Good Morning Thailand EP.1101 | Thai's react to visa restrictions, Canadian arrested for minor assault, Thai airways hires first female pilot

About this episode

The episode discusses local reactions to visa restrictions, political news, crime incidents, and the hiring of Thai Airways' first female pilot.

Today we'll be talking about local reactions to the new reduced visa-free stays, then some political news with Thaksin Shinawatra officially receiving a royal pardon, in decidedly unpardonable crime news we have a couple of creeps in the form of a Canadian teacher assaulting a student and a local man sneaking into a woman's balcony, then, a Japanese passenger claims that a bolt driver attacked him in Asok, but don't worry a little later we have some good news in the with Thai Airways hiring their first female pilot in their 66-year history and the popular reality TV show Below Deck has chosen the location for their next season here in the land of smiles.

Topics covered

• visa restrictions
• political news
• assault cases
• Thai Airways
• female pilot
• reality TV

Keywords

• visa-free stays
• royal pardon
• assault
• Thai Airways
• female pilot
• Below Deck

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thai Airways, Below Deck

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