Protests continue in Myanmar as army faces crippling mass strike
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia (Yangon) – Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Myanmar for a ninth day of anti-coup demonstrations today (Feb 14), as the new army rulers grappled to contain a strike by government workers that could cripple their ability to run the country. Trains in parts […]
Read MoreWith Trump impeachment trial over, wary Washington seeks to move forward
By Reuters staff (Washington) – Former President Donald Trump’s acquittal on charges of inciting a deadly attack on the US Capitol left Democrats and Republicans deeply divided today (Feb. 14) even as Washington seeks to move on with Democratic President Joe Biden’s political agenda. The Senate trial concluded on Saturday with a 57-43 vote in […]
Read MoreMedical volunteer, seven others held without bail
CHARGES have been filed against the eight persons arrested during last night’s protest with a medical volunteer being among and all are still being detained after bail was denied as they will be taken to court for a pretrial detention hearing tomorrow, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Feb. 14). The DNA medical personnel and […]
Read MoreSouth African Covid variant reaches Thailand
THE Public Health Ministry today (Feb. 14) revealed that the South African Covid-19 strain had reached Thailand with this found in a Thai man who had spent two months in Tanzania on a gem buying trip and returning Jan. 29 after transiting in Ethiopia, TV Channel 7 said. Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Disease […]
Read More20 policemen hurt in ping pong bomb, firecracker blast
HARDCORE protest guards had flung ping pong bombs and firecrackers at unarmed policemen during last night’s protest that moved from Democracy Monument to the City Pillar Shrine injuring 20 of them, Siam Rath newspaper said today (Feb. 20). Pol. Col. Krisana Pattanacharoen, deputy spokesman of the Royal Thai Police, told reporters at 9.30 […]
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