Suu Kyi sentence reduced to two years from four – Myanmar state TV
By Reuters staff, published by Swissinfo.ch and Channel NewsAsia MYANMAR’S deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has had her sentence reduced from four years to two years after a partial pardon by the head of the military-appointed government, the country’s state television reported today (Dec. 6). Earlier on Monday, a court in Myanmar found […]
Read MoreProminent prisoners granted second royal pardon this year
AMONG the prisoners receiving royal pardon on the occasion of the birthday anniversary of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great, National Day and Father’s Day of Thailand, were five sentenced to lengthy jail terms in high-profile cases, Matichon newspaper said today (Dec. 6). This newspaper examined the list of over 130,000 […]
Read MoreTimeline of Thailand’s first Omicron patient
AN AMERICAN tourist travelling to Thailand from Spain has been diagnosed as being infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and a timeline of journey shows he left Spain on Nov. 29 and reached Thailand at midnight Nov. 30 after a nine-hour stopover in Dubai, Sanook.com said this afternoon (Dec. 6) Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, […]
Read MoreAmerican travelling here from Spain is Thailand’s first Omicron case
THE PUBLIC Health Ministry today (Dec. 6) revealed that an Omicron case has emerged in Thailand with this being an American man travelling here from Spain, Sanook.com and Matichon newspaper said. Dr. Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the Medical Sciences Department, said the first sample was collected on Nov. 30 and it was then 99.92 percent […]
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