Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:18:43 GMT
Thailand reports 1,767 new COVID-19 cases
Bangkok [Thailand], April 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Sunday reported a new daily record of 1,767 COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths as the government's fresh round of restrictions came into ef...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 02:55:13 GMT
Myanmar's military leader willing to join ASEAN summit
Bangkok [Thailand], April 18 (ANI): Thailand's foreign ministry on Saturday revealed that Myanmar's military leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, is reportedly expressing his intention to attend a ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 18:05:23 GMT
Myanmar Junta Says 23,000 Prisoners Pardoned, Released
Myanmar's military government said Saturday it released more than 23,000 prisoners in observance of the country's traditional New Year holiday and that the country's new junta chief would take his ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 06:05:32 GMT
Damming of the Mekong: Thai Villagers Lament a River in Crisis
NONG KHAI, THAILAND - Large numbers of people here in the dry northeast region of Thailand bordering Laos and Cambodia, a region known as Isaan, are facing the consequences of changes in the natura...[read more]
Published: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:43:03 GMT
Asian markets rise after record China growth, Wall St surge
Asian markets rose Friday as record Chinese economic growth reaffirmed the country's strong recovery.Officials in Beijing said the world's second-biggest e...[read more]
Published: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:43:50 GMT
Pandemic underscores flaws in Nigeria's farming and food supply chains
During the lockdown in Lagos, Nigeria, I joined a humanitarian team to distribute food to poor people in the urban slums. The project was launched because food was not available and accessible to m...[read more]
Published: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 18:16:26 GMT
Global Covid-19 death toll passes three million
The world's coronavirus death toll has passed three million as the pandemic continues to spiral out of control in countries like Brazil and India despite a global vaccination campaign.It is ...[read more]
Published: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:37:53 GMT
Opponents of Myanmar's junta set up national unity government
Opponents of Myanmar's junta on Friday announced the formation of a national unity government, which includes ousted lawmakers, members of ethnic minority groups and figures in the anti-coup protes...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:05:12 GMT
Weather information for Asia-Pacific cities
HONG KONG, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The following is the temperature and weather forecast of Sunday for Asia-Pacific cities dispatched Sunday by the Hong Kong Observatory (with temperature in degree Ce...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:44:01 GMT
Live COVID-19 updates: Philippines logs 10,098 new cases
BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - MANILA -- The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported o...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 09:30:01 GMT
Integration of Asian financial markets progressing steadily: report
BOAO, Hainan, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The integration of Asian financial markets is progressing steadily, according to a report released by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Sunday. The BFA Asian E...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:30:01 GMT
Thailand reports record of 1,767 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
BANGKOK, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Thailand on Sunday reported a new daily record of 1,767 COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths as the government's fresh round of restrictions came into effect amid ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 16:05:02 GMT
Vietnamese, Chinese folk music exchange event held in Hanoi
HANOI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- An event on the exchange between Vietnamese and Chinese folk music culture was held Saturday in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. Hosted by the Confucius Institute at...[read more]
Published: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 11:30:01 GMT
Thailand's COVID-19 tally surpasses 40,000
BANGKOK, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Thailand registered 1,547 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, raising the total number in the country to 40,585, the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administrat...[read more]
Published: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 11:18:02 GMT
Weather forecast for world cities -- April 18
BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Weather forecast for 11 world cities on April 18 (temperatures in Celsius): Min.　Max.　 Condition　　　 Wind scale Beijing...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 17:05:46 GMT
Suvarnabhumi airport staff get COVID shots
THAILAND: Bangkoks Suvarnabhumi international airport has begun an inoculation drive, aiming to vaccinate all 30,000 staff against COVID-19 by the end of next month and boost confidence in the airport...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:59:36 GMT
Indonesians apologize to Thailand on behalf of homophobic netizens - Coconuts Jakarta
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:46:38 GMT
Non-state vaccines get nod
BANGKOK: Private hospitals can buy 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, in addition to the governments purchases, to help create herd immunity amid rising numbers of new infections, a senior spokesm...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:36:11 GMT
Godzilla sheds the pounds at fat camp- Monkey rescued from a market loses 5lbs on a strict diet
Godzilla, an obese three-year-old monkey that weighs nearly 19kg after being fed junk food for years at a Thai market, has lost almost 2kg since being sent to fat camp on March 26....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:03:26 GMT
Government to launch safety standards for tourists
THAILAND: The Ministry of Tourism and Sports and Faculty of Engineering at Kasetsart University have collaborated to create safety standards for land tourism and zipline adventure activities....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:02:16 GMT
Government denies vaccine monopoly rumours
THAILAND: The government insists it has not barred private sector companies from ordering COVID-19 vaccines for commercial distribution in Thailand, saying that the actual problem is the shortage of v...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:57:59 GMT
A guide to being respectful when visiting a Buddhist temple in Thailand - Thaiger
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:11:38 GMT
Government to launch safety standards for tourists
THAILAND: The Ministry of Tourism and Sports and Faculty of Engineering at Kasetsart University have collaborated to create safety standards for land tourism and zipline adventure activities....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:06:20 GMT
New Year for Cambodia, Laos, Thailand celebrated in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
New Year for Cambodia, Laos, Thailand celebrated in Ba Ria-Vung Tau http:-en.vietnamplus.vn-...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:05:52 GMT
Thai provinces fear virus surge out of Bangkok ahead of holidays - France 24
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:42:08 GMT
Dogs bark ferociously at each other through gaps in a fence
The two-year-old pooches, named Hemanth and Mintra, were squaring up to each other outside their home in Rayong, eastern Thailand, on January 16....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:41:30 GMT
Traveller from Thailand is forced into 1,750 isolation
Simon Kenway, from Blackpool, flew into Heathrow on Sunday evening after spending two weeks, plus a quarantine period, in Thailand....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:18:40 GMT
Buddhist monk freed from flooded cave in Thailand after four days
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:11:22 GMT
Songkran Festival 2021 Meaning- Why Do Thai People Splash Water On Each Other On This Day?
Songkran Festival 2021 Meaning: Why Do Thai People Splash Water On Each Other On This Day? International Business Times...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:11:17 GMT
Cabinet approves plan to set up national pension fund
THAILAND: The cabinet has agreed to set up a national pension fund that would force employees out of provident funds and cut the public budget....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:10:24 GMT
UK strain behind flare-up
BANGKOK: The fast-spreading British variant of COVID-19 is responsible for the latest cluster of infections that have been detected in entertainment venues across Bangkok, a virus expert said on Wedne...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:07:48 GMT
Latest COVID-19 wave in Thailand 'likely caused by Cambodia strain'
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:54:52 GMT
Armed robber shoots at two staff members during botched raid at Thai gold store
The man, wearing a Covid mask, was locked inside the store in Nakon Si Thammarat, Thailand, when he pulled a gun on two women behind the counter after asking to look at a gold necklace....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:53:16 GMT
Japan ambassador to Thailand 'likely' contracted coronavirus during visit to Bangkok club
Japan ambassador to Thailand 'likely' contracted coronavirus during visit to Bangkok club The Tokyo Reporter...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:53:03 GMT
What Phuket, Thailand, looks like now after Covid-19 closed borders
Australian YouTuber Matty V lives in Thailand and uses his channel MattyV Phuket to show viewers the sad state of the once bustling holiday spot....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:36:38 GMT
Government eyes 30m jabs by August
THAILAND: The Public Health Ministry has unveiled a plan to progressively roll out almost 30 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine across all 77 provinces by August....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:35:33 GMT
New app to book COVID shots
THAILAND: The Ministry of Public Health will be launching Mor Prom, a phone app that lets people book their COVID-19 vaccines, next month....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:34:31 GMT
Bangkok's biggest massage parlour brothel Poseidon is set to become a hotel after Covid-19
The 11-storey 'Poseidon' massage parlour in Thailand's capital with hundreds of luxury themed rooms is set to become a three-star hotel after the business was hard hit by the coronavirus p...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:32:26 GMT
EVA Air partially resumes passenger flights to Bangkok - Focus Taiwan
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:14:24 GMT
Yingluck freed of B35bn rice compensation order
BANGKOK: The Central Administrative Court on Friday (Apr 2) annulled the Finance Ministrys order that fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra pay B35.7 billion in compensation for her admin...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:41:12 GMT
Bangkok COVID hotspot club managers jailed 2 months
BANGKOK: The managers of Krystal Club and Emerald Club in Bangkoks Thong Lor area, where a new wave of COVID-19 in the country allegedly began, have been each sentenced to two months in jail without s...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:39:45 GMT
Government eyes 30m jabs by August
THAILAND: The Public Health Ministry has unveiled a plan to progressively roll out almost 30 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine across all 77 provinces by August....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:35:20 GMT
Plan to evacuate Thais if Myanmar strife escalates
THAILAND: A plan has been formulated to evacuate Thais stranded in Myanmar if the violence there worsens....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:23:40 GMT
Grim warning amid COVID surge
THAILAND: More than 28,000 people could be infected by COVID-19 per day over the next month if no disease control measures are put in place during the current spike, which is thought to be more severe...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:21:07 GMT
New high for daily virus infections
BANGKOK: The government reported 1,335 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday (Apr 14), the highest number of daily infections since the epidemic emerged in Thailand early last year....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:19:26 GMT
Thousands of protesters demand monarchy reform, release of jailed leaders
BANGKOK: Thousands of demonstrators occupied Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok on Wednesday demanding reform of the monarchy and the release of detained leaders....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:14:59 GMT
PM denies backing junta government
THAILAND: The government yesterday (Mar 29) denied allegations that it was supporting Myanmar and its use of force against its own people, saying it is preparing for a possible surge of refugees as th...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:10:35 GMT
9 Bangkok restaurants make it to the Asias top 100 restaurants list
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:56:47 GMT
Airlines seek July reopening date
BANGKOK: COVID-19 vaccinations for airline workers have to proceed within the next two months to be aligned with the tourism sandbox in Phuket aiming for July, says the Airlines Association of Thailan...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:26:20 GMT
Jatuporn calls for unity in seeking Prayuts removal
THAILAND: Jatuporn Prompan yesterday (Apr 4) called for people on all sides to put aside conflict and band together to oust Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, describing him as a threat to the country ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:13:01 GMT
Alcohol ban returns to Bangkok's restaurants and bars following latest COVID-19 clusters
Alcohol ban returns to Bangkok's restaurants and bars following latest COVID-19 clusters Time Out...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:06:02 GMT
Police road checkpoints to return nationwide
THAILAND: Police checkpoints will be back on roads nationwide from tomorrow (Apr 1), with an emphasis on transparency and public scrutiny, Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas, deputy national police chief,...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:04:30 GMT
Chiang Mai daily infections hit new record, leading Bangkok and Chonburi
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:02:14 GMT
St. Regis Bangkok celebrates first decade with never-done-before promotions
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:01:11 GMT
Funerals for the living aim to attract good luck in Thailand - La Prensa Latina Media
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:57:53 GMT
Suvarnabhumi airport staff get COVID shots
THAILAND: Bangkoks Suvarnabhumi international airport has begun an inoculation drive, aiming to vaccinate all 30,000 staff against COVID-19 by the end of next month and boost confidence in the airport...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:57:17 GMT
U.N. envoy for Myanmar arrives in Bangkok in hopes of talks with generals
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:56:00 GMT
Government assures it is not at fiscal risk
BANGKOK: The governments spokesman has assured the government is not facing significant fiscal risk, following the submission of an annual risk report to the Cabinet, confirming that VAT will remain a...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:23:58 GMT
COVID returns to Chiang Mai
THAILAND: Chiang Mai is assessing its COVID-19 situation, after it was confirmed that the province had recorded six new infections nearly three months after its previous cases....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:23:20 GMT
Cabinet approves plan to set up national pension fund
THAILAND: The cabinet has agreed to set up a national pension fund that would force employees out of provident funds and cut the public budget....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:22:52 GMT
UK strain behind flare-up
BANGKOK: The fast-spreading British variant of COVID-19 is responsible for the latest cluster of infections that have been detected in entertainment venues across Bangkok, a virus expert said on Wedne...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:05:26 GMT
Indonesians apologize to Thailand on behalf of homophobic netizens - Coconuts Jakarta
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 09:58:29 GMT
A Turnkey Bangkok Duplex With its Own Plunge Pool and California-Kissed Interiors - Mansion Global
A Turnkey Bangkok Duplex With its Own Plunge Pool and California-Kissed Interiors Mansion Global...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 09:55:37 GMT
Airlines seek July reopening date
BANGKOK: COVID-19 vaccinations for airline workers have to proceed within the next two months to be aligned with the tourism sandbox in Phuket aiming for July, says the Airlines Association of Thailan...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 09:52:03 GMT
Amber Gill dumps secret boyfriend after discovering he's a thug who was jailed over attack
Amber Gill has dumped her boyfriend after discovering he's a thug who was found guilty of a brutal nightclub attack in Leeds that left the victim brain damaged....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 09:48:56 GMT
Government hands over anti-trafficking report to US
THAILAND: A report has been submitted by Thailand to the US detailing its anti-human trafficking efforts in the hope of being upgraded from Tier 2 to Tier 1 in Washingtons Trafficking in Persons (TIP)...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 09:48:43 GMT
Army delivers donated aid to fleeing Karen
THAILAND: The government has shipped items donated by different organisations to Karen refugees fleeing the violence in Myanmar, the Third Army Region said yesterday (Apr 5)....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 09:22:49 GMT
Beheaded tiger is discovered among animal corpses during raid on a private zoo in Thailand
Thai wildlife officials made the shocking discovery of the severed tiger head and other tiger carcasses at the Mukda Tiger Park and Farm in the northeastern province of Mukdahan in Thailand....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 09:20:07 GMT
Protests after Pornhub is banned in Thailand
A few dozen activists gathered to protest the measure outside the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society in Bangkok, holding banners saying 'free Pornhub' and 'reclaim Pornhub.'...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 09:01:47 GMT
Army delivers donated aid to fleeing Karen
THAILAND: The government has shipped items donated by different organisations to Karen refugees fleeing the violence in Myanmar, the Third Army Region said yesterday (Apr 5)....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:36:08 GMT
Prison visits halted nationwide after COVID cluster found
THAILAND: Prison visits have been banned nationwide for one month from today (Apr 5) to May 5 after 112 officials and inmates at the Narathiwat prison were reported to have been infected with COVID-19...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:33:05 GMT
Fenwick unveils its festive windows 47 DAYS before Christmas as over 250,000 watch virtually
Based in Northumberland Street, Newcastle, Fenwick attracted a huge number of viewers for the reveal of its Christmas window live on Facebook, with people turning in from as far away as Beirut and Cal...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:32:42 GMT
AstraZeneca's Covid jab is NOT linked to blood clots, top scientists say
British vaccine chiefs at the MHRA and JCVI, as well as the scientists who developed the Oxford jab, say there is no proof that blood clots are more common among people who have had the vaccine....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:32:20 GMT
Activists face charges after mid-week rally
THAILAND: Bangkok police say they will lay charges against many of the people who participated in the anti-government protest at Ratchaprasong intersection on Wednesday night (Mar 24)....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:07:24 GMT
Two-year-old girl is tied to a pole before being dangled upside down during Thai festival
The crying two-year-old was part of the ritual at theannual Phuket Vegetarian Festival, also known as theNine Emperor Gods festival, in southern Thailand on October 23....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:51:14 GMT
Indonesians apologize to Thailand on behalf of homophobic netizens - Coconuts Jakarta
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:48:39 GMT
Lady Boys of Bangkok confirm Derby dates for this summer - Derbyshire Live
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:46:29 GMT
A guide to being respectful when visiting a Buddhist temple in Thailand - Thaiger
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:43:12 GMT
Pregnant pillion passenger dodges runaway truck wheel as it flies towards her head
The woman, who is six months pregnant, was on the back of the motorcycle on December 3 as her boyfriend edged out onto a road inPrauchup Kiri Khan, southern Thailand....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:39:19 GMT
Ive crossed over to the Dark Side- David Thompson on his new Bangkok venture
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:25:14 GMT
Indonesians apologize to Thailand on behalf of homophobic netizens - Coconuts Jakarta
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:25:00 GMT
Book- Thai poet uses Buddhist principles to re-enchant the modern world - Cornell Chronicle
Book: Thai poet uses Buddhist principles to re-enchant the modern world - Cornell Chronicle Cornell Chronicle...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:13:41 GMT
A Thai organizations crusade against blaspheming Buddha - The World from PRX
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:05:04 GMT
Jatuporn calls for unity in seeking Prayuts removal
THAILAND: Jatuporn Prompan yesterday (Apr 4) called for people on all sides to put aside conflict and band together to oust Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, describing him as a threat to the country ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 06:59:25 GMT
Government targets wealthy foreigners
THAILAND: The government has set a proactive economic plan aimed at drawing at least 1 million high-income foreign tourists and foreign investors in the new S-Curve industries as part of efforts to fr...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 06:30:11 GMT
Government denies vaccine monopoly rumours
THAILAND: The government insists it has not barred private sector companies from ordering COVID-19 vaccines for commercial distribution in Thailand, saying that the actual problem is the shortage of v...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 06:21:00 GMT
Government stockpiles drugs as private jabs loom
THAILAND: Medicine for treating COVID-19 is being stockpiled with more being bought amid the third outbreak which has infected more than 4,000 people, said the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 05:59:33 GMT
The Serpent- Jenna Coleman reveals cast feared they were 'cursed'
Jenna Coleman has spoken about how the cast feared they were cursed while they filmed the true crime thriller The Serpent....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 05:54:35 GMT
Government stockpiles drugs as private jabs loom
THAILAND: Medicine for treating COVID-19 is being stockpiled with more being bought amid the third outbreak which has infected more than 4,000 people, said the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (...[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 05:32:59 GMT
Dog trapped on expressway hitches a ride
THAILAND: An exhausted stray dog trapped on a busy expressway in the heat of the day won the compassion of a Bangkok bus driver and conductor, who stopped and took it on board yesterday (Mar 30)....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 05:23:02 GMT
Jimmy Barnes shares the split second decision that saved his family from a terrorist bombing
Jimmy Barnes and his family could have been killed in the 2015 Bangkok bombings but a last-second decision by the Australian rock legend saved their lives....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 05:22:51 GMT
Scientists develop a coating for socks that cures smelly feet
The coating, made fromzinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs), can prevent bromodosis, better known as foot odour, and pitted keratolysis, a bacterial infection. It was trialled in Thailand....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 05:19:09 GMT
Husky ignores 'armed raider' during training exercise in Thai jewel store
Worawut Lomwanawong, right, was performing a test on the security at his jewellery store in Chiang Ma, by simulating a robbery. He expected his pet Husky, Lucky, left, to challenge the raider....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 05:01:21 GMT
Buddhist monk freed from flooded cave in Thailand after four days
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 04:59:05 GMT
Eyebrow artist has $2million compensation thrown out after flying to Thailand for boob job
Paulina Bitolas, 25, sought damages from Victoria's Transport Accident Commission after she was hit by a ute in 2011 ,but a judge ruled that was not the cause of her back pain....[read more]
Published: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 04:26:05 GMT