Month: March 2021
PM: Supplies going across the border on humanitarian grounds
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (March 22) that supplies going across the Thai-Myanmar border, shown in published photos, are being channeled on humanitarian principles and also is a matter of security, Siam Rath said. Gen. Prayut mentioned that this is a different case from what occurred a few decades ago when there were both …
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Marking Indian freedom fighter’s birth anniversary and day of courage
By Thai Newsroom reporters STEPPING back to the past was a large crowd of Thais and Indians who had gathered at the Thai Bharat Cultural Lodge over the weekend to mark the 125th birth anniversary Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose who had started the Indian National Army right here in Thailand during World War II …
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New Covid clusters at a factory and construction camps
TWO new coronavirus clusters have been found with one being at a factory in Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thian district and the other at some construction camps in Samut Prakan province, Amarin TV said this morning (March 22, 2021). Two factory workers were examined at Rachaphiphat Hospital on Friday (March 19), and doctors found that they …
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Myanmar protesters voice defiance as junta reminds of ‘external threats’
By Agencies and published by Channel NewsAsia DEMONSTRATORS in Myanmar maintained their unflinching opposition to military rule today (March 21) despite a rising death toll at the hands of security forces as the junta appeared equally determined to resist growing outside pressure to compromise. One man was killed and several were wounded when police opened …
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Protesters announce rallies at 3 BTS stations this evening
THE Free Youth group’s webpage announced today (March 21) that the REDEM group (Restart Democracy ) is holding rallies at Ladprao, Victory Monument and Bang Na stations from 6 p.m. this evening. The post added that there are other demonstrations also underway with the Through the Sky protesters having settled in an area beside Government …
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Police ask netizens to help hunt for bombing suspect
POLICE asked netizens to publicise an image of a man wearing a check shirt who they said threw several bomb-like objects at the team that confronted the protesters in Sanam Luang area last night during which 50 officers were injured, 11 of them hospitalized, Sanook.com said this afternoon (March 21). Those who have any information …
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33 hurt and 28 arrested during clashes last night
THE clashes between protesters and police at Sanam Luang last night (March 20) led to 33 people being injured, among them 13 policemen, and the arrest of 28 suspects, Thai Rath newspaper said this morning. Among the 28 suspects arrested were two teenagers, one 14 years old the other 15, and they were all taken …
Thai army denies supplying rice to Myanmar forces
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report THAILAND’S army has denied supplying rice to units of Myanmar’s armed forces and said today (March 20) any food being sent over the border was part of normal trade. Myanmar’s military is facing international condemnation over a Feb. 1 coup and bloody crackdowns on protests …
Protest ends early after police rush in to round up demonstrators
THE REDEM (Restart Democracy) group ended their rally at Sanam Luang at around 7.40 p.m., earlier than the intended 9 p.m., after police advanced to make arrest amid constant noise of firecracker-like blasts, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (March 20). Demonstrators were told to urgently leave the area after the police moved from behind …
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Penguin hit with another charge for announcing fast at court
PEOPLE’S Party leader Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, has been slapped with another charge with this being violating the jurisdiction of the court for announcing a hunger strike in the courtroom after bail was rejected, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (March 20, 2021). Penguin, who is being detained on charges of violating Section 112 …
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Containers brought in to block Sanam Luang
A MEMBER of Thammasat Alliance and Rally this morning (March 20) posted photos of containers being placed across Sanam Luang area to thwart a rally being held there this evening by REDEM (Restart Democracy), Siam Rath said. Ms Benja Apan said in a post accompanying the photos, with one of them showing coils of barbed …
US, Chinese diplomats clash in first high-level meeting of Biden administration
By Reuters Staff, published by Kitco News Anchorage, Alaska – The first high-level US-China meeting of the Biden administration got off to a fiery start on Thursday, with both sides leveling sharp rebukes of the others’ policies in a rare public display that underscored the level of bilateral tension. The run-up to the talks in …
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9 Myanmar protesters shot dead amid exodus from Yangon
By AFP and Reuters, published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – Roads out of Myanmar’s biggest city were choked today (March 19) with people fleeing the junta’s deadly crackdown on anti-coup dissent, as authorities in neighbouring Thailand said they were preparing for an influx of refugees. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian …
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Motorcyclist dies in road crash 3 days after cremating wife
A MOTORCYCLIST was killed in Phatthalung city today (March 19) just three days after the completion of his wife’s funeral after being hit by a sedan driven by a police officer, TV Channel 7 said. A police team from Mueang Phatthalung station together with rescuers rushed to the scene of the accident where they found …
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Police ready to handle REDEM’s demonstration tomorrow
METROPOLITAN Police has arranged 22 companies of crowd control police to handle a demonstration that the REDEM (Restart Democracy) group has called at Sanam Luang from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow (March 20), Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon. Pol. Lt .Gen. Phukphong Phongpetra, head of the Metropolitan Police, together with other senior police …
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Emergency extended 2 months, Songkran water splashing banned
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced today (March 19) that the emergency decree is being extended for two more months from April 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021 while water splashing is banned this Songkran, Sanook.com said. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, CCSA’s spokesman, said although water splashing is not allowed this time people may …
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Suu Kyi payments claimed as Myanmar junta raises pressure
By AP and published by US News & World Report Mandalay, Myanmar — A Myanmar construction magnate with links to military rulers said he personally gave more than half a million dollars in cash to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a broadcast on state television aimed at discrediting the ousted civilian government. The …
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Thai army gears up for Myanmar refugee influx
ARMY Chief Gen. Narongphan Jitkaewthae went to Tak province to inspect the readiness to accommodate Myanmar refugees with seven places arranged to receive and shelter them, Thai Rath newspaper said today (March 18, 2021). He was briefed by Third Army commander Lt. Gen. Apichet Suesat and in the afternoon flew by helicopter to inspect the …
No Thais among 8 killed in Atlanta shootings
THE Royal Thai Embassy in Washington today (March 18) said there were no Thais among the eight people killed at massage parlours in Atlanta, Georgia, with six of them being Asian women, Amarin TV said. The embassy added that the three massage parlours attacked by Robert Aaron Long, 21, were not Thai businesses nor were …
Thanathorn launching sign-up campaign after charter bill rejection
PROGRESSIVE Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit said today (March 18) that he is not giving up on amending the constitution after an amendment bill was rejected in its third and final reading in parliament last night and will now move to gather signatures to amend it section by section, Siam Rath newspaper said. In his comment …
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92 new Covid cases today, True employee infected
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said at 11 a.m. this morning (March 18) that there were 92 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours and one additional death raising the toll to 89 while True Corporation announced that one of their employees has been infected but he/she does not deal with clients, …
Protesters in Myanmar fight back amid violent crackdown
By Associated Press, published by CT Post Yangon — Protesters in Myanmar fired slingshots and threw Molotov cocktails toward lines of security forces after apparently coming under fire today (March 17), a rare incidence of anti-coup demonstrators fighting back against a relentlessly violent crackdown. The growing resistance comes after one organization said that more than …
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