BANGKOK Mass Transit System Plc (BTS) today (Nov. 19) denied ever threatening to stop running the green line and its extensions in the northern and southern part of the route over accumulated 8 billion baht operation fee which Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) does not have the funds to pay, Amarin TV reported this afternoon. Mr.
Month: November 2020
Gen. Prayut: All laws to be used against protesters
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha said at noon today (Nov. 19) that as the protesters had intensified their rallies, the government and security agencies would likewise be getting tougher and using all laws available against them, Amarin TV reported. Gen. Prayut also mentioned that the government and the security agencies are cooperating in finding a peaceful
Read moreKrabi shop puts up sign: ‘discounts until Prayut resigns’
BEING widely shared on the Thai social media today (Nov. 19) are photos of a garment and souvenir shop in Krabi province which put up a large sign at the entrance that says, “Mocking discount against Prime Minister! Discount! Until Prayut Chan-o-cha resign!” Sanook.com reported. The post elicited a lot of comments and was widely
Read moreProtesters hit back by splashing paint on Police HQ sign
THE leaders of the People’s Party demonstrators ended their rally this evening (Nov. 18) after the huge crowd moved to the front of the Royal Thai Police headquarters and splashed paint on the sign and the fence, Amarin TV reported. The leaders announced that the next appointment is on November 25 without stating where or
Read moreDemonstrators at Ratchaprasong jeer police, listen to red-shirt songs
THE huge demonstration at Ratchaprasong intersection today (Nov. 18) started building up from afternoon onwards and when at police told them to break up the gathering at 4.15 p.m. because prior permission had not been obtained, they yelled back “slaves of dictators,” Siam Rath newspaper reported. The protesters gathered on the footpath with some moving
Read morePolice HQ beefed up as protesters flock to Ratchaprasong intersection
IN GEARING UP to handle the People’s Party demonstration at Ratchaprasong from 4 p.m. today (Nov. 18) the adjacent Royal Thai Police headquarters has been heavily barricaded with motorists also urged to avoid this area from 2 p.m. onwards, Thai Rath newspaper reported. Barrier panels have been put at all the entrances to the headquarters
Read more55 hurt in clashes as Parliament gets ready to vote on charter changes
DESPITE 55 people being injured in clashes outside Parliament yesterday, the joint session will today (Nov. 18) be casting voice votes for all seven constitution amendment drafts including that of Internet Dialogue on Law Reform (iLaw), Siam Rath newspaper report. Another round of fighting between People’s Party vocational students and the yellow-shirt protesters took place
Read moreBudget set aside to acquire AstraZeneca vaccine
THE Cabinet today (Nov. 17) allotted a budget of 6.049 billion baht for the procurement of coronavirus vaccine from AstraZeneca (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and AstraZeneca UK, limited, Siam Rath newspaper reported. Mr. Anucha Burapachaisri, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said the National Vaccine Institute will establish an Advance Market Commitment (AMC) contract for the
Read morePeople’s Party and yellow-shirt protesters clash outside Parliament
A CLASH erupted between People’s Party and yellow-shirt protesters at 5 p.m. today (Nov. 17) after the former had managed to break through the police barricade at Kiak Kai intersection near the Parliament and ran into the rival group, Sanook.com reported this evening. Police had earlier fired a round tear gas solution at People’s Party
Read moreHigh school students hit with tear gas solution, water cannons
LOTS of high school students were badly stung after security forces fired a tear gas solution at People’s Party protesters when three rounds of water cannons failed to stop them from trying to break through a barrier near the Parliament this afternoon (Nov. 17), Amarin TV reported. With the joint session of Parliament deliberating constitution
Read moreProtesters warned not to sail up on duck boats
AS the joint parliamentary session to deliberate constitution amendment drafts got underway this morning (Nov. 17), the Harbour Department issued a warning to the People’s Party that their intention to sail up to Kiak Kai pier adjacent to the complex on some duck-shaped boats is very risky because the river water is high today with
Read moreModerna says its vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing Covid-19
By Reuters staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Cambridge, Massachusetts: Moderna said today (Nov 16) its experimental vaccine was 94.5 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, becoming the second US company in a week to report results that far exceed expectations. Together with Pfizer’s vaccine, also shown
Read morePolice warn protesters: Sidewalk feast in front of Parliament is illegal
THE People’s Party got a strong warning from the police today (Nov. 16) that their announced plan of eating pan pork (mu kratha) and grilled shrimp on the footpaths during a large rally outside the Parliament tomorrow and the day after (Nov. 17 and 18) would mean violating several laws, Amarin TV reported this afternoon
Read moreRobbers kick vendor off her motorbike and zoom away with 70,000 baht
POLICE are hunting for two men who rode up next to a beef vendor and kicked her off her motorcycle then used a rod spike to threaten her as they unzipped her backpack and made off with 70,000 baht yesterday afternoon, Amarin TV reported this morning (Oct. 16). The robbery took place in Ban Suan
Read moreSome senators threaten to stay away if there is chaos
WITH both People’s Party and royalists getting ready to hold rallies in front of the Parliament on Nov. 17-18 when constitution amendment drafts will be deliberated some senators have threatened to stay away if there is chaos, Siam Rath newspaper reported this morning (Nov. 16). These senators said they would not show up to vote
Read moreThanathorn: Don’t trigger a clash in order to mount a coup
PROGRESSIVE Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit accused the government of trying to get rival protest groups to clash with each other with this is setting the stage for a new coup d’état but warned that if there is a coup this time it will end differently, Siam Rath newspaper reported this evening (Nov/ 15, 2020). Regarding
Read moreSleeping child unharmed after cobra gets stuck on a glue trap
BEING WIDELY shared on Thai social media today (Nov. 15) is the story of a young mother who was shocked to find a cobra stuck on a glue trap just a metre away from her sleeping son, Sanook.com reported. This narrow escape by the small sleeping boy was related on the Facebook page By Kim
Read moreNew scheme allows using credit card points to invest in mutual funds
THE Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) unveiled its “Point to Invest” project whereby investors can use their credit card points to invest in mutual funds with this increasing opportunities to create wealth, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Nov. 15, 2020). Dr. Pakorn Peetathawatchai, SET’s president, said making investment easily accessible to the general public as
Read morePenguin fires up protesters after huge banner wrapped around monument
JOINING the “Mob Fest” protesters at 8 p.m. this evening (Nov. 14) was Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, who again called for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to resign with this coming after the protest guards wrapped a huge cloth banner emblazoned with their hopes and demands around the Democracy Monument, Thai Rath and Sanook.com reported.
Read more‘Mob Fest’ rally kicks off as yellow-shirt crowd gathers close by
THE demonstrators joining ‘Mob Fest’ rally at Democracy Monument started gathering there from 2.20 p.m. onwards today (Nov. 14), parking a ten-wheel truck right in front of this monument, while a large crowd of people wearing yellow shirts had also assembled right opposite them as they waited to greet His Majesty the King, Siam Rath
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