this is funny.
article from the bangkok post.
Taxi driver Nuamthong Praiwan, who rammed his car into a tank parked at the Royal Plaza on Sept 30, felt the need to show to the world that the Sept 19 coup must not be allowed to go unopposed. While admirers of the coup have tossed bouquets at tanks and troops, he thought he must rise to the challenge and make it clear there were still other people who disagreed with the coup.
''More than enough flowers were given away like in festivities.
''Bricks are too small for a tank, so I decided to bang the cab against it to make an impact,'' Mr Nuamthong said from his bed at Wachira Hospital where he is recuperating.
The taxi driver is now making a good recovery after he broke three ribs in the high-speed crash.
He said he risked death to tell the world that he and many other Thais refused to go along with the coup-makers who he said wanted to take back their power which had been lost to business tycoons and politicians over ten years ago.
Mr Nuamthong condemned coup sympathisers for supporting the coup-makers in bringing Thailand to a standstill,
''While we are not moving anywhere, our neighbours like Vietnam will come from behind and overtake us, while Malaysia and Singapore have left us standing in the dust,'' he said.
Mr Nuamthong praised the example set by Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi who had been patiently fighting for democracy for her country.
He said the coup had brought disgrace to the nation as he saw foreigners chuckling as they read newspapers near the tanks at the Royal Plaza.
He said it took him three days to decide to crash his taxi into the tank and he assured it would not be the last time he did so.
''It could happen again if I notice something dubious,'' said Mr Nuamthong, who had to pay 30,000 baht to repair his damaged taxi.
He tried to dispel suspicions that his actions were motivated by his sympathy for deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
The taxi driver insisted he was not particularly enthusiastic about Mr Thaksin, but he felt that Thai people needed to exercise more tolerance to achieve a peaceful transformation through democratic elections.
article from the bangkok post.
Taxi driver Nuamthong Praiwan, who rammed his car into a tank parked at the Royal Plaza on Sept 30, felt the need to show to the world that the Sept 19 coup must not be allowed to go unopposed. While admirers of the coup have tossed bouquets at tanks and troops, he thought he must rise to the challenge and make it clear there were still other people who disagreed with the coup.
''More than enough flowers were given away like in festivities.
''Bricks are too small for a tank, so I decided to bang the cab against it to make an impact,'' Mr Nuamthong said from his bed at Wachira Hospital where he is recuperating.
The taxi driver is now making a good recovery after he broke three ribs in the high-speed crash.
He said he risked death to tell the world that he and many other Thais refused to go along with the coup-makers who he said wanted to take back their power which had been lost to business tycoons and politicians over ten years ago.
Mr Nuamthong condemned coup sympathisers for supporting the coup-makers in bringing Thailand to a standstill,
''While we are not moving anywhere, our neighbours like Vietnam will come from behind and overtake us, while Malaysia and Singapore have left us standing in the dust,'' he said.
Mr Nuamthong praised the example set by Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi who had been patiently fighting for democracy for her country.
He said the coup had brought disgrace to the nation as he saw foreigners chuckling as they read newspapers near the tanks at the Royal Plaza.
He said it took him three days to decide to crash his taxi into the tank and he assured it would not be the last time he did so.
''It could happen again if I notice something dubious,'' said Mr Nuamthong, who had to pay 30,000 baht to repair his damaged taxi.
He tried to dispel suspicions that his actions were motivated by his sympathy for deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
The taxi driver insisted he was not particularly enthusiastic about Mr Thaksin, but he felt that Thai people needed to exercise more tolerance to achieve a peaceful transformation through democratic elections.
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