By Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann, Ellie Kaufman and Nicole Gaouette, CNN THE US military is establishing “alternative routes” to Kabul airport because of a threat the terror group ISIS-K poses to the airport and its surroundings, as President Joe Biden met with senior officials on Saturday to discuss the security situation in Afghanistan and
Month: August 2021
Blinded but fighting on: Thanat joins today’s protest parade
THE wealthy blinded protester today (Aug. 22) joined a protest parade from Khok Wua intersection to Democracy Monument holding a sign saying “people’s brotherhood,” Sanook.com said. This is Mr. Thanat Thanakitamnuay’s, or Hiso Luknut’s, first participation in a demonstration after leaving the hospital but he stressed that he is a supporter and not one of
Read moreTalks being held on extending lockdown
THE Public Health Ministry is going to hold talks with the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on extending the lockdown for public safety and quick return to normalcy, Sanook.com said this afternoon (Aug. 22). Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said officials are now preparing information for consideration of this
Read moreTaliban co-founder in Afghan capital as evacuation scramble continues
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Kabul – The Taliban’s senior leadership was gathering in the Afghan capital today (Aug. 21) to map out a future “inclusive” government, as desperation deepened for thousands still scrambling to leave the country via a chaotic evacuation operation. A senior Taliban official told AFP that Mullah Abdul Ghani
Read moreLawyers urge people to take legal action against crowd-control police
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED LAWYERS For Rights & Liberty today (Aug 21) called on the people who may have been injured, either inadvertently or intentionally, by crowd-control police on Bangkok streets to take legal action against them. Winyat Chatmontri, secretary general of the United Lawyers For Rights & Liberty, suggested those who may
Read moreBlinded wealthy protester back home, has better perspective
THE wealthy protester who was injured in his right eye during a demonstration on August 13 and is now blind in that eye posted a Facebook message today (August 21) that he is now back home and has never seen things this clearly in his whole life, Sanook.com said. The family of Mr. Thanat
Read moreCovid-infected woman kicked out by boyfriend gets help
CHACHOENGSAO Province’s SCOT rescue team last night (Aug. 20) arranged accommodation for a woman who had been chased out of a rented room by her boyfriend after she tested positive for coronavirus, Sanook.com said this morning. The Facebook page “We love Paet Riew ” highlighted the plight of the 33-year-old unidentified woman who was seen
Read moreBank of Thailand plans to its test retail digital currency
THE Bank of Thailand (BoT) plans to test its retail digital currency in the second quarter of 2022 as an alternative payment option for the public, NNT said today (August 20). BoT assistant governor Vachira Arromdee said the central bank digital currency (CBDC) will not affect monetary policy or money supply in the system. The
Read moreTaliban ‘hanging’ people who worked with US: source
By Fox News AS THE US military and State Department rush to evacuate American citizens and Afghan allies from Kabul’s airport, Taliban checkpoints are cutting off many from freedom and safety – and reports on the ground indicate the militants are summarily executing people who helped US forces over the years. Ryan Rogers, a retired
Read moreMP dares Prayut to fight in Muay Thai boxing bout with PM’s post at stake
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MAVERICK MP Mongkolkit Suksintharanonmade today (Aug. 20) made a rare challenge to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to fight him in a Muay Thai boxing bout supposedly with the post of premiership at stake. The leader of the one-MP Thai Civilized Party the unilateral challenge to the extent that if he
Read moreProtesters submit letters to US, Swiss and Chinese embassies
A PROTEST convoy went to the US, Swiss and Chinese embassies today (August 20) to submit letters about political movements in Thailand, especially the management of the Covid crisis by the Thai government, Thai Rath newspaper and Sanook.com said. The first stop of the Thalufah (Through the Sky) activist group was the Swiss embassy which
Read moreThailand demands answers after over 200 berry pickers catch Covid
THAILAND has demanded an explanation from Finnish authorities regarding a series of Covid outbreaks among Thai nationals working as berry pickers in Finland this summer, Yle News said in a report published on Wednesday August 18. More than 200 of the pickers have been diagnosed with Covid since the beginning of August. Meanwhile in
Read moreTourism sector expects 500,000 Russian visitors after Sputnik V vaccine endorsement
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) hopes to add 500,000 Russian visitors to its 1 million international tourists this year, after the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) allowed tourists inoculated with the Sputnik V vaccine to visit “sandbox” destinations in the country, NNT said today (Aug. 19). TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said Russia was
Read moreProtests against Afghan Taleban spread in early signs of resistance
By Reuters, published by The Straits Times Kabul – Flag-waving protesters took to the streets of more Afghan cities today (Aug. 19) as popular opposition to the Taleban spread, and a witness said several people were killed when the militants fired on a crowd in Asadabad in the east. “Our flag, our identity,” a
Read moreIn pictures: Protesters cover Democracy Monument with black cloth
PROTESTERS kept up their unrelenting pressure on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down by assembling at the Democracy Monument today (August 19) with two of them climbing to the top and covering the carved representation of a palm-leaf manuscript box holding the 1932 Constitution with black cloth, Siam Rath newspaper said. Organised by
Read moreOnly 22 of over 2,000 infected pregnant women got Covid jabs
THE Public Health Ministry today (Aug. 19) said 2,237 pregnant women contracted coronavirus from April 1 to August 18, 2021 with only 22 of them having been vaccinated, TV Channel 7 said. Dr. Ekachai Piansrivachara, director of the ministry’s Office of Health Promotion, said of the 2,237 pregnant women who caught Covid in this period,
Read moreAir Force blasted for handing out disciplinary penalties to police-bashing officer
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST GROUP United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration yesterday (Aug. 18) posted online to condemn the military for allegedly standing in the way of democratic rule by delivering disciplinary penalties to an air force officer who has criticised police crackdowns on anti-Prayut street protesters. On its Facebook page, the
Read morePublic Health Ministry explains decision to purchase another 12 million doses of Sinovac
THE Public Health Ministry has issued updated data, on the continued use of the Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine and its efficacy, to support the decision to purchase another 12 million doses. Department of Disease Control’s director for emergency health hazards and diseases Dr. Chawetsan Namwat said all vaccines approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO),
Read moreAnti-Prayut, indy protesters clash with police at same spot again
By Thai Newsroom Reporters INDEPENDENT STREET PROTESTERS CLASHED with crowd-control police again today (Aug 18) at the same spot near the army barracks which houses Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s residence on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. The anti-Prayut protesters, many riding on motorcycles and putting on crash helmets, gathered at Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection
Read moreElderly Frenchman blacks out, hits 10 vehicles in Pattaya
A 78-year-old Frechman lost control of his pickup truck and hit a food vendor’s tricycle, seriously injuring her, then slammed into over 10 other motorcycles and cars parked at the side of a Pattaya road after apparently blacking out, Sanook.com said this afternoon (Aug. 18). Pol. Col. Chonlawit Athipansi, deputy inspector for Investigation at Pattaya
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