By Reuters and published by Channel NewsAsia Kyiv – Ukraine said on Saturday (June 4) it had recaptured a swathe of the battlefield city of Sievierodonetsk, in a rare counter-offensive against Russia’s main assault force that had been steadily advancing in the east. The Ukrainian claim could not be independently verified and Moscow said
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Chadchart kicks of this weekend’s free music events
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt and his team kicked off the “Music in the Garden for Happiness and Hope” event organised by Ajarn Sukree Charoensuk Foundation at Wachira Benchathat Park or Suan Rot Fai this evening (June 4) to the merriment of all participants, TV Channel 7 said. Chadchart got up and joined a circle of
Read moreProfessor dies while testing plastic-to-oil incinerator
A KHON KAEN University professor died last evening in Sakon Nakhon province after an incinerator he created to turn plastic waste to oil exploded with one other person being injured in this accident, Naewna newspaper said today (June 4). At 6.10 p.m. Pol. Col. Puttinan Amphan, superintendent of the Mueang Sakon Nakhon police station,
Read moreTHAI apologises for extra-long check-in queue
THAI AIRWAYS International (THAI) today (June 4) apologised after passengers departing on its flights during the current long weekend had to wait for hours to check in Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday morning, Thansettakij newspaper said. The airline said the hours-long queue was due to there being more passengers than usual at the start of the
Read moreMyanmar democracy activists’ death sentences upheld, junta says
By Reuters and published by US News & World Report MYANMAR’S military government said on Friday (June 3) that appeals by two prominent democracy activists against their death sentences had been rejected, paving the way for the country’s first executions in decades. The government has received widespread condemnation abroad for ousting an elected government
Read morePhuket cancels removing face masks in open air after just one day
AFTER having issued an announcement that people could remove their face masks in four circumstances on June 1, Phuket authorities today (June 3) cancelled permission to remove them in the open air, beaches, parks or well-ventilated places, Sanook.com said. In today’s announcement the island’s authorities said the public had to continue wearing surgical or
Read morePratunam market lively again as tourists flock in
AFTER suffering during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic Pratunam market has now bounced back as crowds of both Thai and foreign tourists swarm in, INN News said today (May 3). With the relaxation of Covid control measures since the beginning of May, sales at both Pratunam’s department stores such as Krung Thong Plaza
Read moreHouse okays 2023 budget bill after marathon debate
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES has approved in principle the 2023 budget bill following a three-day marathon debate. In a wee hour today (June 3), coalition MPs voted 278 against opposition MPs’ 194 votes, giving passage for the 3.18 trillion baht budget bill through its first reading and submitting it to a
Read moreDepp and Heard face uncertain career prospects after trial
By AP and published by US News & World Report Fairfax, Va. – A jury’s finding that both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were defamed during their long-running public dispute capped a lurid six-week trial that also raised questions about whether the two actors can overcome tarnished reputations. The verdict handed down on Wednesday in
Read moreMP calls for reopening Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, Vimanmek Mansion to tourists
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP Benja Saengchantra today (June 2) suggested that Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall and Vimanmek Mansion, viewed as Bangkok’s magnificent landmarks, reopen for tourism reasons. Both Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, built in renaissance style, and Vimanmek Mansion, the world’s largest teakwood building, are located in the premises of Dusit
Read moreAir force to arm F-35 fighters with its own weapon systems
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI AIR FORCE will manage to install its own weapon systems aboard US-made F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters which will be procured in the future, according to air force chief-of-staff ACM Panpakdee Pattanakul. The air force chief-of-staff has confirmed that the air force currently has airborne weapon systems at
Read moreFace mask rule partially eased in Phuket
PHUKET authorities announced the conditional easing of the mandatory face mask rule effective yesterday June 1, 2022 until any possible change, Sanook.com said this morning (June 2). Under the new guideline tourists and residents at this popular island destination need not wear face masks in these circumstances: 1) While eating or drinking; 2) When verifying
Read moreUS jury awards Depp $15m, Heard $2m in defamation fight
By Reuters and published by Indian Express A VIRGINIA jury on Wednesday (June 1) ruled that actor Amber Heard defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp in a widely watched six-week trial that featured explicit and graphic evidence and testimony detailing the former Hollywood couple’s soured relationship. The jury also ruled in favour of Heard in some
Read moreBulon islanders call for help after running out of food
RESIDENTS of two Bulon islands off southern Satun coast got some food supplies today (June 1) after appealing for help as they were starving with the torrential rain and windstorm preventing them from going out fishing for seven days in a row, Thai Rath newspaper said. While the sea waves were still strong today
Read moreChadchart not concerned less than 100m baht budget left for this fiscal year
NEW BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said after outlining his 214 policies for the metropolis today (June 1) that he is not concerned about there being less than 100 million baht left in the budget for this fiscal year, TV Channel 7 said. He pointed out that many of the 214 policies only required a
Read moreMyanmar junta keeps Chiang Rai-Tachileik checkpoint shut
DESPITE Thailand being ready to reopen the Thai-Myanmar checkpoint in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province from today (June 1) onwards the Myanmar government still kept it locked with this seen being due to a lack of officials and concern about the resistance movement, Naewna newspaper said. Reporters at the border saw that the
Read moreUkraine troops hold out as Russia assaults Sievierodonetsk wasteland
By Reuters and published by The Straits Times Kyiv – Ukrainian forces were still holding out in Sievierodonetsk on Tuesday (May 31), resisting Russia’s all-out assault to capture a bombed-out wasteland that Moscow has made the principal objective of its invasion in recent days. Both sides said Russian forces now controlled between a third
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