Month: June 2020
Flood misery in Samut Prakarn with traffic paralysed
HOURS of heavy rain this morning led to a key road in a large housing estate being inundated by a metre-high floodwater with many other roads also flooded and traffic paralysed as solid jams stretched for kilometres, PostToday reported this afternoon (June 2, 2020). Several small cars and motorcycles had broken down and were parked …
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Phuket island reopens its doors to tourists
By Peeranut P., Sanook.com AFTER falling asleep and resting for a long time due to the coronavirus pandemic the isle of Phuket has reawakened and opened up to tourism again now that the fearful outbreak is under control at this popular destination with it being confirmed that there is no new infection and this leading …
Driving across the country to get some ‘vintage’ durian
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SOME PEOPLE would decidedly brave a heavy rainstorm traveling all the way from Bangkok to a small village in Krabi just to taste durian from 100-year-old trees, literally. Prachak Khayankarn, the owner of 20 organically cultivated durian trees, each aged over 100 years, welcomed all visitors to his plantation in the …
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Fires burn near White House in violent US protests
By Reuters and published by US News Minneapolis (Reuters) – Fires burned near the White House, stores were looted in New York City and Southern California, and a tanker truck drove into marchers in Minneapolis as the United States struggled to contain chaotic protests over race and policing. National Guard troops were deployed in 15 …
Nigerian, Myanmar romance scammers nabbed
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FOUR NIGERIAN males and a Myanmar male were arrested today on online romance scamming charges in Hua Hin, police said. The police who acted on tip-offs to the faux romance scams arrested the Nigerian and Myanmar nationals who had allegedly preyed on Thai females, seeking to develop intimate relationships with well-to-do …
Palang Pracharath Party rocked as 18 executive directors quit
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha refused to comment on more than half Palang Pracharath Party executive directors resigning today (June 1) with this leading to party leader Uttama Savanayana, secretary-general Sontirat Sontijirawong and all current executive directors vacating their positions, Sanook.com reported. Gen Prayut was questioned by the Press about this group resignation and whether it …
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CCSC says substitute Songkran holidays in July possible if all goes well
THE spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) today (June 1) said that it is possible for substitute Songkran holidays to be scheduled in July with this depending on how phase 3 and 4 easing of the Covid-19 lockdown pans out, PostToday reported. Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin was replying to questions from the Press …
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