Britons warned over demonstrations in Thailand

[Joanne98]

Source: Mail-online


British tourists are being warned about travelling to Thailand amid political demonstrations in the capital of Bangkok.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) updated its visitors' advice warning that the political situation is still 'very uncertain' as a street campaign by Thai protesters dragged on for a second day.

More than 1,000 red-shirted supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra waved banners and shouted abuse at Foreign Minister Kasit Piromyas, who they accuse of helping to remove a pro-Thaksin government last year.

The campaign, which began yesterday when protesters marched on the government seat in Bangkok, is aimed at embarrassing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on the eve of a summit of 10 South-East Asian leaders this weekend.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1155063/Britons-warned-demonstrations-Thailand.html

[dipsydoodle]

1. They used to post

all the Foreign Office travel warnings on teletext on BBC2 but that seeems to have stopped now.

Some of them were darn right funny /odd.