Month: May 2021
Myanmar arrests 39 over blasts, seeking training with rebels: Media
By Reuters, published by The Straits Times Yangon – Myanmar security forces have arrested 39 people suspected of being behind explosions and arson attacks as well as trying to get military training with an ethnic minority rebel group, media controlled by the junta said today (May 12). Since the military seized power on Feb 1, …
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3 suspects hurt as police vehicle slams into 10-wheel truck
THREE suspects being taken to Rayong’s central prison got injured, one badly, this afternoon (May 12) when the police vehicle they were travelling in slammed into a ten-wheel truck at an intersection sparking a big blaze that spread quickly, Amarin TV said. A police team from Ban Khai district’s station rushed to the scene of …
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Covid surging in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) spokeswoman Dr Apisamai Srisangson said this afternoon (May 12) that the smaller panel is discussing measures to implement in Bangkok and its neighbouring provinces where the infection rate is now collectively more than what is occurring in 71 provinces nationwide, TV Channel 7 said. Coronavirus cases are dropping …
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Daily Covid deaths soar to 34, Rung among 1,983 infected
THE daily tally of coronavirus deaths reached a new high at 34 this morning (May 12) with there being an additional 1,983 cases among whom is newly-released protest leader Ms. Panusaya Sitthichirawattanakul, or Rung, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said. According to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) the new batch of cases …
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Penguin, Ammy granted bail, Mike still detained
THE CRIMINAL Court allowed protest leaders Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, and Mr. Chaiamorn Kaewwiboonpan, a popular singer who goes by the professional name of Ammy the Bottom Blues, to be released on bail this evening (May 11), Sanook.com said. The Lawyers for Human Rights Centre tweeted at 6.30 p.m. that the Criminal Court issued …
Police chief fed up – most policemen refuse to get vaccinated
WITH just 10,000 policemen out of the total force of 240,000 having opted to be vaccinated against coronavirus, National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Suwat Jangyodsuk today (May 11) instructed commanders at all levels nationwide to convince their men to get the jab, Thai Rath newspaper said. Pol. Maj. Gen. Yingyot Thepchamnong, a spokesman for …
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31 Covid deaths today, 17 in Bangkok
THAILAND logged 1,919 new coronavirus cases this morning (May 11) and 31 fatalities with Bangkok hardest hit with 17 patients having died over the past day, Amarin TV said. The 31 fatalities, up from 22 yesterday, raised the death toll to 452. Fifteen were men and 16 women with the average age being 65 …
India’s anti-Covid oral drug to be available next month
By Indiatimes.com and published by MSN News INDIA’S Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)’s new anti-Covid oral drug, just approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), is effective against different variants of the coronavirus and helps in bringing patients out of oxygen support, said DRDO scientists yesterday (May 10). Dr Anant Narayan Bhatt, …
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Vulnerable yet valuable papaya
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PAPAYA TREES are not so resistant to drought or diseases as sugarcanes in the tropical climate of a remote district of Petchaburi but papaya is a cash crop worth several times as much at a domestic market. Farmer Chamnong Meeritthichai of Nong Yaplong district used to operate a sugarcane plantation in …
American Covid patient escapes from Thai hospital
A COVID-INFECTED American man escaped from Chanuman Hospital in Amnat Charoen province yesterday (May 9) but was later tracked down to his house in the same province and brought back for treatment, Amarin TV said this afternoon. The unidentified American man fled after hospital staff refused to let him share a hospital room with his …
Indian variant of Covid-19 reaches Thailand
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said today (May 10) that the Indian variant of coronavirus has reached Thailand with a pregnant Thai woman and one of her three sons who returned home from Pakistan being confirmed to have been exposed to it, Amarin TV said. CCSA’S assistant spokeswoman Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan said …
Daily Covid count slides to 1,630 but more cases emerge in Klong Toey
THE Public Health Ministry said this morning (May 10) that there were 1,630 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, down from 2,101 yesterday, but there were 22 fatalities, up from 17 yesterday, Siam Rath newspaper said. Meanwhile Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) spokesperson, Pol. Capt. Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, said in a Facebook post that another 177 …
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Chinese rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean, draws criticism from NASA
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Beijing – Remnants of China’s biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean today (May 9), with the bulk of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere, according to Chinese state media, ending days of speculation over where the debris would hit. The coordinates given by state …
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Canadian boxer’s action turns into a big issue
STEPS are being taken to resolve the issue of Canadian boxer Dave Leduc, a Lethwei fighter who is the current WLC Cruiserweight World Champion, continuously challenging and provoking Thai middleweight kickboxer Sombat Banchamek, more commonly known as Buakaw Banchamek, to a match, Sanook.com said today (May 9). The 29-year-old Canadian boxer tried to provoke Sombat …
Covid kills a dentist while 512 health workers are infected
THE current wave coronavirus outbreak has led 512 medical personnel becoming infected in 57 provinces with one dentist who was suffering from an underlying disease succumbing to the disease, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said the majority of the 512 medical workers infected …
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Daily Covid count hits 2,101 while Thai-made AstraZeneca vaccine gets nod
THERE were 2,101 coronavirus cases today (May 9), a drop from yesterday’s total of 2,419, with fatalities too inching down to 17 from 19 yesterday while the AstraZeneca vaccine produced by Siam Bioscience Co has passed the quality tests in Europe and US, Thai Rath newspaper and Amarin TV said. The new batch of cases …
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Myanmar’s Karen insurgents burn another government military outpost
By AP and published by Channel NewsAsia GUERRILLA soldiers from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority burned down a government military outpost on Friday (May 7) after capturing it without a fight when its garrison fled, a senior Karen officer said. The position is about 15km from a larger camp that the Karen National Liberation Army stormed …
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Penguin ‘is still at Corrections Hospital’
THE Corrections Department confirmed today (May 8) that detained hunger-striking protest leader Mr. Prit Chivarak, or Penguin, is still undergoing medical treatment at the Corrections Hospital with this coming after his mother Mrs. Sureerat Chewarak said she could not contact him, Sanook.com said. Mr. Thawatchai Chaiwat, the department’s deputy chief and its spokesman, said Penguin, …
Details emerge about US citizen charged with murdering Thai wife
A US citizen charged with murdering his pregnant Thai wife was taken for a crime reenactment by Nan provincial police today (My 8), Thai Rath newspaper said. Pol. Maj. Gen. Mongkol Samphawaphol, the head of Nan police, said this case, whereby Mr Jason Matthew Balzer, 32, an American programmer, is facing charges of murdering …
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Cold storage plant in Samut Sakhon shut after 39 workers catch Covid
SAMUT SAKHON Governor Veerasak Vichitsangsri this morning (May 8) ordered the closure of a cold storage and seafood processing plant in Tha Chin subdistrict after 39 out of 69 employees got infected with coronavirus, or 56.62% of the workforce, Amarin TV said. Meanwhile the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said at 12.30 p.m. that …
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US citizen in Thailand charged with murdering Thai wife
By AP and published by Channel NewsAsia POLICE said today (May 7) that they have charged a United States citizen from the state of Colorado with murdering his pregnant Thai wife. Jason Matthew Balzer, 32, was interrogated today in the northern city of Nan where he had lived with Pitchaporn Kidchob, said Pol Lt Col …
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Doctor transforms into Spider-Man to send 3-year-old Covid patient home
A DOCTOR at Nong Bua Daeng Hospital, Chaiyaphum province, took on the role of superhero Spider-Man in sending a three-year-old boy who has recovered from coronavirus home to help with the mental healing process because hospitalised children become stressed, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (May 7). The doctors and nurses at this hospital believe …
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