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| From Bangkok 2010 |
With the business part of this trip just about finished, I decided to have a quick tour around some of the hot spots featured in the recent Red Shirt confrontation. First stop, my HSBC branch on Rama IV road, until recently closed because of the blockade. Luckily still standing and unscathed, so I was able to pick up my new PIN and use my card again. Then on to the Skytrain at Silom, site of a grenade attack a few weeks ago. Two stops along the line to Siam Square, and the heart of the Red Shirt sit-in. Lots of malls gutted, including the massive Central World Plaza, as featured on the news last week. But still masses of shopping opportunities in the area and very much business as usual. Apart from the burnt out buildings, no sign of the recent troubles. All the street barricades have been swept away, and Wat Pathum Wanaram, site of a number of shootings, all looks serene again.
Let's hope they hold new elections soon to avoid this ever happening again.
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