THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 9 August 2021

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Assassination plot against UN Ambassador to Myanmar linked to arms dealer in Thailand

 

 

A plot to assassinate UN Ambassador to Myanmar Kyaw Moe Tun has been foiled with two men already detained. The attempt allegedly also involved an arms dealer in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226800-assassination-plot-against-un-ambassador-to-myanmar-linked-to-arms-dealer-in-thailand/

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Danish Sandbox tourist, 58, found safe after trek in Phuket jungle

 

Danish tourist Michael Hildebrand safe and happy with the search team after spending hours lost in the dark jungle on Phuket’s northern west coast. Photo: Phuket Tourist Police

 

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 58-year-old Danish man who arrived in Phuket under the Phuket Sandbox scheme was found safe last night (Aug 7) after he became lost while trekking through the jungle near the hotel where he is staying on Phuket’s northern west coast.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226808-danish-sandbox-tourist-58-found-safe-after-trek-in-phuket-jungle/

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Health Ministry Will Administer Favipiravir to All COVID-19 Patients

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Public Health Ministry has decided to allow health units to administer Favipiravir to all groups of COVID-19 patients, including those currently under home and community isolation.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226801-health-ministry-will-administer-favipiravir-to-all-covid-19-patients/

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Thai police charge local man with murder of Swiss tourist on Phuket

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Police in Thailand said on Sunday a 27-year-old Thai man had been charged with the murder a Swiss woman who was found dead earlier this week on the resort island of Phuket.

 

Full story https://aseannow.com/topic/1226842-thai-police-charge-local-man-with-murder-of-swiss-tourist-on-phuket/

 

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Sandbox tourist killer confesses to attacking Swiss woman, denies intent to murder, rape

 

Phuket Town, earlier today (Aug 8). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Teerawat Thothip, a 27-year-old resident of Pa Khlok in Phuket has confessed to choking Swiss tourist Nicole Sauvain-Weiskopf with a headlock, but has denied intention to kill her and denied any attempt to rape her.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226842-thai-police-charge-local-man-with-murder-of-swiss-tourist-on-phuket/?do=findComment&comment=16724308

 

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Bangkok governor confident 70% of city’s residents will be inoculated against COVID-19 within August

 

 

Bangkok Governor Assawin Kwanmuang said today (Sunday) that he is confident that 70% of the population of the capital will have received at least one dose of vaccine by the end of this month.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226843-bangkok-governor-confident-70-of-city’s-residents-will-be-inoculated-against-covid-19-within-august/

 

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Suspect charged with murder and robbery in death of Swiss tourist on Phuket

 

 

The suspect, being held in police custody in connection with the death of a Swiss tourist, told the Thai media today (Sunday) that he only intended to steal her money and only assaulted her when she resisted.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226842-thai-police-charge-local-man-with-murder-of-swiss-tourist-on-phuket/?do=findComment&comment=16724320

 

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Thailand’s Retail Market in 2021 Is Expected to Contract by 12%

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai Retailers Association (TRA) has expected Thailand’s retail market to contract by 12% this year if the government does not accelerate the provision of financial aid measures to operators as well as offer domestic consumption stimulus.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226844-thailand’s-retail-market-in-2021-is-expected-to-contract-by-12/

 

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Thailand and Australia Agree to Boost Bilateral Trade and Investment

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand and Australia have agreed to pursue a strategic economic partnership, to boost bilateral trade and investment and expect to sign the deal next year.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226845-thailand-and-australia-agree-to-boost-bilateral-trade-and-investment/

 

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“Massaman” curry strengthens Thai-Vietnamese ties  

Article by Kavi Chongkittavorn

 

 

The world-famous “Massaman” curry is no longer just a tasty dish but has a new role as a diplomatic tool to further strengthen Thailand-Vietnam ties.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226846-“massaman”-curry-strengthens-thai-vietnamese-ties/
 

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ASEAN admits UK as dialogue partner despite disagreements  

Article by Kavi Chongkittavorn

 

 

The United Kingdom has been admitted as the 11th full dialogue partner of ASEAN,even though some divergent views have yet to be settled.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226847-asean-admits-uk-as-dialogue-partner-despite-disagreements/

 

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1bn baht revenue generated from Phuket Sandbox

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

   

PHUKET (NNT) - Thailand’s pilot tourism reopening campaign Phuket Sandbox has already generated around 1 billion baht in cashflow since it opened last month. The island has so far welcomed around 17,000 international arrivals, while a total of 335,000 hotel night stays have been booked for the period July-September.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226848-1bn-baht-revenue-generated-from-phuket-sandbox/

 

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Woman seriously injured after being allegedly attacked by her intoxicated husband in the Pattaya area

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Banglamung – A 53-year-old Pattaya area woman has sustained serious injuries after allegedly being physically assaulted by her reportedly intoxicated husband in Banglamung.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226849-woman-seriously-injured-after-being-allegedly-attacked-by-her-intoxicated-husband-in-the-pattaya-area/

 

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Driver blames road for being “too dark and not well lit” after smashing into a trailer truck in Pattaya

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Pattaya, Banglamung, Chonburi – A 38-year-old pickup truck driver has sustained moderate injuries after he crashed his vehicle into a trailer truck on Friday night over the past weekend.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226850-driver-blames-road-for-being-“too-dark-and-not-well-lit”-after-smashing-into-a-trailer-truck-in-pattaya/

 

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Immunocompromised US teacher stuck in Thailand without access to vaccine

by Sean Mahoney

 

 

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Elisabeth Williamson, 63, has had a troubling 18 months. She battled breast cancer, completing treatment in 2019, but now has stumbled upon a new fight: Making it back home.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226852-immunocompromised-us-teacher-stuck-in-thailand-without-access-to-vaccine/

 

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Government plans amnesty bill for the leaders that decided Thailand’s vaccination plan

By Cod Satrusayang

 

 

The government is planning to pass legislation that would absolve key decision-makers of any wrongdoing in the failure to procure vaccines for the country, according to the opposition Move Forward Party. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226855-government-plans-amnesty-bill-for-the-leaders-that-decided-thailand’s-vaccination-plan/ 

 

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Thailand reports 19,603 new COVID-19 cases, 149 more deaths

 

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Thailand on Monday (August 9) reported 19,603 new COVID-19 cases and 149 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226859-thailand reports 19603 new-covid-19-cases-149-more-deaths/

 

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Thailand’s Department of Health advises people wear face masks during sex

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thailand's Department of Health has come up with nine measures to limit the spread of Covid-19 through sexual practices.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226877-thailand’s-department-of-health-advises-people-wear-face-masks-during-sex/

 

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Phuket fallout of murder of Swiss woman:  Fearful tourists not even going out to eat 

 

 

PPTV36 - a national media outlet - reported on the fallout of the murder of 57 year old Swiss government employee Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf and its impact on tourism at the Phuket Sandbox. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226879-phuket-fallout-of-murder-of-swiss-woman -fearful-tourists-not-even-going-out-to-eat/

 

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CCSA to consider allowing stores to sell electrical goods

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand's DPM and Commerce minister Jurin Laksanavisit paid a visit to Makro on Samsen, Bangkok, yesterday then spoke to the press about his findings.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226887-ccsa-to-consider-allowing-stores-to-sell-electrical-goods/

 

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Dr Boon Vanasin, the medical tycoon in eye of Thailand’s vaccine storm

 

Boon Vanasin, Chairman of Thonburi Healthcare Group, talks to a journalist during an interview with Reuters at his office in Bangkok, Thailand, July 6, 2021. (Photo by REUTERS/Artorn Pookasook)

 

Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG) chairman Dr. Boon Vanasin looked like a saint and savior to many people when he began fearlessly pushing to procure mRNA vaccines three months ago. But those same people are now wondering if they placed their trust in the wrong guy.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226891-dr-boon-vanasin-the-medical-tycoon-in-eye-of-thailand’s-vaccine-storm/

 

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Policeman shot in Bangkok protests speaks out

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that the Facebook site of Dao8Chaek had a 47 second video that caught the moment when a police lance corporal was shot while on anti-riot duty in downtown Bangkok on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226892-policeman-shot-in-bangkok-protests-speaks-out/

 

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Attempts to Restore Tourists’ Confidence in Phuket

 

 

PHUKET, Aug 9 (TNA) – The governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand ordered efforts to restore tourists’ confidence in safe and attractive Phuket after the murder of a Swiss tourist in this southern island province last week.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226893-attempts-to-restore-tourists’-confidence-in-phuket/

 

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Si Racha driver passes away after crashing his truck into motorbike shop, damages twenty new motorbikes

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Si Racha – A 60-year-old driver has been pronounced dead at the scene and twenty new motorbikes have been damaged after he crashed his pickup truck into a motorbike shop in Si Racha over the weekend.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226894-si-racha-driver-passes-away-after-crashing-his-truck-into-motorbike-shop-damages-twenty-new-motorbikes/

 

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Dr Yong: More vaccine needed as herd immunity increases to 85% requirement

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Top Chulalongkorn University virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan has said that achieving herd immunity needs a higher number of vaccinations for the Delta variant.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226896-dr-yong-more-vaccine-needed-as-herd-immunity-increases-to-85-requirement/

 

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Swiss tourist killer re-enacts crime

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Teerawat Thothip, the 27-year-old Phuket resident charged with the killing of Swiss tourist Nicole Sauvain-Weiskopf, yesterday (Aug 8 ) re-enacted his actions in choking the 57-year-old tourist and covering her body with a tarpaulin at Ao Yon Waterfall, on Phuket’s east coast.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226897-swiss-tourist-killer-re-enacts-crime/

 

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Poll: Thais see lack of foreigners as major factor in obliteration of tourism industry - only a third ready to travel in Q4

 

Piture: Sanook

 

The latest poll conducted last week by Suan Dusit University asked questions about the causes and solution to the crisis that has brought down Thailand's tourism industry causing losses of 850 billion baht, reported Sanook.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226898-poll-thais-see-lack-of-foreigners-as-major-factor-in-obliteration-of-tourism-industry-only-a-third-ready-to-travel-in-q4/

 

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Anutin defends amnesty bill, says necessary to protect doctors

By Cod Satrusayang

 

 

Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul came out on Monday to defend proposed legislation that would grant amnesty to doctors and policy makers in charge of the country’s vaccination plan by saying it was necessary to give doctors ease-of-mind as they deal with the pandemic.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226855-government-plans-amnesty-bill-for-the-leaders-that-decided-thailand’s-vaccination-plan/?do=findComment&comment=16725515

 

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Thai kid's goldfish cremation video viewed by 2 million people

 

Picture: Sanook

 

An elaborate funeral for a pet goldfish resulted in two million views on TikTok, reported Sanook .

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226902-thai-kids-goldfish-cremation-video-viewed-by-2-million-people/

 

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Bangkok: 110 km chase of man who fled with rescue foundation equipment after attacking his brother

 

 

Sanook reported on a 110 kilometer chase in Bangkok in the early hours of Sunday morning.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226903-bangkok-110-km-chase-of-man-who-fled-with-rescue-foundation-equipment-after-attacking-his-brother/