Month: April 2021
‘Nomadland’ wins best picture at an Oscars that spreads the wealth
By CNN “NOMADLAND,” director Chloé Zhao’s small-boned movie about nomads in America, earned best picture at a 93rd Academy Awards defined by the pandemic, as movies that premiered on streaming services ruled the ceremony — an in-person event mounted under Covid protocols. In a year where the pandemic shuttered theaters and turned movie-goers …
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Prime Minister fined 6,000 baht for not wearing face mask
AFTER Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha posted a photo of himself attending a meeting with his advisers this morning (April 26) on sharply stepping the vaccination drive in the country without wearing a face mask, he was later fined 6,000 baht by the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) for not doing so, TV Channel 7 said. …
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PM sets new vaccination goal: 300,000 jabs a day
WITH the upswing in the number of coronavirus cases in recent days, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said in a Facebook post today (April 26) that the most urgent and important task right now is to sharply increasing the vaccination of the people in this country with the goal being to inject 300,000 or more …
Daily Covid count still high at 2,048, 563 pneumonia cases
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry said this morning (April 26) that there were 2,048 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, still high but lower than yesterday’s total of 2,438 cases, while 563 patients are suffering from pneumonia, Siam Rath newspaper said. The ministry’ Department of Disease Control also revealed that there were eight more deaths …
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Covid in Bangkok today: A district-level breakdown
BANGKOK Metropolitan Authority (BMA) issued a district-level breakdown of the city’s 912 confirmed coronavirus cases emerging today (April 25) with there also being another 278 people still being tested for infection, Sanook.com said. The cases that emerged in each of Bangkok’s districts are as follows: 1.Phasi Charoen: 36; 2. Chatuchak 33; 3. Huai Khwang …
Ministry quashes rumours of Indian millionaires fleeing to Thailand
THE Thai Public Health Ministry today (April 25) denied Indian millionaires are fleeing their country where there is a massive Covid-19 spike to Thailand on chartered flights but underscored that regular flights cannot be halted nor can any action be taken to halt the import of Indian equipment and medical supplies that Thailand needs, Siam …
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Myanmar people slam Asean-junta consensus to end violence
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report PEOPLE in Myanmar on today (April 25) criticised an agreement between the country’s junta chief and Southeast Asian leaders to end the violence-hit nation’s crisis, saying it fell short of restoring democracy and holding the army accountable for hundreds of civilian deaths. There were no …
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Bangkok’s Covid hotspots revealed as daily count reaches 2,438
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) late this morning (April 25) said there were 2,438 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours with 11 more patients dying while also listing 19 places in Bangkok where the most cases emerged, Amarin TV said. The new batch of cases took the cumulative confirmed total to …
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42 provinces impose mask mandate
MANY provinces have imposed stricter measures as new cases of Covid-19 continue to grow exponentially. People in 42 provinces may face a fine of up to 20,000 baht for not wearing a mask in public, while Nonthaburi Province is now urging residents not to leave home from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., NNT said today …
Myanmar junta chief ‘not opposed to visit by Asean delegation’
By Aqil Haziq Mahmud, Channel NewsAsia Singapore – Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has said he is not opposed to a visit by a delegation from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to help resolve the crisis in the country. This came out of a meeting among leaders of Asean member states in …
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Eastern fruits to drop in volume, to rise in value
By Thai Newsroom Reporters EASTERN FRUIT ORCHARDS are seeing a drop in harvest volume largely due to unfavorable weather conditions, thus prompting a rise in sales value this year. According to Department of Agricultural Extension Director-General Khemkhang Yutithamdamrong, durian, mangosteen, rambutan and longkong – all being viewed as cash crops of Chanthaburi, Rayong and Trat …
Detained protest leader catches Covid, others at risk
A DETAINED People’s Party protest leader, Mr. Chukiat Saengwong, or Justin, has got infected with coronavirus and he was sharing a cell with Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, who has been on hunger strike since March 13, and two other leaders of the group, Sanook.com quoted Penguin’s mother as saying this afternoon (April 24). The …
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2,839 new coronavirus cases in highest-ever daily spike
THAILAND’s daily Covid count skyrocketed to 2,839 new cases over the 24 hours to this morning (April 24) with eight patients also having died taking the toll to 129, Sanook.com said. The Public Health Ministry’s Disease Control Department said the cumulative confirmed total is now 53,022 with 30,566 patients cured so far while 22,327 are …
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Protesters return to downtown Yangon as junta chief heads for Asean summit
By Myanmar Now and Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report ANTI-COUP protesters returned to the streets of downtown Yangon today (April 23) after a weeks-long absence following military-led massacres that have killed hundreds nationwide. The rally, led by activists from the All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU) and youths from several …
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Two protest leaders bailed out, Penguin, Rung still on hunger strike
THE Criminal Court today (April 23) at 3 p.m. granted bail to two protest leader, Mr Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and Mr. Jarupat Boonpattararaksa, or Phai Dao Din, detained under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, Siam Rath newspaper said. In approving their request for provisional release the court forbade them …
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Chiang Mai asks for donations while Bangkok faces ICU bed shortage
A CHIANG MAI professor today (April 23) called for donations to buy equipment for two hospitals while Bangkok faces a shortage of ICU beds in seven to eight days’ time if daily Covid count stays at 1,500, Thai Rath newspaper and Sanook.com said this afternoon. Dr Rangsarit Karnjanavanich, who is also an environmentalist, said Maharaj …
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Daily Covid count soars to 2,070, Bangkok’s total nears 5,000
THAILAND logged its biggest single-day jump of coronavirus cases this morning (April 23) with this climbing to 2,070 while there were also four more fatalities and Bangkok is worst hit with yesterday’s total being 4,777, Amarin TV and Thai Rath said. The Public Health Ministry’s Department of Disease Control said early this morning that …
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Myanmar military crackdown has displaced nearly 250,000 people: UN envoy
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – The Myanmar military’s crackdown on anti-coup protesters has displaced close to a quarter of a million people, a United Nations rights envoy said yesterday (April 21). The military government has stepped up its use of lethal force to quash mass demonstrations against a Feb 1 coup which …
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Hospital halts Sinovac jabs after 40 medical staff suffer side effects
LAMPANG Hospital in the northern province has halted Sinovac vaccination after almost 40 medical staff out of approximately 400 who were vaccinated yesterday (April 21) developed side effects, Matichon said this afternoon (April 22). The most severe case was a 46-year-old nurse who 15 minutes after getting the jab started feeling dizzy and developed a …
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7 Covid deaths in one day, 1,470 new cases
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said at 11.30 a.m. today (April 22) that seven coronavirus patients died over the past 24 hours, the highest single day total since the start of the global pandemic, with there being 1,470 new cases, Amarin TV said. The seven new fatalities raised the death toll to …
Car Bombing at Pakistani hotel kills 4, wounds 12
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report, and BBC Quetta, Pakistan – A car bomb blast late Wednesday (April 21) ripped through a luxury hotel’s parking area in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing four people and wounding 12, officials said. The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan is suspected to have been …
Remains of previously unknown dinosaur discovered in Chile
By Joe Sommerlad, MSN News A PREVIOUSLY unknown species of dinosaur has been discovered by scientists in Chile’s barren Atacama desert, an area the herbivore would have known millions of years ago as dense with lush foliage. The remains of Arackar licanantay, which means “Atacama bones” in the Kunza language, was discovered 47 miles south …
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