rj1972 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 What's this all about? Anything to be concerned about? "The Thai Government has imposed the Internal Security Act in three districts of Bangkok - Dusit, Pom Prab, and Phra Nakorn - until 30 November 2013. During this period, a number of political demonstrations are expected to take place in central Bangkok. Protest areas may include Ratchadamnoen Avenue, Silom Road, Ratchaprasong intersection, Sam Sen train station, Lumphini Park, and Uruphong intersection." http://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/mfa/consular_information/for_singapore_citizens/travel_notices/2013/201311/travelnotice_20131105.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyRider Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I just left a couple of days ago and didn't see anything around the soi 4/Nana area...all was normal. I didn't notice anything on the way to the airport, but my flight was early morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttdart Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 We'll see... thus far, it's just been demonstrations against the amnesty bill that was proposed. I was at the one at Chitlom yesterday, and though they shut down traffic around Central World, it's not been violent or terribly disruptive. But it will depend on what the Senate does now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiner Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 We'll see... thus far, it's just been demonstrations against the amnesty bill that was proposed. I was at the one at Chitlom yesterday, and though they shut down traffic around Central World, it's not been violent or terribly disruptive. But it will depend on what the Senate does now. It seems to escalate: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/381615/protest-marchers-rally-throughout-bangkok-against-government Should I be concerned about my about upcoming trip? Occupation of the Budget Bureau seems a little bit more serious than just a peaceful protest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttdart Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 It seems to escalate: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/381615/protest-marchers-rally-throughout-bangkok-against-government Should I be concerned about my about upcoming trip? Occupation of the Budget Bureau seems a little bit more serious than just a peaceful protest. Yes, it is getting a bit dodgy now. If you're only here for mongering and staying close to SC or Nana, no issues yet. But if you want to get out across the city, you may be delayed. Bangkok Post put the crowd number at Democracy Monument around 400,000. There's no way to gather that many people without disruptions. The next few days will probably indicate how this whole thing will play out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiner Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 But if you want to get out across the city, you may be delayed. Do these kinds of protests normally effect street level traffic only, or are Skytrain, subway and Express ways also impacted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake.houston Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 So if I'm coming for a mongering only trip the first week of December, is it still a good idea or should I pass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiner Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 My main concern is that we might get another airport shutdown like we had three years ago when nobody got in or out for a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimao Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I certainly hope we have no airport shutdown as I have an international flight leaving mid December. I attended (kind of) the protest at the immigration building today. Planned to help my friend with some paper work without realizing it would be shut down. Decided to check it out anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimao Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Photos from today. (They are auto adjusting to sideways on my phone if a mod can help with that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sc1967 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 This looks serious. I hope it settles down. I hate to cancel my reservations. Please keep us informed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiner Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 The situation seems pretty fluid. Civil unrest has turned into deadly confrontations. In western media there is a lot of mention of red shirt demos around a stadium. Is that the one near MBK? This up to date article: http://www.asiatraveltips.com/news13/212-BangkokStatus.shtml states "is it safe to travel to Bangkok now? The simple answer to that question is, yes.". The one thing that makes me doubt my travel plans is the location of the unrest. If CentralWorld gets closed then this is pretty close to the lower sois of Sukhumvit. Any thoughts on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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