Today's news: a number of traditional practices for the ancestor festival in China are banned; Fire on a ferry in Thailand; Pakistani judges received threatening letters containing white powder; One of the leaders of the Hayat Tahrir al Sham group killed in Syria.
A night ferry transporting over 100 passengers from one province to another in Thailand went up in flames forcing many panicked passengers to jump into the sea but swift action from the authorities meant that all 108 passengers were safe.
ALBAWABA - A ferry off the southern coast of Thailand caught fire, necessitating the immediate evacuation of all 108 persons on board. Thankfully, there
The overnight ferry from Surat Thani province was about to arrive at Koh Tao, a popular tourist destination off the Thai coast, when one of the passengers suddenly heard a crackling sound and smelled smoke.