Beer Chang Protest

[PigDogg]

Warden Message: Demonstrations on Wireless Road in front of GPF Witthayu Building
December 11, 2008

This warden message is being issued to alert U.S. Citizens traveling to and residing in Thailand that approximately 300-plus individuals have gathered in front of the GPF Witthayu Building on Wireless Road to demonstrate against the Beer Chang Company and its desire to be listed on the Bangkok Stock Exchange. Buses continue to drop off demonstrators at Lumpini Park who are then walking down Wireless Road to the GPF Building. We ask Americans to exercise caution if you are going to be in this vicinity or in the area of any demonstrations.

We wish to remind American citizens that even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and possibly escalate into violence. American citizens are therefore urged to avoid the areas of demonstrations and to exercise caution if within the vicinity of any demonstrations.

For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department€™s Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov, where the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Alerts, Travel Warnings, and health-information resources can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada or, for callers in other areas by calling a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).

American citizens traveling or residing in Thailand are encouraged to register with the Department of State or the U.S. Embassy. The Embassy is located at 95 Wireless Road in Bangkok. The American Citizen Services Unit of the U.S. Embassy can be reached by calling 66-2-205-4049 and by e-mail at [email protected]. The after hours emergency telephone number is 66-2-205-4000.

[marshal]

Also we advise Americans not to drink chang as it tastes like shite and leaves a nasty headache.

Also we would like to extend this message to all nationalities.

[SamplerDoc]

But it is the cheapest beer out here

[rxpharm]

The TIT part about the protest is that the Beer Chang Company (Thai Bev) changed their decision to attempt to list several days before the protest.

Thai Beverage Plc, the country's largest brewer and whisky maker, on Monday suspended the second attempt to list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

In the statement to the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Ltd, it said the public offering of 80 million shares has been cancelled.

From The Nation

[jadeite]

(SamplerDoc @ Dec. 12 2008,15:02) But it is the cheapest beer out here

That was a long time ago. Nowadays Archa for one is cheaper, 4 BIG bottles for 100 baht. Chang you might get 3 big bottles for 100. Haven't had Archa for a while though, don't really care for it.

[dutch]

(marshal @ Dec. 12 2008,10:35) Also we advise Americans not to drink Chang .....

Why not? They are used to drinking Bud  

[bigmick22]

Good Belgian beers

[dutch]

(bigmick22 @ Dec. 13 2008,00:19) Good Belgian beers  

And a few pints of Guinness  

[jimslim]

Mmmmmmmmm