Foreign Ministry Allays Fears Among Thais About South Korean Safety

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Foreign Ministry allays fears among Thais about South Korean safety
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BANGKOK, April 10 – The Thai embassy in Seoul has reported all is normal in South Korea, Foreign Ministry spokesman Manasvi Srisodapol said today.

He said the embassy informed Thai people via its Facebook site that it has closely monitored the situation given the ongoing threats by North Korea and Thai people’s enquiries.

Life goes on as normal and airports are in operation as usual, the Thai embassy said.

Mr Manasvi quoted the South Korean media as reporting that the government has raised its surveillance alert to level 2, a result of North Korea’s warlike threats.

The Thai embassy in Seoul has kept Thais in South Korea alerted with updates on the situation but it would not advise Thai tourists either to continue or cancel their vacation plans to the East Asian country, he said.

South Koreans are going about their daily lives as usual and there is no sign of people hoarding food or other necessities, the embassy said. None of the 113 foreign embassies in Seoul have instructed evacuations of their citizens.

The information should be useful for Thai tourists’ decisions, it said.

It advised Thai travellers in South Korea to carry essential documents and devices including passports, air tickets, cash, mobile phones and chargers just in case. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2013-04-10

[rfukata]

I would think Southern Thailand is more dangerous than of this situation.

[Om85]

The cuban consulate in north korea is still open so nothing to worry about

[Locationthailand]

The punk kid with the crappy hair do trying to prove his worth?

[PoodMaiDai]

Worried about the Thais THERE but no one ever gives a squirt of pee for the Thais HERE.

Makes sense.

[Cardiff1963]

I blame Yingluck

[IsaanUSA]

it would not advise Thai tourists either to continue or cancel their vacation plans to the East Asian country

I don't quite understand this statement. Is he saying don't let the recent news sway your plans? Or is it literal, meaning don't continue your plans on visiting S.Korea or don't cancel your plans if you have already booked?

[OzMick]

Sounds a lot like a statement made by the embassy in Poland in 1939, and by the mayor of Hiroshima in 1945.

[wotchit]

I would think Southern Thailand is more dangerous than of this situation.

I would think it's far more dangerous being on the road during Songkran.

In fact that'll probably be the case even if the NK's do start something

[Buchholz]

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The results of appointing an unqualified cousin to head the Foreign Ministry...
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the embassy informed Thai people via its Facebook site

terrific dissemination of information

Thai embassy in Seoul has reported all is normal in South Korea

Manasvi quoted the South Korean media as reporting that the government has raised its surveillance alert to level 2

second line contradicts the first

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Edited April 11, 2013 by Buchholz

[JeffreyWitty]

second line contradicts the first:rolleyes:

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Not contradictory at all, threats from NK are a normal everyday occurrence over here in SK. Been happening the past 10 years i have been here. Its been a slow news week - thats why the focus is on NK lately

[Buchholz]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22088835

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The results of appointing an unqualified cousin to head the Foreign Ministry...

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Thai embassy in Seoul has reported all is normal in South Korea

Manasvi quoted the South Korean media as reporting that the government has raised its surveillance alert to level 2

second line contradicts the first

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Not contradictory at all, threats from NK are a normal everyday occurrence over here in SK. Been happening the past 10 years i have been here.

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While various threats from NK may be perceived as "normal", raising a surveillance alert level is not (AKA contradictory).

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South Korea Raises Surveillance Alert Level; Says Pyongyang Can Launch Missile Any Time

and

South Korea has raised its alert level to "vital threat" amid indications the North is preparing for a missile test.

- BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22088835

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Edited April 11, 2013 by Buchholz

[dcutman]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22088835

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The results of appointing an unqualified cousin to head the Foreign Ministry...

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Thai embassy in Seoul has reported all is normal in South Korea

Manasvi quoted the South Korean media as reporting that the government has raised its surveillance alert to level 2

second line contradicts the first

.

Not contradictory at all, threats from NK are a normal everyday occurrence over here in SK. Been happening the past 10 years i have been here.

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While various threats from NK may be perceived as "normal", raising a surveillance alert level is not (AKA contradictory).

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South Korea Raises Surveillance Alert Level; Says Pyongyang Can Launch Missile Any Time

and

South Korea has raised its alert level to "vital threat" amid indications the North is preparing for a missile test.

- BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22088835

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And just to add.

Pyongyang is expected to launch its untested Musudan missile with a

range of 1,800 to 2,180 miles from its eastern coast. It could reach as

far as the Japanese island of Okinawa, and Guam, where U.S. military

forces are located. The missiles could obviously also threaten mainland

Japan.

North Korea has launched various kinds of missiles in the past but with

advanced notice to clear waters before the test. It has yet to notify

neighboring nations but experts believe the launch could come any time

in light of recent tensions. They have now been spotted, fueled and ready to be launched in Wonsan,

Gangwon Province, just above the North-South border on the east coast of

North Korea. http://gma.yahoo.com/korea-bracing-norths-missile-anytime-soon-115218932--abc-news-topstories.html

Hopefully launching these untested missiles, they do not go astray, and hit an unintended target.

[Buchholz]

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The Thai embassy in Seoul has reported all is normal in South Korea

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although

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to evacuate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgjrbSdBeaY

North Korea tells foreigners in South Korea to evacuate before attack

Edited April 11, 2013 by Buchholz

[JeffreyWitty]

Pyongyang is expected to launch its untested Musudan missile with a

range of 1,800 to 2,180 miles from its eastern coast. It could reach as

far as the Japanese island of Okinawa, and Guam, where U.S. military

forces are located.

So what? They have artillery that can his US forces on the peninsula already. This is not really news about hitting "US forces" because they can already do that.

My point being - nobody gave a $h!t about NK until recently. They are not spewing any new threats that haven't already been said - just nobody else in the past bothered listening to them.

Edited April 12, 2013 by JeffreyWitty