This is what the Foreign and Commonwealth office of the
UK says about visits to Thailand.

There is a general threat to British and other Western
targets from terrorism in South East Asia including
Thailand. You should be particularly vigilant in public
places, including tourist resorts. Following a resurgence
of violence in the far southern provinces the Government
has implemented new security measures in Narathiwat, Yala
and Pattani.

There was an explosion on 27 March 2004, outside a bar
in the Thai-Malaysian border town of Sungai Kolok in
Narathiwat Province in which 30 people were injured, some
seriously.

Watch out for crimes of opportunity. Theft of passports
and credit cards is a problem. Possession of even small
quantities of drugs can lead to imprisonment or in serious
cases the death penalty. The vast majority of visits are
trouble-free.

The Beetle spent a few happy days in Bangkok in January
of this year, and she thought it was a wonderful place, but
as always, all travellers and tourists should be careful
wherever they are.

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