10.58am - Arisamun Pongruengrong, a red shirt leader, reportedly escapes from Rajprasong rally site. Police tell the public to help hunt for him or alert police if he is seen.
10.58am - Arisamun Pongruengrong, a red shirt leader, reportedly escapes from Rajprasong rally site. Police tell the public to help hunt for him or alert police if he is seen.
10.25am - Convicted ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra calls for the government to re-open a talk with red shirts leaders. He says he has never been involving with the protests.
10.15am - Troops can re-control Rama IV, Sarasin, Wireless and some parts of Lumpini Park.
9.30am - Center for the Resolution for Emergency Situation announces in a special television programme that troops and security officials are moving into many areas controlled by red shirts in order to stabilise the security and situation.
The operations will continue throughout the day.
Government spokesman Panithan Wattanayakorn suggests that people avoid going into the areas where troops are pushing forward. He also asks the public to alert police in case of fires and attacks. He asks the public to stay calm and be confident in the operations.
8.56am - Motorists on Rattanathibet road blow horn and yell at red shirts protesters who use tyres to block the road. The blocking cause heavy traffic congestion.
8.49am - Smoke is still coming into the hospital's buildings. A doctor of the hospital tell Nation Channel that there is no plan to evacuate the patients.
There are about 200 patients in the hospital. The hospital suspends out-patient service since Monday.
7.50am : Exchange of gunfires starts as troops try to move armoured personnel carriers closer to bamboo barricades of red shirts protesters at Saladaeng intersection.
The troops face difficulty moving the vehicles as reds fired at them. Snipers deployed at skywalks and Sala Daeng BTS stations fire to protect the troops who attempt to handle with grenades found along the barricades.
Reporters at Rajprasong rally site are told to move to Police Department Headquarter.
7.45am - Chulalongkorn Hospital authorities prepare to evacuate patients staying in building close to Henry Dunant Road after red shirts set fire on typres, sending thick smoke into the sky and moving closing to the hospital's building.
7.39am - A group of "men in black" try to break into Klong Toey MRT subway by smashing door and window glass. They reportedly pour petrol in their attempt to set fire.
7.31am - At Sala Daeng intersection, troops are told to fire at protesters only if they fire at the troops. The protesters are seen retreating to Rajprasong area.
7.30am - Firefighters could control fire at anti-narcotic office at Samliam Din Daeng.
7.10am - Tear gas is fired at protesters at Sala Daeng Intersection.
7am - As troops move to break the barricades at Sala Daeng Intersection, red shirts leader Nuttawut Saikua tell protesters at Rajprasong rally site to stay calm and prepare for dispersing. The protesters are given cloth to protect them from tear gas.
Red shirt leader Dr weng Tohjirakarn is seen wearing bullet proof vest at the back of the stage.
6am to 7am - red shirts use tyres to set up barricade and block Rattanathibet road in Nonthaburi province. The block worsen the traffic congestion. Police fail to convince them to cancel the blocking.
5.52am - Troops are reinforced around Rajprasong area. red shirts leaders tell their crowds to be prepared for dispersal.
Source: The Nation
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