BANGKOK: Malaysians have been advised to consider cancelling any plan to visit Bangkok, in view of the escalating tension between the government and supporters of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.The Malaysian embassy here said Malaysians should stay away from the Thai capital and five other provinces, which are under a state of emergency, unless absolutely necessary.
The advice comes as Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban announced that police and soldiers, deployed to more than 50 areas, have been given the go-ahead to use force.
An embassy official advised Malaysian tourists in Bangkok to exercise caution and keep themselves abreast of the latest developments by following news updates on television and to contact the embassy, if necessary.
He said the embassy, at Sathorn Road, would set up a 24-hour operations room and hotline number to monitor the situation and provide advice to Malaysians in the country.
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Protesters clash with soldiers at Bangkok junction
BANGKOK (AP) - Anti-government demonstrators had their first serious clash with security forces in Bangkok early Monday, as soldiers fired hundreds of rounds from automatic weapons to clear a major road junction of rock-throwing protesters. At least 49 people were hurt. The pre-dawn fighting occurred after a day of chaos in which the country's ousted prime minister called for a revolution after the government declared a state of emergency. Many streets in the capital were controlled Sunday night by the protesters, who had earlier commandeered public buses and swarmed triumphantly over military vehicles in unchecked defiance. More
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