Two Korat pubs shut for five years for sneakily staying open
TWO popular pubs in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province were shut down for five years today (May 23) after blatantly flouting coronavirus rules by continuing to serve customers behind closed doors, Amarin TV said this after This province’s governor, Mr. Wichian Chantaranothai, sent in a joint team of police officers and municipality officials to raid […]
Read MoreThai army denies using Twitter accounts for information operations
THE Thai army denied using almost a thousand Twitter accounts for alleged information operations against political opposition figures which the giant microblogging and social networking service cited as the reason for blocking them, Amarin TV reported this afternoon (Oct. 9, 2020). In its blog post Twitter said the following: “Investigation uncovered a network of accounts […]
Read MoreShut checkpoint leaves Laotians stranded at the border
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SIXTY LAOTIANS have been patiently waiting to return to their home country through a border checkpoint which is currently closed. The 60 male and female Laotians have called it quits from jobs in Thailand and decided to return home via Banna Kraseng border checkpoint in Loei province, across the border from […]
Read MoreCurfew from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m., movie halls and theaters to reopen
THE full meeting of the the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) presided over by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha this morning (May 29) decided to launch the phase 3 lockdown relaxation on Monday June 1 with curfew to be reduced by an hour from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. with 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. […]
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