All Thaied up and no place to go

Today is Bastille Day. But this is not the topic of today's post. Neither is the Tongan royal wedding a couple of days ago, when Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala married a cousin of his named Sinaitakala Fakafanua. But here's the ugly news of the day: a seriously ill New Zealander stuck in a Thai hospital has had a crushing setback. He has been kicked out for not paying enough of his medical bill. New Zealanders have now donated more than $8000 to get Sean Kenzie home after his motorbike accident, but that's not enough for hospital management who last night sent him packing. That's right, Sean Kenzie has now been shunted out of the private hospital he was in after his near-fatal crash – straight into what he calls a Government-owned hellhole. "There are rats running across the ground, geckos running up the walls,” he says. “It's not a hospital. It's a place you come to die." I think somebody should just fly him back to New Zealand to get treated because right now, he's in a room with 50 other people and they've got them stacked into the hallways and doorways. He's having to clean and look after his own wounds. That is just wrong and what Mr Kenzie needs right now is help from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They could get him back home for some real medical care. In other news, the International Criminal Court is set to launch a formal preliminary examination into the New Zealand Government's antenatal Down syndrome screening programme.