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First group of Thai evacuees from Ukraine arriving on Wednesday

THE first batch of Thai evacuees from Ukraine will be arriving home on Wednesday March 2 and will be quarantined at Sattahip naval base, the Foreign Ministry said this evening (Feb. 28) Mr. Thani Saengrat, the ministry’s spokesperson, said Thai Ambassador to Poland Mr. Chetphan Maksamphan stated that there are 255 Thais in the country

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Actress’ mum hands in evidence alleging attack before she drowned

  AS investigation of the drowning of actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, in Chao Phraya river last Thursday night continues her mother today (Feb. 28) handed a CD to the police that contain chats alleging she was attacked before she fell off the speedboat, Naewna newspaper said. Informed sources said the CD Mrs. Panida

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Prayut to be quizzed about puzzling Chinese-built sub for Thai navy 

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha is yet to be inquired about news reports that China cannot install a German engine for its Yuan-class S26T submarine for sale to Thailand as specified in the signed purchase contract, said an opposition MP today (Feb.27). Pheu Thai MP Yuttapong Charasathien said he will shortly

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Health

GPO has large stock of key Covid drug as daily tally remains high

  THE Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) confirmed that it has a reserve of 24 million Favipiravir pills, an antiviral medication for the treatment of Covid-19, with 60 million more being produced amid greater demand for this medicine, Amarin TV said today (Feb. 27). The daily Covid count remained high with there being 24,719 cases and

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Street fighting rages in Ukraine’s second-biggest city as Russian troops enter

By Natasha Turak, CNBC, and BBC RUSSIA’s advance into Ukraine continues. The Ukrainian capital of Kyiv remained under Ukrainian control as dawn broke Sunday, with a key official in Kyiv’s city administration asserting that “the capital is completely controlled by the Ukrainian army and defence.” Meanwhile, Russian military vehicles entered Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv with

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Coups, dissolutions blamed for disruption to partisan growths

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAI POLITICAL PARTIES have never established much growth largely due to unpredictable, capricious disruptions by coups and dissolutions, commented chief opposition whip Suthin Khlangsang today (Feb.25). During today’s floor debate on the constitution’s organic law pertaining to political parties, Suthin remarked coups have been staged at the whims of the

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Ukraine: Missile strikes on Kyiv have resumed as invasion enters 2nd day

By Sean Boynton, Global News, published by MSN New, and BBC THE PENTAGON has told US lawmakers Russian troops are about 30 kilometres outside Kyiv, according to sources. Ukraine’s military says intense fighting is underway this morning in the city of Sumy in the country’s northeast. An attack on southeastern border crossing has killed and

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Varied drafts of constitution’s organic law on MP election approved

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters GOVERNMENT MPs, OPPOSITION MPs and senators today (Feb.24) cast overwhelming votes to approve varied drafts of an organic law of the constitution pertaining to a future election of MPs. In today’s joint House/Senate meeting, the lawmakers approved in principle the four different drafts of the organic law and set up

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