Avoid travelling to southern Thailand - Wisma Putra

The Foreign Ministry today advised Malaysians to avoid travelling to areas where a series of bomb explosions have occurred in southern Thailand.

The ministry in a statement said, Malaysians should consider, for the time being, postponing any non-essential visit to southern Thailand for personal safety and security reasons.

"Malaysians who are already in southern Thailand are advised to closely monitor the situation and follow instructions issued by the authorities of Thailand," it said.

Any Malaysian requiring consular assistance may contact the Consulate General of Malaysia in Songkhla.

The contact details of the embassy are as follows:

Consulate General of Malaysia, Songkhla, No. 4, Sukhum Road, Muang District, Songkhla Province 90000 Thailand. Tel: +66 74 311 062, fax: +66 74 324 004 and email: malsgkhla@kln.gov.my.

Yesterday, 27 civilians were injured in the bomb explosions at the towns of Danok, Sadao and Padang Besar (on Thailand's side), with no Malaysians reported among them.