By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia THE United Nations said on Friday (Oct. 22) it feared an even greater human rights catastrophe in Myanmar amid reports of thousands of troops massing in the north of the Southeast Asian country, which has been in chaos since a February coup. “We should all be prepared,
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Protest group holds seminar in front of prison
THE Thalu Fah activist group held a seminar in front of Bangkok Special Prison today (Oct. 23) to continue voicing their four demands with the backdrop of the stage emblazoned with 112 referring to Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, which they want repealed, Matichon newspaper said. Their four
Read moreGovt urged to give Russell Crowe a plaque or medal
A FORMER Democrat Party MP said in a Facebook post that the government should honour megastar Russell Crowe by giving him a plaque or a medal for sharing photos and videos of Bangkok and Phuket as mounting this sort of a publicity would have cost 200 million baht, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 23). Mr.
Read more560,000 doses of Moderna vaccine arriving here by Nov. 5
ZUELLIG Pharma today (Nov. 23) confirmed that the first lot of 560,000 doses of its Moderna vaccine will be arriving in Thailand no later than Nov. 5, 2021 with a total of 1.9 million doses coming here within this last quarter of the year, Matichon newspaper said. A contract has been signed with the Government
Read moreTraffic chaos in Samut Prakan after torrential rain
A HEAVY downpour lasting over an hour in Samut Prakan this evening (Oct. 22) led to many roads being badly flooded and traffic slowing down to a snail’s pace in some areas, TV Channel 7 and JS100 Radio said. The flooding was worse at Mueang district, Srinakharin road, Thepharak and Si Thepa intersections with floodwater
Read moreMyanmar junta rearrests more than 100 released in amnesty: Monitoring group
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia MYANMAR’S junta has rearrested more than 100 anti-coup protesters freed in a recent amnesty, according to a local monitoring group that tracks detentions and killings in the country. The Southeast Asian nation has been in chaos since the February coup, with more than 1,100 killed in a
Read moreCurfew ended in 17 province from 11 p.m. Oct. 31
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha’s Operations Centre Facebook page this morning (Oct. 22) posted the publication in the Royal Gazette of regulation number 36 issued under Article 9 of the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situations B.E. 2548 (2005) ending curfew in 17 provinces from 11 p.m. October 31 onwards, Siam Rath
Read moreList of 46 countries allowed quarantine-free entry from November 1
THE FOREIGN Ministry this morning (Oct. 22) released the list of 46 countries benefiting from quarantine-free entry from November 1 as announced by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Facebook last night, Amarin TV said. Mr. Thani Thongphakdi, the ministry’s permanent secretary, signed the list as required by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration
Read moreDiesel price to be maintained at 30 baht per litre
THE government’s energy policy administration council has approved a proposal to subsidise the pricing of diesel in order to maintain the retail price at 30 baht, NNT said today (Oct. 21). Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Supattanapong Punmeechaow said the subsidy will be provided from the 9.2 billion baht Energy Fund to maintain
Read morePM increases countries allowed quarantine-free entry from 10 to 46
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha this evening (Oct. 21) said in a Facebook post that he is increasing the number of low-risk countries whose citizens will be allowed to enter Thailand without the necessity of quarantine from 10 to 46 starting November 1, Siam Rath said. However to enjoy this benefit these tourists may only
Read morePM thanks Zac Efron for positive portrayal of Thailand
AFTER popular Hollywood star Zac Efron shared a photo of himself in Phuket on Instagram to mark his birthday with a message saying how happy he was in Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s spokesman came out to thank him for doing so, Amarin TV said today (Oct. 21). The star is here for
Read morePro-Prayut conspiracy hatched against Palang Pracharath secretary-general
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NOVEL CONSPIRACY has been quietly hatched to trim down the influence of Palang Pracharath secretary-general Thammanat Prompow over the rank and file of the ruling party to the extent that he be eventually kept out of the way for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to prolong his rule beyond the
Read moreMountain resorts temporarily shut after new Covid cluster emerges
WITH a new coronavirus cluster emerging at two villages in Phetchabun Province’s Lom Kao district both have now been locked down with resorts on the 1,768-metre- high Phu Thap Boek mountain shut till the end of the month, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 21). After coronavirus infection started spreading in villages number 14 and 16 in
Read moreIn a first, US surgeons attach a pig kidney to a human successfully
By Reuters Staff, published by The Straits Times New York – For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient’s immune system, a potentially major advance that could eventually help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs for transplant. The procedure done at NYU
Read moreCourt endorses MP status for own party-dissolving lawmaker
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OUTSPOKEN LAWMAKER PAIBUL Nititawan today (Oct. 20) survived a legal battle with help from the Constitutional Court to retain his MP status after he had dissolved his own People Reform Party in order to leave for Palang Pracharath Party two years ago. The Constitutional Court judges ruled in majority consensus
Read moreTop Lumpini station policemen transferred after restaurant raid
FOLLOWING a raid on a restaurant at Sukhumvit Plaza at the entrance of Sukhumvit Soi 12 last Saturday (Oct. 16) the superintendent of Lumpini police station, two deputy chiefs and two inspectors were today transferred to the Metropolitan Police Division 5 office with new officers replacing them, Thai Rath newspaper said. Pol. Maj. Gen.
Read moreKorat crocodile farm rushing to prevent flooding
A LARGE crocodile farm in flood-hit Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province is quickly digging a drainage canal to prevent the flooding of its four pens which would enable the over thousand reptiles to escape and threaten the residents, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 20). With the floodwater from Lam Ta Khong river getting close to the farm
Read moreTradition vs credibility: Inside the Asean meet that snubbed Myanmar
By Reuters Staff, published by The Straits Times Yangon – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore pushed for a harder stance against Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing at a “tense” meeting that decided to exclude him from a regional summit this month, four sources with knowledge of the talks said. South-east Asian ministers
Read moreFresh push to dissolve Pheu Thai Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FRESH PETITION WILL BE FILED in pursuit of the dissolution of Pheu Thai Party on a charge of being illegally masterminded and influenced by an outsider, namely former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Palang Pracharath MP Sira Jenjakha alleged today (Oct. 19) that Thaksin was evidently masterminding and pulling the strings
Read moreOver 70% of Bangkok residents doubled jabbed
THE Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said in a Facebook post today (Oct. 19) that 70.63% of the capital’s population have received the second Covid-19 jab with 7.7 million people being vaccinated since February this year, Siam Rath newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Col. Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, BMA’s spokesman, said in the post that so far 8,132,826 people have
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