Urged on by cheering crowds, a day at the any of Thailand’s long-boat races is a colourful spectacle to watch, but Ayutthaya is THE event to attend. The event is now held annually at the Bang Sai Royal Folk Arts and Crafts Centre, in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, a few kilometres south of the [...]
Government troops and police moved in force, early in the morning of 19th May to disperse and clear the anti-government Red Shirt protesters from the upscale heart of Bangkok’s commercial and tourist zone. By early afternoon, the Red Shirt leaders announced to their followers that the city centre fight was over, Several of the leaders [...]
Issued 19 May 2010, 22:15 by British Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand Our travel advice will shortly be updated with the following: We advise against all travel to the city of Bangkok. There were a number of violent incidents in Bangkok on 19 May, after security forces cleared anti-Government Red Shirt protest sites. Following the dispersal of [...]
