Month: September 2021
Depressed German man injures self, sets house on fire
FIREFIGHTERS in Chonburi province managed to rescue a depressed German man who he locked himself in his house after being persuaded to let his 14-year-old daughter leave and then set it on fire and while it was ablaze used a knife to stab himself in the stomach and throat on the balcony, Siam Rath …
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Covid tally climbs to 16,031 cases with 3,736 being in Bangkok
THAILAND’S daily Covid count rose again today (Sept. 9) to 16,031 cases, up from 14,176 yesterday, amid 220 deaths, down from 228 yesterday, while Bangkok continued to have the highest number of cases with the 24-hour total being 3,736 plus 44 fatalities, TV Channel 7 and Sanook.com said, The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) …
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Pomelo for home delivery by farmers themselves
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TRUCKLOADS OF POMELO are delivered daily from Pichit to Bangkok by the farmers themselves in sheer competition with a relatively reputed citrus fruit from an outlying area of the capital city. Farmer Yuttana Pinonganand says the delivery of his Tha Khoi pomelo in a 350-kilometre distance between his orchard and …
Myanmar cell towers attacked after shadow government ‘war’ call
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – Protesters have destroyed around a dozen military-owned communications towers in Myanmar, witnesses and reports said today (Sept. 8), after the country’s self-proclaimed shadow government issued a call for a “defensive war” against the junta. The country has been in chaos since the military seized power in …
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Court rejects arrest warrant for anti-Prayut protest leaders
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ARREST WARRANT sought by police against leading political activists in protest of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was today (Sept. 8) denied by court. The Bangkok South District Court turned down the request by Thong Lor police station for the arrest warrant for Red Shirt leader Nattawut Saikua and political activist …
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Russians nabbed in Phuket, charged with stealing ancient painting
THREE of four Russians wanted for the theft of an ancient painting from a Swiss man in Pattaya were arrested in Phuket today (Sept. 8) under warrants issued by Chonburi court, Siam Rath newspaper said. Immigration police in Phuket raided two houses in Koh Kaew sub-district, Mueang district, Phuket, under a search warrant issued by …
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Popular Thai singer dies of Covid as daily count edges up
THE Thai entertainment industry was shaken today (Sept. 8) by the death of popular singer Thanwa Rasithanu after having contracted Covid-19 while the daily tally inched up to 14,176 cases and 228 deaths, Thai Rath and Daily News newspapers said. It was another singer, Baowee R Siam, who broke the news of the death Thanwa, …
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Thailand expects more rain as tropical storm Conson moves closer
THE Meteorological Department is closely monitoring the development of tropical storm Conson expected to move into the South China Sea this week, while a monsoonal trough and influence from yet another emerging storm is expected to cause more rain in the upper east regions of Thailand from tomorrow, NNT said today (Sept. 7) The Meteorological …
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Motorcycle-riding adolescents nabbed by police at usual anti-Prayut protest site
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SEVERAL MOTORCYCLE-RIDING male adolescents who had planned to renew an apparently unorganised protest against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha were unexpectedly rounded up today (Sept. 7) by police at an usual protest site on a busy Bangkok street. The pickup truck-riding policemen scrambled to arrest these motorcyclists known as members of …
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No cabinet reshuffle anytime soon
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO CABINET RESHUFFLE will occur anytime soon after the no-confidence motion has failed to vote out Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha over the weekend, according to Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan. Prawit today (Sept. 7) quoted Prayut as saying there will be no cabinet reshuffle as widely speculated in the media …
Germany donates life-saving Covid drugs to Thailand
GERMANY is preparing to deliver medication worth 153 million baht for treatment of Covid-19 patients in Thailand with the donation being part of assistance to help fight the coronavirus pandemic here, Siam Rath newspaper quoted the German embassy as saying today (Sept. 7). The German Ministry of Health has donated monoclonal antibodies (Casirivimab and …
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Video clip of employee kicking parcels out of a van shocks netizens
AS a video clip of an employee kicking a large number of parcels out of a delivery van went viral, the company that owns the van came out to explain they had only rented the vehicle to the delivery company that employed this man and were not directly responsible for what happened, Sanook.com …
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Taliban eases stance as Iran condemns offensive in Panjshir
By AFP, published by The Straits Times Kabul – The Taliban today (Sept. 6) called on former members of the Afghan forces to integrate with the new hardline rulers, as Iran’s foreign ministry condemned the group’s military offensive in the holdout Panjshir Valley. “The Afghan forces who were trained in the past 20 years will …
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Protest convoy again rolls through in tandem with rally at Asoke
PROTESTERS heaping more pressure on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down were back in the heart of Bangkok this afternoon (Sept 6) with a “car mob” convoy driving three rounds from Ratchaprasong to Asoke intersections in conjunction with a rally at latter point, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon. Those who joined the protest convoy …
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‘Pantries of sharing’ being set up in Bangkok to ease pandemic pain
THE Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has started setting up “pantries of sharing” at various locations in all 50 districts of the metropolis with these to be stocked with non-perishable food items to help those affected by the coronavirus pandemic, TV Channel 7 said today (Sept. 6). BMA Governor Pol. Gen. Asawin Kwanmuang also invited companies, …
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Move to lift emergency decree on Friday
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee will consider revoking the emergency decree at its meeting on Friday September 10 which will evaluate the coronavirus situation in the country after the latest relaxation of restrictions, TV Channel 7 said today (Sept. 6). The CCSA executive panel chaired by Prime MInister Prayut Chan-o-cha …
Big anti-Prayut protest at Asoke intersection
TWO KEY leaders of the protest movement against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha kicked off a demonstration at Asoke intersection at 4 p.m. today (Sept. 5) with Thonglor police closing Asoke-Montri road heading for Petchaburi intersection but traffic was flowing normally on Sukhumvit road and towards Khlong Toei, Sanook.com said. Speaking out against Gen. Prayut who …
Samut Sakhon Governor keeping Pfizer vaccine for 16- to 18-year-olds
IN a message posted on his personal Facebook page, Samut Sakhon Governor said today (Sept 5) that everyone in his province has the right to be vaccinated including foreigners and that he is reserving Pfizer vaccine doses due to arrive at the end of this month for 16- to 18-year-old teenagers, Sanook.com said. The …
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7 turncoat Pheu Thai MPs face expulsion for not voting against Prayut
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SEVEN TURNCOAT PHEU THAI MPs who have not cast a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha might probably be expelled from the opposition party and automatically lose their MP status, said a deputy party leader today (Sept. 5). Deputy Pheu Thai Party leader Yutthapong Charatsathian confirmed he himself will …
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Protesters blocked from going to German embassy
PROTESTERS from REDEM (Restart Democracy) group were this evening (Sept. 9) blocked by the police at several points in the heart of the city from going to the German embassy and Lumpini park with some of them later joining independent protesters at Din Daeng intersection, Sanook.com and Thai Rath newspaper said. The protesters had …
Drug suspect jumps out of paddy wagon and escapes in Kanchanaburi
A DRUG suspect being taken for detention in a paddy wagon in Kanchanaburi province managed to escape from the vehicle by rolling down the window and jumping out with a hunt for him now under way, Amarin TV said today (Sept. 4). Kanchanaburi provincial police were informed by Nong Khao station officers at 1.10 …
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5 Bangkok districts with most new Covid cases
THE Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) web page published latest statistics on Covid pandemic with there being a total of 45,034 new cases from August 21 to September 3, 2021 in all 50 districts, Amarin TV said. The five districts that logged the highest number of new infections during this period are as follows: – Laksi, …