3 Thais found infected with new Covid strain XBB in Hong Kong
HONG KONG has found 29 people from overseas infected with the new Covid variant XBB and while the majority came from Singapore, three are from Thailand, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 13). Dr. Anan Jongkaewwattana, director of the National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology’s Veterinary Health Innovation and Management Research Group, said […]
Read MoreThailand not affected by powerful tropical storm Ma-on
By Thai Newsroom and AP, published by ABC News THAILAND is not directly affected by the powerful tropical storm Ma-on which is gaining strength as it heads for Hong Kong and other parts of southeastern China today (August 24) after displacing thousands in the Philippines, the Thai Meteorological Department said this evening. In its announcement […]
Read MoreNew Omicron strain killing hundreds everyday in HK has not reached Thailand
A NEW MUTANT strain of Omicron dubbed BA.2.2 has led to Hong Kong recording the highest death rate in the world but fortunately it has not spread to Thailand, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 11). This variant is unique to Hong Kong but has been seen in the UK, Singapore and Australia, according to […]
Read MoreOver 190kg Ice heading for Australia seized at Klong Toey
OFFICERS of the Seaport Interdiction Task Force (SITF) seized 193.5 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice), worth 116 million baht, at Klong Toey port that had been labelled as boxing sandbags destined for Australia, Amarin TV said today (Dec. 23). At a press conference attended by Mr. Phachara Anantasil, head of the Customs Department, and other […]
Read MoreHK seizes heroin from Thailand disguised as noodles seasoning powder
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HONG KONG Customs seized HK$230 million (US$29.6 million or 974.9 million baht ) worth of drugs in three separate busts this month with one being a shipment from Thailand with 61 kilogrammes of heroin disguised as seasoning powder for instant rice vermicelli, Hong Kong authorities said yesterday (July 25). The three […]
Read MoreHong Kong drinks company Vitasoy faces China netizens’ calls for boycott
By Reuters, published by The Straits Times Hong Kong – Beverage maker Vitasoy has become the latest target of Chinese netizens calling for a boycott, after an employee circulated a memo online offering condolences to the family of a worker who had stabbed a Hong Kong police officer. In a statement on the Chinese […]
Read MoreHong Kongers snap up final edition of Apple Daily newspaper
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Hong Kong – Hong Kongers queued today (June 24) for the final edition of the city’s beloved pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily after it was forced to close under a sweeping new national security law, ending a 26-year run of taking on China’s authoritarian leaders. The sudden death of the […]
Read MoreHong Kong sports club tells staff members to get vaccinated or no bonus
Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Hong Kong – A private Hong Kong sports club has instructed all staff members to get vaccinated for Covid-19 by the end of June or be denied future bonuses, promotions and pay rises. The request, an example of the rising pressure on residents in the Asian financial hub to […]
Read MoreHK seizes heroin hidden in electrical appliances sent from Thailand
HONG KONG Customs seized about 23.5 kilogrammes of suspected heroin with an estimated market value of about $29 million (approximately 900 million baht) hidden in a consignment of goods that arrived from Thailand on May 27, a press release issued by the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region said today (May 30). Customs […]
Read MoreHong Kong seizes record HK$2.2bn worth of narcotics
(Hong Kong) Customs enforcers seized more than 3½ tonnes of illegal drugs worth almost HK$2.2 billion (8.46 billion baht) in 2020, the largest amount in a single year since records began nearly two decades ago. With the Covid-19 pandemic crippling global travel and shutting borders, international trafficking syndicates switched from using human couriers to transporting […]
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