Day: December 24, 2021

Health

3 British tourists test positive for Omicron in Hua Hin

  PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN Governor Sathien Charoenruen held an urgent press conference this evening (Dec. 24) to disclose that three British tourists who have been in Thailand for three to four weeks tested positive for Omicron variant of coronavirus upon undergoing a repeat test to return home, Sanook.com said. Dr. Wara Selawattanakul, Prachuap Khiri Khan […]

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Local News

Myanmar refugees dash to Mae Sot as junta jets bomb their villages

  MYANMAR junta launched airstrikes at villages just across the border from Mae Sot district leading to urgent evacuation in the middle of last night with this following at least six ground raids at Karen National Union (KNU) occupied areas the previous day, Matichon and Sanook.com said today (Dec. 24). The aerial assault that started […]

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Local News

Prayut shrugs off persistent lack of House quorum

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha today (Dec. 24) shrugged off the persistent lack of a quorum in the House of Representatives, bluntly saying it was no cause for concern to him. Prayut commented that a House quorum, either adequate or lacking, specifically during the deliberation of significant items of agenda was […]

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Health

Omicron has spread to 98 countries while 205 are infected in Thailand

THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said this afternoon (Dec. 24) that the Omicron variant of coronavirus has now spread to 98 countries with there being 973,256 cases and 6,562 deaths worldwide while Thailand has logged 205 cases, TV Channel 7 said. CCSA assistant spokeswoman Dr Apisamai Srirangsan said Omicron infection is soaring in […]

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