News from Thailand – February 27, 2015
This page contains a selection from the Thai news. We list headlines from major news sources including: Bangkok Post, The Nation, ThaiPBS, MCOT, etc.
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News from Thailand – Friday, February 27, 2015
The Nation opens today with the report that the CDC rejects a proposal to give the prime minister additional powers in the event of a "state of emergency." The drafters of the new constitution see no point in giving a prime minister the same powers that the head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) now has: http://goo.gl/u3UJQY
Bangkok Post opens with the message that the CDC decided yesterday that in the event of a political crisis, an outsider can also be elected as Prime Minister of Thailand and does not necessarily have to be someone from parliament. The German seat distribution system was also adopted by parliament. That would be better for the somewhat smaller parties: http://goo.gl/ZM2nfG
– The Thai Red Cross has asked the public to donate blood. There is an acute shortage of donated blood in Thailand. Due to the shortage of blood, some hospitals are forced to postpone operations: http://goo.gl/am7k7J
– A 28-year-old Russian expat died yesterday after jumping from the eighth floor of his condo in Chiang Mai. The victim lived with his family in Casa Condo on Chotana Road. They had rented the apartment there for several months. His Russian wife told police that the man was under a lot of stress due to visa problems. According to her, the man was standing on the balcony and then decided to jump down: http://goo.gl/UVXySu
– Definitely 11 crew members and 10 passengers of a THAI Airways plane were injured by severe turbulence. The Airbus A340-600 ran into trouble before landing Suvarnabhumi. The plane came from Japan and finally landed safely. The injured have been taken to hospital: http://goo.gl/eptLiN
– Local authorities and schools in Thailand must be extra alert to drug use among students after an 8-year-old boy in Nakhon Si Thammarat tested positive for drug use. Nine students from Chian Yai were also found to have used drugs: http://goo.gl/uhI27k
– You can read more current news on the Twitter feed of Thailandblog.nl: twitter.com/thailand_blog
If the Red Cross dropped some of its blood donor conditions, there would be a lot more blood donors, and therefore more blood.
They do not accept donors over the age of 60, no gays, etc.
I am over 60, gay, very healthy, do not take any medication and have a blood group that is in great need. But even if I wanted to, I can't donate, not even in case of energy!