THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 23 Jan 2020

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Sugar cane farmer: Burning is necessary - Go ahead "jail us all!"

 

Thai caption: Sugar cane burning is necessary

Picture: 77kaoded

 

An angry sugar cane farmer in the east of Thailand has hit out at being singled out and blamed for the 2.5 PM smog crisis. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144684-sugar-cane-farmer-burning-is-necessary-go-ahead-jail-us-all/

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Air quality in nine Bangkok districts unhealthy

By THE NATION

 

 

Nine districts in Bangkok have been reported with unhealthy air quality on Thursday morning (January 23).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144688-air-quality-in-nine-bangkok-districts-unhealthy/

 

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MoU signed for pilot 5G service at airports

By THE NATION

 

 

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) on Wednesday (January 22) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airports of Thailand Pcl (AOT) for cooperation in a feasibility study and operation of 5G telecommunication service at airports.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144690-mou-signed-for-pilot-5g-service-at-airports/

 

 

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Chiang Mai: "Smog crisis? What smog crisis? No one told me" - arrests for setting fires

 

Picture: Chomthong News

 

Media in the north of Thailand reported that two people were arrested in the Doi Tao area of Chiang Mai for setting illegal fires. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144695-chiang-mai-smog-crisis-what-smog-crisis-no-one-told-me-arrests-for-setting-fires/

 

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Inside job? Former hotel employee on radar after multiple thefts from tourists in Ao Nang

 

 

Police in Ao Nang, Krabi are investigating after a series of four thefts from several hotels in Ao Nang, Krabi over the last couple of weeks. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144698-inside-job-former-hotel-employee-on-radar-after-multiple-thefts-from-tourists-in-ao-nang/

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Video: Wait for it! Thais try to push pick-up off the rails at level crossing as train approaches.....

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Dramatic footage from a level crossing in Nakhon Pathom last night showed a driver get out of his pick-up after he got stuck on the rails. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144700-video-wait-for-it-thais-try-to-push-pick-up-off-the-rails-at-level-crossing-as-train-approaches/

 

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Pattaya: Brazen snatch thief robs Chinese tourist just 50 meters from a police booth

 

Picture: Simachon News

 

Siamchon News reported that a lone robber on a motorcycle snatched a female Chinese tourist's handbag near the Lan Pho market in Bang Lamung around 8 pm last night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144701-pattaya-brazen-snatch-thief-robs-chinese-tourist-just-50-meters-from-a-police-booth/

 

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Pattaya: Foreigner in pick-up collides with Thai lady on a motorcycle

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

A 50 year old Thai lady told Naew Na that she was knocked off her motorcycle after a pick-up suddenly cut in front of her as she was returning from a market visit. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144704-pattaya-foreigner-in-pick-up-collides-with-thai-lady-on-a-motorcycle/

 

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Pattaya: "Paranoid" Swiss octogenarian found dead from smoke inhalation

 

Thai caption: Dogs stood guard nearby

 

Thai media reported that police and fire services attended a fire in a bungalow in the La Bella Case housing estate in Bongkot Soi 7 at 6 am this morning. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144705-pattaya-paranoid-swiss-octogenarian-found-dead-from-smoke-inhalation/

 

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Govt plans tax on polluting construction sites to tackle dust particles crisis

By The Nation

 

 

Construction sites that produce too much dust will now face a tax as the government tries to tackle the dust particles crisis, the Minister of Finance Uttama Savanayana said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144706-govt-plans-tax-on-polluting-construction-sites-to-tackle-dust-particles-crisis/

 

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Chinese boy in Phuket cleared of Wuhan flu

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The boy will be discharged from Vachira Phuket Hospital today, Phuket health chief Mr Thanit confirmed. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: The 10-year-old Chinese boy confined to isolation at Vachira Phuket Hospital yesterday on suspicion of carrying the Wuhan flu has tested negative for the virus and will rejoin his parents today (Jan 23), Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) Chief Thanit Sermkaew has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144574-chinese-boy-10-lands-in-phuket-suspected-of-carrying-wuhan-flu/?do=findComment&comment=14983247

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Govt to enforce 12 air pollution reduction measures

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government will be enforcing 12 measures addressing the air pollution crisis. The Prime Minister said the government has not been negligent over the issue, however the solution to this problem must be done step-by-step and receive cooperation from all sectors.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144709-govt-to-enforce-12-air-pollution-reduction-measures/

 

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Upper Thailand entering a damp, cool weekend

By The Nation

 

 

China is sharing its weather with Thailand, with two separate high-pressure systems bringing rain to the North and Northeast, the Thai Meteorological Department announced on Thursday (January 23).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144733-upper-thailand-entering-a-damp-cool-weekend/

 

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Tourism tumbles under blanket of smog, fat baht

By The Nation

 

 

The Association of Thai Travel Agents expects air pollution and the strong baht to decrease the number of foreign tourists this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144736-thailand-tourism-tumbles-under-blanket-of-smog-fat-baht/

 

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Bangkok Street-Food Stalls Are Trying to Give Up Plastic Bags

By Randy Thanthong-Knight

 

-- Government bans aim to curb Thailand’s plastic addiction

-- Vendors turn to sugar cane and palm leaves as alternatives

 

A takeaway order of soup is served at a street stall in Bangkok. Photographer: Nicolas Axelrod/Bloomberg

 

Two things Thailand is famous for are its delicious street food and its wonderful beaches. Sadly, the first typically comes in plastic bags that often wash up on the second -- not good for a country that relies on tourism for a fifth of its revenue.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144739-bangkok-street-food-stalls-are-trying-to-give-up-plastic-bags/

 

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UPDATE:

 

“I only meant to shoot to frighten”

 

 

During a press conference at the police headquarters in Bangkok this morning, the media were allowed to pose questions directly to Prasitthichai Khaokaew, the suspect in the bloody gold-shop robbery in Lopburi on January 9. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144675-lopburi-gold-shop-suspect-hes-a-former-cops-son-who-says-he-did-it-for-the-thrill/?do=findComment&comment=14983835

 

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Phuket restaurant staffer claims B200k lottery ticket stolen in violent mugging

By The Phuket News

 

Pornthip Chanchaksu, 47, shows police how she managed to free herself after the robbers had fled. Photo: Phuket City Police

 

PHUKET: Phuket City Police are searching for two men who reportedly robbed a woman staffer at a restaurant in Rassada, allegedly making off with a lottery ticket that entitles the bearer to B200,000 prize money.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144743-phuket-restaurant-staffer-claims-b200k-lottery-ticket-stolen-in-violent-mugging/

 

 

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Will there be more twists in gold shop killings?

 

 

Everyone following one of the most brutal and deadliest robberies in recent Thai history was expecting anything but what has actually been panning out. When a respected, good-looking and well-mannered school director said just a few days ago that he wanted the bad guy to be busted, nobody thought he would become the prime suspect himself.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144763-will-there-be-more-twists-in-gold-shop-killings/

 

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Pareena not out of the woods in encroachment case

 

 

Veera Somkwamkid, an anti-corruption activist, posted on his Facebook account that Palang Pracharath MP Pareena Kraikupt is still at risk of being charged for encroachment into a national forest in Ratchaburi province.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144764-pareena-not-out-of-the-woods-in-encroachment-case/

 

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Thailand plans new tax package to boost investment - Deputy PM

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak speaks during a seminar on fintech in Bangkok, Thailand, June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's finance ministry will on Tuesday submit to the cabinet a new tax package to boost investment, a deputy prime minister said, as the government looks to revive a flagging economy.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144765-thailand-plans-new-tax-package-to-boost-investment-deputy-pm/

 

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Canadian air tanker crashes while fighting Australia bushfires, three dead

By Byron Kaye, Colin Packham

 

A plane releases fire retardant over forest during bushfires in South Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia November 12, 2019 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Video taken November 12,2019. IAIN BREW via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Canadian-owned C-130 Hercules air tanker crashed while fighting bushfires in Australia’s alpine region on Thursday, killing all three of its crew, authorities said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144766-canadian-air-tanker-crashes-while-fighting-australia-bushfires-three-dead/

 

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Indigenous Australians say traditional land burning could help counter bushfires

 

Indigenous Australian Jacob Morris, who was taught ancient burning techniques by his family, tests the quality of the forest soil as he speaks about cultural burning in Illaroo, New South Wales, Australia, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

ILLAROO, Australia (Reuters) - As bushfires engulf parts of southeastern Australia, indigenous Australians say their traditional land burning methods could help contain out-of-control blazes that have led to the worst wildfire season on record.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144768-indigenous-australians-say-traditional-land-burning-could-help-counter-bushfires/

 

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Tourism Minister officiates CNY Security campaign

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Tourism and Sports Minister has officiated a security campaign for the 2020 Chinese New Year this weekend.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144769-tourism-minister-officiates-cny-security-campaign/

 

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Public Health Minister joins anti-PM2.5 campaign in Lumpini Park

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, today led a group of public health officials to Lumpini Park in Bangkok to distribute PM2.5 filtering masks to members of the public. Mr. Anutin said the government is taking all necessary steps to deal with outdoor burning as well as industrial and vehicle emissions.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144771-public-health-minister-joins-anti-pm25-campaign-in-lumpini-park/

 

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TAT promoting tourism to ESAN region

 

 

UDON THANI (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a campaign to stimulate tourism in the Northeastern provinces by adopting travel themes, promoting the region’s gastronomy as well as utilizing technology to facilitate the enjoyment of travelers visiting the region.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144772-tat-promoting-tourism-to-esan-region/

 

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More baby turtles hatch in Thai Muang

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Twenty-eight of the hatchlings were very weak and taken into care at the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC). Photo: DMCR

 

PHUKET:-- Following the first turtle nest of the season hatching at Thai Muang Beach on Sunday, a further 49 eggs hatched on Tuesday night (Jan 21) from a second nest laid on Bor Dan Beach, also in Thai Muang, Kongkiat Kittiwatanawong, Chief of the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC), has confirmed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144774-more-baby-turtles-hatch-in-thai-muang/

 

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China locks down two cities at epicentre of virus outbreak

By Yawen Chen, Se Young Lee

 

Children wear masks to prevent an outbreak of a new coronavirus at the Hong Kong West Kowloon High Speed Train Station, in Hong Kong, China January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China put on lockdown on Thursday two cities at the epicentre of a new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 people and infected nearly 600, as health authorities around the world scramble to prevent a global pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144775-china-locks-down-two-cities-at-epicentre-of-virus-outbreak/

 

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Britain to United States: We want a trade deal and a digital tax

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary Andrea Leadsom is seen outside 10 Downing Street London, Britain, January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain wants a trade deal with the United States but will impose a digital service tax on the revenue of companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon, business minister Andrea Leadsom said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144776-britain-to-united-states-we-want-a-trade-deal-and-a-digital-tax/

 

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Chinese experts join Phuket sea-rescue exercise

 

The air-sea rescue exercise was held at Chalong Pier today (Jan 23). Photo: Royal Thai Navy

 

PHUKET:-- Experts from the Chinese rescue NGO Peaceland Foundation took part in a sea-rescue exercise at Chalong Pier today (Jan 23) involving local disaster response teams and the Royal Thai Navy.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144777-chinese-experts-join-phuket-sea-rescue-exercise/

 

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Carpool Karaoke exposed - James Corden doesn't drive at all filming with Justin Bieber

By Lucy Domachowski

 

Biebs has just dropped his new single "Yummy" and is releasing a new album later this year (Image: SPOT-max lopes / BACKGRID)

 

Carpool Karaoke has been exposed after snaps of James Corden being towed in a camera-ridden SUV revealed the Late Late Show host doesn't actually drive stars around.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144782-carpool-karaoke-exposed-james-corden-doesnt-drive-at-all-filming-with-justin-bieber/