When the cat is away, the mice will play....
From the BBC site: Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok amid reports of a coup attempt.
Elsewhere in Asia: Japan and Australia put financial sanctions on North Korea, Japan gets cranky at Russia, and the Solomon Islands spits the dummy at Australia.
*decides it might be a good time to go visit mothninja in Italy*
Holy flurking schnitt!
Sheeeeyaaat!
*orders pad thai for lunch*
The CNN early report
[Prime Minister] Thaksin had called for the elections in April, three years early, after opponents accused the billionaire leader of abusing the country's system of checks and balances and bending government policy to benefit his family's business.
Hm?
leader of abusing the country's system of checks and balances and bending government policy to benefit his family's business
Shot, doesen't that sound familar?
"Welcome to Thailand!! Coup-free for 15 years, er, we'll get back to you.
Yeah it's all as rumbling and dodgy as gomichild's tummy after lots of coconut milk.
I'll do my part to support the local expat community. It's the least I can do.
Yarr.
It's the ladyboys I'm worried about.
Um...
Saw this on the news last night, looked remarkably calm for a military coup, but as I've yet to check the news today, that could have changed.
You're welcome to Italy anytime, gomi honey!
As coups go, this thankfully seems to have been a quiet and peaceful one - let's hope it stays that way.
Thai coup.
You're welcome.
i saw a headline this morning on marketwatch that annoyed me:
Thailand's coup may benefit markets, economy
so i guess the official line now is that although THE FREE MARKET likes democracy, it doesn't like it so much that the occasional junta can't take power for a while.
Thai generals ban go-go dancers.
"We have to maintain the seriousness of the coup," a military spokesman said.
if they can't dance, i don't want to be a part of...
15 years, er, we'll get back to you.