Rumors of a coup are being posted on various news sites.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/thailand.coup.rumor/index.html
Thaksin Shinawatra, the telephone mogul who is currently the Prime Minister but has been asked by the courts to step down, is in New York City for a summit at the UN. Army units have reportedly seized parts of Bangkok and the state television.