Day: March 1, 2021
Suu Kyi hit with new charges as Myanmar protesters rally again
By Al Jazeera and news agencies MYANMAR’S deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in a court hearing via video link and was charged with additional criminal offences today (March 1), as anti-coup protesters rallied across the country again in defiance of a security force crackdown that killed at least 18 people the previous day. …
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319 got first Covid jab so far, all in good health
NO SERIOUS side effects have been found among the 319 people who got the first of two Covid-19 vaccinations over the weekend (Feb. 27-28), Sanook.com said today (March 1, 2021). Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said of the 319 who already got the first jab of the coronavirus vaccine …
PM slams press for one-sided coverage of protest march
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha this afternoon (March 1) criticised the media for one-sidedly focusing on police using violence against protesters who marched from the Victory Monument to the 1st Infantry Regiment compound where his residence is located last evening and not on the conduct of the other side at this violent gathering, Sanook.com said. Gen. …
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22 protesters held, 33 injured and one policeman dead
POLICE have arrested 22 protesters from last evening’s confrontation during a protest march from the Victory Monument to 1st Infantry Regiment compound where Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s residence is located, INN News and Sanook.com said this morning (1. 3.2021). Meanwhile the Erawan Centre announced that one policeman had died during last night’s melee with 33 …
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