All I can see is I can have a seat on any flight, 2 had one seat available. So I do not see an exodus , even more surprised there are seats as it is Songkran.

I would not take the first words of the authorities as gospel. The fact that the vehicle was stolen is irrelevant (a faulty LPG installation which exploded would not differentiate between a registered car and a stolen one).

Something doesn't quite jibe with this story. If this was a terrorist attack, why in a place unlikely to have many people (possibly no one around) and at such a late hour and in a contained space?

It could be a terrorist act, but an inefficient one. It could also be a terrorist act that was triggered by accident, and which was meant for a different location. Or, it could just be an LPG explosion in a stolen car and have nothing to do with terrorism.

Let's see where the investigation leads.

Well I am still coming to Samui next week. Mr Doom does no scare me away...

By then Samui will probably be the safest place in Thailand.