Bangkok Situation Update

For over 5 months, The PAD anti-government protestors are still living on the streets of Bangkok. The rally continues to take place at the designated protest site and the immediate areas. Tourists in Bangkok should avoid travelling to areas near the demonstration site including the Government House, the Parliament Building and its vicinity. The protests are directed at Members of Parliament and other political figures. These incidents are limited to the administrative centre of Bangkok.

The rest of the city is completely safe and unaffected.

For sightseeing around Rattanakosin Island, visitors can easily take shuttle boats and river taxis along the Chao Phraya. All other major tourist attractions and shopping districts in Bangkok, and nationwide, are unaffected. Life in the capital and the rest of the Kingdom continues as normal. Foreign nationals are unaffected.

Hotels and other travel-related infrastructure and services, including all airports, rail services, roadways operate as normal. Only certain roads around the Government House area remains closed.

For more information on Bangkok Situation, please visit website of the Tourism Authority of Thailand at www.tourismthailand.org and www.tatnews.org.