Police hunt for mall bombers
Police hunt for mall bombers
THAILAND: Police will issue warrants for the arrest of two suspects who threw a bomb at anti-government demonstrators outside a shopping mall on Rama IV Road on Saturday (Jan 16), a senior police officer at the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) said.
Monday 18 January 2021, 10:15AM
A protester kneels in front of a heap of stationery and bamboo canes during a “Bad Student” demonstration outside the Ministry of Education in Bangkok on Saturday. Photo: AFP.
Pol Maj Gen Piya Tawichai, deputy commissioner of the MPB, said an initial check found two suspects riding on a motorcycle on the Thai-Japanese Bridge threw a ping-pong bomb down on a group of anti-government demonstrators outside Chamchuri Square.
Cops hunt for mall bombers
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4 hurt as motorbike riders threw device
published : 18 Jan 2021 at 07:30
4 Police officers wearing PPE investigate at a blast site outside Chamchuri Square on Rama IV Road on Saturday. (Reuters photo)
Police will issue warrants for the arrest of two suspects who threw a bomb at anti-government demonstrators outside a shopping mall on Rama IV Road on Saturday, a senior police officer at the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) said.
Pol Maj Gen Piya Tawichai, deputy commissioner of the MPB, said an initial check found two suspects riding on a motorcycle on the Thai-Japanese Bridge threw a ping-pong bomb down on a group of anti-government demonstrators outside Chamchuri Square.
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has issued a revised order to clarify that short-term arrivals from the “highest-risk” areas within the nine ’red zone’ provinces must present documents
Seven arrested as activists and police face off
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Police seize banners at Victory Monument and warn about emergency rule violations
published : 16 Jan 2021 at 20:10
updated: 16 Jan 2021 at 20:32
144 Protesters give the three-finger salute at a demonstration against the royal defamation lese majeste law at Victory Monument in Bangkok on Saturday. (AFP photo)
At least seven people were arrested in confrontations between police and small groups of pro-democracy activists at two locations in Bangkok on Saturday.
Four people also suffered minor injuries following a small explosion outside Chamchuri Square on Rama IV Road, not long after demonstrators started leaving nearby Samyan Mitrtown, where they had rallied after being dispersed from Victory Monument. It is not known if the blast was related to the protests.
Phuket quarantine guests allowed to roam hotel areas
Phuket quarantine guests allowed to roam hotel areas
PHUKET: People arriving in Phuket placed under a mandatory 14-day quarantine are allowed to roam the hotel where they are staying, and are not confined to their room, the Phuket health chief has confirmed.
Wednesday 13 January 2021, 12:57PM
Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong at the Phuket Communicable Disease Committee meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Jan 12). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
However, there will be harsh penalties for any people under quarantine found outside their hotel area, Dr Thanit Sermkaew, Chief of the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO), told