A 46-year-old woman who lived in Bang Khen district of Bangkok and suffered from migraine disorder died last night after getting her first AstraZeneca jab earlier in the day, Thai Rath newspaper said this morning (June 9). Ms. Pannapat Itthinawong, 46, was found dead on the floor next to her bed on the second floor
Month: June 2021
Multiple global websites down amid widespread Internet outage
By Channel NewsAsia and agencies SEVERAL international websites were down today (June 8), including Amazon, Reddit, CNN, The Guardian and The New York Times. Error messages appeared on the websites at around 1000 GMT (5pm Thai time). Some reports pointed to a glitch at US-based cloud computing services provider Fastly. Most of Fastly’s coverage areas
Read moreGroup sets deadline for Prayut to step down by June 24
A LAWYER who is a representative of the “Thai People ” group today (June 8th) submitted a letter at the Government House calling on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to resign by June 24, Siam Rath newspaper said this afternoon. The lawyer, Mr. Nitithorn Lumlua, or Lawyer Nok Khao, urged Gen. Prayut to quit as in
Read moreKoh Samui unveils quarantine-free entry for fully vaccinated tourists
AS the coronavirus outbreak in Surat Thani province, particularly Koh Samui, appears to have been well controlled it is now opening up to tourists with those who have received both coronavirus jabs and test negative for infection 72 hours before travelling need not be quarantined for 14 days, Amarin TV said today (June 8). This
Read moreTwo Korat hospitals run out of Covid vaccines in a day
WHILE 9,900 people in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) got their first Covid-19 jab yesterday (June 7), the first day of the national vaccination drive, this morning two hospitals indefinitely postponed the service because they had already used up all the allocated vaccines, Amarin TV said. This province was given 23,600 doses of AstraZeneca and 24,300 doses
Read morePolice checking possible murder in drowning death of wealthy couple
THE Crime Suppression Division police are speeding up their investigation of the drowning death of a wealthy Thai couple of Indian origin at a luxury resort on Koh Tao island last Saturday to determine whether they were possibly murdered, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (June 7). If this turns out to be a complex
Read moreTrump demands China pay US$10 trillion over coronavirus pandemic
By South China Morning Post and AFP FORMER US president Donald Trump on Saturday sharply attacked infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, demanded reparations from China and denounced an investigation into his finances in a speech in North Carolina. It was Trump’s first speech in months, and he took
Read moreYoung British man falls to death from Pattaya hotel
PATTAYA police and rescuers rushed to a well-known hotel at Jomtien beach early this morning (June 7) after being informed of a young British man having fallen to his death there, Sanook.com said. At the eight-storey hotel, Pol. Col. Nattapon Saengsee from Dong Tan police station and his team, including rescuers from Sawang Boriboon
Read moreEarning extra income from extra-season mango
By Thai Newsroom Reporters GROWING MANGO TREES of Khiew Savoey genus in vicinity of a rice farm in extra harvest season used to be a painstaking challenge for farmer Supaluck Chomfuengfung in Doem Bang Nang Buat district of Suphanburi who has spent most time, energy and money simultaneously tending to her rice farm as
Read morePM apologises to the people as nationwide vaccination kicks off
WITH the roll out of coronavirus vaccination simultaneously nationwide today (July 7) Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha apologised to the people for having caused dissatisfaction while pointing out that he is doing the best he can for the Thai people, Siam Rath newspaper and Sanook.com said. Speaking during a visit to Bang Sue Central Station, Gen
Read moreThailand concerned over violence in Myanmar
By Reuters Staff, published by MSN News THAILAND has expressed concern about the violence in many parts of Myanmar and called on its neighbour to take action and end the turmoil roiling the country since a February 1 coup. Myanmar’s military has shown little sign of heeding the “Five-Point Consensus” agreed among the Association of
Read moreDeputy Police Chief sends team to probe couple’s drowning death
IN ORDER to ascertain the true cause of the drowning death of a wealthy Thai couple of Indian descent on Koh Tao last Friday, Deputy Police Chief Pol Maj Gen Jirapob Phuridet has instructed the Crime Suppression Division Chief Pol Maj Gen Suwat Saengnum to send a team there to investigate, Thai Rath newspaper
Read moreShortage forces Rangsit University to switch from AstraZeneca to Sinovac
RANGSIT University today (June 6) posted a message on its Facebook page that it is changing from AstraZeneca to Sinovac vaccine for people who had registered for jabs during June 8-12, 2021 because of inadequate supply, Sanook.com said. While confirming it is continuing to cooperate with the government in providing vaccination service to the people
Read moreWongwian Yai Covid cluster ‘controlled’ amid 2,671 new cases
THE Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said this morning (June 6) that the coronavirus cluster at Wongwian Yai in Thonburi, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya river, has come under control after almost 100 percent of the area was checked from May 20 onwards with there now being over 20 patients in this
Read moreRescuer in tears as one of two kittens dies
THE administrator of a cat-lovers Tik Tok page who rescued two kittens badly injured after being mauled by a bigger animal sadly informed netizens who have been keenly following their progress with many of them also giving donations that one of them died early this morning (June 5), Sanook.com said. Both the kittens, rescued separately
Read moreBillionaire couple drown in Koh Tao hotel swimming pool
A BILLIONAIRE Thai couple of Indian origin who operate a hotel business in Phuket mysteriously drowned in a luxury hotel swimming pool on Koh Tao island yesterday, Amarin TV said this afternoon (May 5). Pol. Col. Kriengkrai Kraikaew, head of Koh Tao police station in Surat Thani province, said at 4 p.m. yesterday his police
Read moreChiang Mai puts off Covid jab amid 2,817 new cases
CHIANG MAI’S public and private hospitals today (June 5) indefinitely postponed Covid-19 vaccination appointments after receiving insufficient supply of the vaccines with this not being enough for all those who had registered, TV Channel 7 said. This northern province’s residents were told if additional vaccines was allocated the hospitals would immediately inform them. They were
Read moreTwo kittens rescued from death’s door
THE Thai online world is busy sharing photos of two kittens, named “Tiger” and “Jaguar”, who are in great pain after having suffered broken broken neck bones and deformed limbs in a suspected fight with dogs, Sanook.com said today (June 4). Upon being questioned, the administrator of the Tik Tok page, Rak Maew Chang, Meaw
Read moreSuspect in toddler murder case freed on bail
IN a case that has rivetted the country, the suspect in the murder of a toddler who disappeared in Mukdahan province on May 11 last year with her naked body found three days later at a nearby forest, was freed on bail at 5 p.m. today (June 4), Thai Rath newspaper said. Mukdahan Provincial
Read moreBiden starts sharing vaccines with world, some coming to Thailand
By Reuters Staff, published by Japan Today Washington – The White House laid out a plan for the United States to share 25 million surplus Covid-19 vaccine doses to the world, with the first shots shipping as soon as Thursday and some to reach Thailand too. US President Joe Biden said the United States
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