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Hope is in sight for the region as Thai researchers make progress in the hunt for a vaccine against coronavirus, which has wreaked havoc across the world for several months now. “If we can produce a Covid-19 vaccine, we can provide it to other Asean nations such as Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia
Chiang Mai University’s famous dog, Pi Tia, suffered a brutal blunt force trauma which fractured its skull, according to non-profit NGO Watchdog Thailand, quoting an autopsy report from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Chiang Mai University. The report says that Pi Tia’s skull shows multiple comminuted fractures of the occipital, parietal and temporal bones,
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom warned Beijing on Tuesday to step back from the brink over an “authoritarian” national security law in Hong Kong that it said risked destroying one of the jewels of Asia’s economy while ruining the reputation of China. China’s parliament last week approved a decision to create laws for Hong
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong lawmakers are set to resume a debate on Wednesday over a controversial bill that would make disrespecting China’s national anthem a criminal offence, as the city ramps up for fresh protests amid simmering anti-government tensions. An annual vigil to mark the June 4, 1989, anniversary of Chinese troops opening
WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of U.S. cities on Tuesday for an eighth consecutive night of protests over the death of a black man in police custody, clashing with police and looting stores in New York City. Large marches and rallies also took place in Los Angeles, Philadelphia,
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City will remain under curfew through Sunday after another night of looting that marred largely peaceful protests over an African-American man’s death in police custody in Minneapolis. Shopkeepers and cleaning crews swept glass from shattered windows and boarded up storefronts in midtown Manhattan on Tuesday morning, one of the
The clash between Twitter and Donald Trump has thrust rival Facebook into turmoil, with employees rebelling against CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s refusal to sanction false or inflammatory posts by the US president. Some Facebook employees put out word of a “virtual walkout” to take place Monday to protest, according to tweeted messages. “As allies we must
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has appealed to the public not to pressure the Government to hasten the fourth phase of the easing of lockdown restrictions, noting that it must be done step-by-step. Speaking to the media at Government House today (Tuesday), the Prime Minister urged the public to cooperate fully with the Government, by
A Thai student, who returned from Saudi Arabia and is currently in state quarantine in Thailand’s southern province of Songkhla, is Tuesday’s only new COVID-19 case, bringing cumulative infections in the country to 3,083. One fatality, an 80-year old resident of the southern border province of Narathiwat, was recorded by the CCSA after his passing
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has distanced himself from the latest internal strife within the ruling Palang Pracharat party, as 18 members of the executive committee resign en masse to pave the way for the election of the new executive committee, party leader and secretary-general. Repeatedly asked by reporters about speculation that the resignations
Some CNN commentators gritted their teeth amid Donald Trump’s shocking election victory nearly four years ago, and, in a broadcast seen globally, apparently tried to console themselves by saying that the American political system remained the best there was in the whole world. Nowadays, to interpret CNN’s own words, they were probably wrong. Anti-Trump panelists
Thailand’s Ministry of Culture will propose, to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), the declaration of special public holidays, from July 4th to 9th, for belated Songkran celebrations, which were postponed from mid-April due to the coronavirus pandemic. Culture Minister Itthiphol Khunpluem said today that the period is suitable because July 4th and
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid racial unrest across the nation, President Donald Trump on Monday declared himself “the president of law and order” and threatened to deploy the United States military to American cities to quell a rise of violent protests. As Trump spoke, an incredible TV split screen developed around the White House. While he addressed
In his 34 years as a politician, Chaturon Chaisang has never been out of the spotlight. Despite being ousted by three coups, seeing his parties dissolved twice and being banned from politics once, the 64-year-old has never lost sight of his professed core aim – to restore democracy in Thailand. Now, the former chief strategist
