Category : Coronavirus

Woraphat Tangpakorn, son of Banyin, is at the Crime Suppression Division headquarters in Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo supplied) The son of disgraced former government official Banyin Tangpakorn has denied any involvement in his father’s alleged plan to break from Bangkok Remand Prison. Banyin, former deputy commerce minister, was convicted over a forgery charge and has […]Read More

A worker prepares old fishing nets before a recycling process to create, among new products, protective gear against the coronavirus disease at the Saint Louis Plas Mold factory amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Ayutthaya province on Tuesday. (Reuters photo) RAYONG/AYUTTHAYA: Fisherman Anan Jaitang used to pile tattered nylon fishing nets on the beach after hauls […]Read More

Late K-pop star’s ex jailed for sex video blackmail published : 2 Jul 2020 at 17:34 The portrait of late K-pop star Goo Hara is seen surrounded by flowers at a memorial altar at a hospital in Seoul on Nov 25, 2019. (AFP file photo) The ex-boyfriend of late K-pop star Goo Hara was jailed […]Read More

Dozens of motorcycles seized from illegal street racers are on display at the Provincial Police Region 1 in Chatuchak district of Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) Police arrested more than 5,600 street racers and seized over 17,700 bikes in 11 days after the night curfew was lifted. The police ramped up efforts to crack […]Read More

Many illegally processed wood planks are found in the compound of Wat Nong Phla Sew in Sai Yok district, Kanchanaburi during a search on Thursday. (Photo: The Royal Forestry Department) KANCHANABURI: More than 500 illegally processed wood planks were seized from a temple in Sai Yok district while the abbot disappeared during a search on […]Read More

Packs of crystal methamphetamine are displayed in front of Muno police station following the arrest of two drug suspects in Tak Bai district, Narathiwat in the early hours of Thursday. (Photo: Waedao Harai) NARATHIWAT: Two men have been arrested and 1,420kg of crystal methamphetamine found hidden in a trailer truck in Tak Bai district of […]Read More

Students from the Wichuthit school in Bangkok eat their lunch after the government eased isolation measures and introduced social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease, as schools nationwide reopened, on Wednesday. (Reuters photo) The government on Thursday reported six new coronavirus cases detected in quarantine, taking the country to 38 days without a […]Read More

Prawit quashes reports of PPRP rift Party executive asks Somkid to step down Somkid Jatusripitak, left, and Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, both deputy prime ministers, engage in a light-hearted chat during the first day of the budget bill debate in parliament on Wednesday. The debate took place amid growing tension between Mr Somkid and some MPs […]Read More

Pupils delight at reopening of schools Education Minister happy on day one but tells them to stay on guard, writes Dumrongkiat Mala Students attend class on the first day of term on Wednesday at Mathayom Prachaniwet School in Bangkok. (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) After months of being unable to open, all primary and secondary schools in […]Read More

PM defends weapons budget Focus more on the economy: Pheu Thai Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha elaborates on the 2021 budget bill at the parliament in Bangkok on Wednesday. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu) Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is defending the decision to include the procurement of weapons for the armed forces in the budget […]Read More