Новости за 26.06.2020

LONDON: Three people were killed in a stabbing attack in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Friday and the suspect was shot by police, British media reported.

AYUTTHAYA: Officials in Thailand and Myanmar destroyed 25 tonnes of illicit drugs worth more than US$2 billion on Friday, but conceded that the tide of drugs was growing as organised crime gangs boost supply and find new channels to do business.

Bangkok residents can now proudly say they have an elevated garden overlooking the Chao Phraya River after architects transformed a portion of an abandoned electric train track into a green pedestrian bridge. | Jetjeras Na Ranong

Liverpool fans from all walks of life in Thailand — including controversial politicians — celebrated the Reds’ first English Premier League title on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia can no longer take in Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Friday, citing a struggling economy and dwindling resources as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The regional budget airline NokScoot is shutting down, saying it cannot recover from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

TOKYO: Japan has produced its first ninja studies graduate after Genichi Mitsuhashi spent two years honing his martial arts skills and absorbing the finer traditions of the feudal martial arts agents.

WASHINGTON: The United States and Europe battled a resurgence of coronavirus cases as warnings mounted worldwide Friday over reopening lockdowns too soon.

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Ao Manao beach, a popular tourist attraction overseen by the Royal Thai Air Force, will reopen to the public on July 1, but the number of visitors will be limited to 1,700 a day.

HANOI: Asean leaders on Friday committed themselves to seek comprehensive ways to ease the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and get the sputtering Southeast Asian economy back on a growth path.

The Finance Ministry has instructed state-owned banks to provide free lunch boxes to people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

A Thai travel writer shares tales of life abroad

The food delivery industry has been put into the limelight like never before. It has helped bring restaurants into the homes of diners, offering consumers greater convenience, flexibility and a choice of options. The industry has also been a saviour, especially during the Covid pandemic, when restaurants relied entirely on food delivery service providers for almost all of their revenues while they...

The Supreme Court has upheld the prison sentences given to leaders of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), including a former deputy commerce and agriculture minister, over a violent protest 13 years ago outside the residence of late Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda.

NEW DELHI: India acknowledged for the first time that it has matched China in massing troops at their contested Himalayan border region after a deadly clash this month.

The government on Friday reported four new coronavirus disease infections, all people in quarantine who had returned recently from the United Arab Emirates or Sudan.

The government on Friday reported four new coronavirus disease infections, all people in quarantine who had returned recently from the United Arab Emirates or Sudan.

BURI RAM: A 50-year-old man charged with raping a 9-year-old girl at a village in Phlapphlachai district has told police the child was in love with him.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission has found police guilty of mild dereliction of duty in their lenient handling of the fatal hit-and-run case against fugitive Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya.

GENEVA: The UN's weather agency announced Thursday the longest lightning bolt on record -- a single flash in Brazil on Oct 31, 2018 that cut the sky across more than 700 kilometres.

SYDNEY: Australian intelligence officers and police raided the home and office of an opposition politician Friday as part of an investigation into alleged Chinese influence operations, officials said.

WASHINGTON: Everyone poops.

CULIACáN, Mexico: The fight for control of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's legacy spilled into the open on Thursday as a gun battle between rival Mexican gangs left 16 dead, authorities said.

Airports of Thailand (AoT) took back more than 50% of the check-in counters and parking stands from Thai Airways International (THAI) at Suvarnabhumi airport.

Social media influencer Sean Buranahiran is under fire after posting a video clip in which he described Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon as "kind of sweet".