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12A ★★ THE SUNDAY NATION January 12, 2014 GOVERNMENT COMPLEX: 3 Luang Pu Buddha Issara Phaholyothin Rd Chaeng 9 Wattana Rd BRACING FOR THE ‘BANGKOK SHUTDOWN’ With the capital set for shutdown rallies tomorrow, The Nation offers its readers a survival guide. gsit Rd Ram-Ind ra Rd Vibhavadi Ran 6 1 FOUR MEDEVAC POLICE HELICOPTERS ON STANDBY SEVEN RALLY SITES AT EACH OF THE OF THE PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REFORM COMMITTEE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: 1 Royal Thai Police Aviation Division BANGKOK Ram-Indra Road DURING THE ‘BANGKOK SHUTDOWN’, 2 Second Cavalry Division AND RESPECTIVE PROTEST LEADERS AT EACH VENUE: off Phaholyothin Road 3 Thailand Tobacco Monopoly compound Rama IV Road 4 Port Authority Football Club compound Sunthorn Kosa Road 21 LOCATIONS AT RISK OF BEING 5 Crime Suppression Division Phaholyothin Road BLOCKADED BY PROTESTERS 6 The Royal Thai Police Sports Club Vibhavadi Rangsit Road 1 Government House 8 Public Relations Department 15 Pheu Thai Party headquarters 7 Police General Hospital 2 Parliament House 9 Department of Special Investigation 16 Defence Ministry Ratchaprasong intersection 3 Government Complex 10 Bank of Thailand 17 Royal Thai Army headquarters 5 4 Finance Ministry 11 Royal Thai Police headquarters 18 Interior Ministry’s registration 13 5 Foreign Ministry 12 Metropolitan Police Bureau office 6 Interior Ministry 13 Prime Minister’s residence 19 Election-ballot printing house LAT PHRAO INTERSECTION: ADDITIONAL PUBLIC 7 Energy Ministry 14 Thaksin Shinawatra’s residence 20 New office location for CAPO Issara Somchai TRANSPORT SERVICES: (Centre for the Administration of ¬ MRT subway stations, BTS Skytrain Peace and Order) 21 Royal Thai Navy headquarters stations and Airport Rail Link – extension of closing times from midnight to 2am. Lat Phrao Rd ¬ An additional bus stop at the MRT Depot in Huai Khwang ¬ 15 shuttle buses provided to ferry passengers between the MRT Depot, the Thailand Cultural Centre MRT station and Rama IX MRT station 14 ¬ More frequent boat services at seven piers, namely Pak Kret, 4 Nonthaburi, Rama V, Rama VII, 8 Kiak Kai, Wang Lang and Sathorn ¬ More shuttle-bus services between piers and BTS/MRT stations 2 ¬ Extra river transport at key piers, 2 Rama VI Rd such as Daokanong-Sathon, and Big C Rat Burana-Sathon 20 12 (In Nakhon VICTORY MONUMENT: Pathom) 10 5 Thaworn Senneam and Somsak Kosaisuk 1 TOURIST INFORMATION Din Daeng 17 CENTRES: Rajdamnoen Rd located in such districts as: Rd 18 Rama IX Rd ¬ Hua Mark ¬ Don Mueang Airport 16 6 PATHUM WAN INTERSECTION (main site): ¬ Suvarnabhumi International Airport Satit Wongnongtaey ¬ BTS stations RATCHAPRASONG INTERSECTION: ¬ MRT stations Chumphon Junsai, Buddhipongse Punnakanta, ¬ Phaya Thai 11 and Seree Wongmontha 15 21 ¬ Ekkamai ASOKE INTERSECTION: 19 ¬ Hua Lamphong Railway Station MRT 7 Taya Teepsuwan and Sakoltee Phattiyakul ¬ Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel Rama IV Rd ¬ Twin Towers Hotel Bangkok LUMPINI PARK: Witthaya Kaewparadai Sukhu 3 mvit Rd BTS 4 TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICES: APPS: Tel 1356, www.MOT.go.th – Transport Ministry Emergency assistance: For working from home: Transport assistance: Tel 1197 – Traffic Police Division EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: BES I Lert U Google Drive GrabTaxi BangkokGate FM 91 BKK Tel 1646 Tel 1669 Tel0 02-354-8222 Ruam Duay Chuay Kan Dropbox Easy Taxi LongDo traffic report 1 : 75,000 NATION GRAPHICS.

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