Traffic And Demo Updates Only Please

[Indo-Siam]

I walked from Onnut to Asoke around noon hour today (Friday).

Red-shirted insurgents had road blocks established at the following intersections with Sukhumvit;

Soi 77

Soi 71

Near Soi 67

Rama IV

Soi Ekkamai (Sukhumvit Soi 63) was open as usual, and there were no insurgents in evidence from that Soi down to Soi Asoke.

The red-shirts were generally singing and having a gay old time - and the basically ignored me,. as I passed along.

Cheers!

Indo-Siam

[sunny747]

rama 2 road is very busy than usual now at 18:00.

[MADEINHEAVEN]

Pattaya roads at 8 pm Friday. Thapraya and Pratamnak roads open going into 2nd road Pattaya. Tempeset road open both ways. Just before red shirts mass exodus from Royal Cliff saw 6 pickup trucks with redshirts stop, picking up rocks in vacant lot, some went into woodpile, came out with sticks having NAILS protruding. Saw local Thai give redshirts the middle finger.

[thailien8]

Pattaya roads at 8 pm Friday. Thapraya and Pratamnak roads open going into 2nd road Pattaya. Tempeset road open both ways. Just before red shirts mass exodus from Royal Cliff saw 6 pickup trucks with redshirts stop, picking up rocks in vacant lot, some went into woodpile, came out with sticks having NAILS protruding. Saw local Thai give redshirts the middle finger.

Uh-oh. At dusk on Friday I rode Skytrain to look at the Victory Monument situation. No redshirts there, traffic flowing, tho very light. Most unusual for a Friday rush hour. Maybe Abhisit did the right thing to declare a holiday.

[IMA_FARANG]

Today I planned to do my 90 day reporting, the last possible day in the two-week window for me, dammit. I presume immigration offices are closed. Can anyone confirm?

Where are you? Looks like Suan Phlu is open today until 16:30. See here.

Thank you very much for the tip.

However, I'm supposed to use the One-Stop Service Centre and, having found the number and called various extensions repeatedly, no-one answers. So that's out, and the relevant Suan Plu desk is closed and it normally refuses to deal with me anyway.

Moral: never leave it till the last moment.

Now I shall just take my cahnces at the airport next time -- normally they do nothing about non-reporting anyway!

MODERATORS

Can we re-activate/renew/whatever this topic. During the state of emergency in Bangkok it should be for essential information only and be used for "areas to avoid" news. Any demostrations, Army movements, etc. could be put here so TV members will know what areeas to avoid or if they should remain inside due to problems.

I'm just adding this reply to pop it up to the top of the News Items subject.

[Old Man River]

From Tan Network areas to be avoided now (April 13th):

Areas where there heavy presence of red-shirt protesters and to be avoided are:

1. The entire Rattanakosin island and Ratchadamnern road

2. Sri Ayutthaya intersection

3. Rama 6 road, Phoholyothin road

4. Victory monument

5. Din Daeng intersection

6. Suthisarn intersection near Mitr Maitree Soi

7. Arjnarong-Ramindra expressway exit

8. Yomaraj expressway exit and intersection

9. Ladprao road

[Sunderland]

Anyone know which area of Ladprao Road is sealed off or experiencing problems? It's a long road after all.

[jfchandler]

Traffic closed at following areas, intersections

1 Inbound Vibhavadi blocked by 50 protesters and 10 taxis

2 Our Lady Intersection blocked by protesters

3 Intersection between Din Daeng and Victory Monument blocked by 50 protesters

4 Rajprarop Road heading to Din Daeng

5 Si Ayutthaya Intersection blocked by 200 protesters, using 2 buses and 1 truck

6 Urupong Intersection closed by 100 protesters using metal barricades

7 Rajvithi Road in front of Children's Hospital blocked by protesters

8 Inbound Phaholyothin near Victory Monument tollgate blocked by protesters

9 Phayathai Road in front of Rajvithi Road blocked by protesters, using buses and taxis

10 Roads around Government House closed by some 5,000 protesters

11 Royal Plaza blocked by 100 protesters using 1 one and 3 pick-up trucks

12 Rajvithi Intersection closed by police and soldiers

13 Upai Intersection closed by police and troops

14 Saowanee Intersection closed by police and troops

15 Wat Benjamabophit Intersection closed by police and troops

16 Phan Fah intersection blocked by protesters

17 Larn Luang Intersection blocked by protesters

18 Chor Por Ror Intersection blocked by protesters

19 Yommaraj Intersection blocked by 50 protesters and a bus

20 Thevakum Intersection blocked by protesters and metal barricades

21 Wang Daeng Intersection closed by troops

22 Sisao Theves Intersection closed by troops

23 Dindaeng Gateway under control of troops

-- The Nation, about 11:30 am

[PeaceBlondie]

george just opened a new thread in the Bangkok forum. Traffic news only, no politics. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Protesters-B...Mo-t256950.html