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A dead dugong was found beached near an estuary on Libong Island in Thailand’s southern province of Trang on Sunday morning. The two fishermen from Ban Nam Robin Tambon Bangsak, who found the dead animal, immediately alerted the Marine and Coastal Resources Regional Office which dispatched a team of officials to investigate. The dead dugong
HONG KONG (Agencies) – Anti-government protesters this evening vented their fury on a mass transit railway (MTR) station in Tung Chung, a satellite town near Hong Kong International Airport which they had briefly stormed earlier before being chased out by police. Black-clad protesters were seen attacking facilities of the station. Some were seen smashing station
The Ministry of Public Health has issued a ministerial announcement to delist hemp extracts, hemp and parts of the hemp plant from the list of Category 5 narcotic drugs to make it possible for the substances to be used in food, cosmetics and medicines. Under the announcement hemp extracts, such as pure CBD, products mixed
The Thai military has deployed one pontoon bridge to the northeastern province of Roi Et to replace one bridge damaged by strong flood currents in order to allow communication to be resumed as normal. Maj-Gen Kris Chantharaniyom, spokesman of the Thai armed forces, said today that besides the pontoon bridge, rapid mobile rescue units have
HONG KONG (Agencies) — Hundreds of protesters briefly stormed Hong Kong’s international airport on Sunday, despite attempts to heighten security in anticipation of a planned demonstration, before they were chased away by police. A group of masked protesters stormed the ground floor of Terminal 1 at around 1.30 pm, shattering a glass door blocking their
Central Village luxury outlet will be officially opened on Saturday as scheduled after the Central Administrative Court issued an injunction on Friday to stop Airports of Thailand (AOT) Plc from blocking the entrance to the new luxury outlet. As a result of the court’s injunction, all the obstacles blocking the entrance to the shopping outlet
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was today cleared of any role in the 9.9 billion baht loan scandal between the state-run Krung Thai Bank and the Krisda Mahanakorn Group by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders. The Supreme Court ruled there was no evidence to prove that Thaksin, who was then prime
A green sea turtle was found dead and floating in the sea off the Na Chom Thien beach in Sattahip district of Thailand’s eastern province of Chon Buri on Saturday. The fishermen who found the dead turtle, one of the largest sea turtle species, towed the animal ashore and then alerted the Royal Thai Navy’s
HONG KONG (AFP) — Chaos engulfed Hong Kong’s financial heart on Saturday night as police fired tear gas and water cannon at petrol-bomb-throwing protesters, who defied a ban on rallying — and mounting threats from China — to take to the streets for a 13th straight weekend. Police had banned the demonstration on security grounds
Police fired water cannon and tear gas at Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters massed outside the city’s parliament on Saturday, as demonstrators defied a ban on rallying, the arrests of leading activists and rising threats from China, to take to the streets for a 13th straight weekend. Police had banned the demonstration on security grounds, then
Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngarm said Friday that censure debate could be held behind closed doors if the debate touches on matter which may compromise national security. He made the above statement when he was asked by one reporter whether the Opposition’s no-confidence debate against the government could be held behind closed doors. Wissanu said
Widespread flooding was reported on Saturday in several of Thailand’s northeastern provinces as Podul, which has now weakened to low pressure cell, loomed over the northeastern province of Loei at 4am and was moving slowly westward. In its 16th announcement, issued at 4am on Saturday, the Meteorological Department reported that the low pressure cell will
HONG KONG — Hundreds of people are rallying in an athletic park in central Hong Kong as a 13th straight weekend of pro-democracy protests gets underway. A crowd of both young and old pumped their fists as they chanted slogans in the stands of the soccer field at Southorn Playground early Saturday afternoon. Authorities are
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and another core member of a pro-democracy group were granted bail after being charged with inciting people to join a protest in June, while authorities denied permission for a major march Saturday as they took what appears to be a harder line on this summer’s protests. The organizers of the
Thailand’s Army Commander-in-Chief, General Apirat Kongsompong, has expressed serious concern over the spread of fake news, some of which seems intended to discredit the government and the military. He said that, while he did not want to describe the use of fake news as “mind manipulation”, he had observed that some people, when repeatedly exposed to fake news, gradually become influenced by it and finally believe the fake news is true. In addition to the
HONG KONG (Agencies) — Activist Joshua Wong, and another young social campaigner, were arrested this morning by police in Hong Kong ahead of this weekend’s planned mass protest, their party Demosisto said. Wong was pushed into a minivan while on his way to South Horizons MTR station, Demosisto said on its official Twitter account. “Our secretary-general Joshua Wong was just arrested this morning at roughly 7:30,
