Month: June 2020
Cabbie, passenger miraculously survive deadly plunge into tank
ESCAPING with only slight injuries were a taxi driver and his woman passenger after a successful manoeuvre to dodge a big log lying in the middle of the road led to the vehicle plunging head on into a large concrete water tank, PostToday reported this morning (June 25, 2020). The accident occurred at 5.45 a.m. …
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No name, no pint: new rules for England’s pubs after lockdown
By Reuters, published by The New York Times London — Drinkers in England’s pubs will have to give their name before they order a pint, and there will be no live acts or standing at the bar, the government said in advice for re-opening the sector next month. Pubs, restaurants and hairdressers will have to …
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Gen Prawit: People allowed to lawfully mark 1932 revolution
DEPUTY Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said that activities are allowed to be held to mark the 88th anniversary of 1932 revolution today (June 24) provided participants do not break the law, INN News reported this afternoon. Gen Prawit stressed that these activities are not linked to the state of emergency decree still being in use …
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Two boys killed by electric shock in Mekong River
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWO BOYS WERE ELECTROCUTED and drowned as they were swimming in Mekong River in Chiang Rai yesterday (June 23), police said. The 9-year-old and 11-year-old were among five boys swimming in the ebbing river in Huay Ian village of Wiang Kaen district of the northern province when they were electrocuted in …
Group marks 1932 revolution early this morning
AT 5.30 a.m. this morning (June 24) a group of around 50 people with students among them gathered in front of the Democracy Monument in a symbolic activity to mark the 88th anniversary of the 1932 revolution, INN News reported. They projected images and played sound recording to simulate the event that took place on …
PM Prayut sympathetic, but moving to extend emergency decree
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (June 23) that an extension of the state of emergency decree is being considered as it is still necessary to keep it in place to control the situation, INN News reported. While pointing out that it has to be accepted that Thailand is safe today because of this very …
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War weapons seized, political disturbance feared
THE POLICE force was placed on alert for possible moves to create political disturbance after the seizure of war weapons at a house in Mae Sot town on the border with Myanmar, INN News reported this afternoon (June 23). National Police Chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda said soldiers of the Special Unit of 4th Infantry …
Stinky durian sends 6 people to the hospital in Bavaria
By Rob Picheta and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN (CNN) Twelve German postal workers received medical treatment and dozens more were evacuated due to a pungent suspect package — which turned out to be a shipment of the notoriously smelly durian fruit. Police, firefighters and emergency services were called to a post office in the Bavarian town …
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Thailand: 19 Myanmar returnees had recovered before going home
IMMIGRATION Police said today (June 23) an investigation of reports from Myanmar that some of the workers returning from Thailand were found to be infected with Covid-19 revealed that 19 of them had recovered from this infection before going home, INN News reported. Pol Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang , head of the Immigration Bureau, said …
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China warns of reprisal as Japanese city changes disputed area name
By Reuters, published by Channel NewsAsia Beijing: China said today (June 22) it reserves the right to respond to a Japanese city’s decision to rename the administrative area that includes remote islands claimed by both China and Japan and have long been a source of friction between the neighbours. The row over the uninhabited East …
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Push for legal casinos runs into strong opposition
MAKING a new move to allow the opening of legal casinos in Thailand is the head of Thai Civilized microparty but other MPs have vowed to strongly oppose it, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV reported today (June 22, 2020). Mongkolkit Suksin-tharanon, leader and party-list MP of the Thai Civilized Party and who has the support …
Pattaya beach booze ban still in place
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO PEOPLE ARE AS YET allowed to drink alcoholic beverages on the beaches of Pattaya under anti-pandemic measures, confirmed a city official today (June 22.2020). Noppradol Viravat, deputy chief of Pattaya City’s Cleanliness and Orderliness Department, confirmed no tourists or local villagers are currently allowed to drink on the beaches of …
No relatives claim body of TV drama director
A SUCCESSFUL Thai television drama director who shot himself dead at a condominium in the middle of Bangkok last night (June 21) and his body undergoing an autopsy today has not been claimed by any of his relatives, INN News and Sanook.com reported. Ramathibodi Hospital’s Forensic Science Section team said the body of Mr Chaninthorn …
Gold rises as new coronavirus cases spur lockdown fears
By CNBC and Thai Newsroom Reporters GOLD gained on Friday (June 19) as a rise in coronavirus cases raised concerns of a second wave of the pandemic that could compel governments to implement new lockdowns. Spot gold was up 1.1% to $1,740.79 per ounce, while US gold futures settled 1.3% up at $1,753 per ounce. …
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Over a hundred teen street racers busted
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A LARGE HORDE of young motorcyclists was rounded up last night (June 20) in Nonthaburi – the first roundup of a kind since curfew was lifted nationwide last week, police said. A total of 102 adolescents were rounded up and 97 motorcycles seized at about 03.00 a.m. on Kanchanaphisek Road and …
Laotian boatmen toss bagful of speed pills on Thai side and flee
A LAOTIAN boat quickly sped away after flinging a sackful of methamphetamine (speed) pills into the bushes near a pier at Mekong river in upper northeastern Mukdahan City which when seized yielded a total of 74,132 tablets of this drug, Naewna newspaper reported today (June 21, 2020). An eagle-eyed local man who saw the whole …
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Govt candidate triumphs in Lampang by-election
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A GOVERNMENT candidate has won today’s by-election for MP in Lampang largely defeating his archrival from an opposition party. According to unofficial results of the by-election in Constituency 4 of Lampang, the Palang Pracharath candidate, Wattana Sitthiwang, won more than 45,000 votes. That compared to an estimated 26,000 votes cast for …
Lack of foreign tourists hitting Pratunam market hard
THE phase four easing of the Covid-19 lockdown has not helped vendors in Pratunam market as sales there are still down by 90% and will only climb again when foreign tourists return, INN News reported this afternoon (June 20, 2020). A survey of the vendors at this market in the heart of Bangkok found the …
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Skinny croc at Phichit swamp fell sick after eating plastic bottles
Phichit – Fishermen at this lower northern province spotted an emaciated crocodile in the well-known Bung Sifai swamp that had fallen sick after eating plastic bottles and other trash tourists threw in there, PostToday reported this afternoon (June 20, 2020). Mr Wattana Riewthong, director of Freshwater Aquaculture Research and Development Centre Region 3 (Phichit), Fisheries …
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Surplus natural rubber to be used to make road barriers
By Bloomberg, published by Naewna (Bloomberg) — The home to Asia’s deadliest roads may have found a way to make its highways safer using rubber — while helping the economy in the process. Thailand is the world’s biggest producer of rubber. But a drop in demand from global automakers has driven down the price. Millions …
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China denies detaining Indian soldiers after reports say 10 freed
By Al Jazeera and news agencies, BBC CHINA has said it never detained Indian soldiers after Indian media reports said 10 of them were released after they were captured in a high-altitude border clash in the Himalayas which also left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead. When asked about Indian media reports today …
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Police smash network laundering B200 billion drug money
IN A nationwide operation police broke up a major drug trafficking network which was working on laundering 200 billion baht with 300 suspected arrested including gold shop and oil business owners, INN News report this afternoon (June 19). Seized in this operation was a total of 700,000 tablets of methamphetamine (Speed) and around five kilogrammes …
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