WHILE confirming that phase 4 easing of the coronavirus measure will start on June 15 the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) stated that it has not yet considered 15-day trial lifting of the curfew but this issue would be raised for discussion by the full panel on Friday, INN News reported this afternoon (June
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Laotians rounded up for illegal entry
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FIVE LAOTIANS were yesterday arrested in Nakhon Phanom on charges of illegal entry into Thai territory, an immigration official said today (June 9, 2020) The four males and one female from Laos illegally slipped across Mekong River into the northeastern province and were allegedly trafficked on the road to a fruit
Read moreActor named UNEP goodwill ambassador for Thailand
THE United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today (June 5) announced Alex Rendell as a National Goodwill Ambassador for Thailand. Alex is an actor and co-founder and chief executive officer of the Environmental Education Center (EEC), an organization that raises environmental awareness among children. The half-British, half-Thai actor has long been a presence in Thai television
Read moreWeapons seized in Lampang as by-election nears
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OVER A DOZEN SHOTGUNS have been seized from villagers in Lampang during the current running up to a by-election of an MP in the northern province. Pol Maj Gen Anucha Uamcharoen, commander of the Lampang provincial police, today (June 5) announced 14 shotguns, 18 cap guns and a hand grenade have
Read moreBig haul of fake designer handbags seized
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HUNDREDS OF FAKE handbags bearing world-famous brands were seized today (June 4) at a border market in Sa Kaeo province. Customs officials and police raided a shophouse in Rong Klua market in Aranyaprathet district across the border from Poi Pet township in Cambodia and seized 1,675 fake handbags with world-renowned brands
Read moreGunman kills three at Radio Thailand station
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A LONE GUNMAN killed three of his own colleagues at a Radio Thailand station in Phitsanulok province today (27.5.2020), police said. The gunman, identified as Wim Sonsud, armed himself with two handguns and fired gunshots at his unsuspecting victims in the premises of the radio station run by the Public Relations
Read moreVeerathai opts out of second term as Central Bank chief
BANK of Thailand Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob stated today (25.5.2020) that he does not wish to enter the selection process for holding this position for a second term because of family reasons, PostToday reported. The Chairman of the Bank of Thailand Governor Selection Committee Rangsan Srivorasart had announced on May 22 that the application period for
Read moreCurfew could be cut by an hour next week
THE National Security Council said today (24.5.2020) that an ad hoc committee on enforcing measures against Covid-19 outbreak would on May 27 consider both phase 3 easing of the lockdown and shortening the curfew by an hour, PostToday reported. Gen Somsak Rungsita, the council’s secretary general, said the committee’s decision on whether to maintain curfew
Read moreLight beams used to protest against emergency extension
Thai Newsroom Reporters LIGHT BEAMS were shot in the night sky in a northern province of Thailand last night by a young man with intent to demonstrate his quiet protest against the one-month extension to emergency rule. Anusit Klangmoo, owner of a light-and-sound displaying firm based in his home district of Phu Sang of the
Read moreSocial media debate over women selling donated food
GOING viral on Thai social media and triggering a lively debate today (24.5.2020) is a photo of an elderly woman who was spotted selling donated food she had taken from pantries of sharing at a market in Pathum Thani, Sanook.com reported. Facebook user Pinky Milky shared the photo of this elderly sitting on the footpath
Read moreCoronavirus-infected German keeps all family members safe
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A GERMAN MALE who has visited northeastern Thailand for about two weeks was recently found infected with the Covid-19 but managed to keep all accompanying members of his family safe. The 42-year-old German national accompanied by a Thai wife and two children of their own traveled earlier this month from Bangkok
Read moreAdvertorial: Being ready for the evolution of the new normal at Garden Towers
By Tim Maplethorpe AS a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, society as we know it, will and must change, which as a result will mean our social and working environmental habits will forever be disrupted and in many cases it will be for the better. The idea of getting back to normal will not only
Read moreForeigner joins in filling one of 120 pantries of sharing in Surat Thani
Surat Thani – This southern province now has 120 pantries of sharing to help the downtrodden in these difficult times and a foreign businessman, who was so impressed by Thai generosity, brought his family along to fill up one of them, PostToday reported this morning (16.5.2020). As the coronavirus pandemic rages on across the world,
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