By AP and published by US News & World Report Mandalay, Myanmar — A Myanmar construction magnate with links to military rulers said he personally gave more than half a million dollars in cash to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a broadcast on state television aimed at discrediting the ousted civilian government. The
Month: March 2021
Thai army gears up for Myanmar refugee influx
ARMY Chief Gen. Narongphan Jitkaewthae went to Tak province to inspect the readiness to accommodate Myanmar refugees with seven places arranged to receive and shelter them, Thai Rath newspaper said today (March 18, 2021). He was briefed by Third Army commander Lt. Gen. Apichet Suesat and in the afternoon flew by helicopter to inspect the
Read moreNo Thais among 8 killed in Atlanta shootings
THE Royal Thai Embassy in Washington today (March 18) said there were no Thais among the eight people killed at massage parlours in Atlanta, Georgia, with six of them being Asian women, Amarin TV said. The embassy added that the three massage parlours attacked by Robert Aaron Long, 21, were not Thai businesses nor were
Read moreThanathorn launching sign-up campaign after charter bill rejection
PROGRESSIVE Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit said today (March 18) that he is not giving up on amending the constitution after an amendment bill was rejected in its third and final reading in parliament last night and will now move to gather signatures to amend it section by section, Siam Rath newspaper said. In his comment
Read more92 new Covid cases today, True employee infected
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said at 11 a.m. this morning (March 18) that there were 92 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours and one additional death raising the toll to 89 while True Corporation announced that one of their employees has been infected but he/she does not deal with clients,
Read moreProtesters in Myanmar fight back amid violent crackdown
By Associated Press, published by CT Post Yangon — Protesters in Myanmar fired slingshots and threw Molotov cocktails toward lines of security forces after apparently coming under fire today (March 17), a rare incidence of anti-coup demonstrators fighting back against a relentlessly violent crackdown. The growing resistance comes after one organization said that more than
Read more77 immigration detainees catch Covid at Bang Khen centre
THE Immigration Bureau today (March 17) said 77 foreign immigration detainees have tested positive for coronavirus at the Bang Khen detention centre but none had done so at the Suan Phlu centre where almost 1,000 are held, Sanook.com said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Sompong Chingduang, head of this bureau, said currently there were over 2,000 immigration
Read morePM slams media for playing up fake vaccination allegations
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha criticised the media for play up social media comments that the jab he received yesterday (March 16) might just be water or saline solution and not the AstraZeneca vaccine, pointing out that he was ready for a vaccination anytime at all with this depending on doctors’ advise, Voice TV and Sanook.com
Read moreFive Bangkok Michelin chefs honoured
By Itthi CT special to ThaiNewsroom KING in the kitchen but at home, the misses rules, concedes Chef Supaksorn ‘Ice” Jongsiri of Sorn, Bangkok’s two- Michelin star Thai restaurant. “For my favourite comfort food stor beans fried with shrimp paste over rice, I have to get it outside the house. The strong smell will draw
Read moreStrong threat issued after jailed protest leader called for help
THE United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration posted a strong threat on its Facebook page today (March 17) after a letter written by detained lawyer Anon Nampha voicing concern for the safety of himself and two other detained protest leaders was published yesterday, Siam Rath newspaper said. The message said the letter, written in long-hand,
Read moreRussian woman ruled unfit to be a mother because of tattoos and piercings
By Joe Middleton, The Independent A COURT in Russia has reportedly ruled that a mother-of-three is unfit to be a parent due to her piercings and tattoos. Instagram posts submitted to the court in the southern republic of Dagestan by the ex-husband of Nina Tseretilova, 33, as part of a custody battle were evidence for
Read moreArmy plans temporary camps for fleeing Myanmar nationals
THE Thai army is planning temporary camps in Ranong and Chumphon provinces for Myanmar nationals fleeing political violence, as the death toll among protesters there continues to escalate, NNT said. Maj Gen Santi Sakuntak, commander of the Thep Satri Task Force, said Muang, La-un and Kra Buri districts in Ranong and Tha Sae district in
Read moreYangon residents flee martial law area as Myanmar death toll grows
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon: Residents of a protest flashpoint district in Myanmar’s biggest city fled on flatbed trucks and tuk-tuks today (March 16) after security forces escalated the use of lethal force against anti-coup protesters, despite international appeals for restraint. Much of the country has been in uproar since the military
Read moreAnimal lovers worried about seized 6 cats being auctioned
SIX cats that were confiscated yesterday (March 15) from the house of a suspected member of a drug gang in Rayong and are to be auctioned off have attracted a lot of sympathy from animal lovers with the owner, the wife of the drug boss arrested in January and who is on the run, sending
Read moreMinistry says protest leaders taken for Covid test not to be killed
THE Justice Ministry said today (March 16) that two detained protest leaders were taken for a coronavirus test at night and not to be killed despite a letter written by also detained lawyer Anon Nampha voicing fear about their safety, Thai Rath newspaper said. Mr. Thanakrit Chitarirat, secretary to Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin, said
Read morePM gets AstraZeneca jab, Gen. Prawit skipping it
MOMENTS before Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha got his first AstraZeneca vaccination shot early this morning (March 16), thus becoming the first person in this country to receive this vaccine, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan told reporters that he would not be getting the jab because of his age, Thai Rath newspaper said. Gen. Prawit refused
Read moreThailand plans to sign vaccine passport deals next month
THAILANLD is expected to begin signing vaccine passport deals with low-incidence countries which had begun vaccinating their people against Covid-19, NNT said today (March 15). Department of Disease Control Director-General Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong has announced that Thailand was planning to enter into bilateral agreements on vaccine passports with other countries and the vaccine passport scheme
Read moreOscar nominations 2021: See the full list of nominees
By Lisa Respers France, CNN NOMINATIONS for 93rd Academy Awards were announced this morning (March 15) and women fared well. Seventy women received a total 76 nominations, according to the Academy, a record for a given year. Two women, Emerald Fennell and Chloé Zhao, were nominated in the directing category in the same year for
Read more5 killed in anti-coup demonstrations after Myanmar’s deadliest day
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – At least five anti-coup protesters were killed across Myanmar today (March 15) as demonstrators returned to the streets after the deadliest day since the military seized power from civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. At least 44 protesters were killed on Sunday as security forces cracked
Read moreHeated debate after global shoe brand uses Garuda insignia, map of Thailand
THE hot topic on the Thai social media today (March 15) is the global footwear and apparel brand DNAProud adorning its sneakers and boots with the Thai national symbol the Garuda and a map of Thailand, Sanook.com said. However this company also has the national emblems of other countries on its footwear. The DNAProud website
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