Thai protesters have been hemmed into the Government House compound by the army [AFP]

15:30 GMT, Monday, April 13.

"I can see that the military is totally in charge in the centre of town. 

People here are very curious to know what is going on because they don't see anything about the protests on Thai television; only good news stories are being broadcast.

People don't know what is happening and so they are venturing out every now and then to have a look.

People are more or less divided between the pro-government side and the anti-government 'red shirts'.

Most of the 'red shirts' are locked up inside the Government House compound and they are completely surrounded by the army.

I have heard that those in the compound have no food, so I'm not sure how long they can stay there.

I think that the army is trying to smoke them out; just waiting for the protesters to leave by themselves.

'War zone' 

I can't see the protesters because they are completely cordoned off, but people here are saying that there are about 30,000 'red shirts' in Bangkok.

Thai army troops have taken control of a range of sites across Bangkok [AFP]

I have never seen Bangkok this quiet before and I have been here many, many times.

This feels bizarre. There is no traffic, just military trucks and there is a lot of damage.

I can see a lot of smoke from burning tyres and destroyed buses.

It is like a war zone.

It most closely resembles 1992, when there were shootings of students by the military.

This is an extraordinary situation because people here believe that the government is simply not telling the truth in television reports, they are looking out on to the streets themselves.

They do not believe the military's line that it is trying to end the stand-off peacefully.

Killings alleged

A lot of people believe that the military have killed people. I am hearing a lot of different figures from different people. There is a lot of suspicion, which is making people more emotional.

Many Thai's who don't follow the 'red shirts' are now angry after seeing what has unfolded over the last two days and believe the government and the prime minister have totally failed to deal with the situation.

It's clear Abhisit [the prime minister] has lost a lot of support in the last two days. As for the solution to the problem, people may look to change the prime minister again.

As for the immediate future, it seems likely the army will try to solve this stand-off within the next few hours, maybe in the early hours when people are sleeping. 

I doubt troops will wait for another two days outside Government House and not do anything."