Bangkok's shutdown = massive losses

[Lionheart]

Number of main intersections blocked: 7 Number of people affected in the capital: 2 million Number of transport trips affected: 4.8 million Number of taxis issued with stickers for right to pass: 6,000 Number of police and soldiers deployed: 20,000 Number of schools closed: 140 Cost of shutdown: 700 million baht (S$26.8 million) per day Estimated impact on retail industry: 4-5 per cent drop in earnings this quarter Impact on stock market: The benchmark SET Index of shares fell 0.3 percent to 1,251.66 as of the midday break on Monday Sources: The Nation/Asia News Network, Xinhua, AFP, Reuters, Bloomberg - See more at: http://www.stasiareport.com/node/1949530#sthash.uNgNRkdB.dpuf.........

Are the Thais so generous?
So rich and so destructive???

 

[AhMeng]

yawnzzzzz.....

 

[Lionheart]

BANGKOK SHUTDOWN: Anti-government protesters started blocking off 7 key intersections in #Bangkok today in their latest push to oust the #Yingluck government . ST Indochina bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh reports. http://bit.Iy/1a1z5fK

Pure madness!!!

 

[johnny333]

BANGKOK SHUTDOWN: Anti-government protesters started blocking off 7 key intersections in #Bangkok today in their latest push to oust the #Yingluck government . ST Indochina bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh reports. http://bit.Iy/1a1z5fK

Pure madness!!!

We've also had many road closures in Spore which were just as bad e.g. night races, ASEAN, APEC, ... These have were just as bad.

 

[tonychat]

This is what i got from Thai Visa.com

Just called a Thai friend, a retired general, whose house is right on one of the roads used by the "protesters". He said that he went out to talk to them and found that many of the people he saw had been bused in from southern Thailand. They had been given 2,000 baht a piece for their "protesting" efforts. We are planning to get a group of us friends together and go protest tomorrow. What a great party we could have for 2,000 baht each.

The previous protest before the shutdown, even have free food and what i have heard , they also provide vegetarian food and meals too.

 

[songsongjurong]

Would be fun if there were a sinkie shutdown,.....wait...if all smrt line shutdowns due to loss of traction...it becomes a BSOD.

 

[bushtucker]

2000B = S$80. that's a good deal for them. they could stop work, take a free bus ride to capital, and hang around city centre carrying picket signs.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

This is what i got from Thai Visa.com



The previous protest before the shutdown, even have free food and what i have heard , they also provide vegetarian food and meals too.

Price went up....previously market rate was $B500

 

[methink]

Price went up....previously market rate was $B500

This is Thai democrazy at work? Dun like elected govt, protest all day to kick out the govt?

 

[CheeByeKiaTonyChat]

The so-called 'protestors' never really care as to who is the government of the day. Like that fucktard tonychat, they were there to earn some bahts + free food and drinks.

 

[eatshitndie]

Number of main intersections blocked: 7 Number of people affected in the capital

7 is a very small number for a city so big.

 

[Sideswipe]

it is all Thaksin's fault. he should never have challenged and disrupted the status quo in Thailand politics.

 

[chongpangchixwings]

Planned to go to Bangkok for a loooong weekend during the lunar new year but now thinking twice.

 

[singveld]

this show pap way is so much better than the thai royal family way. heard anyone want to close down singapore? nobody even dare to think about it.

 

[looneytan]

this show pap way is so much better than the thai royal family way. heard anyone want to close down singapore? nobody even dare to think about it.

thank you, I learn a lot reading from whatevar you posted

 

[Narong Wongwan]

it is all Thaksin's fault. he should never have challenged and disrupted the status quo in Thailand politics.

Woe betide Khun Thaksin for daring to help the poor....
Damn the thai peasants for not knowing their station in life and fighting for equality.

 

[piggyheadshaker]

did they shake head when they close down?

 

[Cestbon]

Now there is 4 group in Thailand
1st belong to RED shirt>>> Yingluk supporter
2nd belong to blue shirt>>> Abhisit suppoter
3rd belong to Suthep>>> current protestor
4th neutral>> sitting on fence

Now just matter of time and money. How much real big supporter donation does Suthep have? Each protestor Suthep need to spend SG$50 for salary/food/tent/poster..................for one day. That few million SG$$$ each day.
And Bangkok is Abhisit strong hold>>> drag too long will affect business and Abhisit supporter will back fire if drag for too long>>> in the end $$$ talk.