Thailand coup d'etat, military at power

Two days after a martial state law was declared in Thailand, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, head of Thailand's military, seized control of the government in a coup d'etat. The General believes the army can restore order and successfully introduce new reforms.

The televised declarations preceded a meeting held between the General and rival parties. Talks were held in an attempt to come up with a solution to the anti-government protests that have been going on for over six months.

Protesters were chased away by the army from rally sites, bullets were fired in midair as a method to disperse the crowd and activist leaders had already been detained.

Not long ago, in 2006, Thailand's government went through another coup d'etat when the military seized power in the state.