Hmmm
February 23rd, 2007, 17:59
Canada today reported that the Thai Interior Ministry has issued a new security alert today:
"The Thai Ministry of the Interior issued a security alert for Bangkok on February 23, 2007, due to reports of possible attacks targeting public places such as shopping centres and public transportation."
http://www.voyage.gc.ca/dest/report-en. ... try=290000 (http://www.voyage.gc.ca/dest/report-en.asp?country=290000)
Australia seems to have read this alert as a warning referring particularly to the potential for bombs today, Feb 23:
"Reports indicate possible bombing attacks at crowded places such as department stores, and sky-train and subway stations in Bangkok on Friday 23 February 2007."
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/ ... e/Thailand (http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Thailand)
Reading the English language Thai dailies online through most of the day, no such warning was forthcoming. Dangers were discussed only in vague terms ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/t ... ?id=116995 (http://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/topstories.php?id=116995)
Eventually the Bangkok Post and Nation reported the fact that Australia had issued a warning !
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_new ... ?id=117010 (http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=117010)
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/02 ... 027702.php (http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/02/23/headlines/headlines_30027702.php)
Up to their usual standard of investigative journalism, the papers missed the fact that at least one other government had issued similar warnings, which might have led them to put in a call to the Interior Ministry to ascertain the truth.
"The Thai Ministry of the Interior issued a security alert for Bangkok on February 23, 2007, due to reports of possible attacks targeting public places such as shopping centres and public transportation."
http://www.voyage.gc.ca/dest/report-en. ... try=290000 (http://www.voyage.gc.ca/dest/report-en.asp?country=290000)
Australia seems to have read this alert as a warning referring particularly to the potential for bombs today, Feb 23:
"Reports indicate possible bombing attacks at crowded places such as department stores, and sky-train and subway stations in Bangkok on Friday 23 February 2007."
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/ ... e/Thailand (http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Thailand)
Reading the English language Thai dailies online through most of the day, no such warning was forthcoming. Dangers were discussed only in vague terms ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/t ... ?id=116995 (http://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/topstories.php?id=116995)
Eventually the Bangkok Post and Nation reported the fact that Australia had issued a warning !
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_new ... ?id=117010 (http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=117010)
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/02 ... 027702.php (http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/02/23/headlines/headlines_30027702.php)
Up to their usual standard of investigative journalism, the papers missed the fact that at least one other government had issued similar warnings, which might have led them to put in a call to the Interior Ministry to ascertain the truth.