PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha welcomed Thailand having climbed up 16 places to reach the rank of 57 in this year’s UN E-government Development Index (EGDI) after being placed 73 in 2018, Sanook.com reported this morning (July 12, 2020). The UN E-Government Survey provides a snapshot with relative rankings of e-government development of all 193 Member
Month: July 2020
Chiang Mai’s Night Bazaar badly hit by coronavirus woes
MAKING waves on Thai social media are photos of Night Bazaar, the important landmark of Chiang Mai city, looking desolate with shops steadily shutting down due to the impact of Covid-19 outbreak, Sanook.com reported today (July 11, 2020). There is a plea for the authorities to spur tourism in this northern city through the “We
Read more4 dead in robbery and shooting at Laos gambling enclave
LAOS has confirmed that a Chinese couple shot dead four people and injured two others when they mounted a violent robbery within the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone where there are lots of casinos and is opposite Chiang Saen district of Chiang Rai province while also close to Tachileik border town in the Shan state
Read moreIndian troops told to delete Facebook, Instagram and 87 other apps by July 15
By The Hindu THE 1.3 million Indian Army has directed all personnel to remove 89 apps, including Facebook and Instagram, from their mobile phones by July 15, 2020. The order was issued to prevent leakage of sensitive information and also due to security considerations, an Army source said on Thursday. The apps also include the
Read moreGay suspects arrested in park poisoning case
NINE homosexual suspects were arrested late last night (June 10) in Nonthaburi on suspicion of having drugged two men jogging in the City Hall park last month, Sanook.com reported this morning. At 11 p.m. Pol Lt Gen Amphol Buarubphorn, commander of Region 1 Police and Nonthaburi Governor Suchin Chaichumsak launched the “Yellow Sky” operation with
Read moreLab studies confirm Betadine’s® effectiveness against Covid-19 virus
AFP Singapore – Mundipharma today (July 10) announced that laboratory testing at the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore, has confirmed the effectiveness of its Betadine® antiseptic products against the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) which causes Covid-19 disease. Testing has demonstrated Betadine’s® strong in-vitro virucidal activity, killing 99.99% of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 30 seconds. The
Read moreWildlife team thrilled at filming healthy leopard, panther at national park
KLONG Lan National Park officials together with World Wildlife Fund Thailand shared hard to capture images and a video clip of a leopard and a panther at this forest in Kamphaeng Phet province as it indicates that both the animals living there and the forest itself are in healthy condition, Naewna newspaper reported yesterday (July
Read moreMotorcyclist riding one-handed dies after falling off bridge
A MOTORCYCLIST who was riding single-handed died after falling of a bridge on Rama 3 road at 10 a.m. this morning (July 10) leaving this motorbike parked at the very edge, INN News reported. Pol. Capt. Sompong Kulkraichak, deputy inspector for investigation at Bukkhalo Police Station, said the body of Mr. Kiatipong Amporntaweesap, 43, who
Read moreSword stolen from Late King Taksin’s statue found, returned
CHANTHABURI police have found the sword stolen from Late King Taksin’s statue and put it back at its original place and are now hunting for a mentally disturbed man who lives near the monument, Sanook.com reported this morning (July 10, 2020). The culprit who early yesterday morning had sped off with the sword, which is
Read moreUS town prints own currency to boost Covid-19 relief
By Reuters, published by Channel NewsAsia Tenino: Tucked away under lock and key in a former railroad depot turned small-town museum in the US state of Washington, a wooden printing press cranked back to life to mint currency after nearly 90 dormant years. The end product: US$25 wooden bills bearing the town’s name – Tenino
Read moreThief zooms away with sword at Late King Taksin’s statue
POLICE are chasing a daring thief who stole the sword from the statue of Late King Taksin the Great in Chanthaburi early this morning (July 9) and are confident of apprehending him in a few days’ time, Sanook.com reported. It was at 7.06 a.m. that the guard, Mr Yung In-orn, 68, saw the thief who
Read moreThree ministers quit ruling party, but not their positions
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THREE CABINET MEMBERS today (July 9) resigned as members of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party but none afforded to leave their cabinet seat. The members of the so-called Si Kumarn (Four Infants) faction within the Palang Pracharath Party resigned as party members following the recent setting up of a new executive
Read moreActivists filing civil case against emergency decree today
THAI activist Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, head of June 24 Democracy group, accompanied by representatives of two other groups gathered at MRT Ladphrao station this morning (July 9) to walk down to the Ratchada Civil Court to file a case for cancellation of the emergency decree, INN News reported. Leaders of the other two groups, Mr. Nimit
Read moreChinese cyberattacks on US ‘one of the largest transfers of wealth in human history’
By Amanda Macias, CNBC Washington — In blistering remarks on Tuesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray slammed the Chinese government for its use of espionage and cyberattacks against the United States which has amounted to what he called “one of the largest transfers of wealth in human history.” “The stakes could not be higher, and the
Read moreControversial Phuket restaurant bill goes viral in Thai social media
A SOCIAL media storm arose today (July 8) after a Facebook member wrote about what he says is a steep price charged by a Phuket restaurant with some people siding with the restaurateur while the others the patron, PostToday and Sanook.com reported this afternoon (July 8, 2020). What particularly annoyed this Facebook member, who sent
Read moreIllegal seaside gazebo owners feel the heat as Navy takes action
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OWNERS OF GAZEBOS illegally built on the shores of Surat Thani have been repeatedly urged to promptly dismantle those unpermitted structures or the authorities will do so instead. The navy’s Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre’s Second Area Commander Vice Adm Samrerng Chanthaso confirmed today (June 8) the navy-led authorities would
Read moreDead son gets summons for bounced cheque case
A WOMAN living in northeastern Buriram province got the shock of her life when an official letter she opened last week turned out to be a police summons for her dead son to go acknowledge bounced cheque charges, Naewna newspaper reported this morning (June 8, 2020). Mrs. Sahas Chantha, 53, a general worker who lives
Read moreThai-Myanmar border beefed up to keep aliens out
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWENTY-TWO ARMY units are currently conducting patrols along the Thai-Myanmar border to keep aliens from illegally entering Thai territory in Chiang Rai province. Maj Gen Thanatphol Kosaisewee confirmed today (July 7) the 22 units attached to the army’s Pha Muang task force have been stepping up border patrols to keep out
Read moreOnline stores ‘awash with fake gold’
WITH gold price having climbed to an eight-year high buyers are warned to beware of fake gold bars being sold at online shops, Mrs. Duangkamol Jiambut, director of Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand (GIT) said today (July 7, 2020). Called “stuffed gold” in Thai, these fake gold bars are actually copper or lead gilded
Read moreKla Party says Peta’s monkey campaign ‘is culturally discriminatory’
KLA Party’s secretary-general commented in a Facebook post today (July 7) that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’s (Peta’s) campaign against Thai products containing coconut for using monkeys to collect the fruit is discriminatory because in the West truffle hogs are used to help collect the edible fungi, PostToday reported. Mr Atavit Suwannapakdee said
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