Month: February 2022
PM tells people to celebrate Valentine’s Day at home
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Feb. 13) urged the public, particularly teenagers, to stay home on Valentine’s Day tomorrow and express their love online because the Covid pandemic is still raging, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Mr. Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office, said Gen. Prayut had asked all sectors to join …
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Gold shop robbers have likely fled to Myanmar
WHILE POLICE and soldiers continue to hunt for three armed robbers who raided a Tak province gold shop and made off with around 200 baht weight of gold jewellery yesterday afternoon (Feb 12) they now believe they have already crossed the border to Myanmar, Thai Rath newspaper said today. The three robbers who were wearing …
From cassava to Okinawa Purple
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OKINAWA PURPLE has quickly become the highest-priced sweet potatoes grown on parched, rainless farmland in the western region of Thailand which may not be very friendly to other types of subterranean food plants. Given an ex-farm price of no less than 60 baht per kilogramme today, the Okinawa Purple sweet potatoes …
Putin, Biden plan high-stakes phone call on Ukraine
Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden are to hold a high-stakes telephone call on Saturday as tensions over a possibly imminent invasion of Ukraine escalated sharply and the US announced plans to evacuate its embassy in the Ukrainian capital. Before talking to Biden, Putin is to have a call …
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Arrest warrants out for 2 Canadians in the killing of gangster in Phuket
THE Phuket Provincial Court approved arrest warrants for two Canadian men, both former soldiers, who are suspects in the the murder of Indian-Canadian gangster in front of his luxury villa at Phuket’s Rawai beach on Feb. 4, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Feb. 12). The two suspects were seen firing a volley of bullets at …
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Customer shot dead in Tak gold shop robbery
THREE armed robbers killed a customer at a gold shop in Tak province and fled towards the Thai-Myanmar border with over a hundred baht weight of gold jewellery this afternoon (Feb. 12), Amarin TV said. At around 1 p.m. today Phob Phra police station was alerted of the robbery at Krung Thep 4 gold …
TV presenter wife of German footballer to return despite being mugged
THE TV presenter wife of German World Cup winner Mats Hummels confirmed in a letter to the Thai police that she will return to this country despite having been mugged recently, praising Thailand for being a tourist-friendly nation, Naewna newspaper said today (Feb. 12). Cathy Hummels, 34, was attacked while going for a walk …
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Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi to premiere in May on Disney+
By Channel NewsAsia OBI-WAN KENOBI, the highly anticipated new Star Wars series from Disney+, has a confirmed premiere date – May 25. The date is of special significance to Star Wars fans as it marks the 45th anniversary of the debut of the first film in the franchise, Star Wars: A New Hope, in 1977. …
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No new measures despite daily Covid count soaring over 15,000
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee has decided to neither change the colour-coded Covid zones nor implement stricter control measures despite today’s count soaring to 15,242 cases and 23 deaths with adjustments to only be made at the 20,000 mark, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Feb. 11). At its meeting …
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Oil spill 5km away from shore as new charge filed against company
THE SECOND oil spill is now five kilometres from Rayong shore while the Marine Department has filed an additional charge against Star Petroleum Refining Plc (SPRC) for violating an order to suspend the use of the port leading to marine pollution, Amarin TV said today (Feb. 11). This second spillage of 5,000 litres of oil …
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Police: More than 2 men involved in gangster’s murder in Phuket
POLICE believe more than the two identified foreign gunmen were involved in the murder of an Indian-Canadian gangster in front of his luxury villa on Phuket’s Rawai beach last Friday but whether anything Thais were also involved is still being invested, Naewna newspaper said today (Feb. 11). National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Suwat Jangyodsuk said …
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Gunmen who killed gangster in Phuket identified but have fled overseas
NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Suwat Jangyodsuk said last evening (Feb. 10) that police have the names of two foreign suspects who gunned down an Indian-Canadian gangster in front of a luxury Phuket villa last Friday but they have already fled the country, Thai Rath newspaper said. Police are expediting the issuance of arrest …
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West warns of ‘dangerous moment’ in Ukraine standoff as Russia holds military drills
By Yuliya Talmazan, Oksana Parafeniuk, Tatyana Chistikova and Alan Kaytukov, NBC News and published by MSN News RUSSIA began major military drills with close ally Belarus today (Feb 10), the latest stage in a massive military buildup near Ukraine’s borders that has stoked fears Moscow could invade its neighbour. The joint exercises were expected to …
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Phetchabun children told to get the jab and win a prize
IN AN effort to draw children under 12 years of age to get a Covid jab Phetchabun province today (Feb. 10) launched an incentive programme whereby they get a chance of winning one of 19 iPads by entering prize draws, TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Krit Kongmuang, the provincial governor, and Dr. Kamol Kanyaprasit, …
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Another oil spill at the same spot off Rayong
THE Rayong Incident Command Centre said another oil spill occurred in sea off Mae Ramphueng beach this morning (Feb. 10) with this being the same spot where Star Petroleum Refining Plc’s undersea pipeline had leaked 400,000 litres of crude on Jan. 25, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Pirun Hemarak, deputy governor of Rayong, said …
Novel group of multi-partisan MPs set up
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NOVEL GROUP OF MULTI-PARTISAN MPs has been formed with primary intent to perform as independent lawmakers who may have earlier been aligned to the coalition government but may from now cast their votes against government legislations. Thai Civilized MP Mongkolkit Suksintharanond confirmed today (Feb.10) that the group, tentatively called …
German presenter attacked while walking on Phuket beach
GERMAN presenter Cathy Hummels, 34, who is married to Borussia Dortmund central defender Mats Hummels, was attacked on a Phuket beach last Saturday but is now doing well “according to the circumstances,” News.i-n24.com and Amarin TV said today (Feb.10). Cathy said she went for a walk on the beach on Saturday evening to say goodbye …
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Body parts found in canals belong to missing woman
THE FAMILY of a missing young woman have claimed that the dismembered body parts found floating in some Bangkok canals belong to her to go by the tattoo on the back, nail polish colour and jewellery, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Feb.9). They identified her as Ms. Maneerat Kaewphap, or Pang, 28, who disappeared …
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Criminal court grants bail to two protest leaders
THE Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek road today (Feb. 9) granted the temporary release of two protest leaders, Mr. Panupong Chadnok, or Mike Rayong, and Mr. Jarupat Boonpattararaksa, or Phai Dao Din, under a few conditions, Thai Rath and Thai Post newspapers said. The two protest leaders are forbidden from doing anything detrimental to the monarchy, …
Prayut might be named leader of Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha might probably be named leader of a brand-new Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, according to party founder Seksakol Attawong. In next month’s general caucus of Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, Seksakol said he would name Prayut as leader of his party if nobody else was found …
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Bangkok hits new high as national Covid tally soars over 13,000
THE DAILY Covid count in Thailand soared to 13,182 cases and 24 deaths this morning (Feb. 9), from 10,398 cases and 17 deaths yesterday, with the tally in Bangkok likewise jumping to 2,757 from 1,897 the previous day, Naewna newspaper said. The Public Health Ministry said the addition of the new batch of cases …
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Key nominations for 2022 Academy Awards
By Reuters and published by Channel NewsAsia NOMINATIONS for the 94th Academy Awards, the highest honors in the film industry, were announced on Tuesday (Feb. 8). The awards will be presented on March 27. Following is the list of key nominations: BEST PICTURE “Belfast” “CODA” “Don’t Look Up” “Drive My Car” “Dune” “King Richard” “Licorice …