Visa-free arrival for 2 countries, Samui's water shortage : Tim Newton Today - Sep 14

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Thailand News - The new Thai government has announced that travellers from China and Kazakhstan will be able to travel to Thailand without a visa and enjoy a visa-free arrival, along with 68 other countries. Thailand will continue to steer a middle course in foreign affairs, between the US and China.

 

A four hour dash in traffic and rain for a heart donor transplant in Bangkok, security officer at Suvarnabhumi gets attention for making announcements in FIVE languages, and a call for former PM Thaksin Shinawatra to be returned to jail from his current lodgings at a police hospital in Bangkok.

 

Tim Newton Today is a daily take on Thai and regional news and issues of interest to expats and foreign tourists.