State of Emergency in Bangkok

[1hotholder]

This is what has put me off from booking any travel arrangements. Airport closure an Pattaya disturbance..

[anicon]

haha, right, the 1st guy they would lockup after that order would be the one who gave it!  

..and 'Thinskin' shows how brave he really is by yelling 'banzai' while others do the rioting!  

[bigmick22]

just smart - the whole point of power is having other people do your dirty work

[guydesavoy]

Plausible deniability....

[JaiDee]

(BAM @ Apr. 12 2009,16:44) Jamaica

One of the worst crapholes in the entire WORLD!!!!

haven't changed a thing between the 12 years I visited there, ignorant fuckers

Thailand is losing tourism literally by the plane loads since November, one of the main staples of their GDP ..... someone had better get their act together and soon, the punters who read here will always take their chances but regular tourists and backpackers can say "fuck it" and just go elsewhere.

could this whole mess affect songkran?

[manarak]

the baht will eventually collapse...
that is a good thing, because I have plenty of time for waiting...

[Snick]

(JaiDee @ Apr. 12 2009,22:05) could this whole mess affect songkran?

Saw one blog that mentioned that all Songkron Activities have been canceled. If true, I would guess this means big events like Khao Sarn Road, Silom, the Music festival planned at Siam Square etc...

I'll be going back to that Thai neighborhood we went to years ago. I'm guessing it'll still be going on there....nothing worth fighting over.

[mister_smith]

(manarak @ Apr. 12 2009,22:26)
the baht will eventually collapse...
that is a good thing, because I have plenty of time for waiting...

he he me too great minds think alike eh?

[Ivor Biggun]

(mister_smith @ Apr. 12 2009,18:31)

(seksislo @ Apr. 12 2009,17:57) If this would happen in my country, there would be police special forces on spot instantly, then dogs, then horses, then  

Some poor bastard on his way home from work gets beaten to death by a gutless cunt copper hiding behind a mask  

That's what happened at the G20 summit in London!

[Ivor Biggun]

(JaiDee @ Apr. 12 2009,22:05)

(BAM @ Apr. 12 2009,16:44) Jamaica

One of the worst crapholes in the entire WORLD!!!!

 haven't changed a thing between the 12 years I visited there, ignorant fuckers

  Thailand is losing tourism literally by the plane loads since November, one of the main staples of their GDP ..... someone had better get their act together and soon, the punters who read here will always take their chances but regular tourists and backpackers can say "fuck it" and just go elsewhere.

  could this whole mess affect songkran?

Main staple of GDP, at 6%? We're not as important as some people would like to think we are! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Thailand

[bigmick22]

the 6% probably doesn't include payment for sexual services. I get the feeling the girls don't pay taxes - so difficult to have an accurate read on their income from this

[Road Runner]

(bigmick22 @ Apr. 12 2009,17:18) the 6% probably doesn't include payment for sexual services.

True but even if you double that figure it's not a financial disaster.

The simple fact is the whole world is hurting at the moment.

Thailand is probably in a better position than most of the countries in the world to weather this depression and come out stronger at the other end.
That is if they don't purposely shoot themselves in the head in the mean time.

At the moment it looks like that is what they are trying to do.

RR.

[PigDogg]

(Snick @ Apr. 12 2009,00:43) Bangkok under state of emergency

Thai authorities have declared a state of emergency in the capital Bangkok and surrounding areas, a day after protests cancelled a major Asian summit.

According to CNN, this is what it means:

The state-of-emergency decree suspends certain civil liberties, including the right to public gatherings and a free press. It also cleared the way for the government to call up military troops to tackle the protest mobs.

[Ninewives]

We should all stand up and take note; the great Australian PM has spoken:

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd warned Australians yesterday to reconsider holidays to Thailand after the violent protests that forced the cancellation of the summit of Asian leaders and led to a state of emergency being declared in Bangkok and surrounding provinces.

Yesterday, demonstrators fired into the air and attacked a car in the Thai Premier's convoy as he was being driven from the interior ministry. Mr Abhisit said he was safe and unhurt after the incident, and called for calm while threatening the use of force to restore order.

Speaking after an Easter Sunday service at the Church of St John the Baptist in Reid, just hours after arriving home, Mr Rudd said Australians travelling to the region should take care.

Mr Rudd's VIP aircraft was turned around mid-flight amid security concerns on Saturday. He arrived back in Canberra in the early hours of yesterday morning.

''My advice to Australians travelling to Thailand is please look carefully at the DFAT travel advisory. If you are in Thailand at the moment or travelling there, make sure you check the Australian Government website,'' he said.

[daveduke007]

I had punters in my pub tonight telling me how dangerous it is to visit    right now, these same punters have "NEVER" set foot in    

They are advising me not to go to    because the British Embassy said so

What the BE have "Actually" said is to be careful, Rule Brittania  

See you in    from the 13th May "hook or by crook"