(AFP photo)All Thai people in Turkey have been advised to stay indoors and avoid going out to public places after the failed military coup in the country. The highest mountain in Kaeng Krachan, the biggest national park in Thailand with 1.8 million rai, straddles the border between the two countries. The Thai delegation is in Istanbul for talks with their Myanmar counterparts about registering Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi province as a world heritage site. Citizens gather atop a tank after taking over an abandoned military position on the Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul on Saturday. Another 19 Thai delegates, led by Sihasak Phuengketkeow, the ambassador to France, are still in a hotel in Istanbul, where they were attending a Unesco World Heritage Committee meeting.

Source: Bangkok Post July 16, 2016 06:03 UTC