Panic buttons installed in Khao Yai national park for distressed tourists to call for help

 

 

Ten pole mounted emergency call buttons have been set up at different points along the mountainous routes in Khao Yai national park, to allow visitors in distress to alert park officials.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240820-panic-buttons-installed-in-khao-yai-national-park-for-distressed-tourists-to-call-for-help/

 

Water pipe helps police catch fleeing drug suspect in Thailand’s Suphan Buri

 

 

Thai police, in the Muang district of the central province of Suphan Buri, yesterday (Wednesday), offered “wai”, a traditional Thai way of greeting or showing respect, to a huge water pipe laid across a local road, which had just blocked the path of a fleeing suspected drug trafficker’s car.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240822-water-pipe-helps-police-catch-fleeing-drug-suspect-in-thailand’s-suphan-buri/

 

Govt Thanks Transport Operators for Accepting Diesel Measures

 

 

BANGKOK, Nov 25 (TNA) – The government spokesman expressed gratitude towards transport operators for their understanding and acceptance of the government’s measures to cap the diesel price from December to March next year.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240823-govt-thanks-transport-operators-for-accepting-diesel-measures/

 

Tourism ministry to improve tourism businesses’ adaptability while retaining Thai identity

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The tourism sector is starting to show signs of a gradual recovery, owing to the reopening of the country to international tourists on November 1. The Ministry of Tourism and Sports views the development positively, as tourism revenue is important for the dissipation of income into localities. Thailand will now need to keep its sight set on restoring the tourism industry into a primary driver of its economy.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240824-tourism-ministry-to-improve-tourism-businesses’-adaptability-while-retaining-thai-identity/

 

Health Ministry’s campaign provides mental health assistance to local villagers

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - While the COVID-19 pandemic affects the physical health of people, the increased stress level from the situation is also affecting people’s mental health as well. The Ministry of Public Health has been taking care of people’s mental wellbeing through a campaign that is proactively providing consultation at 633 communities.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240826-health-ministry’s-campaign-provides-mental-health-assistance-to-local-villagers/

 

Phuket police deny ‘robbing’ foreigners, defend traffic checks

 

The photo that accompanied the post that accused police of ‘destroying tourism’ and ‘robbing’ foreigners. Photo: via Phuket Provincial Police

 

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have defended their officers standing in front of a restaurant in Patong after a post online accused police of “destroying tourism” and quoting foreign tourists as being “robbed”.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240737-police-will-face-trouble-if-caught-taking-bribes-tourists-stopped-by-traffic-cops-in-phuket-creates-stir/?do=findComment&comment=17004746

 

Alleged armed gold robber at Khon Kaen shopping mall arrested in Pathum Thani, local police reports

 

 

A suspect wanted for reportedly intruding and stealing gold necklaces at a department store on Saturday was arrested in Pathum Thani, local police reported today, November 25th.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240856-alleged-armed-gold-robber-at-khon-kaen-shopping-mall-arrested-in-pathum-thani-local-police-reports/

 

Pattaya city officials give survival bags to unemployed musicians who continue to push for reopening of Pattaya’s entertainment and nightlife sector

 

 

Pattaya City officials have given 55 sets of survival bags to musicians who are still out of work during the Covid -19 crisis.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240857-pattaya-city-officials-give-survival-bags-to-unemployed-musicians-who-continue-to-push-for-reopening-of-pattaya’s-entertainment-and-nightlife-sector/

 

Huay Yai expats express disappointment at decision keeping informal settlement in area

 

 

The Huay Yai Municipality reportedly has issued a permit to what neighboring ex-pats can only describe as slum housing, also known as an informal settlement, according to residents who live near the community in question.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240858-huay-yai-expats-express-disappointment-at-decision-keeping-informal-settlement-in-area/

 

Heavy rain, flood warning for the South

 

Image: Phuket MET

 

PHUKET: The Southern Western Meteorological Center (Phuket MET), located near Phuket International Airport, has issued a weather advisory warning of potential heavy rain heading for the Andaman coast.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240859-heavy-rain-flood-warning-for-the-south/

Commuters and historians seek emergency brake for plans to shut Bangkok’s beloved Hua Lamphong Station

 

Bangkok Railway Station, more commonly known as Hua Lamphong, in Bangkok. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

Though most Bangkok commuters travel by Skytrain or MRT, some 10,000 still take the train daily to the capital’s Hua Lamphong Railway Station – and can’t help but dread the station’s closure.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1240860-commuters-and-historians-seek-emergency-brake-for-plans-to-shut-bangkok’s-beloved-hua-lamphong-station/

 

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