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Escalation in Gaza Amid Hopes for Ceasefire Fade Following Trump’s Regional Visit
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THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 22 May 2025
Bangkok Cabbies Call for Grab Service Ban at Suvarnabhumi Airport Picture courtesy of Bangkok Airport Online Taxi drivers in Bangkok have issued a stark warning to the government: shut down the Grab ride-hailing service at Suvarnabhumi Airport or face blockades at entry and exit points. Around 50 taxi drivers, led by Thai Public Taxi Association's head, Waraphol Kaemkhunthod, staged a protest outside parliament on Tuesday, demanding the closure of Grab's service lounge at the airport by Wednesday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1361369-bangkok-cabbies-call-for-grab-service-ban-at-suvarnabhumi-airport/ -
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Transport Bangkok Cabbies Call for Grab Service Ban at Suvarnabhumi Airport
Picture courtesy of Bangkok Airport Online Taxi drivers in Bangkok have issued a stark warning to the government: shut down the Grab ride-hailing service at Suvarnabhumi Airport or face blockades at entry and exit points. Around 50 taxi drivers, led by Thai Public Taxi Association's head, Waraphol Kaemkhunthod, staged a protest outside parliament on Tuesday, demanding the closure of Grab's service lounge at the airport by Wednesday. The tension has arisen from the government's recent allowance for Grab drivers to establish pick-up and drop-off spots at Suvarnabhumi, which has sparked outrage among traditional taxi drivers who feel they are being sidelined. Mr Waraphol voiced concerns that the digital shift towards ride-hailing apps is negatively impacting public taxi operators and drivers, who now find themselves at a disadvantage. The taxi drivers are appealing directly to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit to revoke regulations permitting Hired Cars Carrying No More Than Seven Passengers and Ride-Hailing via an Electronic System. They argue these regulations disproportionately favour investors and tech platform developers while neglecting the livelihoods of traditional taxi drivers. Waraphol claims that ride-hailing apps like Grab do not fundamentally belong to Thailand, likening airports to vital "doors and windows" of the country that should not be dominated by non-Thai services. While pointing out that some app drivers have been mistaken for traditional taxi drivers in incidents involving tourist damage, he maintains the protest's neutrality, focusing solely on securing fair treatment for those in their profession. With Grab Holdings Inc, a Singapore-based company, at the heart of the controversy, taxi drivers assert that they will proceed with airport blockades if their demands are not met by the set deadline, portraying this as a choice between supporting either local taxi drivers or foreign-based app services. Adapted by ASEAN Now from Bangkok Post 2025-05-22 -
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THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 22 May 2025
Pickup Truck Crashes While Rushing Injured Child to Hospital – One Dead, Six Injured Picture courtesy of Khaosod. A crash occurred in the early hours of the morning of 21 May, in Pathum Thani province when a pickup truck driver, rushing a critically injured toddler to hospital, lost control on a curve and overturned, killing a 4-year-old boy and injuring sixothers, including a 2-year-old who had earlier been injured falling from a building. Full story:https://aseannow.com/topic/1361368-pickup-truck-crashes-while-rushing-injured-child-to-hospital-–-one-dead-six-injured/ -
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Thailand Implements Financial Requirements for Tourist Visas in 2025
Curious, do other countries have such fluid immigration rules? It seems either the situation is much worse than we're being told, or they are reacting impulsively to news stories. Chop and change as many rules as you like as often as you like, but if you let people into your country there is -always- going to be shenanigans. -
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Accident Pickup Truck Crashes While Rushing Injured Child to Hospital – One Dead, Six Injured
Picture courtesy of Khaosod. A crash occurred in the early hours of the morning of 21 May, in Pathum Thani province when a pickup truck driver, rushing a critically injured toddler to hospital, lost control on a curve and overturned, killing a 4-year-old boy and injuring six others, including a 2-year-old who had earlier been injured falling from a building. The incident took place around 01:00, on the Pathum Thani–Lat Lum Kaeo Road, near the Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) office. Police investigators, forensic officers from the Ministry of Justice, and emergency rescue teams were dispatched to the scene immediately following reports of the crash. At the site, officers found a damaged Isuzu D-Max pickup truck, which had struck the central reservation before overturning and coming to rest on the opposite side of the road after skidding over 100 metres. Debris from the crash was scattered along the road. Some 50 metres from the vehicle, emergency responders discovered the body of a 4-year-old boy lying motionless in the street. A 2-year-old boy was found seriously injured, with five adult males inside the truck also sustained injuries and were transported to Pathum Thani Hospital for emergency care. According to Mr Phat 26, who was among the injured, the group had been en route to Pathum Thani Hospital after the 2-year-old had fallen from the second floor of an apartment block in Sam Khok district. Seven people were travelling in the vehicle, five adults and two children, when the driver lost control navigating a curve in the road, causing the vehicle to flip and eject the two children. The 4-year-old boy died at the scene, while the injured child received emergency CPR at the scene before being rushed to hospital in critical condition. The remaining five adults were treated for various injuries. Police, led by Pol. Sub Lt. Sirawit Chaiyawan, have launched a full investigation into the crash. Forensic teams recorded evidence from the scene and will examine CCTV footage in an effort to determine the exact cause of the accident. Authorities will question the driver and survivors as part of the ongoing inquiry. Adapted by Asean Now from Khoasod 2025-05-22.
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