Hitting driver high on face

Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go sent assistance to a total of 444 individuals, some of whom were fire victims and the others were drivers of tricycles and padyak (pedal pushers) in Obando, Bulacan on Tuesday. The aid distribution was held at the covered stage of Obando Central School on JP Rizal Street Barangay Paliwas where Go’s team met with 14 families affected by the fire on January 10, 2021 in Barangay Salambao and 290 tricycle drivers and 140 padyak drivers. “Huwag po kayo mag-alala, kapag dumating na ang bakuna kayong mga mahihirap kasama na ang mga guro ang una namin bibigyan para makabalik na tayo sa normal. Magbayanihan lang po tayo at sumunod sa paalala ng gobyerno at huwag makalimot magdasal sa Panginoon (Don’t worry, if the coronavirus vaccine arrives, you along with teachers will be the first to be inoculated so we may return to normal. Let us work together, follow the protocols set by the government and never forget to pary to God),” Go said. The ... » Learn More about Fire victims, trike drivers receive help from Bong Go

The Salihara art community center is slated to run a debate competition on literature for high school students. The community, which is known for its literary ecosystem, invites participants to showcase their knowledge by comparing the novel Lusi Lindri (1987) by Indonesian author Y.B. Mangunwijaya to Egyptian author Nawal El Saadawi’s memoir Woman at Point Zero (1975). According to a statement, the two books come from different genres but are similar in theme. Both talk about a woman facing a predicament due to their sociocultural circumstances. Reading the two books will give readers a wider perspective to understand problems that seem similar but are also different. In the competition, one debate team should consist of three students of the same school. Schools can send more than one team and are free to choose names for the teams. To register, participants can fill in forms available on Salihara's website and send them to [email protected] Registration is ... » Learn More about Salihara to get high-schoolers to debate literature

Chonburi – A Chonburi resident damaged three other cars and overturned his own in a major accident over the past weekend that authorities suspect was caused by the usage of illegal drugs. The Mueang Chonburi Police was notified of the accident on Saturday, March 6th, over this past weekend on the Bypass Road in the Baan Suan sub-district around sunset. Police and emergency responders arrived at the scene to find an overturned black sedan lying in the middle of the road. Three other vehicles were damaged nearby, although their drivers were not injured. Inside, rescue staff found an injured man, Mr. Chatchai Thaijiam, 35. The man was stated to be uncooperative with rescue workers and first responders. Emergency staff stated the man was acting “suspiciously and appeared to be searching his damaged vehicle for an unknown possession.” Mueang Chonburi police forcefully removed the driver from the vehicle, later finding a small packet that is under investigation. One ... » Learn More about Chonburi driver hits three other cars, overturns his vehicle, suspected of illegal drug usage

Chonburi- A middle-aged male Thai driver has been pronounced dead at the scene after he crashed his motorbike into a roundabout in the Pan Thong district this week. The Pan Thong Police was notified of the accident in the late afternoon earlier this week. Emergency responders arrived at the roundabout to find the damaged motorbike that had collided with barriers around the central structure of the road. Nearby, rescue staff found the body of the driver, Mr. Somsak Somphon, 54. He had not been wearing a motorbike helmet and was bleeding heavily from a wound to his skull. A witness, Ms. Son Chimnakboon, 65, told associated Thai press, “Mr. Somsak was driving at high speed before crashing into the roundabout, Mr. Somsak appeared to lose control due to the speed of his vehicle.” However, Pan Thong police are reviewing CCTV nearby to find the exact cause of the accident. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=–=–=–=–==- Don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter and get all our news ... » Learn More about Driver dies after crashing his motorbike into Chonburi roundabout

PHNOM PENH, March 8 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the US amounted to US$614.5 million in the first month of this year, up 4.89 per cent over the US$585.8 million posted in January 2020, data from the US Census Bureau show. The Kingdom exported $580.6 million worth of merchandise during the period, up 3.69 per cent year-on-year from $559.9 million, and imported $33.9 million, up 30.88 per cent year-on-year from $25.9 million. Cambodia Chamber of Commerce vice-president Lim Heng told The Post on March 7 that the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drives in the Kingdom and in the US would lead to a year-on-year increase in bilateral trade for 2021, pointing out that the US is Cambodia’s main export destination. While the US has not reauthorised its General System of Preferences (GSP) trade-benefits programme following its December 31 lapse, Heng noted that the number of international companies applying to open factories in the Kingdom has not shown signs of ... » Learn More about Cambodia-US trade hits US$614mil; 24 new Covid-19 cases

A Pattaya motorbike taxi driver is being accused of attacking a Chilean national, leaving his nose broken and face bloodied. 24 year old Salvatore Andres Castromedina, filed a report to the Pattaya City Police at around 2am this morning after saying he had left a nightclub on Pattaya’s Walking Street after it had closed. “I wanted to go to Soi Buakhao but the taxi motorbike driver attacked me while we were discussing the price. I went to the Pattaya Police Station with another taxi motorbike to file a police report.” According to Pattaya News, the man was seen on CCTV having what appeared to be a calm discussion with 2 taxi drivers on Walking Street when he was assaulted without provocation by 1 taxi driver. Police came to the scene of the incident after the man filed a report, and found fresh bloodstains on the ground. Police then checked the CCTV video nearby which allegedly showed the suspect donning a taxi motorbike shirt. The suspect appeared to be sitting with the alleged ... » Learn More about Pattaya motorbike taxi allegedly attacks Chilean national

Brent crude futures for May hit $71.38 a barrel in early Asian trade, the highest since Jan. 8, 2020, and were at $70.56 a barrel by 0730 GMT, up $1.20, or 1.7%. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for April rose $1.08, or 1.6%, to $67.17. The front-month WTI price touched $67.98 a barrel earlier, the highest since October 2018. Asian stocks also rose after the US Senate approved a US$1.9 trillion stimulus bill while positive economic data from the United States and China bode well for a global economic rebound. Yemen's Houthi forces fired drones and missiles at the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry on Sunday, including a Saudi Aramco facility at Ras Tanura vital to petroleum exports, in what Riyadh called a failed assault on global energy security. "We could see further upside in the market in the near-term, particularly as the market probably now needs to be pricing in some sort of risk premium, with these attacks picking up in frequency," ING analysts said in a report, ... » Learn More about Brent hops past US$70 for first time since pandemic began after Saudi attack

Police arrest four WeVo guards on the fifth storey of the parking building at Major Ratchayothin on Saturday. (TLHR photos) The Criminal Court has denied bail for Piyarat “Toto” Chongthep, leader of Ratsadon guards, but allowed 14 other people held on Saturday to temporarily walk free. Police held at least 48 guards and people in an eventful arrest at a shopping mall on Saturday afternoon. Of them, 30 were later released on the same day without charges. The remaining 18, including two 17-year-olds and a surgeon, were detained overnight at the Border Patrol Police Region 1 in Pathum Thani. The charges against them came on Sunday. Police claimed the WeVo (We Volunteer) group, led by Mr Piyarat, was an illegal association. It was an assembly of more than five, hid its methods of operations, divided its responsibilities and aimed to commit illegal acts. According to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (THLR), whose lawyers represent them, police claimed to have received intelligence ... » Learn More about Bail denied for WeVo guard leader

• Starting off in the capital today, where officials in Bangkok say they may look at lifting some restrictions, despite yesterday’s reported infections going up by another 37, to a total of 1,989. But officials say they’re optimistic about the overall situation. The BMA has announced that, provided the capital avoids any further “super-spreader” events, officials may consider lifting restrictions in coming weeks. They’ve also revealed that patients in the first cluster visited or worked at restaurants, nightlife venues, or massage parlours in the capital. Officials are now tracing other customers or employees from those venues. Nearly 16,000 “at risk” people, who visited markets in the city, have already been tested. • Meanwhile, down south in Phuket, bars and other entertainment venues are being told to close at midnight, according to the latest order imposed by the Phuket Governor. Restaurants can stay open late, but are ordered to stop selling alcohol at midnight. The order ... » Learn More about Thailand News Today | Bangkok may ease restrictions, Phuket bar curfew, Vaccine roll out | January 12

The pandemic situation and problems that are caused by the coronavirus pandemic seem to be hard to overcome for Thailand and many other countries. One of the major problems for Thailand’s government and other countries is the risk of economic collapse. The government of Thailand plans to take some steps to make its economy grow. The Thai Government is working on the fiscal steps which will be implemented if the economic growth rate falls below the present forecast. The main reason for the economy falling , according to Thailand’s Finance Ministry, is the current outbreak of coronavirus cases and the fact that public vaccination is delayed. The present general director of Thailand’s Fiscal Policy Office, Kulaya Tantitemit, in an interview in Bangkok, said that the state’s government will do everything to recover the economy and will take those steps that are necessary for growing the country’s economic rate. Even though the rate of economic growth with the latest data reduced ... » Learn More about Thailand’s Government Takes Fiscal Steps to Spur Economic Growth