Another Phuket bridge jump prevented

 

Officers at the scene on the Sarasin Bridge last night (Nov 22). Photo: Tha Chatchai Police

 

PHUKET: Police confirmed today (Nov 23) that they were able to successfully dissuade a young man from taking his own life by jumping from the Sarasin Bridge late last night.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240539-another-phuket-bridge-jump-prevented/

 

Power outage to affect Cherng Talay

 

The notice announcing the power outage in Cherng Talay tomorrow (Nov 24). Image: Thalang PEA

 

PHUKET: The Thalang office of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced a power outage in Cherng Talay tomorrow (Nov 4) as workers carry out repairs and maintenance to high-voltage power lines in the area.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240540-power-outage-to-affect-cherng-talay/

 

World’s First Comparative Study Conducted for COVID-19 Drugs

 

 

BANGKOK, Nov 23 (TNA) – Mahidol University and the University of Oxford announced the world’s first comparative study for COVID-19 drugs.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240558-world’s-first-comparative-study-conducted-for-covid-19-drugs/

Cabinet Endorses Order for 30 Million Doses of Pfizer Vaccine

 

 

BANGKOK, Nov 23 (TNA) – The cabinet acknowledged an order for 30 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and the delivery was expected within the first three quarters of next year.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240559-cabinet-endorses-order-for-30-million-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine/

 

Power outage to affect all of Koh Larn tomorrow, November 24th, 2021

 

 

The Koh Larn local committee has announced a scheduled power outage on the whole of Koh Larn.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240560-power-outage-to-affect-all-of-koh-larn-tomorrow-november-24th-2021/

 

Police street racing crackdown nets hundreds

 

Photo: Region 8 Police

 

PHUKET: Provincial Police Region 8 have announced the seizure of 165 motorcycles and 192 arrests for gun-related offenses in an anti-crime campaign held earlier this month.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240561-police-street-racing-crackdown-nets-hundreds/

Thailand Consumer Council to petition against True-Dtac merger plan

 

 

The Thailand Consumer Council (TCC) is planning to submit a petition to the country’s telecom regulator against the planned merger between True and Dtac, two of the three major mobile phone service providers in Thailand, out of concerns that the merger will lead to telecom market control and unfair competition, which will not benefit consumers.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240562-thailand-consumer-council-to-petition-against-true-dtac-merger-plan/

 

All lit up: how a hidden public space could give birth to more visual treats

 

 

The recently celebrated Loy Krathong festival provided the perfect opportunity for a group of designers to create an experimental lighting project that transformed an abandoned, neglected and inaccessible area in Bangkok into a usable space that showed off its full potential.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240563-all-lit-up-how-a-hidden-public-space-could-give-birth-to-more-visual-treats/

 

Six alleged drug couriers shot dead, 1.8m meth pills seized near Myanmar border

 

 

Six alleged drug couriers, believed to be hill tribesmen, were killed in a clash with Thai security forces in the jungle, about 100 metres from the porous Thai-Myanmar border, in Mae Fah Luang district of the northern province of Chiang Rai Monday night.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240565-six-alleged-drug-couriers-shot-dead-18m-meth-pills-seized-near-myanmar-border/

 

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