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Thai opposition figure says government has plans to muzzle him over vaccine

Editorial Bureau January 21, 2021

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – A banned Thai opposition politician, facing a criminal complaint of defaming the monarchy, defended on Thursday that the fact that he criticised the government’s coronavirus vaccine strategy that is depending on a company owned by King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

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Thai protesters raise allegations against authorities of abduction, intimidation

Editorial Bureau January 18, 2021

BANGKOK (THAILAD) – Thai police said on Monday they were looking into a complaint raised by a political activist who said he had been abducted by a group of unknown men and was interrogated inside a van for 12 hours before being left him stranded on the street. Mongkol Santimetakul, 25, a volunteer guard for […]

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Thai police arrest student after king’s portraits are vandalised

Editorial Bureau January 14, 2021

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – A student activist has been arrested and charged under Thailand’s strict laws for disrespecting the monarchy after he was accused of vandalising portraits of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, his lawyer and police said on Thursday. Sirichai Nathuang, 21, a student at Bangkok’s Thammasat University, is one of at least 40 activists charged with

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Thai PM Prayuth urges public to remain at home as pandemic cases hit record high

Editorial Bureau January 4, 2021

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of Thailand on Monday urged the public to remain indoors to help stem the spread of the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the country and avoid a strict lockdown. This comes as authorities confirmed a record 745 daily new infections. The government has declared 28 provinces, including Bangkok, as […]

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Thailand implements more restrictions because of COVID second wave

Editorial Bureau January 3, 2021

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – Thailand’s government kept itself from ordering new nationwide business shutdowns on Sunday amid a new wave of coronavirus cases. Thailand, which had largely controlled the virus by mid-2020, saw a second wave of outbreaks beginning in December. On Sunday, it confirmed 315 new coronavirus cases, the majority of which are from local […]

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Thailand reports 103 new coronavirus infections

Ren Leen December 27, 2020

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – The government said in a statement Thailand on Sunday confirmed 103 new infections of the coronavirus, including 94 domestic transmissions. The new cases also include eight found in state quarantine and one infection in a person coming from abroad who did not enter quarantine, the statement said without giving out much detail. […]

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Thailand records 110 new COVID-19 cases

Editorial Bureau December 26, 2020

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – Thai authorities said on Saturday that there are 110 new coronavirus cases in the country of which 64 are local transmissions linked to an outbreak in the southwest province of Samut Sakhon. It is the worst outbreak in the nation so far. Out of the new cases, 30 are migrant workers and […]

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Spike in COVID cases among Myanmar workers in Thailand fuels hate speech on social media

Editorial Bureau December 24, 2020

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – In the wake of a spike in the number of coronavirus cases among Myanmar workers in Thailand, there has been growing hate speech against them in the country. “Wherever you see Myanmar people, shoot them down,” read one Thai comment on YouTube. The outbreak of the pandemic was first noticed at a […]

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Thailand to conduct testing of over 10,000 people following COVID-19 surge

Editorial Bureau December 20, 2020

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – Thailand plans to conduct testing of more than 10,000 people after a record daily surge in coronavirus cases to over 500. Most of these were among migrant workers were connected to a shrimp market near the capital, an official said on Sunday. Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for Thailand’s COVID-19 taskforce, told a […]

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Thailand conduct provincial elections to mark the first test of democracy

Editorial Bureau December 20, 2020

NONTHABURI (THAILAND) – Thais voted nationwide on Sunday in provincial elections as the first test of democracy since a general election last year, which was subjected to accusations of manipulation. The elections in Thailand’s 76 provinces outside the capital Bangkok are the first since Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who kept power after last year’s