AMID a Covid tally of 7,587 cases and 19 deaths today (Jan. 26) not only does Bangkok continue to top the list of 10 worst-hit provinces the capital’s total of 1,683 cases is the highest since Jan. 20, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. Altogether 7,431 cases were domestic while 156 foreign arrivals tested
Month: January 2022
US troops to take part in Cobra Gold 2022 at Pranburi army camp
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A BATCH OF 350 Thai and United States soldiers will be provided a combat training ground under the Cobra Gold 2022 joint military exercise at an army camp in Prachuap Khiri Khan next month, officials said today (Jan. 26). Thailand’s Infantry Centre at Fort Thanarat in Pranburi area of the
Read moreNetaji and my grandfather: The untold story
By Aneesha Madan and published by The Times of India DARSHAN Singh Bajaj was sent to Bangkok at the young age of 14 years to avoid the bubonic plague in Punjab. After the day’s work, he took to staging plays which were pieces from the great Indian epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata. After the
Read moreThief steals school football team’s boots
DISHEARTENED today (Jan. 25) was a school football team after a thief stole all their boots just as they were about to start a match, Sanook.com said. Mr. Torslur Ngorknavung, the football coach of Khon Sawan School, Chaiyaphum province, posted pictures of the students dressed in their team outfit but dejected after their boots were
Read moreThammanat’s clique of MPs will continue to support govt: Prawit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PALANG Pracharath Party secretary-general Thammanat Prompow and 20 other MPs will definitely continue to support the current coalition government though they have left for a brand-new party, said Deputy Prime Minister/Palang Pracharath Party leader Prawit Wongsuwan today (Jan. 25). Prawit assured that Thammanat and those MPs under his command
Read moreSeveral Covid clusters emerge amid daily tally of 6,718 and 12 deaths
WHILE the Covid count declined to 6,718 cases and 12 deaths today (Jan. 25) the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) warned that several clusters had emerged with the one in Bangkok being at a boxing camp in Bangkok Noi area, Naewna newspaper said. Dr. Sumani Watcharasin, CCSA’s assistant spokesperson, said clusters at factories
Read moreWisanu: Speeding cop is allowed to ordain as a monk
AMID a storm of criticism that the policeman who rammed his big bike at a female doctor on a zebra crossing killing her has now been allowed to ordain as a monk, Deputy Prime Minister Wisanu Krua-Ngam stepped in to clarify that he is allowed to do so because even the clergy can testify
Read moreLone gunman dead after shooting 4 people at Heidelberg University
By BBC and Sky News A LONE gunman is dead after injuring four people inside a lecture hall at Heidelberg University, German police have said. They said the gunman was in possession of a “long gun”, and that a large operation including emergency services was under way at the university’s campus in Neuenheimer Feld. Some
Read moreP-Move protesters barge in as Prawit canvasses for by-election candidate
WHILE Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party leader Prawit Wongsuwan was canvassing for his party’s candidate in the upcoming by-election in Laksi/Chatuchak constituency of Bangkok today (Jan. 24) the People’s Network for a Just Society (P-Move) protesters pushed their way through and handed over a letter to his representatives, Matichon newspaper said. With
Read moreCredit Bureau sets up Bureau Lab for speedy service
THE National Credit Bureau has set up a Bureau Lab to provide people with easier access to their credit data and score with both over-the-counter and self service options available, TV Channel 7 said today (Jan. 24). The Bureau Lab is located at Tha Wang Lang (near Gate 8 of Siriraj Hospital) and the public
Read moreSpeeding cop who killed doctor faces seven charges
THE policeman who hit a woman doctor at a Phaya Thai road pedestrian crossing while zooming through on a big bike on Jan. 21 leading to her death faces seven serious charges, police said today (Jan. 24). The charges filed against Pol. L/Col Norawit Buadok are as follows: – Driving recklessly leading to the
Read moreWater cannon, tear gas at Covid-19 protests in Brussels
By AP and published by MSN News Brussels – Police fired water cannons and tear gas in Brussels today (Jan. 23) to disperse protesters marching against Covid-19 vaccinations and restrictions. The march followed demonstrations in other European capitals on Saturday that also drew thousands of people protesting vaccine passports and other requirements that European
Read moreBig hopes pinned on Prayut’s visit to Saudi Arabia next week
THE official announcement today (Jan. 23) that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will be visiting Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 25-26, immediately attracted attention both in Thailand and the world stage because relations between the two countries have been at a standstill for over three decades, Matichon newspaper said. Ties between the two countries
Read moreDad heartbroken after speeding cop hit and killed female doctor
THE father of a female doctor who died after being hit by a policeman speeding down a Bangkok road on a big bike is heartbroken at her death as he himself just retired from the medical profession and had big hopes of her following his footsteps in the field, Sanook.com said this afternoon (Jan.
Read moreOver 150,000 Covid cases since Jan. 1 amid 4th jab move
WITH THE addition of today’s (Jan. 23) Covid tally of 7,686 cases and 13 deaths the cumulative confirmed total since Jan. 1 has now reached 154,065, and since the start of the pandemic 2,377,500, amid a move to give people in 10 tourist and high infection provinces a fourth jab, Amarin TV said. Of
Read moreA man who sleeps in a tent in his yard while his wife inside says marriage not affected
By Anna Medaris Miller, Insider, and published by MSN New The athlete and podcaster Rich Roll sleeps in a tent outside, while his wife sleeps in their bed inside. He said the setup supported his sleep, connected him to nature, and didn’t affect his marriage. Other couples are embracing unconventional sleeping styles that
Read moreChina hires western TikTokers to polish its image during 2022 Winter Olympics
By The Guardian and published by MSN New AN ARMY of western social media influencers, each with hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok, Instagram or Twitch, is set to spread positive stories about China throughout next month’s Winter Olympics. Concerned about the international backlash against the Beijing Games amid a wave of diplomatic
Read moreBritish tourist slashed to death in Kanchanaburi, friend badly wounded
TWO BRITISH men holidaying in Kanchanaburi province were attacked by a Thai man wielding a sickle at 3 a.m. this morning (Jan. 22) as they sat drinking and singing at a rented house with one of them killed and the other seriously wounded, Sanook.com said. The attack took place at the house in Soi
Read more5 hurt as chunks of concrete fall off city centre building
FIVE pedestrians were injured, with three of them rushed to the hospital, after chunks of concrete from a 10-storey building in front of Soi Kasemsan 1, Rama 1 road, suddenly fell to the pavement below, Sanook.com and Amarin TV said this afternoon (Jan. 22). Firemen from Banthat Thong station and Pathumwan district office quickly
Read more10 passengers injured as two buses collide on Rama 4 road
DURING the heavy rain this morning (Jan. 22) two buses collided at a bus stop near Kluay Nam Thai intersection on Rama 4 road outbound to Phra Khanong leaving nine passengers in one of them and one in the other injured, Thai Rath newspaper said. The crash between air-conditioned bus number 22, running between Sathupradit
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