Month: June 2022
Air force to arm F-35 fighters with its own weapon systems
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI AIR FORCE will manage to install its own weapon systems aboard US-made F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters which will be procured in the future, according to air force chief-of-staff ACM Panpakdee Pattanakul. The air force chief-of-staff has confirmed that the air force currently has airborne weapon systems at …
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Face mask rule partially eased in Phuket
PHUKET authorities announced the conditional easing of the mandatory face mask rule effective yesterday June 1, 2022 until any possible change, Sanook.com said this morning (June 2). Under the new guideline tourists and residents at this popular island destination need not wear face masks in these circumstances: 1) While eating or drinking; 2) When verifying …
US jury awards Depp $15m, Heard $2m in defamation fight
By Reuters and published by Indian Express A VIRGINIA jury on Wednesday (June 1) ruled that actor Amber Heard defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp in a widely watched six-week trial that featured explicit and graphic evidence and testimony detailing the former Hollywood couple’s soured relationship. The jury also ruled in favour of Heard in some …
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Bulon islanders call for help after running out of food
RESIDENTS of two Bulon islands off southern Satun coast got some food supplies today (June 1) after appealing for help as they were starving with the torrential rain and windstorm preventing them from going out fishing for seven days in a row, Thai Rath newspaper said. While the sea waves were still strong today …
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Chadchart not concerned less than 100m baht budget left for this fiscal year
NEW BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said after outlining his 214 policies for the metropolis today (June 1) that he is not concerned about there being less than 100 million baht left in the budget for this fiscal year, TV Channel 7 said. He pointed out that many of the 214 policies only required a …
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Myanmar junta keeps Chiang Rai-Tachileik checkpoint shut
DESPITE Thailand being ready to reopen the Thai-Myanmar checkpoint in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province from today (June 1) onwards the Myanmar government still kept it locked with this seen being due to a lack of officials and concern about the resistance movement, Naewna newspaper said. Reporters at the border saw that the …
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Ukraine troops hold out as Russia assaults Sievierodonetsk wasteland
By Reuters and published by The Straits Times Kyiv – Ukrainian forces were still holding out in Sievierodonetsk on Tuesday (May 31), resisting Russia’s all-out assault to capture a bombed-out wasteland that Moscow has made the principal objective of its invasion in recent days. Both sides said Russian forces now controlled between a third …
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