Month: June 2021
Authorities set up checkpoints on roads outbound from Bangkok
THE Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), in cooperation with the military and the Metropolitan Police Bureau, has set up six checkpoints on the capital’s outbound roads, to prevent construction workers leaving the capital for their home provinces, NNT said today (June 30). BMA permanent secretary Silapasuay Raweesangsoon said the move is in compliance with a Centre …
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As Phuket reopens, small businesses feel left behind
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Phuket – As Thailand’s government prepares to celebrate its reopening to foreign tourists this week, many businesses on the holiday island of Phuket aren’t so enthusiastic about the return of visitors. Phuket is a pilot programme for Thailand’s reboot of a tourism industry gutted by the Covid-19 pandemic, …
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Police warn against Covid vaccine swindle
POLICE today (June 30) warned the public to beware of coronavirus vaccine swindle proliferating online after a complaint was filed by a man that he and his 20 friends were tricked into buying Sinopharm jabs at 1,800 baht each but in the end did not get the shots, Siam Rath newspaper said this afternoon (June …
Thaksin to Thammanat: Don’t spend money on elections
FORMER Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra inferred in a Clubhouse chat, where he uses the alias Tony Woodsome, that controversial Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao was recently elected secretary-general of ruling Palang Pracharath Party because he has a lot of money to spend in the next election, Siam Rath newspaper said. Thammanat was said to have …
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Ventilators being rushed to Bangkok amid 4,786 new cases nationwide
THE Public Health Ministry is moving ventilators from across the country to Bangkok which is the severest hit in the current coronavirus wave amid an additional 4,786 cases across the country over the past 24 hours, TV Channel 7 and Siam Rath newspaper said. Meanwhile the overnight fatalities soared to 53 taking the death …
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Pathum Thani folk donate groceries to self-quarantined Covid patients
SETTING a good example for others in this country are residents in Pathum Thani province some of whom today (June 29) donated groceries to those who have self-quarantined as they wait for a hospital bed, Thai Rath newspaper said. Residents of Lat Sawai district in this province adjacent to Bangkok moved to meet the needs …
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Fed up with grape wine? How about sapodilla wine?
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SAPODILLA MAY BE eaten as a fresh fruit or get processed into an oven-dried fruit or turned into wine. Farmer Virapon Kopkarnpaisarn has been looking for a business partner who may launch a downstream industry with the sapodilla which he cultivates in Baan Na district of Nakhon Nayok. The highly sweet, …
Special holiday in July cancelled to halt inter-provincial travel
THE Cabinet today (June 29) resolved to cancel Tuesday, July 27, 2021 as a special holiday that would have led to a long weekend earlier hoped to help spur tourism but now halted to prevent inter-provincial travel to curb the spread of coronavirus, Sanook.com said this afternoon (June 29). Ms. Ratchada Thanadirek, deputy spokesman …
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Foreigner caught after stealing alcohol says he wants to go home
A FOREIGNER of unknown nationality who fell through a roof while being chased after stealing two bottles of alcohol later told police he wanted to be sent back to his home country, Amarin TV said this morning (June 29). At 5 p.m. yesterday Pol. Capt. Phisit Sincharoonsak, deputy head of Nong Prue police station, Bang …
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Association warns against Covid-19 exposure to claim insurance
THE Thai General Insurance Association (TGIA) is warning people against deliberately getting themselves infected with Covid-19, so they can claim insurance, after a Facebook user said people could earn 100,000 baht each if they were infected, NNT said today (June 28). TGIA president Anon Vangvasu has asked people to avoid doing so, because it’s …
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Myanmar sinking into chaos as militias proliferate, warns International Crisis Group
By Nirmal Ghosh, The Straits Times Washington – A new report from the International Crisis Group (ICG) describes increasing lawlessness and chaos in Myanmar as conflict in the country spreads since the Feb 1 coup, with armed militias proliferating in both rural and urban settings. Some of these militias, armed with hunting rifles and other …
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Locked down construction camp gets 50 food boxes for 400 people
WITH the month-long lockdown of construction workers camps in Bangkok and four neighbouring provinces kicking off today (June 28) the daughter of a worker at one of these camps heavily controlled by soldiers revealed that the authorities had only sent 50 food boxes for 400 of them trapped within and unable to come out, …
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Doctor warns cloth masks not as safe as surgical ones
A DOCTOR at Phramongkutklao Hospital today (June 28) warned in a post published on his personal Facebook page that cloth face masks are not as effective in preventing coronavirus infection as the surgical variety and urged the government to urgently distribute the latter to the public, Sanook.com said. In his post Dr. Thanaphan Phibunbunnakit, a …
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New Covid clusters found in 5 provinces, 1,678 cases in Bangkok
SEVEN more coronavirus clusters were found in five provinces today (June 28) with Bangkok again having the highest number of daily cases totaling 1,678 out of 5,406 infections nationwide, Siam Rath newspaper said. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) also said that there were 22 more fatalities taking the overall death toll since the …
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UK government to probe leak of Hancock footage
By Reuters Staff, published by The Hindu BRITAIN’S government will investigate how footage of former minister Matt Hancock kissing and embracing his aide found its way into the media and forced his resignation, in the latest scandal to hit Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government. After first facing down calls for Hancock to be sacked or …
Hundreds of migrant workers flee camp in Nonthaburi
A SECURITY guard at a construction workers camp in Nonthaburi said today (June 27) that hundreds of migrants workers had last night climbed over the fence and escaped the month-long lockdown of all such camps in Bangkok and four neighbouring provinces to prevent the spread of coronavirus starting tomorrow, Sanook.com said. Mr Ek, who is …
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Association slams camp closure,10 billion baht loss estimated
THE Thai Contractors Association under His Majesty the King’s patronage criticised the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) decision to close construction workers camps in Bangkok for a month pointing out that there are some key issues not addressed while industry-wide damage during this period is estimated to reach 10 billion baht, Siam Rath newspaper …
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Bangkok Covid crisis worsens, 1,370 cases overnight
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said today (June 27) that Bangkok logged 1,370 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours out of 3,995 new infections nationwide with this being the capital’s highest total in a week, TV Channel 7 said. Bangkok’s cumulative confirmed total has now risen to 67,623 with there also …
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Thousands climb Indonesian volcano for ritual sacrifice
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Probolinggo, Indonesia – Thousands of worshippers trudged up an active Indonesian volcano today (June 26) to cast livestock and other offerings down its smouldering crater in a centuries-old religious ceremony. Every year people from the Tengger tribe gather from the surrounding highlands to throw fruit, vegetables, flowers and even …
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Anti-Prayut demonstrators march to Govt House
THE People’s Unity Group for Thailand led by red shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan joined by other groups encamped at the Government House after marching there from Phan Fa Lilat Bridge at 6 p.m. this evening (June 26) in a demonstration to pressure Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to resign, Thai Rath newspaper said. The march was …
Workers to get paid 50% during month-long camp lockdown
THE Prime Minister’s Office spokesman Mr. Anucha Burapachaisri said today (June 26) that the Labour Ministry will take care of the expenses and pay workers 50 percent of their salary on behalf of the entrepreneurs during the one-month closure of construction camps to control the spread of coronavirus, TV Channel 7 said. This step …
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Police gear up for rallies by two groups this evening
METROPOLITAN Police said two rallies are taking place this evening (June 26) with one being at Phan Fa Lilat Bridge and the other at Phitsanulok road with six companies of policemen having been fielded to control the situation and another 10 companies on standby for support if needed, TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Maj. Gen. …
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