News from Thailand – January 23, 2015
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News from Thailand – January 23, 2015
The Nation opens with the message that today is 'Judgment Day' for Yingluck Shinawatra. This Friday, the 220 NLA members (a kind of temporary people's parliament) will vote on her impeachment (with retroactive effect). Because the military is strongly represented in the NLA, there is little chance that this vote will turn out in its favour. When the impeachment is a fact, she will be politically banned for 5 years. This also applies to the former Speakers of the House of Representatives and the Senate who are in the same boat: http://goo.gl/Pu9iQt
– In many Thai media attention to the mysterious death of a young British backpacker who was found on Wednesday in her bungalow on Koh Thao. Autopsy must show how Christina Annesley (23) died. The police say that no traces have been found in the bungalow that indicate a crime. An investigation showed that the woman was taking medication but not drugs. For now, the police assume a natural death. The autopsy cannot take place until Sunday because her body must first be brought to the mainland.
Koh Tao has been in the news continuously negatively in recent months. Christina's death is the fifth in a series. To sum up: British Nick Pearson (25) was found dead on Koh Tao under suspicious circumstances. The British couple Hannah Witheridge (23) and David Miller (24) were recently murdered. Some time ago, a 29-year-old Frenchman was found who, according to the police, had committed suicide. Christina's death can also be added to these lists: http://goo.gl/xFt8FF
– A horrific accident in East Pattaya resulting in 1 death and 15 injuries: http://t.co/Y5QTgpuOGi
– Thousands of commuters were stranded at several BTS stations in Bangkok this morning after a power failure at Skytrain on the route from Silom to Bang Wa. The delay lasted a total of half an hour and was resolved at 9.00 a.m.: http://t.co/JOCgzhNgz1
– Two French tourists were overjoyed when an honest cleaner returned a pair of trousers to the couple. They had left these in the sleeper train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. In the pocket of the trousers in question was € 3.000 in cash. In gratitude, the Thai Railways received a donation of 2.000 baht from the tourists: http://t.co/NxKx0Dkavy
– 17 foreigners, including a Dutchman, were caught in Chiang Mai working illegally in Thailand. The men worked in an office space under an apartment complex called Riverside Condo on Lamphun Road in Muang district. The activities consisted of offering English language courses on the internet to students in China. The police seized all computers and confiscated the passports: http://t.co/805YkIjwX4
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