Month: May 2022
Handicapped woman bitten to death by dog
A WOMAN who suffered from muscle weakness and had difficulty in walking was bitten to death by one of two Thai Ridgeback dogs raised by her brother at their single-detached house in Thalang district this morning (May 10), Matichon newspaper said. When Pol. Lt. Col. Suchart Luecha, deputy sergeant of Thalang police station, together …
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Putin’s military officers refusing to obey orders in Ukraine: US official
By Jon Jackson, Newsweek, and published by MSN News A SENIOR official from the US Department of Defence on Monday (May 9) said officers in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military have joined soldiers in refusing to follow orders in Ukraine. During a background briefing, the senior official at the Department of Defence told Newsweek …
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Teenage boy dies while playing with dad’s rifle
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy died while playing with his father’s muzzle-loading rifle with his younger brother and accidently set it off in Phitsanulok province this afternoon (May 9), Sanook.com said. At 1.30 p.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Sanae Phomrat, an inspector at Nakhon Thai police station, quickly went to a house in Noen Phoem subdistrict together …
Army boycotts Lazada over promotional video clip
ARMY Commander-in-Chief Gen. Narongphan Jitkaewthae today (May 9) ordered all army units nationwide to refrain from ordering products from Lazada eCommerce platform over a promotional video clip criticised for negatively referring to the monarchy, Matichon newspaper said. At the daily meeting of the Army Operations Centre Gen. Narongphan also prohibited Ladaza’s delivery vehicles from entering …
Public told not to panic over 3 new Omicron subvariants
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry urged the public not to panic over World Health Organisation now monitoring three new Omicron subvariants, BA.4, BA.5, and BA.2.12.1, as so far only one case of BA.5 and two patients who were infected BA.2.12.1 but have now recovered have emerged, TV Channel 7 said today (May 9). Dr. Supakit Sirilak, …
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Sixty feared dead in Ukraine school bombed by Russia, governor says
By Reuters, published by Swissinfo.ch, plus CNN Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine – As many as 60 people were feared to have been killed in the Russian bombing of a village school in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, the regional governor said on Sunday. Russian forces also continued shelling the Azovstal steelworks, last holdout of Ukrainian …
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Activists call for release of Section 112 detainees
ACTIVISTS placed photos of suspects detained in cases stemming from Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law, next to the footbridge at Phaya Thai traffic island in the Victory Monument area this evening (May 8th), Matichon newspaper said. A vinyl banner with the message “We don’t want Prayut” was also …
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Cyclone Asani not hitting Thailand but strengthening winds nationwide
THE tropical depression in the Bay of Bengal turned into tropical cyclone Asani at 4 p.m. today (May 8) and while Thailand is not being directly hit winds will strengthen nationwide and the South will face continuous rainfall that could trigger flash floods, Thansettakij newspaper quoted the Thai Meteorological Department as saying. Mr. Somwan …
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‘Depose Prayut, promote Prawit’ conspiracy involves Pheu Thai and Thai Economic parties: Saranwut
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO OUST Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and have Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan take his place has involved Pheu Thai Party and Thai Economic Party, according to Pheu Chart Party leader Saranwut Saranket. Saranwut said yesterday (May 7) the ongoing conspiracy to oust Prayut from the top …
Ukraine says all women and children now evacuated from Mariupol steel mill
By Reuters and published by Channel NewsAsia Kyiv – All women, children and elderly civilians have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister said on Saturday (May 7), despite what military officers said was an ongoing Russian assault at the plant. “This part of the Mariupol humanitarian operation …
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Corrections Department shuts its Lazada shop
SOON after royalists rallied at Lazada’s office on Sukhumvit road to demand a more serious apology over a promotional video clip criticised for referring to the monarchy as they were not satisfied with the apology issued earlier, the Corrections Department announced the closure of its Wansuk shop at Lazada platform for improvement, Naewna newspaper …
New cyclone forming in Bay of Bengal to bring more rain nationwide
BOTH Thai and Indian meteorological departments issued warnings that a low-pressure cell in the lower Bay of Bengal is intensifying into a cyclone and is expected to move north covering the upper part of this bay during May 7-8, 2022. Thai weathermen said this cyclone is also strengthening southeasterly winds blowing across the Andaman Sea, …
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Restaurant’s rule for musicians underscores their struggle for survival
AFTER BEING unemployed for over two years due to the Covid pandemic now that the situation is improving with businesses returning to normal it is expected that musicians will start working normally again even if they might not earn as much as they used to, Thansettakij newspaper said today (May 7). However a Facebook user …
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Putin to send ‘doomsday’ warning to West at Russia’s WW2 victory parade
By Reuters, published by MSN News, plus BBC London – Russian President Vladimir Putin will send a “doomsday” warning to the West when he leads celebrations on Monday marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany, brandishing Russia’s vast firepower while its forces fight on in Ukraine. Defiant in the face …
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Royalists rally at Lazada office over promotional video clip
DESPITE Lazada Thailand Company having publicly apologised over a promotional video clip criticised for referring to the monarchy, royalists showed up at the eCommerce platform’s office on Sukhumvit Road to demand a more serious apology, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (May 6). This promotional video clip was produced by Mr. Anivat Prathumthin, or Nara Crepe …
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Dad kills drug-crazed son in self-defence
A DRUG-CRAZED man was shot dead by his own father in self defence after the former tried to attack him with almost a metre long steel scraper at their home in Nakhon Phanom province this morning (May 6), TV Channel 7 said. When Pol. Lt. Col. Thawi Kohking, deputy chief of Lak Sila police …
Expert warns of impact of Long Covid as daily Covid count dips
WITH DAILY Covid tally dropping to 7,705 cases and 62 deaths this morning (May 6) an expert voiced concern about the lingering impact of Long Covid that affects quality of life, Thansettakij newspaper said. Assoc. Prof. Thira Woratanarat of Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine said if the total of 5,288 people testing positive by …
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Govt will not ask for court ruling on Prayut’s 8-year tenure: Wissanu
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT will not ask the Constitutional Court to pinpoint exactly when Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha may finish a maximum period of eight years in power, said Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam today (May 5). The deputy premier in charge of legal affairs told reporters at Government House that the …
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Traders shocked by lighting closure of Chiang Mai shopping mall
DISMAY spread across Chiang Mai city today (May 5) after the lightning closure of the popular Promenada Resort Mall with store operators taken aback because they had not been given advance notice and suddenly had to pack their goods and leave, TV Channel 7 said. Particularly badly hit were those who had brought fresh …
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Feature: Often-used Thai words in today’s political jargon
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MORE OFTEN THAN NOT are several Thai words and phrases used in the current political jargon for which metaphorical or figurative definitions of persons or their characteristics are provided and probably intertwined with sarcastic or disparaging innuendos. Those slangy expressions may not only become the latest catchphrases on social media describing …
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Police crackdown on gangs sending victims to ‘hell fishing boats’
A TEAM of top police officers led raids on six locations in three provinces to crush human trafficking gangs that send their victims to “hell fishing boats” where they are forced to work like slaves and beaten if they refuse to take drugs, Naewna newspaper said this morning (May 5). Deputy National Police Chief Pol. …
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THAI resumes flights to Bali, to fly daily from mid-June
THAI Airways International (THAI) started flying to Bali again from May 1 and with the good feedback it has received will be flying to the Indonesian holiday island everyday from June 18 onwards, Matichon newspaper said today (May 4). Passengers flying by THAI to Bali are both those departing from Bangkok and those flying …
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