Month: March 2022
Skipper admits not knowing how to pilot a speedboat
THE SKIPPER of the speedboat where actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, fell off and drowned in Chao Phraya river last month has admitted to police that he did not know how to pilot the vessel but wanted to try doing so, Amarin TV said this evening (Mar. 8). Pol. Maj. Gen Udon Yomcharoen, …
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Ukrainians escape besieged Sumy in first evacuation corridor agreed with Russia
By Reuters and published by The Irish Times plus BBC A FIRST convoy of residents and foreign students has left the Ukrainian city of Sumy after an agreement with Russia on establishing a humanitarian corridor, officials said today (Mar. 8). “We have already started the evacuation of civilians from Sumy to Poltava (in central …
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F-16 Fighter crashlands in Chaiyaphum, lone pilot jettisoned to safety
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN AIR FORCE F-16 Fighting Falcon jet today (Mar.8) crashlanded in Chaiyaphum province with the lone pilot having jettisoned to safety. The unidentified pilot who ejected himself from the General Dynamics F-16A fighter jet and was safely parachuted onto the ground was conducting a routine exercise when the combat aircraft …
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Cabinet nod for Bangkok governor and Pattaya City mayor elections
THE Cabinet gave the green light for holding Bangkok governor and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration council as well as Pattaya City mayor and Pattaya City council elections today (Mar. 8) with the Election Commission to name the date and this is expected to be Sunday May 29, 2022, Matichon newspaper said. The Cabinet approved the …
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PM urges public to limit use of private cars as oil price spikes to $139
By Reuters, published by US News & World Report, plus Matichon WITH oil prices jumping to $139 a barrel today (Mar. 7) amid market supply fears as the United States and European allies considered banning Russian oil imports and prospects for a swift return of Iranian crude to global markets receded, Prime Minister Prayut …
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Community enterprise grows asparagus for non-export markets
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THOUGH MOST ASPARAGUS FARMS are famously located in the western part of the country and largely bound for export, a community enterprise group of farmers in a remote district of Lopburi has humbly tended to the growing of the greenish, crispy vegetable for domestic consumption which could bring them a well-deserved …
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Ex-policeman claims important person involved in actress drowning case
A FORMER Special Branch policeman claimed that an important person is involved in the drowning of actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, in Chao Phraya river during a speedboat trip last month upon showing up at Mueang Nonthaburi police station today (Mar. 7) to ask to coordinate with the investigation and be a witness, Amarin …
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Russia sets ceasefire for evacuations amid heavy shelling
By Yuras Karmanau, AP, and published by The Tribune-Star, plus BBC Lviv, Ukraine – Even as Russia announced a ceasefire starting this morning (Mar. 7) and the opening of humanitarian corridors in several areas, its armed forces continued to pummel Ukrainian cities, with rockets hitting residential buildings. The limited ceasefire announcement came a day after …
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Ex-PM Anand indicates Prayut may consider calling it quits for good
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PREMIER ANAND Panyarachun today (Mar.6) implied that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha may consider calling it quits for good and leaving the country to the young generations to run. Anand commented that foreign leaders might unreluctantly decide to step down only if they were publicly taken to task over problem-plagued personalities …
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Questions raised after a distant photo of actress drowning circulates
THE Thai social media is abuzz with new questions about the drowning of actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, in Chao Phraya river during a speedboat trip last month after a photo taken very far away just when she fell in into the river was brightened by a Twitter user and shared, Naewna newspaper said …
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Limited Russian ceasefire revived in Ukraine; talks planned
By Yuras Karmanau, AP, published by Toronto Star, and The Korean Herald Lviv, Ukraine – Russian forces will observe a temporary ceasefire today (Mar. 6) in two Ukrainian cities, an official in one of the country’s two pro-Russia separatist regions said after an agreement to allow civilians to evacuate collapsed a day earlier amid continued …
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Covid cases found in all 50 Bangkok districts
AMID a nationwide Covid count of 21,881 cases and 59 deaths today (Mar. 6) 2,147 cases were in Bangkok and spread across all 50 districts, Naewna newspaper said. However, 1,772 of Bangkok’s new batch of patients were residents of the capital with 375 coming here for treatment from other provinces while residential details of …
Kremlin accuses West of banditry as ceasefire collapses
By Reuters published by Channel NewsAsia plus BBC London – The Kremlin said today (Mar. 5) that the West was behaving like a bandit by cutting economic relations over the conflict in Ukraine but that Russia was far too big to be isolated as the world was much larger than just the United States …
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Russian embassy warns Thais not to volunteer to fight for Ukraine
THE RUSSIAN Embassy in Thailand posted a message on Facebook today (March 5) warning Thais not to volunteer to fight for Ukraine because foreign mercenaries are not classified as soldiers and are not eligible for prisoner of war status, Matichon newspaper. The Russian embassy cited reports published on social media and a notice calling …
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Police not quizzing ex-policeman over new allegation in actress drowning case
DESPITE a former Special Branch policeman having alleged in a TV programme that some military officers were in a luxury hotel the night actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, drowned in Chao Phraya river during a speedboat trip last week a senior police officer said he will not be summoned for questioning about this …
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Russia declares partial ceasefire to allow humanitarian corridors
By agencies and published by Channel NewsAsia plus CNN Moscow – Russia declared a partial ceasefire today (Mar. 5) to allow humanitarian corridors out of the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, Russia’s defence ministry said. “From 10 a.m. Moscow time (2 p.m. in Thailand), the Russian side declares a ceasefire and the opening of …
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Watana sentenced to 99 years jail in payoff scandal
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN Security minister Watana Muangsook was today (Mar.4) sentenced to 99 years in prison on kickback-taking charges involving government housing projects run over a decade ago. The Supreme Court’s judges handling criminal lawsuits against politicians finally ruled Watana guilty of manipulating demands for payoffs in relation to …
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Social media uproar over big payout to drowned actress’ mum
AFTER the mother of actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, who drowned in Chao Phraya river during a speedboat trip last week revealed a big compensation offer in TV Channel 3 programme Hone Krasea today (Mar. 4) critical comments by Thai netizens and celebrities flooded the social media , Amarin TV said. Ms. Panida …
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Ministry: Lax control will lead to Covid count soaring to 100,000 a day after Songkran
AMID a Covid tally of 23,834 cases and 54 deaths today (Mar. 4) the Public Health Ministry warned that the daily count could soar to 100,000 after Songkran festival if preventive measures are not strictly maintained, Thai Rath newspaper. Aside from the 23,834 confirmed Covid cases there were an additional 31,571 who tested positive via …
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Ukrainian nuclear power plant fire extinguished
By BBC and Reuters via MSN News UKRAINIAN emergency services have confirmed they have managed to put out the fire at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant – a huge relief to everyone in the area and beyond. To recap, Ukraine said in the early hours of Friday that a Russian attack on the nuclear plant …
Zelensky says 16,000 foreigners have volunteered to fight for Ukraine
By Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, shared by MSN News UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that 16,000 foreign volunteers have arrived to assist with their fight against Russia. In a March 3 video address one week into the conflict, Zelensky reiterated how Ukraine is prepared to continue to stand up against Russia’s attacks and has …
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Search mission for missing US fighter pilot launched in Lampang
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED STATES government today (Mar. 3) launched a search mission in Lampang for remains of a US fighter/bomber pilot reported missing in action for more than seven decades. The US Air Corps pilot who flew a Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter/bomber during World War II was believed to have crashlanded …
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