yosithezet

I'm just adding on to what you stated, not contradicting. I'm quite chill.

yosithezet

What was that we said about daytime being safe....

https://twitter.com/Arisaralive/stat...835584/photo/1

Tchiowa

"Last time" I believe you're talking about the Red Shirts. Yes, it started out the same way. Then there was supposedly a deal between the government and the Red Shirts but that fell apart. Then the police or army or Black Shirts (depending on which side you believe) opened fire on the demonstrators around Lumpini. Close to 100 killed. Yeah, things deteriorated real fast then.

I had lunch at Central World today. Took a picture of the protest site. There are around 100 people camped out on Rajdamri. That's a tiny fraction of what it was 2 months ago.

Tchiowa

My experience parallels yours.

Tchiowa

What is SGS? Suk Grande Sheraton?

Tchiowa

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingn...-ratchaprasong

mkbkk1

We didn't ^

yosithezet

Almost. Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit.

Yappofloyd

Yes, at 5pm on a sunday right outside Big C Ratchadamri opposite Central World with ordinary people shopping!!! 2 dead & and 22 injured. Including a 12 yr old boy - the 3rd child to die today from attacks against protests, the other 2 died in hospital from the Trat attack last night!!
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/loca...-ratchaprasong
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/poli...-30227578.html

You posted this misleading BS yesterday!
You have posted incorrect info many times here, I don't understand why you continually do it? Given wrong geographic advice; said no one was injured in an attack when 6 were; telling people that it is completely safe at central sites; stating that grenades are not being used when they are (there is plenty of footage, evidence & statements from police & govt confirm such); stating for some bizarre reason that 'civilians' are not being killed or seriously injured when most of those killed and maimed are civilians! 3 children were died today in these attacks!!!

Military grenades are being used and have been for some weeks in many attacks. A policeman nearly lost his leg due to a grenade on Tuesday. A unexploded grenade was thrown at the Civil Court today. http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/une...ourt-compound/ Grenades have been tossed around BKK with concerning ease. How can you state BS that real grenades are not being used??

You are posting blatantly false and incorrect info. You have had a number of posts deleted due to political bias which fortunately this thread has been free of. Can you pls refrain from posting here when you keep giving wrong info? It is dangerous and outright immoral to both suggest that no civilians have been killed and to give completely wrong advice to travelers who are not familiar with the situation in BKK. Stop it please!!

Whoever is perpetrating these attacks is killing civilians, ordinary thais, women and children. They are using military grade weapons. This sort of violencent attacks is disgusting and abhorrent. To try to somehow misleading downplay it and falsely characterize it, is very dangerous.

Again for those visting BKK, follow your embassy advice. Stay well away from protest sites especially perimeter areas where the guards are located. If you do have to pass by don't loiter. The last 48 hrs have seen an escalation with significant casualties. That trend may continue this week.

Yappofloyd

SGS is located around 50m west of the west perimeter of the Asoke protest site. In fact a guarded entrance to the site with protester guards (who are constantly subjected to attacks at other sites). That being said, nothing of major note has occurred at the Asoke site that I am aware of but the incidents referred to above suggest an escalation of attacks against inner city sites.

You can access and exit the Sheraton using an elevated pedestrian link which links to the BTS station, Terminal 21 shopping center and ultimately the MRT. You can see this clearly in this map,
http://www.bts.co.th/customer/en/ima.../E4_update.gif
(The entrance to the protest area is immediately below the western edge (right side on this map) of the Asoke BTS station, in line with Suk soi 19.

The Sheraton is safe but I would suggest located too close to the protest site. I would suggest to friends not to stay there given the proximity. Again, the issue is not the protesters but the fact that they are being targeted esp the guards around the perimeter of each site. The hotel is a literal stones throw away. Access to the BTS and MRT is great. Taxi access is a bit of a hassle currently given the intersection is blocked so everyone is using soi 19.

Most likely you would stay and nothing untoward would happen. However, with so many good hotels in BKK why endure the hassle and potential anxiety?

mkbkk1

If you're keeping up with the news then you'll know that the Red Shirts are rallying their supporters nationwide. I expect things to heat up. IMO Lumphini is such a bullseye/target. I wouldn't go there day or night at this point because you just don't know. The blast today occurred at the Big C that I go to every week. However, I haven't been there for over a month. I would feel awful if I had told people it's totally safe to go and something like this happened to them.

dsquared37

The quotes attributed to both Jatuporn and Thida are outright scary. Expect much more and an intensification of the scenes from Trat and Big C.

This is about to take a huge turn for the worse.

Dr. HFH

If cost isn't a factor, there's only one answer in my book. Get in touch with the SGS Concierge Desk [email protected] and arrange transportation through them. There will be a gentleman in a dark suit holding an SGS sign just as you exit baggage claim into the general airport area. He will take you to a car (usually a new Mercedes) waiting outside which has cold towels and cold water as well as current newspapers. You will be driven right to the main entrance of the hotel. You will complete the checkin paperwork right in the car during the drive. I've used this service a fair number of times, and it's worth every satang. A few baht more, and they'll meet you at the jetway entrance just as you're getting off the plane.

Duke787

Thanks for the post - very helpful and informative. I'll definitely look into other hotels and continue to monitor the situation. The main part of my trip is Australia and New Zealand and I was going to spend a few days in Bangkok as my stopover. Given the situation I may just take it off the table all together but again thank you this was exactly what I was hoping someone would post.


Ditto - this is much appreciated and if I do end up keeping my Bangkok plans it sounds like arranging transport with the hotel is the best option.

Tchiowa

Got it backwards again!