Month: November 2021
PM stands firm on not amending Criminal Code Section 112
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha said upon his return from COP26 United Nations summit in Glasgow last evening that his government is not tabling an amendment of the lese majeste law, better known as Criminal Code Section 112, nor other amendments of the Constitution that is currently being pushed with these to be expanded and …
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China hits back after Biden criticises Xi’s COP26 no-show
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Beijing – China hit back today (Nov. 3) against criticism by US President Joe Biden, who had accused Beijing of not showing leadership after President Xi Jinping skipped the make-or-break COP26 United Nations summit in Glasgow. Xi – who leads the planet’s largest emitter of the greenhouse gases …
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Bhumjaithai MP ordered to discontinue legislative duties over payoff scandal
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A BHUMJAITHAI MP was today (Nov. 3) ordered by court to stop doing his legislative duties pending a verdict on a bribery lawsuit earlier filed against him. The Constitutional Court ordered MP Samlee Raksuthee to stop performing his legislative duties either within parliament or without until the court passes judgment …
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Probe launched after officials slam 2 young men for rescuing drowning couple
THE MAYOR of Udon Thani province launched an investigation today (Nov. 3) after unidentified officials faulted two young men for having rescued a drowning couple without first calling the authorities, Sanook.com said. The two young men Mr. Rattakarn, 24, and Mr. Thuwanon, 24, said in a Facebook post that at around midnight last night they …
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Covid quarantine reduced from 14 to 10 days
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry has updated treatment guidelines for Covid-19 patients with quarantine reduced from 14 and 21 days to 10 and 20 days, Amarin TV said today (Nov. 3). The ministry’s Department of Medical Services issued the updated guidelines last night after discussions with professors, experts from various fields and representatives of medical teams …
Court orders 3 Palang Pracharath MPs to stop performing legislative duties
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THREE PALANG PRACHARATH MPs were yesterday (Nov. 2) ordered by court to immediately stop doing their legislative duties pending a verdict on a misconduct charge earlier filed against them. The Supreme Court judges in charge of criminal lawsuits against politicians ordered Palang Pracharth MPs Mr. Virat Ratanaset, Ms Tasaneeya Ratanaset and …
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Palang Pracharath Party skipping Bangkok Governor race: Prawit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH Party will not name a partisan candidate for Bangkok Governor, confirmed party leader Prawit Wongsuwan today (Nov. 2). The largest coalition partner in government will not send any candidate running for Bangkok Governor under its banners to avoid a legal battle which might possibly follow, commented the Palang Pracharath …
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Daily Covid tally drops but Bangkok still tops infection list
WHILE the Covid count dropped to 7,574 cases and 78 deaths today (Nov. 2) the Public Health Ministry said Bangkok continues to be the worst affected zone topping the list of 10 provinces with the most cases with 789 patients emerging over the 24 hours to 1 a.m., Amarin TV said. Details are as …
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Employee of firm that shipped used medical gloves to US gets jail
A SENIOR employee of Paddy the Room company that had shipped millions of used nitrile gloves to the US was jailed for eight years but because of his useful confession the sentence was reduced to four years without parole, TV Channel 7 said today (Nov. 2). Mr. Prayut Petchkhun, deputy director-general of the Prosecutor’s …
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Govt Centre security guards go on strike over unpaid wages
OFFICIALS and the general public who went to Building B at the Government Centre in Chaengwattana this morning (Nov. 2) were surprised to see that there were no security guards at most gates and only one present at a few with the rest having all joined a strike over late salary payment, Amarin TV said. …
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Ex-police chief opts out of Bangkok’s gubernatorial race
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER POLICE CHIEF Chakthip Chaijinda today (Nov. 1) opted out of Bangkok’s gubernatorial election which would otherwise pit him against a fellow police general, incumbent Governor Aswin Kwanmuang. Chakthip told some 50 candidates who will contest for members of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council that he has decided to drop out of …
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Activist group’s leader files complaint over alleged police brutality
THE leader of We Volunteer (WeVo) activist group together with the victim of alleged police brutality and a lawyer filed a complaint for legal action against the police team involved in the incident that took place in front of Din Daeng police station on Oct. 29, Siam Rath newspaper said today (Nov. 1) Mr. …
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Emergency room doctor blasted for refusing to treat sick woman
A VIDEO CLIP shared on Thai social media by a woman whose mother was gravely ill showing an emergency room doctor at Chiang Dao Hospital, in Chiang Mai province, refusing to treat her and telling them to go home has gone viral and attracted a lot of criticism, Amarin TV said. The five-minute-long clip …
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Welcome to Thailand! Tourists from 26 countries flying in during Nov. 1-5
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said today (Nov. 1) the first day of the reopening of the country to tourists from 63 countries who are exempted from Covid quarantine that arrivals from 26 countries are expected during Nov. 1-5, Sanook.com said. Air ticket reservations as of October 29, 2021 show 21,316 foreign …
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