By Agencies, published by Channel NewsAsia HONG KONG pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai was arrested under a new national security law today (Aug 10) and police raided his newspaper offices in a deepening crackdown on dissent in the restless Chinese city. Lai was among seven arrested in an operation focused on his Next Media publishing
Month: August 2020
Rama 3 road gambling den sever completely destroyed
ANY HOPE of getting information about the deadly shootout at a gambling den on Rama 3 road from footage of CCTV cameras seized from a shophouse across the road last Friday was dashed as the server has been badly smashed, Sanook.com reported today (August 10, 2020). Pol. Maj. Gen. Visoot Nakju, commander of the Central
Read moreMob demands a new constitution, not just amendment
THE Campaign for People’s Constitution together with student groups and the June 24 Democracy group held at activity at Sappaya-Sapasathan where the National Assembly is located to show their stance that the Constitution not be amended and a new one be written this morning (August 10), Naewna and INN News newspaper reported. The activity started
Read morePulled from the brink: Policeman saves suicidal woman
A POLICE officer who acted fast managed to save a young woman who was attempting to jump off Rama 8 bridge this afternoon (August 9), Sanook.com reported. At around 12.14 p.m. Pol. Col. Piyarat Supharat, head of Patrol and Special Operation Division (191), together Pol. Sgt. Maj. Charoen Aodphan rushed to the spot on the
Read moreMP checks Rama 3 road gambling den amid scapegoat arrest fears
THE Head of the House Committee on Legal Affairs, Justice and Human Rights personally went to check the Rama 3 road gambling den where four persons including a police officer were shot dead recently after strong public suspicion that a scapegoat has been arrested, Naewna newspaper reported today (August 9, 2020). Mr. Sira Jenjaka, Palang
Read morePolice probing skywalk flash mob leaders
LEADERS of yesterday’s flash mob at the skywalk in front of MBK Centre are under investigation with police checking what offenses they might have committed and the charges they entail, INN News reported this morning (August 9, 2020). This gathering took place under the hashtag slogan, “# If you don’t fight, live like a slave.”
Read moreMauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel
By CNBC THE Indian Ocean island of Mauritius declared a “state of environmental emergency” late Friday after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced the development as satellite images showed a dark slick spreading in the turquoise waters near environmental areas that the
Read moreTwo political activists released on bail
THE Ratchada Criminal Court allowed the two political activists arrested yesterday in a case about inciting the public as well as seven other counts to be released on bail late this afternoon (August 8), INN News reported. Lawyer Mr. Anon Nampha and Mr. Panupong Chadnok or Mike Rayong were temporarily freed after two Kao Klai
Read moreFree People followers again gather at court to support arrested activists
MEMBERS of the Free People group, which grew out of the Free Youth group, showed up in large numbers at the Ratchadapisek Criminal Court this morning (August 8) to give their two arrested leaders support when they were brought in again for the court to consider holding them in pre-trial detention after the refusal to
Read morePolice arrest 2 Democracy Monument rally leaders
TWO leaders of the July 18 rally at the Democracy Monument were arrested by Samranrat Metropolitan Police under warrants issued by the Criminal Court today (August 7), INN News reported. One of the charges filed against the two men, Mr. Panupong Chadnok and Mr. Anon Nampha, is the appearing in public to create confusion and
Read moreTrump mispronounces Thailand as ‘Thighland’
By AP, published by India Today, & Sanook.com SPEAKING at a reelection campaign in Ohio, US President Donald Trump mispronounced Thailand as ‘Thighland’. Though the president immediately corrected himself, the faux pas immediately went viral on social media. Trump was speaking during an event at Whirlpool Corporation facility in Clyde, Ohio. “Four, five years ago,
Read morePanel to consider letting pubs stay open till 2 a.m
THE ad hoc committee in charge of relaxing measures against Covid-19 will be considering five issues this afternoon (August 7) with one being allowing pubs and other entertainment places to remain open till 2 a.m., Naewna newspaper reported. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), mentioned this during the daily
Read moreArrest warrant out for gambling den killer
AN ARREST warrant is out for the man who shot dead the killer of a policeman gambling at a Rama 3 den after he failed to surrender while a witness said he believes another man with connections to those in uniform was the real gunman, Naewna newspaper and Sanook.com reported this morning (August 7, 2020).
Read moreLebanese push for answers over missed warnings to deadly blast
By CNBC LEBANON today (August 6) mourned the victims of the most powerful blast in the country’s history, with many expressing their dismay at the political establishment over missed warnings on the unsafe storage of volatile chemicals. An enormous explosion ripped through the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 135 people and
Read moreGunman in Rama 3 gambling den shootout ‘ready to surrender’
THE MAN who shot dead the killer of a policeman gambling at a Rama 3 road den earlier this week has contacted police and is willing to surrender and hand over the pistol used in the killing, sources told Sanook.com reporters today (August 6, 2020). Identified as Mr. Boy Ban Krua, which is his nickname
Read moreMystery fire at Govt House guts two motorcycles
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOTORBIKES PARKED in the premises of Government House caught a mystery fire in the middle of last night. Two of the four motorcycles, owned by some employees attached to Government House and parked alongside one another, were damaged beyond repair and the two others were slightly damaged by the blaze, which
Read moreTwo close friends commit charcoal-burning suicide together
A MAN and a woman who were close friends and both worked for a well-known life insurance company committed suicide together by burning a charcoal stove in a sedan in Ubon Ratchathani province last evening, Sanook.com reported today (August 6, 2020). At 6 a.m. this morning Pol. Capt. Surachai Kaewkhampha, duty officer for investigation at
Read moreGold extends record rally on softer dollar, stimulus bets
By CNBC GOLD scaled an all-time peak today (Aug 5), after topping the $2,000 mark in the previous session, spurred on by a weaker dollar, falling US Treasury yields and expectations of more stimulus measures to revive a pandemic-ravaged economy. Spot gold was up 1% at $2,039.06 per ounce. US gold futures rose 1.7% to
Read morePM to hear out students at an arranged arena
AMID a string of demonstrations since the middle of last month Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Aug 5) that he is arranging an arena for students to air their views and will find the time to personally go listen to them, INN News reported this afternoon. Speaking after laying a wreath at HM King
Read moreForeign divers searching for Koh Samui ferry disaster victims
FOREIGN DIVING instructors based on Koh Tao are today (August 5) helping search for three missing persons in the sinking of a ferry off Koh Samui last Saturday night, Amarin TV reported. Racha 4 garbage ferry, which had been leased to carry three 10-wheel trucks and a pickup truck, was crossing over from the island
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