A YOUNG banker in Loei province shot dead his girlfriend outside a restaurant in jealous rage at 2 a.m. this morning (April 10) after seriously wounding the restaurateur then also killed himself by firing a shot in the temple, Sanook.com said. The violence erupted at a rice porridge restaurant in Wang Saphung district where the
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Bang Khen police chief catches Covid, daily count soars to 559
THE head of Bang Khen police station has tested positive for coronavirus and is now being treated at Police Hospital while there were 559 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, Sanook.com said today (April 9). Bang Khen Public Health officials thoroughly sprayed the whole station with disinfectant while the timeline of the station’s police
Read moreMan shot dead in road rage incident
A 40-year-old man who got into fight a with his neighbour after accusing the latter of driving fast past the alley from which he was reversing his vehicle was shot and seriously wounded and later died in the hospital, Amarin TV said this morning (April 8). The incident occurred in Soi Sriracha Park, Sriracha district,
Read moreThonglor Covid cluster spreads to Chonburi via Japanese group
THE new coronavirus cluster centred around pubs in Thonglor area has spread to Chonburi province after a group of five Japanese people and one Thai person were found to be infected after coming to Bangkok for a party, the Chonburi Province Provincial Health Office said on its Facebook page this morning (April 5). Of these
Read moreMyanmar protesters urge ‘guerrilla strikes’ as internet blackout widens
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report PEOPLE IN Myanmar opposed to the military junta marched, observed strikes and scrambled to overcome a shutdown of the internet today (April 2), undaunted by the generals’ bloody suppression of protests during the past two months. Hundreds of people have been killed protesting since the
Read moreKIA: More clashes likely despite Myanmar junta’s ceasefire announcement
By Myanmar Now CLASHES are likely to continue in Kachin state even after the junta unilaterally announced a ceasefire yesterday, Myanmar Now quoted a spokesperson for the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) as saying today (April 1) The coup regime claimed it would cease all military operations from today in order to hold negotiations with ethnic
Read moreMyanmar remains mired in violence 2 months after coup
By AP, published by US News & World Report Yangon — Protesters in Myanmar today (April 1) marked two months since the military seized power by once more defying the threat of lethal violence and publicly demonstrating against the toppling of the democratically elected government. The Feb. 1 coup has been met with massive public
Read moreTwo buffaloes cause traffic chaos on ring road
AS anything can happen on a road so it was that 1.41 p.m. today (March 31) two buffaloes decided to stroll cross the Eastern Outer Ring Road or Kanchanaphisek Road with police having the shut the traffic to rescue them leading to a massive tailback, Sanook.com quoted FM91 Trafficpro radio station as saying The two
Read moreAmmunition, grenades heading for Myanmar seized at border
CHIANG Rai police seized 6,000 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition used for the M16 and M4-Series assault rifles and 52 K75 grenades that were to be sent to Myanmar’s Tachileik town which is just opposite Mae Sai town on the Thai side, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (March 29). This cache of ammo and grenades
Read moreHundreds of delivery riders stage protest over new payment scheme
A PART of Sukhumvit road was blocked today (March 26) after hundreds of food and parcel delivery riders staged a protest over an online company slashing their per delivery pay by 31 percent, Sanook.com said. The protesters blocked the inbound side of Sukhumvit road in front of Soi 40 leaving one lane open to traffic
Read moreAlcohol checkpoints make a comeback – D-Day April 1
NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Suwat Jangyodsuk today (March 23) issued an order for all police stations in Bangkok to again start setting up checkpoints from April 1 onwards, Amarin TV said. All the police stations were ordered to work out a plan on the locations of the checkpoints, the policemen who will be manning
Read moreDrug-crazed youth kills pump worker, neighbour
A YOUNG Thai man who was still heavily drugged when he was arrested today (March 22) had stabbed a pump attendant to death last night then this morning shot dead his neighbour, TV Channel 7 said. Policemen from Sam Khok station in Pathum Thani province rushed to the single house where Ms Maliwan Saengchan, 40,
Read moreThai army gears up for Myanmar refugee influx
ARMY Chief Gen. Narongphan Jitkaewthae went to Tak province to inspect the readiness to accommodate Myanmar refugees with seven places arranged to receive and shelter them, Thai Rath newspaper said today (March 18, 2021). He was briefed by Third Army commander Lt. Gen. Apichet Suesat and in the afternoon flew by helicopter to inspect the
Read morePM slams media for playing up fake vaccination allegations
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha criticised the media for play up social media comments that the jab he received yesterday (March 16) might just be water or saline solution and not the AstraZeneca vaccine, pointing out that he was ready for a vaccination anytime at all with this depending on doctors’ advise, Voice TV and Sanook.com
Read moreAnimal lovers worried about seized 6 cats being auctioned
SIX cats that were confiscated yesterday (March 15) from the house of a suspected member of a drug gang in Rayong and are to be auctioned off have attracted a lot of sympathy from animal lovers with the owner, the wife of the drug boss arrested in January and who is on the run, sending
Read moreHeated debate after global shoe brand uses Garuda insignia, map of Thailand
THE hot topic on the Thai social media today (March 15) is the global footwear and apparel brand DNAProud adorning its sneakers and boots with the Thai national symbol the Garuda and a map of Thailand, Sanook.com said. However this company also has the national emblems of other countries on its footwear. The DNAProud website
Read moreOnline fraudster Sin Sae Shogun gets 4,355 years, reduced to 20 years
THE Appeals Court today (March 12) sentenced Pasist Arinyaphit, or Sin Sae Shogun, to 4,355 years in jail with this reduced to 20 years maximum allowed under the law over an online food supplement scam with free tour to Japan added as perk, Sanook.com said. On April 11, 2017, over 800 people who expected to
Read moreChoppers help fight fierce fire at Chiang Mai national park
HELICOPTERS from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation flew 19 trips to help put out an uncontrollable forest fire on the south side of Doi Suthep-Pui National Park in Chiang Mai province yesterday (March 10) but by nightfall, after spraying 57,000 liters of water, only managed to reduce it by 50 percent, TV Channel
Read morePM to get jab on Friday, door open for private procurement
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said after the Cabinet meeting today (March 9) that he will be getting an AstraZeneca vaccination shot on Friday March 12 with all Cabinet members also to be vaccinated while emphasising that he has not blocked the private sector from procuring vaccines, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon. He added that
Read moreMad rush to buy surfskates at a Phuket store
WITH surfskating right up there among the top trends with this boosted by various events particularly the Amazing Thailand Phuket Surfskate Series 2021 it has led to a huge demand for these skateboards with the price climbing higher than gold, Amarin TV said today (March 8). Because of the high demand and short supply, this
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