Month: July 2020
Sword stolen from Late King Taksin’s statue found, returned
CHANTHABURI police have found the sword stolen from Late King Taksin’s statue and put it back at its original place and are now hunting for a mentally disturbed man who lives near the monument, Sanook.com reported this morning (July 10, 2020). The culprit who early yesterday morning had sped off with the sword, which is …
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US town prints own currency to boost Covid-19 relief
By Reuters, published by Channel NewsAsia Tenino: Tucked away under lock and key in a former railroad depot turned small-town museum in the US state of Washington, a wooden printing press cranked back to life to mint currency after nearly 90 dormant years. The end product: US$25 wooden bills bearing the town’s name – Tenino …
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Thief zooms away with sword at Late King Taksin’s statue
POLICE are chasing a daring thief who stole the sword from the statue of Late King Taksin the Great in Chanthaburi early this morning (July 9) and are confident of apprehending him in a few days’ time, Sanook.com reported. It was at 7.06 a.m. that the guard, Mr Yung In-orn, 68, saw the thief who …
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Three ministers quit ruling party, but not their positions
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THREE CABINET MEMBERS today (July 9) resigned as members of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party but none afforded to leave their cabinet seat. The members of the so-called Si Kumarn (Four Infants) faction within the Palang Pracharath Party resigned as party members following the recent setting up of a new executive …
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Activists filing civil case against emergency decree today
THAI activist Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, head of June 24 Democracy group, accompanied by representatives of two other groups gathered at MRT Ladphrao station this morning (July 9) to walk down to the Ratchada Civil Court to file a case for cancellation of the emergency decree, INN News reported. Leaders of the other two groups, Mr. Nimit …
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Chinese cyberattacks on US ‘one of the largest transfers of wealth in human history’
By Amanda Macias, CNBC Washington — In blistering remarks on Tuesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray slammed the Chinese government for its use of espionage and cyberattacks against the United States which has amounted to what he called “one of the largest transfers of wealth in human history.” “The stakes could not be higher, and the …
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Controversial Phuket restaurant bill goes viral in Thai social media
A SOCIAL media storm arose today (July 8) after a Facebook member wrote about what he says is a steep price charged by a Phuket restaurant with some people siding with the restaurateur while the others the patron, PostToday and Sanook.com reported this afternoon (July 8, 2020). What particularly annoyed this Facebook member, who sent …
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Illegal seaside gazebo owners feel the heat as Navy takes action
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OWNERS OF GAZEBOS illegally built on the shores of Surat Thani have been repeatedly urged to promptly dismantle those unpermitted structures or the authorities will do so instead. The navy’s Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre’s Second Area Commander Vice Adm Samrerng Chanthaso confirmed today (June 8) the navy-led authorities would …
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Dead son gets summons for bounced cheque case
A WOMAN living in northeastern Buriram province got the shock of her life when an official letter she opened last week turned out to be a police summons for her dead son to go acknowledge bounced cheque charges, Naewna newspaper reported this morning (June 8, 2020). Mrs. Sahas Chantha, 53, a general worker who lives …
Thai-Myanmar border beefed up to keep aliens out
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWENTY-TWO ARMY units are currently conducting patrols along the Thai-Myanmar border to keep aliens from illegally entering Thai territory in Chiang Rai province. Maj Gen Thanatphol Kosaisewee confirmed today (July 7) the 22 units attached to the army’s Pha Muang task force have been stepping up border patrols to keep out …
Online stores ‘awash with fake gold’
WITH gold price having climbed to an eight-year high buyers are warned to beware of fake gold bars being sold at online shops, Mrs. Duangkamol Jiambut, director of Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand (GIT) said today (July 7, 2020). Called “stuffed gold” in Thai, these fake gold bars are actually copper or lead gilded …
Kla Party says Peta’s monkey campaign ‘is culturally discriminatory’
KLA Party’s secretary-general commented in a Facebook post today (July 7) that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’s (Peta’s) campaign against Thai products containing coconut for using monkeys to collect the fruit is discriminatory because in the West truffle hogs are used to help collect the edible fungi, PostToday reported. Mr Atavit Suwannapakdee said …
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Road, intersection shut after bad accident in Sukhumvit Soi 71
A BAD accident led to temporary closure of inbound lanes of Sukhumvit Soi 71 road and Klong Tan intersection last night (July 7) after a trailer truck lost control in heavy rain and knocked down six power poles, INN News reported. A sedan, a pickup truck and a motorcycle following the 18-wheel trailer truck all …
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China ‘pulling back troops’ after deadly border clash: India
By Al Jazeera and New Agencies CHINA has begun pulling back troops from along its contested border with India, Indian government sources have said, following the worst clash between the two nuclear-armed neighbours in nearly 50 years, which left 20 Indian soldiers dead. The Chinese military was seen dismantling tents and structures on Monday at …
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Suspects try – and fail – at robbing an ATM machine
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FOUR YOUNG males have been arrested for allegedly attempting to steal millions of baht in cash from an ATM in Phetchaburi province, police said today (July 5, 2020). The attempted theft suspects were rounded up on Saturday at a resort in Samut Songkhram province after they had unsuccessfully tried to cut …
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Tourists stuck in 5km tailback on Koh Chang
TOURISTS who drove to eastern Trat province and then took a ferry to cross over to beautiful Koh Chang island over the weekend found themselves stuck in a five-kilometre-long tailback today (July 5) on their return journey, Naewna newspaper reported. A lot of tourists checked out of their hotels bright and early and headed to …
Thai leaders meeting Gen. McConville ‘should be quarantined’
CALLING the waiver of 14-day coronavirus quarantine for US Army chief of staff Gen. James McConville and his delegation during their two-day visit later this week “double standards” Srisuwan Chanya, secretary-general of the Thai Constitution Protection Association, said Thai leaders who meet them should themselves be quarantined for two weeks in their stead, Naewna newspaper …
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America loves India: Trump’s reply to Modi’s I-Day greeting
By PTI and published by Deccan Chronicle Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that America loves India as he thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for greeting him on the occasion of the 244th Independence Day of the United States. Indian Prime Minister Modi on Saturday congratulated President Trump and the people of the …
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Foreigner commits strange suicide in Pattaya
AN Australian man was found to have committed suicide in an unusual manner at a Pattaya apartment yesterday afternoon (July 4) with there being no trace of an intruder, Sanook.com reported this afternoon. At 4.30 p.m. Pol Lt Col Nithat Waenpradap, superintendent at Mueang Pattaya police station, rushed to the apartment upon getting word that …
Move to explain using monkeys to pick coconuts is Thai way of life
THE Commerce Ministry has instructed Thai diplomats to explain that the use of monkeys to pick coconuts is a way of life in this country and not torture of animals as boycott of Thai coconut products spread among British retailers, PostToday reported this afternoon (July 5, 2020). Mr Bunyarit Kalayanamit, Commerce Ministry permanent secretary, said …
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Speeding teens badly injured in Motorway accident
THREE of five high school students out for a night on the town ended up getting severely injured as they raced back home from Pattaya to Chonburi province after their sedan flipped over on the Motorway, Sanook.com reported today (July 5, 2020). At 1.30 a.m. this morning Pol Lt Col Suyin Inchuay, investigation inspector at …
No quarantine for US army chief of staff during visit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED STATES’ army chief of staff Gen. James McConville will not be quarantined under anti-pandemic measures in Thailand where he is scheduled to pay a two-day visit next week. Gen. McConville is scheduled to visit Thailand on July 9 as guest of the Thai army and to meet with Thai …
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