Firecracker blast scares protesters near station
THERE was a slight chaos at a rally near MRT Tha Phra station after a single firecracker blast was heard by the protesters at 5.53 p.m. today (Nov. 2) but no one got injured, Amarin TV reported. Vocational students attending the rally, called by people’s network at 4 p.m. today, quickly ran to search for […]
Read MoreGen. Prayut checks coronavirus measures on Koh Samui
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha together with his Cabinet are currently on a trip to Koh Samui and Phuket islands where a mobile Cabinet meeting is being held over two days, Thai Rath newspaper reported this afternoon. Gen. Prayut together with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul, Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda and […]
Read MoreReferendum on banning protests for 2 years proposed
THE deputy head of Palang Pracharath Party today (Nov. 2) suggested that a referendum be held on banning protests for two years with a key aim being to prevent Covid-19 spreading in this country, Thai Rath newspaper reported. Mr. Paiboon Nititawan, the party’s deputy leader, said in order to save budget the referendum could be […]
Read MorePenguin: Order issued to ‘deal’ with protest leaders
PROTEST leader Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, posted a message at his Facebook account late last night (Nov. 1) from Rama 9 Hospital that he had got information an order had been issued to “deal’ with him and the other protest leaders that same night or very soon, Sanook.com reported. He said he is willing […]
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