Month: June 2021
Thai student deported from US for carrying massage oil, herb capsules
A THAI student who was detained by US immigration officials for carrying a massage oil spray and capsules of the Thai herb fah talai jone has now been repatriated and banned from entering the country for five years, Amarin TV said this afternoon (June 11). Fox 5 Atlanta reported earlier this week that Miss …
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Elderly gay couple embroiled in row with landlord held for overstay
AN elderly gay foreign couple was arrested by Immigration police today (June 11) for overstaying in Thailand after having been embroiled in a conflict with the owner of a luxury apartment block in Sathorn area over not paying their rent with arrears amounting to almost a million baht, Siam Rath newspaper said. Pol. Lt. …
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AstraZeneca side effects ‘more common in young people, women’
A PROMINENT virologist said today (June 11) that the side effects of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine are showing up more frequently among young people and women while the Sinovac vaccine has fewer of these after-effects, Thai Rath newspaper said. Dr Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Medicine, …
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People caught not wearing masks in public three times could face ฿20,000 fine
THAILAND’S National Communicable Disease Committee has announced that people who do not wear masks in public may face a fine of up to 20,000 baht, if they are caught breaking the rule for the third time, NNT said today (June 10). According to an announcement, published in the Royal Gazette, the move aims to ensure …
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These are the world’s most livable cities in 2021
By Saheli Roy Choudhury, CNBC As THE world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, the metropolitan city of Auckland in New Zealand has been named the most livable city globally by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). That’s largely due to the country’s successful handling of Covid-19 which allowed schools, theatres, restaurants and other cultural …
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Lalai Sap market in Silom ‘only shut for 3 days’
BANG RAK district officials this afternoon (June 10) posted a message on its Facebook page that Lalai sap market off Silom road is only being closed for three days from today for coronavirus cleaning and undertaking proactive tests, Sanook.com said. The district debunked news that spread saying 310 people had been found to be …
Covid fake news leads to stressed out man killing himself
A 76-year-old man shot himself dead at his house in Thonburi district early this morning (June 10) after getting stressed out over stopping his blood pressure and diabetes medication to prepare for a Covid-19 jab upon getting fake news that this is what he had to do, Siam Rath newspaper said. After being alerted Pol. …
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Troops moving in to control Bangkok workers camps
TROOPS are coming into Bangkok today (June 10) to help police and officials control hundreds of construction workers camps across the metropolis to halt the movement of these workers and stem the current coronavirus wave that started on April 1, TV Channel 7 said. National Security Council Chief Gen. Nattapon Nakpanich, who is the …
Vietnam to postpone SEA Games until next year: Report
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Hanoi – Vietnam plans to postpone this year’s Southeast Asian Games, state media said on today (June 9), as the country grapples with a new virus outbreak. The regional Olympics are due to be held in Hanoi and 11 other locations – some of them at the epicentre of …
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Doctors Without Borders ordered to stop work in Myanmar city
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – An international medical charity warned today (June 9) of “life-threatening” consequences for thousands of HIV and tuberculosis patients in Myanmar after it was ordered by the junta to stop work in a southern city. Doctors Without Borders – widely known by its French initials MSF – received …
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750 grammes Ice seized at airport, 100,000 meth pills in Chiang Rai
TWO drug seizures took place over the past 24 hours with 750 grammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) found hidden in motorcycle parts at the airport while two bikers were arrested in Chiang Rai as they were transporting 100,000 methamphetamine pills, Matichon and TV Channel 7 said. The Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF) found the 750 …
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Department blames province for district getting only 1 bottle of vaccine
THE Public Health Ministry’s Disease Control Department today (June 9) said questions should be raised with Kanchanaburi provincial authorities as to why Sangkhla Buri district was only given one bottle of coronavirus vaccine, or 10 doses, Sanook.com said. Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, the head of this department, said it had distributed the vaccines to each …
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Woman dies after Covid jab amid 2,680 new cases
A 46-year-old woman who lived in Bang Khen district of Bangkok and suffered from migraine disorder died last night after getting her first AstraZeneca jab earlier in the day, Thai Rath newspaper said this morning (June 9). Ms. Pannapat Itthinawong, 46, was found dead on the floor next to her bed on the second floor …
Multiple global websites down amid widespread Internet outage
By Channel NewsAsia and agencies SEVERAL international websites were down today (June 8), including Amazon, Reddit, CNN, The Guardian and The New York Times. Error messages appeared on the websites at around 1000 GMT (5pm Thai time). Some reports pointed to a glitch at US-based cloud computing services provider Fastly. Most of Fastly’s coverage areas …
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Group sets deadline for Prayut to step down by June 24
A LAWYER who is a representative of the “Thai People ” group today (June 8th) submitted a letter at the Government House calling on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to resign by June 24, Siam Rath newspaper said this afternoon. The lawyer, Mr. Nitithorn Lumlua, or Lawyer Nok Khao, urged Gen. Prayut to quit as in …
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Koh Samui unveils quarantine-free entry for fully vaccinated tourists
AS the coronavirus outbreak in Surat Thani province, particularly Koh Samui, appears to have been well controlled it is now opening up to tourists with those who have received both coronavirus jabs and test negative for infection 72 hours before travelling need not be quarantined for 14 days, Amarin TV said today (June 8). This …
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Two Korat hospitals run out of Covid vaccines in a day
WHILE 9,900 people in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) got their first Covid-19 jab yesterday (June 7), the first day of the national vaccination drive, this morning two hospitals indefinitely postponed the service because they had already used up all the allocated vaccines, Amarin TV said. This province was given 23,600 doses of AstraZeneca and 24,300 doses …
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Police checking possible murder in drowning death of wealthy couple
THE Crime Suppression Division police are speeding up their investigation of the drowning death of a wealthy Thai couple of Indian origin at a luxury resort on Koh Tao island last Saturday to determine whether they were possibly murdered, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (June 7). If this turns out to be a complex …
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Trump demands China pay US$10 trillion over coronavirus pandemic
By South China Morning Post and AFP FORMER US president Donald Trump on Saturday sharply attacked infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, demanded reparations from China and denounced an investigation into his finances in a speech in North Carolina. It was Trump’s first speech in months, and he took …
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Young British man falls to death from Pattaya hotel
PATTAYA police and rescuers rushed to a well-known hotel at Jomtien beach early this morning (June 7) after being informed of a young British man having fallen to his death there, Sanook.com said. At the eight-storey hotel, Pol. Col. Nattapon Saengsee from Dong Tan police station and his team, including rescuers from Sawang Boriboon …
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Earning extra income from extra-season mango
By Thai Newsroom Reporters GROWING MANGO TREES of Khiew Savoey genus in vicinity of a rice farm in extra harvest season used to be a painstaking challenge for farmer Supaluck Chomfuengfung in Doem Bang Nang Buat district of Suphanburi who has spent most time, energy and money simultaneously tending to her rice farm as …
PM apologises to the people as nationwide vaccination kicks off
WITH the roll out of coronavirus vaccination simultaneously nationwide today (July 7) Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha apologised to the people for having caused dissatisfaction while pointing out that he is doing the best he can for the Thai people, Siam Rath newspaper and Sanook.com said. Speaking during a visit to Bang Sue Central Station, Gen …
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