It's a media frenzy with few facts and lots of conjecture

To date the Bangkok Bomber has made a clean getaway: Via  Lumpini park  That is a fact. 

Almost everything else you hear is conjecture.  Many headlines read "bomber identified," it's a very misleading statement.  No name has been put to the face.  No nationality has been identified.  All they seem to have is a very grainy picture.

Thai red-shirts were the first to draw the suspicion of investigators. That suspicion is doubtful. 
There are a few things all Thais agree on. Respect for religion and national heritage his high on that list.

"It's the doings of former dictator Shinawatra, a US puppet" according to one propagandist.

He's not Thai, they say he's a foreigner, he spoke a foreign language. His phone call may have been part of the deception.  No phone call would need to be made indicating 'mission accomplished.'  They'd get that from the media, social network included.  A pickup point would have been prearranged.

Those two guys providing coverage while the device was planted were identified as "suspects" instead of persons of interest.  As it turns out they were innocent bystanders who shrieked in dismay when the explosion occurred.

Media reports indicate the bomber has not left the country.  I consider that another opinion.  This country's borders are very porous.  How can one be sure.

There is speculation that the bombing was to hurt Thai tourism and subsequently the economy. Probably right.

Capture of the culprits as quickly as possible will aid in restoring confidence in Thai tourism, but then that's also just as opinion

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Local weather arriving from the east-northeast

Chance of Rain TMD

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Feels like daytime highs should begin to dip noticeably by the end of the week. Until then High humidity will keep us feeling a bit warm

Typhoon Goni Lashes Philippines;   Changing to northerly direction

Future Dangers to Taiwan, Japan and South KoreaTyphoon 
Goni will remain a powerful typhoon as it passes ...  north of Luzon;
the large size of the storm will cause strong winds and torrential rain to ...

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'I would never wear those clothes': Australian actor dismisses bombing suspicions

An Australian actor says he was mistaken on social media as the suspect behind the bombing of a Hindu shrine in Bangkok.

ABC.NET.AU

Sketch of 'Erawan bomber' released

Police on Wednesday released a sketch of a man believed to have placed the bomb that went off at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok's Ratchaprasong district on Monday evening.

BANGKOKPOST.COM|BY POST PUBLISHING PCL.

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In Bangkok, remain aware of your surroundings

Bangkok Travel Alert: Is Thailand Safe? What You Must Know Before Traveling To Bangkok  Headlines & Global News Travel advisories range anywhere from level 2, 3 and 4.  Level 4 advisory  is from Hong Kong
Thailand Tourism: How Quickly Will It Bounce Back? MSN
Taxi driver: Bangkok bombing suspect was calm, not Thai - CNN.com I would not jump no any racial conclusion.  Thais are nuts about whitening creams, some are well educated in foreign languages
As for impact on tourism, thai corporations are painting a rosy picture NOK Air: "... arrivals, in particular from China, have not been affected at the moment ..." Bangkok Post:  Defiant tourists vow to return to Thailand despite terror threat

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