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It’s actually happening: Hua Hin to reopen to foreign tourists on October 1

 

The entrance to Hua Hin Night Market. File Photo

 

It’s very much all systems go for Hua Hin’s proposed reopening to foreign tourists on October 1.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230449-it’s-actually-happening-hua-hin-to-reopen-to-foreign-tourists-on-october-1/

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State of Emergency May End Soon

 

 

BANGKOK (TNA) – The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is likely to switch to the imposition of the Communicable Diseases Act in place of the Executive Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situations to handle the COVID-19 situation in the country and thus it will automatically cease to exist.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230472-state-of-emergency-may-end-soon/

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Government Spokesman: Number of recovered COVID-19 cases rises

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Government Spokesman, Dr. Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, says the number of recovered COVID-19 patients in Thailand is increasing continuously, from 17,000 to 20,000 per day, and he has conveyed a message of condolence from Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, to those whose family members died of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230475-government-spokesman-number-of-recovered-covid-19-cases-rises/

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Phuket Sandbox earns 1.6bn baht in tourism revenue

 

 

PHUKET (NNT) - The quarantine-free Phuket Sandbox program for vaccinated travelers has generated 1.6 billion baht in revenue from some 28,000 international visitors since launching on July1st. The province is now proactively seeking new local cases of COVID-19, to ensure they receive treatment as quickly as possible.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230478-phuket-sandbox-earns-16bn-baht-in-tourism-revenue/

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Massive search underway for missing child in Thailand’s Chiang Mai

 

 

A massive search was launched today, involving dozens of local police, border patrol police, rescue volunteers and villagers, for a girl aged one year and eleven months who has been missing from her home, in Intakin sub-district of Mae Taeng district in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai, since Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230499-massive-search-underway-for-missing-child-in-thailand’s-chiang-mai/

 

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Investigation requested into monks’ light-hearted online preaching

By Panithan Onthaworn

 

 

Thailand’s constitution-protection body on Monday requested an investigation into a duo of monks whose online videos of Buddhist teachings have gone viral thanks to their light-hearted tone.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230500-investigation-requested-into-monks’-light-hearted-online-preaching/

 

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Students strike against online schooling

By Pear Maneechote

 

 

Thai students went on strike Monday to protest against having to learn online from home on their first day back at school in a campaign led by prominent pro-democracy youth movement Bad Student. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230445-“skip-online-learning”-campaign-launched-monday/?do=findComment&comment=16804017

 

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Mu COVID-19 variant not detected in Thailand: Health Ministry

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has confirmed there have yet to be any cases of COVID-19 caused by the Mu variant, in Thailand, as the Delta variant continues to be the dominant strain.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230501-mu-covid-19-variant-not-detected-in-thailand-health-ministry/

 

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CSD extends detention of torture case cops as investigations continue

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - The police Crime Suppression Division today requested an extension of pre-trial detention of seven former police officers alleged to have tortured a drug suspect to death; the investigation of the high-profile case is now 80% complete.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230502-csd-extends-detention-of-torture-case-cops-as-investigations-continue/

 

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Thailand reports 13,821 new COVID-19 cases and 241 more deaths

 

File photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

Thailand on Tuesday (September 7) reported 13,821 new COVID-19 cases, 16,737 recoveries and 241 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230511-thailand-reports-13821-new-covid-19-cases-and-241-more-deaths/

 

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Nurse made money transfers to herself as Covid patient lay dying in coma in private hospital

 

Picture: PPTV 36

 

A son-in-law went on Facebook so say that three withdrawals had been made from his wife's father's online account while he lay dying in a Covid ward at a private hospital. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230512-nurse-made-money-transfers-to-herself-as-covid-patient-lay-dying-in-coma-in-private-hospital/

 

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Opposition parties promise “consequences” for MPs who supported government in censure vote

By James Wilson

 

 

The opposition Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties told Thai Enquirer this week there will be consequences for members who voted in support of the government during a no-confidence poll at the weekend.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230514-opposition-parties-promise-“consequences”-for-mps-who-supported-government-in-censure-vote/

 

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Censure debate signals end of Prayut’s ‘command-and-control’ leadership 

By Thai PBS World’s Political Desk

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha at Parliament during a a censre debate on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. (Photo by Thai PBS)

 

Halfway through their government’s four-year term, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and his brothers in arms – Gen Prawit Wongsuwan and Gen Anupong Paochinda – apparently have no choice but to change tack if they want to remain in power.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230519-censure-debate-signals-end-of-prayut’s-‘command-and-control’-leadership/

 

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Bangkok to get another shopping street where famous old Scala cinema stood for 50 years

 

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Another shopping center will be constructed in downtown Bangkok on the site where the famous Scala cinema stood for 50 years.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230525-bangkok-to-get-another-shopping-street-where-famous-old-scala-cinema-stood-for-50-years/

 

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142,000 children infected with Covid since January - 369 are orphans

 

UNICEF file photo for reference only

 

Suphatcha Sutthiphol of the Department of Children and Youth said that CCSA data showed that 142,870 Thai children had contracted Covid-19 in the period from January 1st to 4th September 2021. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230527-142000-children-infected-with-covid-since-january-369-are-orphans/

 

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Hua Hin: Army students got infected with Covid after being given Sinopharm at Hua Hin Hospital

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A major new cluster of Covid-19 infection has been found at an army training school in Nong Kae, Hua Hin. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230533-hua-hin-army-students-got-infected-with-covid-after-being-given-sinopharm-at-hua-hin-hospital/

 

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Phuket marks 232 new COVID cases, one more death

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PPHO

 

PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 232 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Sept 5) bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 5,727.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230542-phuket-marks-232-new-covid-cases-one-more-death/

 

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Ex-police chief ‘Joe Ferrari’ has 600 MILLION baht in assets

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The case against the former chief of the Nakhon Sawan police Pol Col Thitisan Utthanaphon or Joe Ferrari is building as more details slowly emerge about the wealthy policemen at the center of charges of killing a drug suspect in custody.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230544-ex-police-chief-‘joe-ferrari’-has-600-million-baht-in-assets/

 

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Visa scams: Aussie embassy says no Agri-visa exists yet after several embassies unite to combat fraud

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that the Australian Embassy in Thailand had warned people about falling for a scam connected to the issuing of Agricultural Visas. No such visas yet exist. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230546-visa-scams-aussie-embassy-says-no-agri-visa-exists-yet-after-several-embassies-unite-to-combat-fraud/

 

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Data of Thailand’s 16 million COVID patients leaked online after hack

 

 

Sanook reported that a website called Nong P3 had reported a post allegedly from the Dark Web claiming to want to sell data after a hack of Thailand's Ministry of Public Health database.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230548-data-of-thailand’s-16-million-covid-patients-leaked-online-after-hack/

 

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Three day holiday coming up at the end of September - or is it?!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that the cabinet decided on December 29th that 24th September would be a special extra Thai public holiday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230549-three-day-holiday-coming-up-at-the-end-of-september-or-is-it/

 

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NOB investigates after two online monks crack political jokes amusing 200,000 Thais

 

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Thailand's media reported that the National Office of Buddhism was not amused after two celebrity monks attracted 200,000 of the faithful to a wise-cracking online session at the weekend.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230500-investigation-requested-into-monks’-light-hearted-online-preaching/?do=findComment&comment=16805157

 

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One injured in double trailer truck collision in Chonburi

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

PHOTO: Trai Kunnatham rescue team / tem 446

 

Chonburi – A 46-year-old driver became stuck inside the cab of their vehicle after two trailer trucks collided in the Mueang Chonburi district yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230562-one-injured-in-double-trailer-truck-collision-in-chonburi/

 

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Couple held by police as search resumes for missing girl in Chiang Mai

 

 

A couple is being been held in police custody for questioning in connection with the search for a 23-month-old girl, who went missing from a remote village in Mae Taeng district of Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai on Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230499-massive-search-underway-for-missing-child-in-thailand’s-chiang-mai/?do=findComment&comment=16805427

 

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Thai exports seen up 10-12% this year - shippers

 

FILE PHOTO: A view of Bangkok's port amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, June 21, 2020. Picture taken June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's exports are expected to rise 10-12% this year as the global economy recovers, but the country's coronavirus outbreak remains a negative factor, the national shippers' council said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230591-thai-exports-seen-up-10-12-this-year-shippers/

 

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Large Fishing Nets Removed from Damaged Coral Reefs

 

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Sept 7 (TNA) – The Second Naval Area Command and volunteers removed about 550 kilograms of fishing nets from coral reefs off Koh Kra Islands in the southern province.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230592-large-fishing-nets-removed-from-damaged-coral-reefs/

 

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Senior Bangkok policeman calls “Talugas” protesters dangerous troublemakers

 

Protesters run as police fire rubber bullets and tear gas during a demonstration against Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha and his government’s handling of the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis in Bangkok on September 6, 2021. Jack TAYLOR / AFP

 

Police have to strictly enforce the law against hard core “Talugas” protesters at Din Daeng intersection, because they are troublemakers and a danger to the public, said Pol Maj-Gen Piya Tavichai, deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, today (Tuesday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230593-senior-bangkok-policeman-calls-“talugas”-protesters-dangerous-troublemakers/

 

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‘Green’ patients allowed home isolation

 

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PHUKET: More “Community Isolation” centres will be set up across Phuket and more ‘Green’-coded patients will be asked to observe quarantine at home, the island’s health chief announced yesterday (Sept 6).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230594-‘green’-patients-allowed-home-isolation/

 

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Number of Covid-19 infections in Thailand starts to decline, 70-80 percent are asymptomatic, says Public Health Ministry

 

 

The Ministry of Public Health today, September 7th, revealed the latest hospital bed availability for Covid-19 patients in that the overall situation is improving as 70-80 percent of current patients are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230595-number-of-covid-19-infections-in-thailand-starts-to-decline-70-80-percent-are-asymptomatic-says-public-health-ministry/

 

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16-year-old girl rescued from drowning in Pattaya swimming pool

 

 

A 16-year-old girl has been rescued from drowning at a swimming pool in a housing estate in Banglamung last night (September 6th).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1230596-16-year-old-girl-rescued-from-drowning-in-pattaya-swimming-pool/