As of noon today, the State of Emergency that has been in effect on Bangkok and some surrounding regions since 12 April, has been lifted.
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Andrew Marshall has posted the Foreign Correspondent Club of Thailand's excellent Bangkok safety tips here.
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A list of online maps giving live info on traffic conditions in Bangkok is provided in this post.
Maps
Key locations during the protests of 2010 are shown in the Map of key areas during the Bangkok rally
Reported incidents involving explosives are shown in this map of the bombs of Thai politics in 2010 (out of date for a few weeks)
Bangkok Rally Backgrounder
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