Fire's a burnin'

Well. Thailand. September 20th. Somehow, yesterday in the wee hours of the morning, the military decided to take over the country.
This doesn't mean the place is in chaos. Yesterday was calm, people were working in the market like regular. Watched it on TV. Not even really discussed much.
Downtown Chiang Mai, near the Night Bazaar, had some soldiers with M16s walking around. Besides that, the only evidence of the coup was the TV. I saw it on Thai TV and then on CNN. Seemed as far away as Iraq.
For those who don't know, the Prime Minister had been elected in what many people say were fraudulent elections (the opposition also boycotted the election), and there were irregularities all over the place, and big money being tossed around all over the place. Well, he kept power as a "caretaker" Prime Minister, the most ridiculous title I have ever heard of. Basically he is a guy with a ton of cash who controlled the media, got a hold of the country, and uses it for his personal gain. Recently he went and had a meeting in Burma. People speculated as to why he went, but it is pretty unanimously agreed that he was securing some contracts with the junta members. Well, this guy is obviously running the country into a hole, and should be out of there.
Supposedly, the kind has made some grunts of some sort that reflect his consent of the coup. This will certainly help it become accepted, because in Thailand, if the king is doing it, it must be cool. More on that tomorrow. Wear yellow and be good.