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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Ministry: Youths showing slight symptoms in current Covid uptick
THE Public Health Ministry said clinical observation shows that the current round of coronavirus outbreak which started in entertainment venues is mostly spreading among youths who only display slight symptoms, Thai Rath newspaper said today (April 10). Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, said while the original advice on Covid symptoms
Read moreDaily Covid count climbs to 789 while 1m doses of Sinovac vaccine arrive
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said that there were 789 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours while a million more doses of Sinovac vaccine arrived this morning (April 10), TV Channel 7 said. The new batch of cases raised the cumulative confirmed total to 31,658 but there was also another fatality
Read moreWoman driver plunges into construction ditch with no warning signs around
A 70-year-old woman drove her car into a ditch that had been dug to lay water mains at the Ratchada-Tha Phra underpass construction site last night with this leaving both her and her son injured, Sanook.com and TV Channel 7 said today (April 9). Mrs. Khemkorn Kongthananon, 70, the driver is still in shock. She
Read moreBang 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 moreChula doctor: British Covid strain spread here from Cambodia
A CHULALONGKORN University doctor suspects that the fast-spreading British variant of coronavirus that has now emerged in Thailand likely came across the border from Cambodia where a severe outbreak is raging, Siam Rath newspaper said this afternoon (April 8) Dr Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of
Read moreTwo secondhand F-16 jet fighters decommissioned
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWO SECONDHAND U.S.-built F-16 jet fighters were recently decommissioned by the Thai air force following their long years of service. The two decommissioned combat aircraft were an F-16A jet fighter, which had been earlier deployed by the U.S. air force, and an F-16B jet fighter, earlier deployed by the Singaporean air
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 moreRed shirts temporarily halt rally over Covid outbreak
THE red shirt protesters rallying at Santiporn Park on Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue for the fourth day today (April 7) to pressure Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down decided to disband and meet again at a later date amid a new flare up of coronavirus, Siam Rath newspaper said this evening. Mr. Jatuporn Prompan, head
Read moreRipe Durian Day set for April 10
By Thai Newsroom Reporters APRIL 10, 2021 has been officially scheduled as the Ripe Durian Day – a rarely-noted, yet sustained effort on the part of the authorities to deter the illegal sales of unripe fruits. In the face of news reports of unripe durian being offered at incredibly low prices at markets and roadside
Read moreCCSA decides against declaring Covid red zone
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) decided not to declare Bangkok and four adjacent provinces a red zone despite a request from the Public Health Ministry to do so, Sanook.com said today (April 7). On Monday the ministry’s Centre for Action during a Public Health Emergency Committee held an urgent meeting and proposed that
Read more9 Thonglor policemen and Transport Minister catch Covid-19
HOT on the heels of news spreading that Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has contracted coronavirus the Royal Thai Police revealed that nine policemen attached to Thonglor station too had got infected, Siam Rath newspaper said today (April 7). Pol. Lt .Gen. Phakphong Phongphetra, head of the Metropolitan Police, said nine out of 184 policemen at
Read moreMarch inflation shrinks after gov’t financial aid
SEVERAL cost of living reduction measures by the government and lower fresh food pricing have resulted in a slight decrease in Thailand’s inflation rate in March, according to a report from the Ministry of Commerce. The Ministry of Commerce reported a 0.08% reduction in the inflation rate in March, which is the smallest decline recorded
Read moreThammasat group calls on people to dress in black
THE United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration had issued a call for all those who love democracy to dress in black today (April 6) to mourn the justice system as two detained protest leaders continue with their hunger strike with Penguin’s fast reaching the 20th day, Thai Rath newspaper said. People’s Party leader Mr. Parit
Read moreCovid cases emerge at Hua Hin pub, restaurant
AFTER the flare up of coronavirus at Thonglor entertainment venues led to closure of such outlets in three Bangkok districts for 14 days starting today (April 6) Hua Hin seaside town was similarly hit with a couple from Nonthaburi spreading the infection at a pub and a Korean restaurant, Siam Rath newspaper said. Prachuap Kriri
Read moreRed shirts continue rallying for second day
RED-SHIRT followers assembled at Santiporn Park on Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue for the second day today (April 5) as they continued pressuring for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down while also calling the release of protest leaders detained under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, Thai Rath newspaper said.
Read moreBurnt and collapsed house’s papers in order
THE owners of the three-storey house that collapsed while ablaze over the weekend had correctly obtained permits to both construction and make additional modification after completion, Sanook.com quoted Ejan as saying today (April 5) Mr Narong Rakkid, acting head of Thawi Wattana district’s Public Works and Town & Country Planning Office, said the owners had
Read moreDad accidentally kills son while hunting
A HEARTBROKEN man in Phrae province said today (April 5) that he accidently shot dead his son after mistaking him for a wild boar when both of them were hunting in the forest near their village, Thai Rath newspaper said. Mr Sawang Ruenthem, 66, said the last words his son, Suriyong, 39, uttered were, “why
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 moreBoT will launch retail CBDC to secure financial services
THE Bank of Thailand (BoT) will launch the Retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) by the second quarter next year to provide Thais with access to more convenient and secure financial services, NNT said today (April 4). BoT assistant governor Vachira Arromdee said the development of a Retail CBDC will support a technology-led future that
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