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Supposedly tonight is going to be the "crackdown" and the dispersal of the Red Shirts. We will see....

The BTS bombing, whilst terrible - wasn't anywhere near Ari station. The reason that Sala Daeng station was hit is that it was within firing range of Lumpini Park (where the red camp was) - there has been no trouble on any other part of the lines Supposedly on the 15th, the Red Shirt leaders will be surrendering, but this of course could all be a bluff... Maybe hold off for a week and see what happens? p.s. I know it's very easy for me to say "don't worry!", but then I have been here on and off for 2 years so am used to how things go down. For someone who has never been to Thailand before, I can certainly understand your apprehension - I would probably cancel myself in the same situation. If you do decide to make the trip though and need any help, please let me know. Alas I won't be here in 6 weeks time, but if there's anything I can look up for you beforehand, I'm happy to do it.

I don't know the answer, but I was pretty unhappy about it the first time. I didn't know it would happen, they just said, we need some blood - then took it. Then a minute or so later "You don't have HIV" - well great, but what if I did have? To be told it in some far away office in a random place is pretty harrowing

Hello NotUrAvg. Well I live in Bangkok and haven't been affected. The main trouble spot is Silom, which is not so close to Dr Path. Admittedly, Victory Monument did have some issues before (1 station away) - but it never spread up to Ari station. The grenade attacks on the BTS station the other day were quite worrying, but even that was kept to the red area. Because of this though, the BTS now stops running at 7pm (or 8, I can't remember, I use taxi most of the time anyway). Where had you planned to stay anyway?