SINGAPORE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged Singaporeans to postpone all non-essential travel to Thailand’s troubled south, following last weekend’s bomb blasts in Yala and Hat Yai.
Explosions caused by car bombs, which had led to the fire at the Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel in Hat Yai, killed 14 people and left another 340 injured.
According to the ministry, 31 Singaporeans in Hat Yai, including ten who were at the affected hotel, are safe.
The ministry has urged all Singaporeans to defer travel to the southern Thai provinces of Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and Songkhla for the time being.
Singaporeans who need to travel to these provinces are advised to monitor local news and developments, take all necessary precautions for their personal safety, and to purchase comprehensive travel insurance.
