Month: September 2020
Finance Ministry denies facing cash shortfall
A FIRM denial of cash flow problems was issued by the Finance Ministry this afternoon (Sept. 12) with a top official stating that it is not true that the ministry is suspending living allowance payments to the elderly and the disabled while only able to pay civil servants and other workers for just three months, …
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Lightning kills man at rubber plantation hut
A BOLT of lightning hit a car battery used to power light at a hut in a rubber plantation at coastal Rayong province severely injuring the owner who was sitting close by and leading to his death a short while later, Thai Rath newspaper reported. The tragic incident occurred at 2 p.m. yesterday (Sept. 11) …
Cabbies drive woman to provincial home after turning down sex for ride offer
GOING viral in the Thai online world is the kindness of four exhausted taxi drivers who took turns in driving a young woman from Bangkok to Nakhon Sawan after she had been tricked to come to the capital and left stranded with no money and had offered to trade herself for a ride but they …
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Lightning kills man at rubber plantation hut
A BOLT of lightning hit a car battery used to power light at a hut in a rubber plantation at coastal Rayong province severely injuring the owner who was sitting close by and leading to his death a short while later, Thai Rath newspaper reported. The tragic incident occurred at 2 p.m. yesterday (Sept. 11) …
US remembers the 9/11 attacks as the pandemic changes tribute traditions
By AP, published by CNBC AMERICANS are commemorating 9/11 with tributes that have been altered by coronavirus precautions and woven into the presidential campaign, drawing both President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden to pay respects at the same memorial without crossing paths. In New York, a dispute over coronavirus-safety precautions is leading to …
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Thai footballer likely infected with Covid-19
THE Public Health Ministry is holding a press conference at 5 p.m. today (Sept. 11) after a football player of the Thai Premier League was reported to have tested positive for Covid-19 infection, Thai Rath Newspaper reported. This likely infection was found just as the new football season is to start this weekend, Sept. 12-13. …
Big southern gangster caught after hair-raising chase
POLICE in southern Nakhon Si Thammarat city chased a Mafia don and his underling across five districts last night before finally stopping them by firing shots to flatten rear tyres of their pickup truck and finding three kilogrammes of fresh kratom leaves in their possession, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Sept. 11, 2020). The wild …
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Packaging: A good way for mangosteen farmers to earn more
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MANGOSTEEN farmers in Chumphorn have been advised to not only harvest the fruit but sort it out and package it for sales. The National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards has encouraged the mangosteen farmers in Lang Suan district of the southern province to do the packaging of the fruit …
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Vietnam backs US role in South China Sea, rebuffing Beijing at Asean meeting
By Bloomberg, published by Straits Times Hanoi – Southeast Asian countries want the United States to play a role in maintaining peace in the South China Sea, Vietnam said, pushing back against Beijing’s comments that American forces were destabilising the region. “We welcome the US’ constructive and responsive contributions to Asean’s efforts to maintaining the …
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Jealous young man kills wife, then himself
A YOUNG couple are both dead after the jealous husband stabbed his wife to death in his pickup truck then hanged himself with the seat belt looped over the door handle, Sanook.com reported today (Sep. 10, 2020). The death of this young couple in the pickup truck with the engine still running was discovered by …
Foreign cyber criminals hit Saraburi Hospital
TECHNOLOGY crime police are tracking down foreign cyber criminals who mounted a ransomware attack on Saraburi Hospital with other hospitals and government agencies also likely to be similarly hit, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Sep. 10, 2020) Minister of Digital Economy and Society Putthipong Punnakan and Deputy Police Chief Pol. Gen. Suwat Chaengyodsuk have sent …
Student activists in democracy march through Khon Kaen
TWO STUDENT leaders and six other activists summoned by Mueang Khon Kaen police station marched through this northeastern city to drum up support for democracy and push various reforms at 9 a.m. this morning (Sep. 10), Thai Rath newspaper reported. Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, and Mr. Jarupat Boonpattararaksa, or Phai Dao Din, the leader …
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AstraZeneca pauses coronavirus vaccine trial, shares slip on rollout doubts
By Reuters, published by US News London – AstraZeneca has suspended global trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine after an unexplained illness in a participant, knocking the British drugmaker’s shares today (Sept. 9) as prospects for an early rollout dimmed. The vaccine to combat Covid-19, which AstraZeneca is developing with the University of Oxford, has …
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Team checks apartment block where Covid-19 infected Korean man stayed
THE Bangkok Metropolitan Administration today (Sept. 9) sent its team to an apartment building in Ladphrao area where the Covid-19 infected South Korean man had stayed prior to flying home with 72 persons seen to be at risk of contracting this deadly diseas, Siam Rath newspaper reported. Moving in to inspect Smile Mansion, at …
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Army Chief says to ask PM about coup rumours
THE Commander of the Thai Army Gen. Apirat Kongsompong refused to directly answer a question on coup rumours and instead told reporters to go ask Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha about this hot issue, Thai Rath newspaper reported this afternoon (Sept. 9, 2020). Asked whether he would, for the peace of mind of the Thai people, …
Two motorbike stands in shootout at new mall
A TERRITORIAL battle between two motorcycle stands at a newly-opened shopping mall in Samut Prakarn province broke out last evening (Sept. 8) with the two sides firing shots at each other but fortunately there were no injuries, Sanook.com said this morning. The gangland shootout broke out at 6 p.m. in Lang Wat Nam Daeng road …
India, China accuse each other of firing in the air on tense border
New Delhi/Beijing – India and China have accused each other of firing in the air during a new confrontation on their border in the western Himalayas, in a further escalation of military tension between the nuclear-armed nations. Hundreds of troops are in eyeball-to-eyeball proximity along the remote border, which erupted in a clash in June …
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Star in car crash got ‘general’ dad to threaten police station
A POPULAR Thai star who hit another vehicle while driving drunk early this morning (Sept. 8) got a man who claimed to be his father and a general in the army to threaten the policeman, who tried to get him take a breathalyzer test, that he would transfer the whole station, Siam Rath newspaper reported. …
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Army crushes widespread rumours of a coup
ARMY SPOKESMAN Colonel Winthai Suwari this afternoon (Sept. 8) categorically denied rumours that the current transfer of military equipment is in preparation to mount a coup d’etat, INN News and Sanook.com reported. He explained that the annual training of army units is presently underway and this is what spurred coup rumours. The army has in …
Suicidal man stopped from jumping into the river
THE rush hour traffic on Rama 3 bridge worsened this morning (Sept. 8) after police shut one inbound lane at 8.30 a.m. to rescue a man who had climbed up the sign post and was getting ready to jump into the river, Khaosod newspaper reported. Pak Klong San police rushed to the scene, and after …
US ban worries cloud China’s hopes for chip self-sufficiency
By Reuters, published by US News Shanghai/Hong Kong – Shares of China’s SMIC <0981.HK> fell by over a fifth today (Sept. 7) after news of potential US sanctions against the chipmaker, wiping about HK$31 billion ($4 billion) off its market value and prompting analysts to predict doom if a ban is implemented. On Friday, Reuters …
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Powerful storm wreaks havoc in Nakhon Ratchasima subdistrict
STRONG WINDS accompanying an intense thunderstorm toppled several trees that collapsed on many houses in a Nakhon Ratchasima subdistrict with both locals and tourists scurrying for safety last evening, Siam Rath newspaper reported. At 11 a.m. to , Mr. Chana Thonethong, Nakhon Ratchasima Mueang district chief, together with Ms. Rachada Jaikla, a member of the …
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