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Two dead in shooting at Thai military facility

Editorial Bureau September 14, 2022

Bangkok: A Thai soldier killed two people and wounded one other in a shooting at a military facility in Bangkok on Wednesday (Sep 14), police and army officials said. Sergeant Major Yongyuth Mungkornkim, a clerk at the Royal Thai Army War College, shot three other soldiers around 8.45am local

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Thai PM suspended while court mulls if he defied term limits

Editorial Bureau August 25, 2022

Bangkok(Thailand)- Thailand’s government convened its first Cabinet meeting Thursday under an acting prime minister after its leader was suspended from his duties. At the same time, a court decides if the 2014 coup leader violated the country’s term limits. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s removal is likely only temporary since the Constitutional Court court has

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Thai nightclub fire kills 13, PM orders probe

Editorial Bureau August 5, 2022

Thailand’s prime minister on Friday ordered an investigation into a massive blaze that tore through a nightclub, killing at least 13 people. The fire broke out around 1:00 am (1800 GMT Thursday) at the Mountain B nightclub in Chonburi province’s Sattahip district, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) southeast of Bangkok. Video footage posted by a […]

Tech

Researchers say Thai pro-democracy activists hit by spyware

Editorial Bureau July 18, 2022

Bangkok (Thailand)- Cybersecurity researchers say that Thai activists involved in the country’s pro-democracy protests had their cell phones or other devices infected and attacked with government-sponsored spyware. Investigators of the cybersecurity research groups Citizen Lab and iLaw found that at least 30 individuals — including activists, scholars and people working

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Thailand makes marijuana legal, but smoking discouraged

Editorial Bureau June 9, 2022

Bangkok(Thailand)-Thailand made it legal to cultivate and possess marijuana as of Thursday, like a dream come true for an ageing generation of pot smokers who recall the kick the legendary Thai Stick variety delivered. The stated intention of the country’s public health minister to distribute 1 million marijuana seedlings, beginning Friday, has added to the […]

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Despite risk of death, Thailand sends Myanmar refugees back

Editorial Bureau April 7, 2022

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The young woman from Myanmar and her family now live amid the tall grasses of a riverbank on the Thai border, trapped between a country that does not want them and a country whose military could kill them. Like thousands of others fleeing mounting violence after a military takeover in Myanmar last […]

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Thailand eases entry requirements despite omicron threat

Editorial Bureau February 24, 2022

BANGKOK — Thailand will ease some entry requirements for foreign visitors as it balances a rising number of coronavirus cases with the need to rebuild its pandemic-damaged economy, the government announced Wednesday. Beginning March 1, fully vaccinated visitors must take a RT-PCR test on arrival and spend their first night at an approved hotel while […]

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Thai province declares emergency as oil slick hits beach

Editorial Bureau January 30, 2022

BANGKOK — The governor of a province in eastern Thailand on Saturday declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach, shutting down restaurants and shops in a setback for the pandemic-hit tourism industry. Some 20-50 tons of oil are estimated to have leaked Tuesday night in the Gulf […]

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Offshore oil spill threatens beaches in eastern Thailand

Editorial Bureau January 26, 2022

BANGKOK — Thailand’s navy was helping Wednesday to clean up a spill of as much as 128 tons (160,000 liters) of crude oil that leaked from a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand. The spill is near an industrial area but some of the oil could hit area beaches by Friday if it’s not dispersed […]

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Thailand reports biggest spike in virus cases in weeks

Editorial Bureau January 7, 2022

BANGKOK — Thailand reported its biggest spike in coronavirus cases in weeks on Thursday after a holiday season in which people traveled and gathered in large numbers amid the rapid spread of the omicron variant. Officials recorded 5,775 new cases, prompting the Ministry of Public Health to raise the official warning level to 4 on […]