M'SIAN EMBASSY HAS NOT ACTIVATED EVACUATION PLAN

By Jamaluddin Muhammad

BANGKOK, May 16 (Bernama) -– The Malaysian Embassy in Thailand has not
activated its evacuation plan as the current situation did not warrant it,
ambassador Husni Zai Yaacob said Sunday.

"We have prepared our contingency plan for a worse-case scenario but the
current situation is still under control.

"There is no anarchy and there is no outbreak of hostility at the moment,"
he told Bernama.

Husni said the four-day clashes between troops and anti-government
protesters which left 24 people dead and 200 injured thus far, were concentrated
only in certain areas here.

He said they were not widespread throughout the entire city while other
provinces were unaffected, adding that the people could still go out and buy
their groceries.

Husni said 300 Malaysians in the capital were registered with the embassy,
located in South Sathorn Road, a few kilometers from the rally site. Of the
figure, 250 resided here while the rest were tourists.

He urged Malaysians to call the embassy's operations centre at 026296800 in
the event they needed assistance, and advised them to exercise caution and avoid
the rally site.

-- BERNAMA




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