Month: April 2021
Covid cases emerge at Hua Hin pub, restaurant
AFTER the flare up of coronavirus at Thonglor entertainment venues led to closure of such outlets in three Bangkok districts for 14 days starting today (April 6) Hua Hin seaside town was similarly hit with a couple from Nonthaburi spreading the infection at a pub and a Korean restaurant, Siam Rath newspaper said. Prachuap Kriri …
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Myanmar protesters clap to denounce junta as region focuses on crisis
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report PROTESTERS in Myanmar clapped together today (April 5) in the latest show of dissent against the military junta, as a regional bloc prepared for talks on the crisis that has killed nearly 600 people. Clapping began in various parts of the main city Yangon at …
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Red shirts continue rallying for second day
RED-SHIRT followers assembled at Santiporn Park on Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue for the second day today (April 5) as they continued pressuring for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down while also calling the release of protest leaders detained under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, Thai Rath newspaper said. …
Burnt and collapsed house’s papers in order
THE owners of the three-storey house that collapsed while ablaze over the weekend had correctly obtained permits to both construction and make additional modification after completion, Sanook.com quoted Ejan as saying today (April 5) Mr Narong Rakkid, acting head of Thawi Wattana district’s Public Works and Town & Country Planning Office, said the owners had …
Dad accidentally kills son while hunting
A HEARTBROKEN man in Phrae province said today (April 5) that he accidently shot dead his son after mistaking him for a wild boar when both of them were hunting in the forest near their village, Thai Rath newspaper said. Mr Sawang Ruenthem, 66, said the last words his son, Suriyong, 39, uttered were, “why …
Thonglor Covid cluster spreads to Chonburi via Japanese group
THE new coronavirus cluster centred around pubs in Thonglor area has spread to Chonburi province after a group of five Japanese people and one Thai person were found to be infected after coming to Bangkok for a party, the Chonburi Province Provincial Health Office said on its Facebook page this morning (April 5). Of these …
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BoT will launch retail CBDC to secure financial services
THE Bank of Thailand (BoT) will launch the Retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) by the second quarter next year to provide Thais with access to more convenient and secure financial services, NNT said today (April 4). BoT assistant governor Vachira Arromdee said the development of a Retail CBDC will support a technology-led future that …
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Myanmar’s anti-coup protesters launch ‘Easter egg strike’
By AP, published by US News & World Report Yangon — Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, adept at finding themes to tie together protests nationwide, took to the streets holding painted eggs in a nod to the Easter holiday on Sunday. In the biggest city of Yangon, one group marched through the Insein district chanting and …
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Red shirts gather to pressure PM Prayut to resign
RED-SHIRT followers gathered at Santiporn Park on Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue where the Black May 1992 Memorial is located at 4 p.m. today (April 4) with their leaders taking turns to giving speeches on their objective that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha step down, Thai Rath newspaper said. The key leaders said the gathering, entitled “Thais won’t …
Ministry: No minister visited Thonglor pub with Japanese envoy
THE Public Health Ministry today (April 4) came out to deny that any Thai minister had gone to a pub in Thonglor area with the Japanese ambassador who is infected with coronavirus and hospitalized but is in stable condition, Siam Rath newspaper said. Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, the director-general of the Disease Control Department, denied social …
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Alert issued after entertainment Covid cluster emerges
THE Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) today (April 4) warned those at high-risk of contracting coronavirus after visiting nine pubs and other entertainment venues from where a new Covid cluster has emerged to immediately contact the health officials, Siam Rath newspaper said. In his Facebook post, Pol. Capt. Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, BMA’s spokesperson, said this cluster consists …
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BMA will hold shopping fair to promote local products during Songkran
THE Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will hold a shopping fair to promote local products from 50 districts of Bangkok at Ong Ang Canal in Phra Nakhon district during Songkran from April 9-14, 4-11 p.m., NNT said today (April 3). BMA’s deputy permanent secretary Wanlaya Wattanarat said more than 50 product booths will be set up …
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Myanmar protesters defy crackdown, 5 killed; junta hunts critics
By Reuters Staff, published by MSN News MYANMAR security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests today (April 3) killing at least five people, a protester and media said, as the military reinforced its bid to end dissent with arrest warrants for online critics and internet blocks. Despite the killing of more than 550 people by …
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4 volunteers, one resident dead in collapse of fire-gutted house
FOUR Disaster Prevention and Mitigation volunteers and one resident died in the collapse of the fire-hit house in Soi Anyamanee at Bangkok’s Thawi Wattana district early this morning (April 3) with the body of one of the volunteers having been brought out and work underway to rescue the other four bodies, Thai Rath newspaper …
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Phuket accelerates vaccination for July 1 reopening
PHUKET authorities started speeding up Covid vaccination of local residents two days ago to meet the government’s target to reopen the island to vaccinated tourists on July 1, 2021, Siam Rath newspaper said today (April 3). Mr. Narong Woonciew, the governor, said the target is to vaccinate 70% of the residents, or 466,587 people, by …
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At least 3 dead, many trapped after fire guts house in luxury estate
AN early morning fire at a three-storey house in a luxury estate in Thawi Wattana district caused the structure to collapse killing at least three persons, one a resident and two volunteer firefighters, with many more of the latter trapped in the rubble, Sanook.com said today (April 3). Volunteer firefighters bravely went into the …
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Yingluck’s lawyer: More battles loom after court annulled B35bn fine order
FORMER prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s lawyer is gearing up for further legal battles after the Central Administrative Court today (April 2) overturned an order by the Finance Ministry to fine her 35.7 billion baht over her loss-ridden rice-subsidy scheme, Thai Rath newspaper said. The court said the order, issued in 2016, lacked legal standing. Yingluck’s …
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Myanmar protesters urge ‘guerrilla strikes’ as internet blackout widens
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report PEOPLE IN Myanmar opposed to the military junta marched, observed strikes and scrambled to overcome a shutdown of the internet today (April 2), undaunted by the generals’ bloody suppression of protests during the past two months. Hundreds of people have been killed protesting since the …
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10 Thai returnees infected with South African Covid variant
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) revealed today (April 2) that 10 Thai nationals returning from Tanzania, United Arab Emirates and Mozambique have been found to be infected with the South African variant of Covid-19, Sanook.com said. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, CCSA’s spokesman, said half of the 10 returnees showed symptoms but the other half …
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PM gives strong warning to red-shirt leader
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha this morning (April 2) mocked red shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan who has called for a demonstration on Sunday April 4 to pressure him to step down by pointing out that other people, including some former red shirt leaders, do not support this move while warning Jatuporn not to stir up trouble, …
KIA: More clashes likely despite Myanmar junta’s ceasefire announcement
By Myanmar Now CLASHES are likely to continue in Kachin state even after the junta unilaterally announced a ceasefire yesterday, Myanmar Now quoted a spokesperson for the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) as saying today (April 1) The coup regime claimed it would cease all military operations from today in order to hold negotiations with ethnic …
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Myanmar remains mired in violence 2 months after coup
By AP, published by US News & World Report Yangon — Protesters in Myanmar today (April 1) marked two months since the military seized power by once more defying the threat of lethal violence and publicly demonstrating against the toppling of the democratically elected government. The Feb. 1 coup has been met with massive public …
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