By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report THE UNITED Nations special envoy has warned Myanmar’s army of “severe consequences” for any harsh response to protesters demonstrating against this month’s coup in a call with the military leadership, a UN spokesman said. Despite the deployment of armoured vehicles and soldiers to some major
Month: February 2021
Bashed up medical volunteer may countersue police
THE medical volunteer who was photographed being beaten up by Protection and Crowd Control Division police during Saturday’s protest at Democracy Monument and the City Shrine Pillar said at 7 p.m. this evening (Feb.15) that he will discuss with a lawyer about countersuing the police, Thai Rath newspaper said. Mr. Puraphon Wongcheak, 19, a member
Read moreBMTA bus driver infected with coronavirus
A BUS DRIVER working for Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) on route 34 and lives in adjacent Pathum Thani province has contracted coronavirus and is now undergoing treatment at Lumlooka Hospital, Sanook.com said today (Feb. 15). This driver resides in Suchart market area which is one of two markets where proactive searches were conducted yesterday,
Read moreMars is now having its busiest two weeks in 47 years
Mars and Earth lined up neatly last summer, and three separate space agencies seized their opportunity. It’s a busy February for Mars, with three probes from three separate countries arriving at the Red Planet over the course of just nine days. But this Martian party didn’t happen by coincidence — it has to do with
Read moreThai govt hits back at Covax vaccine alliance critics
Government spokesman Anucha Buraphachaisri, responding to media reports that Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country to skip the WHO’s Covax scheme, said that as a middle-income country Thailand is not eligible for free or cheap vaccines under the program. “Buying vaccines directly from the manufacturers is an appropriate choice… as it’s more flexible,” Mr
Read moreThe big St Valentine’s Day lie exposed
There’s something that women always say when they’re single but relationship expert Jana Hocking has called BS, claiming it’s a complete lie. Well, it’s that time of the year again. The time when Hallmark ads spam your google searches, florists, supermarkets and even petrol stations prepare for a floral explosion and every singleton stocks up
Read moreMyanmar journalists wait and watch
”Some horrible things are likely to happen,” one journalist said. Added another: “They can arrest [us] anytime.” A reporter predicted: “There will be a darker period for us.” “I feel lost,” one journalist said with a sigh. “We are unsafe and insecure.” These words from various Myanmar journalists reflect the stress they live in under
Read moreYour horoscope for 12-18 Feb
Your spot-on horoscope for work, money, couples & singles from the Thai News Room’s famously accurate fortune teller. Let’s see how will you fare this week & beyond! ♈ Aries Mar 21 – Apr 19 (⛹) Try to make the most of this weekend as many tasks and obstacles will keep you busy throughout next
Read moreMyanmar spirit mediums take aim at military coup
YANGON: Otherworldly forces are displeased with the generals behind Myanmar’s coup, according to the ornately dressed spirit mediums joining street protests to denounce the country’s sudden turn back to army rule. A group of the clairvoyants this week marched alongside civil servants, garment factory workers and students in the commercial capital Rangoon to call for
Read moreMyanmar junta warns public not to hide fugitive protesters
YANGON: Myanmar’s new military regime warned the public not to harbour fugitive political activists on Sunday after issuing arrest warrants for veteran democracy campaigners supporting massive nationwide anti-coup protests. Much of the country has been in uproar since last week when soldiers detained Aung San Suu Kyi and ousted her government, ending a decade-old fledgling
Read moreThailand 2020 investment applications at over 480 billion baht led by E&E and food – BOI
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has revealed that local and foreign investors in 2020 filed a total of 1,717 applications for investment promotion, representing a combined investment value of 481.1 billion baht ($6 billion), led by projects in the electric and electronics and the agriculture and food processing sectors, and a surge in the medical
Read moreWHO expert says coronavirus may not stem from China
The virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic may have leaped from animals to people outside China’s borders, a World Health Organisation scientist has suggested. Professor John Watson, who was part of the WHO-led team that travelled to China’s Wuhan city to investigate the origins of COVID-19, said he was uncertain if the virus made the jump
Read moreMyanmar junta amends law for more power on detentions, spying
(Bloomberg News) Myanmar’s military amended an existing law on privacy and security rights, giving it more power to detain people for longer and tap their communications. The junta, led by Min Aung Hlaing, signed a law that would allow it to make arrests or search private premises without warrants, according to the office of the
Read moreThe most exciting upcoming movies of 2021 and beyond
Yes, there really are upcoming movies heading to the cinema. It may feel like an eternity since we visited a dark room to watch a movie with a bunch of strangers, and that may feel alien to us right now, but things are changing as vaccine rollouts continue worldwide. Hopefully, sooner rather than later,
Read moreChina’s clandestine economic warfare revealed
Financial warfare involves the deliberate efforts of weakening the financial system underlying the domestic economy of a target country. In today’s realm, national security embodies far more than physical borders and is far less straightforward than eyeing the perimeter for invaders. National security has become much more complicated, multifaceted, and can easily be compromised via
Read moreProtests continue in Myanmar as army faces crippling mass strike
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia (Yangon) – Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Myanmar for a ninth day of anti-coup demonstrations today (Feb 14), as the new army rulers grappled to contain a strike by government workers that could cripple their ability to run the country. Trains in parts
Read moreWith Trump impeachment trial over, wary Washington seeks to move forward
By Reuters staff (Washington) – Former President Donald Trump’s acquittal on charges of inciting a deadly attack on the US Capitol left Democrats and Republicans deeply divided today (Feb. 14) even as Washington seeks to move on with Democratic President Joe Biden’s political agenda. The Senate trial concluded on Saturday with a 57-43 vote in
Read moreMedical volunteer, seven others held without bail
CHARGES have been filed against the eight persons arrested during last night’s protest with a medical volunteer being among and all are still being detained after bail was denied as they will be taken to court for a pretrial detention hearing tomorrow, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Feb. 14). The DNA medical personnel and
Read moreSouth African Covid variant reaches Thailand
THE Public Health Ministry today (Feb. 14) revealed that the South African Covid-19 strain had reached Thailand with this found in a Thai man who had spent two months in Tanzania on a gem buying trip and returning Jan. 29 after transiting in Ethiopia, TV Channel 7 said. Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Disease
Read more20 policemen hurt in ping pong bomb, firecracker blast
HARDCORE protest guards had flung ping pong bombs and firecrackers at unarmed policemen during last night’s protest that moved from Democracy Monument to the City Pillar Shrine injuring 20 of them, Siam Rath newspaper said today (Feb. 20). Pol. Col. Krisana Pattanacharoen, deputy spokesman of the Royal Thai Police, told reporters at 9.30
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