News from Thailand – January 1, 2015
A selection of the most important Thai news, including:
– Pray for a good year in Thailand.
– AirAisia plane crash: Aircraft may have ascended too quickly.
– More road deaths than last year during New Year's holidays.
– Boy (13) dies when setting off fireworks.
– Five members of one family found dead in Bangkok.
National day of mourning and Thailand
Gringo was impressed by the mourning in the Netherlands and the tribute to the victims of the MH17 plane crash. Yet he received little response from Thai and other nationalities in Thailand. How did you experience the disaster and the mourning?
News from Thailand – July 21, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• Governor: Chiang Mai is no longer red or yellow, but green
• Poll: Yingluck not returning from vacation, say 41 pc
• Asean urges independent investigation into plane crash
If you would like to express your condolences to the loved ones, friends, colleagues and acquaintances of the victims of the plane crash with flight MH17, you can sign the condolence register that has been opened at the residence of the Dutch ambassador.
News from Thailand – July 19, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• Man in Phrae bitten by extremely venomous violin spider
• No Thais among Ukraine plane crash victims
• Rayong fishermen demand money because of an oil spill