First group of Thai evacuees from Ukraine arriving on Wednesday
THE first batch of Thai evacuees from Ukraine will be arriving home on Wednesday March 2 and will be quarantined at Sattahip naval base, the Foreign Ministry said this evening (Feb. 28) Mr. Thani Saengrat, the ministry’s spokesperson, said Thai Ambassador to Poland Mr. Chetphan Maksamphan stated that there are 255 Thais in the country […]
Read MoreLawyer Anon released on bail for three months
THE SOUTHERN Bangkok Criminal Court today (Feb. 28) allowed human rights lawyer and activist Anon Nampa to be bailed out in two cases with one being under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law, and the other for violating the emergency decree in the holding of protest in Ratchaprasong intersection, […]
Read MoreActress’ mum hands in evidence alleging attack before she drowned
AS investigation of the drowning of actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, in Chao Phraya river last Thursday night continues her mother today (Feb. 28) handed a CD to the police that contain chats alleging she was attacked before she fell off the speedboat, Naewna newspaper said. Informed sources said the CD Mrs. Panida […]
Read MoreUkrainian forces retain control of Kyiv on the day of peace talks
By Lyse Doucet, BBC, and Ted Kemp, Charmaine Jacob, CNBC HUNDREDS of thousands of people spent the last two days in the darkness underground. This morning (Feb. 28) the curfew was lifted and they could finally leave their shelter. But half an hour later the air raid sirens sound and they have to rush […]
Read MorePrayut to be quizzed about puzzling Chinese-built sub for Thai navy
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha is yet to be inquired about news reports that China cannot install a German engine for its Yuan-class S26T submarine for sale to Thailand as specified in the signed purchase contract, said an opposition MP today (Feb.27). Pheu Thai MP Yuttapong Charasathien said he will shortly […]
Read MoreIn pictures: March in support of Ukraine in Bangkok
A GROUP of Ukrainians, foreigners of other nationalities and Thais marched in support of Ukraine from Lumpini Park to Benjakitti Park today (Feb. 29), Naewna newspaper said. The participants in the bustling march urged world leaders to stop Russia’s invasion. The Bangkok march is among a large number of anti-war protests taking place around the […]
Read MoreGPO has large stock of key Covid drug as daily tally remains high
THE Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) confirmed that it has a reserve of 24 million Favipiravir pills, an antiviral medication for the treatment of Covid-19, with 60 million more being produced amid greater demand for this medicine, Amarin TV said today (Feb. 27). The daily Covid count remained high with there being 24,719 cases and […]
Read MoreStreet fighting rages in Ukraine’s second-biggest city as Russian troops enter
By Natasha Turak, CNBC, and BBC RUSSIA’s advance into Ukraine continues. The Ukrainian capital of Kyiv remained under Ukrainian control as dawn broke Sunday, with a key official in Kyiv’s city administration asserting that “the capital is completely controlled by the Ukrainian army and defence.” Meanwhile, Russian military vehicles entered Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv with […]
Read MoreFierce winds rip through southern district destroying homes
STRONG winds toppled trees and damaged around a hundred houses while huge waves further eroded the coast of a Nakhon Si Thammarat district today (Feb. 26) as a result of an intense low pressure cell covering Malaysia and lower southern Thailand that also unleashed very heavy rain, Naewna newspaper said. Deputy Governor Mr. Sanan Sonthimuang […]
Read MoreUdom Suk canal bridge collapsed, road closed
AT 5.23 p.m. today (Feb.26) JS100 Radio sent out an urgent message that a bridge over a canal running in between Udom Suk Soi 51 and 53 (Klong Kled bridge in Sukhumvit Soi 103) had collapsed and all lanes of Udom Suk road closed to traffic, Naewna newspaper said. The public was warned to […]
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