Is Thailand safe? - Page 2

icon513 · #16 16th September 2008, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Taoboxer

We did see people being bussed off to BKK to take part in the protests (they were handed hard hats as they got on the bus, I was told) but apart from that, it was business as usual.

Sounds like someone was pulling your leg.

Taoboxer · #17 16th September 2008, 09:45 AM

Well, I did see lots of people in yellow T-shirts being bussed off. There was a non-stop line of buses pulling up at the hotel where I was having lunch. The passengers that got on didn't seem to be holidaymakers. For one thing, they all seemed prety hyped up.

The one thing I was told and did actually see was that everything would be conducted without violence. Even the airport and train station blockages at Hatyai were quiet affairs - not much shouting or anything like that, just a few people efficiently organizing groups to do various things.

So, yeah, I'd say Thailand is safe.