Issued 29 May 2010, 19:15 by British Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand Our travel advice has been comprehensively updated following the lifting of the Government curfew on 29 May. We no longer advise against non-essential travel to Bangkok and Chiang Mai. We advise British nationals to exercise caution. We advise against all travel to the Preah Vihear [...]
Issued 26 May 2010, 10:30 by British Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand Our travel advice will shortly be updated with the following: We are now advising against all but essential travel to Bangkok. Although the situation in Bangkok is returning to normal, it is still unpredictable and a curfew remains in place there and in 23 other [...]
Issued 23 May 2010, 19:00 by British Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand Our travel advice will shortly be updated with the following (changes underlined): A curfew is in place from 23:00 to 04:00, until the morning of 25 May in the city of Bangkok and in the following provinces where a State of Emergency is also in [...]
As the most traumatic week in Thailand’s recent history draws to a close, a number of videos are beginning to circulate, which show some perspectives that international press ignored during the months building up to Wednesday’s crackdown and clearing of the Red Shirt encampments in the centre of the city. These videos, especially the first [...]
Thailand 21 May 2010 – A friend of mine lives just metres away from the former Red Shirt main rally stage in Bangkok. Throughout the recent demonstrations, and the ensuing military operations and riots, myself and others implored him to remain indoors and leave his camera in the cupboard. Now, as the area clears and [...]
Issued 21 May 2010, 16:00 by British Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand Our travel advice has been updated : 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, including a large number of buildings set [...]
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 [...]
Bangkok 19 May 2010 – Thai Army and Police, supported by Armoured Combat Vehicles (ACVs) and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), plus water cannon military vehicles, moved from several directions overnight to assault the barricades and bunkers built around the perimeter of the anti-government Red Shirt protestors’ encampment covering almost four square miles of central Bangkok. [...]
