Bangkok's new airport, Suvarnabhumi (pronounced, very approximately, "sue wanna boom"), is occupied and shut down. So is the old Don Muang airport. Some news photos here.
Protesters seeking the government's resignation occupy both airports, costing Thai Airways $14 million a day. Speculation is rife that the army colludes with the protest movement, the People's Alliance for Democracy.
Riot police have gathered outside Suvarnabhumi, the Prime Minister has declared an emergency and sacked the police chief, and there are rumors of a coup. The government obviously must move to clear the protesters, but apparently has waited at least until foreigners have been evacuated.
With thousands of people at the airport, it's hard to see how this ends well.
The two main English papers in Bangkok, for updates, are The Bangkok Post and The Nation.
See photos from Thailand in EarthPhotos.com's Thailand Gallery.
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