Month: October 2021
In a first, US surgeons attach a pig kidney to a human successfully
By Reuters Staff, published by The Straits Times New York – For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient’s immune system, a potentially major advance that could eventually help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs for transplant. The procedure done at NYU …
In a first, US surgeons attach a pig kidney to a human successfullyRead More
Court endorses MP status for own party-dissolving lawmaker
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OUTSPOKEN LAWMAKER PAIBUL Nititawan today (Oct. 20) survived a legal battle with help from the Constitutional Court to retain his MP status after he had dissolved his own People Reform Party in order to leave for Palang Pracharath Party two years ago. The Constitutional Court judges ruled in majority consensus …
Court endorses MP status for own party-dissolving lawmakerRead More
Top Lumpini station policemen transferred after restaurant raid
FOLLOWING a raid on a restaurant at Sukhumvit Plaza at the entrance of Sukhumvit Soi 12 last Saturday (Oct. 16) the superintendent of Lumpini police station, two deputy chiefs and two inspectors were today transferred to the Metropolitan Police Division 5 office with new officers replacing them, Thai Rath newspaper said. Pol. Maj. Gen. …
Top Lumpini station policemen transferred after restaurant raidRead More
Korat crocodile farm rushing to prevent flooding
A LARGE crocodile farm in flood-hit Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province is quickly digging a drainage canal to prevent the flooding of its four pens which would enable the over thousand reptiles to escape and threaten the residents, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 20). With the floodwater from Lam Ta Khong river getting close to the farm …
Tradition vs credibility: Inside the Asean meet that snubbed Myanmar
By Reuters Staff, published by The Straits Times Yangon – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore pushed for a harder stance against Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing at a “tense” meeting that decided to exclude him from a regional summit this month, four sources with knowledge of the talks said. South-east Asian ministers …
Tradition vs credibility: Inside the Asean meet that snubbed MyanmarRead More
Fresh push to dissolve Pheu Thai PartyÂ
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FRESH PETITION WILL BE FILED in pursuit of the dissolution of Pheu Thai Party on a charge of being illegally masterminded and influenced by an outsider, namely former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Palang Pracharath MP Sira Jenjakha alleged today (Oct. 19) that Thaksin was evidently masterminding and pulling the strings …
Over 70% of Bangkok residents doubled jabbed
THE Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said in a Facebook post today (Oct. 19) that 70.63% of the capital’s population have received the second Covid-19 jab with 7.7 million people being vaccinated since February this year, Siam Rath newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Col. Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, BMA’s spokesman, said in the post that so far 8,132,826 people have …
Truck convoys heading for Bangkok to stage diesel price protest
A HUNDRED 10-wheel trucks, heavy trucks, trailers and buses from western and upper southern regions drove in a convoy to Bangkok this morning (Oct. 19) to join a protest by altogether a thousand large vehicles with six other convoys also participating to push for the capping of diesel price at 25 baht a litre, Matichon …
Truck convoys heading for Bangkok to stage diesel price protestRead More
Italian police use water cannon to break up health pass protest at port
By Reuters and published by Channel NewsAsia Trieste, Italy – Italian police used water cannons and tear gas today (Oct. 18) to clear a sit-in at the port of Trieste, where opponents of the government’s mandatory Covid-19 health pass have tried to block access. The north-eastern port has been the focal point of protest …
Italian police use water cannon to break up health pass protest at portRead More
Fire at Siriraj Hospital’s Covid ward quickly doused
A FIRE broke out at the storage area of Siriraj Hospital’s 8th floor Covid ward at 5.30 p.m. today (Oct. 18) but the patients were all safely evacuated and the blaze quickly put out, Siam Rath newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Col. Itthipol Chanpaengngoen, an inspector at Bangkok Noi police station, was notified of the …
Fire at Siriraj Hospital’s Covid ward quickly dousedRead More
Thaksin closes the door on ex-spouse Potjaman becoming party leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER Thaksin Shinawatra has ruled out the possibility of his former spouse Khunying Potjaman na Pombejra becoming top leader of the Pheu Thai Party. In yesterday’s video conference at a Bangkok residence of former energy minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisan, the deposed premier categorically dismissed the possibility of Khunying Potjaman being …
Thaksin closes the door on ex-spouse Potjaman becoming party leaderRead More
Police: Don’t reveal 3- digit number on the back of credit, debit cardsÂ
AS victims of criminal debiting of bank accounts or credit card deductions continue flocking to file a complaint at various police stations today (Oct. 18), police came out to warn people to not reveal the three- digit security code on the back of their cards, TV Channel 7 said. The victims who have …
Police: Don’t reveal 3- digit number on the back of credit, debit cards Read More
Money drained out of tens of thousands of bank accounts
TENS of thousands of people who had their bank accounts drained by criminals today (Oct. 17) grouped together online to share their experiences after discovering that small sums of money, less than 100 baht, had been repeatedly withdrawn very quickly, Sanook.com said. Some people’s accounts had been completely drained this way with these accounts …
Money drained out of tens of thousands of bank accountsRead More
116 Thais and foreigners rounded up in Sukhumvit restaurant raid
POLICE raided a restaurant at the entrance of Sukhumvit Soi 12 at 10:45 p.m. last night (Oct 16) after a tip-off that there is a risk of Covid-19 spreading within the premises and rounded up 116 Thais and foreigners, Sanook.com said this afternoon. At the two-storey restaurant, approximately 40 square metres a floor, the Lumpini …
116 Thais and foreigners rounded up in Sukhumvit restaurant raidRead More
Prayut ignores villagers’ woes despite popularity-boosting visit: Pheu Thai MP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha has deliberately ignored the woes of the villagers whom he recently visited in a flood-hit province, according to an opposition MP. Pheu Thai MP Kittanya Vajadee alleged that Prayut has not paid attention to the factual woes of the villagers in Ubon Ratchathani where he visited …
Prayut ignores villagers’ woes despite popularity-boosting visit: Pheu Thai MPRead More
Myanmar junta ‘extremely disappointed’ over Asean summit snub: Official
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – Myanmar’s junta said today (Oct. 16) it was “extremely disappointed” with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (Asean) decision to exclude its leader Min Aung Hlaing from an upcoming summit, amid concerns by the regional bloc over his military government’s commitment to solving a deadly political …
Myanmar junta ‘extremely disappointed’ over Asean summit snub: OfficialRead More
Teachers, students break through art gallery gate over cancelled exhibition
SOME teachers and students at Chiang Mai University today (Oct. 16) broke through the gate and door of an art gallery to prepare for an annual art exhibition after being stopped from doing so with power and water supply being cut, Thai Rath newspaper said. These students also filed a complaint to pursue a …
Teachers, students break through art gallery gate over cancelled exhibitionRead More
Durian sparks ‘gas leak’ emergency in Australia store
By AFP and published by The Straits Times Sydney – Canberra firefighters rushed to a store in Australia’s capital Friday (Oct. 15) after reports of a gas leak – only to find that the smell was caused by the penetrating waft of durian fruit. Emergency responders instructed the public to avoid the area as …
Durian sparks ‘gas leak’ emergency in Australia storeRead More
MEA gives an explanation over Russell Crowe’s photo of cablesÂ
HOLLYWOOD megastar Russell Crowe’s photo of a mass of overhead cables with the caption “Bangkok dreaming…” led to a storm of criticism in Thai social media and this in turn prompted Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) to explain that these were communication and not electric wires, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 16). In Bangkok for the …
MEA gives an explanation over Russell Crowe’s photo of cables Read More
Malaysia mulls waiving or shortening quarantine for vaccinated foreigners
By Channel NewsAsia Kuala Lumpur – Fully vaccinated foreigners from certain countries may be allowed to enter Malaysia with shorter or no mandatory quarantine, said National Recovery Council (NRC) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin today (Oct. 15). Muhyiddin said the Malaysian government was considering such a move following positive progress of the Covid-19 indicators in the country, …
Malaysia mulls waiving or shortening quarantine for vaccinated foreignersRead More
Thai man files complaint after losing over 3m baht in Chinese business fraud
A THAI BUSINESSMAN who was defrauded of 3.6 million baht by a Chinese company after a product he ordered was not delivered petitioned the Chinese embassy for help before reporting the swindle to Technology Crime Suppression Division police, Siam Rath newspaper said today (Oct. 15). Mr. Somchai Saengwichaipat, 55, director of Amadeus Piano …
Thai man files complaint after losing over 3m baht in Chinese business fraudRead More
Double trouble: Quarantine facility gets badly flooded
A LOT of Thai netizens shared and commented on a TikTok video posted by a man who was quarantined for being at risk of contracting Covid-19 but the facility got badly flooded two days before he was to be released, Matichon newspaper said today (Oct. 15). TikTok member wut_matrakorn posted the video …
Double trouble: Quarantine facility gets badly floodedRead More