Flying colours
Three propeller-driven aircraft take part in an event to mark Royal Thai Air Force Day at the Royal Thai Air Force Academy on April 9.
Bomb attack
Grenades hit factory roof
At least three grenades fired from an M79 launcher landed on the roof of a factory in Bangkok’s Yannawa district on the night of April 8, police said. Nobody was injured in the explosions.
Police found three holes in the factory roof and collected shrapnel from the grenades.
Police said the grenades were fired from a range of about 150-350 metres from the factory, and that they might have been fired from the Bhumibol Bridge.
Double-decker danger
Officials call for bus ban
The Foundation for Consumers has joined calls to ban double-decker buses on high-risk routes.
The foundation insisted legal requirements for stronger buses and better qualified drivers are not enough to ensure bus safety. Roads which pass through dangerous terrain can cause accidents, regardless of how strong and sturdy the buses are, foundation official Sawani Chamchaliao said.
The foundation’s call came as the Department of Land Transport is enforcing stricter rules on driving and safety standards of double-decker buses, following an accident in Tak on March 24 which left 29 people dead.
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Dirty disaster
Tanker spills oil into river
An oil tanker capsized. It happened in Samut Sakhon on April 7. The tanker spilled oil into the Chin River and damaged seafood farms. The Marine Department said on April 10 that they had salvaged the tanker.
Vocabulary
- shrapnel (n): small pieces of metal that are thrown outwards from an exploding bomb
ensure (v): to make sure that something definitely happens
terrain (n): used to refer to an area of land when you are mentioning its natural features, for example, if it is rough, flat, etc.
salvage (v): to save a badly damaged ship, etc. from being lost completely
