PM says no cabinet reshuffle yet

 

 

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reiterated today (Sunday) that he has no current intention of reshuffling his cabinet, following the departures of Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao and Deputy Labour Minister Narumon Pinyosinwat, and hopes that his deputy, Prawit Wongsuwan, will not be upset by his decision.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231265-pm-says-no-cabinet-reshuffle-yet/

Thai trooper on UN peace mission in South Sudan dies in his room

 

 

A member of the Thai military, on a UN peace mission in South Sudan, has died from an unknown cause in his room at a Thai army camp.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231267-thai-trooper-on-un-peace-mission-in-south-sudan-dies-in-his-room/

 

A user’s guide to Thailand’s new digital health pass

 

A health worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine inside a mobile vaccination unit in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

 

Thailand has launched its very own “digital health pass” via the Public Health Ministry’s Mohpromt application, and all residents of the country are advised to download it. The health pass, which has already been adopted by most domestic airlines, will soon become mandatory for users of everyday venues and services.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231268-a-user’s-guide-to-thailand’s-new-digital-health-pass/

 

Low income Thais who missed out on welfare card scheme to get another chance to apply

 

 

About two million low income-earners, who missed out on previous registration for welfare cards, mostly because they don’t have smartphones, will get another chance to get register to receive financial help from the government, said Government Spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonchana.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231269-low-income-thais-who-missed-out-on-welfare-card-scheme-to-get-another-chance-to-apply/

 

Thai provinces facing floods as storm Conson makes landfall in Vietnam

 

 

Flash floods and heavy rain have hit many provinces of Thailand as tropical storm Conson made landfall in Vietnam’s Quang Ngai early on Sunday, according to Thailand’s Meteorological Department.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231270-thai-provinces-facing-floods-as-storm-conson-makes-landfall-in-vietnam/

 

Phuket domestic entry requirements extended, with no changes

By The Phuket News

 

The simple list of requirements for domestic arrivals, including domestic tourists, looking to enter Phuket. Image: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Government has issued another order extending the conditions for domestic arrivals to enter Phuket, including Sandbox tourists and local residents returning from a trip off the island, with no new sections added and no changes to the current provisions that are already in effect.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231271-phuket-domestic-entry-requirements-extended-with-no-changes/

 

Phuket COVID restrictions extended, with no changes

By The Phuket News

 

The order extends all the restrictions currently in force across the island until Sept 28. Image: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Government has issued yet another order extending the COVID-prevention measures in effect across the island.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231272-phuket-covid-restrictions-extended-with-no-changes/

 

Phuket Opinion: A dare to be honest

By The Phuket News

 

A small guesthouse in Patong sits empty as the shrouds wrapped around it start to fray. Photo: Chutharat Plerin

 

PHUKET: Patience is growing thin with the lack of credibility of any government reports about the current state of the COVID situation in Phuket, the vaccines being deployed and of any genuine concern for the people of Phuket during the ever-extended economic crisis.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231273-phuket-opinion-a-dare-to-be-honest/

 

Kratom vendors make profits during COVID-19 outbreak

By Sirakij Pornbanggird

 

   

HAT YAI (NNT) - A newly trending economic crop is nothing other than Kratom since it was removed from the list of illegal drugs. Members of the public can now grow, possess, trade, and consume at will. People in many areas currently earn useful income selling Kratom, at a time of widespread unemployment due to COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231274-kratom-vendors-make-profits-during-covid-19-outbreak/

 

BMA to vaccinate students with Pfizer starting September 21

By Sirakij Pornbanggird

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is going to vaccinate students aged 12-18, starting on September 21st, while other provinces will start on October 1st.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231275-bma-to-vaccinate-students-with-pfizer-starting-september-21/

 

Major fire causes serious damage to Walking Street nightclub in Pattaya

By Adam Judd

 

 

Pattaya, Thailand-  A major fire broke out last night during mandatory Covid-19 curfew hours at a closed nightclub on Walking Street in Pattaya, causing an estimated millions of baht in damage according to fire officials.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231276-major-fire-causes-serious-damage-to-walking-street-nightclub-in-pattaya/

 

Thai Tourism Minister visits Pattaya to discuss “Move On” reopening plan, plan to be presented to CCSA this Friday

By Adam Judd

 

 

Pattaya, Thailand-The Minister of Tourism and Sports, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, visited Pattaya today, September 12th, 2021, to discuss the “Move On” reopening plan for the city to allow in foreign vaccinated tourists without a strict quarantine.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231277-thai-tourism-minister-visits-pattaya-to-discuss-“move-on”-reopening-plan-plan-to-be-presented-to-ccsa-this-friday/

 

Thailand Legalizing Opioid-Like Herb Spurs Rush of Online Sales

By Prim Chuwiruch

 

Kratom is a coffee-like evergreen that Southeast Asian farmers have long chewed to relieve pain. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg

 

● Vendors sell painkiller on social media after liberalization

● Thai kratom dealers may become major suppliers to U.S. market

 

Entrepreneur Sittichai Komam didn’t waste time once Thailand in late August decriminalized kratom, a coffee-like plant native to Southeast Asia that can give users a mild high. Within hours, Sittichai was on Facebook selling freshly picked kratom leaves, sourced from his neighborhood in southern Thailand, to local consumers.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231279-thailand-legalizing-opioid-like-herb-spurs-rush-of-online-sales/

 

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K-pop sensation Lisa thrills Thai fans with traditional headgear

By Juarawee Kittisilpa

 

A costumer looks for Thai traditional costume head gear similar to one wore by Thai-born K-pop singer Lalisa "Lisa" Manoban at a shop selling merchandise items, in Bangkok, Thailand September 12, 2021. REUTERS/Juarawee Kittisilpa

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai-born K-pop singer Lalisa 'Lisa' Manoban has so delighted her fans in Thailand by wearing the traditional golden headdress in the video for her first solo single that some are going out and buying their own.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231078-‘lalisa’-hits-10m-views-in-under-2-hours-as-k-pop-sensation-appears-in-thai-dress/?do=findComment&comment=16818485

Hua Hin reopening made possible after vaccination target reached

By Paul Andrews

 

file photo

 

The planned reopening of Hua Hin to foreign tourists from October 1 has been made possible after Hua Hin reached its COVID-19 vaccination target.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231281-hua-hin-reopening-made-possible-after-vaccination-target-reached/

 

Man murders wife at Market Village Shopping Mall

By Paul Andrews

 

 

Police have arrested a man who shot dead his wife in the parking lot of Market Village Shopping Mall in Hua Hin.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231288-man-murders-wife-at-market-village-shopping-mall/

 

COVID-19: Thailand reports 12,583 new coronavirus cases and 16,304 recoveries

 

File photo: REUTERS

 

Thailand on Monday (September 13) reported 12,583 new COVID-19 cases, 16,304 recoveries and 132 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231297-covid-19-thailand-reports-12583-new-coronavirus-cases-and-16304-recoveries/

 

Video: Protesting teen at Din Daeng in hit and run with apparent police vehicle 

 

video screenshot

 

Thai media was reporting an apparent hit and run incident late last night during protests at the Din Daeng intersection in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231302-video-protesting-teen-at-din-daeng-in-hit-and-run-with-apparent-police-vehicle/

 

Snakes alive! Warning to check toilets before sitting down as serpent comes to say hello!

 

Thai caption: Check before doing your business! Snakes in the rainy season!

 

Posters on Facebook were freaked after pictures of a snake rearing up from a toilet bowl hit social media.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231303-snakes-alive-warning-to-check-toilets-before-sitting-down-as-serpent-comes-to-say-hello/

 

Phuket marks 245 new COVID cases

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PPHO

 

PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 245 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Sept 12) bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 7,104.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231305-phuket-marks-245-new-covid-cases/

 

Foreigner criticized after taxi attack over 10 baht - claimed driver took a detour

 

 

PPTV 36 reported with a video on an incident in downtown Bangkok after a taxi driver allegedly attacked a foreigner over 10 baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231307-foreigner-criticized-after-taxi-attack-over-10-baht-claimed-driver-took-a-detour/

 

 Investigation launched after Thai police plane allegedly used to smuggle bootleg liquor

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A top brass policeman of the rank of major general is under investigation for smuggling illicit liquor on an official RTP flight.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231311-investigation-launched-after-thai-police-helicopter-allegedly-used-to-smuggle-bootleg-liquor/

 

What children – and parents – can expect from Thailand’s vaccination drive for kids

 

(Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

Children aged 12 and up will soon be rolling up their sleeves for a jab against COVID-19, which has already claimed more than 14,500 lives in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231313-what-children-–-and-parents-–-can-expect-from-thailand’s-vaccination-drive-for-kids/

 

High school student robs Bangkok gold shop at knifepoint - she's soon captured and online gambling suspected

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported on the case of a Mor 6 (end of secondary school) female student who robbed a gold shop at knifepoint.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231314-high-school-student-robs-bangkok-gold-shop-at-knifepoint-shes-soon-captured-and-online-gambling-suspected/

 

Hua Lamphong Station: You can still take pictures or video but seek permission after inappropriate behavior

 

 

Picture: Manager

 

Manager reported on what they said was a drama when a TikTok photographer was told to stop filming at Bangkok's iconic Hua Lamphong Railway Station.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231322-hua-lamphong-station-you-can-still-take-pictures-or-video-but-seek-permission-after-inappropriate-behavior/

 

DDC chief warns Thais about rainy season - suggests measures to mitigate affects of flooding

 

file photo: Dr Opas Kankawinpong

 

Dr Opas Kankawinpong - the Department of Disease Control chief famous in Thailand with appearances throughout the pandemic - turned his warnings to rainy season flooding mitigation.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231323-ddc-chief-warns-thais-about-rainy-season-suggests-measures-to-mitigate-affects-of-flooding/

 

Cyber crime chief blames hard to catch foreigners for data breaches at two Thai hospitals

 

Picture: INN

 

The chief of Thailand's Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau said that catching foreign hackers responsible for breaching systems at two Thai hospitals was a tough job, reported INN.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231325-cyber-crime-chief-blames-hard-to-catch-foreigners-for-data-breaches-at-two-thai-hospitals/

 

Pattaya largely deserted but tourists braving a visit to Koh Larn

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Thai media Siam Rath contrasted the fortunes of Koh Larn and the Pattaya mainland at the weekend after some restrictions were eased.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231326-pattaya-largely-deserted-but-tourists-braving-a-visit-to-koh-larn/

 

Thai police warn about buying vehicles online after arrest of fraudster

 

Picture: INN

 

The Royal Thai Police's deputy spokesman Pol Col Siriwat Deephor has warned people in Thailand about getting ripped off buying cheap vehicles online.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231327-thai-police-warn-about-buying-vehicles-online-after-arrest-of-fraudster/

 

Thai Health Authorities Reveal Data on Fatalities from COVID-19 Vaccinations

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) has revealed data on fatalities and side effects after administering over 35 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by September 5th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231336-thai-health-authorities-reveal-data-on-fatalities-from-covid-19-vaccinations/