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PM urges Health Ministry to crack down on sales of sub-standard ATKs

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Cases of false-positive results from sub-standard COVID-19 antigen test kits have recently made the news, with affected people later tested negative from confirmatory RT-PCR tests. Thailand’s Prime Minister has urged the Ministry of Public Health to regulate the quality of test kits available in the market to ensure accurate results and the safety of users.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239037-pm-urges-health-ministry-to-crack-down-on-sales-of-sub-standard-atks/

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Numbered Jackets to Control Deliverymen

 

 

BANGKOK, (TNA) – The Royal Thai Police Office proposed deliverymen wear numbered jackets to prompt them to follow traffic rules as they have been involved in many traffic accidents.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239088-numbered-jackets-to-control-deliverymen/

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Culture ministry issues guideline for Loy Krathong activities

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Culture has issued guidelines for holding Loy Krathong activities, which are to be observed by activity organizers, staff and participants.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239089-culture-ministry-issues-guideline-for-loy-krathong-activities/

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Thailand Pass support hotlines expanded

 

Image: Dept of Consular Affairs

 

PHUKET: The Thai Department of Consular Affairs has expanded the number of 24-hour hotlines to help travellers with issues submitting their applications through the Thailand Pass website.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239040-thailand-pass-support-hotlines-expanded/

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Thailand’s first floating solar panel power plant begins operation

 

 

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has started electricity generation at its hydro-floating solar hybrid project on the Sirindhorn Dam in the north-eastern province of Ubon Ratchathani.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239112-thailand’s-first-floating-solar-panel-power-plant-begins-operation/

 

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Cabinet urged to support more events in Patong

By The Phuket News

 

Photo: Radio Thailand Phuket

 

PHUKET: Taxi drivers and beach operators in Patong have called for continued support from the Cabinet to promote tourism in an effort to ensure increasing numbers of tourists are attracted to the island.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239113-cabinet-urged-to-support-more-events-in-patong/

 

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Man arrested in Chonburi for allegedly forcing his 16-year-old daughter to take drugs and then sexually abusing her

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

PHOTO: Pavena Foundation for Children and Women

 

Chonburi – A 43-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly forcing his 16-year-old daughter to use drugs before sexually abusing her in Chonburi.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239114-man-arrested-in-chonburi-for-allegedly-forcing-his-16-year-old-daughter-to-take-drugs-and-then-sexually-abusing-her/

 

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Sanesuk Police officer being investigated after allegedly attacking transgender person in Chonburi

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Chonburi – A Sanesuk police officer who allegedly attacked a transgender person in the Mueang Chonburi district this week is being investigated for further potential legal action.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239115-sanesuk-police-officer-being-investigated-after-allegedly-attacking-transgender-person-in-chonburi/

 

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Thai-based department store owner Central sizes up Selfridges takeover

Central Group has been working with investment bankers to help it explore a takeover bid for Selfridges, one of the world’s most prestigious department store operators, Sky News understands.

 

Mark Kleinman

City editor 

 

Image:Selfridges is understood to have a £4bn price tag

 

A Thai-based conglomerate which owns the Italian department store Rinascente is among a pack of suitors weighing multibillion pound takeover bids for Selfridges, the owner of one of Britain’s landmark shopping destinations.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239119-thai-based-department-store-owner-central-sizes-up-selfridges-takeover/

 

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Thai sex workers call for billion-dollar industry to be recognised

By South-East Asia correspondent Mazoe Ford and Supattra Vimonsuknopparat in Pattaya, Thailand 

 

Sex workers are unable to access any of the Thai government's unemployment benefits due to their work being illegal.(ABC News: Mark Dobbin)

 

It is hard to imagine, but Pattaya's near-deserted "Walking Street" used to teem with revellers, as pulsating music filled the air and neon lights flashed until the early hours.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239120-thai-sex-workers-call-for-billion-dollar-industry-to-be-recognised/

 

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PayPal is cancelling personal accounts in Thailand from next year

By Jonathan Fairfield

 

File photo: REUTERS

 

PayPal will no longer be available to the vast majority of people in Thailand from February 2022.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239126-paypal-is-cancelling-personal-accounts-in-thailand-from-next-year/

 

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IF no big hurdles then Thailand will continue to open up in December, says aide, Thailand Pass sorted today

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Following a four hour House of Representatives' meeting to discuss the economic impact of the pandemic, a Ministry of Health ministerial aide had further good news about the reopening of Thailand, reported Daily News yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239128-if-no-big-hurdles-then-thailand-will-continue-to-open-up-in-december-says-aide-thailand-pass-sorted-today/

 

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Thailand reports 7,305 new COVID-19 cases, 51 deaths and 7,900 recoveries

 

File photo: REUTERS

 

Thailand on Friday (November 12) reported 7,305 new COVID-19 cases, 7,900 recoveries and 51 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239132-thailand-reports-7305-new-covid-19-cases-51-deaths-and-7900-recoveries/

 

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Thailand's Health Minister denied entry to Switzerland for WHO meet after vax with Sinovac

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that Thailand's netizens were having a feeding frenzy after Thailand's DPM and Health Minister - the much criticized Anutin Charnvirakul - was denied entry to Switzerland to attend an important World Health Organization meeting. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239138-thailands-health-minister-denied-entry-to-switzerland-for-who-meet-after-vax-with-sinovac/

 

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Figures don't match on tourism arrivals - MoFA say 30,000+, MoPH cite just 24,000

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Conflicting reports from Daily News yesterday showed that different Thai government ministries were reporting different numbers for tourist arrivals in the first ten days of the country's reopening, November 1-10th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239142-figures-dont-match-on-tourism-arrivals-mofa-say-30000-moph-cite-just-24000/

 

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Loan sharks arrested in six provinces after man shoots himself - one victim aged TEN needed school fees

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand's cyber police headed by Pol Lt-Gen Kornchai Khlaikhleung said that seven arrests were made in raids in eight places across six provinces in connection with online loan sharking.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239145-loan-sharks-arrested-in-six-provinces-after-man-shoots-himself-one-victim-aged-ten-needed-school-fees/

 

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AIS warn consumers about purchasing illegal SIM cards

 

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Mobile operator AIS has warned customers not to fall prey to gangs offering unregistered SIM cards online.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239146-ais-warn-consumers-about-purchasing-illegal-sim-cards/

 

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Video: For Sale - Pattaya's once famed nightlife

 

Picture: TNA

 

Thai media TNA once again highlighted the desperate state of the nightlife scene in Pattaya with a video and news report.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239150-video-for-sale-pattayas-once-famed-nightlife/

 

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Foreign chiropractors face jail time in Thailand after raids at three Bangkok area clinics

 

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INN reported on raids by health ministry ministerial aide Sathit Pitudecha and the consumer protection division police at three Bangkok area clinics.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239152-foreign-chiropractors-face-jail-time-in-thailand-after-raids-at-three-bangkok-area-clinics/

 

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Bangkok to crackdown on rule breaking motorcyclists from Monday

 

Picture: Bangkok Business News

 

The Royal Thai Police in conjunction with the Department of Land Transport and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration have announced a crackdown on traffic violations by motorcyclists from Monday. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239154-bangkok-to-crackdown-on-rule-breaking-motorcyclists-from-monday/

 

 

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Pattaya: Foreign man and Thai wife appeal to media after their luxury house suffers damage

 

 

Pattaya Online News reported on the case of a foreign man and his Thai wife who have allegedly suffered damage to their luxury property from a Suphalai development next door.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239155-pattaya-foreign-man-and-thai-wife-appeal-to-media-after-their-luxury-house-suffers-damage/

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Before and after: Once thriving night market in Bangkok is now completely cleared

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported on the once thriving Ratchada Rot Fai Night market - Train Night Market Ratchada - that has now been completely cleared out of all vendors.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239159-before-and-after-once-thriving-night-market-in-bangkok-is-now-completely-cleared/

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CCSA to consider replacing COVID RT-PCR with antigen tests for vaccinated travelers

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is proposing replacing the COVID-19 RT-PCR test requirement for vaccinated arrivals to Thailand to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) at its meeting today (Friday), according to TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239161-ccsa-to-consider-replacing-covid-rt-pcr-with-antigen-tests-for-vaccinated-travelers/

 

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Dog therapy pilot project to be launched in two Thai prisons

 

Photo: Justice Ministry

 

Thailand’s Department of Corrections is working on the launch of a pilot dog therapy project in prisons in Nakhon Ratchasima, Ratchaburi and Rayong provinces, according to Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239162-dog-therapy-pilot-project-to-be-launched-in-two-thai-prisons/

 

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Phuket marks 53 new COVID cases, no new deaths

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PPHO

 

PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 53 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Nov 11) bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 16,139.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239163-phuket-marks-53-new-covid-cases-no-new-deaths/

 

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Nov 11: Prachuap reports 88 new COVID-19 cases, 25 cases in Hua Hin

By Paul Andrews

 

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Health officials on Thursday (Nov 11) reported 88 new COVID-19 cases, 25 were found in Hua Hin.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239165-nov-11-prachuap-reports-88-new-covid-19-cases-25-cases-in-hua-hin/

 

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More Russian flights return to Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

Photo: AoT Phuket

 

PHUKET: More Russian flights resumed services to Phuket yesterday (Nov 11) with the arrival of the first S7 Airlines flight since the tourism lockdown began last year.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239168-more-russian-flights-return-to-phuket/

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Communities in Chiang Mai locked down until Nov 24 as COVID infections surge

 

 

Fifteen communities in the municipal area of Chiang Mai province were locked down yesterday (Thursday) until November 24th by the provincial governor, as COVID-19 infections continue to spread.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239176-communities-in-chiang-mai-locked-down-until-nov-24-as-covid-infections-surge/

 

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Phuket City Municipality issues Loy Krathong rules

By The Phuket News

 

For the first time Suan Luang (Rama IX Park) will be opened for people to celebrate Loy Krathong, Phuket City Deputy Mayor Supachok La-ongphet announced. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: All krathong to be sold in Phuket Town must be made from natural materials only and no fireworks of any kind are to be sold for the upcoming Loy Krathong festival to be observed nationwide next Friday (Nov 19).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239178-phuket-city-municipality-issues-loy-krathong-rules/

 

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Korean Cultural Complex Created at School in Buriram

 

 

BURIRAM, Nov 12 (TNA) – Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) and YG Entertainment provided a cultural complex or a creative room and a multimedia room to Non Suwan Pittayakom School in Buriram province, which Blackpink’s member ‘Lisa’ was born.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239193-korean-cultural-complex-created-at-school-in-buriram/