Month: May 2021
Chaos at Govt House after official catches Covid
OFFICIALS at Government House panicked today (May 27) after finding out that a card exchange staff member has contracted coronavirus and was working last Tuesday when a Cabinet meeting was held, Sanook.com said. Reporters at Government House said Covid control measures were relaxed here recently allowing those among them who had been vaccinated to …
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Wisanu warns of House dissolution if emergency loan not approved
DEPUTY Prime Minister Wisanu Krua-ngam today (May 27) said the dissolution of the House of Representatives is a viable option if the additional 500 billion baht loan to tackle the spread of Covid-19 and solve economic and social issues is not approved by majority of the MPs, Sanook.com said this afternoon. In answering reporters’ questions …
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Putin-Biden summit rewards Putin, some experts say
By CNBC WHEN US President Joe Biden meets Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in June, it will be one of the most closely watched summits of the year. But there are doubts whether the summit can achieve much, given the poor state of relations. And not everyone is happy about the summit even going ahead, particularly …
Woman held with fake Singapore, US dollars worth 17m baht
ECONOMIC Crime Suppression Division police together with US secret service officials today (May 26) questioned a woman who was caught with 74 counterfeit S$10,000 banknotes worth 17,473,680 baht and some fake US$100 bills worth 279,537 baht, TV Channel 7 said. Ms Ananya, 41, was arrested near a currency exchange shop close to a department store …
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Crisis in Bangkok – death rate 1%
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) spokesman Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin this afternoon (May 26) revealed that the case fatality rate (CFR) in Bangkok is 1% which is higher than the rest of the country, TV Channel 7 said. Bangkok has the highest rate of infection with the latest cumulative confirmed total being 36,542 …
PM backs using medicinal plant for Covid amid 2,455 new cases, 41 deaths
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha supports the use of fah talai jone, a well-known medicinal plant in Thailand, in combination with the drug Favipiravir in the treatment of coronavirus, Thai Rath newspaper said today (May 26). Meanwhile the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said that there were 2,455 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 …
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New emergency loan to tackle new wave, maintain country’s fluidity
THE government has detailed that the new set of emergency loans will help Thailand maintain its financial fluidity in dealing with the unstable Covid-19 situation, while upholding the national and general public’s interests, NNT said today (May 25). The government passed a new Emergency Decree permitting the Ministry of Finance to seek an additional 500 …
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Indian couple rent Spicejet plane for Covid-19 lockdown-busting mid-air wedding
By AFP, published by The Straits Times New Delhi – An Indian couple chartered a passenger jet to stage a mid-air wedding that hijacked coronavirus restrictions by taking more than 160 guests, reports said today (May 24). India’s civil aviation authority has ordered an investigation and suspended the crew of the jet, officials said. Because …
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5kg gold, big sums of baht and dollar seized at border
SOLDIERS and customs officials at Tak’s Mae Sot district today (May 25) seized five one-kilogramme bars of gold, US$100,000 and 4.1 million Thai baht banknotes from a pickup truck that had just come across the border from Myanmar, TV Channel 7 said. The soldiers and customs officials stopped and searched a white pickup that came …
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29 Bangkok clusters strictly monitored amid 3,226 daily Covid cases
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) spokesman Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin said today (May 25) that 29 of 33 clusters in Bangkok are now under maximum surveillance with a new one emerging in Dusit district, Amarin TV said. Meanwhile there were 3,226 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours and 26 additional fatalities that …
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Man undecided between welding and roasting, literally
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SOMCHAI ”JACK” THONGLO has contemplated giving up on his career as welder at a rice mill in his home district of Manorom in Chainat to concentrate more on what he has only done on his days off as a small-time job and finally turn it into a primary, lucrative one. The …
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Private hospitals plan to order 5 million doses of Moderna vaccine
THE Private Hospital Association is expected to use Moderna shots for its own inoculation programme, alongside the government’s mass rollout of AstraZeneca and Sinovac Biotech vaccines, NNT said today (May 24). Deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Traisoranakul said the group of over 200 private hospitals is currently reviewing orders from its members and will procure the …
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Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court in person for first time since coup
By Agencies and published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in person at a court hearing today (May 24) for the first time since her government was overthrown by the military in a Feb 1 coup, her lawyer told Reuters. Aung San Suu Kyi looked in good health …
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Over 500 workers building new Parliament infected
IMMIGRATION officials today (May 24) went to a construction workers’ camp in Nonthaburi province where 519 out of 900 housed there and who are completing the new Parliament complex have been infected with coronavirus, Thai Rath newspaper and Sanook.com reported. Parliament has now stopped all construction work with building crews not allowed in. Parts of …
Hmong gang held in seizure of 5 million meth pills
LAMPANG police seized 5 million methamphetamine pills from a pickup truck parked in the jungle after which chased and arrested a five-member Hmong hilltribe drug trafficking gang, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (May 24). Pol. Lt. Gen. Prachuap Wongsuk, head of Region 5 police, and Lampang Governor Mr. Narongsak Osotthanakorn said at a press …
PM gets second jab amid daily Covid count of 2,713 and 30 deaths
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reassured the public that the vaccines available here are effective against both the Indian and South African variants of coronavirus that have now spread to Thailand but this also depends on individual behaviour after getting his second shot of AstraZeneca vaccine this morning (May 24), Amarin TV said. Meanwhile the …
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India’s capital New Delhi to ease Covid-19 restrictions as cases drop
By Reuters and published by Channel NewsAsia New Delhi – India’s capital New Delhi will start relaxing its strict coronavirus lockdown next week if new cases continue to drop in the city, Delhi’s chief minister said today (May 23). The nation today reported 240,842 new infections nationwide over 24 hours – the lowest daily …
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Two Korat pubs shut for five years for sneakily staying open
TWO popular pubs in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province were shut down for five years today (May 23) after blatantly flouting coronavirus rules by continuing to serve customers behind closed doors, Amarin TV said this after This province’s governor, Mr. Wichian Chantaranothai, sent in a joint team of police officers and municipality officials to raid …
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Bangkok’s Covid situation still serious with 2 more clusters found
IN A warning to the residents of Bangkok the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) spokesman Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin this afternoon (May 23) said the capital’s 31 existing clusters require maximum surveillance while two new clusters had been found with these being construction camps in Bangkapi and Pom Prap Sattru Phai districts, TV Channel …
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Three South African strain cases amid a daily tally of 3,382
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) spokesman Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin said this afternoon (May 23) that three persons had been confirmed to have been infected with the South African strain of the coronavirus while the total number of cases over the past 24 hours reached 3,382 with there being 17 fatalities, TV Channel …
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More repatriation flights in June for Thai nationals in India
THE Thai embassy in New Delhi has announced that two more repatriation flights are planned in June, for Thai nationals still in India during the Covid-19 crisis. One flight is scheduled to leave from New Delhi and the other from Chennai, NNT said today (May 22). According to the embassy, on the first flight, which …
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Demonstration held to mark 7th anniversary of coup
A GROUP of demonstrators gathered around the Skywalk and the Bangkok Art and Culture Center at Pathumwan intersection this afternoon (May 22) to mark the seventh anniversary of the coup mounted by Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, then army chief and current prime minister, Thai Rath newspaper said. Meanwhile a student union group held a symbolic performance …