Another bus crash injures six, Thai media go hard on air pollution - Tim Newton Today - Jan 9

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Thailand news - Another bus crash, injuring six, in Nakhon Si Thammarat, public health minister accused of not consulting public with new 'Weed Bill', opponents cite inconsistencies in the new Bill, Thai media go hard on reporting of unsafe levels of smoke, smog and dust, putting almost daily pressure on the Thai government.

 

Tsunami buoy stops working off the Phuket coastline, department says there are adequate buoys still working. And a 'foreign' man videod relieving himself from the rear of a Phuket tuk tuk. Police trying to identify the person for further legal action.

 

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

 

 

[spidermike007]

The media goes hard on air pollution? Really, is the media defying the army?

 

I see the media as a kind of equivalent of Pravda in Russia, or Granma in Cuba. I thought they were a party organ. They don't seem to engage in a whole lot of criticism these days, much less investigative journalism. 

[newbee2022]

28 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

They don't seem to engage in a whole lot of criticism these days, much less investigative journalism. 

Same as in most Western countries as EU, UK, US. 🙏

[Chris Daley]

Maybe stop using drivers that are 89 year old smack heads.