Occupy Bangkok: 24 Jan 2014

Wittayu junction was opened only one lane in the morning. There were two set of tires and sand bags with direction instruction signboard blocked two lanes in front of U Chu Liang Building.

In the afternoon, there was a speech at Silom junction (not at Lumpini stage) and a small group of protesters marched on Silom road.


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Occupy Bangkok: 22 Jan 2014

The traffic on Phahonyothin road was almost empty in the morning. Some cars u-turned in the same lane.

In the afternoon, the protesters closed one side of Silom road and changed it to the protest street fair.


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Occupy Bangkok: 21 Jan 2014

Wittayu junction was still opened only one lane in the morning like yesterday. There was a set of tires and sand bags blocked two lanes of Thai – Belgium bridge (like yesterday, again).

The large group of protesters marched on Rama IV road to Lumpini Park in the evening. A lot of office workers joined and cheered the protesters on the footpath. Some people took a selfie of themselves with the protesters.

The protesters and the office workers keep shouting “Thaksin/Yingluk get out”, “Thaksin be jailed”

Suthep also walked with the protesters, a lot of people cheered him “ลุงกำนัน สู้ๆ” (Fight, Unkle Kamnan).


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