British Embassy in Thailand temporarily closed

The British Embassy in Bangkok will be closed tomorrow, 14 May 2010, due its proximity to demonstrations in the capital.

The Embassy will continue to monitor developments in Bangkok in order to provide British nationals with the most up to date information.  

British nationals in Thailand requiring consular advice can continue to contact the Embassy via the Foreign Office telephone helpline on 02 305 8333 (in Thailand only), which is staffed at all times. The Foreign Office is keeping the situation under review.

On 13 May the Thai Government?s Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situations (CRES) announced that it will take measures to increase the pressure on the red shirt demonstrators currently located around the Ratchaprasong intersection, the central business district of Bangkok, close to the British Embassy.

British nationals should avoid areas where demonstrations are taking place.

Read more: Latest Foreign Office travel advice for Thailand