By Reuters Staff, published by Swissinfo.ch IN A spartan hillside room in India furnished only with a thin sleeping mat, the Myanmar member of parliament spends much of his days attentively listening to Zoom conference calls and tapping away messages on his smartphone. The short, soft-spoken man is among roughly a dozen ousted Myanmar MPs
Read moreDay: April 15, 2021
Protesters mark Songkran, pressure Prayut to quit
THE UNME Anarchy group, the leader of the Through the Sky network, staged a Songkran parade as they piled on pressure for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down and called for the release of their leaders detained under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, in front of the
Read morePM holding meeting on surge of Covid cases tomorrow
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is concerned about the rise in the number of coronavirus cases over the past few days and will be holding a video meeting of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA) executive committee at 1.30 p.m. tomorrow, Siam Rath newspaper said, Gen. Prayut has also held talks with both the Public
Read moreDaily Covid count climbs again to 1,543
THE Public Health Ministry said at 11.30 a.m. this morning (April 15) that there were 1,543 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours with this being the highest daily total since the start of the outbreak in January last year and shatters yesterday’s record of 1,335 cases, Sanook.com said. Dr. Chawetsan Namwath, acting head
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