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Ratchaprasong jittery over protests

Ratchaprasong jittery over protests

Retailers close early, shore up security

Shopping malls Siam Paragon and CentralWorld closed early Thursday because of a large number of protesters gathering in the Ratchaprasong area. (Photo by Nutthawat Wichieanbut)

Big shopping malls in the middle of Bangkok’s main shopping district are bracing for another whammy on top of the deadly Covid-19 crisis after anti-government demonstrators on Thursday gathered at Ratchaprasong intersection, the site of a major crackdown in 2010 that ended with scores of people killed.

CentralWorld, Siam Paragon, Siam Center, Siam Discovery, The Market and Big C Supercenter on Thursday gradually closed some entrances of their complexes, which are sensitive to the protests, while many…

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