AIS to Compensate Customers Affected by Service Disruption

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 15 (TNA) – The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) ordered Advanced Info Service (AIS) to explain the one-hour-long disruption of its mobile phone and internet services on Valentine's Day as the company will compensate customers for. the incident.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250382-ais-to-compensate-customers-affected-by-service-disruption/

 

World's worst mum? She's drunk, drops kid off motorcycle in middle of road and doesn't realise it

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

77kaoded reported on a truly unbelievable story that begs the question of the lack of responsibility of the mother involved. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250384-worlds-worst-mum-shes-drunk-drops-kid-off-motorcycle-in-middle-of-road-and-doesnt-realise-it/

 

Barrier-Free Expressway Service Starts

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 15 (TNA) – The Highways Department will start its full-scale system of barrier-free expressway toll collection called M-Flow tonight.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250387-barrier-free-expressway-service-starts/

 

Four tourists injured in fall from scenic viewpoint on Thailand’s Larn Island

 

 

Four tourists sustained serious injuries when they fell from a viewing point onto a rocky beach on Larn Island, close to Pattaya, after a wooden railing gave way.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250388-four-tourists-injured-in-fall-from-scenic-viewpoint-on-thailand’s-larn-island/

 

Anutin claims two sacked Palang Pracharath MPs joined Bhumjaithai willingly

 

 

Thailand’s Public Health Minister and Bhumjaithai Party Leader Anutin Charnvirakul maintained today (Tuesday) that Ekkarat Changlao and his son Wattana, both former MPs of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party and among 20 MPs loyal to Thammanat Prompao who were sacked from the party last month, joined his Bhumjaithai party voluntarily.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250393-anutin-claims-two-sacked-palang-pracharath-mps-joined-bhumjaithai-willingly/

 

Concerns raised over Omicron variant’s long term physical and mental effects

 

(Photo by Viktor Forgacs)

 

The main concerns surrounding the rapid transmissibility of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, which accounted for 97.2% of samplings of infections last week, are not hospitalisation or mortality rates, but the long-term effects on the mental and physical health of the patients, known as long COVID, according to a senior Thai doctor.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250411-concerns-raised-over-omicron-variant’s-long-term-physical-and-mental-effects/

 

Thailand’s birth rate falling over past five years

 

 

The birth rate in Thailand has been steadily falling over the past 5 years, so the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has discussed, with various organisations, the creation of a roadmap, to help women from conception to birth.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250412-thailand’s-birth-rate-falling-over-past-five-years/

 

Thai Rubber Production Up 1.8% Year on Year

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand is expected to produce 4.9 million tonnes of natural rubber in 2022, up 1.82% from a year earlier.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250413-thai-rubber-production-up-18-year-on-year/

 

Medical Bills Related To Covid Treatments Still Covered Despite Universal Coverage withdrawal

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Reports about the removal of free COVID-19 treatments from the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (UCEP) program have raised public concerns. In response, the Ministry of Public Health said Covid patients will be covered by their respective health security and insurance coverages, event without access to UCEP.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250415-medical-bills-related-to-covid-treatments-still-covered-despite-universal-coverage-withdrawal/

 

Health Ministry to Remove COVID-19 From Emergency Treatment List

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has confirmed plans to update conditions for COVID-19 treatment in line with its policy to downgrade the status of the disease.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250416-health-ministry-to-remove-covid-19-from-emergency-treatment-list/

 

PM Promotes “Workation Thailand” Program in Support of Tourism Industry

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Workation Thailand is an initiative launched to promote working holidays among people in Thailand. Organizations and agencies that contributed to the program have now been recognized by the prime minister at an awards ceremony.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250417-pm-promotes-“workation-thailand”-program-in-support-of-tourism-industry/

 

Cabinet approves diesel tax cut

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Cabinet has approved a proposed excise tax reduction for diesel for three months, effectively halving the rate from 5.99 baht to 3 baht per liter to help alleviate the fuel price crisis.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250418-cabinet-approves-diesel-tax-cut/

 

Unidentified man falls to death at hotel in Pattaya on Valentine’s Day

 

 

Police have yet to identify the body of a man who fell to his death at a hotel in Pattaya on Valentine’s Day (February 14th).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250419-unidentified-man-falls-to-death-at-hotel-in-pattaya-on-valentine’s-day/

 

2-year-old boy drowns at pool villa in Pattaya on Valentine’s Day

 

 

A 2-year-old boy tragically drowned at a swimming pool at a pool villa in Pattaya last night (February 14th).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250420-2-year-old-boy-drowns-at-pool-villa-in-pattaya-on-valentine’s-day/

 

Three domestic tourists seriously injured after falling from bridge on Koh Larn

 

 

Three domestic tourists have sustained serious injuries after falling from a viewpoint bridge when a wooden railing snapped on Koh Larn over the past weekend.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250421-three-domestic-tourists-seriously-injured-after-falling-from-bridge-on-koh-larn/

 

Contamination Found at 2 Locations in Rayong Sea

 

 

RAYONG, Feb 15 (TNA) – The Pollution Control Center in the eastern province found contamination at two of six locations where its officials earlier collected seawater samples off Mae Ramphueng beach in Muang district on Feb 3 and 4 following crude oil leakage late last month.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250442-contamination-found-at-2-locations-in-rayong-sea/

 

New COVID Insurance Terms Take Effect

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 15 (TNA) – New COVID-19 insurance conditions for treatment and daily compensation take effect today.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250443-new-covid-insurance-terms-take-effect/

 

A look at the “Wild” side of Pattaya

 

 

Everyone who has spent any time in Thailand knows that Pattaya is one of Thailand’s most “wild” areas for nightlife and partying! But how many know that very near Pattaya central there are several areas where one can see some of Thailand’s rarest and most spectacular wildlife?

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250444-a-look-at-the-“wild”-side-of-pattaya/

 

24 customers and employees arrested at “restaurant” in Hat Yai for allegedly violating Songkhla’s Covid-19 preventive orders

 

 

A total of 24 customers and employees from a “restaurant” (converted bar) in Hat Yai were captured last night for allegedly organizing partying and drinking to celebrate Valentine’s Day without complying with Covid-19 preventive measures, violating the Provincial Communicable Disease Committee’s order.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250445-24-customers-and-employees-arrested-at-“restaurant”-in-hat-yai-for-allegedly-violating-songkhla’s-covid-19-preventive-orders/

 

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