Month: May 2021
Bangkok hits new record for Covid cases, no infection in 17 provinces
THE Public Health Ministry said at 1 p.m. today (May 17) that of the daily Covid tally of 9,635 cases, with 6,853 being inmates and 2,782 the general public, 1,843 were in Bangkok which is the capital’s new high in the current wave, Siam Rath newspaper said. However while coronavirus cases could still be found …
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Nearly 10,000 Covid cases today, over 6,000 in prisons
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said at 12.30 p.m. today (May 17) that there were 9,635 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours with 2,782 being among the general public while 6,853 are inmates, Amarin TV and Thai Rath newspaper said. There were 25 more fatalities, taking the overall death toll 614. Today’s …
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Insurer AXA hit by ransomware attack, lots of Thai data stolen
By BleepingComputer.com and Sanook.com BRANCHES of insurance giant AXA based in Thailand (Krungthai-AXA), Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the Philippines have been struck by a ransomware cyber attack with 3 terabytes of data stolen including lots of personal information of Thai and other clients, BleepingComputer.com and Sanook.com said this morning (May 17) The compromised data …
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Firefighters battling huge blaze at plastics warehouse
FIREFIGHTERS are still trying to fully extinguish a massive fire that broke out a plastics warehouse in Sai Mai area of Bangkok at 3.47 p.m. today (May 16), TV Channel 7 said. Thick, dark plumes of toxic smoke rose into the sky as fierce flames shot out from N Trade Company’s warehouse at the entrance …
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Myanmar junta attacks western town that resisted coup
By Grant Peck, AP, published by US News & World Report THE US and British embassies in Myanmar expressed concern about reports of fierce government attacks on a town in western Chin state, where the ruling junta declared martial law because of armed resistance to military rule. The fighting began around 6 a.m. Saturday …
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Over 2,000 new Covid cases with 1,218 emerging in Bangkok
THE Public Health Ministry said this morning (May 16) the daily Covid tally dropped to 2,302, from 3,095 yesterday, but the fatalities increased to 24, from 17 the previous day, Amarin TV and Siam Rath newspaper said. The new batch of cases takes the cumulative confirmed total to 101,447 with total death toll reaching 589. …
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Coronavirus-hit Norwegian ship anchors off Songkhla
THE Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre is closely watching a Norwegian-registered ship anchored off Songkhla province which has been declared a hospital at sea after six of 29 crew members were found to have been infected with Covid-19, Siam Rath newspaper said this morning (May 16). Rear Admiral Pokhrong Monthadpalin, the centre’s spokesman, said the …
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27 Covid clusters found in 17 Bangkok districts
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) this afternoon (May 15) said 27 coronavirus clusters had been found in 17 Bangkok districts with 20 of them still being brought under control while seven had been curbed, Amarin TV said. People were urged to strictly follow coronavirus preventive measures and get vaccinated. The clusters CCSA mentioned …
Police confident of catching killer in 3 days’ time
LOPBURI police said this afternoon (May 15) they found out that the man who stabbed his girlfriend to death 27 times is still hiding in their province and are confident of catching him within three days, TV Channel 7 said. This TV channel’s reporters went to talk to the paternal grandmother of Mr. Thanarat Narinsut, …
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Bruce Willis and John Travolta to reteam in ‘Paradise City’; Praya Lundberg also stars
By People.com and Deadline.com JOHN Travolta and Bruce Willis are teaming up again 27 years after the release of Pulp Fiction. The two actors are set to star in the upcoming action film Paradise City, which is set to start production on Monday in Hawaii. Thai actress Praya Lundberg will act opposite Willis and Travolta …
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Thailand’s Covid count nears 100,000 as minister says don’t wait for Moderna
THE Public Health Ministry said this morning (May 15) that the daily Covid tally of 3,095 cases took the cumulative confirmed total to 99,145 with 70,282 having emerged in the current wave of infection that started early April, Amarin TV stated. There were 17 coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours taking the total to …
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India ‘on war footing’ as Covid-19 infections pass 24 million
By Reuters, published by The Straits Times New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi sounded the alarm over the rapid spread of Covid-19 through India’s vast countryside today (May 14), as the official tally of infections crossed 24 million, and 4,000 people died for the third straight day. The highly transmissible B1617 variant of the …
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Myanmar junta declares martial law in town after attacks
By Reuters, published by CNA MYANMAR’S junta has declared martial law in a town in Chin State after blaming “armed terrorists” for attacks on a police station and a bank, state media reported today (May 14), amid an upsurge in fighting between the military and ethnic rebels in border areas. In the face of widespread …
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Hunt on for man who stabbed ex-girlfriend to death
LOPBURI police are hunting for a jealous young man who brutally killed his former girlfriend by stabbing her 27 times at the beauty parlour where she worked early this morning (May 14), Thai Rath newspaper said. A team of Lopburi policemen rushed to Dream Hair Spa beauty salon where they found the victim, Ms Chatuporn …
Curbs being eased – dining in to be allowed in dark red zone
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is moving to relax Covid measures and allow dine-in at restaurants nationwide based on local situations, TV Channel 7 said today (May 14). The colour-coded control chart will be adjusted with an announcement to be made tomorrow as to which provinces fall in the dark red, red …
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2,256 new Covid cases amid hunt for migrant workers
THE daily coronavirus tally is still high today (May 14) with 2,256 new cases and 30 more deaths while officials are hunting for migrant workers to enter the 14-quarantine after a cluster emerged at a Samut Prakan auto parts factory, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said this morning. The new batch of cases, with …
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More than 4,000 Indians die of Covid-19 for second straight day
By Reuters, published by The Straits Times Bengaluru/New Delhi – India recorded more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths for a second straight day today (May 13), while infections stayed below 400,000 for a fourth day, though the virus has become rampant in rural areas where cases can go unreported due to a lack of testing. Experts …
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Buddhist monks in Myanmar split on anti-junta movement
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – Myanmar’s Buddhist monkhood led an earlier struggle against military rule but is split on the coup that ended the country’s nascent democracy, with some prominent religious leaders defending the new junta. Three months of turmoil have followed the February pre-dawn raids in which soldiers arrested civilian leader …
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Moderna Covid vaccine gets FDA green light
THE Thai Food and Drug Administration today (May 13) registered the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in the category of a specially controlled drug as applied by Zuellig Pharma Ltd, Matichon newspaper said. Deputy government spokesperson Ms. Trisulee Trisoranakul said the vaccine, produced by American biotech company Moderna, will be available for private parties to purchase via …
Samsen canal community stages protest to get Covid tests
RESIDENTS of the community residing along Samsen canal today (May 13) staged a demonstration to pressure the government to undertake proactive tests in their neighbourhood as over 40 residents are now infected, Amarin TV said. Mr. Somnuk Thapnoi, former chairman of the Samsen canal community, along with other residents said after coronavirus cases started …
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Record 4,887 Covid cases today, Klong Toey cluster grows bigger
THE Public Health Ministry said early this morning (May 13) that over the past 24 hours there were 4,887 new coronavirus cases, with 2,835 being in prisons and 2,052 among the general populace, while the Klong Toey cluster has now grown to 1,146 cases, Siam Rath newspaper said. The daily death toll remained consistently …
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Japan golf star Matsuyama joins chorus of Olympic concerns
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Tokyo – Masters champ Hideki Matsuyama has become the latest Japanese star to express doubts about this summer’s Olympics, saying he has “mixed feelings” about holding the event given a virus surge in Japan. His comments come after tennis star Naomi Osaka said she was “not really sure” the …
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