This morning I went on a five hour walk to inspect the Red Shirt fortifications at the four roads leading away from Ratchaprasong Intersection.
Before I start, I want to remind people that the barbed wire pictured here is sharp! Do not touch it to see how sharp it is! While I was there taking pictures, three people walked up to the razor sharp wire to touch it. Don’t!
This is the biggest and strongest of all the red shirt fortifications. It is at the Sala Daeng Intersection directly south of Ratchaprasong. It has tyres, bamboo poles and netting. It also looks like that some kind of fuel has been poured over it. There is no car access here to Ratchadamri Road.
This is the fortification at the Phaya Thai Intersection in front of MBK, West of Ratchaprasong. Beyond this picture is Siam Discovery which is still closed. The barricade only has tyres and doesn’t really look that strong. They have one lane open for traffic. All motorcycles coming in here were searched.
This is now North of Ratchaprasong at the Phetchaburi Intersection. This one was more substantial with two sets of barricades which had tyres and sandbags. They were searching motorcycles coming in here. They even had a metal detector for checking bags! There was no room for cars here.
This last picture is East of Ratchaprasong at the Phloenchit Intersection. This one had a lot of long bamboo poles sticking out. Further back they had two big trucks blocking the road but there was room for a car to squeeze past. They weren’t searching vehicles here.
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maisabai
29/04/2010 at 10:40 pm
Thanks for all the updates and pics. You mentioned barbed wire in your one pic, it’s razor wire, much nastier than barbed
FRANK OF RAYONG
30/04/2010 at 9:36 am
ttHANK YOU FOR THE COMPLETE AND VERY USEFUL
INFORMATION
tODAY i HAVE TO GO NEAR THE THAI CULTURAL CENTER IN RACHADAPISEK FROM MOCHIT STATION.Do you have any idea the safer way to go or is better I would stay in Rayong?Somebody know?
Ian
18/05/2010 at 10:55 pm
This is a blog showing reasoning why the Thai government must act to provide public safety for it innocent citizens from these paid for thaksin hooligans
as Richards once again posting are not in the best interest of Thailand,hes in these blogs for pure white greed of funds and never will understand the true thai ways
Thai Songs
20/05/2010 at 8:34 pm
I think the strength will shift in favor of the Red Shirts as violence continues to deepen. Why? Currently, the protestors who are getting killed belong to the Red Shirts side, who will win public sympathy. Furthermore, the Thai economy will be harmed by the protests, which will lead to further public discontent for the current government.