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Thailand recorded one new COVID-19 case in state quarantine today (Friday), as the country reaches 39 consecutive days without a locally transmitted infection being reported. CCSA spokesman Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin said that the new patient, a 24-year old woman, arrived from Bahrain on June 28th and entered state quarantine in the eastern province of
The investigation into the recent poisoning and robbery of two joggers in Nonthaburi Public Park has led the police and Food and Drug Administration officials to factory, found to be illegally producing prescription veterinary medicines, in Nakhon Pathom province. They also identified a website offering sales of various anti-biotics and other drugs, including X-Lazine, which
Thailand’s Finance Ministry is considering extending the Thiew Pan Sook (Happiness Sharing Tour) program to cover community and agriculture based tourism, while providing tourism operators and airlines with access to soft loans. Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak stressed the need for the Government use additional measures to spur the slowing domestic economy, in wake of
Six new COVID-19 cases have been recorded today (Thursday), all among Thais in state quarantine after returning from abroad. The new infections bring the cumulative total in the country to 3,179, with 3,059 recoveries and 58 deaths. 62 patients are still being treated in hospital. CCSA assistant spokesperson Dr. Panprapha Yongtrakul said today that
Everyone has to be worried about a recent opinion poll, which escaped general attention largely but probably best summarizes how deep the Thai politics is in dire straits. Thais surveyed by National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) late last month were asked who they thought was the most suitable person to lead Thailand. Thanathorn
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police arrested a man onboard a London-bound flight early Thursday morning on suspicion of stabbing a police officer during protests of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s new security law, officials said. About 370 people were arrested during and after Wednesday’s protests against the law being imposed by China to
At least 125 people were killed and around 200 others are trapped after a jade mine collapsed in Hpakant, northern Myanmar on Thursday, local media reported. The incident happened at around 6:30 a.m. local time. The miners were collecting stones when a “muddy wave” caused by heavy rain buried them, the fire
Torn down despite its 127-year history, Phrae province’s historic Bombay Burmah Trading Co building may be gone for now. But hope is growing that it will be restored to its colonial-era glory and set a badly needed precedent for architectural conservation in Thailand. Bit by bit, the Fine Arts Department is now rebuilding the
Members of the Opposition described the 3.3 trillion baht 2021 fiscal budget as being disconnected from reality, with a likelihood that a large portion of the money will be wasted. They also accused the Government of total indifference to the severity of the economic crisis facing the country, by formulating the budget as if the
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police arrested a 24-year-old man at the city’s airport in the early hours of Thursday on suspicion of attacking and wounding an officer during protests against a new national security law Beijing imposed on the financial hub. Hong Kong police fired water cannon and tear gas and arrested
A bitter online row raging over social media influencer Sean Buranahiran indicates that the scars of Thailand’s political divide are as deep as ever. A 29-year-old “life coach”, raised and educated in the United States with a strong social media following, Sean drew much criticism after describing Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan as a
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has hailed China’s relationship with Thailand and vowed to further advance ties with Thailand and other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, according to CGTN. In a congratulatory message to Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the
December 12, 2020: The roller-coaster relationship between Thaksin Shinawatra and his top red-shirt warrior, Jatuporn Prompan, normally had major conflicts fade away like they never happened. This time, though, things may be different. Thaksin’s latest online message, widely reported today, continued to bemoan “abandonment”. It was directed at Jatuporn, who is tumultuously backing a candidate
The dome-shaped building, in the grounds of the Ban Sukhavadi seaside mansion, one of Pattaya’s landmarks, has sustained major damage, estimated about 100 million baht, after it was gutted by fire today, on the first day of its reopening after the three month COVID-19 lockdown. Police suspect an electrical short circuit caused the fire, which
HONG KONG, July 1 (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired water cannon and tear gas and arrested nearly 200 people on Wednesday as protesters took to the streets in defiance of sweeping security legislation introduced by China that critics say is aimed at snuffing out dissent. Beijing unveiled the details of the much-anticipated law late
Confidence among Thailand’s tourism business operators fell to the lowest level in a decade during the second quarter of 2020, with about 2.6 million workers already out of work and about another 100,000 expected to be laid off in the third quarter of this year, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Mr.
