THE suspect in the murder of the Swiss woman tourist at a Phuket waterfall on Tuesday August 3 confessed to the crime via video conference and said he did it because he needed money as he had lost his job while also apologising to her family and all Thai people for the crime, Sanook.com
Month: August 2021
‘Renegade’ upper-middle-class demonstrators join anti-Prayut street protest
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ”RENEGADE” UPPER-MIDDLE-CLASS street demonstrators today (August 8th) joined a ”car mob” procession in the heart of Bangkok in a concerted move to press Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down. The upper-middle-class protesters who rode on luxury sedans and joined the ”car mob” procession were led by political activist Thanat ”Hiso
Read more19,983 Covid cases today while Krabi shuts two markets
THAILAND’S coronavirus tally today (August 8) inched down to 19,983 cases and 138 deaths from 21,838 cases and 212 deaths yesterday while the spread of the infection in Krabi tourist town led to two markets being closed, TV Channel 7 and Sanook.com sid. Of today’s large batch of cases, 19,633 were among the general public
Read morePolice fire tear gas, rubber bullets at anti-Prayut protesters again
By Thai Newsroom Reporters POLICE FIRED TEAR GAS and rubber bullets at street protesters again today (August 7) in a Bangkok intersection area barely a kilometre from an army barracks in which an embattled Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was known to reside. The policemen in riot gear intermittently fired tear gas and rubber bullets at
Read moreIn pictures: Police and protesters clash at Din Daeng junction
POLICE fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters around Din Daeng junction from 3 p.m. onwards today (August 7) after the latter tried to remove containers to head to the First Infantry Regiment base on Vibhavadi Rangsit road where Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s house is located, Siam Rath newspaper said. Police had placed the
Read moreSuspect in rape, murder of Swiss woman in Phuket arrested
NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Suwat Jangyodsuk told reporters today (August 7) that a suspect in the rape and murder of a Swiss woman tourist at Phuket’s Ton Ao Yon waterfall on Tuesday August 3 had been arrested, Sanook.com said. However he refused to reveal the details of the suspect held in the rape
Read morePolice have asked army to help if today’s rallies turn violent
THE Metropolitan Police Bureau has fully prepared to handle protests by two rival groups in Bangkok today (August 7) but if the situation turns violent the crowd control strategy will be stepped up with a request already made to the army to move in and help if need be, INN News and Sanook.com said
Read moreCovid tally climbs higher to 21,838 cases, Samut Prakan now the second hot spot
THAILAND’S daily Covid count again soared to 21,838 cases and 212 deaths this morning (August 7) with adjacent Samut Prakan province reporting that its total number cases has now topped 40,000 making it the second worst affected zone after Bangkok, Sanook.com said. Of today’s large number of new cases, 20,915 were among the general public
Read moreCNN fires three employees for coming to work unvaccinated: US media
By AFP and published by France24 Washington – Three employees at CNN have been fired for violating the network’s coronavirus policy by coming into the office unvaccinated, according to US media reports. In an internal memo emailed to staff yesterday (August 5) and obtained by several US media outlets, CNN President Jeff Zucker said that
Read moreArmy’s disciplinary action against three-finger-saluting sergeant denounced
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP Rangsiman Rome today (August 6) took to task the army’s disciplinary action which has put a sergeant behind bars only because he had flashed the three-finger salute on Tiktok. Rangsiman denounced the army for the disciplinary action taken against the non-commissioned soldier who briefly made the pro-democracy gesture
Read moreNo CCTVs near Phuket waterfall where Swiss woman was found dead
NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Suwat Jangyodsuk said today (August 6) before flying to Phuket with a team of senior police officers to investigate the death of a Swiss woman tourist believed to have been raped and murdered that there are no surveillance cameras anywhere near the waterfall where her body was found, Voice TV
Read moreThailand logs 21,379 Covid cases as almost 2,000 transport workers fell sick
THAILAND posted the highest single day total of 21,379 new Covid-19 cases and 191 deaths today (August 6) with the Transport Ministry also reporting that 1,943 employees got infected from March 2020 onwards, Sanook.com and TV Channel 7 said. Of the large number of new cases, 20,895 were among the general public and 484
Read moreSwiss woman found dead at Phuket waterfall, likely raped and murdered
THE half-naked body of a Swiss woman was found at Ton Ao Yon Waterfall in Phuket by some local people this afternoon (August 5) and police suspect that she had been raped and murdered, Siam Rath newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Col. Wuttichai Chanfai, deputy chief for investigation at Wichit police station, quickly went to the
Read more61 adolescents caught breaking curfew for beach party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SIXTY-ONE adolescents were rounded up on a beach in Songkhla for allegedly breaking curfew and partying with alcoholic beverages last night (August 4), police said. The 61 adolescents, 30 of whom aged under 18 years, were arrested on charges of violating the communicable disease and emergency rules with the boisterous birthday
Read moreDrug addict nabbed after slashing Scotsman who tried to filming robbery
A DRUG-ADDICTED Thai man was chased by police from two Chachoengsao stations and finally arrested after he tried to break open a petrol vending machine and slashed the arm of a Scotsman who lived in an apartment nearby and was getting ready to film the robbery, Thai Rath newspaper said today (August 5). The
Read moreDaily Covid count hits 20,920, Phuket logs 69 new cases
THAILAND’S daily Covid count surged to a new high of 20,920 cases and 160 deaths today (August 5) with Phuket too posting 69 new cases among whom are four Sandbox tourists, Amarin TV said. Of today’s large batch of cases, 20,658 were among the general public and 262 in prisons and detention centres. This took
Read moreAsean ministers pick Brunei diplomat as envoy to Myanmar
By Agencies and published by Channel NewsAsia Kuala Lumpur – Southeast Asian foreign ministers today (August 4) picked Brunei Second Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof as their special envoy to Myanmar, in a breakthrough after months of delay for regional mediation to help end the country’s deepening crisis. Erywan has been tasked with ending violence in
Read moreNo mRNA shot for seven Thai detainees in southern Laos
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SEVEN THAI NATIONALS who were recently arrested in a Thai-Laotian border area and are currently detained in southern Laos have not been given an mRNA coronavirus vaccine, officials said today (August 4). The five female and two male Thais who were arrested on August 1 by Laotian authorities while looking
Read moreBriton, Thai girlfriend arrested in Chiang Mai drug sting
A BRITON and his Thai girlfriend were arrested in Chiang Mai early this morning (August 4) in a successful police sting operation but the couple later explained that they saw themselves as being like Robin Hood having sold drugs to get money to help Covid-19 victims, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 6 a.m. this morning
Read moreDaily Covid cases spike to 20,200, Bangkok’s total 4,118
THAILAND’S daily Covid count soared to 20,200 cases and 188 deaths in 24 hours to this morning (August 4) with Bangkok’s total surpassing the 4,000 mark for the first time to reach 4,118 infections, Sanook.com and Siam Rath newspaper said. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said of today’s large batch of cases,
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