No Thai Variant of COVID-19: Disease Control Chief

Supermarket cashiers wear masks and face shields to maintain physical distance amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Bangkok
Supermarket cashiers wear masks and face shields to maintain physical distance amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Bangkok. Photo: © ILO/Chet Thaochoo. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

BANGKOK, May 28 (TNA) – Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, denied there was a Thai variant of COVID-19. There had [Read More…]

Israeli Flags Burned, Cars Smashed After Pro-Palestinian Protesters Take to the Streets in London

London Metropolitan Police Hyundai i30 Comfort CRDi
Metropolitan Police Hyundai i30 CRDi in City of Westminster, London, England. Photo: Mic / flickr.

Several thousand people marched in a rally in central London in support of Palestinians on Saturday, which marched towards Westminster and the buildings of the [Read More…]

US orders evacuation of ‘non-emergency’ diplomats and families from Myanmar

Protest in Myanmar against Military Coup on 14-Feb-2021
Protest in Myanmar against Military Coup on 14-Feb-2021. Photo: MgHla (aka) Htin Linn Aye. CC BY-SA 4.0.

The United States ordered on Tuesday the departure from Myanmar of its non-essential diplomats, due to the repression following the coup d’état that overthrew the [Read More…]

First four cases of UK COVID-19 variant strain of coronavirus found in Thailand

Passengers at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok waiting for a flight to Shanghai in March 2020 during the COVID-19 outbreak
Passengers at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok waiting for a flight to Shanghai in March 2020 during the COVID-19 outbreak. Photo: Mx. Granger. CC0 1.0.

The fast-spreading variant of the virus which causes COVID-19, first identified in the UK, has been found in Thailand in a family of four Britons [Read More…]

UK Police Say Man Shot, Several Injured in ‘Islamist-Related’ Incident in South London

City of London Police car
City of London Police car in London, England. Photo: André Gustavo Stumpf.

A stabbing incident took place earlier in the day in Streatham, a busy residential suburb in south London, British police said in a statement. A [Read More…]