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Ambassador: Anything Can Happen In Thailand


21.10.2008 | news Newsdesk

New demonstrations are moving into tourist areas in Thailand. But the recent unrest in Thailand has probably not reached its climax yet.
     People's Alliance for Democracy, PAD, announces Monday that it will assemble a larger demonstration in front of Central World Plaza in Bangkok.
     This moves the two-month conflict into the heart of touristic areas in Bangkok.
     Central World Plaza is one of Bangkok's most traffic congested areas filled with tourists who want to buy cheap counterfeit brands.
     Several well-known fashion houses also have their own shops in the square, and so the area is a mix of shopping centres, sidewalk cafes and fashion houses.
     The Danish ambassador to Thailand, Michael Sternberg is concerned about the situation:
     "Anything can happen right now here in Thailand. The political situation is simply totally unpredictable," he said to the Danish daily jp.dk.
     The ambassador would not directly discourage tourists to go to the most visited country in Asia, but he urges Danes who are, or consider going to Thailand to check the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs website several times a day:
     "It is important to keep you self updated on the situation in Thailand all the time. There is always something new."
     And even if there is peace and idyll many places in Thailand's capital, as unrest still exist:
     "Everything looks just normal. But so much is happening beneath the surface. So watch out.
And avoid Government buildings”.
     According to the Foreign Ministry Danes are urged to avoid the area around Government House and the parliament, which is situated near the Dusit Zoo.
     The Danish Ministry Of Foreign Affairs can not rule out the possibility that demonstrations will occur in the area around the police headquarters, which is located near the main shopping malls Paragon, Central World and Central Chidlom around the Siam Square area in Bangkok.






Reader Comments:-
 
Lennart Olsen :
What does the Ambassador know? It's safer in Thailand than in Denmark.
Posted Date: 2008-10-21 14:11:49
 
Fatro :
Thailand is always safe for tourist.
The current situation will affect only on traffic jam.
Posted Date: 2008-10-21 16:10:49
 
Jens :
Central World is filled with tourists who want to buy counterfeit brands?
Central World is an upmarket shopping mall with only original brand shops. The ambassador is misinformed, both about Bangkok, and about the current situation.
Posted Date: 2008-10-22 13:38:30
 
Grassroot people :
The ambassador is totally right!!!

Politcal conflict is totally unstable right now in Thailand, Country that hasn't got real democracy yet.
Posted Date: 2008-10-22 23:31:03
 
withergo :
How well does the ambassador know Thailand?
Posted Date: 2008-11-05 20:27:28
 
 


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