Month: March 2021
77 immigration detainees catch Covid at Bang Khen centre
THE Immigration Bureau today (March 17) said 77 foreign immigration detainees have tested positive for coronavirus at the Bang Khen detention centre but none had done so at the Suan Phlu centre where almost 1,000 are held, Sanook.com said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Sompong Chingduang, head of this bureau, said currently there were over 2,000 immigration …
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PM slams media for playing up fake vaccination allegations
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha criticised the media for play up social media comments that the jab he received yesterday (March 16) might just be water or saline solution and not the AstraZeneca vaccine, pointing out that he was ready for a vaccination anytime at all with this depending on doctors’ advise, Voice TV and Sanook.com …
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Five Bangkok Michelin chefs honoured
By Itthi CT special to ThaiNewsroom KING in the kitchen but at home, the misses rules, concedes Chef Supaksorn ‘Ice” Jongsiri of Sorn, Bangkok’s two- Michelin star Thai restaurant. “For my favourite comfort food stor beans fried with shrimp paste over rice, I have to get it outside the house. The strong smell will draw …
Strong threat issued after jailed protest leader called for help
THE United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration posted a strong threat on its Facebook page today (March 17) after a letter written by detained lawyer Anon Nampha voicing concern for the safety of himself and two other detained protest leaders was published yesterday, Siam Rath newspaper said. The message said the letter, written in long-hand, …
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Russian woman ruled unfit to be a mother because of tattoos and piercings
By Joe Middleton, The Independent A COURT in Russia has reportedly ruled that a mother-of-three is unfit to be a parent due to her piercings and tattoos. Instagram posts submitted to the court in the southern republic of Dagestan by the ex-husband of Nina Tseretilova, 33, as part of a custody battle were evidence for …
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Army plans temporary camps for fleeing Myanmar nationals
THE Thai army is planning temporary camps in Ranong and Chumphon provinces for Myanmar nationals fleeing political violence, as the death toll among protesters there continues to escalate, NNT said. Maj Gen Santi Sakuntak, commander of the Thep Satri Task Force, said Muang, La-un and Kra Buri districts in Ranong and Tha Sae district in …
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Yangon residents flee martial law area as Myanmar death toll grows
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon: Residents of a protest flashpoint district in Myanmar’s biggest city fled on flatbed trucks and tuk-tuks today (March 16) after security forces escalated the use of lethal force against anti-coup protesters, despite international appeals for restraint. Much of the country has been in uproar since the military …
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Animal lovers worried about seized 6 cats being auctioned
SIX cats that were confiscated yesterday (March 15) from the house of a suspected member of a drug gang in Rayong and are to be auctioned off have attracted a lot of sympathy from animal lovers with the owner, the wife of the drug boss arrested in January and who is on the run, sending …
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Ministry says protest leaders taken for Covid test not to be killed
THE Justice Ministry said today (March 16) that two detained protest leaders were taken for a coronavirus test at night and not to be killed despite a letter written by also detained lawyer Anon Nampha voicing fear about their safety, Thai Rath newspaper said. Mr. Thanakrit Chitarirat, secretary to Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin, said …
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PM gets AstraZeneca jab, Gen. Prawit skipping it
MOMENTS before Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha got his first AstraZeneca vaccination shot early this morning (March 16), thus becoming the first person in this country to receive this vaccine, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan told reporters that he would not be getting the jab because of his age, Thai Rath newspaper said. Gen. Prawit refused …
Thailand plans to sign vaccine passport deals next month
THAILANLD is expected to begin signing vaccine passport deals with low-incidence countries which had begun vaccinating their people against Covid-19, NNT said today (March 15). Department of Disease Control Director-General Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong has announced that Thailand was planning to enter into bilateral agreements on vaccine passports with other countries and the vaccine passport scheme …
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Oscar nominations 2021: See the full list of nominees
By Lisa Respers France, CNN NOMINATIONS for 93rd Academy Awards were announced this morning (March 15) and women fared well. Seventy women received a total 76 nominations, according to the Academy, a record for a given year. Two women, Emerald Fennell and Chloé Zhao, were nominated in the directing category in the same year for …
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5 killed in anti-coup demonstrations after Myanmar’s deadliest day
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – At least five anti-coup protesters were killed across Myanmar today (March 15) as demonstrators returned to the streets after the deadliest day since the military seized power from civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. At least 44 protesters were killed on Sunday as security forces cracked …
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Heated debate after global shoe brand uses Garuda insignia, map of Thailand
THE hot topic on the Thai social media today (March 15) is the global footwear and apparel brand DNAProud adorning its sneakers and boots with the Thai national symbol the Garuda and a map of Thailand, Sanook.com said. However this company also has the national emblems of other countries on its footwear. The DNAProud website …
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Another market alert as PM is to get AstraZeneca jab tomorrow
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is scheduled to receive an AstraZeneca vaccination shot at 8.30 a.m. tomorrow (March 16) amid ongoing flare-ups at markets with an alert for another one issued this afternoon, Siam Rath newspaper and Sanook.com said An urgent notice was issued by the Pathum Thani Provincial Public Health Office telling people who visited …
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Penguin says on being taken to court: ‘The truth can’t be jailed’
AS key protest leader Mr. Parit Chiwarak, or Penguin, was taken to the Criminal Court along with seven others this morning (March 15) for a hearing to examine the evidence in the case over alleged offenses under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law. and Section 116, he shouted …
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Myanmar civilian leader urges self-defense against military crackdown
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report SECURITY forces opened fire on demonstrators in Myanmar’s commercial capital Yangon today (March 14) and at least three people were killed as protests against the military’s seizure of power continued for a sixth week, witnesses and domestic media said. Video showed protesters holding handmade shields …
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Jealous policeman kills girlfriend but survives suicide attempt
A POLICE sergeant who travelled from Trang to Surat Thani province to clear problems with his girlfriend who worked at a petrol pump coffee shop shot her twice in the chest leading to her death while himself survived a shot in the neck, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (March 14, 2021). At 4 p.m. …
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Protesters set up camp opposite Govt House
THE “Walk Through the Sky V2” protesters have set up a camp on the bank of a canal with the Government House right across it as they push for their four demands with 31 companies of police rotating to maintain security, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (March 14). Their four demands are: release their …
Covid flare-up at markets: Over 4,000 tested, 96 infected
BANGKOK Metropolitan Authority said this afternoon (March 14) that 4,046 people have been tested for coronavirus at various markets in Bang Khae district during March 7-13 with 96 found to be infected, 764 not infected while results of 3,186 people are pending, Siam Rath newspaper said. All 96 new cases were clustered at Wonder market …
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Covid test alert after 80 new cases emerge at Bang Khae market
AFTER 80 asymtomatic coronavirus cases emerged at Bang Khae wet market Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is rushing to screen another thousand people there with the infection from here having also spread to Nakhon Pathom province, Amarin TV reported this evening (March 13). At 3.54 p.m. today Nakhon Pathom’s Public Health Office revealed the infection spreading across …
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Protesters set up camp near Government House to push 4 demands
THE “Walk Through the Sky V.2” protest march reached an area near the Government House this afternoon (March 13) where they announced the setup of a camp where they intend to stay till their four demands are met, Thai Rath Newspaper said. The protesters, who walked down from the Democracy Monument, reached the same point …
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