Thursday, May 20, 2010

[Bangkok] Rioters burn 27 buildings

19/05/2010
Bangkok Post

Rioters have set fire to 27 buildings around Bangkok during the day, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced at 9pm on Wednesday.

Some of the buildings are:
  • 1. The area on Rama I Road around Paragon shopping mall and Siam Square. Siam Theatre was completely gutted.
  • 2. Parts of Centara Grand Hotel at Ratchaprasong
  • 3. Parts of the Stock Exchange of Thailand building on Witthayu Road
  • 4. Mahathun building on Ploenchit Road
  • 5. Bangkok Bank and Krung Thai Bank Asok branches
  • 6. Parts of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board and a nearby 7-Eleven convenience store in Din Daeng area
  • 7. Bangkok Bank and Government Savings Bank Din Daeng branches
  • 8. Maleenont Building on Rana IV Road which houses Channel 3 television station
  • 9. Bangkok Bank's Rama IV branch and Tesco Lotus superstore on Rama IV Road
  • 10. The Metropolitan Electricity Authority in Klong Toey
  • 11. Central World shopping mall
  • 12. Bangkok Bank's Victory Monument branch
  • 13. Century Park hotel in Din Daeng area
  • 14. Center One shopping mall around Victory Monument

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