To make sure there is no confusion, there will not be a reinstatement of the curfew in Pattaya. The day-to-day curfew applies only to Bangkok and a few other provinces, but not Pattaya.

 

The article also says that CRES has "set up a panel to assist small business operators and others affected by the rally," but that's all it says. No details have yet been published.

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Curfew on a `Day-to-Day' Basis

 

CRES SAYS NO IMMEDIATE END TO EMERGENCY RULE, MASSIVE CLEAN-UP UNDERWAY

 

Published: 23/05/2010

 

Bangkok and some provinces will be under curfew today from 11pm to 5am and the Centre for the Resolution for the Emergency Situation (CRES) has no immediate plan to repeal the emergency decree, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said yesterday.

 

The curfew would remain in place today and the decision on whether to extend it would be made on a day-to-day basis, said Mr Suthep, who is the centre director.

 

Yesterday a curfew was declared between 9pm to 5am. The curfew was lifted in Pattaya.

 

Curfew on a `day-to-day' basis

There has now been an announcement that the curfew in Bangkok will be in effect at least through Sunday and Monday nights. No announcement has yet been made as to the curfew hours.

Ok, now the announcement is out:

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Curfew extended to Monday for Bangkok, 23 provinces

 

The Centre for Resolution of Emergency Situation extended curfew for Bangkok and 23 other provinces to Monday, prohibiting people from leaving home from 11 pm to 4 am.

 

Col Sansern Kaewkamnerd, the CRES spokesman, said the curfew period was shortened to minimize the impact on the people who have to travel. Earlier, the CRES imposed curfew from 9 pm to 5 am.

 

The CRES will review on Tuesday whether to extend the curfew, he said.

 

Curfew extended to Monday for Bangkok, 23 provinces

There was a very interesting note on all the Immigration desks when I arrived back at Suvarnabhumi this afternoon. It said the curfew did not apply to "foreigners or Thai travellers" provided they carry their passports with them! Whilst I expect it meant foreign travellers to/from the airport, it could well have been read differently!

 

At 4:30 pm, the airport was pretty deserted. In 15 minutes, only 7 public taxis appeared. I assumed that probably few people were taking taxies out to the airport. But when I finally got one, his chit said he'd arrived at the airport at 2:00 pm and been waiting for 2 /12 hours for a pick-up! It made little sense to me!