By Reuters and published by CNA THE second-eldest son of His Majesty the King visited a childcare centre for underprivileged families today (Aug. 8) during a surprise visit to the kingdom, the first time he has been back in his homeland in 27 years. Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, 42, who works at a law firm in
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Chinese space junk falling to Earth on Nov. 5, 11 provinces at risk
THAI space agency Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) warned today (Nov. 3) that a 21.6-ton chunk of China’s Long March 5B-Y4 rocket is on track to fall back to Earth on Saturday Nov. 5 with 11 provinces at risk of being hit although the chances of an impact is just 1.4 percent,
Read morePanel set up to probe if policemen were involved with gutted pub
FOLLOWING the the fire at a crowded music pub in Sattahip district of Chonburi province in the wee hours of this morning (August 5) that killed 14 revellers and injured many others a senior police officer has now set up a committee to investigate whether any local policemen were involved in the illegal complex,
Read moreDaily Covid case count reaches 7,960 with Bangkok logging 529
OF the nationwide tally of 7,960 Covid-19 cases and 53 deaths today (Nov. 7), Bangkok’s total was 529 with infections spread across all 50 districts and 19 cases still being followed up, Siam Rath newspaper said. The top 10 districts with the most infections are as follows: 1) Bang Phlat, 56 cases; 2) Bang Sue,
Read moreDeputy PM says export of millions of used medical gloves to US being probed
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanavisit said the export of 80 million used nitrile gloves to the US as reported by CNN is being investigated with this being the result of huge demand for the product after Covid-19 pandemic swept the world which gave criminals an opportunity to fill the need, Sanook.com
Read moreSenator catches Covid despite two AstraZeneca jabs
THERE is a coronavirus alert at the parliament this morning (Sept. 13) after Senator Apichart Todilokwet got infected despite having received two AstraZeneca jabs, Sanook.com said. Dr. Jet Siratharanon, a senator and chairman of the committee to handle the coronavirus pandemic situation, said a detailed timeline of Apichart’s activities is being tracked. However, as
Read moreCovid tally remains high as actress buys 6,900kg cabbage to help farmers
AMID the gloom of the daily Covid count staying high today (August 10) with new cases totalling 19,843 while fatalities increased to 235 is an uplifting action by well-known actress Anne Thongprasom who bought 6,900 kilogrammes of cabbage from farmers to help them in these difficult times, Amarin TV said. Of today’s large total
Read moreChinese gangsters injure 2 policemen in Chonburi shooting
A CHINESE gang shot and wounded two transnational crime unit police officers who had gone to their luxury house in Chonburi province with a search warrant to inspect it this afternoon (May 19), TV Channel 7 said. Led by Pol. Maj. Gen. Thiti Sangsawang, acting head of Chonburi police, and accompanied by tourist, immigration and
Read moreCourt rejects bail for protest leaders amid rally
THE Human Rights Lawyers Association posted a message on Twitter today (April 29) that the Criminal Court had rejected bail for Mr. Parit Chiwarak, or Penguin, and six other activists despite hundreds of People’s Party followers rallying at the compound and submitting a letter appealing that they be released from their pretrial detention, Sanook.com and
Read moreDemonstration starts at Thammasat University Tha Prachan campus
LEADERS of the demonstrators, who call themselves Thammasat Alliance and their rally “September 19 Reclaiming People’s Power”, were to start giving speeches from 2 p.m. onwards at Thammasat University Tha Prachan campus’ football field, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Sept. 19, 2020). The demonstrators had pushed their way into campus through the gate after cutting
Read moreFree Youth group ends rally at around midnight
WORRIED about their security the Free Youth group and some members of the public who had rallied at the Democracy Monument since last evening broke up their demonstration at around midnight, INN News reported this morning (July 19, 2020). Those who had organized this demonstration read out a statement making various demands including the following:
Read moreKla Party says Peta’s monkey campaign ‘is culturally discriminatory’
KLA Party’s secretary-general commented in a Facebook post today (July 7) that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’s (Peta’s) campaign against Thai products containing coconut for using monkeys to collect the fruit is discriminatory because in the West truffle hogs are used to help collect the edible fungi, PostToday reported. Mr Atavit Suwannapakdee said
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