Month: July 2020
Several Cambodians caught sneaking into Thailand
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWENTY-SIX Cambodians were today (July 26) rounded up in Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province on illegal entry charges. Army-trained rangers have detained the 14 female and 12 male Cambodians after they had trespassed on Thai territory in Non Sao Aye village in the eastern border district, said a ranger commander. …
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Panel set up to examine dropping charges against Red Bull heir
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL today (July 26) released a document saying that he has set up a seven-member working group to examine the order to withdraw charges against Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya in a hit-and-run incident that led to a policeman’s death in Bangkok on September 3, 2012, Sanook.com reported late afternoon. The document was signed by Mr. …
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Prosecutor says dead policeman was the one who was careless
THE PROSECUTOR’S signed statement on the withdrawal of charges against Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya in a hit-and-run incident on September 3, 2012 points out that the policeman was careless in too closely changing lanes which led to his death and this did not occur out of negligence on the part of the Red Bull heir, Sanook.com …
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Anti-government rally on the sidewalk at Democracy Monument
ANOTHER rally took place on the sidewalk at the Democracy Monument this evening (July 25) after police had barricaded the road to prevent the demonstrators from spilling over and blocking the traffic with this group backing that three demands that the Free Youth group had earlier voiced, Thai Rath newspaper and INN News report. At …
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People flock to sell gold amid massive price rise
AFTER gold price soared to an all-time high there was a big rush to sell the precious metal in Yaowaraj area of Chinatown with people eager to lock in their profit amid a steep climb of 1,300 baht a baht weight this week, INN News, Kitco.com and CNBC reported today (July 25, 2020). People steadily …
House panel to question dropping of charges against Red Bull heir
THE HOUSE Committee for Police Affairs is in the process of inviting all those concerned in the withdrawal of charges against Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya in a hit-and-run incident that led to a policeman’s death in Bangkok on September 3, 2012, INN News and Sanook.com reported this morning (July 25, 2020). The committee’s vice chairman Mr …
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UK’s Boris Johnson calls anti-vaxxers ‘nuts’
UK PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson has branded opponents of vaccinations “nuts.” Speaking to staff at a medical facility in London today (July 24), Johnson said that “there’s all these anti-vaxxers now, aren’t there?” before adding, “they are nuts.” His comments come as pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world embark on early stage testing for …
Young men run naked around shrine after picking lucky card at army lottery
AS IT HAPPENS at Ang Thong province every year so has it started this year with young men who drew a black card in the annual army draft lottery, which frees them from two years of service, running naked around a sacred shrine to fulfill a vow to do so should they be spared, Sanook.com …
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PM Prayut’s image burnt at Govt House demonstration
A DEMONSTRATION took place at Government House today (July 24) with members of the New Life Network and Salaya Students Coalition burning images of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, INN News reported this afternoon. Ringing the Government House and the entrance of the Civil Service Commission were 150 Special Branch …
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King Power ropes in Leicester City FC to promote ‘Thailand Smiles with You’ drive
GLOBALLY popular Leicester City Football Club is now promoting Thailand through the collaboration between King Power Group and Tourism and Sports Ministry plus Tourism Authority of Thailand and will be spreading Thai smiles worldwide to send support and care from the Thai people to all others in these dark days of coronavirus. The “Thailand Smiles …
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King Power ropes in Leicester City FC to promote ‘Thailand Smiles with You’ campaign
G GLOBALLY popular Leicester City Football Club is now promoting Thailand through the collaboration between King Power Group and Tourism and Sports Ministry plus Tourism Authority of Thailand and will be spreading Thai smiles worldwide to send support and care from the Thai people to all others in these dark days of coronavirus. The “Thailand …
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Mars is the latest arena in the US-China rivalry
By CNN Business Hong Kong (CNN Business)Two years after humans last landed a probe on Mars, both the United States and China are launching missions to the red planet this month and setting up a new arena for their growing rivalry. China’s Tianwen-1 blasted off around midday today (July 23) from Hainan Island in the …
Phuket ambulance thief nabbed after being chased by rescuers
PHUKET RESCUERS, helped by the police, took two hours to apprehend a thief who had stolen their ambulance at 4 a.m. this morning (July 23), Sanook.com reported. Acting Lt.Pasakorn Sirichoochot, a volunteer at Kusol Tham Phuket Foundation, said it was lucky that he came out of the building around 10 minutes after the thief had …
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Neighbours shocked to see foreigner hanged at balcony
PANICK spread throughout an alley in Pattaya yesterday afternoon (July 22) after the hanged body of a foreigner was clearly seen dangling out on the balcony of his second floor apartment, Sanook.com reported this morning. Pol.Lt.Col. Natthawat Ploenchit, head of investigation at Pattaya City police station, rushed to the four-storey apartment building in Soi Photisan …
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Escape to a waterfall close to Bangkok
By Peeranut P., Sanook.com WOULDN’T IT be good if you had a chance to sleep in a tent near a waterfall and chill out as you listen to the stream flow by? Just thinking about it would make you want to go to one such place and Sanook Travel has just the ideal spot to …
Thailand beefing up control of Andaman Sea zone
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI MARITIME Enforcement Command Centre’s Area 3 plans to set up a special task force in charge of maintaining the country’s maritime interests in the Andaman Sea, confirmed a vice admiral today (July 22, 2020). Thai-MECC Area 3 commander Vice Adm Choengchai Chomchoengpat said the task force will be set …
US orders China to close consulate in Houston — China vows retaliation
By agencies, published by Channel NewsAsia Copenhagen: The US State Department said today (July 22) that the closing of China’s consulate in Houston was to protect Americans’ intellectual property and private information, a move that has further strained the already tense relations between the world powers. Spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said that under the Vienna Convention, …
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Emergency decree ‘not being extended to control students’
JUST AS the National Security Council came out today (July 22) to clearly state that the extension of the state of emergency by another month till end of August is not aimed at political gain nor control students, a group of students called for another rally on Friday, Sanook.com reported this afternoon. Gen. Somsak Rungsita …
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American charged with defrauding Thai investor
ARRESTED and charged with swindling a Thai investor is an American man who was tracked down to a hotel in Watthana district where he was hiding, INN News reported today (July 22, 2020). Pol.Lt.Gen. Sompong Chingduong, head of the Immigration Bureau, together with officers from the Special Crime Operation Sub-division told the Press that the …
Thousands of fake designer handbags seized in raid
POLICE swooped down on a warehouse in Amnart Charoen province and seized as many as 20,000 to 30,000 counterfeit luxury handbags, INN News reported this morning (July 22, 2020). Pol. Lt. Col. Payao Thongsen, director of the Intellectual Property Litigation Division, together with Amnart Charoen police had got a search warrant from the Central Intellectual …
Hit by virus, Bangkok condo market plummets in Q2
THE NUMBER of condominiums launched in the Bangkok market dropped sharply in the second quarter with the plunge being 73.2% year-on-year and 35.6% compared to the first quarter, latest research by Knight Frank Thailand Company released today (July 21, 2020) shows. Ms. Risinee Sarikaputra, director of research and consultancy at this real estate agency, said …
Ad hoc panel moves to extend emergency decree by another month
MEMBERS of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA) smaller committee revealed this afternoon (July 21) that an ad hoc committee enforcing measures against Covid-19 had concluded that the emergency decree should be extended by another month, INN News reported. This decision of the ad hoc committee, headed by Gen. Somsak Rungsita who is also …
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