Day: August 12, 2021
TAT stepping up promotion of Phuket
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has stepped up promotion of Thai tourism abroad, bringing in over 140,000 bookings in only 10 days, NNT said today (August 12). Director of the Phuket TAT Office Nantasiri Ranasiri, said today that 29 foreign TAT offices had asked about perceptions of Phuket following recent developments, and confirmed …
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Top Khmer Rouge leader to appeal genocide conviction
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Phnom Penh – The last surviving senior Khmer Rouge leader will next week begin an appeal against his life imprisonment for his role in the genocide committed by the regime in Cambodia more than four decades ago. The Khmer Rouge, led by “Brother Number 1” Pol Pot, left …
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Favourite protester says after arrest: Fighting to the last breath
RIOT police who quelled the protest by Thalufah (Through the Sky) activist group at Victory Monument yesterday (August 11) arrested at least 13 people with one of them being Ms Worawan Sae-ang, or Aunt Pao, who has attended almost every demonstration and has turned into a public favourite, Sanook.com said today. The protesters intended …
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Thai doctor warns of 100 dangerous days
A STRONG warning was issued by a senior Thai doctor that the next hundred days are dangerous with the number of infections and deaths caused by the Delta Covid-19 variant continuing to rise regardless of how stringent the lockdown may be, Amarin TV said today (August 12). Dr. Manoon Leechawengwong, Vichaiyut Hospital’s head of …
Bangkok’s daily Covid counts jumps to 4,854 cases amid 22,782 nationwide
BANGKOK saw its daily Covid tally soar to a new high of 4,854 cases today (August 12) with the national total also climbing to 22,782 infections and 147 deaths, Siam Rath newspaper said. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said of the large batch of new cases nationwide 22,774 were infected within the …
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