Day: March 29, 2021
Ammunition, grenades heading for Myanmar seized at border
CHIANG Rai police seized 6,000 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition used for the M16 and M4-Series assault rifles and 52 K75 grenades that were to be sent to Myanmar’s Tachileik town which is just opposite Mae Sai town on the Thai side, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (March 29). This cache of ammo and grenades …
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Forest fire erupts at nearby Nakhon Nayok province
A FOREST fire broke out in Nakhon Nayok province that is just 106 kilometres from Bangkok this afternoon (March 29) with officials and local people quickly helping to put it out, Siam Rath newspaper said. The fire at Khao Noi in Phrommani subdistrict, Muang district, erupted because of the current hot weather but if there …
Penguin’s condition worsens, getting saline drip
THE lawyer representing protest leaders being held under pretrial detention said the condition of the Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, who has been on a hunger strike since March 13, is worrisome and he is now being give saline drip in his cell, Siam Rath newspaper said this afternoon (March 29). Mr. Krisada Nuttajarat, …
New round of air strikes against Karens as more refugees cross over
MYANMAR Air Force again bombed a Karen National Union (KNU) base within its zone of control yesterday afternoon (March 28) after the first aerial assault the previous day leading to more refugees fleeing across the border to Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province, Sanook.com reported this morning (March 29). At around 4.15 p.m. yesterday Myanmar Air …
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