Thailand aims to ensure safety, restore tourists confidence after deadly mall shooting

STORY: Thailand aims to ensure safety, restore tourists confidence after deadly mall shooting DATELINE: Oct. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:34 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Siam Paragon Mall 2. various of Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin giving an interview to reporters 3. various of press briefing by the Thai Foreign Ministry 4. various of police searching the residence of the suspect 5. various of scenes after the shooting STORYLINE: Thailand will take steps to ensure safety and restore confidence among tourists, officials said on Wednesday, one day after a shooting at a renowned shopping mall in downtown Bangkok that killed two people and injured five others. The Thai government has attached great importance to this matter and will implement measures to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said after joining a one-minute silence at the mall and expressing condolences to the deceased. He added that the government will be working on the i

Bonsai (miniature trees)

Bonsai (miniature trees)

Statesman Okuma Shigenobu obviously liked plants because there were three greenhouses at his residence. A Tokyo magazine reported in 1907 that, There is a second greenhouse attached to the house, with one main room and two annexed rooms containing rare tropical plants. As seen in this photograph, Okuma enjoyed Japanese bonsai as well as tropical plants. This is a stereograph from 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐71‐0]

A lighthouse in Bizen

A lighthouse in Bizen

Although the photograph is entitled BIZEN on the lower left, this is Sugashima Lighthouse located at the northeastern tip of Sugashima (present-day Toba City, Mie Prefecture) at the entrance to Ise Bay. Designed by British engineer R. H. Brunton and first lit on July 1, 1873, the lighthouse is still in operation today. The attached residence was relocated to Meiji Mura Museum and designated an Important Cultural Asset by the Japanese government. This is an early photograph taken before 1877.==Date:unknown, Place:Okayama, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐49‐0]