Month: October 2021
Russell Crowe in Bangkok, shares photos and videos on Twitter
HOLLYWOOD megastar Russell Crowe is currently in Bangkok for the filming of the movie “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” and last night posted several photos taken in the city on Twitter, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 15). The “Gladiator” star arrived in Phuket in September and took photos of the island during Sept. 18- 23 …
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Ex-red shirt leader freed from jail, vows to resume anti-Prayut moves
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER RED SHIRT leader Jatuporn Prompan was freed from prison today (Oct. 14) and vowed to resume fighting against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Speaking to reporters outside Bangkok Remand Prison, Jatuporn said he will consult with friends and associates and get himself updated with the current political situation before he …
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Big traffic snarls in Bangkok after evening downpour
WITH a monsoon trough lying across the lower North, Central, East and Northeast regions and tropical storm Kompasu moving through the Gulf of Tonkin Bangkok was this evening (Oct. 14) lashed by heavy rainfall leading some key roads getting flooded and this triggering bad traffic jams, Matichon newspaper said. Tweets from @fm91trafficpro and @js100radio …
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Russian woman whose son got burned after falling into hot spring gets help
A RUSSIAN woman whose son suffered extensive burns after slipping into a hot spring in Pai, a small town in Mae Hong Son province, said language problems led to it taking three visits to the police station to file a complaint about this accident with this prompting senior police officers and officials to meet her …
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CCSA: Curfew relaxed to 11 p.m.- 3 a.m.
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee meeting chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha this afternoon (Oct. 14) reduced curfew from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. from Oct. 16 onwards, Sanook.com said. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, CCSA’s spokesman, said the meeting also considered guidelines on allowing tourists …
Russia denies claims it stole Covid vaccine blueprint from UK
By Holly Ellyatt, CNBC RUSSIA has vehemently denied new accusations claiming that Russian spies stole the “blueprint” for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and used it to create its own Sputnik V shot, with the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund calling the claims “scientific nonsense.” There have been fresh reports in the British press this …
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Covid tally rises in Phang Nga with first case emerging on Koh Panyee
SOUTHERN coastal Phang Nga province logged 94 coronavirus cases today (Oct. 13) while the small Koh Panyee island, which is 20 minutes by longtail boat from Surakul pier on the mainland, got its first confirmed case, Siam Rath newspaper said this evening (Oct. 13). Of the province’s 94 cases today 89 were Thais and …
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TAT moves to increase low-risk countries from 10 to 20
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) held talks with the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on increasing the number of low-risk countries whose tourists will be allowed to travel to Thailand without the necessity of quarantine from 10 to 20, Amarin TV said today (Oct. 13). Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced two …
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It is time Baby Boomers like Prayut stopped running the country: Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday (Oct. 12) called Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha a Baby Boomer whom he suggested to stop running the country and leave it to Gen Xers or Gen Yers. During a video streaming programme, Thaksin strongly advised Prayut to step down and give the young generations …
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Two renegade MPs ousted from Pheu Thai Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWO RENEGADE MPs of Pheu Thai Party were today (Oct. 12) ousted from the opposition party and are yet to join another one instead. Pheu Thai Party’s executive board members and Pheu Thai MPs cast overwhelming votes to oust MP Saranwut Saranket and MP Pornpimol Thammasarn with immediate effect, according …
Teenagers held in Squid Game copycat attack on Chiang Mai resident
CHIANG MAI police arrested two teengagers who are members of the Caesar gang for attacking a resident at night in imitation of the survival thriller Squid Game that is a smash hit on Netflix, Amarin TV said today (Oct. 12). Pol. Lt. Gen. Piya Tawichai, head of Provincial Police Region 5, and Pol. Maj. Gen. …
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Commentary: Running in the family
By Out-Crowd SEVERAL PROMINENT PARTIES have already pitted certain persons, mostly being their respective top leaders, as candidate for head of a post-election government though nobody could yet rest assured as to how soon the race to parliament may take place. Strange but true, only one major party, namely the Pheu Thai Party, remains …
Prayut’s tourism move is today’s top Twitter trend
IMMEDIATELY after Prime Minister announced in a televised address at 8.30 p.m. last night (Oct. 12) that Thailand will on November 1 reopen to tourists from 10 low-risk countries under relaxed conditions this step turned into a hot Twitter trend under Thai hashtags #Prayut #Openthecountry with there being a lot of criticism of the move, …
Move Forward Party granted most of taxpayers’ cash donation
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DESPITE BEING part of the opposition bloc, Move Forward Party has been reportedly granted the most of taxpayers’ cash donation among all others including the ruling Democrat and Palang Pracharath parties. Move Forward Party, led by MP Pita Limjaroenrat, has been reportedly given 12.6 million baht in cash donation from the …
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Thailand allowing quarantine-free entry for tourists from 10 countries on Nov 1
IN a nationally televised addressed at 8.30 p.m. tonight (Oct.11) Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the country will on November 1 be initially reopened to tourists from 10 low-risk countries without the necessity of quarantine but they have to be fully vaccinated and present evidence of a negative result from a RT-PCR test …
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How corporates are using Squid Game to reflect on their business lives
By Melissa Stewart, Channel NewsAsia It turns out that there are several business lessons one can glean from the Korean thriller series, and LinkedIn can’t stop talking about it. BY NOW, you’ve likely finished binge-watching Squid Game. The Netflix hit series is the talk of the town, with rising conversation on social media platforms such …
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India, China army talks to defuse border tensions fail
By AP and published by Channel NewsAsia New Delhi – Talks between Indian and Chinese army commanders to disengage troops from key friction areas along their border have ended in a stalemate and failed to ease a 17-month stand-off that has sometimes led to deadly clashes, the two sides said today (Oct. 11). The …
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Prawit shrugs off protests over naming ex-deputy Democrat leader as his adviser
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH PARTY leader Prawit Wongsuwan today (Oct. 11) downplayed ongoing protests within the ruling party against the naming of a former Democrat Party leader as one of his advisers. Prawit, who concurrently acts as deputy premier, commented that he could clear up any troubles among the party’s rank and file …
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35kg heroin seized in Chiang Mai, drug changed from blocks to powder
THREE suspects were arrested in Chiang Mai in the seizure of 35 kilogrammes of heroin with the traffickers having changed the product from blocks to power packed in plastic bags to make it easier to smuggle to third countries, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 11). Pol. Lt. Gen. Piya Tawichai, commander of Provincial Police Region 5, …
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5- and 13-year-old among 60 Covid deaths today
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said there were 10,035 new cases and 60 deaths today (Oct. 11) and while the death toll has now declined markedly, sadly two children, one five and the other 13 years old, were among those who passed away, TV Channel 7 said. CCSA assistant spokeswoman Dr. Apisamai …
Expert warns 3 storms may worsen flooding next week
A RANGSIT University professor warned that three storms will be bring 130-200 mm more rain from tomorrow Oct. 11 to Oct. 18 and that while the floodwater this year is less than during the massive flooding in 2011 various activities such as raising road level, building barricades and filling land plots will lead to a …
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Thailand’s vaccine regulatory system reaches WHO’s second-highest level
THE World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that Thailand’s National Regulatory Authority (NRA) for vaccines reached Maturity Level 3, the second highest in the WHO classification of national regulatory system. Dr Marieangela Simao, the assistant director-general on access to medicines and health products, announced the news during her opening remarks at the extraordinary virtual International …
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