18 Bangkok districts Covid free for 14 days
BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration (BMA) today (Feb. 4) revealed that no Covid-19 cases have been found in 18 Bangkok districts for 14 days, Thai Rath newspaper said. BMA’s spokesman Pol. Lt. Col. Pongsakorn Kwanmuang revealed the list of the 18 districts as follows: Thawi Watthana; Nong Khaem; Thung Khru; Bang Phlat; Bang Sue; Phaya Thai; Dusit; […]
Read More809 new Covid cases taking total to 22,058
THERE were 809 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours to this morning (Feb. 4) with 796 emerging domestically and 13 travellers arriving from overseas and this increased the cumulative total to 22,058, Siam Rath newspaper said. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said most of today’s cases, altogether […]
Read MoreGambling tycoon arrested in early morning raid
WELL-KNOWN gambling tycoon Apirak “Sia Poh” Chaianon was arrested at 6 a.m. this morning (Feb. 4) in a raid mounted by Crime Suppression Division police’s Hanuman SWAT (special weapons and tactics) unit together with officers from Technology Crime Suppression Division, Siam Rath newspaper reported. The police team arrested the tycoon under a warrant issued by […]
Read MoreStriking pans to protest Myanmar’s military coup
By TNR Special Correspondent and Aljazeera Myanmar update: A deafening demonstration broke out in Yangon shortly before the 8 p.m. curfew last night (Feb. 3) with angry protesters loudly showing their resistance to the coup mounted on Monday. TNR’s special correspondent based in the Myanmar capital saw with his own eyes that people were shouting […]
Read MorePM’s free money for workers
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has given the green-light for handouts to ease the financial plight of employees under the social security system. The scheme will cost the government about 40 billion baht. The beneficiaries will be about nine million employees of private firms who are covered by Section 33 of the Social Security Act […]
Read MoreThais brace for vaccine jabs this month
Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has expressed its confidence that two Covid-19 vaccines from the UK and China would arrive later this month as scheduled, despite the EU’s order to suspend AstraZeneca’s vaccine shipments outside its territory. The ministry has hastened its original plan to receive the vaccine by the middle of the month following […]
Read MoreTokyo Olympics 2021: Singing banned at ‘COVID Games’
Singing and chanting will be banned at this year’s rescheduled Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as part of a series of drastic rule changes to try and ensure the Games can go ahead safely during the global pandemic. Instead of yelling, anyone who attends the Games — including athletes — will be under strict orders to limit any […]
Read MoreChina’s Tianwen-1 Mars mission on track
(Beijing) – China’s first fully homegrown Mars mission is on its way to the Red Planet. The Tianwen-1 mission launched atop a Long March 5 rocket from Hainan Island’s Wenchang Satellite Launch Centre will reach Mars later this month. Tianwen-1 consists of an orbiter and a lander/rover duo, a combination of craft that had never before […]
Read MoreEbabies: More kids will be born to couples who met online by 2038
The future of dating is changing and it is expected to trigger a surprising trend among new parents and newborns. Children born to parents who met online will be the majority within the next 18 years. With the future of dating shifting online, researchers are predicting a rapid rise in “ebabies” – infants born to […]
Read MoreBedroom problem most men will experience
After 15 years of marriage, a husband’s massive problem in the bedroom is causing major issues with the couple’s sex life. Welcome to Relationship Rehab, TNR’s weekly column solving all your romantic problems, no holds barred. This week, our resident sexologist Molly Boonyawong tackles a husband’s erection issues, a girlfriend who prefers her boyfriend […]
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