Day: February 7, 2021
Warning shots fired at protesters in Myawaddy, 6 arrested
A TENSE confrontation between anti-coup protesters and Myanmar police today (Feb. 7) at Myawaddy town, just across the river from Thai Mae Sot town, ended after police fired warning shots and then moved in to arrest them with six rounded up so far, Sanook.com reported. Those rallying on Myawaddy’s streets called for the release …
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Thanathorn not discouraged despite being hit with many cases
PROGRESSIV Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit said today (Feb. 17) that in entering the political arena he has now been hit with lots of cases which waste his time but have not led to any discouragement, INN News and Sanook.com said. Thanathorn, who is the leading government critic, was a few days ago ordered by the …
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Samut Sakhon’s Covid total reaching 15,000, Bangkok has 17 new cases
THE Public Health Ministry said at 1 p.m. today (Feb. 7) that Samut Sakhon still has the most Covid-19 cases in the country with this reaching 14,732 from Dec. 18, 2020 to this morning when 202 new cases were added over the past 24 hours, Siam Rath newspaper said. Bangkok had 17 new cases today …
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Thousands rally again in Myanmar against military coup
YANGON: Thousands of anti-coup protesters in Myanmar poured back onto the streets today (Sunday), as an internet blackout failed to stifle growing outrage at the military’s ouster of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The fresh rally followed the largest protests to date on Saturday, when tens of thousands came out in cities across …
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US billionaires vie to make space the next business frontier
Later this year Jeff Bezos, the first person to have led a business from nothing to a trillion-dollar valuation, will step down from his job as head of Amazon. But as you’d expect from a tech multibillionaire, his eyes are on a potentially bigger prize: outer space. Bezos will be dedicating more time to a …
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Secret flirting technique used by women ‘exposed’
It’s not really talked about, but there’s one thing women do if they like someone, says Jana Hocking – and now, scientists have backed it up. Ever had a whopping big old-fashioned crush on someone and walked away from a conversation pondering if the person was flirting with you? Or were they just being …
Meghan Markle: Sister Samantha’s book full of wild claims
Meghan Markle’s sister Samantha has released her much-anticipated tell-all book — and it’s filled with wild assertions about her estranged half-sibling. The Duchess has not dignified the publication of The Diary of Princess Pushy’s Sister: Part 1 with a comment, but a friend told Vanity Fair it had has “barely registered on her radar”. “Meghan has not seen Samantha for …
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Shocking sex toy myth women believe
A number of rumors about sex toys have been fabricated over the years – but this myth needs to be shut down fast, says sex guru Nadia Bokody. An official knock echoes through my apartment door. It’s that time of year again – my annual rental inspection; also known as the day I have to …
Indian farmers block highways nationwide
(New Delhi) Tens of thousands of protesting Indian farmers have blocked highways across the country in defiance of the government’s internet and phone blackout, facing off against a heavy security deployment stationed behind rows of razor wire and concrete blocks. They’re demanding a repeal of laws pushed through parliament last year by the government of …
Dates set for Covid relief aid for 9m Thais
The Ministry of Labour said employees of private firms can begin registering for their slice of a new 4,000-baht financial relief package from Feb 16. Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said he agreed with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha that the Covid-19 financial relief package should also be given to employees of private firms covered by Section …
Siam Cement Group logs growth in Cambodia
Thai construction materials producer Siam Cement Group (SCG) reported a dip in revenue from sales in the fourth quarter of last year, marred by the spread of Covid-19 and seasonal flooding. According to the company’s unaudited operating results for 2020, SCG’s total consolidated assets amounted to $24.970 billion, of which $9.451 billion or 38 per …
More Covid19 cases as China vaccination gives hope
A total of 490 new Covid-19 cases — 479 local infections and 11 imported — were reported on Saturday, raising the total to 23,134 with no new deaths. Of the local infections, 412 were detected from active case finding in communities and 67 others were confirmed by …