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Bangkok businesses reveal losses from red-shirt rallies
BANGKOK, May 20 (TNA) - Entrepreneurs around Ratchaprasong Intersection, a prime business area in Bangkok, have issued a joint statement over their losses caused by several red-shirt rallies, vowing to take unilateral action if police failed to control future recurrences.
Speaking on behalf of the “Peaceful Democracy Network” representing the Ratchaprasong business operators, Chai Sriwikrom, said on Friday that frequent seizures of the Ratchaprasong Intersection by supporters of the red-clad National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) had resulted in dire consequences, including disrupting of both civilian livelihoods and local business operations.
Chai pointed out, for instance, that hotels in the area have revealed losing some 1,500 room bookings, and around 3,000 seminars and banquets. At times, shopping centres and small vendors were forced to close early in the day, he said.
Chai insisted that his group does not oppose any demonstration but he would like to see better management of such civic movements, especially in terms of security, so that they would not affect passersby or nearby residents and businesses.
Chai urged all groups planning to stage any rally in the future to avoid recklessly occupying business areas to prevent incurring losses to others and demanded an explanation from the police into their inability to cope with recent demonstratons. He warned that if this was not made, local business operators will march down the district's main street with tens of thousands of people, forcing it to close and making themselves heard. (TNA)
Speaking on behalf of the “Peaceful Democracy Network” representing the Ratchaprasong business operators, Chai Sriwikrom, said on Friday that frequent seizures of the Ratchaprasong Intersection by supporters of the red-clad National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) had resulted in dire consequences, including disrupting of both civilian livelihoods and local business operations.
Chai pointed out, for instance, that hotels in the area have revealed losing some 1,500 room bookings, and around 3,000 seminars and banquets. At times, shopping centres and small vendors were forced to close early in the day, he said.
Chai insisted that his group does not oppose any demonstration but he would like to see better management of such civic movements, especially in terms of security, so that they would not affect passersby or nearby residents and businesses.
Chai urged all groups planning to stage any rally in the future to avoid recklessly occupying business areas to prevent incurring losses to others and demanded an explanation from the police into their inability to cope with recent demonstratons. He warned that if this was not made, local business operators will march down the district's main street with tens of thousands of people, forcing it to close and making themselves heard. (TNA)
