This is why I’m considering cancelling my subscription to the Bangkok Post newspaper. This front page headline & story implies the protesters shut down the rail network in Bangkok. But that was ordered by the government. This bias by them is seen often #ม็อบ18ตุลา
#Thailand
Please give a thought tonight to retired Thai Navy SEAL Saman Gunan who tragically died in the lead up to today’s successful rescue of four boys. He would have been so happy to have seen this day. Sir, your sacrifice won’t be forgotten.
#ThamLuang
#ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
#RIP
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR at 7:40pm
✅ First two boys in the hospital in Chiang Rai
✅ 3rd and 4th boys in the field hospital at Tham Luang
✅ 5th and 6th boys have reached the third chamber in the cave
#ThamLuang
#พาทีมหมูป่ากลับบ้าน #ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
#ThaiCaveRescue
The unsung heroes of the rescue mission was the team who tirelessly pumped water out of the cave. But now they’ve volunteered to stay behind to pump water out of the flooded farm fields. Total respect from me.
#ThamLuang
#ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
#ThaiCaveRescue
Oh wow! I really wasn’t expecting this. I was just watching the latest video by the British Ambassador to Thailand and then he said this......!
You can watch the whole video here:
#Thailand
7:45pm The riot police have retreated at Urupong Intersection due to another group of protesters coming up to them from behind #ม็อบ21ตุลา
#Bangkok
#Thailand
A big thank you to everyone involved in bringing all of the Wild Boars and their coach home. Both divers and support team. It was truly an international effort. Credit: Facebook SISIDEA
#ThamLuang
#พาทีมหมูป่ากล��บบ้าน #ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
#ThaiCaveRescue
I never really understand why some people complain about a service that I provide for free. It’s not as if I’m getting paid to do it either. If they don’t like it, why not unfollow me? I also don’t understand why some people have so much hate in their heart. But I will continue.
I can sleep better tonight knowing that all of the boys are safely out. Though they are not yet with their parents, I know they are in safe hands. Thank you for following me over the last few weeks. I’m off to bed now. I have to get up early to go to school. My day job.
#Thailand
Bangkok Immigration came to inspect my workplace. They were here for 3 hours. Looks like they will not extend my “visa”. They said I most likely will have to leave the country. Nothing to do with anything else. They will give me a final verdict next week. Not looking good ☹️☹️
Good news today. Immigration has extended my stay by one more year. I wish to thank everyone who sent me messages of support which helped with my case. I wish to also thank Samut Prakan Immigration who were very supportive. I can now continue promoting Thailand around the world.
A video that is being widely shared on social media showing riot control police pushing back anti-government protesters to allow the royal motorcade to pass through. This is an unprecedented scene that no-one expected to see #ม๊อบ14ตุลา
#Thailand
I like this innovative idea to help visitors see how ruins originally looked. This one has been installed at Wat Chedi Luang in Chiang Mai. (Photo: Burin Tharavichitkun)
#Thailand
I just got home & this letter from the British Ambassador was waiting for me. It wasn’t really expected but nice of him to write. My parents brought me up to help other people without expecting anything in return. They spent their life doing volunteer work & that rubbed off on me
I was delighted to hear that I had a small mention in the New Year honours list. The citation reads, “For Services to British Nationals Overseas”. I am not sure if I deserve a medal from the Queen for tweeting, but I will strive to live up to this honour
The last four boys and their coach are on their way out of the cave. All 13 soon to be reunited
#ThamLuang
#พาทีมหมูป่ากลับบ้าน #ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
#ThaiCaveRescue
The most remarkable story about the
#ThamLuang
rescue were the parents of the boys. Not once did they blame Coach Aek for what happened. On the contrary, they thanked him for looking after their boys. In some parts of the world he would have been lynched. Not in
#Thailand
.
When I go to Chiang Mai by sleeper train, I prefer to take the No.9 as it uses the newer Chinese made carriages and is more comfortable. The toilets are better and each berth has charging outlets/reading lights. 2nd Class is fine but you can charter a 1st Class cabin for ฿2,453.
There are two sleeper trains to Chiang Mai. The No.9 departs at 6:10pm and No.13 at 7:35pm.
🚂 No.9 (best train)
1st Class ฿1,653/฿1,453
2nd Class ฿1,041/฿941
🚂 No.13
1st Class ฿1,453/฿1,253
2nd Class ฿841/฿771
* Lower berths are more expensive
#thaitrain
#railway
#trains
Updates by Spring News:
✅ 5:37pm First boy emerged from cave & taken to the field hospital
✅ 5:50pm Second boy emerged from cave & taken to the field hospital
✅ 6:06pm Third boy emerged from the cave & medics are attending him
#ThamLuang
#ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
#ThaiCaveRescue
The heroes of this cave rescue shouldn’t just be the two Brits that “found” the lost boys. All of the rescuers and support staff from around the world who worked tirelessly for the past ten nights are heroes. Thank you everyone
#ThamLuang
#13
ชีวิตรอดแล้ว #ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
In a rare televised address, Queen Elizabeth said, “I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. Those who come after us will say that the Britons of this generation were as strong as any.’’ Very uplifting
#covid19UK
PLEASE NOTE I’m not a journalist. I don’t get paid to do this. I’m a school teacher here in Thailand. This is my hobby. Posting travel news as well as breaking news about Thailand. I don’t do interviews. Thank you
#ThamLuang
#พาทีมหมูป่ากลับบ้าน #ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
#ThaiCaveRescue
I was honoured today to receive the British Empire Medal (BEM) from the British Ambassador
@markgooding
. HM Queen Elizabeth II had awarded this to me “for services to British nationals overseas”.
#Thailand
Please pause for a moment —> The structure for the funeral of an ex-Navy SEAL officer, who died delivering air canisters to 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a cave, was completed Tuesday.
#ThamLuang
#ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
#ThaiCaveResue
This is such a wonderful video of the cave boys in good spirits in a hospital ward in Chiang Rai. I’m sure still shots of this one will be the front page picture in tommorrow’s newspapers
#ThamLuang
#พาทีมหมูป่ากลับบ้าน #ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
#ThaiCaveRescue
A CCTV screenshot of Ratchadamnoen Avenue looking towards the Democracy Monument. The protesters, on the right, are now on their way to Government House. The left side is where the king is expected to pass at around 5pm #ม๊อบ14ตุลา
#Thailand
It was on the news this morning that some foreigners were refusing to wear a mask when going into shops. No matter what your opinion is about mask wearing, please don’t make the rest of us look bad in front of Thais. Always wear a mask when you go out. Thank you
#Thailand
The 13th and last member of the Wild Boars team has left the cave. A big thanks to the Thai and international rescuers and the support team that made that possible. Cartoon by
@stephffart
#ThamLuang
#พาทีมหมูป่ากลับบ้าน #ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
#ThaiCaveRescue
🥳 Thank you very much for following me and your support on Twitter. I’ve had some ups & downs, but I think I’ve always done my best to help tourists and expats by letting them know what is really happening during every crisis that
#Thailand
has faced over the last twelve years.
The second day of the rescue operation to bring out the “Wild Boars” football team from Tham Luang cave has started. Both international and Thai SEAL divers are involved. Cartoon by
@stephffart
#ThamLuang
#พาทีมหมูป่ากลับบ้าน #ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
#ThaiCaveRescue
Starting to trend in
#Thailand
now is the hashtag #แบนช่อง3 which is calling for Channel 3 to be banned after they aired a propaganda video about the Thai police. This has angered the #ม็อบ18ตุลา crowd.
The “CIA” are moving along with the protesters hoping to do good business wherever they stop. In Thai protests, food and particularly snacks are always important #ม็อบ21ตุลา
#Bangkok
#Thailand
The scene earlier tonight in front of Siam Center shopping mall between Siam Paragon and MBK in
#Bangkok
. Thai police used a water cannon, reportedly laced with a chemical, to disperse anti-government protesters
#16
ตุลาไปแยกปทุมวัน #ม็อบ16ตุลา
#Thailand
Total cost to me for this trip was ฿1,682 for train, ฿699 for hotel & ฿200 for food. I don’t get an income from tweeting & none of my blogs have advertising. But still, people complain when I occasionally get a free hotel or meal. But they don’t mind getting free info from me.
Oh wow! I just noticed this on my Twitter profile. I really wasn’t expecting this. I had applied before during the political protests, but they rejected my application. They said they don’t do that for ordinary people like me. I’m not sure why they changed their mind. But thanks.
All 13 members of the Wild Boars football team have been successfully rescued. You can now Rest In Peace Saman Kunan. Job well done.
#ThamLuang
#พาทีมหมูป่ากลับบ้าน #ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
#ThaiCaveResue
This is going to be a mega THREAD of 100 different
#ThaiStreetFood
dishes and snacks. If you see one that you like, click retweet & like. I will then compile a Top 10. Be sure to follow me on
@EnjoyThaiFood
for even more
#ThaiFood
photos every day
#Thailand
I posted a photo of me wearing a smog mask on my personal Facebook yesterday. Then a handful of strangers decided to attack me for wearing a mask. They don’t seem to realise that in
#Thailand
, even before Covid, people sometimes wore masks. Not everything is about Covid you know.
I’ve been fortunate to have received my first dose of the vaccine. I didn’t choose which one. I took the first one offered to me which turned out to be AstraZeneca. My second jab is at the end of September. If you haven’t been able to get one yet, I wish you the best of luck 🙏
Some people have asked me why, as a travel blogger, am I tweeting about the political protests. To me it’s the same thing. I’m tweeting travel advice. In fact, the first event I tweeted about ten years ago was the red shirt protests. Much the same as I’m doing today
#Thailand
It’s wonderful news that four of the boys are sleeping outside of the cave tonight. They had been trapped in the cave for just over two weeks. Hopefully, the nine other boys will be out tomorrow.
Good night and sweet dreams
#ThamLuang
#พาทีมหมูป่ากลับบ้าน #ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
The Thai people and foreign advisers have really gone above and beyond during this rescue mission at
#ThamLuang
. So many volunteers. So many heroes. Everyone working together tirelessly and selflessly for one outcome - to bring the boys out. They made the impossible, possible.
Apparently there are some Nigerians who have been trapped at Suvarnabhumi airport for the last two months just like in the movie The Terminal. They cannot enter
#Thailand
and they cannot go home. What is heartwarming are the ordinary Thais who are supporting them. Thank you.
If you’re looking for some heroes, then look no further than the rangers who are bravely fighting the forest fires in Chiang Mai. Local people are angry that the government is ignoring their plight
#SaveChiangMai
#Thailand
Oh wow! After tweeting pictures of my cold lunch on the train, apparently someone arranged for this care package to be delivered to my seat when the train pulled into Sila At station. The meal is even hot. Some people are so kind. I will be sure to pay this kindness forward.
A final farewell to the family home. Lots of memories here & so sad to see it being sold. My father built this house and I was born in it the year after they moved in. My father was a dairy farmer & this was the farm cottage. On my way to the airport now. Flying home to Bangkok.
Today I’m taking the
@ktm_berhad
electric train from Butterworth to Kuala Lumpur. I splashed out for Business Class. Ticket was 150 Ringgit (1,212 Baht) for the four hour journey. I’m very impressed with everything. Thailand desperately needs to upgrade their rolling stock.
Foreign volunteers that played a pivotal role in the
#ThaiCaveRescue
to be given a Thailand Elite card which will allow them to stay in Thailand for five years
#ThamLuang
#ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
The Thai government is considering closing the country’s 157 national parks for 3 months each year, to allow the environment there to regenerate naturally and without human disruption.
♦️Thailand’s national parks may be closed for three months each year
I’ve landed safely at Suvarnabhumi Airport. We disembarked from the airplane at 6:05am and were in the van leaving the airport at 6:49am. This is a THREAD of my experience of arriving with Thailand Pass and then the hotel. Overall, it was fast and efficient. I give them 10/10.
UPDATE at 7:20pm Via
@SpringNews_TV
👉 4th boy has now reached the cave entrance
👉 5th & 6th boys have reached the 3rd chamber
👉 หมูป่าคนที่ 4 เดินทางมาถึงหน้าถ้ำแล้ว
👉 หมูป่าคนที่ 5-6 เดินทางออกมาถึงโถง 3 แล้ว
#ThamLuang
#ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
#ThaiCaveRescue
I’ve had several people complain that I’m slow in answering their questions. I am sorry, but I’m not a journalist or government official who is paid to provide the news. I’ve been translating and giving free situation updates in my spare time since the red shirt protests in 2010.
Many people keep asking how they can pay me back for the help I’ve been giving. There is no need. I’m happy to help for free as it’s the way my parents brought me up. All I ask is for you to pay it forward to people in your community
#COVID19
#Thailand
I’m excited to see that the Interceptor by
@TheOceanCleanup
will be coming to
#Bangkok
to remove plastic from the Chao Phraya River before it reaches the sea.
♦️Thailand Interceptor Project kicks Off with Signing of MOU
#Thailand
#beatplasticpollution
A photo that is being widely shared tonight of a young boy who was reportedly hit by water laced with some form of chemical by riot police. The water cannon truck was shooting water very high in the air including along the skywalk
#16
ตุลาไปแยกปทุมวัน #ม็อบ16ตุลา
#Thailand
Job done, three of the foreign divers are pictured here at Chiang Rai Airport heading home. They said they didn’t come to do interviews or to become famous. They just wanted to help find the boys. Photo by Ittaporn Kanacharoen.
#ThamLuang
#13
ชีวิตรอดแล้ว #ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
This morning, the prime minister said it would be illegal for five or more people to gather in
#Bangkok
. This is the scene right now at Ratchaprasong where there are thousands of protesters who have come out in defiance of the government
#15
ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #ราชประสงค์
#Thailand
Is this really acting in accordance with the law and international standards? Firing rubber bullets at close range as a motorcyclist passes? This is
#WhatsHappeningInThailand
right now. Unbelievable
#Bangkok
#Thailand
#ม็อบ20สิงหา
🔴 Video clip of police stopping motorcycles during evening rush hour traffic. Then as one motorcyclist passes, a policeman fires rubber bullets at him at close range. He then threatens the journalist. Watch full video:
#Bangkok
#Thailand
#ม็อบ20สิงหา
The Bangkok Post struck lucky late last night when a tweet about newsstand prices went viral. They had added the hashtags:
#MewGulf
#MewGulfDestinyWuv3Yrs
#หวานใจมิวกลัฟ
* On the back page of yesterday’s newspaper they had an advertisement about the 3rd Mew-Gulf anniversary.
This weekend, I’m taking a break from being at home all the time. This is my first trip away in the last three months. Anantara Hua Hin Resort kindly invited me to stay at their hotel. They follow me on social media and wanted to thank me for helping people during the pandemic.
Taxi drivers in
#Bangkok
are complaining about losing customers since the Yellow Line opened. But who's to blame?
Who would choose a taxi driver who frequently refuses to take you where you want to go or even turn on the meter? In my opinion, the train is the best option. Agree?
Thank you ambassador. It was an honour to have been recognised in this way by the Queen for my small part in helping British nationals in
#Thailand
during times of crisis.
A very happy way to end 2020 and begin 2021: congratulations to
@RichardBarrow
honoured by HM The Queen for his services to British Nationals, esp during Covid, with a British Empire Medal
@ukinthailand
🌳 Sundays are family days and most Thai people head to the malls. But I’ve decided to do the opposite and head outside to open spaces. Over the next few Sundays, I will be visiting the best of the parks in
#Bangkok
and adding photos & GPS locations to this THREAD. Please enjoy.
Two new video clips have been released by the hospital of the
#ThamLuang
boys. They speak to the camera saying that they are in good health and what food they desire to eat. They also thank those that were worried about them & have been looking after them #ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand
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You would be surprised how much verbal abuse & complaints I get nearly every day. Yesterday, a complete stranger called me a moron. The other day, several people said I should be ashamed of myself. I know I’m far from perfect & do make mistakes, but I will continue doing my best.
This week, I’ve been getting a lot of requests to do interviews. So I would like to repeat my long standing rule that I don’t do interviews. Fame & fortune does not motivate me to do what I do. I’m inspired by my late father who was awarded an MBE for his lifetime volunteer work.
Political cartoon by
@stephffart
following the dissolution of the Future Forward Party by the Constitutional Court and the banning from politics for ten years of its leader. The hashtags
#Save
อนาคตใหม่ and #ยุบให้ตายก็ไม่เลือกมึง are now trending in
#Thailand
Thank you
@BangkokPostNews
for publishing this correction and apology on the front page of your newspaper today regarding the story “Protesters hit Bangkok train stations”
#Thailand
#ม็อบ19ตุลา
All of
#Thailand
and much of the world are praying for a successful rescue of the thirteen from the cave and the safety of everyone involved. Cartoon by
@stephffart
#ThamLuang
#พาทีมหมูป่ากลับบ้าน #ถ้ำหลวง
#ThaiCaveRescue
Trending on Twitter in
#Thailand
this evening is the hashtag #ปฏิรูปกองทัพ where people are calling for a reform of the army after the
#koratshooting
#กราดยิงโคราช
ขอแสดงความเสียใจกับซีลทีม และญาติผู้เสียชีวิตด้วยครับ
My thoughts and prayers are with the SEAL team and the family of the diver that sadly died last night during the rescue operation in the cave in Northern Thailand
#RIP
#ThaiNavySEAL
#ThamLuang
#ถ้ำหลวง
#Thailand