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Three more people on a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the number aboard to 64, the government said Saturday, with passengers facing a two-week quarantine. The latest confirmation came a day after an additional 41 passengers were found to have contracted the virus, which has killed hundreds of people, most
The Disease Control Department has reported seven new coronavirus cases today, bringing total confirmed cases in Thailand since January 3rd to 32, including 10 who have recovered and returned home. The department’s director-general, Dr. Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai, told a news conference today that, of the seven new cases, four are Chinese tourists, including three from the
Thousands of couples — some in facemasks — tied the knot in a mass Unification Church wedding Friday, despite concerns in South Korea over the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. The church founded by Sun Myung Moon — revered as a messiah by his followers — distributed face coverings to the 30,000 crowd, but only
Former Pheu Thai MP Wattana Muangsook has challenged the legitimacy of Friday’s ruling by the Constitutional Court, which states that the 3.2 trillion baht budget bill for the 2020 fiscal year is legal but orders the House of Representatives to debate and vote again on the bill’s the second and third readings. Writing in his
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today that he will ask western embassies to advise their citizens visiting Thailand to wear protective face masks in public places, and in crowds, for safety. The minister, who is campaigning to get the public to wear face masks, offered an apology on his Facebook page today, after his
(Reuters) – The two engines of the helicopter that crashed in hazy, cloudy weather on a California hillside last month, killing basketball great Kobe Bryant and eight others, showed no evidence of a “catastrophic internal failure,” federal investigators said on Friday. The interim report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) 12 days after
BEIJING (AP) — The death toll in the viral outbreak in mainland China has risen to 722, while new cases jumped to 34,546, reversing declines over previous days. China’s ruling Communist Party faced public anger and recrimination over the death of a doctor who was threatened by the authorities after trying to sound the alarm
There are currently more than 100,000 Chinese tourists and long-stayers in Thailand, including 2,038 who came from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, and 91,688 from Guangzhou, which is close to Wuhan, Pol Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang, Commissioner of Thailand’s Immigration Bureau told a news conference today. 1,004,067 Chinese people arrived
The driver of an aircraft tug was killed and another person seriously injured when a cable, which was being used to tow Nok Air aircraft snapped. The accident took place on the apron of Don Mueang airport this morning. Airport director, Mr. Samphan Khuthranont, said that the driver of the tug was towing a
The House of Representatives is scheduled to convene on February 13th to consider the 3.2 trillion baht budget bill for second and third readings, after the Constitutional Court ruled today that the bill is legal, despite evidence of proxy voting. The Court decided by a majority that the budget bill is legal, except for those
Pressure on the Thai Government was somewhat eased today when the Constitutional Court voted 5:3 to rule that 3 votes, in favour of the 3.2 trillion baht budget in parliament, which had been cast in absentia did not render the bill null and void. The court also ordered the House of Representatives to arrange
Bangladesh is drowning in plastic bags. The convenience of single-use bags makes it difficult for people to change their ways. An alternative could be bags made from jute, a completely biodegradable, compostable and water soluble plant-based material.
“The essence of Future Forward Party is its soul, ideology, ideas. Even if its body dies, its soul and ideology will remain.” Piyabutr Saengkanokkul Member of Parliament, Secretary-General of future forward party.
