Is it safe to travel to Pattaya?

[pacman]

(Bumblebee @ May 19 2010,02:02) Kahuna, I take great offense and presume you are referring to myself and Jimslim.  It was a hot sticky night, what's a guy to do in that heat.  I think we look quite splendid.  

You are looking marvellous as usual there BB but what have you been feeding young JimSlim?

He seems to have gained a couple of pounds, best tell him to lay off the doughnuts...        

[guydesavoy]

At least he's wearing socks

[PigDogg]

Don't see any fires in Pattaya.  

But think I will scrap plans of going to the movies at Central Mall.


I heard that some of the malls in Pattaya have closed today as a precautionary measure.

[PigDogg]

   TukCom closed.

  Friendship Supermarket closed.  

   Heard that   Central and Avenue mall closed.

Gotta love a town where it's easier to suck a girl's cock than to buy a quart
of milk.

[PigDogg]

Many bars are closing but tough for the BIB to get the word out on such short notice.

[kahuna]

TukCom was closed at around 6 pm...All the major shopping centers that I passed were closed...Many of the bars on Soi Buakhao were closed or closing...AND every 7/11 that I passed was either closed or closing...Family Mart is open...They'll either make a killing tonight or be killed...

[PigDogg]

The makeshift soi on my little soi still open if u want to come over for a    Khun Kahuna.

[PigDogg]

I would advise going to an ATM while they still have money.

Unconfirmed rumours of rioting at Royal Garden mall.

[kahuna]

Thanks for the offer PD, but I'm sequestered in my room with Mrs. Kahuna...

The Royal Mall was closed and lights off when I went by a few hours ago...

[PigDogg]

from Pattaya One News......

On Wednesday Night at 8pm, Pattaya Police backed up by Pattaya City Hall Security Officers began a tour of the city and ordered all establishments, including Bars, Discotheques, Banks, Shopping Centers and Convenience Stores, to comply with a Curfew order issued by Thailand's Prime Minister earlier on Wednesday.

The order came into force at 8pm and is expected to last until 6am on Thursday and may be repeated throughout this week until the situation in Bangkok and other provinces, where rioting is taking place, is brought under control.


Here in Pattaya this could not have come at a worse time as the city struggles to continue life as normal while 150 kms away in Bangkok, fires have been reported at over 20 separate locations around the Thai Capital as the remaining Red Shirts refuse to leave the Capital quietly.
Reports from Laem Chabang Port on Wednesday Night indicate that fires have been lit close to the entrance to the port and Riot Police have been deployed to the area to restore order.

Pattaya-based Red Shirts have attended these demonstrations and rumors are spreading that they may be sent back to Pattaya later on Wednesday Night.

Back in Pattaya, rumors spread earlier on Wednesday evening that a bomb had been discovered at Big C in North Pattaya which had been closed since early evening. This rumor was found to be untrue and the center had been closed due to the curfew order.

With many 24 hour convenience stores closing, panic buying has begun and Police were called to one minor incident at a store in Soi Neun Plub Wan which led to no arrests and was brought to a conclusion quickly.

We will have a full report on the curfew and its effects on Pattaya on Thursday but we must inform people currently residing in Pattaya that if you are caught breaking the curfew, you may be liable to arrest and could be fined. We can only suggest that everyone return to their homes or hotel rooms until Thursday morning.

[guydesavoy]

Looks like Room Service for you guys too...

[Lefty]

So...what happens when my flight lands at midnight? Sit in the airport and wait for morning before taking a taxi to Pattaya?

[Grinder]

Bars still operating near where I live and enjoyed a nice Thai meal with a few Singhas as the girls watched the news unfold on the box. Left around 10.45pm... and there was a policeman watching it with them as I left

[Socrates999]

Lockdown. Tight as a drum. Managed to hit the last open Family Mart, stocked up on drinks and snacks. Made a nice ATM withdrawal, enough to last for another 10 days. Arranged some company. Life could be worse.

[Socrates999]

The third lady has left already. 1 down, 2 to go!