’ont que des certitudes »
(Alain Leblay)
salut,
Chuwit c'est un mafieux, qui à fait fortune grace à la prostitution et qui c'est reconvertit dans la politique🏴☠️..
cette vidéo c'est un coup monté¡¡🤪 parole de Chiwit😄
Les élections démocratiques à phuket sont terminées..... vont pouvoir rouvrir les bars
Ouf, il était temps !
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555! C'est vrai qu'il y en a qui ne font pas la différence 😉
Juste un petit temoignage.
Nous sommes arrives a Bangok hier samedi 1 er fevrier, assez tard.
Dans notre hotel sur Charoen road, etaient loges les 2 reporters accompagnateurs du fameux reporter blesse.(Meme equipe).
Ils revenaient juste de l.hopital ou il n est reste que quelques heures.
Tous 2 etaient assez stupefaits de son manque de precaution.
Il ne portait pas de casque ni de gilet par balle comme a son habitude sur les lieux d emeute, ayant la conviction selon ses acolytes qu il ne s agissait que d agitation mineure.
Toujours d apres les 2 gars, eux tres proteges par contre, , il etait en etat de choc psychologique, n ayant rien vu vevir.
Il a aussi incrimine les forces de l ordre, selon lui absentes et les authorites locales a qui il reproche de ne l avoir pas protege, ce qui a pas mal choque par ici.
" Veux tu vivre heureux ? Voyages avec 2 sacs. L'un pour donner, l'autre pour recevoir."
Johann Wolfang Von Goethe
Il a aussi incrimine les forces de l ordre, selon lui absentes et les authorites locales a qui il reproche de ne l avoir pas protege, ce qui a pas mal choque par ici.
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Là, je reprends la critique faite par Jouki (plus haut) de ces journalistes qui en fait ont choisi ce métier à risques. C'est un comble, je trouve, qu'il s'en prenne aux autorités pour "ne pas l'avoir protégé". Il se prend pour qui?
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Hello.
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Bonjour,
En voyage en Thaïlande je suis à la recherche de jonc bouddhiste kumlai.
Quelqu’un saurait-il me guider pour en trouver?
À Bangkok j’ai visité quelques temple mais je n’en n’ai pas trouvé sur les magasins à proximité.
Si vous avez une idée je suis preneuse! Belle journée :-)
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March 23: Arrival in Phnom Penh in the morning
March 24: Phnom Penh
March 25: Phnom Penh
March 26: Depart for Kampot
March 27: Kampot
March 28: Depart for Battambang
March 29: Battambang
March 30: Tonlé SAP to Siem Reap
March 31: Siem Reap
April 1: Siem Reap
April 2: Siem Reap
April 3: Siem Reap
April 4: Siem Reap
April 5: Departure
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Yesterday in the Thailand section, 100% of the new threads were just about beach destinations 😕...
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Comments welcome.
For each photo, I’ll (or you can) indicate the area where it was taken.
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For those familiar with SOUTHEAST ASIA, I'm planning to leave in mid-June (with the trip ending at the latest in November), and I don’t have a precise idea of exact places or itineraries yet. The thing is, this period is usually the rainy season...
Any advice? I was thinking of Malaysia or Indonesia, like Sulawesi, for example (all countries and islands in Southeast Asia interest me except Bali).
Any recommendations? I’m doing my research online, but if anyone here has the time and knowledge, I’d love to hear from you.
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20/09: Flight from Jakarta to Yogyakarta, arrive around noon, afternoon/evening and overnight in Yogyakarta.
21/09: Borobudur
22/09: Prambanan
23/09: Travel to Bromo (Cemoro Lawang)
24/09: Bromo
25/09: Kawa Ijen
26/09: Travel to Bali, overnight in Pemuteran
27/09: Excursion to Pulau Melujan, overnight in Pemuteran
28/09: Travel to Munduk, overnight in Munduk
29/09: Explore Munduk and surroundings, overnight in Munduk
30/09: Explore Munduk and surroundings, overnight in Munduk
01/10: Route to Ubud (via Pura Ulu Danau Bratan, Jatiluwih?), overnight in Ubud
02/10: Explore Ubud and surroundings, overnight in Ubud
03/10: Explore Ubud and surroundings, overnight in Ubud
04/10: Travel to Denpasar, flight to Labuan Bajo, overnight in Labuan Bajo
05/10: Komodo cruise
06/10: Komodo cruise
07/10: Komodo cruise, flight to Denpasar in the late afternoon/evening or overnight in Labuan Bajo.
08/10: Flight to Denpasar (if not taken the day before), afternoon in Jimbaran, overnight near Denpasar
09/10: 10:00 AM flight Denpasar - SIN, overnight in Singapore
10/10: Flight SIN-YQB
Hi everyone,
My girlfriend and I booked our tickets with Saudia Airlines for a trip to Thailand this summer, from July 5th to August 3rd. Given the geopolitical situation in the Middle East, we’re keeping a close eye on the news.
I was wondering if anyone here is in the same situation as us?
• Have you heard anything about possible mass cancellations or if the airline is still maintaining its routes to Asia?
• Are there any travelers who’ve recently returned who could tell us if air corridors have been changed (longer flight times)?
The idea is to know what to expect so we can prepare as best as possible. Thanks for your replies! !
Thanks for all your contributions on the forum—they’ve really helped me plan my trip. There are four of us friends heading to Sulawesi for 20 days. Based on all your advice, I’ve put together the following itinerary:
July 30: Makassar – sightseeing
July 31: Makassar – sightseeing + overnight bus to Rantepao
August 1–7: Tana Toraja with a guide
August 7: Tana Toraja to Tentena + visit Tentena
August 8: Early departure with a private driver to Ampana, then ferry to the Togian Islands
August 9–15: Togian Islands (2 different resorts)
August 15: Depart Togian Islands for Luwuk
August 16: Flight Luwuk to Makassar
August 17: Rammang Rammang
August 18: Stroll in Makassar, then return home
Overall, what do you think?
I also have a question about the connection between Tentena and the Togian Islands: Is it doable to leave early in the morning as planned and still be sure not to miss the ferry?
Hi everyone,
I’m currently working on a 30-day itinerary for May/June 2027.
10 days in eastern Java (Malang, Bromo, waterfalls, Meru Beriti Park, Banyuwangi, and Ijen), a short transit in Ubud for a few days, then Flores before heading back to Jakarta.
We’ll spend 15 days in Flores (the classic route: Moni, Bajawa, Riung, Ruteng, ending in Labuan Bajo).
I’d love some firsthand feedback on flights to Maumere or Ende from Bali Denpasar. I know there are no direct routes and that you have to connect through Labuan Bajo or Timor (I think), which isn’t an issue in itself.
But I’ve read here and there that flights to these destinations can be delayed—or worse, canceled—and that it’s better to fly in and out of Labuan Bajo, which isn’t exactly ideal...
Thanks for any tips or experiences you can share!
Les élections démocratiques à phuket sont terminées..... vont pouvoir rouvrir les bars 
Ouf, il était temps !
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555! C'est vrai qu'il y en a qui ne font pas la différence 😉
