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Day: June 22, 2022

Local News

Mongkolkit lashes at police move to hit Bangkok motorists with arrest warrants

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters MAVERICK MP Mongkolkit Suksintharanon today (June 22) lambasted the Metropolitan Police Bureau’s plan to have arrest warrants issued for traffic rule violators who may have failed to pay for their traffic tickets and called on police chief Pol. Maj. Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk to immediately rescind such a “demented” plan. The […]

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Health

More contagious Omicron subvariants found in Thailand

  THE Public Health Ministry said today (June 22) two new Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, that appear to be even more contagious were found in Thailand a month ago but the proportions and trends are still being studied, Thansettakij newspaper said. Dr. Supakit Sirilak, the head of Medical Sciences Department, said at the medical […]

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Local News

Pattaya ladyboys steal gold necklace from Indian tourist

  IN A REPEAT of transgenders stealing gold necklaces from tourists, an Indian holidaymaker was targetted by two Pattaya ladyboys who made off with his gold chain worth over 100,000 baht in the wee hours of this morning (June 22), Naewna newspaper said. At 1.30 a.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Nattawat Ploenchit, an inspector at Pattaya […]

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Local News

Bonkai fire raged for 2 hours gutting 30 houses, Chadchart sets up help centre

  FIREMEN took two hours to put out the big fire that broke out at Bonkai slum community on Rama 4 road at 1.10 p.m. yesterday (June 21) with 30 houses gutted while Bangkok Governor visited the destroyed community as soon as it was safe to do so and has set up a help centre, […]

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