THE Prime Minister’s Office spokesman Mr. Anucha Burapachaisri said today (June 26) that the Labour Ministry will take care of the expenses and pay workers 50 percent of their salary on behalf of the entrepreneurs during the one-month closure of construction camps to control the spread of coronavirus, TV Channel 7 said. This step
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Police gear up for rallies by two groups this evening
METROPOLITAN Police said two rallies are taking place this evening (June 26) with one being at Phan Fa Lilat Bridge and the other at Phitsanulok road with six companies of policemen having been fielded to control the situation and another 10 companies on standby for support if needed, TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Maj. Gen.
Read more159 unaccounted for in Florida condo collapse, four dead
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report Surfside, Florida – Rescue workers scouring the debris of a collapsed condo building in a Miami suburb said they heard sounds in the rubble overnight, as officials today (June 25) raised the number of people unaccounted for to 159 and the confirmed
Read moreHuge traffic jams after multi-vehicle pileup on Theparak road
HEAVY traffic congestion lasted for hours on Samut Prakan province’s Theparak road after a multi-vehicle pileup late afternoon today (June 25), Sanook.com said. According to a Muang Prakan V2 news page report, several vehicles collided in the big pileup near Big C shopping centre on this road heading towards Bang Phli district at 3.55 p.m.
Read moreDemonstrators face a string of charges for yesterday’s rallies
POLICE are moving to file various charges against the groups that staged rallies at various places in Bangkok yesterday with most of them having ended at 8.30 p.m., Siam Rath newspaper said this afternoon (June 25). Three key groups, the Thalufah (Through the Sky) village led Mr. Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, or Phai Dao Din, the People’s
Read moreThailand now has more Covid cases per million people than India
THE latest statistics from Our World Data scientific online publication shows that Thailand’s daily Covid infections per million people has now surpassed India after the latter succeeded in sharply reducing the infection rate, Sanook.com said this morning (June 25). Thailand’s ongoing coronavirus wave that started in April continues to intensify with there being thousands
Read moreHong Kongers snap up final edition of Apple Daily newspaper
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Hong Kong – Hong Kongers queued today (June 24) for the final edition of the city’s beloved pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily after it was forced to close under a sweeping new national security law, ending a 26-year run of taking on China’s authoritarian leaders. The sudden death of the
Read moreRetailers bound to meet halfway, literally
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FARMERS HARVESTING CASH CROPS in eastern provinces of Chanthaburi, Rayong and Trat have called on fruit retailers in the northeastern, northern and central regions to literally meet them half way under the sustained pandemic situation. Dozens of farmers growing and harvesting durian, mangosteen, rambutan and longkong in those eastern provinces have
Read moreGovt whip dashes for cover amid jeers from demonstrators
PEOPLE’S Party demonstrators jeered at a government whip as he gave a short speech on the stage they had set up outside Parliament this afternoon (June 24) forcing him to dash inside the building for cover, Siam Rath and Sanook.com said. This occurred during a symbolic rally to mark the 89th anniversary of the June
Read moreOver 4,000 new Covid cases as Delta strain spread to 25 provinces
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said this afternoon (June 24) that there were 4,108 new coronavirus cases and 31 fatalities over the past 24 hours while the Delta variant has now spread to 25 provinces, Amarin TV said. The cumulative confirmed total since the start of the pandemic has now reached 232,647 and
Read moreEx-conscript who killed Covid patient, store worker arrested
A FORMER army conscript who shot dead a convenience store worker then barged into a field hospital in Pathum Thani province and killed a Covid-19 patient before heading south in a white pickup truck has been arrested at his grandmother’s house in Ranong province, Siam Rath newspaper said this afternoon (June 24). Several police
Read moreTourism authority aims to ease quarantine requirements in Thailand and visitors’ countries
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) aims to offer “city bubble” and activity-based travel agreement in “sandbox” areas, to ease quarantine requirements both in Thailand and in the visitor’s home country. TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said, even though international arrivals can visit “sandbox” areas with quarantine-free entry, they might face quarantine back home, as Thailand
Read moreRussian forces reportedly fire warning shots at British destroyer in Black Sea
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Moscow – A Russian military ship fired warning shots at a British Royal Navy destroyer after it entered Russian waters in the Black Sea, and a Russian jet dropped bombs in its path as a warning, Interfax cited Russia’s defence ministry as saying today (June 23). The HMS
Read moreCCSA rules out Bangkok lockdown, to use Bubble and Seal strategy
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) this afternoon (June 23) ruled out locking down Bangkok as proposed by some medical personnel and will instead use a Bubble and Seal approach to tackle locations heavily hit by coronavirus infection such as construction camps and factories, Sanook.com said. CCSA’s announcement followed a Facebook post by Dr.
Read morePrawit to demonstrators: Don’t rally tomorrow as Covid is still spreading swiftly
DEPUTY Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan today (June 23) urged demonstrators to not rally tomorrow to mark the 89th anniversary of the June 24, 1932 revolution by the Khana Ratsadon that transformed Thailand from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy because many people have been infected with coronavirus, Sanook.com said. However he said if they
Read moreOver 900 of today’s 3,174 new Covid cases in Bangkok
THE COVID crisis in Bangkok remains dire with 956 out of 3,174 new cases appearing in the past 24 hours being in the capital which also currently has 210 patients in severe condition, Siam Rath newspaper said this afternoon (June 23). Out of 51 fatalities over the past day, 34 were in Bangkok, the Centre
Read moreMyanmar anti-junta militia vow to take on army in Mandalay
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia MYANMAR security forces backed by armoured vehicles clashed today (Jun 22) with a newly formed militia group in the second-biggest city of Mandalay resulting in at least two casualties, according to members of the group and media reports. Since the army seized power on Feb 1 and removed
Read moreElderly man kills mute son after 30 years of abuse
AN 83-year-old man who shot dead his mute, drug-addicted son last week after 30 years of abuse was arrested by Pathum Thani police today (June 22) on the charges of premeditated murder and unauthorized possession of a firearm and ammunition, TV Channel 7 said this evening. Pol. Maj. Gen. Chayut Manithara, head of Pathum Thani
Read morePenguin taunts police as they brace for new rally
METROPOLITAN Police are fully ready to handle a new demonstration called by People’s Party on June 24 while pointing out that they had already filed 150 cases on the current wave of political activities, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (June 22). One of the key leaders of this group, Mr. Prit Chivarak, or Penguin, countered
Read moreHospital beds for severely sick urgently needed in Bangkok, vicinity
THE Medical Service Department urged all sectors to quickly help find beds for patients in Bangkok and its neighbouring provinces because there were only 20 vacant beds available for the severely sick this morning (June 22), Amarin TV said. Dr. Somsak Ankasil,the department’s director-general, said the number of patients infected with coronavirus has been
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