Month: March 2022
Detained teen gangsters say it was revenge killing
TWO members of a teen gang who shot dead another teenager on Rama 2 road before dawn yesterday (Mar. 19) have confessed to police that they chased and killed him to avenge his having allegedly beaten up their younger friends, Sanook.com said this afternoon (Mar. 20). However Pol. Col. Lertsak Khiamsub, head of Tha …
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Ukraine’s Zelensky calls for more peace talks as fifth Russian general is killed
By AP, published by CBC News, plus Express.co.uk UKRAINE’S president said Russia is trying to starve his country’s cities into submission but warned on Saturday that continuing the invasion would exact a toll on Russia for “generations.” The remarks came after Moscow held a mass rally in support of its bogged-down forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr …
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Thais, Ukrainians hold anti-war protest in front of Russian embassy
THAIS from various activist groups and among them Buddhist monks joined Ukrainians in holding an anti-war demonstration in front of the Russian embassy today, (Mar. 19), Matichon newspaper said. Representatives of June 24 Democracy, Labour Socialist and Mok Luang groups plus Workers Union kicked off their protest in front of the Russian embassy on Sap …
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Teenager shot at by rival gang dies in accident
A 17-YEAR-OLD teenager who was chased and shot at by a rival gang of teenagers on Rama 2 road died after crashing his motorcycle on a power pole before dawn today (Mar. 19), Matichon newspapwer. At 4.45 a.m. Pol.Lt. Col. Apichai Sisang, deputy chief of Tha Kham station, rushed to the scene of the …
Antigen kit displays 4 bars but company says this is not possible
AFTER A Tiktok member posted a video clip of a Covid antigen test kit showing four bars instead of either one bar indicating negative or two bars positive the distributor of the Chinese-made product said it is not possible for this to occur, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 19). The unidentified Tiktok member who …
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Biden urges Xi to abandon Moscow over Ukraine
By Reuters and published by Financial Post Kyiv/Lviv – US President Joe Biden sought to prevent Beijing giving new life to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a video call today (Mar. 18) with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as Moscow pressed on with bombardments that have taken the place of military advances. With Russia trying to …
Thammanat named secretary-general of Thai Economic Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters “REBELLIOUS” MP Thammanat Prompao was today (Mar.18) named secretary-general of the Thai Economic Party. In today’s general caucus of Thai Economic Party, Wit Thephasadin na Ayudhya was voted top leader and Thammanat was voted secretary-general of the brand-new party whose executive board consists of 18 members, most of whom are …
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Songkran rules set while pre-arrival PCR test dropped
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee today (Mar. 18) set the rules for celebrating Songkran festival while dropping the mandatory PCR test 72 hours before travelling to Thailand, Matichon and Naewna newspapers said. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, CCSA’s spokesman, said the executive committee meeting presided over by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha acknowledged …
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State of emergency extended, Covid zoning changed
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee today (Mar. 18) extended the state of emergency by another two months till end of May and adjusted the Covid zoning with provinces in the blue tourism pilot scheme zone increased from eight to 10, Matichon newspaper and Amarin TV said. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who …
Russia bogged down on all fronts as war on Ukraine enters fourth week
By The Montreal Gazette Kyiv/Lviv – Russian forces in Ukraine are blasting cities and killing civilians but no longer making progress, Western countries said on Thursday, as a war Moscow was thought to have hoped to win within days entered its fourth week. Heavily outnumbered Ukrainian forces have prevented Moscow from capturing any of Ukraine’s …
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Second autopsy of actress ‘shows skull, eyes and teeth normal’
AFTER THE second autopsy of the body of actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, who drowned in Chao Phraya river during a speedboat trip last month, was completed this afternoon (Mar. 17) forensic pathologist Dr. Porntip Rojanasunan said her eyes were normal, all teeth were intact and there was no head wound, Matichon newspaper said …
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Bangkok logs 3,703 Covid cases out of 25,456 nationwide
THE BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration said of today’s (Mar. 17) 25,456 Covid cases and 77 deaths nationwide 3,703 were in Bangkok spread out across all 50 districts, Amarin TV said. Of this total 2,878 were the capital’s residents while 825 came here for medical treatment from other provinces while the status of 37 patients is still …
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Results of second Tangmo Nida autopsy out in 2 weeks
THE Justice Ministry said a second autopsy of the body of actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, who drowned in Chao Phraya river during a speedboat trip last month, that is being conducted today (Mar. 17) will last three hours with the results to be known in two weeks’ time barring any issues that could …
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Biden sending more anti-aircraft systems, drones to Ukraine
By AP, published by Denver Post, plus BBC Washington – President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the US is sending more anti-aircraft, anti-armour weapons and drones to Ukraine to assist in its defence against Russia. The president’s comments came as he formally announced his administration was sending an additional $800 million in military assistance …
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Ministry moves to further ease Covid control including face mask rule
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry will be tabling further relaxation of Covid control in stages to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee meeting on Friday (Mar. 18) leading to the public to eventually not having to wear face mask in open areas, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 16). Dr. Kiatpoom Wongrachit, the …
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‘Renegade’ opposition MPs to help Prayut survive no-confidence vote
OVER A DOZEN OPPOSITION MPs will readily help Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha survive a censure/no-confidence motion expected in late May or early June by either casting their vote for him or abstaining from voting, a partisan source said today (Mar.16). The “renegade” MPs will practically turn coats to vote in support of Prayut or …
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Over a million meth pills seized at parcel delivery office
A CRACKDOWN on the use of private parcel delivery services to smuggle drugs from Chiang Rai province to the central and southern regions of the country led to the seizure of 1.1 million methamphetamine pills at one of them, Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 16). Pha Muang task force soldiers together with Northern Border …
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European leaders visit Kyiv; Zelenskiy hints at compromise outside Nato
By Reuters published by Telegraph India plus BBC THREE European prime ministers headed to Kyiv by train yesterday (Mar. 15) for the first visit of its kind since war began, even as buildings there were ablaze and rescue workers were trying to pull survivors from the rubble of fresh Russian bombardment. That foreign leaders could …
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Prawit vows to take care of splinter parties without help from Thammanat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER/Palang Pracharath Party leader Prawit Wongsuwan today (Mar.15) vowed to take care of the MPs of all pro-government splinter parties without soliciting any help from Thai Economic MP Thammanat Prompao. Prawit reassured that all the splinter parties, most of which only have one MP, will be taken care …
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Aircraft debris washes up on Nakhon Si Thammarat beach
A MYSTERIOUS PIECE of plane wreckage washed up on Nakhon Si Thammarat province’s Pak Phanang beach with the code CCBU 07ZS visible at a few places, Sanook.com said today (Mar. 15) The curved metal sheet of a plane that reached the beach is 1.80 metres wide, 3.16 metres long, and weighs about 70-80 kilogrammes. …
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BMA allows consumption of alcohol at events till 11 p.m.
BANGKOK Metropolitan Authority (BMA) issued an order permitting the consumption of alcohol at events, meetings and seminars held in SHA Plus venues till 11 p.m. starting today (Mar. 15), Sanook.com said. Bangkok Governor Pol Gen Aswin Kwanmuang last evening signed this order easing Covid control in the capital so that economic and social activities …
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Spain asks China to use influence to end war
By AP published by ABC 7 News plus Reuters and BBC SPANISH Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said yesterday (Mar. 14) that he has asked his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to use Beijing’s influence over Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. “We are at a historical moment that requires responsibility and vision of all …