Month: September 2020
India shoots down China’s 1959 Line
The Hindu INDIA and China yesterday (Sept. 29) exchanged sharp statements blaming each other for the continuing border tensions, with New Delhi describing China’s Line of Actual Control (LAC) claims as “untenable” and Beijing saying it “did not recognise” the Union Territory of Ladakh. “India has never accepted the so-called unilaterally defined 1959 Line of …
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Korean man hangs self as wife stands by watching him die
CHONBURI province police were saddened at discovering that a Korean businessman who hanged himself today (Sept. 30) did so while his wife stood close by watching him without urging him to stop nor helping him as he struggled just before dying, Sanook.com reported. Pol. Lt. Col. Thirathat Trunchan, an investigator at Nong Prue station in …
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Thaksin ‘not returning as PM of national government’
PEOPLE close to fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra today (Sept. 30) slammed rumourmongers who have spread news online that he is returning to helm a national government as a royally-appointed prime minister, Thai Rath newspaper reported. They added that the former prime minister did not know anything about this matter and had criticised this …
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Manhunt in Krabi after two prisoners escape
TWO male inmates at Krabi prison serving sentences for drug trafficking offenses escaped before dawn today (Sept. 30) with a big manhunt now underway at this popular southern coastal province, Thai Rath newspaper reported. Pol. Lt. Col. Boonsong Longwaree, chief investigator of Mueang Krabi police station, rushed to the prison upon being notified of the …
Scientists puzzled by Africa’s low fatality rates from pandemic
By Reuters staff, published by The Hindu AFRICA’S overburdened public health systems, dearth of testing facilities and overcrowded slums had experts predicting a disaster when Covid-19 hit the continent in February. The new coronavirus was already wreaking havoc in wealthy Asian and European nations, and a United Nations agency said in April that, even with …
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Chinese millionaire tourists first to fly in on private jet
SEVEN Chinese millionaires are ready to fly to Thailand on a private jet as soon as the Foreign Ministry approves the Special Tourist Visa for this class of visitors with this being the only official hurdle remaining as everything else is fully now ready, Thai Quote and Sanook.com reported today (Sept. 29, 2020). Mr. Pipat …
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Gold shop robbery suspect nabbed while trying to flee to Laos
POLICE have arrested a suspect in the heist of 221 baht weight gold jewellery worth 6.5 million baht from a gold shop at Tesco Lotus Wang Hin branch in northeastern Loei province just as he was about to cross the border to Laos via natural routes, Thai Rath newspaper reported this afternoon (Sept. 29, 2020). …
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Action taken to protect giant monkeys after two show up
OFFICIALS moved to block any access to Khao Nor hill in Nakhon Sawan province after tourists and local people were thrilled to see two giant monkeys that had come down this very hill last evening (Sept. 28), Thai Rath newspaper reported. Ms. Viraya Ochakul, director of the Wildlife Conservation Division of the Office of the …
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US-China tech tensions ‘won’t go away even if Biden wins election’
By CNBC staff TENSIONS around technology will remain between the US and China, even if Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wins the US election in November, according to an analyst. Ties between the two economic giants have steadily worsened this year, as Washington increasingly targets Chinese tech giants from phone maker Huawei to video-sharing app …
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Warning issued after ‘pretty’ gets drugged at concert
FRIENDS of a hospitalized “pretty,” which in Thailand means a product presenter or party entertainer, issued a strong warning to others in the same profession after she collapsed at a concert upon having an alcoholic drink laced with a potent drug offered by one of numerous guests, Sanook.com reported. The incident occurred last Saturday, September …
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PM denies setting up national government, nor quitting
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Sept. 28) quashed speculations that a national government is being set up with Pheu Thai Party joining in after it votes in a new executive committee, Thai Rath newspaper report. Gen. Prayut also denied giving up and getting ready to step down from premiership. Upon being questioned by reporters at …
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Police track gold shop robber’s escape route
ALTHOUGH the man who robbed a gold shop at Tesco Lotus Wanghin mall and escaped with over 200 baht weight gold ornaments yesterday has still to be caught, police have worked out his escape route and are confident of arresting him soon, Siam Rath newspaper reported today (Sept. 28, 2020). The gold shop, Yaowarat Bangkok, …
Video clip of emergency room drama going viral
A SHORT video clip (below) shared by Facebook member Teetach Sirithanyachaikul, a doctor at Don Tan Hospital, Don Tan district, Mukdahan province, showing him and a nurse running away from the emergency room after some rowdy teenagers rode up to attack a patient there is going viral on Thai social media, Sanook.com reported. A …
Police take action against over a thousand gambling sites
WITH Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha concerned about the ease with which children and youths can reach online gambling websites, police are moving to crackdown hard on such activities, Siam Rath newspaper reported today (Sept. 27, 2020). The police together with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission last …
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Four dead, one injured at wedding shootout
A MAN torn by jealousy after another man talked to girlfriend, who was a bridesmaid at a wedding in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, shot and seriously wounded him with this triggering a firefight with his father leading to all three as well as another guest being killed, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Sept. 27, 2020). …
Door opening to special tourists, but quarantine remaining 14 days
TWO key ministries, Tourism and Sports and Public Health, as well as other related agencies are now ready to open Thailand to special tourists but quarantine will remain 14 days and not reduced to seven days as earlier reported, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Sept. 26, 2020). Ms. Trisulee Traisanakul, deputy spokesman for the Prime …
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Cracks in Phue Thai Party, ‘new leader to support Prayut’
PHEU Thai Party was rocked by the resignation of its chief strategist Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan and some other Strategic Committee members today (Sept. 26) with sources saying this indicates a shift to support the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Siam Rath newspaper reported. Earlier reports that party leader Somphong Amornvivat would also be stepping …
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Police probing kindergarten teacher who abused students
A YOUNG teacher at a Nonthaburi kindergarten who was seen in a video clip abusing first-year students, pulling the hair of one of them and pushing another to the ground, is being investigated by police after being sacked, INN News and Sanook.com reported today (Sept. 26, 2020). Parents of the small students went to the …
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Paris attack: Two hurt in stabbing near former Charlie Hebdo office
By BBC TWO PEOPLE have been seriously hurt in a knife attack in Paris near the former offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, officials say. A suspect has been detained in the nearby Bastille area. A second suspect has also been arrested, reports say. Anti-terrorism police have taken over the investigation. A security cordon …
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Army moving to get 60 more Stryker vehicles
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI ARMY has planned to procure 60 more Stryker infantry carrier vehicles in order to make a total of 130 under deployment by a future Light Mechanized Infantry regiment. The 112th Infantry Regiment currently deploys 70 US-built Stryker infantry carrier vehicles and planned to procure 60 more in effort to …
Big hunt for meteorites in Chiang Mai
VILLAGERS at Chiang Mai’s Mae Suek subdistrict are happily searching for meteorites today (Sept. 25) after rumours of some of them having found and secretly kept a football-size one last month was confirmed to be true, Khaosod newspaper reported. Mr. Inthara Nuknaen, Mae Suk subdistrict chief, revealed that some villagers did find a large meteorite …
PM denies lobbying for constitution amendment delay
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Sept. 25) denied lobbying MPs and senators to delay constitution amendments after fait accompli last night when the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament voted to set up a committee to scrutinize the six motions that had been debated over the past two days with voting to take place …
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