THE loud blast-like sound heard in front of Myanmar embassy on Sathorn road last evening was actually a large firecracker ball wrapped in plastic that caused a low-intensity explosion but no fragments were found and also no one got injured, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Feb. 9). Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Pol Lt Gen
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SQUEEZY LIVING: London’s thinnest house is on sale for £950k
By Kiro Evans, The Sun SPACE is at a premium at London’s thinnest house, on the market for £950,000. Just 1.6m at its narrowest, the five-floor property has a kitchen and dining area, reception area, bathroom and two bedrooms. Estate agent David Myers said the former Victorian hat shop in Shepherd’s Bush would appeal
Read moreNew rallies in Yangon despite Myanmar military warnings
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon: Anti-coup protesters defied warnings from Myanmar’s generals and rallied today (Feb 9) for a fourth straight day, after the military imposed a ban on gatherings at flashpoint sites. Junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing made a televised speech on Monday evening to justify seizing power, while a
Read moreAngry husband kills wife’s lover, beats her up
A 62-year-old man was arrested this morning (Feb. 8) after following his wife to a rendezvous with her lover at a forest in Ubon Ratchathani Province and killing his rival and also badly beating up his wife, Sanook.com said. At 10.30 a.m.Pol. Lt.Kittisak Tikanam, a deputy inspector at Samrong police station, Samrong district, together with
Read moreDaily Covid count drops further to 186
THE total number of coronavirus cases plunged again today (Feb. 8) with 186 new patients emerging and taking the cumulative total to 23,557, Siam Rath newspaper said. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) assistant spokeswoman Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan said of today’s 186 cases 176 were domestic and ten were overseas travellers arriving here. Two
Read moreSaffron-robed monks join third day of street protests against Myanmar coup
By Reuters Staff and published by Hindustan Times THOUSANDS of anti-coup protesters marched in towns and cities across Myanmar today (Feb. 8), witnesses said, demonstrating for a third straight day against the military’s removal and detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi a week ago. Calls to join protests and to back a campaign
Read moreMy friend’s husband is cheating, should I tell?
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Read moreFacebook videos capture shots at Myanmar protests demanding release of Aung San Suu Kyi
(Yangon) Footage has emerged of onlookers ducking for cover as shots are fired at protests in a town in Myanmar’s southeast against a military coup, demanding the release of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Live videos posted to Facebook on Sunday afternoon show people hiding as armed, uniformed soldiers move up the street to
Read moreBeijing move a subtle sign of glaring military weak spot
Beijing is not usually backward in coming forward about its military prowess. It bombastically boasts about how it can respond to all threats “at any moment”; it builds artificial islands in the middle of the South China Sea and flies sorties of jets into Taiwan’s airspace while constantly threatening to invade the island. But an
Read moreSpaceX to get humans to Mars in 2026
Elon Musk is still confident that 2026 will be the year that his space company SpaceX lands humans on Mars, where he hopes to build a human settlement. In a wide-ranging interview with the audio-only Clubhouse app on Sunday, Musk said it will take “five and a half years” before a crewed mission of SpaceX’s Starship rocket
Read moreStar Wars tensions rise as rival Mars probes on collision course
The skies above Mars will witness some startling aeronautical displays in the next few days when three rival space robot probes reach the red planet after journeying for millions of miles across space. The United Arab Emirates’ probe Hope orbiter will arrive first, on Tuesday, (tomorrow) followed by China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft the next day. Finally,
Read moreThe world’s bad guys are winning. Is anyone going to stand up to them?
Blame Joe Biden for not stepping in more quickly, or Donald Trump for encouraging authoritarian rulers. Blame Barack Obama for lifting sanctions. Easier still, blame China for propping up a military junta and putting profit before people. The International Court of Justice warned of ongoing genocide, but nobody was saved. UN security council members
Read moreThanathorn not discouraged despite being hit with many cases
PROGRESSIV Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit said today (Feb. 17) that in entering the political arena he has now been hit with lots of cases which waste his time but have not led to any discouragement, INN News and Sanook.com said. Thanathorn, who is the leading government critic, was a few days ago ordered by the
Read moreSamut Sakhon’s Covid total reaching 15,000, Bangkok has 17 new cases
THE Public Health Ministry said at 1 p.m. today (Feb. 7) that Samut Sakhon still has the most Covid-19 cases in the country with this reaching 14,732 from Dec. 18, 2020 to this morning when 202 new cases were added over the past 24 hours, Siam Rath newspaper said. Bangkok had 17 new cases today
Read moreThousands rally again in Myanmar against military coup
YANGON: Thousands of anti-coup protesters in Myanmar poured back onto the streets today (Sunday), as an internet blackout failed to stifle growing outrage at the military’s ouster of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The fresh rally followed the largest protests to date on Saturday, when tens of thousands came out in cities across
Read moreUS billionaires vie to make space the next business frontier
Later this year Jeff Bezos, the first person to have led a business from nothing to a trillion-dollar valuation, will step down from his job as head of Amazon. But as you’d expect from a tech multibillionaire, his eyes are on a potentially bigger prize: outer space. Bezos will be dedicating more time to a
Read moreSecret flirting technique used by women ‘exposed’
It’s not really talked about, but there’s one thing women do if they like someone, says Jana Hocking – and now, scientists have backed it up. Ever had a whopping big old-fashioned crush on someone and walked away from a conversation pondering if the person was flirting with you? Or were they just being
Read moreMeghan Markle: Sister Samantha’s book full of wild claims
Meghan Markle’s sister Samantha has released her much-anticipated tell-all book — and it’s filled with wild assertions about her estranged half-sibling. The Duchess has not dignified the publication of The Diary of Princess Pushy’s Sister: Part 1 with a comment, but a friend told Vanity Fair it had has “barely registered on her radar”. “Meghan has not seen Samantha for
Read moreShocking sex toy myth women believe
A number of rumors about sex toys have been fabricated over the years – but this myth needs to be shut down fast, says sex guru Nadia Bokody. An official knock echoes through my apartment door. It’s that time of year again – my annual rental inspection; also known as the day I have to
Read moreDates set for Covid relief aid for 9m Thais
The Ministry of Labour said employees of private firms can begin registering for their slice of a new 4,000-baht financial relief package from Feb 16. Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said he agreed with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha that the Covid-19 financial relief package should also be given to employees of private firms covered by Section
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