safe to go bangkok now?

[Kraitz]

Heard about recent protest and all. is it still safe to go bangkok? i'm going bangkok on 17 Apr 09.. Pls advice thanks..

[d3n]

why not? just avoid the protest area.

thais are a friendly bunch, they dun touch tourists. they are not as rowdy as those protest seen in those ang moh countries.

[sumsum80]

where is the protest area ?

[JinTaoKee]

Originally Posted by Kraitz

Heard about recent protest and all. is it still safe to go bangkok? i'm going bangkok on 17 Apr 09.. Pls advice thanks..

Think most of the riots now are in pattaya and hope it will not spread to Bangkok.
Due to the coming songkran (Thai new year) i think they will have a stand still for a period of time and resume back the protest after weeks ba,
I will be going on the 18 Apr for 4 days and hope nothing happens... just cross my fingers.
I hae been there during last nov during the Yellow shirt protest, it seen every normal there just avoid those protest areas and nothing will go wrong.
How pple protest they need to eat and sleep and **** and earn money oso, so most likely they wont touch MBK, Pranutam, Sukhumit are ba.

[JinTaoKee]

Originally Posted by sumsum80

where is the protest area ?

Seen from the news, the protest is hld at pattaya where the asian summit is.
But i not sure if bangkok is involve but if it is, it will mostly at the government house.

[sue88]

The protest area in bkk is at victory Monument.

[snap99]

as long as they dun cut off the airport again (which they said they won't) .... i think BKK is still safe. Just stay away from the victory monument, and the government areas. I just came back from business there, and seems okay.

[bliz1984]

its still safe generally, but on thursday they protested at mbk area. chula uni had their classes cancelled as a result. so its abit unstable. but safety thus far still ok for tourists. just avoid yellow and red shirts.

[JinTaoKee]

The situation seen like getting serious and they decare state of emergency over at pattaya.
ASEAN summit have ben cancel and all Ethe minister have been send back back.

If i were to cancel my trip va jetstar and change to a later day, is it possible?

[d3n]

Originally Posted by JinTaoKee

The situation seen like getting serious and they decare state of emergency over at pattaya.
ASEAN summit have ben cancel and all Ethe minister have been send back back.

If i were to cancel my trip va jetstar and change to a later day, is it possible?

pay extra to change schedule loh. if u cancel its non refundable. anyway dun be scaredy cat lah sg government never send out advisory to advise singaporeans not to go bkk wat.


http://www.jetstar.com/sg/en/fare-types.aspx

[Kraitz]

Ya i booked my tickets under tigerairways. If i were to CNL my flights there will be a administrative charge of $50 per person. And i've already booked my hotel. the protest area is far from the tourists shopping spots in BKK?

[halozz]

Originally Posted by JinTaoKee

The situation seen like getting serious and they decare state of emergency over at pattaya.
ASEAN summit have ben cancel and all Ethe minister have been send back back.

If i were to cancel my trip va jetstar and change to a later day, is it possible?

If i didnt hear wrongly from the news just now the state of emergency had already been lifted after the leaders from multi nations have left~

[Ah_Ben]

wah lao...my bro n his frens still there...hope they can come back safely...

zhun zhun they go pattaya n bangkok...

[xiaowhois]

so far the only damage to tourist is the yellow party force closure of the airport~ but the red party more better~ did not touch tourist~ their aim is against govt not against tourist~ they know tourist is their source of income~

[shawnwkk]

well i'm going in may. PRAY HARD.