Tag: Thailand
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Thailand becomes first Southeast Asia to approve same-s3x marriage
Thailand has become the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage following a historic parliamentary vote, TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports. The Senate upper house pulled a total vote of 130, four against, and 18 abstentions, to amend the marriage law enabling same-sex couples to marry. King Maha Vajiralongkorn will receive the bill for royal approval,…
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7 killed, 23 injured in school roof collapse
Thai Government on Tuesday said seven people were killed and 23 others injured after a school sports arena collapsed in northern Thailand. According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), the accident occurred
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Klopp defends players after Man Utd thrashing in Thailand
L iverpool manager Jurgen Klopp defended his players after defeat to Manchester United in Bangkok today. United won 4-0 thanks to goals from Jadon Sancho, Fred, Anthony Martial and Facundo Pellistri. Klopp said: “Obviously the game came a little bit too early for us, for some of our boys, so I think we agree that…
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Evacuation criteria: FG broke, says Nigerians stranded abroad must pay N297k each for quarantine
Troubled by the cost of evacuating its citizens abroad, the federal government has unveiled a new policy that requires Nigerians stranded abroad to offset their two-week quarantine bill as a prerequisite for possible evacuation. Before now, the returnees were only required to pay for their flight while the government took care of their two weeks…
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Thailand reports no new coronavirus cases for first time since March 9
Thailand, the first country outside China to discover a case of the new coronavirus, on Wednesday reported no new daily cases for the first time in two months. Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration, said the report made the government to consider easing more restrictions on businesses. “We all…
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Gov’t warns against April Fool’s coronavirus jokes
Thailand’s government issued a warning Tuesday that April Fool’s Day jokes about the novel coronavirus are punishable by a law which carries a sentence of up to five years in prison. The government’s Public Relations Department posted an infographic on its Twitter account on Tuesday saying “it’s against the law to fake having Covid-19 this…
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Alleged $322K romance scam: Thai police declare two Nigerians wanted
Two Nigerians, John Oquejiofor Ugwu and Ugochukwu Geoffrey Ofoma, have been declared wanted in Thailand in connection with an online romance scam the police said they have busted. Court arrest warrants have been obtained for the Nigerians now on the run. Meanwhile, three Thais working for the Nigerian-led online scam in Udon Thani province have…
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Leicester City squad return from late owner’s funeral
Leicester’s squad have arrived back in England after attending the funeral of club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in Bangkok, Sky Sports report. Srivaddhanaprabha, 60, was among five people killed when his helicopter crashed moments after taking off from the King Power Stadium following the match against West Ham on October 27. The chairman was a hugely…
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Leicester City players to attend club owner’s funeral in Thailand
Striker Jamie Vardy and his Leicester City team mates will travel to Thailand for the funeral of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha after Saturday’s English Premier League match against Cardiff City. The 60-year-old billionaire died last Saturday with four others when his helicopter crashed next to Leicester’s King Power Stadium. The funeral, likely to last a week,…
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Court sentences ex-Thai Buddhist monk to 114 years in prison for fraud, money laundering
A criminal court in Bangkok on Thursday sentenced a former Thai Buddhist monk who provoked outrage with his lavish lifestyle to 114 years in prison for fraud, money laundering and computer crimes. Wirapol Sukphol, who was seen in a YouTube video in 2013 holding wads of cash on a private jet, returned to Thailand in…