Dr Sophon Iamsirithaworn from the Department of Disease Control, said six additional cases were detected among people who sneaked into Thailand Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district
The growing pressure on activists marks a further escalation in the conflict between the protest movement and the army-controlled government of Thailand
Strict controls in place after Chiang Mai resident tests positive for Covid-19
Organiser of the Hua Hin Red Cross Festival has clarified that there was no fatality from a malfunctioning ride on Friday but a hydraulic system failure had left three children injured
Guidelines issued for people who had contact with Chiang Mai Covid-19 patient
9 month agoThailand: Hundreds of protesters marched on a Royal Guard unit barracks on Sunday, hoisting inflatable rubber ducks above their heads, calling for curbing the power of the monarchy
9 month agoThe crowd has grown to significant size at 7pm.
9 month agoThe large crowd of protesters marching to the front of regiment 11. Led by an army of ducks and unicorns
9 month agoThailand has for months been rocked by youth-led protests demanding a new constitution, reform of the untouchable monarchy, and for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha to resign
9 month agoAnti-establishment Ratsadon protesters held two separate rallies in Bangkok and neighboring Nonthaburi today
Thousands of democracy activists blocked a major junction in Bangkok on Friday to rehearse "coup prevention" strategies in the latest round of Thailand's anti-government protests
9 month agoThailand: Over a thousand pro-democracy protesters gathered in Bangkok, more are expected to join them. Country sees protests for new constitution, reform of monarchy and resignation of prime minister
Thailand on Friday signed a $200 million deal to procure 26 million doses of a trial coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca in collaboration with Oxford University. It is expected to be delivered in mid-2021
9 month agoMultiple spots at Thailand anti-government demonstration where various groups are speaking, entertaining protesters with a variety of performances.
9 month agoA protester carries a torch during a pro-democracy rally demanding the prime minister to resign and reforms on the monarchy, in Bangkok, Thailand, November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
10 month ago20.18h: Police HQ is still getting pelted with paint cans and bags. Only a few officers seem inside
10 month agoAt least 2,000 police officers are waiting for the marchers inside the police HQ, backed by crowd control vehicles like water cannons and long-range acoustic device (LRAD)
10 month agoOrange paint splashed across the Police Headquarters sign. The protesters are angry about what happened last night
10 month ago18:15 The crowd at the Ratchaprosong intersection
10 month agoThe vehicle behind the riot police in this video seems to be a LRAD, or long range acoustic device. The sound cannon is designed to disorient a crowd in event of clashes.
10 month agoProtests spray painting in front of the National Police Headquarters as they shout "I Hear Too."
10 month agoRubber ducks at opposition march in Bangkok
10 month agoPolice made no attempts to shut down or interfere with the rally at Ratchaprasong Intersection, as far as we know. They seem to be hunkering down at their HQ just a stone's throw away down Rama I Road.
10 month agoDemonstrators are occupying Ratchaprasong Intersection now, their determination to oust PM Prayut Chan-o-cha bolstered by police's relentless use of teargas and water cannons against them yesterday.
10 month agoThailand protesters already spilled onto street downtown Bangkok Ratchaprasong
10 month ago3:50 p.m. Mass descends on the bank of Ratchadamri Road. Ratchaprasong Intersection Started to close traffic as the police informed the protesters that the protest was wrong
10 month ago"My tax" says a graffiti over a seized & incapacitated anti-riot vehicle
10 month ago8.45pm: The injured person is escorted out
10 month agoHot spot at Kiakkai intersection. Security guards order protesters to leave the area for Parliament after loud noises like explosives were heard in a clash with royalists
10 month agoRescue workers are assisting those injured in the clashes at Kiakkai Intersection. A reporter for Khaosod says 4-5 bangs that sounded like gunshots were heard.
