Harka Bahadur Subba, a single father of four, disappeared from the Sena Place Hotel on Phaholyothin Road in Phya Thai district at about 6am. Harka Bahadur is 1.65 metres tall and he was wearing a red-chequered shirt and white pants when he was last seen. He does not speak Thai or English.

He came to Bangkok to attend a training session and may have been lost and could not find a way to return to his hotel, according to a Facebook post by Mirror Foundation.

Anyone who spots Harka Bahadur can contact the Foundation at 0807752673.

Tshering Tobgay, leader of the People’s Democratic Party in Bhutan, wrote on his Facebook page that Bhutanese Ambassador Tshewang C Dorji was in touch with Thai police regarding the disappearance.

He said the missing man is a cook in Damphu Central School and came to Thailand with nine other teachers and cooks for training in natural farming in Saraburi province.