Day: February 1, 2021
Police and WeVo guards clash in front of Myanmar embassy
WE Volunteer (WeVo) protest guards and police clashed in front of Myanmar embassy on Sathorn road late afternoon today (Feb. 1) after the latter moved in to break up a peaceful rally against the coup mounted at the neighbouring country this morning, Siam Rath newspaper reported. The WeVo guards arrived at the embassy at 3.30 …
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#SaveMyanmar going viral in Twittersphere
SOON after Myanmar’s military seized power after detaining de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior members of her governing party early this morning (Feb. 1) the hashtag #SaveMyanmar quickly rose to the top of the day’s Thai Twitter trend, Sanook.com reported. The second hashtag going viral in Thai Twittersphere is #Coup. Many …
836 new coronavirus cases pushing total to 19,618
THAILAND logged 836 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours to this morning (Feb. 1) with this taking the cumulative confirmed cases to 19,618, Sanook.com reported. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) assistant spokeswoman Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan said at 11.30 a.m. that of this total, 12,514 patients have been released from hospital while …
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi detained
(Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party have been detained in an early morning raid, the spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy said on Monday (Feb. 1). The move comes after days of escalating tension between the civilian government and the powerful military that …
Apple quarterly sales hit record $100 billion
(New York) – It wasn’t just the newly released iPhone 12 that helped it reach the holiday season milestone despite disruptions created by the pandemic. Apple finished 2020 with a bang, logging its most profitable quarter ever despite disruptions created by the pandemic. For the three months ending in December, the iPhone maker pulled in …
Marriages ruined by video-game addiction
A woman is at her wits’ end after her husband took over her son’s birthday present and became addicted to gaming, ignoring his family and neglecting his job. Video games are often successful because they have a way of luring you in and enticing you to keep coming back. It may have something to do …
Smartwatch keeps domestic violence victims safe
New technology developed to help women experiencing domestic violence is giving victims an added layer of security, and their abusers more scrutiny. Secret and secure technology that can be programmed to a smartwatch could be the key to helping at risk women stay connected and get much-needed help at the time of crisis. The StandbyU …
Wall Street will never be the same again
(New York) – This week, the biggest story in the financial markets is the absurdist, (pretty-sure-I-hallucinated-it) drama involving GameStop, a struggling video game retailer that became the rope in a high-stakes tug of war between Wall Street suits and a crusading internet mob. The simplest explanation for what happened is that a bunch of hyper-online …
NASA’s astro-chimp was a space pioneer
Sixty years ago, an intrepid chimpanzee called Ham was launched on a rocket from Cape Canaveral in the United States, and returned to Earth alive. In this process, Ham became the first hominin in space on January 31, 1961. “Ham” was an acronym for Holloman Aero Medical, but “Ham’s name inevitably recalls Noah’s youngest and …
Navalny, WHO and Thunberg nominated for Nobel peace prize
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. All three are backed by Norwegian politicians who have a track record of picking the winner, while outsiders for the prestigious award include former US President Donald Trump. Thousands of people, from …
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Hong Kong seizes record HK$2.2bn worth of narcotics
(Hong Kong) Customs enforcers seized more than 3½ tonnes of illegal drugs worth almost HK$2.2 billion (8.46 billion baht) in 2020, the largest amount in a single year since records began nearly two decades ago. With the Covid-19 pandemic crippling global travel and shutting borders, international trafficking syndicates switched from using human couriers to transporting …
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Commerce Ministry launches new site
The Commerce Ministry has launched the MOC Online One-Stop Service to simplify business processes and to spare clients the hassle of visiting a ministry office or provincial commercial office. Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said the new website gathers 85 services covering new business registration, intellectual property, international and internal trade, earlier provided by nine agencies …
Legalisation of prostitution gathers momentum
More than 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for prostitution to be decriminalized in the Kingdom of Thailand. Empower Foundation, an NGO that supports sex workers, said it aims to present the petition to parliament to help persuade lawmakers to consider changing the country’s prostitution law. “The law punishes sex workers – 80% of …
Poll: Covid-19 vaccination side-effects worry Thais
(Bangkok) – A vast majority of Thai people want to be vaccinated against Covid-19, but many worry about possible side effects, according to the result of an opinion survey by the Suan Dusit Rajabhat University. The poll was conducted online on 1,570 people throughout the country during Jan 22-29. Asked whether they wanted to be …
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Govt critic faces 15-years jail
THE Criminal Court has ordered leading government critic Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit to delete allegations on social media that question the business ethics of His Majesty the King and the Prime Minister. The government said Mr Thanathorn’s Progressive Movement claims that the Kingdom’s coronavirus vaccine policy unfairly favours a company owned by His Majesty the King. Now …