THE CONFRONTATION between the demonstrators and the security force at Ratchaprasong intersection turned quite tense this evening (Oct. 15) with the authorities having switched off street lights but the protesters succeeding in retaking the skywalk from which they had been earlier evicted, Thai Rath newspaper reported. The demonstrators cried with joy when the skywalk was
Month: October 2020
Demonstrators flock to heavily guarded Ratchaprasong intersection
DESPITE tight security being mounted at Ratchaprasong intersection after the declaration of state of emergency early this morning (Oct. 15) demonstrators still flocked there in keeping with a call by their arrested leaders to do so at 4 p.m., Thai Rath newspaper reported. At 3.06 p.m. one protester held up a white bow and asked
Read moreRuamrudee Alumnus Creates Novel Full-Face Respirator
A TEAM of UBC (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) engineering students, led by Faheem Saeed, a fourth-year UBC Mechanical Engineering student specializing in Biomedical Engineering, have created an affordable, breathable, full-face N99+ respirator that is reusable and completely transparent – possibly the first of its kind. Made of optical-grade polycarbonate, it provides a complete
Read morePolice strongly warn protesters to not gather at Ratchaprasong
AFTER the declaration of serious emergency in Bangkok by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha before dawn today (Oct. 15) police issued a stern warning to protesters to not assemble at Ratchaprasong intersection this afternoon, Thai Rath and Sanook.com reported. Pol. Col. Krisana Pattanacharoen, deputy spokesman of the Royal Thai Police, and Pol. Lt. Gen. Piya Thawichai,
Read moreProtesters block off Govt House, staying there tonight
THE People’s Party demonstrators reached Government House at 6.10 p.m. and settled there for the night after taking over the stretch of Phitsanulok Road in front it while periodically shouting “Out Big Tu” (Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s nickname is Tu and he often referred to as Big Tu or Uncle Tu), Thai Rath Newspaper reported
Read moreEx-wife arrested for killing former husband’s new girlfriend
THE WOMAN who shot dead her former husband’s new girlfriend and also injured him in Lampang province early Sunday morning has now been arrested and has confessed to the crime, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (Oct. 14, 2020). Ms. Niranuch Okwang, 50, was arrested in neighbouring Phayao province after an informer told police that he saw
Read moreProtesters start marching towards Govt House
THE People’s Party demonstrators started moving towards Government House at 2.35 p.m. today (Oct. 14) after negotiations with police at Mahakan Fort intersection whereby they were allowed to head there via Nakhon Sawan road and not Ratchadamnoen Nok, Thai Rath newspaper reported While negotiations took place the protesters intermittently shouted, “open the way.” Along the
Read moreTwo Turks break out of detention centre in Mae Sot
TWO Turkish men used a saw blade to cut the bars at their detention room in Mae Sot and fled last night with police hunting for them at this city bordering Myanmar, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (Oct. 14, 2020). The two men, Mr. Murad Yeslicana, 41, and Mr. Razid Ashim, 29, had been sent by
Read moreProtest kicks off with police vehicle being forced to leave
AFTER moving up their demonstration at Democracy Monument from 2 p.m. to 8 a.m. this morning (Oct. 14), the protest leaders expanded the assembly area to cover one traffic lane of Ratchadamnoen Klang Road and then forced a police vehicle that had driven in to warn them that they are breaking the law to leave,
Read moreIndia’s new bridges may worsen standoff with China
By Bloomberg, published by Mint INDIA opened dozens of new bridges — many of them providing all-weather access along its disputed border with China — in a move that could provoke a fresh round of tensions. Eight of the bridges are in the Ladakh province, where India and China have each amassed over 50,000 soldiers,
Read moreProbe launched into small boy’s death at home
THE Governor of Kalasin province today (Oct. 13) ordered an investigation into the death of a three-year-old boy after his father and doctors raised suspicions that it was unlikely he fell off his bed and then slipped in the bathroom as relatives claimed, Thai Rath newspaper reported. The boy, A (fictitious name), three years and
Read moreWoman kills ex-husband’s new girlfriend and flees
POLICE in northern Lampang province are hunting for a 50-year-old woman who shot dead her former husband’s new girlfriend and also injured him at their home before driving off, Thai Rath newspaper reported. Pol. Capt. Phasaworn Bunthiam, deputy inspector for investigation at Mueang Lampang station, rushed to the victims’ shophouse after being alerted of the
Read moreLegal consumption of kratom to be tightly controlled
A NEW draft law is being worked out to control the consumption of kratom once the draft Narcotics Act to remove it from the drugs list is passed by Parliament, Sanook.com reported this morning (October 13, 2020). After the Cabinet approved in principle to remove kratom from the drugs list in March this year, a
Read moreDrug used to treat stomach ulcers ‘successful against coronavirus’
By AFP staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Hong Kong – An affordable anti-microbial drug used to treat stomach ulcers and bacterial infections has shown promise in combatting the coronavirus in animals, scientists in Hong Kong announced today (Oct 12). Researchers set out to explore whether metallodrugs – compounds containing metal that are more commonly used
Read moreMae Sot checkpoint remains open with Myanmar trucks still rolling in
SMALL Myanmar trucks continued to cross over to Thailand via the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge at Mae Sot border town despite three drivers having recently tested positive for coronavirus with this triggering a protest yesterday to completely shut the border, Siam Rath reported today (October 12, 2020). These Myanmar trucks all stopped at the loading
Read moreYoung girl is with dad at ICU, not told mum died in horror crash
AMONG the relatives watching over 10 of 42 people still hospitalized after yesterday’s horror train and bus collision that killed 18 travellers is a five-year-old girl who came with her grandfather to be with her dad who is in the intensive care unit, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Oct. 12, 2020). Mr. Vej Phukongpha, the
Read moreThailand will likely be hit by 3 storms in a row
THREE tropical depressions are expected to roar into Thailand during October 11-20 as observed by Mr. Chawalit Chantararat, chief executive officer of Team Consulting Engineering and Management Plc, or Team Group, Sanook.com reported today (October 12). He warned the public that these storms could bring week-long rain in parts of the country and to be
Read moreMae Sot locals stage protest to shut border and keep Covid-19 out
A GROUP of residents at Mae Sot border town staged a protest at the second Thai Myanmar Friendship Bridge this afternoon (Oct. 11) calling on the authorities to shut all border crossings to prevent the spread of Covid-19 to Thailand, TV Channel 7 reported. Their demonstration was triggered by two Myanmar truck drivers testing positive
Read moreOctober 14 rally ‘will last at least a week’
A LEADER of the pro-democracy movement said on stage in Nakhon Ratchasima province today (Oct. 11) that the October 14 demonstration will last at least a week with the protesters to march to Government House to pressure Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down, Sanook.com quoted Voice TV as saying. Anon Nampa, a lawyer and
Read more17 dead, many injured in horror bus-train collision
A BUS taking factory workers from Samut Prakan to Chacheongsao province for a religious ceremony at a temple there was completely smashed by a train at 9.30 a.m. this morning leaving 17 people dead and estimated 29 to 30 injured with officials still trying to get some of the bodies out of the wreck, Thai
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