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Thailand confirms three more local coronavirus infections

Editorial Bureau October 18, 2020

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – Thailand recorded three additional locally transmitted coronavirus cases on Sunday. This has come a day after reporting its first local infections in more than a month. The three new patients hail from family members of two Myanmar nationals who were previously

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Two people charged for violence against queen

Editorial Bureau October 16, 2020

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – Thai police said on Friday that two men would be charged with attempt to violence against the queen, which leads to a possible death sentence. The incident saw her motorcade being heckled on Wednesday. As Queen Suthida’s convoy passed a group of protesters on Wednesday, video footage shows that three-finger salutes of […]

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Thai students promote local fabric to help villages amid COVID slump

Editorial Bureau September 25, 2020

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – Thailand is encouraging universities to start using local fabric to help villages hit hard by the coronavirus. The nationwide move, from student uniforms to graduation gowns, derives inspiration from Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University (NSTRU), a public university in southern Thailand which took to using locally made fabric going by a

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First legal action against Facebook, Twitter taken by Thailand over content

Editorial Bureau September 24, 2020

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – Thailand began legal action on Thursday against Facebook and Twitter for neglecting requests to pull down content. This was its first such step against major internet firms. The digital minister, Puttipong Punnakanta, said the digital ministry had filed legal complaints after the two social media companies failed to meet the 15-day deadlines […]

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Thousands of protesters throng Bangkok seeking reform of monarchy, set up plaque

Editorial Bureau September 20, 2020

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – Thousands of protesters marched in Bangkok on Sunday voicing their demands, which include curbing the powers of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn. During the two-month-long protests against the monarch, agitators have become bolder. They have broken a long-upheld taboo on criticising the monarchy, which is illegal according to the lese majeste laws.

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Thailand witnesses second coronavirus infection in months

Editorial Bureau September 11, 2020

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – Thai health authorities on Friday confirmed that another coronavirus infection had been detected in the country. It was found in an Uzbek professional soccer player. The virus had reared its head for the first time after not having detected the same in more than three-months about eight days ago. Health officials told […]

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Thailand tests nearly 600 people who had exposure to the recent coronavirus case

Ren Leen September 9, 2020

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – Thailand said on Wednesday it had tested nearly 600 people potentially exposed to its first domestic coronavirus case in more than three months. However. it has so far found no new infections. The Public Health Ministry said individuals suspected to be at risk across 12 venues which includes the court where he […]

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Fruit, vegetables and songs mark 55th birthday of Thailand’s oldest hippo

Editorial Bureau September 8, 2020

CHONBURI (THAILAND) – Mae Mali, the oldest hippopotamus of Thailand, turned 55 on Tuesday. The hippo chomped on fruit and vegetables arranged in the shape of a cake while children and other visitors sang to celebrate her birthday. Mae Mali means Mother Jasmine in Thai and the hippo was moved to Khao Kheow Open Zoo […]

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With coronavirus reappearing, Thailand is speeding up to contact trace

Editorial Bureau September 4, 2020

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – Thailand is in a hurry with tracing contacts after its first domestic coronavirus infection in over three months appeared again, said health officials on Friday. Tests were conducted on nearly 200 people who showed signs of a possible exposure to the new case. A prisoner had tested positive for the coronavirus during […]

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Thai refuge hints at the impending risks the pandemic poses for animals

Editorial Bureau August 27, 2020

PETCHABURI (THAILAND) – As the pandemic has seeped into Thailand’s tourist-reliant economy, from petting zoos, elephant camps to tiger farms, animal attractions are bearing the brunt and may be left with no choice but to give animals away, warned the founder of an animal refuge. The Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand aims to rescue animals that […]