PM Srettha orders three days of observances by state agencies and enterprisesCandles are lit to offer condolences over the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (second from left) and others, outside the Iranian embassy in Baghdad, Iraq on Monday. (Photo: Reuters)Government agencies and state enterprises will fly their flags at half-mast for three days to commemorate the passing of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, government spokesperson Chai Wacharonke said on Tuesday. To express official condolences, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin instructed the observance to take place on three working days: May 23-24 and May 27, he said. The president was 63 years old. Thailand also expresses its deepest condolences to the people and government of Iran, the government said.

Source: Bangkok Post May 22, 2024 01:43 UTC