Month: July 2021
Plastics factory fire fully extinguished at 7 a.m.
FIREFIGHTERS bravely battling a fierce blaze at a foam and plastic pellets factory in King Kaew Soi 21, Samut Prakan province, for over 27 hours managed to fully extinguish it at 7 a.m. this morning (July 6), Sanook.com said. The huge fire at Ming Dih Chemical Co., Ltd factory that erupted at 3.20 a.m. yesterday …
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Urgent! New blast worsens plastics factory fire
THE violent blaze at the foam and plastic pellet factory in King Kaew Soi 21, Samut Prakan province, intensified again after a new explosion at 8. 45 p.m. tonight, Sanook.com and Amarin TV said. Over seventeen hours after a string of explosions triggered a massive blaze at Ming Dih Chemical Co., Ltd factory …
Factory fire still raging as toxic fumes blow towards On Nut, Lat Krabang
THE massive fire at the foam and plastic pellet factory in King Kaew Soi 21, Samut Prakan province, was still raging at 5.40 p.m. today (July 5) but the wind has changed direction leading to toxic fumes now spreading towards On Nut and Lat Krabang areas, Amarin TV said. Kamov KA-27 helicopters joined in …
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PM Prayut quarantined after risky selfie in Phuket
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha has started a 14-day quarantine after a close contact with Covid-infected chairman of Surin Chamber of Commerce during the Phuket Sandbox event but has tested negative for the disease, Amarin TV said this afternoon (July 5). Gen. Prayut took a photograph with Mr. Veerasak Phisanuwong, the commerce chamber’s chairman, during …
One fireman dead, others pull out as blaze approaches oil tank
THE battle to put out a massive fire at a foam and plastic pellet factory in King Kaew Soi 21, Samut Prakan province, intensified with firemen told to withdraw from the compound at 12.45 p.m. because the blaze was approaching an oil tank, Sanook.com said. At noon one firefighter died at the scene and three …
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30 hurt as firemen battle huge chemical factory fire
A MASSIVE fire at a foam and plastic pellet factory on King Kaew Road in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakran province was still not extinguished six hours after a series of explosions triggered the blaze at 3.10 a.m. this morning (July 5) with vibrations felt in a wide area and surrounding …
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Hong Kong drinks company Vitasoy faces China netizens’ calls for boycott
By Reuters, published by The Straits Times Hong Kong – Beverage maker Vitasoy has become the latest target of Chinese netizens calling for a boycott, after an employee circulated a memo online offering condolences to the family of a worker who had stabbed a Hong Kong police officer. In a statement on the Chinese …
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Police to take action against restaurants that defy dine-in ban
THE METROPOLITAN Police warned restaurateurs that they will be arrested if they follow a social media trend encouraging them to open as usual and offer dine-in service which is currently banned to control the coronavirus crisis with only takeaways allowed, Siam Rath said this afternoon (July 4). Pol. Maj. Gen. Piya Tawichai, deputy chief and …
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Police capture escaped Covid patient on Motorway
A COVID positive woman who escaped from a field hospital in Chanthaburi province at midnight Saturday July 3 was caught on the Motorway while travelling to Bangkok in a van from Rayong around 12 hours later, Sanook.com said today (July 4). This woman had been admitted to the field hospital at Rambhai Barni Rajabhat …
Daily Covid cases drop to 5,910 but almost 60,000 hospitalised
THAILAND added another 5,910 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours to this morning (July 4), down from 6,230 yesterday, but the number of patients at hospitals and field hospitals is now almost 60,000 with over 2,000 in severe condition, Siam Rath newspaper said. The figures revealed by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) …
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Procession of automobiles joins anti-Prayut street protest
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PROCESSION OF AUTOMOBILES today (July 3) took to the streets in the heartland of Bangkok in a sustained move to press Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to quit. Pro-democracy activist Sombat Boonngam-anong led the procession of about 200 sedans, pickup trucks and motorcycles in the anti-Prayut protest on Rajadamnern Avenue which …
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More than 2,000 flee as Philippine volcano spews toxic gas
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Manila – More than 2,000 people have fled from a volcano eruption that has filled the air near the Philippine capital with toxic gas, officials said today (July 3). Taal volcano, which sits in a picturesque lake, has been belching sulphur dioxide for several days, creating a thick haze …
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Protest drive attracts over a hundred vehicles
A PROTEST drive from Democracy Monument across Somdet Phra Pinklao Bridge and then back late afternoon today (July 3) attracted over a hundred vehicles with the drivers blaring their horn and shouting slogans to pressure Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down , Thai Rath newspaper and Sanook.com said. Led by Mr. Sombat Boonngam-anong, …
THAI starts 5 direct flights from Europe to Phuket to support Sandbox scheme
THAI Airways International (THAI) has launched five direct weekly flights from Europe to Phuket during July to September 2021 to support the Sandbox tourism scheme with the first one, TG 923 Frankfurt-Phuket flight, having safely landed this morning (July 3), Thai Rath newspaper said. On hand to receive the passengers were Mr. Non Klinta, …
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Daily Covid cases soar to 6,230 as hotline system is boosted
WITH Thailand for the fourth consecutive day logging a new daily high of coronavirus case with this reaching 6,230 this morning (July 3) amid 41 fatalities, officials have quickly improved the hotline system which can now receive more phone calls, TV Channel 7 and Sanook.com said The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) revealed …
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Ratsadon group presses Prayut to quit, leave Thailand in 120 days
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRO-DEMOCARCY RATSADON leader Parit ”Penguin” Chiwarak today (July 2) pressed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to quit and depart from Thailand in 120 days’ time since he has allegedly run the country in corrupt, erroneous fashion. Addressing anti-Prayut protesters on a street near Government House in rain on top of a pickup …
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Protest market set up in front of Govt House
LED by Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, protesters passed through a police barricade and succeeded in setting up a market in front of the Government House for vendors and restaurateurs hit by a new ban on dine-in service with only takeaways allowed while also continuing to pressure Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down, Thai …
Police fully ready for this evening’s rally
THE Metropolitan Police this afternoon (July 2) warned protesters against holding rallies, pointing out legal action is already being taken against 223 people for doing so, with 900 policemen fielded to control the situation, INN News said. Pol. Maj. Gen. Piya Tawichai, deputy head of the Metropolitan Police and its spokesman, said the United Front …
Air Force’s second satellite launched
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI AIR Force’s second satellite was successfully launched into space on July 1. The Napa-2 earth observation satellite was launched aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 02.31 a.m. local time. The Napa-2 satellite launch is the air force’s second, following the Napa-1 satellite launched …
Coronavirus: New record high as PM and ministers seen not wearing masks
AS Thailand shattered its record for daily coronavirus cases and fatalities again this morning (July 2) with 6,087 new infections and 61 deaths, there is a social media storm over Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and some of the ministers who accompanied him to Phuket yesterday for the launch of the sandbox scheme seen relaxing …
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Countries back global minimum corporate tax of 15%
By Reuters Staff, published by The Straits Times Paris – Most of the countries negotiating a global overhaul of cross-border taxation of multinationals have backed plans for new rules on where companies are taxed and a tax rate of at least 15 per cent, they said on Thursday (July 1) after two days of talks. …
Ratsadon Group urges roadside vendors to join anti-Prayut protest tomorrow
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PRO-DEMOCRACY RATSADON Group (People’s Party) today (July 1) called on all members of the public, especially roadside vendors, to gather outside Government House tomorrow to repeatedly demonstrate their ultimate protests against the Prayut regime. On the Ratsadon’s Facebook page posted today, the pro-democracy group, formerly known as Khana Ratsadon, urged …
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