Day: May 2, 2021
Protesters fling paint, eggs at court to demand activist’s release
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia HUNDREDS of protesters hurled red paint, tomatoes and eggs at a Bangkok court today (May 2), demanding the release of all political detainees, including an activist who was hospitalised after a hunger strike. The student activist Parit Chiwarak – widely known by his nickname “Penguin” – has been held …
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Doctors giving key drug to Covid patients sooner than before
AS coronavirus patients in the current third wave of the outbreak are sinking faster and dying sooner than before Thai doctors have started giving them the drug Favipiravir at the first sign of abnormalities without waiting for symptoms to appear, TV Channel 7 said this evening (May 2). Dr. Prasit Wattanapa, dean of Faculty …
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Karens: Fighting still raging despite Myanmar junta extending ceasefire
WHILE Myanmar’s military government has extended its unilateral monthlong ceasefire by another another month till May 31, 2011, the Karen insurgents said today (May 2) that fighting between the two sides is still continuing, TV Channel 7 said On Friday Myanmar’s Supreme Command announced the extension of the ceasefire so that the State Administration Council …
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21 more Covid deaths as cluster emerges at ice factory
THE Public Health Ministry said this morning (May 2) there were 1,940 coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, up from 1,583 yesterday, while 21 patients had died, same number as yesterday, taking the death toll to 245, Sanook.com said. Meanwhile a Covid cluster appeared at an ice factory in Prachin Buri province with 22 …
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