Vans caught smuggling Myanmar workers to Samut Sakhon
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published : 25 Feb 2021 at 16:38
7 Immigration police and local officials search one of two vans stopped at a petrol station in Tha Chang district, Surat Thani, on Wednesday night. Nine of the 16 Myanmar passengers were illegal migrants. A third van fled. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)
SURAT THANI: The drivers of two vans were arrested when nine of the 16 Myanmar passengers in their vehicles were found to be illegal migrants.
Their vans were stopped and searched by Immigration police and local officials at a petrol station in tambon Khlong Sai of Tha Chang district late on Wednesday night.
19 February 2021
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its review of the seventh periodic report of Finland on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, Committee Experts asked the delegation to comment on the impact of the emergency measures on economic, social and cultural rights, notably how they affected minority groups, immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. What was the practice of Finland to share its resources related to vaccination with other countries that lacked resources? Would Finland support the proposal to waiver intellectual property rights to facilitate the access to vaccines in the Global South?
Protest banner leads Region 3 police chief to shave his head
published : 2 Feb 2021 at 13:48 Pol Lt Gen Panurat Lakboon (Photo: Provincial Police Region 3)
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The commissioner of Provincial Police Region 3 has shaved his head and transferred a district police chief to an inactive post after protesters were allowed to hang a banner with a message calling for reform of the monarchy in front of the Phu Khieo police station in Chaiyaphum province.
Pol Lt Gen Panurat Lakboon announced on Tuesday he had shaved his head to show his strong commitment to police discipline.
He had also issued an order moving Pol Col Permsuk Siripala, chief of Phu Khieo police, to an inactive post at the Region 3 operations centre in Nakhon Ratchasima, effective from Feb 1 until further notice.
More infections linked to DJ Matoom
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published : 29 Jan 2021 at 05:00 Matoom: Under pressure
Celebrities are facing more pressure to be transparent and announce their full timelines before they tested positive for Covid-19.
The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is stepping up action against people involved with the birthday party of actor Techin Ploypetch, also known as DJ Matoom , after more Covid-19 infections were linked to the event.
Mr Techin is himself in hospital being treated for the coronavirus, with some media reports making reference to a super spreader and efforts allegedly made to conceal his infection.
The DDC has asked the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to prosecute infected people who conceal their timelines.