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2020

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Udon Thani gripped by fear after second slashing attack

JUST days after a man nicknamed Jack randomly stabbed women and children while riding around Udon Thani city on a motorcycle killing two persons and injuring six another slashing attack took place last night with the victim this time being a GrabFood delivery woman, Amarin TV reported today (Dec. 13). The knife attack occurred in […]

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Music festival organizers ignore shut down order despite Covid-19 fears

AN order issued by Nakhon Ratchasima province Governor closing the golf course where the Big Mountain music festival is being held this weekend seems to have fallen on deaf ears as the event organizers issued a message on their Facebook page late afternoon urging participants to not bring food and drinks to this evening’s event, […]

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Five of 17 new Covid-19 cases had not been quarantined

THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced today (Dec. 13) that of the 17 new cases that emerged over the past 24 hours, nine came from Myanmar with five found to have not entered quarantine upon arrival, Amarin TV reported. The addition of the new cases takes the total to 4,209, with 3,923 having […]

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Rush to disinfect downtown condo after co-owner contracts Covid-19

A POPULAR condominium in the Sathorn-Tha Phra area is moving quickly to thoroughly clean and disinfect the building after one of the co-owners tested positive for Covid-19, Amarin TV reported this evening (Dec.12, 2020). The building’s management asked all co-owners and residents to check their temperature and observe their symptoms for 14 days. A Department […]

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Conwoman nabbed after gambling away swindled gold

A THAI woman who swindled a gold shop in Rayong province out of 20 baht weight gold ornaments worth 570,000 baht which was then sold and the cash used to gamble at casinos in a neighbouring country was arrested after slipping back to Thailand via a natural route last evening, Amarin TV reported this afternoon […]

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Illegal border crossings still taking place despite tight control

EVEN though no new domestic Covid-19 cases emerged over the past 24 hours people from neighbouring countries continue to sneak across the border with 11 Myanmar nationals arrested at Mae Sot district of Tak province while six Vietnamese were caught just as they crossed over from Cambodia to Sa Kaeo province, Thai Rath newspaper and […]

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Parina submits letter to UN opposing repeal of Section 112

PALANG Pracharath Party MP Parina Kraikupt went to submit a letter to the UN Resident Coordinator today (Dec. 11) opposing in any move to pressure for the repeal of Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, pointing out that doing so would be a violation of Thai sovereignty, Sanook.com quoted […]

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Doctor points to illegal border crossings at Thai-Cambodian border

WITH THE whole country worried about Covid-19 cases rising after some Thais sneaked back from Myanmar’s Tachileik border town to Mae Sai district in Chiang Rai province, the owner of the popular Doctor Panda Lab webpage today (Dec. 11) drew attention to illegal border crossings at eastern Chanthaburi province, Sanook.com reported. Mr. Pakphum Dejhassadin, a […]

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11 more Covid-19 cases, all from overseas with 3 coming from Myanmar

THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced at 11 a.m. today (Dec. 11) that there are 11 new cases over the past 24 hours with all of them having arrived from overseas and all placed in state quarantine, Sanook.com reported. Three of the 11 arrivals were from Myanmar’s Tachileik town bordering Mae Sai district […]

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People’s Party lottery launched at lively event

A BIT HIT at the vivacious activity of the Thammasat Alliance and Rally and Mob Fest  held this evening (Dec. 1o) at the October 14 Memorial is a stall where “The People’s Lottery” is being given out for donations with there being only 2475 copies available and this harkening to the 1932 (2475 Buddhist Era) […]

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