THAILAND’S Covid tally of 8,019 cases this morning (May 12) climbs to 15,959 if the 7,940 people who tested positive via ATK are added to the total while the 59 fatalities raised the death toll of 29,255, Thansettakij newspaper said. Assoc. Prof. Thira Woratanarat of Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine cautioned that pandemic control is reflected
Month: May 2022
Ukraine diverts some Russian gas flows, claims battlefield gains
By Reuters, published by Channel NewsAsia, plus CNN Kharkiv – Flows of Russian gas to Europe through a transit point in Ukraine dried up on Wednesday (May 11), while Kyiv reported battlefield gains over invading Russian forces that could signal a shift in the war’s momentum. Ukraine has remained a major route for Russian
Read morePrawit threatened with Palang Pracharath Party-dissolving lawsuit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PHEU THAI PARTY leader Yutthapong Charatsathian today (May 11) threatened to take legal action against Palang Pracharath Party leader Prawit Wongsuwan to the extent the largest coalition partner be dissolved for exerting undue influence over another party. Yutthapong said he might probably file a lawsuit seeking dissolution of the
Read moreMinister says he has no authority to shut Lazada, case going to court
DIGITAL Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn said according to the law his ministry does not have the authority to shut Lazada with the court to consider the issue of a promotional video clip criticised for negatively referring to the monarchy, Sanook.com said this afternoon (May 11). This promotional video clip was produced by
Read moreTraffic misery at Asoke-Phetchaburi intersection after bad accident
THERE were terrible traffic jams at Asoke-Phetchaburi intersection early this morning (May 11) after some steel beams fell off a truck and hit a sedan following behind but fortunately no one was injured, Thai Rath and Sanook.com said. Pol. Lt. Col. Thanawat Wiphatothai, a deputy inspector at Makkasan police station, was alerted of this
Read moreMusk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of Donald Trump
By AP and published by CTVnews.ca London – Elon Musk said he will reverse Twitter’s permanent ban of former US President Donald Trump should the Tesla CEO conclude his deal to acquire the social media company for US$44 billion. Musk, speaking virtually at a Future of the Car summit hosted by the Financial Times, said
Read moreRally held in front of US embassy to draw attention to Thai political prisoners
TWO activist groups held a rally in front of the US embassy this afternoon (May 10) to send a message to US President Joe Biden and Asean leaders that they also focus on Thai political prisoners at their talks this week, Matichon newspaper said. The Asean-US Special Summit is being held in Washington with
Read morePrawit persuades Thammanat to skip holding talks with Pheu Thai MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH Party leader Prawit Wongsuwan has talked Thai Economic Party secretary-general Thammanat Prompao into changing his mind and literally keeping his distance from the opposition Pheu Thai Party. Prawit who concurrently performs as deputy prime minister told reporters at Government House today (May 10) that Thammanat, who concurrently is a
Read moreHandicapped woman bitten to death by dog
A WOMAN who suffered from muscle weakness and had difficulty in walking was bitten to death by one of two Thai Ridgeback dogs raised by her brother at their single-detached house in Thalang district this morning (May 10), Matichon newspaper said. When Pol. Lt. Col. Suchart Luecha, deputy sergeant of Thalang police station, together
Read morePutin’s military officers refusing to obey orders in Ukraine: US official
By Jon Jackson, Newsweek, and published by MSN News A SENIOR official from the US Department of Defence on Monday (May 9) said officers in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military have joined soldiers in refusing to follow orders in Ukraine. During a background briefing, the senior official at the Department of Defence told Newsweek
Read moreTeenage boy dies while playing with dad’s rifle
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy died while playing with his father’s muzzle-loading rifle with his younger brother and accidently set it off in Phitsanulok province this afternoon (May 9), Sanook.com said. At 1.30 p.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Sanae Phomrat, an inspector at Nakhon Thai police station, quickly went to a house in Noen Phoem subdistrict together
Read moreArmy boycotts Lazada over promotional video clip
ARMY Commander-in-Chief Gen. Narongphan Jitkaewthae today (May 9) ordered all army units nationwide to refrain from ordering products from Lazada eCommerce platform over a promotional video clip criticised for negatively referring to the monarchy, Matichon newspaper said. At the daily meeting of the Army Operations Centre Gen. Narongphan also prohibited Ladaza’s delivery vehicles from entering
Read morePublic told not to panic over 3 new Omicron subvariants
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry urged the public not to panic over World Health Organisation now monitoring three new Omicron subvariants, BA.4, BA.5, and BA.2.12.1, as so far only one case of BA.5 and two patients who were infected BA.2.12.1 but have now recovered have emerged, TV Channel 7 said today (May 9). Dr. Supakit Sirilak,
Read moreSixty feared dead in Ukraine school bombed by Russia, governor says
By Reuters, published by Swissinfo.ch, plus CNN Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine – As many as 60 people were feared to have been killed in the Russian bombing of a village school in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, the regional governor said on Sunday. Russian forces also continued shelling the Azovstal steelworks, last holdout of Ukrainian
Read moreActivists call for release of Section 112 detainees
ACTIVISTS placed photos of suspects detained in cases stemming from Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law, next to the footbridge at Phaya Thai traffic island in the Victory Monument area this evening (May 8th), Matichon newspaper said. A vinyl banner with the message “We don’t want Prayut” was also
Read moreCyclone Asani not hitting Thailand but strengthening winds nationwide
THE tropical depression in the Bay of Bengal turned into tropical cyclone Asani at 4 p.m. today (May 8) and while Thailand is not being directly hit winds will strengthen nationwide and the South will face continuous rainfall that could trigger flash floods, Thansettakij newspaper quoted the Thai Meteorological Department as saying. Mr. Somwan
Read more‘Depose Prayut, promote Prawit’ conspiracy involves Pheu Thai and Thai Economic parties: Saranwut
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO OUST Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and have Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan take his place has involved Pheu Thai Party and Thai Economic Party, according to Pheu Chart Party leader Saranwut Saranket. Saranwut said yesterday (May 7) the ongoing conspiracy to oust Prayut from the top
Read moreUkraine says all women and children now evacuated from Mariupol steel mill
By Reuters and published by Channel NewsAsia Kyiv – All women, children and elderly civilians have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister said on Saturday (May 7), despite what military officers said was an ongoing Russian assault at the plant. “This part of the Mariupol humanitarian operation
Read moreCorrections Department shuts its Lazada shop
SOON after royalists rallied at Lazada’s office on Sukhumvit road to demand a more serious apology over a promotional video clip criticised for referring to the monarchy as they were not satisfied with the apology issued earlier, the Corrections Department announced the closure of its Wansuk shop at Lazada platform for improvement, Naewna newspaper
Read moreNew cyclone forming in Bay of Bengal to bring more rain nationwide
BOTH Thai and Indian meteorological departments issued warnings that a low-pressure cell in the lower Bay of Bengal is intensifying into a cyclone and is expected to move north covering the upper part of this bay during May 7-8, 2022. Thai weathermen said this cyclone is also strengthening southeasterly winds blowing across the Andaman Sea,
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