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Peaceful
Protest area are focus on Government Complexes which is away from City Center
(Sukhumvit area)
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Businesses
operating as usual and most parts of Bangkok, traffic is moving NORMALLY.
The
anti-government People’s Democratic Reform Committee’s (PDRC) protesters are
staging their campaign for a political reform from the new rally site at
Makkhawan Rangsan Bridge on Ratchadamnoen Nok Avenue.
Other anti-government
groups are rallying at the Government Complex on Chaeng Wattana Road, as well
as at Government House on Phitsanulok Road. Meanwhile, the pro-government group
is rallying in support of the caretaker government on Aksa Road in Bangkok’s western
outskirts.
Roads
in the affected areas may experience heavy traffic or a temporary closure due
to large crowds gathering and blockage of traffic lane by the protesters’
rallies.
The
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is closely monitoring the situation, and
would like to inform tourists and the tourism industry that all concerned
public and private agencies will exercise utmost efforts to ensure tourist’s
convenience.
All public transport and tourist attractions, including airports, tourist
sites and shopping malls, are currently open and operating as per normal.
Despite
traffic disruptions on certain roads in Bangkok due to the current political
demonstrations, life in the most parts of the Thai capital and throughout
Thailand continues as usual.
However, tourists are advised to be vigilant and
avoid rally sites and demonstration marches, as well as areas where crowds may
gather. This is because there may be traffic disruptions or delays and thus
causing inconvenience.
Bangkok
is a large city and so it is possible for local residents and international
visitors to avoid the demonstration sites and rally routes. Traffic in the most parts of
Bangkok is moving normally as almost all roads and expressways are not affected by the demonstrations.
All
major tourist attractions in the Thai capital, including the Temple of the
Emerald Buddha, the Grand Palace and the Temple of Dawn, are open normally.
Tourists can visit all attractions using the usual means of transport,
including buses, vans and car transfers by tour companies, taxis, the Skytrain,
the subway or the boat and ferry service.
Businesses, including banks, petrol and gas
stations, hotels, spas, restaurants, entertainment venues, cinemas, convention
centres, shopping malls, superstores, convenient stores, pharmacies, hospitals
and the like are open and operating
as per normal. Telephone both landline and mobile and Internet services
are available 24/7 as per normal.
All
airports in Bangkok and throughout Thailand are open and operating as per
normal.
Tourists
with flights arriving in Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi or Don Mueang International Airports)
and wish to see Thailand’s wealth of cultural and natural attractions outside
of the Thai capital are recommended to make use of the many daily domestic
flights, as well as bus and car transfers, to get to other popular
destinations, such as, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Pattaya, Hua Hin, Ko Samui, Khon
Kaen and Sukhothai.
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For
instant updates, follow Amazing Thailand through the Application Line
and Facebook or Twitter @ThailandFanClub.
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For
information on tourist attractions and activities, visit: www.tourismthailand.org
·
For
live videos of attractions in Thailand, download the Thai Live Cam mobile
application at: http://livecam.tourismthailand.org/
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For
daily news on TAT and the Thai tourism industry, visit: www.tatnews.org
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Thailand
is a festive country, celebrating numerous local and national holidays and
hosting many regional and global events each year, to see the calendar of
events and festivals, visit:
Useful contact numbers:
Tourist’s
Friend Centre +66 (0) 2314 1212
TAT
Call Centre 1672
Tourist
Police Call Centre 1155
Traffic
Police Call Centre 1197
BMTA
(city bus and van service) Call Centre 1348
BTS
Hotline +66 (0) 2617 6000
MRT
Customer Relations Center +66 (0) 2624 5200
SRT
(train service) Call Centre 1690
Transport
Co., Ltd., (inter-provincial bus service) Call Centre 1490
AOT
(Suvarnabhumi Airport) Call Centre 1722
Suvarnabhumi
Airport Operation Centre (temporary) +66 (0) 2132 9950 or 2
Don
Mueang Airport Call Centre +66 (0) 2535 3861, (0) 2535 3863
Thai
Airways International Call Centre +66 (0) 2356 1111
Bangkok
Airways Call Centre 1771
Nok
Air Call Centre 1318
Thai
AirAsia Call Centre +66 (0) 2515 9999
Tourism
Authority of Thailand
S22.01, 22/F,
Menara Citibank
165, Jalan
Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
Tel :
+603.2162 3480 Fax: +603.2162 3486
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