VILLAGERS at Chiang Mai’s Mae Suek subdistrict are happily searching for meteorites today (Sept. 25) after rumours of some of them having found and secretly kept a football-size one last month was confirmed to be true, Khaosod newspaper reported. Mr. Inthara Nuknaen, Mae Suk subdistrict chief, revealed that some villagers did find a large meteorite
Month: September 2020
PM denies lobbying for constitution amendment delay
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Sept. 25) denied lobbying MPs and senators to delay constitution amendments after fait accompli last night when the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament voted to set up a committee to scrutinize the six motions that had been debated over the past two days with voting to take place
Read moreMan held for stealing top-up machines to feed drug habit
A DRUG addict desperate for cash to fund his habit confessed to stealing three top-up machines, two in Khon Kaen city and one at a Kalasin district, getting several thousand baht from each of them, Khaosod newsapaper reported this evening (Sept. 24, 2020). Pol. Col. Anusak Sakdawatcharanon, head of Nam Phong station at Khon Kaen,
Read moreMob gathers at Parliament to push for constitution amendment
WITH the joint Senate and House of Representatives session to vote on six constitution amendment motions today (Sept. 24), the Free Youth group and their allies flocked to the Parliament building in to pile on the pressure for key constitution change, INN News reported. Aside from the Free Youth group, other demonstrators were from Thammasat
Read moreMyanmar’s ‘maximum containment’ Covid plan pushed to brink as virus surges
By Reuters, published by Yahoo News Yangon – Myanmar has quarantined tens of thousands of people to prevent a coronavirus outbreak from overwhelming its fragile healthcare system but public health experts and doctors say the strategy is on the brink of collapse as infections surge. The Southeast Asian nation is housing more than 45,000 people,
Read moreMan yearning for a son kills his newborn daughter
A THAI man of Chinese descent was arrested in Chiang Mai last night (Sept. 23) on the charges of killing his seven-day-old daughter after deep disappointment that she was not born a boy as he had so yearned for, Thai Rath newspaper reported today. Pol. Col. Kittipong Phetchamunee, head of Chang Phueak station, arrested Mr.
Read moreTel Aviv set to become first city with electric recharging roads
By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business New York – The city of Tel Aviv is working on creating wireless electric roads to charge and power public transportation in the city. The electric roads are part of a pilot programme led by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality in collaboration with ElectReon, a company developing a system that can
Read morePM guarantees fiscal position remains strong with no payroll crisis looming
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Sept. 23) debunked rumours falsely claiming the government is facing such a severe budget problem that civil service payroll could be affected underscoring that the country’s financial position remains strong, Siam Rath newspaper reported. Pointing out that he had already previously clarified this issue, the Prime Minister said relevant agencies
Read moreInterpol to be asked to reissue Red Notice for Red Bull heir’s arrest
THAI POLICE are moving to ask Interpol to again issue a Red Notice for the arrest of Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya in the hit-and-run case that led to a policeman’s death on September 3, 2012 on two charges that the Office of Attorney General has listed, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Sept. 23, 2020). Pol. Col.
Read moreProtesters perform ceremony to put senators in the pot
THE Free Youth group held a mobile protest on a pickup truck fitted with amplifiers at various military and police headquarters today (Sept. 23) starting with the army headquarters where they performed a ceremony to put senators in a ritual pot as they called on military commanders to come back and be military officers and
Read moreChinese tycoon and Xi critic jailed for 18 years
By CNN Business Beijing – A Chinese billionaire who criticized President Xi Jinping’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been jailed for 18 years on corruption charges, a court said today (Sept. 22, 2020). Ren Zhiqiang, a retired real-estate tycoon with close ties to senior Chinese officials, disappeared in March after he allegedly penned a
Read moreCourt acquits truck driver charged with possessing 1 Speed pill
HUA HIN Provincial Court quashed a charge of possessing one methamphetamine (Speed) pill filed against a truck driver after a police search on November 13 last year landed him in a legal tangle, Channel 3 News reported today (Sept. 22, 2020). Mr. Sophon Wongsawat, 47, was driving a truck loaded with rubber sheets from Chumphon
Read moreProtesters who installed plaque face maximum 3 years in jail
CULTURE Minister Ittipol Khunpluem said at 1.30 p.m. today (Sept.22) the Fine Arts Department has been assigned to file a complaint for prosecution with the police against the Thammasat Alliance which over the weekend installed 2020 Khana Rasadorn plaque at Sanam Luang with maximum penalty under Ancient Monuments, Antiques. Objects of Art and National Museums
Read moreGreen light for two long weekends in November, December
THE CABINET meeting today (Sept. 22) presided over by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha approved additional holidays in November and rescheduled a holiday in December to create two more long weekends which would give people an opportunity to travel and this in turn help stimulate the economy, Sanook.com reported. Thursday and Friday November 19 and 20
Read moreScientists: UK heading for 50,000 coronavirus cases per day if no action is taken
By CNBC London — The UK could be headed for a second, “mini” lockdown for two weeks to counter a resurgence in coronavirus cases, as the government’s top scientists predict how quickly the virus could spread if no action is taken. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly considering another national lockdown to act as a
Read moreA policewoman kills ex-girlfriend at temple
AN IMMIGRATION policewoman who shot dead another woman with whom she had previously had a relationship at a temple where monks were taking alms early this morning (Sept. 21) has surrendered in her provincial home Suphan Buri where she had fled, Sanook.com reported. Pol.L/C. Siriwan (surname withheld), 37, told police at Si Prachan station in
Read moreMysterious plastic plaque shows up at Sanam Luang
AFTER THE removal of the second Khana Rasadorn plaque from Sanam Luang last night, with it not yet know who dug it out and whether it has been destroyed, at 2 p.m. this afternoon (Sept. 21) a plastic copy of the same plaque was placed at the same spot, Siam Rath newspaper reported. The plastic
Read moreOwner carries dead pet dog to report attack by 3 Rottweilers
THE heart-broken owner of a six-year-old Thai Bangkaew dog carried his body to Krabi police station to report an attack by three Rottweilers after he ran out to help a cat that they were chasing, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (21.9.2020). Ms. Ruthairat Wongviwat, 38, said the attack took place on Saturday afternoon (Sept.19) while
Read moreOver 200 kgs Ice found near abandoned Chonburi warehouse
AN EAGLE-EYED guard spotted suspicious looking bags hidden in the underbrush near an abandoned warehouse in Chonburi province last night and quickly alerted the police who found over 200 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) neatly packed in six of these bags well hidden at that deserted spot, Khaosod newspaper reported today (September 20, 2020). Pol.
Read morePolice expect BMA to remove plaque
THE COPY of Khana Rasadorn plaque installed by demonstrators at Sanam Luang this morning (Sept. 20) will likely be removed by the Bangkok Metropolis Administration which together with the Education Ministry is in charge of this issue, Thai Rath newspaper quoted two senior police officers as saying this afternoon. This plaque is similar to the
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