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Thai PM becomes star of new tourism video

 

 

Thailand’s prime minister has become the unlikely star of a new music video, posted on the government’s Thai Khu Fah Facebook page, in an effort to promote tourism.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239797-thai-pm-becomes-star-of-new-tourism-video/

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City Hall Announces Loy Krathong Events

 

 

BANGKOK, Nov17 (TNA) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will organize Loy Krathong float events at two locations on Nov 19-21 and open its 30 public parks for people to release their Krathong floats on the Loy Krathong day on Nov 19.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239823-city-hall-announces-loy-krathong-events/

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Free Moderna booster dose for over 70s, pregnant women at Thai Red Cross Society

 

Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP

 

The Thai Red Cross Society is offering free Moderna vaccine shots as a booster for people who are over 70 and women who are at least 12-week pregnant and at least 18 years old.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239846-free-moderna-booster-dose-for-over-70s-pregnant-women-at-thai-red-cross-society/

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Two Vietnamese fishing boats seized in Gulf for fishing illegally in Thai waters

 

 

Two Vietnamese fishing boats and their five crew members were apprehended by the Thai navy on Tuesday, following an incident in the Gulf of Thailand the previous day, in which a Vietnamese fishing vessel collided with a Royal Thai Navy (RTN) patrol boat.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239857-two-vietnamese-fishing-boats-seized-in-gulf-for-fishing-illegally-in-thai-waters/

 

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Thai Charter court rules that only heterosexual marriages are constitutional

 

 

Same-sex marriage in Thailand will have to wait, as the Constitutional Court ruled unanimously today (Wednesday) that Section 1448 of the Civil and Commercial Code, defining marriage as being a union between a man and a woman, is constitutional.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239858-thai-charter-court-rules-that-only-heterosexual-marriages-are-constitutional/

 

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Bangkok inspects piers ahead of Loy Krathong night

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Bangkok city hall has inspected hundreds of piers in the city for safety ahead of Loy Krathong festival Friday evening, implementing social distancing rules to help minimize the chance of COVID-19 transmission.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239859-bangkok-inspects-piers-ahead-of-loy-krathong-night/

 

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Thailand, Bhutan expand bilateral cooperation

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister of Thailand today welcomed the incoming Ambassador of Bhutan upon his assumption of duty in Thailand. Both officials have expressed the willingness to further expand bilateral cooperation towards development in areas such as the economy, tourism, and academics.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239860-thailand-bhutan-expand-bilateral-cooperation/

 

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Thailand seeks 65m COVID-19 jabs for next year

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Prime Minister announced the government has set a target to procure 65 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for next year, including newer versions of the jabs, while more than 70% of the population in 11 provinces have so far received at least one dose of the vaccine.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239861-thailand-seeks-65m-covid-19-jabs-for-next-year/

 

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Tourism on the rise in southern Thailand, experts say

By Natcha Patanasophon

 

 

Tourism analysts said a spike in tourism is on the horizon as the region is ready to welcome visitors again.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239862-tourism-on-the-rise-in-southern-thailand-experts-say/

 

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Public school openings in Pattaya going smoothly so far, say Pattaya officials

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

PHOTO: Sophon Cable TV (STV)

 

Pattaya – Public Schools in Pattaya reopened for onsite learning this week with the first full day of classes for most schools being on Tuesday (November 16th).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239865-public-school-openings-in-pattaya-going-smoothly-so-far-say-pattaya-officials/

 

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1,000 illegal workers waiting to enter Prachuap Khiri Khan

By Paul Andrews

 

 

A total of 86 migrants from Myanmar were caught illegally crossing the border into Thailand in Mueang District in Prachuap Khiri Khan on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239870-1000-illegal-workers-waiting-to-enter-prachuap-khiri-khan/

 

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Thailand reports 6,901 new COVID-19 cases, 55 deaths, 7,556 recoveries

 

File photo: REUTERS

 

Thailand on Thursday (November 18) reported 6,901 new COVID-19 cases, 7,556 recoveries and 55 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239877-thailand-reports 6901-new-covid-19-cases-55-deaths 7556-recoveries/

 

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Thailand Pass declared fit for purpose - 58,870 arrivals and just 74 with Covid

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Daily News reported yesterday that 214,251 people had registered to come to Thailand with the Thailand Pass. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239887-thailand-pass-declared-fit-for-purpose-58870-arrivals-and-just-74-with-covid/

 

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Criticized husband shoots wife and misses - hits and kills 2 year old daughter then turns the gun on himself

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Pol Lt Surachet Chotreuangnapha of the Muang Nakhon Sri Thammarat police said he was called to a shooting incident at a two story house in Pak Nakhon sub-district of the southern Thailand province on Tuesday night, reported Daily News.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239888-criticized-husband-shoots-wife-and-misses-hits-and-kills-2-year-old-daughter-then-turns-the-gun-on-himself/

 

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Cha Am Food Festival to be held between 10-12 Dec

By Paul Andrews

 

 

Cha Am Food Festival will take place between 10-12 December, Phetchaburi’s deputy provincial governor has announced.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239890-cha-am-food-festival-to-be-held-between-10-12-dec/

 

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Phuket marks 69 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 69 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Nov 17) bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 16,478.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239895-phuket-marks-69-new-covid-cases-no-new-deaths/

 

 

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Sharing school vans blamed for COVID infections among students in Ubon Ratchathani

 

Students attend morning assembly as schools reopen due to the easing of restrictions after a temporary closure to combat the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Bangkok on February 1, 2021. Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

 

Travelling together in school vans by students of different schools, in Muang district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Ubon Ratchathani, is being blamed for new COVID-19 infections by provincial health officials.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239898-sharing-school-vans-blamed-for-covid-infections-among-students-in-ubon-ratchathani/

 

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45-year-old wife reportedly finds her husband sleeping with another woman, attacks him with a butcher knife in Pattaya

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Banglamung/Pattaya, Chonburi – A 50-year-old Thai man was found bleeding heavily after his wife reportedly attacked him with a butcher knife after she allegedly found another woman sleeping with him inside a room in Banglamung on Tuesday night (November 16th).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239899-45-year-old-wife-reportedly-finds-her-husband-sleeping-with-another-woman-attacks-him-with-a-butcher-knife-in-pattaya/

 

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Distraught parents of law student accident victim turn to media after insurance company refuses to pay

 

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Sanook reported that the parents of a 21 year old woman - a fourth year law student at Rajaphat Buriram University in the north east of Thailand - turned to them after she was killed in a road traffic accident.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239900-distraught-parents-of-law-student-accident-victim-turn-to-media-after-insurance-company-refuses-to-pay/

 

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 It’s expats, not tourists that are visiting Thailand: Business leader

 

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A key figure in Thailand's tourism industry pulled absolutely no punches when commenting on the country's supposed "reopening".

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239902-it’s-expats-not-tourists-that-are-visiting-thailand-business-leader/

 

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MOPH: Drinking alcohol increases risk of contracting COVID

 

Picture: INN

 

The director of the Health Department told INN why allowing people to drink in pubs and bars and nightclubs was a very bad idea.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239907-moph-drinking-alcohol-increases-risk-of-contracting-covid/

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Murder suspect arrested in Chiang Mai after nine years on the run

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A suspect in the attempted murder of a friend and neighbor at a drinks party in a shop in Mahasarakham was arrested on a warrant in Chiang Mai yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239909-murder-suspect-arrested-in-chiang-mai-after-nine-years-on-the-run/

 

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Prison break in Thailand’s Nakhon Sawan, manhunt underway

 

 

Police in Nakhon Sawan’s Muang District have launched a manhunt for 11 escaping prison inmates. So far, nine have been apprehended, while the other two remain on the run.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239913-prison-break-in-thailand’s-nakhon-sawan-manhunt-underway/

 

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Koh Larn welcomes tourists with newly refurbished landmark view point

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Koh Larn – A newly refurbished landmark viewpoint on Koh Larn is ready to welcome both Thai and foreign tourists according to Koh Larn island committee officials.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239915-koh-larn-welcomes-tourists-with-newly-refurbished-landmark-view-point/

 

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Anutin: Pfizer Won't Give Paxlovid Formula to Thailand

 

 

BANGKOK, Nov18 (TNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he accepted Pfizer's decision not to transfer the formula of its COVID-19 drug Paxlovid to Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239916-anutin-pfizer-wont-give-paxlovid-formula-to-thailand/

 

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Police report filed against visa agent - 25 foreigners left without passports

 

Picture: Daily News

 

An owner of a bedding supplies business in Bang Poo filed a report with the Muang district police in Samut Prakan yesterday against a visa agent, reported Daily News.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239917-police-report-filed-against-visa-agent-25-foreigners-left-without-passports/

 

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Phuket student loses hair after Sinovac jab

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Mr Bodin’s hair has yet to grow back after receiving his second Sinovac injection on July 16. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 19-year-old student in Phuket has gone public to explain his hair falling out in clumps after he received his second injection of the Sinovac vaccine.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239918-phuket-student-loses-hair-after-sinovac-jab/

 

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Black smoke: Officials and police cracking down on vehicle emissions as new regulations loom

 

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INN reported that the director of the Department of Pollution Control, Department of Land Transport and traffic police were out in force on Rama 2 Road in western Bangkok yesterday as a crackdown on vehicle emissions began.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239920-black-smoke-officials-and-police-cracking-down-on-vehicle-emissions-as-new-regulations-loom/

 

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Overnight house fire causes an estimated 500,000 baht of damage in Pattaya, Chinese man and family escape without injuries

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Banglamung, Pattaya, Chonburi–A fire at a two-story townhouse in Banglamung last night (November 17th) caused an estimated 500,000 baht of damage, according to the Pattaya Fire Department. The owner of the home, a Chinese national, and his family managed to escape without injuries.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239922-overnight-house-fire-causes-an-estimated-500000-baht-of-damage-in-pattaya-chinese-man-and-family-escape-without-injuries/

 

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BOT governor: Thai economic engines not powerful anymore

By Panithan Onthaworn

 

 

Thailand’s economic engines may not be as strong as they previously were, the central bank governor said on Thursday, as the country’s vital tourism industry has been severely hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1239926-bot-governor-thai-economic-engines-not-powerful-anymore/