THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 31 Jan 2022

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Thailand restores quarantine-free entry – and this time the whole world is invited

 

 

From February 1, Thailand will fling its doors wide open to foreigners from every corner of the world, offering quarantine-free entry for those who are fully vaccinated and test negative for COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248564-thailand-restores-quarantine-free-entry-–-and-this-time-the-whole-world-is-invited/

 

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Disgruntled Thai man takes revenge - four shot dead in horrific spree 

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

A disgruntled Thai man went on the rampage in Chantaburi in central/eastern Thailand yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248568-disgruntled-thai-man-takes-revenge-four-shot-dead-in-horrific-spree/

 

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Cattle farmer thinks he'll be lucky after cow gives birth to cleft tongued calf

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reporters hotfooted it to Dootung sub-district in Yasothon in Thailand's agricultural north east after a local official called Nookorn told them about the birth of a cleft tongued calf.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248569-cattle-farmer-thinks-hell-be-lucky-after-cow-gives-birth-to-cleft-tongued-calf/

 

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Full premium refund option proposed by two ailing insurance companies

 

 

The Southeast Life Insurance and Thai Insurance companies have offered to repay full insurance premium to those customers who have not claimed compensation for COVID-19 infections, before the two firms cease operations.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248577-full-premium-refund-option-proposed-by-two-ailing-insurance-companies/

 

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15-year-old boy dies, 13-year-old boy seriously injured after pickup truck collides with motorbike in Chonburi

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

PHOTO: Wisarn Sangjaroen / Top News

 

Chonburi – A 15-year-old boy has died while a 13-year-old boy has sustained severe injuries after a pickup truck collided with their motorbike in the Phan Thong district over the past weekend.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248579-15-year-old-boy-dies-13-year-old-boy-seriously-injured-after-pickup-truck-collides-with-motorbike-in-chonburi/

 

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Thailand To Export Halal Food to Saudi Arabia

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce is going to roll out export plans for chicken and halal food for the Saudi Arabia market after the Middle Eastern state last week restored full diplomatic relations with Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248600-thailand-to-export-halal-food-to-saudi-arabia/

 

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House Meetings to Resume on Wednesday

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Dr. Sukij Atthopakorn, the adviser to the parliament speaker, said the House of Representatives is set to continue its scheduled meetings this week despite 9 MPs having been tested positive last week.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248601-house-meetings-to-resume-on-wednesday/

 

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COVID Vaccination Starts for Young Children

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 31 (TNA) – COVID-19 vaccination started for children aged 5-11 years at the Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health and parents brought their children there for the inoculation.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248603-covid-vaccination-starts-for-young-children/

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Oil droplets washed ashore on Ao Prao beach on Samet Island

 

Image Credit: Department of Marine and Coastal Resources

 

Patches of small droplets of oil, dissolved by bio dispersant,have been washed ashore on the beaches of Ao Prao bay on Samet Island today, raising concerns that they may threaten corals and other marine species in the area.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248604-oil-droplets-washed-ashore-on-ao-prao-beach-on-samet-island/

 

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Pheu Thai leader calls for House dissolution after by-election win on Sunday

 

 

Pheu Thai party leader Chonlanan Srikaew is urging Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to dissolve parliament and to hold a snap election, noting that the defeat of the ruling Palang Pracharat party in yesterday’s Bangkok Constituency 9 by-election is a reflection of the government’s failure to ease people’s hardships.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248605-pheu-thai-leader-calls-for-house-dissolution-after-by-election-win-on-sunday/

 

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Video: It’s Chinese New Year this week, although due to Covid it’s once again toned down in Pattaya

 

 

Enjoy the video and Happy Chinese New Year.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248606-video-it’s-chinese-new-year-this-week-although-due-to-covid-it’s-once-again-toned-down-in-pattaya/

 

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Prominent Pattaya tourism business operators scheduled to perform ‘roadshow’ in Saudi Arabia

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is aiming for tourism business operators in Pattaya to perform a roadshow during upcoming ministers’ visits to Saudi Arabia to promote tourism and strengthen relations between the two countries, following the Prime Minister’s agenda.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248607-prominent-pattaya-tourism-business-operators-scheduled-to-perform-‘roadshow’-in-saudi-arabia-to-promote-tourism-following-thai-pm’s-plan/

 

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Krabi refuses permit to shoot “Meg 2” movie on its beaches in April and May

 

 

The Joint Public-Private Sectors Committee of Thailand’ssouthern province of Krabi has rejected a request from a foreign film maker to use the sea and some beaches in the province as locations for the film Meg 2, between April 16thand May 9th.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248624-krabi-refuses-permit-to-shoot-“meg-2”-movie-on-its-beaches-in-april-and-may/

 

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Interior minister hints at Bangkok governor election in May

 

 

Interior Minister Gen Anupong Phaochinda today hinted at the possibility that the long-awaited Bangkok governor election could be held in May this year.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248626-interior-minister-hints-at-bangkok-governor-election-in-may/

 

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