BANGKOK - Thailand's explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) officers on Tuesday found a pipe bomb near the exit 1 of metro station Thailand Cultural Center in capital Bangkok. A motorcycle taxi driver told police officers of Bangkok's Huai Khwang District Tuesday afternoon that there was a suspicious item hidden in a black plastic bag near the metro station, while it was testified by EOD officers that it is a improvised explosive device, Thai media Komchadluek reported. Officers have removed the bomb, according to photos taken at scene. Thailand's police chief Chakthip Chaijinda told reporters that it is still unclear whether the bomb is relevant to the recent three bomb blasts in Bangkok, but officers are investigating the case. A bomb explosion hit Thai army's Phra Mongkutklao hospital on May 22, which slightly injured more than 20 people and seriously wounded a few others, following a blast outside the National Theater earlier in May and another blast outside the former lottery office in April, which slightly injured two people respectively. rainbow wristbandrubber wristbandssilicone keychainadjustable wristbandswristbands online
BEIJING - A Chinese mainland spokesperson said here Wednesday that the mainland has always supported and protected Taiwan enterprises and Taiwan compatriots to invest on the mainland.Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, told a press conference that as the mainland continues to open up, Taiwan businessmen and companies, if they follows the economic progress of the mainland, would post better development."We are willing to share the development opportunities with our Taiwan compatriots, and deepen the cross-Straits communication and cooperation economically and culturally, to bring tangible benefits to Taiwan compatriots," Ma said.Ma said that the mainland continued to carry out preferential policies towards Taiwan compatriots living, working and studying on the mainland.The preferential policies are applied in cultural, financial, and social communication, among others, according to Ma.Ma also said the increased number of Taiwan students applying for mainland colleges showed that the development of the mainland and the opportunities it provides have become more and more appealing to Taiwan youngsters.
