April 3rd, 2009
Tourists Advised to Stay Away From Bangkok
British tourists are being warned not to travel to Bangkok unless their trip is “absolutely essential”.
The Foreign Office has also advised travellers to review their plans for travel to other parts of Thailand after violent clashes between police and anti-government protests began in the capital yesterday.
British residents in Bangkok and other affected cities should stay indoors and await further travel advice, the Foreign Office said.
The main railway station in the city is closed but the travel through the international airport is continuing unaffected and the main access road is open. The border crossing between Lao and Thailand in Nong Chai is closed and there are reports of road blocks in Chiang Mai and Lampang in northern Thailand. From The Map Seeker…