ANGRY demonstrators from Anonymous and Independent parties held a protest in front of Digital Economy and Society Ministry within the Government Complex on Chaengwattana road this evening (Nov. 3) objecting to the blocking of the well-known adult movie website Pornhub.com, Amarin TV reported. Leading the protest were Ms. Natta Mahathana, or Bow, a political activist,
Month: November 2020
Phuket protesters beam laser messages on buildings during PM’s visit
THE Free Phuket demonstrators beamed laser messages on several buildings on the island at midnight last night attacking the mobile Cabinet meeting taking place there today (Nov. 3), Siam Rath newspaper reported. In a Facebook post the group said laser messages, such as “window-dressing mobile cabinet,” were projected on many buildings, particularly those in Phuket
Read moreYoung foreigner kills self after a Pattaya shooting spree
A YOUNG American man shot himself dead at a condominium in Pattaya with a pistol he had stolen from a shooting gallery after firing at the instructor twice and that same evening firing a shot at police but inadvertently injuring a journalist, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (Nov. 3, 2020). Police said the American man, who
Read moreIn final pre-election push, Biden and Trump also gird for court battle
By Reuters staff and published by CGTN US President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden made a last-ditch push for votes in battleground states on Monday as their campaigns prepared for post-election disputes that could prolong a divisive presidential election. Trump, who is trailing in national opinion polls, has continued to lob unfounded attacks
Read moreFirecracker blast scares protesters near station
THERE was a slight chaos at a rally near MRT Tha Phra station after a single firecracker blast was heard by the protesters at 5.53 p.m. today (Nov. 2) but no one got injured, Amarin TV reported. Vocational students attending the rally, called by people’s network at 4 p.m. today, quickly ran to search for
Read moreGen. Prayut checks coronavirus measures on Koh Samui
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha together with his Cabinet are currently on a trip to Koh Samui and Phuket islands where a mobile Cabinet meeting is being held over two days, Thai Rath newspaper reported this afternoon. Gen. Prayut together with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul, Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda and
Read moreReferendum on banning protests for 2 years proposed
THE deputy head of Palang Pracharath Party today (Nov. 2) suggested that a referendum be held on banning protests for two years with a key aim being to prevent Covid-19 spreading in this country, Thai Rath newspaper reported. Mr. Paiboon Nititawan, the party’s deputy leader, said in order to save budget the referendum could be
Read morePenguin: Order issued to ‘deal’ with protest leaders
PROTEST leader Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, posted a message at his Facebook account late last night (Nov. 1) from Rama 9 Hospital that he had got information an order had been issued to “deal’ with him and the other protest leaders that same night or very soon, Sanook.com reported. He said he is willing
Read moreChaos as forest runoff floods popular resort
STRONG gushes of floodwater swiftly flowed into a well-known resort near Thap Lan National Park last night causing havoc with a group of women tourists rushing out of their rooms while some of the vehicles in the car park just floated away, Amarin TV reported today (Nov. 1, 2020). Forest runoffs from Khao Yai and
Read moreThree protest leaders still in the hospital as lawyer checks detention
ALL three protest leaders freed from prison on Friday evening are still undergoing medical treatment at Rama 9 Hospital with police guarding Ms. Panusaya Sitthichirawattanakul, or Rung, as she has already been taken into custody, INN News reported this afternoon (Nov. 1, 2020). Mr. Krisadang Nuttajarat, a lawyer for all three of them, said Rung
Read moreFuel tanker flips, bursts into flames in Lamphun
A SECOND fuel tanker was involved in an accident just three days after the horrific crash in Buriram province with this one being a semi-trailer tanker that flipped over and burst into flames in Lamphun province killing one person, Thai Rath newspaper and TV Channel 7 reported today (Nov. 1, 2020). The accident occurred at
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