In addition to the recent
change in visa rules, a
Canadian teacher was killed by a bomb at a Thai department store over the weekend, and now there is
more bad news coming out of Thailand in the form of a military coup:
In Thailand's first military coup in 15 years, a faction of the armed forces seized control of the capital on Tuesday night, suspended the Constitution and declared martial law, effective immediately.
I am not sure what to think of all this yet, but I still intend to fly to Thailand next week as scheduled. I don't know much about Thai politics at the moment, but it doesn't seem like there is a risk of civil war.
In addition to the recent change in visa rules, a Canadian teacher was killed by a bomb at a Thai department store over the weekend, and now there is more bad news coming out of Thailand in the form of a military coup:
1 comment:
Don't worry, you'll be fine. That bombing happened in Hat Yai, in Thailand's far south on the Malaysia border. There has been trouble in the southernmost provinces for years now, but thusfar, it has not spread anywhere north.
As far as the coup goes, thus far, there has been more bloodshead in Toronto's traffic this past week than in the coup. There still is potential for it to get ugly, but as long as you steer clear of any protests and carry your passport with you, I seriously doubt you'll have any problems.
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