Two women, who were on board the speed boat from which TV actress Nida Patcharaveerapong, aka “Tangmo”, fell into the Chao Phraya River and drowned, reported today (Sunday) to Nonthaburi’s Muang district police for questioning. Nida’s manager, Itsirin Chuthasuksawat, told the media, after being questioned, that the boat trip was for leisure and sightseeing and
COVID-19 infections in Thailand, announced today (Sunday), dropped by 896 to 24,719 cases from yesterday’s 25,615, but the death toll increased from 40 to 42 cases. The number only includes infections confirmed by RT-PCR tests. The new infections include 24,599 locally-acquired cases and 120 cases among overseas arrivals. Cumulative infections this year are 646,181, of
The Rural Doctor Society (RDS) is complaining of a serious shortage of anti-viral Favipiravir medicine, to the extent that several hospitals have restricted its distribution to COVID-19 patients, except to those who are over 80. In its Facebook post yesterday (Saturday), the RDS said that, since last September, Favipiravir had been readily available, because the
The Nonthaburi provincial court has issued warrants for the arrests of the owner and the driver of the speed boat from which TV actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong fell into the Chao Phraya River and drowned. The boat’s owner, Tanupat “Por” Lerttaweewit, and the boat’s driver, Paibul “Bert” Trikanchananan, are facing charges of causing wrongful death
ASEAN is “deeply concerned” over the evolving situation and hostilities in Ukraine, according to a statement released Saturday, after Russian troops began military assaults on key Ukrainian cities. “We call on all relevant parties to exercise maximum restraint and make the utmost effort to pursue dialogues through all channels, including diplomatic means, to contain the
Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) has advised against swimming in the sea or playing on the sand at three spots on Mae Ram Phueng beach in Rayong province, after high levels of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) were detected. PCD Director-General Attapol Charoenchansa said today that inspectors had discovered that TPH in the sea at three
The Bangkok South Criminal Court granted temporary and conditional bail to anti-establishment Ratsadon protest leader Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak today (Thursday) after it received a certificate, issued by the dean of the Faculty of Political Science at Thammasat University, detailing his student’s status and need to attend final examinations. The bail was set at 200,000 baht
At first, after weeks of denial, it was hard to believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin had declared war on Ukraine. US President Joe Biden had warned, time and time again, that Russia was poised to attack Ukraine. Some even questioned Biden’s motives for coming out with such statements, even if they were based on
No travel restrictions will be imposed when the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) meets next week to discuss measures to be introduced during the annual Songkran festival in mid-April, said National Security Council Secretary-General Gen. Supot Malaniyom today (Thursday). In his capacity as chair of the CCSA operations centre, General Supot said it is
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, forcing residents to flee for their lives and leaving at least 40 Ukrainian soldiers and 10 civilians dead. Russian air strikes hit military facilities across the country and ground forces moved in from the north, south and east, triggering condemnation from Western
A group of engineering students from Thailand’s has won an international award in Japan for their space technology project, which aims to develop a special drug to protect human DNA from cosmic rays. Their space project was called “MINERVA CubeSat for demonstrating DNA damage mitigation against space radiation in C. elegans by using genetic modification”.
Thailand’s House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a long-awaited bill to criminalise torture and enforced disappearances in its final reading, with 359 votes in favour, one abstention and two deciding not to vote. The draft bill will need to be approved by the Senate in the next step before it is submitted for royal
