Land of disappearing smiles
Sunday, 7 December 2008
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT: A stranded passenger talks on her mobile phone next to an empty counter at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
FREEZE FRAME: These tourists taking pictures of the dormant Suvarnabhumi Airport may be reluctant to return to Thailand amid fears of further unrest.
ALTERNATIVE DESTINATION: The famed Angkor Wat temple in the Siem Reap province of Cambodia. Sunday December 07, 2008Luke HuntBangkok Post
The aftermath of the Thai political crisis will have far-reaching implications for Southeast Asia as investors and tourists shy away from what they see as a land in turmoil.Thailand's regional competitors are casting a fiscal eye over the troubled country as it lurches from one political crisis to the next. Food and textile exporters, car manufacturers, golfers, scuba divers, bankers and airlines are just a handful of industries in a position to cherry-pick business away from the kingdom, after the latest anti-government protests ground the country to halt.But against the backdrop of slowing global economic growth and looming recession in many developed countries, there are also deep-seated fears on a broader level that turmoil in Thailand is putting the entire region's reputation at risk.
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