Anti Government demonstration paraphernalia

Photos of Bangkok – political crisis Sept 2008.

The many stalls at the protest site gives the whole place a funfair feel. The stalls sells anti-government demonstration paraphernalia. Only in Thailand where the enterprising thai mixes politics and enterprise, creating merchandises from political protests.

Vendor selling towels for the protesters

Head banners

Locals buying protest demonstration parapanelia

Displaying Political street art

Photos of Bangkok – political crisis Sept 2008.

Thai University student protesters displaying their political street art.

Posters Caricatures of Thailand’s Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej

Caricatures of Thailand’s Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej pasted on portable toilets. Samak being criticised of being in a televised cooking show. Samak, a self-proclaimed foodie, hosted a popular television cooking show _ “Tasting and Complaining” _ for seven years before becoming prime minister. But he also made several appearances after taking office, allegedly breaking a constitutional prohibition on private employment while in office.

Wanted poster of Khunying Potjaman Shinawatra, wife of former Prime Minister Thaksin. Potjaman played a key role in the development of Thaksin’s commercial enterprises. Potjaman fled the country with her husband to Britain.

Inviting Thaksin for Tea

One inventive protester set up his little site like a performance art.

Please send Thaksin back from Britian for some english tea and biscuits, he can sit on the blue chair.

Caricature of Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej

Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej’s government being the hand puppet of the Thakin government

Posing for the locals.

Street Scene of the Anti Government Protest Site

The barricades installed demarking the site , a portrait of revered Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej displayed

The main road leading to the Government House. The protest area has grown bigger with tents setting up along the pedestrian pathways.

The television tents where televised speeches are shown

The protest stage where the people would gather. Speeches were being blasted from the loudspeakers from televised programs of PAD members.

One of the roads being over taken by the PAD, People’s Alliance for Democracy they had taken over one of the Ministry’s garden compound

Makeshift areas of protesters, there were many Thai flag hanging all over the area.

This stretch of the road were selling t-shirts and other anti-government wares.