Krabi tourism entrepreneurs say they do not agree with Thai government’s plan for reopening in November

 

 

Most Krabi tourism operators did not agree with the Thai government’s plan on reopening for fully vaccinated tourists on November 1st, according to prominent local tourism operator Atiphot Srisukon.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235614-krabi-tourism-entrepreneurs-say-they-do-not-agree-with-thai-government’s-plan-for-reopening-in-november/

More Moderna, Pfizer vaccines to be procured by Thammasat University, private hospitals

 

Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP

 

Thammasat University has entered into agreements with two private hospitals to procure seven million doses of Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines, to be distributed to a network of private hospitals.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235574-more-moderna-pfizer-vaccines-to-be-procured-by-thammasat-university-private-hospitals/

Health officials reveal concerns about illegal migrants bringing delta variant into Prachuap Khiri Khan

 

Migrants stopped trying to cross the border into Prachuap Khiri Khan illegally on October 6.

 

Public health officials have revealed their concern about migrant workers entering the province illegally and spreading infections of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235615-health-officials-reveal-concerns-about-illegal-migrants-bringing-delta-variant-into-prachuap-khiri-khan/

PM Delighted with Hollywood Star’s Compliment on Phuket

 

 

UBON RATCHATHANI, Oct 15 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he was proud of Phuket when Hollywood star Russell Crowe admired the atmosphere, foods and beautiful places on the island province.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235617-pm-delighted-with-hollywood-star’s-compliment-on-phuket/

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Actor Russell Crowe promotes ‘Phuket Sandbox’, Bangkok’s electrical wiring

 

Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP

 

Hollywood actor Russell Crowe has been in Thailand to shoot a Vietnam War era movie called “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” and is now posting pictures on the streets of Bangkok after entering the Kingdom through the “Phuket Sandbox” scheme.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235534-russell-crowe-visits-thailand-sparking-joy-thoughtful-reflections-from-thai-netizens/?do=findComment&comment=16901011

 

Thai central bank cautions against FOREX scams

By Panithan Onthaworn

 

 

Only commercial banks and securities firms can be granted licences to trade foreign exchange (FOREX) for investment, Thailand’s central bank reminded the public Friday, warning of scams by unauthorized and potentially fraudulent operators. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235633-thai-central-bank-cautions-against-forex-scams/

 

Thirty alleged gamblers arrested at Pattaya area illegal gambling den raid, say Chonburi police

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Pattaya, Banglamung, Chonburi, Thailand-Chonburi Police have arrested thirty alleged gamblers at what they described as an illegal gambling den at a resort in Banglamung yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235634-thirty-alleged-gamblers-arrested-at-pattaya-area-illegal-gambling-den-raid-say-chonburi-police/

 

‘Bangkok’s Hamptons’: why Thailand’s elite are buying beach properties in Hua Hin

 

● Property prices have soared in the town, about three hours south of Bangkok, which offers sandy beaches and good restaurants without Pattaya’s sleaze

 

● As with the New York getaway, many Bangkok residents want to escape the traffic and pollution, with the coronavirus pandemic nudging them to make a move

 

Vijitra Duangdee

 

Thailand’s resort town of Hua Hin has increased in popularity as more wealthy Bangkok residents opt out of city life, with a property boom driven largely by Thais. Photo: Handout

 

Worn out by coronavirus restrictions, pollution and traffic gridlock, wealthy Bangkok residents are buying up bolt-holes in the southern beach retreat of Hua Hin as the pandemic sparks a lifestyle pivot away from the big city. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235636-‘bangkok’s-hamptons’-why-thailand’s-elite-are-buying-beach-properties-in-hua-hin/

 

Thailand reports 10,648 new COVID-19 cases, 82 deaths

 

File photo: Reuters

 

Thailand on Saturday (October 16) reported 10,648 new COVID-19 cases, 10,794 recoveries and 82 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235645-thailand-reports-10648-new-covid-19-cases-82-deaths/

 

Brit and Thai partner help dangling painter to safety on 26th floor after "someone cut waist rope"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Netizens were busy sharing footage from what Daily News called a very scary incident at a condominium in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi on the outskirts of Bangkok on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235647-brit-and-thai-partner-help-dangling-painter-to-safety-on-26th-floor-after-someone-cut-waist-rope/

 

Foreign pick-up driver involved in collision with motorcycle/ sidecar - Thai rider dead

 

 

Picture: Man Muang

 

Police and rescue services were called to the scene of a collision between a black Toyota Vigo pick-up driven by a foreigner and a motorcycle and sidecar ridden by a Thai man.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235648-foreign-pick-up-driver-involved-in-collision-with-motorcycle-sidecar-thai-rider-dead/

 

Phuket marks 153 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 153 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Oct 15) bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 13,612.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235650-phuket-marks-153-new-covid-cases-one-more-death/

 

Intoxicated female sedan driver tries to escape after crashing into motorbike at Pattaya traffic light during curfew time

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Pattaya – An intoxicated female sedan driver reportedly attempted to escape after crashing into a motorbike at a traffic light in Pattaya on Thursday night (October 14th) during a mandatory Covid-19 curfew time from 10:00 P.M. to 4:00 A.M. Two people in total sustained injuries as a result of the collision.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235651-intoxicated-female-sedan-driver-tries-to-escape-after-crashing-into-motorbike-at-pattaya-traffic-light-during-curfew-time/

 

Chinese man on overstay had applied for a Thai ID card - ten others investigated in Saraburi

 

 

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Thai media reported that a Chinese man called Ruifeng M. was arrested on a Saraburi warrant issued in April of this year after he applied for Thai ID presenting falsified documents. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235652-chinese-man-on-overstay-had-applied-for-a-thai-id-card-ten-others-investigated-in-saraburi/

 

Chiang Mai - Hua Hin Air Asia flight resumes  after nearly six months suspension

 

Picture: Manager

 

Manager reported excitement on the tarmac of Hua Hin airport after Air Asia resumed return flights between the holiday resort and Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235654-chiang-mai-hua-hin-air-asia-flight-resumes  after-nearly-six-months-suspension/

 

Thai woman selling child aged 16 for sex via Line application arrested in Bangkok

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Operatives from the Children and Women's Welfare Supervision Division and Choke Chai police announced the arrest of a 29 year old Thai woman called Wanthanee from Nakhon Sawan.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235657-thai-woman-selling-child-aged-16-for-sex-via-line-application-arrested-in-bangkok/

 

EEC partners with tech majors to train workers in 5G and digitalization

By Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EEC) has signed a cooperation agreement with four technology majors to initiate a digital skill drive among workers, with a target of training 40,000 workers within three years.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235658-eec-partners-with-tech-majors-to-train-workers-in-5g-and-digitalization/

 

Thai vision of balanced recovery from COVID-19

Article by Kavi Chongkittavorn

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - To prepare the country for recovery from COVID-19, Thailand has outlined holistic approaches that would transform global trade and a development system that would leave nobody behind.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235662-thai-vision-of-balanced-recovery-from-covid-19/

 

Gen Prawit calls for heightened anti-human trafficking efforts

By Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan has urged government agencies to heighten their efforts in suppressing human trafficking, while calling for maximum punishments against government officials involved in the crimes against humanity.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235665-gen-prawit-calls-for-heightened-anti-human-trafficking-efforts/

 

Phuket Vegetarian Festival officially ends

By The Phuket News

 

Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: This year’s Phuket Vegetarian Festival officially came to an end last night (Oct 15) as shrines across the island brought the curtain down on what has been a generally muted occasion.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235669-phuket-vegetarian-festival-officially-ends/

 

Pattaya officials aim to significantly reduce numbers of homeless in the city before ‘re-opening’ to wider tourism

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Pattaya – Pattaya City officials and the director of the Chonburi Center for the Destitute conducted what they called a ‘round up’ of homeless people and beggars in the Pattaya area this week as officials are preparing for the proposed “re-opening” to foreign vaccinated tourists from low-risk countries starting from next month.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235671-pattaya-officials-aim-to-significantly-reduce-numbers-of-homeless-in-the-city-before-‘re-opening’-to-wider-tourism/

 

 

D.E.S. minister pressing ahead with plans to legalize electronic cigarettes in Thailand

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thailand's Digital Economy and Society minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn is pressing ahead with ambitious plans to try and legalize electronic cigarettes in the country, reported Sanook.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235674-des-minister-pressing-ahead-with-plans-to-legalize-electronic-cigarettes-in-thailand/

 

Second case this week - now Bangkok man gets his manhood stuck in a PVC pipe

 

Video screenshot

 

Thai Rath reported that yet another Thai man had a problem with his penis.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235676-second-case-this-week-now-bangkok-man-gets-his-manhood-stuck-in-a-pvc-pipe/

 

Hua Hin: Cambodian ministerial team in town to develop tourism ties 

 

Picture: Manager

 

Manager reported that a delegation from Cambodia headed by PM minsterial aide Sok Kratthaya met with tourism representatives from the government and private sector in Hua Hin to discuss mutual areas of interest.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235677-hua-hin-cambodian-ministerial-team-in-town-to-develop-tourism-ties/

 

November reopening: Bangkok called the Hub of Swabs!

 

 

A Bangkok Metropolitan Authority spokesman announced plans for the reopening of Bangkok on November 1st.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235679-november-reopening-bangkok-called-the-hub-of-swabs/

Ship carrying 1.2 million liters of illegal fuel stopped in Bangkok - nine arrested including captain

 

Picture: INN

 

INN reported that Thailand's river police had stopped a vessel carrying 1.2 million liters of illegal diesel and arrested a captain along with eight crew members.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235680-ship-carrying-12-million-liters-of-illegal-fuel-stopped-in-bangkok-nine-arrested-including-captain/

 

Cab drivers can get free cabin partition installed throughout October

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Land Transport continues to provide free installation of cabin partitions for taxis, to protect drivers and passengers from airborne pathogens. Taxi drivers can make installation appointments in Bangkok throughout October at no cost.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235707-cab-drivers-can-get-free-cabin-partition-installed-throughout-october/

 

Seminar held to encourage investment into Phuket

 

Piyapong Choowong, the Deputy Governor of Phuket, opens the seminar. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: An open panel discussion was held yesterday (Oct 14) aimed at attracting investment into Phuket entitled “Why Phuket is an attractive city to invest and live in”.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235708-seminar-held-to-encourage-investment-into-phuket/

 

 

Officials to splash B30m on ‘Pla Wan corner’

 

The Ban Ao Nam Bo curve on Sakdidet Rd in Wichit. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Local officials have requested B30 million to upgrade and increase safety measures on a stretch of road in Wichit notorious for the number of vehicle accidents in recent years.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235709-officials-to-splash-b30m-on-‘pla-wan-corner’/

 

Bangkok’s Metropolitan Electric Authority gets defensive about netizen’s comments on viral Russell Crowe picture

 

 

The Metropolitan Electric Authority in Bangkok, or MEA, has released a public defensive statement responding to viral photos and more specifically comments made by netizens on them, taken by actor Russell Crowe who is currently visiting Bangkok in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1235711-bangkok’s-metropolitan-electric-authority-gets-defensive-about-netizen’s-comments-on-viral-russell-crowe-picture/