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Mountain B pub inferno death toll rises to 20
Mountain B pub inferno death toll rises to 20
CHON BURI: The death toll from the Mountain B pub fire in Chon Buri rose to 20 on Friday (Aug 19), when a 50-year-old man with critical burns died at Chon Buri Hospital after 14 days of treatment.
COVID-19 to be declared endemic in October
COVID-19 to be declared endemic in October
BANGKOK: The government will declare COVID-19 endemic in October, and the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will then no longer be the main agency dealing with the disease.
Irate Thai tourists seek tour refunds
Irate Thai tourists seek tour refunds
BUSINESS: Holidays to South Korea have been thrown into upheaval after 67 Thai tourists filed complaints with the Tourism Department, urging tour operators to provide them with refunds of B1.4 million in total after entry into the country was denied.
New bill outlines limits on ganja use
New bill outlines limits on ganja use
BANGKOK: People will be allowed to grow no more than 15 cannabis plants for household use while selling and advertising cannabis and cannabis-based products online and in vending machines will be prohibited, according to a bill on cannabis and hemp use.
Somyot sets sights on spots at World Cup and Olympics
Somyot sets sights on spots at World Cup and Olympics
FOOTBALL: Somyot Poompunmuang, the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) president, is aiming for the national side to win the country’s first ever Fifa World Cup berth at the 2026 finals.
Anutin open to more relaxed laws on pot
Anutin open to more relaxed laws on pot
BANGKOK: Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said yesterday (Aug 17) that further liberalisation of cannabis for recreational use is possible in the future if the public accepted it.
China drills are ‘non-partisan’
China drills are ‘non-partisan’
BANGKOK: The current Thai-Chinese joint air force exercises have been two years in the making and have nothing to do with the ongoing tension between China and Taiwan, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) insisted on Tuesday (Aug 16).
Real owner of inferno pub surrenders to police
Real owner of inferno pub surrenders to police
PATTAYA: The real owner of Mountain B pub, Somyos Panprasong, has surrendered to police after a court warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with the horrific fire there on Aug 5.
Warrant out for ‘real owner’ of Mountain B pub
Warrant out for ‘real owner’ of Mountain B pub
PATTAYA: The Pattaya Court issued a warrant yesterday (Aug 15) for the arrest of Somyos Panprasong, 55, in connection with the deadly fire at Mountain B pub in Chon Buri’s Sattahip district early on Aug 5, police said.
Malaysia eyes Thai weed policy
Malaysia eyes Thai weed policy
BANGKOK: Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says he is looking forward to a visit from his Malaysian counterpart who he says has expressed an interest in studying the Thai model for legalising cannabis for medical use.
OAG to indict four over Billy’s death
OAG to indict four over Billy’s death
BANGKOK: The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) has decided to indict former chief of Kaeng Krachan National Park, Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, and three other individuals over the disappearance and murder of Karen rights activist Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen in 2014.
Mountain B pub fire claims 19th life
Mountain B pub fire claims 19th life
CHON BURI: The Mountain B pub fire on Aug 5 in Chon Buri’s Sattahip district claimed its 19th life today (Aug 15), when a 23-year-old woman with critical burns died at Chon Buri Hospital.
New plan to allow later boozing draws flak
New plan to allow later boozing draws flak
BANGKOK: Allowing pubs to open until 4am in some tourist provinces will only increase casualties from alcohol-related causes, says the Centre of Alcohol Studies of Maha Sarakham University’s Faculty of Pharmacy.
Phuket man nabbed in 100kg ice arrest
Phuket man nabbed in 100kg ice arrest
BANGKOK: A Phuket man has been arrested for attempting to traffic 100 kilogrammes of crystal meth through Pattani on Friday (Aug 12).
King bestows royal pardons
King bestows royal pardons
BANGKOK: More than 100,000 inmates serving time in jails nationwide will be released early or see their sentences reduced on Saturday (Aug 13) under a royal decree to mark His Majesty the King’s 70th birthday on July 28 and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother’s 90th birthday on Friday (Aug 12).
Cops ‘sorry’ for missing body in car
Cops ‘sorry’ for missing body in car
BANGKOK: The Highway Police Division (HPD) has expressed regret over an incident in which its officers were accused of failing to notice a body trapped inside a wrecked car for 12 hours in Pattaya earlier this week.
Public warned against fake government websites
Public warned against fake government websites
BANGKOK: People are being warned to remain vigilant against websites imitating the homepages of government agencies with the intent to steal sensitive data and carry out financial scams.
Most of nation ‘will get COVID by year’s end’
Most of nation ‘will get COVID by year’s end’
BANGKOK: It should take about three years from the emergence of COVID-19 for it to infect most of Thailand’s population, a virologist said yesterday (Aug 11) citing past surveillance of the coronavirus.
Inferno pub death toll rises
Inferno pub death toll rises
CHON BURI: The death toll from the fire at Moutain B pub in Chon Buri province rose by one, to 17, yesterday (Aug 11).
Ousted Sri Lankan leader to visit city
Ousted Sri Lankan leader to visit city
BANGKOK: The Thai government will allow Sri Lanka’s ousted president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, to stay temporarily in Thailand.