FREE YOUTH and other groups of protesters clashed twice with police units near the Government House this afternoon (July 18) with water cannons fired at them periodically and sounds like the firing of rubber bullets heard, Thai Rath newspaper said. The first clash took place at Phan Fa Lilat Intersection on Ratchadamnoen Nok Road
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Nasa says Moon’s ‘wobble’ will cause devastating floods: Here’s what it means
By Hindustantimes.com and published by MSN.com A NEW study conducted by space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has found a ‘wobble’ in Moon’s orbit along with rising sea levels will lead to devastating floods in the 2030s. Referring to the natural calamity as ‘nuisance floods’, the study said the events would become more
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THE National Communicable Disease Committee today (July 12) approved AstraZeneca or Pfizer booster shots for frontline medical personnel while not allowing the sale of antigen rapid test (ART) kits to the public as yet but allowing hospitals and health centres to use them, Amarin TV said. At a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and
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WITH Thailand for the fourth consecutive day logging a new daily high of coronavirus case with this reaching 6,230 this morning (July 3) amid 41 fatalities, officials have quickly improved the hotline system which can now receive more phone calls, TV Channel 7 and Sanook.com said The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) revealed
Read moreLocked down construction camp gets 50 food boxes for 400 people
WITH the month-long lockdown of construction workers camps in Bangkok and four neighbouring provinces kicking off today (June 28) the daughter of a worker at one of these camps heavily controlled by soldiers revealed that the authorities had only sent 50 food boxes for 400 of them trapped within and unable to come out,
Read moreThailand now has more Covid cases per million people than India
THE latest statistics from Our World Data scientific online publication shows that Thailand’s daily Covid infections per million people has now surpassed India after the latter succeeded in sharply reducing the infection rate, Sanook.com said this morning (June 25). Thailand’s ongoing coronavirus wave that started in April continues to intensify with there being thousands
Read moreProgress made in salvaging cargo ship, tugboat beached at Phang Nga island
A LARGE crane vessel managed to slightly shift a cargo ship that ran aground in the shallow part of a beach at Koh Phra Thong island off Phang Nga coast on June 7 after removing 30 containers with a tugboat that came to its rescue also stuck there, Amarin TV said this morning (June
Read moreBangkok’s parks remain shut despite order to reopen
THERE was confusion at Bangkok’s public parks this morning (June 14) with people who had gone there to exercise finding that the gates were locked despite Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha having announced the reopening of five business groups and activities from today, Amarin TV said. Amid the disappointment among those who had gone specially
Read moreHospital group to ask visiting US Deputy Secretary of State for vaccine help
THE Thai Private Hospital Association will today (June 2) ask Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman during a meeting with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government House to help speed up delivery of Moderna coronavirus vaccine, TV Channel 7 said. Dr. Boon Wanasin, chairman of Thonburi Healthcare Group, said he will take representatives from
Read moreMinistry confirms Thai Covid strain has not been found
AN adviser to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) confirmed today (May 28) that no new coronavirus strain has been found in Thailand as has been reported by the British press, TV Channel 7 said. Dr. Udom Kachinthon, CCSA’s adviser, said this confirmation was made at a meeting between CCSA and the Public Health
Read moreHmong gang held in seizure of 5 million meth pills
LAMPANG police seized 5 million methamphetamine pills from a pickup truck parked in the jungle after which chased and arrested a five-member Hmong hilltribe drug trafficking gang, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (May 24). Pol. Lt. Gen. Prachuap Wongsuk, head of Region 5 police, and Lampang Governor Mr. Narongsak Osotthanakorn said at a press
Read moreTwo Korat pubs shut for five years for sneakily staying open
TWO popular pubs in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province were shut down for five years today (May 23) after blatantly flouting coronavirus rules by continuing to serve customers behind closed doors, Amarin TV said this after This province’s governor, Mr. Wichian Chantaranothai, sent in a joint team of police officers and municipality officials to raid
Read moreBank sells 121 properties at today’s online auction
THE Government Housing Bank’s hour-long online property auction from noon to 1 p.m. today (May 21) successfully sold 121 properties for a total of 135 million baht, Matichon newspaper said. Mr. Chatchai Sirilai, the bank’s managing director, said the auction, entitled “Find the Home you Desire – Reductions over the Spread of Covid-19″, took place
Read moreIsraeli police: 2 Thais killed in strike launched from Gaza
By Associated Press, published by New Indian Express Gaza City – A strike launched from Gaza today (May 18) killed two Thai workers inside a packaging plant in southern Israel, police said, as Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers continued to trade attacks throughout the day. The Magen David Adom rescue service said it transported another
Read moreCoronavirus-hit Norwegian ship anchors off Songkhla
THE Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre is closely watching a Norwegian-registered ship anchored off Songkhla province which has been declared a hospital at sea after six of 29 crew members were found to have been infected with Covid-19, Siam Rath newspaper said this morning (May 16). Rear Admiral Pokhrong Monthadpalin, the centre’s spokesman, said the
Read moreIndia ‘on war footing’ as Covid-19 infections pass 24 million
By Reuters, published by The Straits Times New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi sounded the alarm over the rapid spread of Covid-19 through India’s vast countryside today (May 14), as the official tally of infections crossed 24 million, and 4,000 people died for the third straight day. The highly transmissible B1617 variant of the
Read moreCanadian boxer’s action turns into a big issue
STEPS are being taken to resolve the issue of Canadian boxer Dave Leduc, a Lethwei fighter who is the current WLC Cruiserweight World Champion, continuously challenging and provoking Thai middleweight kickboxer Sombat Banchamek, more commonly known as Buakaw Banchamek, to a match, Sanook.com said today (May 9). The 29-year-old Canadian boxer tried to provoke Sombat
Read moreToddler who went to hospital alone has been cured of Covid
A Covid-infected two-year-old girl who had to go to the hospital alone because she could not stay in the field hospital with her father has now been cured of the disease and sent home, Sanook.com said this evening (May 4). Nong Pee Mai clutched her white teddy bear as she walked to the ambulance to
Read moreKarens: Fighting still raging despite Myanmar junta extending ceasefire
WHILE Myanmar’s military government has extended its unilateral monthlong ceasefire by another another month till May 31, 2011, the Karen insurgents said today (May 2) that fighting between the two sides is still continuing, TV Channel 7 said On Friday Myanmar’s Supreme Command announced the extension of the ceasefire so that the State Administration Council
Read moreFirst US Covid-19 emergency aid supplies arrive in India
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia New Delhi – The first US emergency aid to India arrived today (April 30) as the country battles a devastating surge in Covid-19 cases which has overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums. A Super Galaxy military transporter carrying more than 400 oxygen cylinders and other hospital equipment and nearly 1
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