By Reuters and published by Channel NewsAsia Berlin – You discover you’re pregnant but should you tell your boyfriend, who is bound for the jungle within hours to train with forces fighting the Myanmar junta following a police raid on his safe house? Police beat up a protester opposite your house. Do you keep filming
Month: February 2022
German troops arrive to reinforce Baltics amid tensions over Ukraine
By Reuters and published by The Straits Times Kaunas Airport – A German military aircraft carrying troop reinforcements landed in Lithuania today (Feb. 14), the first of several planned Nato deployments amid fears in the region about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. The A400M airplane carried around 70 soldiers of what is expected to
Read moreDeputy Minister: No decision yet on Covid care downgrade
DEPUTY PUBLIC Health Minister Mr. Sathit Pitutecha said today (Feb. 14) no conclusion has been reached yet on removing Covid-19 from Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients category with senior ministry officials still discussing this issue, Thai Rath newspaper said. Sathit mentioned that Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has assigned him to discuss this downgrade
Read moreCouples flock to tie the knot at Phisanulok’s karst cliff
LOVE filled the air at Phitsanulok province’s karst cliff with 21 couples, among them disabled, male-and-male and female-and-female pairs, tying the knot on Valentine’s Day today (Feb. 14) with LGBTG+ couples getting a special certificate, Naewna newspaper said. In a ceremony presided over by Social Development and Human Security Minister Juti Krairiksh and entitled “Climbing,
Read moreThai doctor: Recovered Covid patients at risk of developing heart problems
A CHULALONGKORN University Faculty of Medicine doctor warned that patients infected with Covid-19, regardless of whether it is a mild or severe case, are all at many times greater risk of developing cardiovascular problems within 12 months of recovery from the disease, TV Channel 7 said today (Feb. 14). Assoc.Prof.Dr. Thira Woratanarat said in
Read moreHigh tide warning for Bangkok, 3 neighbouring provinces
THE Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation issued a warning today (Feb. 13) that Bangkok and three neighbouring provinces, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan, will be affected by high tides causing the Chao Phraya river to rise, TV Channel 7 said. The department was notified by the Office of the National Water Resources and
Read morePM tells people to celebrate Valentine’s Day at home
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Feb. 13) urged the public, particularly teenagers, to stay home on Valentine’s Day tomorrow and express their love online because the Covid pandemic is still raging, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Mr. Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office, said Gen. Prayut had asked all sectors to join
Read moreGold shop robbers have likely fled to Myanmar
WHILE POLICE and soldiers continue to hunt for three armed robbers who raided a Tak province gold shop and made off with around 200 baht weight of gold jewellery yesterday afternoon (Feb 12) they now believe they have already crossed the border to Myanmar, Thai Rath newspaper said today. The three robbers who were wearing
Read moreFeature: From cassava to Okinawa Purple
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OKINAWA PURPLE has quickly become the highest-priced sweet potatoes grown on parched, rainless farmland in the western region of Thailand which may not be very friendly to other types of subterranean food plants. Given an ex-farm price of no less than 60 baht per kilogramme today, the Okinawa Purple sweet potatoes
Read morePutin, Biden plan high-stakes phone call on Ukraine
Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden are to hold a high-stakes telephone call on Saturday as tensions over a possibly imminent invasion of Ukraine escalated sharply and the US announced plans to evacuate its embassy in the Ukrainian capital. Before talking to Biden, Putin is to have a call
Read moreArrest warrants out for 2 Canadians in the killing of gangster in Phuket
THE Phuket Provincial Court approved arrest warrants for two Canadian men, both former soldiers, who are suspects in the the murder of Indian-Canadian gangster in front of his luxury villa at Phuket’s Rawai beach on Feb. 4, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Feb. 12). The two suspects were seen firing a volley of bullets at
Read moreCustomer shot dead in Tak gold shop robbery
THREE armed robbers killed a customer at a gold shop in Tak province and fled towards the Thai-Myanmar border with over a hundred baht weight of gold jewellery this afternoon (Feb. 12), Amarin TV said. At around 1 p.m. today Phob Phra police station was alerted of the robbery at Krung Thep 4 gold
Read moreTV presenter wife of German footballer to return despite being mugged
THE TV presenter wife of German World Cup winner Mats Hummels confirmed in a letter to the Thai police that she will return to this country despite having been mugged recently, praising Thailand for being a tourist-friendly nation, Naewna newspaper said today (Feb. 12). Cathy Hummels, 34, was attacked while going for a walk
Read moreStar Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi to premiere in May on Disney+
By Channel NewsAsia OBI-WAN KENOBI, the highly anticipated new Star Wars series from Disney+, has a confirmed premiere date – May 25. The date is of special significance to Star Wars fans as it marks the 45th anniversary of the debut of the first film in the franchise, Star Wars: A New Hope, in 1977.
Read moreNo new measures despite daily Covid count soaring over 15,000
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee has decided to neither change the colour-coded Covid zones nor implement stricter control measures despite today’s count soaring to 15,242 cases and 23 deaths with adjustments to only be made at the 20,000 mark, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Feb. 11). At its meeting
Read moreOil spill 5km away from shore as new charge filed against company
THE SECOND oil spill is now five kilometres from Rayong shore while the Marine Department has filed an additional charge against Star Petroleum Refining Plc (SPRC) for violating an order to suspend the use of the port leading to marine pollution, Amarin TV said today (Feb. 11). This second spillage of 5,000 litres of oil
Read morePolice: More than 2 men involved in gangster’s murder in Phuket
POLICE believe more than the two identified foreign gunmen were involved in the murder of an Indian-Canadian gangster in front of his luxury villa on Phuket’s Rawai beach last Friday but whether anything Thais were also involved is still being invested, Naewna newspaper said today (Feb. 11). National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Suwat Jangyodsuk said
Read moreGunmen who killed gangster in Phuket identified but have fled overseas
NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Suwat Jangyodsuk said last evening (Feb. 10) that police have the names of two foreign suspects who gunned down an Indian-Canadian gangster in front of a luxury Phuket villa last Friday but they have already fled the country, Thai Rath newspaper said. Police are expediting the issuance of arrest
Read moreWest warns of ‘dangerous moment’ in Ukraine standoff as Russia holds military drills
By Yuliya Talmazan, Oksana Parafeniuk, Tatyana Chistikova and Alan Kaytukov, NBC News and published by MSN News RUSSIA began major military drills with close ally Belarus today (Feb 10), the latest stage in a massive military buildup near Ukraine’s borders that has stoked fears Moscow could invade its neighbour. The joint exercises were expected to
Read morePhetchabun children told to get the jab and win a prize
IN AN effort to draw children under 12 years of age to get a Covid jab Phetchabun province today (Feb. 10) launched an incentive programme whereby they get a chance of winning one of 19 iPads by entering prize draws, TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Krit Kongmuang, the provincial governor, and Dr. Kamol Kanyaprasit,
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