Month: September 2020
Chinese PLA soldiers use ‘chaste Hindi’ to taunt Indian troops
By Eurasiantimes.com DESPITE the five-point India-China agreement for defusing border tensions, China has put the ball in India’s court and said it was crucial for New Delhi to correct its “mistake”, disengage on the ground, and take tangible steps to reduce tensions. There were other reports of change in tactics by the PLA when they …
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Karen man arrested after beheading girlfriend
A YOUNG Karen man with a 20,000 baht bounty offered for his capture for beheading his girlfriend and removing her heart was caught today (Sept. 18) after a massive hunt near the Thai-Myanmar border in Tak province, Thai Rath newspaper reported. The shocking murder of Ms. Ann, 17, at her house in Mae Ramat district …
Interpreter flown back from Saudi Arabia dies of Covid-19
A LABOUR Ministry interpreter who got infected with Covid-19 while working in Saudi Arabia and was flown back to Thailand after his condition improved died around noon today (Sept. 18, 2020) at Ratchawithi Hospital, Sanook.com reported. Mr. Prida Chuphoodee, an advisor to Chularajmontri, said the 54-years-old Muslim interpreter is a resident of Chachoengsao province and …
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Tropical storm Noul slams into Khon Kaen, dumps rain in Phang Nga
ROARING in Thailand before dawn this morning (Sept. 18) was tropical storm Noul directly hitting Khon Kaen city in the Northeast while also triggering continuous rainfall across southern coastal province of Phang Nga, Siam Rath reported. Noul unleashed heavy downpour and strong gusty winds in Khon Kaen from 4 a.m. onward leading to many roads …
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Govt House staff moving papers out as mob is heading there on Sunday
WITH demonstrators who are gathering in Bangkok on Saturday September 19 intending to march to Government House the next day, Sunday, security staff and police have started moving out all important documents from the complex with parking being banned there from tomorrow evening till Sunday, Siam Rath newspaper reported this afternoon (Sept. 17, 2020). Mr. …
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Covid-19 infected boy’s parents worked in Korat, Ayutthaya
THAI health officials have found out that the parents of the two-year-old Myanmar boy who tested positive for coronavirus after the family crossed over to Myawaddy from Mae Sot border town had worked in Nakhon Ratchasima (also known as Korat) and very briefly in Ayutthaya province, Siam Rath newspaper reported today (Sept. 17, 2020). Dr. …
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MP blasted after being caught watching porno picture in Parliament
AN MP sitting on the government benches in the House of Representatives was photographed watching a pornographic image on his mobile phone while the debate on the budget bill for fiscal 2021 was continuing yesterday (Sept. 16) with this raising criticism among the public, Sanook.com reported this morning. House Speaker Chuan Leekpai had previously requested …
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US pushes arms sales surge to ‘Fortress Taiwan,’ needling China – sources
By Reuters staff and published by Nasdaq.com Washington – The United States plans to sell as many as seven major weapons systems, including mines, cruise missiles and drones to Taiwan, four people familiar with the discussions said, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on China. Pursuing seven sales at once is a rare departure …
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Group submits ‘non-interference’ letter to Trump at embassy
REPRESENTATIVES of the Thai People Group submitted a letter to US President Donald Trump and US Ambassador to Thailand Michael George DeSombre at the embassy this morning (Sept. 16) demanding confirmation of non-interference in the internal affairs of Thailand, Thai Post newspaper reported. The group’s representatives, Mr. Pichit Chaiyamongkol and Mr. Tawatchai Jaroonchat, were met …
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Myanmar boy infected with Covid-19 crossed over by natural route
THE two-year-old Myanmar boy who was found to be infected with Covid-19 at Myawaddy town, across the border from Thailand’s Mae Sot town, on Sunday September 13 after departing Thailand on September 4 did not go across via the official checkpoint but through one of 50 natural channels, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Sept. 16, …
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Tropical storm Noul to lash Thailand from Friday
TORRENTIAL rain is expected across most parts of the country after category 3 tropical storm Noul makes a landfall in middle of Vietnam and then moves to Thailand’s northeast during September 18-20, Thai Meteorological Department warned this morning (September 16, 2020). At the same time the southwesterly monsoon across the Andaman Sea, Thailand and Gulf …
India says it has doubled budget for roads and bridges on China border
By Reuters, published by US News New Delhi – India has doubled the budget for vital roads and bridges along the undemarcated border with China in recent years in response to Beijing’s rapid infrastructure development on its side, the Indian defense minister said today (Sept. 15). Troops of the two countries are locked in their …
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Thailand unveils special 270-day package for tourists
THE Cabinet today (Sept. 15) approved in principle the guidelines for a special category of tourists to come to Thailand for a 90-day stay under the Special Tourist Visa with this extendable twice taking the total to 270 days, Thai Rath newspaper reported. Foreign tourists have to meet the following qualifications to get this visa: …
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Thai police: First time ever liquid Ice found inside cans of coconut milk
CALLING it the first time ever that liquid crystal methamphetamine (Ice) was found hidden inside cans of coconut milk with the shipment being seized in Australia, Pol. Lt. Gen. Chinnaphat Sarasin, head of Narcotics Suppression Bureau, said today (Sept. 15) investigation into shipping this new variety of the narcotic drug is being expanded in Thailand, …
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Driver following GPS ends up in a canal
SOMETIMES GPS directions can lead you astray and this is what happened last night (Sept. 14) when a woman and her companion who were driving from Chachoengsao province to Chonburi to pick up a relative and then head to Chai Nat to visit another hospitalized relative ended up in a canal, Thai Rath newspaper reported. …
US Ambassador to China stepping down as tensions with Beijing rise
By Reuters staff, published by Swissinfo.ch Beijing – US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad will retire and leave Beijing early next month, the embassy said today (Sept. 14, 2020) Branstad, 73 years old and a former governor of Iowa, leaves at a time when relations are strained, notably over bilateral trade, allegations about information security, …
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Locals reject projection of Koh Samui as a deserted island
DESPITE a social media post saying that Koh Samui has turned into a deserted island with there now being hardly any tourists around and illustrating this claim with photos showing a deserted beach and closed shops, the island’s authorities and local people jumped in to say this is far from the truth with Thai and …
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Top actor’s pro-Prayut research draws flak
A THAI star’s research for a master’s degree thesis in 2016 showing that celebrities have a positive attitude towards the administration of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is going viral in the Thai social media today (Sept. 14) and attracting some criticism, Sanook.com reported. The popular actor, Mario Maurer, born to a German father and a …
Condo’s concrete awning collapses in Srinakarin area
RESIDENTS of a nine-storey condominium off Srinakarin road near Seacon Square scurried for safety at 5.30 a.m. this morning (Sept. 14, 2020) after a 21.5-metre-long concrete awning affixed between the ground and first floors suddenly collapsed but fortunately there were no injuries, Thai Rath newspaper reported. Sukhumvit fire and rescue staff, rescuers from Po Tek …
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Hunt for owner of SUV who escaped in a cab after accident
AFTER A bad accident at Klong Toei intersection early this morning the owner of a Ford Everest SUV, who eyewitnesses claim was drunk, crossed the road via the pedestrian bridge and hopped onto a cab thus coolly fleeing the scene, Sanook.com reported today (Sept. 13, 2020). The SUV driver had set off from Ratchadapisek road …
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Party ‘wants Supattanapong to be new finance minister’
WITH THE vital finance minister position now vacant after Predee Daochai’s sudden resignation a few days ago, sources in Palang Pracharath Party say there is an attempt to push forward Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Supattanapong Panmeechaow for this key position because no one else suitable could be found, Siam Rath newspaper reported today …
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Nigerian romance scammers arrested in Phuket
POLICE at Phuket’s popular Patong beach arrested two Nigerian men on the charges of fleecing several women who they had ensnared with their romance trap and also overstaying in this country, Khaosod newspaper reported today (Sept. 13, 2020). The two men, aged 21 and 19, were arrested in their hotel room at this beach after …