gobbledonk Posted May 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 Hi IB, Post Al Qaeda and Saddam, the Indonesian government seems to have become the West's whipping boy over its apparent inability to control extremist clerics (Malaysia also comes in for the occasional tongue lashing). I dont want to turn this into a political debate, but that's my perception. My time in Jakarta led me to believe that the *average* Indonesian couldnt give a hoot about politics, but its easy to see from their history that they dont enjoy being told what to do by the West. Personally, I dont blame them on that score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 lazyphil said:I dont think Nanaplaza would get hit, Khao San more likely Sorry to say, but Nanaplaza is still hit by the browns and Mr. Purachai :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 Mentors said: lazyphil said:I dont think Nanaplaza would get hit, Khao San more likely Sorry to say, but Nanaplaza is still hit by the browns and Mr. Purachai :: -for serious; i think the coming Olympic Games in Greece and the European Soccer Championship in Portugal will be much more dangerous places while the tournaments as SEA. - there are warnings about not going to South Thailand. But, this is not correct. The South starting about on Prachuab and goes till Betong, these are hunderds of kilometers between. So it's wrong to say, don't travel to the south. If so, while the Yugoslavia War, nobody would said dont travel to Austria or Greece. These, countries are also just some hundreds kilometer from the scene away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted June 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Cmon Mentors - the average tourist would barely be aware of the geographic layout of Thailand. Most of them probably arent even aware that Phuket is in the 'South'. The advisories are broad, and its an attempt to cover various butts in the event of an attack anywhere in a given region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 yes, maybe you are right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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