Month: August 2020
Free People followers again gather at court to support arrested activists
MEMBERS of the Free People group, which grew out of the Free Youth group, showed up in large numbers at the Ratchadapisek Criminal Court this morning (August 8) to give their two arrested leaders support when they were brought in again for the court to consider holding them in pre-trial detention after the refusal to …
Free People followers again gather at court to support arrested activistsRead More
Police arrest 2 Democracy Monument rally leaders
TWO leaders of the July 18 rally at the Democracy Monument were arrested by Samranrat Metropolitan Police under warrants issued by the Criminal Court today (August 7), INN News reported. One of the charges filed against the two men, Mr. Panupong Chadnok and Mr. Anon Nampha, is the appearing in public to create confusion and …
Trump mispronounces Thailand as ‘Thighland’
By AP, published by India Today, & Sanook.com SPEAKING at a reelection campaign in Ohio, US President Donald Trump mispronounced Thailand as ‘Thighland’. Though the president immediately corrected himself, the faux pas immediately went viral on social media. Trump was speaking during an event at Whirlpool Corporation facility in Clyde, Ohio. “Four, five years ago, …
Panel to consider letting pubs stay open till 2 a.m
THE ad hoc committee in charge of relaxing measures against Covid-19 will be considering five issues this afternoon (August 7) with one being allowing pubs and other entertainment places to remain open till 2 a.m., Naewna newspaper reported. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), mentioned this during the daily …
Panel to consider letting pubs stay open till 2 a.mRead More
Arrest warrant out for gambling den killer
AN ARREST warrant is out for the man who shot dead the killer of a policeman gambling at a Rama 3 den after he failed to surrender while a witness said he believes another man with connections to those in uniform was the real gunman, Naewna newspaper and Sanook.com reported this morning (August 7, 2020). …
Lebanese push for answers over missed warnings to deadly blast
By CNBC LEBANON today (August 6) mourned the victims of the most powerful blast in the country’s history, with many expressing their dismay at the political establishment over missed warnings on the unsafe storage of volatile chemicals. An enormous explosion ripped through the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 135 people and …
Lebanese push for answers over missed warnings to deadly blastRead More
Gunman in Rama 3 gambling den shootout ‘ready to surrender’
THE MAN who shot dead the killer of a policeman gambling at a Rama 3 road den earlier this week has contacted police and is willing to surrender and hand over the pistol used in the killing, sources told Sanook.com reporters today (August 6, 2020). Identified as Mr. Boy Ban Krua, which is his nickname …
Gunman in Rama 3 gambling den shootout ‘ready to surrender’Read More
Mystery fire at Govt House guts two motorcycles
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOTORBIKES PARKED in the premises of Government House caught a mystery fire in the middle of last night. Two of the four motorcycles, owned by some employees attached to Government House and parked alongside one another, were damaged beyond repair and the two others were slightly damaged by the blaze, which …
Two close friends commit charcoal-burning suicide together
A MAN and a woman who were close friends and both worked for a well-known life insurance company committed suicide together by burning a charcoal stove in a sedan in Ubon Ratchathani province last evening, Sanook.com reported today (August 6, 2020). At 6 a.m. this morning Pol. Capt. Surachai Kaewkhampha, duty officer for investigation at …
Two close friends commit charcoal-burning suicide togetherRead More
Gold extends record rally on softer dollar, stimulus bets
By CNBC GOLD scaled an all-time peak today (Aug 5), after topping the $2,000 mark in the previous session, spurred on by a weaker dollar, falling US Treasury yields and expectations of more stimulus measures to revive a pandemic-ravaged economy. Spot gold was up 1% at $2,039.06 per ounce. US gold futures rose 1.7% to …
Gold extends record rally on softer dollar, stimulus betsRead More
PM to hear out students at an arranged arena
AMID a string of demonstrations since the middle of last month Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Aug 5) that he is arranging an arena for students to air their views and will find the time to personally go listen to them, INN News reported this afternoon. Speaking after laying a wreath at HM King …
Foreign divers searching for Koh Samui ferry disaster victims
FOREIGN DIVING instructors based on Koh Tao are today (August 5) helping search for three missing persons in the sinking of a ferry off Koh Samui last Saturday night, Amarin TV reported. Racha 4 garbage ferry, which had been leased to carry three 10-wheel trucks and a pickup truck, was crossing over from the island …
Foreign divers searching for Koh Samui ferry disaster victimsRead More
Police arrest drug trafficking family, seize 200m baht assets
IN COORDINATED raids across four provinces Narcotics Suppression Bureau police arrested a drug trafficking family and seized 200 million baht worth of assets from them, INN News and Sanook.com reported this morning (August 5, 2020). Arrested were the couple, Mr. Sawang and Mrs. Wanphen, and also his two sons on drug trafficking charges after raids …
Police arrest drug trafficking family, seize 200m baht assetsRead More
Chinese state media slams US as a ‘rogue country’ over TikTok
By Arjun Kharpal, CNBC CHINESE state media labeled the US a “rogue country” and dubbed the potential sale of social media firm TikTok to Microsoft as “theft,” adding that Beijing could retaliate if a deal is sealed. Microsoft announced plans on Sunday to acquire TikTok’s business in certain markets — the US, Canada, Australia and …
Chinese state media slams US as a ‘rogue country’ over TikTokRead More
Giant waves hammer part of Khao Lak
EVEN AS northern Thailand and Myanmar continue to feel the impact of tropical storm Sinlaku which has downgraded into a low-pressure cell in the south the strong southwesterly monsoon battered a two-kilometre stretch of Khao Lak tourist coastal strip in Phang Nga province with seven-metre-high waves slamming in and flooding resorts and restaurants, INN News …
Big hunt for gunman in killing of gambling policeman, 3 others
METROPOLITAN Police are chasing a gunman who shot dead one of the four gamblers, among whom is a policeman, at a shophouse in Rama 3 road last night, Thai Rath newspaper and Sanook.com reported this afternoon (August 4, 2020). Pol. Lt. Geng Phukphong Phongpetra, head of Metropolitan Police, said investigation revealed that one of the …
Big hunt for gunman in killing of gambling policeman, 3 othersRead More
Panel wants Red Bull heir case reexamined for speeding plus cocaine use
By Bhuva Chira, Sanook.com THE PUBLIC prosecutors working group has cleared the Deputy Attorney-General of any wrongdoing for ordering the withdrawal of charges against Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya but also opined that the case be reexamined on grounds cocaine use and new evidence on speeding, Sanook.com reported today (August 4, 2020). Wichian Klanprasert, a police officer …
Panel wants Red Bull heir case reexamined for speeding plus cocaine useRead More
British woman jailed for stabbing her husband to death in Malaysia
By Tom Gillespie, Sky News A BRITISH woman who stabbed her husband to death in Malaysia has avoided the death penalty after her charge was reduced to “homicide not amounting to murder”. Samantha Jones was originally accused of murder and could have been hanged if she was found guilty. However, she was sentenced to 42 …
British woman jailed for stabbing her husband to death in MalaysiaRead More
Bad weather brings in a clam bonanza to Pattaya
AFTER fierce winds from tropical storm Sinlaku washed up hundreds of thousands of clams on Jomtien beach this morning (August 3) local people joyfully rush in to collect as much as they could with some selling them at a low price to tourists, Sanook.com reported. Around a hundred Pattaya natives were seen busy collecting the …
PM says panel to decide whether he could reopen Red Bull heir case
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said at 11 a.m. today (August 3) that it is up to the special committee examining the dropping of charges against Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya in the hit-and-run case that led to a policeman’s death in September 2012 to decide whether he could reopen this case nor not, Naewna newspaper reported. Speaking …
PM says panel to decide whether he could reopen Red Bull heir caseRead More
Cables left on road ensnare motorbike injuring 2 persons
AN ELDERLY man and his granddaughter got badly injured in Chonburi province last evening after their motorcycle got tangled in a large pile of communication cables haphazardly left on the road, Sanook.com reported this morning (August 3). The accident was captured by a car camera of the vehicle coming in the opposite direction of …
Cables left on road ensnare motorbike injuring 2 personsRead More
Torrential rain triggers heavy flooding, washes out key road
HEAVY downpour that lasted all night triggered forest runoffs that badly flooded a part of Nakhon Phanom province while cutting off a section of the key Chiang Rai-Chiang Mai road for the large part of today, Naewna reported late afternoon (August 2). Around a hundred houses and hundreds of rai of farmland in Nakhon Phanom’s …
Torrential rain triggers heavy flooding, washes out key roadRead More