Letter warns of plot against embassies in Singapore, KL

Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokes-man Itti Ditbanjong said the unsigned letter was written in English with some Malay words and was sent to the Thai Embassy in Kuala Lumpur from within Malaysia, arriving at the embassy about 10 days ago.

Itti said the letter did not contain any demands, but informed the embassy that "there was a plot of some sort" by a group identified as the Pattani Liberation Front, a little-known separatist group that used to operate in the south of Thailand.

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"The letter contained a threat that something bad would happen to the embassies and ambassadors in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, without elaborating," he said, adding that the government was taking the case seriously and had already consulted the security agencies and foreign ministries of both countries.

However, Thai Ambassador Chaisiri Anamarn in Kuala Lumpur told The Associated Press that "no such threats" had been received.

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, meanwhile, confirmed the existence of the letter.

"It is a threat, nothing more. However we will not be careless about security measures," he said.

Separately, four airlines received threats of attacks on their Bangkok offices, thought to have been issued by a group that has threatened a number of Asian embassies, airlines and tourist spots.