Thailand plans to launch a campaign to restore confidence amongst foreign investors and tourists, following Sunday's deadly bombings in the southern city of Hat Yai.

Thai embassies around the world will provide information on the government's security measures to help allay any fears foreigners may have, reported the Thai News Agency Wednesday.

The Thai government is concerned that the latest bombings will adversely affect the country's tourism industry, already struggling as a result of several factors, including rising oil prices and December's tsunami disaster.

The Hat Yai bombings will inevitably affect foreign investor and tourist confidence in the short-term, Thailand's Foreign Minister Kantathir Suphamongkhon was quoted by the agency as saying.

"It is understandable that some countries have issued warnings to their citizens not to travel to the four southern provinces of Thailand. Any incident like this would normally cause safety concerns amongst travelers," Kantathir said.

It is normal for countries to take precautions as they now realize that terrorist acts are an international problem, he said.

To allay fears, Kantathir said Thai embassies and consulates around the world would provide information on security measures to foreign governments, investors and tourists so that they would fully understand the situation in Thailand's southern border provinces.

The bomb blasts in Songkla province's commercial city of Hat Yai has raised fears that the violent unrest may spill over into other areas outside the three southern border provinces.

Violence has swept through the provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat since early last year, leaving more than 700 people dead.

Source: Xinhua