CCN International still continuing with "Breaking News" on Thailand. Non-stop now for an hour.
2010-05-19 11:43:25TNN says two are in surgery at Police Hospital, one with chest wound and another with a stomach wound.
2010-05-19 11:44:08Reuters: TNA reports protesters have poured petrol in the compound of the Platinum Mall apparently trying to set it on fire.
2010-05-19 11:45:21Kwanchai is back from perimeter to speak on red stage. Talking about the injustice of all this. Speaking calmly.
2010-05-19 11:47:46RT @terryfrd: Kwanchai is back from perimeter to speak on red stage. Talking about the injustice of all this. Speaking calmly.
2010-05-19 11:48:29Picture: Tyres burning near the Pratunam Intersection http://bit.ly/8Yr936
2010-05-19 11:50:14Kwanchai says they have nothing to fight without except prayers. Now giving one of his standard speaches.
2010-05-19 11:51:22RT @newley: Rajaprasong stage 30 min ago http://twitpic.com/1p0yw5
2010-05-19 11:51:25Thaksin has nothing to do with this Kwanchai says, govt has it wrong. Keep him out of it. Haven't talked to him for days.
2010-05-19 11:52:54No rant today for Kwanchai. Says they are more than willing to talk if the troops would just leave.
2010-05-19 11:54:51Kwanchai admits they did not assess the situation correctly. He never expected this, he says. Blames govt
2010-05-19 11:56:38Reuters: Four people wounded in Bangkok clashes http://goo.gl/o4ZC
2010-05-19 11:57:23Kwanchai does not want this. He has big plans for the future in Udorn and his 400,000 supporters, listeners to his radio station.
2010-05-19 11:57:59Interestingly, Kwanchai is not calling for a red insurrection upcountry. He just wants to talk this out with govt to save lives, he says.
2010-05-19 11:59:39Thai govt spokesman "we would like to reassure citizens of Bangkok... operations are designed to stabilize the area."
2010-05-19 11:59:40CNN Internation taking a short break after continuous coverage of crackdown in Bangkok. BBC now will have top of the hour report
2010-05-19 12:00:36We are sitting behind the stage waiting to start negotiations, he says. We won't go out & cause trouble. Wants to see reds leave with smiles
2010-05-19 12:00:55Reports that a red shirt protester has been shot dead at the Satasin Intersection
2010-05-19 12:01:13How can Thailand, a Buddhist country, have descended into this?, Kwanchai asks. What's happening? Blames govt.
2010-05-19 12:02:33Map showing location of Sarasin Intersection where red shirt protester was shot and killed http://bit.ly/cTNetH
2010-05-19 12:03:12Now at Rama IV. http://bit.ly/cKbxaX
2010-05-19 12:03:15Reuters: TNA says more red shirt protesters are mobilizing on the road between Victory Monument & Din Daeng tollway junction.
2010-05-19 12:04:09BBC World's top of the hour phone-in with Alastair Leithead is recorded and a repeat of what we had an hour ago.
2010-05-19 12:06:43