OF THE 17 people at high risk of contracting the Omicron variant of coronavirus after having contacts with the American tourist who is the country’s first case, one has tested positive for infection but the variant is still being ascertained, Siam Rath newspaper said today ( Dec. 7). Deputy Public Health Minister Satit Pitutecha
Month: December 2021
Suu Kyi sentence reduced to two years from four – Myanmar state TV
By Reuters staff, published by Swissinfo.ch and Channel NewsAsia MYANMAR’S deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has had her sentence reduced from four years to two years after a partial pardon by the head of the military-appointed government, the country’s state television reported today (Dec. 6). Earlier on Monday, a court in Myanmar found
Read moreProminent prisoners granted second royal pardon this year
AMONG the prisoners receiving royal pardon on the occasion of the birthday anniversary of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great, National Day and Father’s Day of Thailand, were five sentenced to lengthy jail terms in high-profile cases, Matichon newspaper said today (Dec. 6). This newspaper examined the list of over 130,000
Read moreTimeline of Thailand’s first Omicron patient
AN AMERICAN tourist travelling to Thailand from Spain has been diagnosed as being infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and a timeline of journey shows he left Spain on Nov. 29 and reached Thailand at midnight Nov. 30 after a nine-hour stopover in Dubai, Sanook.com said this afternoon (Dec. 6) Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong,
Read moreAmerican travelling here from Spain is Thailand’s first Omicron case
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry today (Dec. 6) revealed that an Omicron case has emerged in Thailand with this being an American man travelling here from Spain, Sanook.com and Matichon newspaper said. Dr. Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the Medical Sciences Department, said the first sample was collected on Nov. 30 and it was then 99.92 percent
Read moreF-5 Super Tigris fighter’s crash-landing caused by stray big bird
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FRIDAY’S INCIDENT IN WHICH an Air Force F-5 TH Super Tigris fighter crash-landed with the lone pilot jettisoning to safety in Lopburi was evidently caused by a stray big bird hitting the aircraft mid-air, said Air Force spokesman AVM Prapat Sonjaidee today (Dec. 5). The unspecified, large-sized type of bird
Read moreDSI rescues Myanmar women forced to work like a slave for 13 years
THE Department of Special Investigation yesterday (Dec. 4) rescued a Myanmar woman who was locked up at a house in Suan Luang district where she had worked for 13 years without receiving any salary, TV Channel 7 said today. Mr. Traiyarit Temhiwong, DSI’s director-general, said his department was notified by the Labour Protection Network
Read moreMinistry: African patient infected with Delta not Omicron variant
THE Public Health Ministry’s Science Department today (Dec. 5) denied a rumour circulating widely that an African patient has been found to be infected with Omicron variant of coronavirus in this country, verifying that this patient has been infected with the Delta strain, Siam Rath newspaper said. Dr. Supakit Sirilak, the department’s director-general, said it
Read morePM furious over critics focusing on his rich and poor comment
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha is fuming over social media critics targetting his comment on the rich and poor using the expressway and public roads which he pointed out is a misinterpretation, Sanook.com said today (Dec. 5) In the speech Gen. Prayut gave at the opening of the Suk Pracha Romklao Housing Project at one point
Read moreThousands march against Covid restrictions in northwest Europe
By Reuters Staff, published by Cyprus Mail TENS of thousands of protesters marched through several northwest European cities Saturday (Dec. 4) to demonstrate against coronavirus restrictions imposed amid a surge in infections. Austria last month became the first country in Western Europe to reimpose a lockdown, which is set to last 20 days, and
Read moreYoung woman called to police station for telling PM to retire
A YOUNG woman who told Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha that if he could not develop the country quickly he should retire quickly was today (Dec. 4) called to the police station to record her action, Sanook.com said. The incident occurred on Wednesday Dec. 1 during the Prime Minister’s visit to Kham Chanot Wang Nakhin
Read moreOver 800kg Ice heading for Taiwan seized
THE CUSTOMS Department seized 897 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) hidden in silicone floor mats just as the consignment was being shipped to Taiwan, Amarin TV said today (Dec. 4). Mr. Phachara Anantasil, head of the Customs Department, said the X-ray and Technology Centre at the Bangkok Port Customs Office, Klongtoey, found that the
Read moreFormer Saudi goldsmith drowns, big diamond ring missing
RELATIVES of a man who drowned at a pontoon pier beneath a bridge over Khlong Dao Khanong canal, Charoen Nakhon Road, are suspicious about his death as he worked as a goldsmith in Saudi Arabia for decades and always wore a large diamond ring which is now missing, Sanook.com said today (Dec. 4) Pol.
Read moreGermany locks down the unvaccinated, weighs vaccine mandate
By CNN and US News & World Report Berlin – Germany on Thursday announced a nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated, as its leaders backed plans for mandatory vaccinations in the coming months. Unvaccinated people will be banned from accessing all but the most essential businesses, such as supermarkets and pharmacies, to curb the spread
Read moreF-5 TH Super Tigris fighter crash-lands, pilot jettisons to safety
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN AIR FORCE F-5 TH SUPER TIGRIS fighter crash-landed seconds after the pilot jettisoned to safety in Lopburi today (Dec. 3), said Air Force spokesman AVM Prapat Sonjaidee. The Northrop F-5 jet fighter based at Wing 21 in Ubon Ratchathani was taking part in a tactical air exercise over Chai
Read moreBangkok still tops Covid list as daily tally continues to drop
WHILE the daily Covid count has continued to drop with today’s (Dec. 3) total being 4,912 cases and 33 deaths, Bangkok remains the worst affected zone topping the list of 10 provinces reporting the most cases over the past 24 hours, Amarin TV said. The list of today’s 10 worst-hit provinces as revealed by the
Read moreFire at Sukhumvit condo, 5 firefighters hurt in paper factory blaze
A FIRE broke out at a condominium in Sukhumvit Soi 61 at 11.16 a.m. today (Dec. 3) but this has been extinguished while five firefighters got injured at the Samut Prakan paper factory blaze that raged for five hours last night before it was brought under control, Sanook.com said. By 11.39 a.m. firemen had put
Read more40 fire trucks deployed to fight Samut Prakan paper factory fire
FIREMEN are having a difficult time putting out a blaze at a paper factory in Bang Bo district of Samut Prakan province this evening (Dec. 2), Thai Rath newspaper said. At 6 p.m. today Pol. Lt. Col. Paradorn Pengkot, deputy inspector at Bang Bo police station, was notified of a fire breaking out at
Read moreOmicron likely circulating for longer — and more widely — than thought, experts say
By Holly Ellyatt, CNBC London – As more cases of the new Omicron Covid variant emerge around the world, experts say it’s likely that the variant, first identified in South Africa last week, had already been circulating for some time. The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that at least 23 countries from five
Read moreBank robber stabbed to death in fight with wounded guard
A BANK ROBBER was stabbed to death in a fight with a security guard who himself suffered a severe chest wound with this occurring at a Government Savings Bank branch in Pathum Thani province this afternoon (Dec. 2), Sanook.com said. Pol.Maj. Sirote Naannian, an inspector at Khlong Luang police station, was notified at 2.20
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