The cancellation of Asian Summit held in Pattaya, Thailand due to the political unrest is really a shame to the Thai nation as a whole. In subsequent to that, the red-shirted supporters of the ousted Prime Minister Thaksin stormed into the government offices in Bangkok on Monday morning causing even more critical conditions. The business activities in the capital city of Bangkok will certainly come to a halt due the on-going protests. Most countries have issued travel advisory to Bangkok amidst the season normally see a lot of visitors from all corners of the world visiting Thailand to celebrate the infamous Loy Krathong.
Prime Minister Abhisit has certainly under-estimated the supporters of Thaksin. All the money and resources put into to organize the Asian Summit is wasted but more pitifully, the image of Thailand is severely tarnished, as leaders of the participating countries were so hastily evacuated when the protesters invaded the venue of the summit. The Asian Summit was supposedly set to enhance the image of the country but was indeed backfired beyond the anticipation of the Thai government. What we hope is that the Thai government is not resort to using force on the red-shirted supporters of Thaksin, otherwise, another incident of Tiananmen is potentially recurring and that would certainly be a black dot in the history of Thai, a peace-loving country. Perhaps it is time for the well respected King Bhumibol to restore peace and normalcy in Thai before it becomes beyond control.
The people of Thai as well as all others around the world are suffering badly due to the global financial crisis. Why must we see more blood shedding at this time when we should join hands to weather through the economic thunder storms?
Prime Minister Abhisit has certainly under-estimated the supporters of Thaksin. All the money and resources put into to organize the Asian Summit is wasted but more pitifully, the image of Thailand is severely tarnished, as leaders of the participating countries were so hastily evacuated when the protesters invaded the venue of the summit. The Asian Summit was supposedly set to enhance the image of the country but was indeed backfired beyond the anticipation of the Thai government. What we hope is that the Thai government is not resort to using force on the red-shirted supporters of Thaksin, otherwise, another incident of Tiananmen is potentially recurring and that would certainly be a black dot in the history of Thai, a peace-loving country. Perhaps it is time for the well respected King Bhumibol to restore peace and normalcy in Thai before it becomes beyond control.
The people of Thai as well as all others around the world are suffering badly due to the global financial crisis. Why must we see more blood shedding at this time when we should join hands to weather through the economic thunder storms?
Bangkok, a war zone?
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