The Royal Thai Army has announced a coup d’etat and taken over government. In a televised statement to the people earlier, the army chief said the military would restore order and enact political reforms after months of disagreement. Members of the interim cabinet, the leader of the street protestors over the last six months and the leader of the grass roots red shirts have been arrested and detained.

The Thai Government has confirmed it will impose a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and neighboring provinces as of today in response to protests and to cope with unrest. However, Thai Airways has reassured passengers the country remains a safe tourism destination.

Thai authorities and the tourism industry have prepared measures to facilitate travel of tourists to Bangkok during the planned massive anti-government demonstrations, starting from yesterday, 13 January 2014.

Just 10 years after Thailand’s government announced a new investment and incentives policy with the goal to position the nation as a premier aviation hub, the country has quickly become a full-service, high-quality leader in the aerospace industry. Today the aerospace industry contributes approximately $25.5 billion—9 percent of the Thai GDP—to the economy.

The British Foreign & Commonwealth Office has updated information for travellers heading to Thailand. However, officials at the body have stopped short of issuing a travel warning for the destination.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand is to host 12 contestants of a Vietnamese beauty pageant as part of a new promotional effort to boost visitor arrivals from one of the kingdom’s fastest growing source-markets.