ASEANews HEADLINES: THE WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING: BANGKOK, Thailand- 88 macaques saved from exotic-food trade

May 29, 2021May 29, 2021 Contributor 0 Comment ASEANEWS Headlines

A macaque in deteriorating condition is one of 88 trafficked monkeys found alive in a pickup truck bound for the Cambodian border and seized in Prachin Buri on Thursday. (Crime Suppression Division photo)

Thailand -COVID-19 UPDATE:

Reported +3,759 new cases, total at 144,976, +34 new deaths, total deaths stands at 954.

14 monkeys found dead after routine police seizure of pickup with fake plates in Prachin Buri

Police have saved 88 macaques from being turned into dinner following a routine interception of a pickup truck believed to be stolen and bearing fake licence plates.

Crime Suppression Division (CSD) investigators and officers from the Si Maha Phot station in Prachin Buri had no idea that their operation on Thursday would end in such dramatic fashion.

Their mission for the day was to seize the stolen vehicle after investigators confirmed that the target was in the province.

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The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 220 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances.

COVID-19 infection crosses 170.09 million globally as deaths cross 3.53 million.

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Here is the GLOBAL status as of Saturday, 7am, May 29, 2021

The update-5.29.2021
Sick Earth: 1 Year, 6 Months, 29 Days

Coronavirus Covid-19

Cases Globally:170,096,515 ;

Deaths: 3,536,500 :

Recovered: 151,922,398

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Country/Region	New Cases	Total Cases	Recovered	Deaths
India	179,770	27,547,705	24,890,326	318,821
Iran	9,994	2,875,858	2,396,540	79,384
Turkey	8,426	5,220,549	5,070,815	46,970
Malaysia	7,857	541,224	469,325	2,491
Nepal	6,731	542,256	418,829	6,951
Philippines	6,459	1,200,406	1,131,801	20,379
Indonesia	6,278	1,797,499	1,649,187	49,907
Iraq	4,611	1,186,309	1,098,199	16,289
Japan	4,429	729,746	655,222	12,601
Thailand	3,323	141,217	93,828	920
Bahrain	3,052	229,468	201,683	902
Pakistan	2,726	911,302	831,744	20,540
Sri Lanka	2,584	174,861	143,789	1,325
UAE	2,167	563,215	543,023	1,664
Kazakhstan	1,849	380,160	345,984	3,879
Maldives	1,299	60,943	35,365	151
Bangladesh	1,292	794,985	735,157	12,480
Saudi Arabia	1,183	445,963	428,502	7,309
Kuwait	1,160	304,199	289,367	1,755
Oman	880	213,784	197,080	2,303
Jordan	841	734,039	713,331	9,423
Afghanistan	780	69,146	56,962	2,881
Mongolia	653	55,067	48,674	259
Cambodia	649	27,638	20,398	194
S. Korea	629	138,311	128,180	1,943
Georgia	508	340,838	323,409	4,699
Taiwan	465	7,016	1,133	59
Kyrgyzstan	376	103,583	97,151	1,781
Lebanon	319	539,590	515,058	7,705
Qatar	286	216,683	212,048	552
Uzbekistan	280	99,344	94,952	685
Vietnam	230	6,316	2,853	46
Azerbaijan	220	333,317	322,806	4,891
Timor-Leste	213	6,459	3,717	15
Armenia	140	222,409	212,265	4,416
Myanmar	96	143,414	132,269	3,216
Cyprus	75	72,234	68,085	357
Syrian Arab Republic	50	24,365	21,583	1,754
Bhutan	27	1,491	1,186	1
Singapore	24	61,940	61,372	32
China	19	91,038	86,075	4,636
Israel	12	839,420	832,599	6,406
Lao People’s Democratic Republic	12	1,895	1,281	2
Yemen	8	6,696	3,339	1,315
Brunei	0	240	228	3
Hong Kong	0	11,837	11,565	210
Macao	0	51	49	0
Palestine	0	306,795	299,559	3,483
Tajikistan	0	13,308	13,218