The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) announced Thursday night that it will stop providing northern and northeastern rail services, starting midnight Friday. It claimed that its employees are not ready to work, causing disruption among commuters.The chairman of the SRT’s labour union in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Sathorn Sinpru, said almost 100 engine drivers, usherettes and repairmen have taken a sick leave for at least two days, reasoning that they are not happy with their work. He said if they are still not ready to work after two days, the suspension could prolong as their performance could cause dangers. According to reports, members of the SRT’s labour union took part in the mass rally led by the anti-government People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) at the Government House. The reason behind the SRT’s halt of operation could be the government’s provision of free transport for the protesters who wish to return home. So far, five trains routing from Bangkok to Northeastern provinces have already suspended the operations since Thursday evening, deputy governor of the SRT Thawin Sarmnakorn said in a television interview on Thursday night. Mr Thawin said he has ordered substitutes to replace the staff who have taken leave, but the number of the substitutes is inadequate for all the services to fully operate. He added that he plans to hold talk with SRT staff on Friday to prevent the suspension of train services in other regions. The discontinuation of rail services will likely affect more than a thousand people in Ayutthaya who come to work in Bangkok every morning. Latest reports say train services from Taphan Hin in Pichit will be halted starting 5am Friday..................... Hope can services soon very fear story in BKK this time !!!!

it's like when the twu shut down the Ny subway it practically crippled the city!

Did we just have an election? Ok Samak is a a hole but he won the election.

Is it call civil disobedience? I don't know I'm still find out.

hehe will they got fire soon? May be not... cuz from the policy of the cabinet in year 2541 not sure na... from that time until now they can recruit only 5% .... which mean if they fire 100 employees they can hire new 5 employees back. Besides, they must have been trained for 10 years.

:-O

Now Now, The revolution might be going somewhere after all. Look like the PAD leadership has been reading a book about how to overthrow the Government from Sebia when they overthrow Miroselvic