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Ratchadamnoen Nightmare: Why Everyone Really Should Avoid Old Bangkok on Saturday


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Ratchadamnoen Nightmare: Why Everyone Really Should Avoid Old Bangkok on Saturday
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter

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A image of a sign warning motorists of traffic on Saturday was posted online today by organizers of the Bangkok Criterium. Photo: Bangkok Criterium / Facebook

BANGKOK — Between a commercial cycling event and university graduation, traffic Saturday on Ratchadamnoen Avenue is expected to hit nightmare level, even by Bangkok standards.

Organizers of the Bangkok Criterium asked the public via Facebook today to avoid the area Saturday, as their event would close several roads from 3pm to 11pm.

The race, sponsored by Singha Corp., said arrangements had been made in cooperation with the police, but Senior Sgt. Maj. Chalakom Kijthongsai of the nearby police station on Khaosan Road told Khaosod English his office had heard nothing about it.

Dinso Road and Ratchadamnoen Avenue from the Khok Wua intersection to the Democracy Monument, organizers said. Four of the avenue’s eight lanes would remain open for two-way traffic.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1446715006

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-- Khaosod English 2015-11-05

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This is news? It's been known about for more than 2 months!

Don't avoid it, go watch some crazy bike racing, it's a lot of fun!

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and after that it's BKK Marathon on Nov.15

Highly doubtful that it will cause any impact given it runs from 1am to 10am on Sunday morning.
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The Singha heir, who orchestrated the "crackdown" on Chang for facebook images, and probably orchestrated the Chang Beer Garden "crackdown" is holding an event the police know nothing about.

The Singha heir thinks he is cutting into Chang's business, but is instead just showing his allegiance to the non-elected government, and they are reciprocating.

I won't drink another of his beers ever.

And in advertising, the Singha banner was on many high rises in bangkok...but no action on that, of course.

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