Police fire on demonstrators trying to storm Kenya parliament, several dead
By Reuters and published by SwissInfo.ch Nairobi – Kenyan President William Ruto said on Tuesday (June 25) security was his “utmost priority” after protests against a bill to raise taxes descended into violence, with police firing on demonstrators trying to storm the legislature, killing at least five. In chaotic scenes in the capital Nairobi, […]
Read MoreDonald Sutherland, star of ‘M*A*S*H’ and ‘The Hunger Games’, dead at 88
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News DONALD Sutherland, one of Canada’s most versatile and gifted actors, who charmed and enthralled audiences in movies such as “M*A*S*H,” “Klute,” “Ordinary People” and “The Hunger Games,” has died at the age of 88. The actor, whose lengthy career spanned from the 1960s into the 2020s, died on […]
Read MoreUpdate: Policeman admits he killed a Myanmar man at hospital
A POLICEMAN has surrendered and confessed to killing a Myanmar man who was waiting to undergo surgery at Khon Kaen Hospital where his father was also recuperating from an illness and had complained of being disturbed by him, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (June 8). Pol. Maj. Gen. Anuwat Suvarnabhumi, commander of Khon Kaen […]
Read MorePolice up reward to catch killer who gunned down Myanmar worker at hospital
POLICE increased the reward for information leading to the capture of a man who shot dead a young Myanmar worker at Khon Kaen Hospital to 50,000 baht while confident he will be arrested soon, Thai Rath newspaper said last evening (June 7). At 5.30 p.m. Pol. Maj. Gen. Noppakao Somanus, commander of Provincial Police […]
Read MoreYoung, naked foreign tourist’s body found on Pattaya beach
THE BODY of a young, naked foreign man was found on Pattaya beach at noon today (June 2) with police working on identifying him while an autopsy is being performed to determine the cause of his death, Amarin TV said this evening. Upon being alerted of the naked body of a tourist found lying […]
Read MoreBritish man dies as airplane makes emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport
A BRITISH MAN died and many other passengers got injured after a Singapore Airlines airplane they were travelling in from London to Singapore had to make an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport after running into a severe turbulence, Amarin TV said this evening (May 21). At 7.40 p.m. Mr. Kittiphong Kittikachorn, Suvarnabhumi Airport’s general […]
Read MoreDeceased activist’s lawyer sets 4-day deadline to hand over video clips
THE LAWYER for woman activist Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom who died while holding a hunger strike during detention at a Bangkok prison said this afternoon (May 20) that he has received a report on her medical treatment at the Corrections Department hospital five days before she passed away but as video clips have not been […]
Read MoreTwo more Thai hostages dead in Gaza
THE FOREIGN Ministry said this morning (May 17) that two more Thai hostages have died in Gaza with six more remaining in captivity, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Nikorndej Phlangkur, the ministry’s spokesperson, said the Thai embassy in Tel Aviv had been informed by the Israeli government that its hostage situation assessment committee had considered […]
Read MoreInquiry launched over accountability for fasting activist’s death
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP Rangsiman Rome has begun to inquire as to who exactly is to be held responsible for today’s (May 14) death of a young woman activist due to a hunger strike during detention in prison. Rangsiman said Netiporn Sanehsangkhom, also known as Bung Thaluwang, would not have died […]
Read MorePoliceman, pregnant wife shot dead by oil smuggling gang
A POLICEMAN and his six-month pregnant wife were shot dead while trying to arrest members of an oil smuggling gang with two later rounded up while the third one is being chased, Amarin TV said this morning (May 13). Pol. Sgt. Maj. Sakon Banlu, 43, head of a platoon at Amnat Charoen provincial police, […]
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