Travellers in Bangkok advised to ‘monitor situation’ following military coup
The Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, declared a state of emergency in Bangkok following a military coup.
The UK Foreign Office has advised travellers in the city, or anyone about to travel there, to monitor the local situation.
It is believed that up to 25,000 British holidymakers are on holiday in Thailand.
“There have been reports of tanks taking up position around the Thai government headquarters in Bangkok and blocking traffic,” said the Foreign Office advice.
“The British Embassy in Bangkok is closely monitoring the situation. You should also avoid any demonstrations and large crowds. Movements around government buildings and in public may be restricted until the situation becomes clearer.”
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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