POLICE are gearing up to issue arrest warrants for two suspects on the charges of throwing a ping pong bomb at protesters at Sam Yan intersection yesterday, Sanook.com reported today (Jan. 17). Pol. Maj. Gen. Piya Tawichai, deputy chief of Metropolitan Police, said it was initially discovered that a ping pong bomb was flung down
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At least 34 killed as strong quake rocks Indonesia’s Sulawesi
By Agencies and published by Channel NewsAsia Jakarta: At least 34 people were killed after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island early this morning (Jan. 15), said authorities. Hundreds more were injured when the earthquake struck in the early hours, triggering panic among the terrified residents of the island. “The latest information
Read more188 new Covid cases as Anutin says he will get the first Sinovac jab
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA’s) spokesman Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin said today (Jan. 15) there were 188 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours while Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul allayed fears about Sinovac Biotech’s vaccine by saying he would be the first person to get a dose, Siam Rath newspaper said. Of
Read moreIndonesia: Archaeologists find world’s oldest animal cave painting
By BBC ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered the world’s oldest known animal cave painting in Indonesia – a wild pig – believed to be drawn 45,500 years ago. Painted using dark red ochre pigment, the life-sized picture of the Sulawesi warty pig appears to be part of a narrative scene. The picture was found in the Leang
Read moreMan penniless after mobile phone fire guts house
A MAN in Trat province plunged into financial ruin after a mobile phone left charging by his grandchildren exploded and triggered a fire that completely gutted his two-storey wooden house, Amarin TV reported this afternoon (Jan. 14). Pol. Lt. Kasipat Jaroonroj, duty officer at Laem Ngop station, was alerted to the fire at Mr. Thawin
Read moreKlong Toey market shut for 3 days after coronavirus case emerges
KLONG TOEY district office ordered the closure of Klong Toey market for three day from Jan. 13 till 8 p.m. Jan. 16 after a vegetable vendor was found to be infected with Covid-19, Amarin TV reported. Another 14 people are at high-risk of catching this infection through exposure to this vendor. This new coronavirus case
Read moreTrump could declassify top-secret intelligence linking Covid to Wuhan lab
By The Sun DONALD Trump could declassify bombshell secret intelligence about the outbreak of Covid-19 linking it to a Wuhan research lab as one of his last acts as President. UK ministers are on “red alert” for a major intervention from the outgoing US government within days that claims the origin of the outbreak was
Read morePM opens door for local purchase of coronavirus vaccines
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Jan. 13) that local bodies may import Covid-19 vaccines out of their own funds but they have to pass the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards with many people having pinned their hopes on these vaccines, Siam Rath newspaper reported. The government has searched many channels in many countries
Read moreEight gorillas catch Covid and are showing same symptoms as humans
By Sian Elvin, Metro UK SEVERAL gorillas have coronavirus in what is thought to be the first known cases among primates in the world. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park has seen eight gorillas that live together test positive for Covid-19, with several of them coughing. They believe the infection came from a member of
Read more67 gamblers arrested in Rayong despite raging coronavirus outbreak
GAMBLING is still taking place in every district of Rayong province despite the severity of the Covid-19 outbreak in this coastal province with 67 suspects arrested in latest raids, Amarin TV reported today (Jan. 12, 2021). Rayong Governor Channa Iamsaeng told the press that there were nine more coronavirus cases and one death over the
Read moreTwitter shares dive 7% after Trump account suspension
By Reuters Staff and published by Livemint.com SHARES of Twitter slumped 7% today (Jan. 11), on course to knock off about $2.5 billion from the market value of the social media company after it permanently suspended the account of US President Donald Trump The slide came as some Republicans hit out over the weekend at
Read moreFish dying in badly polluted Central Plain canal
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PART OF A MAJOR canal in a Central Plain area is being critically polluted with blackish, odorous water, killing fish raised in submerged cages. Authorities are yet to find out about the polluted water which has been allegedly released into a drainage waterway which is connected with Raphiphat canal in Nong
Read moreMarine Corps sets sights on Chinese amphibious tanks
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND’S MARINE Corps plans to buy three light amphibious tanks from China for a combined price of 398 million baht. The VN16 light amphibious tanks would be supplied to the Marine Corps by Norinco of China in about a year after a purchase order has been signed, said a Marine Corps
Read moreArmy moving to get 60 more Stryker vehicles
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI ARMY has planned to procure 60 more Stryker infantry carrier vehicles in order to make a total of 130 under deployment by a future Light Mechanized Infantry regiment. The 112th Infantry Regiment currently deploys 70 US-built Stryker infantry carrier vehicles and planned to procure 60 more in effort to
Read morePackaging: A good way for mangosteen farmers to earn more
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MANGOSTEEN farmers in Chumphorn have been advised to not only harvest the fruit but sort it out and package it for sales. The National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards has encouraged the mangosteen farmers in Lang Suan district of the southern province to do the packaging of the fruit
Read morePineapple farmers suffer as drought hits harvest
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THIS YEAR’S TOTAL volume of fresh pineapple is forecast to drop due to drought but a rebound is expected next year, according to Tawee Maskhao, deputy director general of the Department of Agricultural Extension. Some 1.39 million tons of fresh pineapple is expected throughout this year, marking a 17% drop from
Read moreCommentary: Stick in the mud
By Out-crowd THE THAI NAVY looks obstinately resistant to change and disruptive technology not only in general terms of current world affairs but in specific terms of modern-day defense initiatives when it comes to the planned procurement of conventional weapon systems such as submarines. Despite the event in which Prime Minister/Defense Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has
Read moreBig fruit harvest in the South – most of it going overseas
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FOUR TROPICAL FRUITS of southern Thailand – durian, mangosteen, rambutan and longkong – are being harvested for sales and largely destined for export. According to the Department of Agricultural Economics’ deputy secretary-general Anchana Tracho, a peak volume of durian fruit is getting ripe for harvest between this month and next in
Read moreThai villagers launch gold-digging tourism
By Thai Newsroom Reporters VILLAGERS IN A western Thai province have been eagerly inviting visitors to dig for gold in a creek, literally. The villagers in Ron Thong community in Bang Sapan district of Prachuap Khiri Khan province are not only digging for gold themselves in the creek called Klong Thong but inviting travellers and
Read moreNavy moves to upgrade 2 frigates after shelving new purchases
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NAVY HAS PLANNED to upgrade Chao Phraya-class frigates now that they have been deployed for nearly three decades. Due to their decades-long deployment at sea since 1991, HTMS Chao Phraya and HTMS Bangpakong are bound to be upgraded to the extent that the Chinese-built frigates might be serviceable for another
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