Shutdown Phuket 2014

Submitted by oilinki on Sat, 2014-02-01 21:07

During the latest political protest, Shutdown Bangkok, Phuket have had it's own protest. 

Phuket belongs to the south and strongly supports the yellow shirt movement (the ones who are currently protesting against the government on the streets). 

There was few hundred people on the protest side at Phuket Town on the initial shutdown day 13th of January 2014. 

The protest site a road, about 50 meters long, next to Phuket provincial hall. 

 

 

 

 

 

Voluntary military guards



Police not expecting riots on site

 

Protestors watching Bluesky TV

 

Audience on site

 

Food for the protesters

 

Big Thai flag

Shutdown Phuket 2014

 

Protest site in Phuket

Phuket shutdown 2014

 

Tourist think this is a festival and a good selfie time

 

Life goes on in normal way  beyond the protest site

 

A man installing a Thai flag sticker to support the protests

 

Various Thai flag themed stuff sold at the protest site

 

Woman in white

 

Man in black 

 

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