Latest updates: Health β Travel health notice for Zika Virus removed. Exercise a high degree of caution in Thailand due to ongoing political tensions and sporadic demonstrations in Bangkok and elsewhere in the country. Avoid all travel to and through the following southern provinces, due to the unpredictable security situation. Separatist insurgents periodically perpetrate violent attacks. Narathiwat Pattani Songkhla Yala.
Back to top. Separatist insurgents periodically perpetrate criminally and politically motivated attacks in the southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani, Songkhla and Yala. These deadly attacks include shootings, bombings and arson, and are usually directed at military, government and security buildings and personnel.
They have also occurred in a variety of public places. Martial law and heavily enhanced security measures are in place in Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, and Sadao District in Songkhla. Exercise a high degree of caution when travelling to the ThailandβMyanmar border areas in the provinces of Mae Hong Son and Tak. Border crossing points may be closed without notice.
Cross at designated border crossing points only, with the required travel documentation. Thailand and Cambodia have an ongoing border dispute in the region. There are reports of landmines in the Preah Vihear temple area. Exercise a high degree of caution if you are travelling to any other ThaiβCambodian border areas.
Political instability in Thailand has created a volatile and unpredictable security environment throughout the country, particularly in Bangkok. Legal provisions may allow the military to retain and exercise sweeping powers that could include the right to:. Such measures could be enforced at any time. Some television, radio stations and web sites may be unavailable, and access to social media services may be intermittently suspended.
