Month: December 2021
Anutin: No new Covid measures until 200,000 tourists have gone through
PUBLIC Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Dec. 21) that as many as 200,000 tourists have to be taken care of before any new steps against the Omicron variant of coronavirus could be taken, Sanook.com said. Despite shopkeepers opposing the cancellation of the Test & Go entry procedure, the Disease Control Department is looking for …
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Prawit blamed for Thai flag ban at world badminton final
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Prawit Wongsuwan was today (Dec. 20) held responsible for Thailand having been banned from flying its flag during a world badminton tournament which Thai athletes have won. Move Forward MP Suttawan Suban na Ayutthaya in her Facebook post blamed Prawit, who concurrently chairs the National Olympic Committee …
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Health officials cancel concerts in Surin despite adjustment
ACTING on the Covid control measures of the Public Health Ministry Surin Province’s Communicable Disease Control Committee decided to suspend all the concerts that were to be held at the Chang fairground from today (Dec. 20) till Sunday Dec. 26, Matichon newspaper said. This step was taken after the music concert by Pongsit “Pu” …
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Power pole sticks through staircase of new footbridge
AN AMAZING construction is taking place in Chonburi province with the new footbridge’s staircase being built around a high voltage electricity pole and this possibly the only structure of its kind in the world being heavily criticised by netizens, Sanook.com said today (Dec. 20). Photos of the staircase to the new footbridge with a power …
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Omicron cases rise to 63, with 30 more being checked
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry said today (Dec. 20) that the number of Omicron variant cases rose to 63 as of yesterday afternoon with 30 more suspected to have likewise been infected with this Covid strain, TV Channel 7 said. Dr. Supakit Sirilak, the head of the Medical Sciences Department, said all except one were …
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Two parties vying to recruit comic monk upon disrobement
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWO MAJOR PARTIES ARE currently vying to recruit famed comic monk Phra Maha Sompong Talaputto into their camp if he should disrobes himself from Buddhism anytime soon. Palang Pracharath and Pheu Thai parties have been openly wooing the monk who is largely reputed for his hilarious preaching of Buddhist values …
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Fake doctor nabbed while hiding at a Pattaya hotel
A WOMAN who assumed the identity of a real doctor who is currently overseas to get a job at a cosmetic clinic in Bangkok owned by a popular YouTuber was arrested today (Dec.19) while hiding at a hotel in Pattaya, Siam Rath newspaper said. Central Investigation Bureau Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Jirapob Phuridet together with …
5 travellers test positive for Omicron in Phuket
PHUKET’S Public Health Office revealed today (Dec. 19) that five people arriving from abroad have tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus and all have been admitted to hospital for treatment, Siam Rath said. The five Omicron cases that emerged on the island are an American man, 31, a Swedish man, 36, a …
Lack of House quorum triggered by Prayut’s absence: Opposition MP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE REPEATED LACK OF A QUORUM in the House of Representatives has obviously followed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s absence in the first place, commented an opposition lawmaker today (Dec. 19). Pheu Thai MP Yutthapong Charatsathian charged that Prayut has rarely attended House meetings and instead assigned cabinet members to respond …
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Krabi jail inspected after transfer of all rioting prisoners
WITH the transfer of all 2,159 rioting male inmates at Krabi prison to jails in other provinces having been completed, 20 policemen and forensic officers clad in PPE suits went in to inspect the damage, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Dec. 18). The rioting ended last night after crowd control police detained and …
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Truce halts battle between Myanmar junta troops and Karen fighters
GUNS fell silent in Myawaddy, opposite Thailand’s Mae Sot district, today (Dec.18) after Myanmar junta troops and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) fighters agreed to a temporary ceasefire stopping a battle that raged for three days, Thai Rath newspaper said. Preliminary reports indicated that 20 Myanmar junta troops and members of the Border Guard Forces …
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Fear of new Covid clusters forming at huge concert in Surin
THAI netizens strongly criticised a music concert held at Surin province last night (Dec. 17) that attracted over 50,000 people fearing that it could lead to new Covid clusters developing, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon. The concert by Pongsit “Pu” Kampee, a Thai rock singer and producer popular in the phleng pheua chiwit …
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Driver in expressway crash that killed 3 persons was intoxicated
A YOUNG man who slammed his new Mercedes Benz sedan into another sedan on the expressway killing three people at around 1 a.m. this morning (Dec. 18) had higher than the legal limit of blood alcohol content, Siam Rath newspaper said. The accident occurred at Si Rat expressway heading for the motorway on the …
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Krabi prisoners start rioting again amid transfer move
FRESH rioting broke out at Krabi prison at 5.30 p.m. today (Dec. 17) with the male prisoners setting an old dormitory at the rear ablaze after having already burnt the officers quarters and kitchen last evening with this sparked by a move to transfer most of them to prisons in neighbouring provinces, Thai Rath newspaper …
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Fierce fighting continues in Myawaddy with more refugees crossing over to Mae Sot
THAI authorities are keeping a close eye on clashes continuing between Myanmar junta forces and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) fighters in Myawaddy just across the border from Mae Sot today (Dec. 17) with this having led to 2,500 more refugees crossing over last night and another wave is on the way, Thai Rath …
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Temple selling a pair of albino buffaloes to pay off debts
WITH the coronavirus pandemic having led to fewer people making merit and on top of this those who have borrowed money are not repaying their loans, the Abbot of Wat E-ngao temple in Chanthaburi province has now decided to sell a pair of albino buffaloes to make ends meet, TV Channel 7 said today …
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Krabi Prisoners riot to go out for Covid treatment
OVER 400 male prisoners at Krabi jail rioted all night over the large number of Covid cases among them and not being allowed to go outside for Covid medical treatment, Amarin TV said today (Dec. 17). However this morning Pol. Col. Narong Laksanawimon, head of Krabi City police station, and Mr. Chaiwut Buathong, Mueang Krabi …
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Hundreds of Myanmar refugees flee fighting near border
THAI SECURITY forces moved two batches of refugees fleeing clashes between Myanmar junta troops and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) fighters in Myawaddy district to a school in Mae Sot district of Tak province for safety, Siam Rath newspaper said this evening (Dec. 16). The Myanmar troops, armed with both individual and heavy weapons, clashed …
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Man donating haunted sedan to a temple
A DURIAN merchant in Lampang province is donating a second-hand sedan to a temple that really needs a vehicle after being haunted by its previous owner as he does not want to sell to anyone else who would likely be similarly spooked, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Dec. 16). A Facebook member who goes …
A book about a soldier’s mysterious disappearance children will love
The Sad and Sorry Saga of Sir Jeffrey Hillpig-Smythe By Steve Rhodes 28 pages, in Thai and English, colour illustrations Reviewed by Reg Comstock MANY children’s books are a blend of fact and fiction, as is this imaginative tale of a mysterious British soldier in World War II with the improbable name of Sir …
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Pheu Thai MP told to stop doing duties over attempted extortion charge
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PHEU THAI MP was yesterday (Dec. 15) ordered by the Supreme Court to immediately stop doing his legislative duties pending a ruling on an attempted money extortion charge filed against him. The Supreme Court handed out the order for MP Anurak Tangpanithanon of Mukdaharn to immediately stop performing as …
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Drugs hidden in snack bags heading for South Korea seized
POLICE have arrested a Thai man in Chonburi province for helping parcel drugs in bags of snacks to South Korea and are now gathering evidence to arrest two South Korean men suspected to be behind this international drug trafficking attempt, Amarin TV said today (Dec. 16). Mr. Wichai Chaimongkol, secretary-general of the Narcotics Control Board, …
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