THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 17 Feb 2022

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Could it be Covid safer to take the train rather than the plane?

 

 

The dreaded Covid virus apparently tends to linger longer, so sitting on a packed airplane flying domestically around Thailand maybe a way to spread the germs.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250583-could-it-be-covid-safer-to-take-the-train-rather-than-the-plane/

 

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Improvements being made to Thailand Pass for convenience of travelers

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Faults with the Thailand Pass system are being addressed as some delays in approving travelers’ Thailand Passes have occurred. Improvements to Thailand Pass services are being made to improve the experience of users and provide travelers with more convenience. A new entry pathway called TPHS has now been approved and promises to cut the time travelers need to spend with Thailand Pass.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250525-improvements-being-made-to-thailand-pass-for-convenience-of-travelers/

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Labor Ministry to Consider License Renewal Application From Amnesty International

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Labor has indicated that a license renewal application from Amnesty International Thailand is still under consideration after the organization failed to comply with legal requirements in the country.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250522-labor-ministry-to-consider-license-renewal-application-from-amnesty-international/

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980 primary schools in Nakhon Ratchasima suspend on-site classes due to COVID-19

 

 

A total of 980 primary schools, or 70% of all the schools in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, have suspended on-site classes in favour of online learning after clusters of COVID-19 infections were detected in several districts in the province.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250530-980-primary-schools-in-nakhon-ratchasima-suspend-on-site-classes-due-to-covid-19/

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Bangkok To Get New English Name

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The official English name of Thailand’s capital is being changed from “Bangkok” to “Krung Thep Maha Nakhon” which is the same name used in the Thai language.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250493-bangkok-set-for-official-change-of-name-to-krung-thep-maha-nakhon/?do=findComment&comment=17193141

 

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Thai woman’s attacker appears before New York court charged with robbery and assault last year

 

(Left) A horrific photo of 23-year-old Bew Jirajariyawetch, a recent immigrant from Thailand to New York, was taken by the New York City Police Department after she was attacked in the early hours of November 22nd last. Now, following a December appearance on the city’s Crime Stoppers TV show, the attacker, 40-year-old Kevin Douglas has been charged with assault and robbery of the woman. He had been arrested just hours later and was in custody at Rikers Island Prison at the time of the show appealing for help from the public. However, it has also emerged that the suspect sexually assaulted Ms Bew during the attack on her (inset).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250586-thai-woman’s-attacker-appears-before-new-york-court-charged-with-robbery-and-assault-last-year/

 

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Thailand develops personalised probiotics machine to enhance immune system

The personalised probiotics dispenser has been patented, and the units are being manufactured

 

image credit- prnewswire

 

MED-CU has invented a Personalised Probiotics (Dispensing) Machine to deliver live microorganisms that have health benefits to treat patients with unclear health problems and those with microbial imbalances or dysbiosis.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250587-thailand-develops-personalised-probiotics-machine-to-enhance-immune-system/

 

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Thailand includes Sputnik Light in quarantine-free entry program

Since September 1, 2021, foreigners with a Sputnik V immunization certificate have been allowed to enter Thailand via the Phuket SandBox tourist program

 

© Kirill Kukhmar/TASS

 

BANGKOK, February 16. /TASS/. Thai authorities allowed individuals inoculated with the Russian Sputnik Light vaccine to enter the country without quarantine but only within the framework of the SandBox tourist program which involves a mandatory seven-day stay on a certain territory.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250588-thailand-includes-sputnik-light-in-quarantine-free-entry-program/

 

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Plastic amulets seek to reduce Thailand's pollution woes

Makers of recycled plastic charms hope to raise awareness of urgent need to reduce plastic waste

UCA News reporter, Bangkok

 

A Buddhist monk buys amulets at a specialized market in Bangkok. (Photo: AFP)

 

Two Thai companies are seeking to reduce their country’s massive plastic waste problem by turning discarded items into Buddhist amulets in a nation where charms are extremely popular.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250589-plastic-amulets-seek-to-reduce-thailands-pollution-woes/

 

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Anutin “under immense pressure” to join various factors as political situation intensifies

By Cod Satrusayang

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is under “immense pressure” from both opposition and coalition partners as the political situation in Thailand continues to intensify following high profile defections from the ruling coalition and an impending no-confidence motion.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250592-anutin-“under-immense-pressure”-to-join-various-factors-as-political-situation-intensifies/

 

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Pheu Thai confident it can remove Prayut Chan-ocha by May

By Cod Satrusayang

 

 

Voices inside Thailand’s main opposition party are growing increasingly confident that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha can be removed before May, several sources told Thai Enquirer on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250593-pheu-thai-confident-it-can-remove-prayut-chan-ocha-by-may/

 

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COVID-19: Thailand reports 17,349 new coronavirus cases, 22 deaths, 11,561 recoveries

 

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Thailand on Thursday (February 17) reported 17,349 new COVID-19 cases, 11,561 recoveries and 22 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250595-covid-19-thailand-reports-17349-new-coronavirus-cases-22-deaths-11561-recoveries/

 

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RTP take delivery of S.W.A.T. vehicles enhancing capabilities

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Special Weapons and Tactics - known as S.W.A.T - are now part and parcel of the Royal Thai Police. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250599-rtp-take-delivery-of-swat-vehicles-enhancing-capabilities/

 

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Two NE workers crushed to death in scaffolding collapse at luxury hotel construction site in downtown Bangkok

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported that a section of scaffolding collapsed on two workers at a construction site for a luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250600-two-ne-workers-crushed-to-death-in-scaffolding-collapse-at-luxury-hotel-construction-site-in-downtown-bangkok/

 

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One in custody - three at large - after 182 baht gold robbery in north west Thailand

 

Picture: INN

 

INN reported that police had detained one man - Worapong Saethao - after Sundays armed raid on the Krung Thep Gold Shop in Phopphra police jurisdiction in Tak, north west Thailand on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250604-one-in-custody-three-at-large-after-182-baht-gold-robbery-in-north-west-thailand/

 

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Pick-up driver, 39, dead after hitting barrier - another case of "lap nai" or microsleep

 

 

Police captain Phaisan Weerakitphanich of the Suvarnabhumi Airport police responded after reports of a pick-up hitting a barrier outside Central Village shopping center on Sai 3. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250610-pick-up-driver-39-dead-after-hitting-barrier-another-case-of-lap-nai-or-microsleep/

 

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Climber rescued after spending the whole night trapped on rock face

 

Daily News Thai caption: Left dangling all night!

 

A climber who had been meditating in a cave found that when he then went to get down down a cliff face he was neither able to go up nor down. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250611-climber-rescued-after-spending-the-whole-night-trapped-on-rock-face/

 

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Second rupture found in oil pipeline as SPRC seeks permission to make repairs

 

 

The Star Petroleum Refining Company (SPRC) has sent an urgent notice to the Thai Marine Department’s office in Rayong province, seeking permission to access an offshore mooring platform to repair the flexible undersea oil pipeline after a second rupture was found.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250612-second-rupture-found-in-oil-pipeline-as-sprc-seeks-permission-to-make-repairs/

 

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Danish couple quit their jobs and now lives as digital nomads in Thailand

by Gregers Møller

 

 

Danish Sophie Schou Jensen and Mathias Lemvig Larsen had a great life in the town of Aarhus, Denmark but have always dreamt of a different working life and more freedom so the couple recently quit their jobs and traveled to Thailand where they currently live as digital nomads. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250613-danish-couple-quit-their-jobs-and-now-lives-as-digital-nomads-in-thailand/ 

 

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Body in trash drum case is over: Granddaughter murdered her gran for 100,000 baht

 

Sanook Thai Caption: Grannie murdered for her money

 

Sanook reported on the resolution to the case where an elderly lady was found stuffed in a blue plastic trash drum in Derm Bang Nang Buat district of Suphanburi. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250615-body-in-trash-drum-case-is-over-granddaughter-murdered-her-gran for-100000-baht/

 

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Video: 'Anti-vax' elephant goes into hiding underwater - viral video amuses Thailand

 

Picture: TNN

 

An elephant decided that enough was enough when vets turned up with their injections intending to give him some jabs.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250618-video-anti-vax-elephant-goes-into-hiding-underwater-viral-video-amuses-thailand/

 

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Thailand to attend Indo-Pacific Forum in Paris

 

 

Thailand will join 57 other countries from the Indo-Pacific region to discuss a range of issues related to defence and security, digital connectivity and transnational issues, such as climate change and health security, according to Tanee Sangrat, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250619-thailand-to-attend-indo-pacific-forum-in-paris/

 

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Bangkok Governor Waits for Official Change of City Name

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 17 (TNA) – Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang said he was waiting for the official announcement of the new name of Bangkok and foreigners might not be familiar with the new name, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, right away.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250620-bangkok-governor-waits-for-official-change-of-city-name/

 

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Prachuap police conduct hostage training exercise, advise business owners to install CCTV

By Online Reporter

 

 

Prachuap police conducted a hostage training exercise at the provincial police headquarters on Monday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250622-prachuap-police-conduct-hostage-training-exercise-advise-business-owners-to-install-cctv/

 

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Bangkok name change: It's all a change in punctuation

 

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Thailand's Royal Society - getting tired of all the netizens having a go about the name change of Bangkok to Krung Thep Maha Nakhon have said it is all about one thing and one thing only.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250624-bangkok-name-change-its-all-a-change-in-punctuation/

 

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DTN to Expedite FTA Talks with Turkey and Pakistan

By Paul Rujopakarn

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN) is adamant to close more free trade agreements (FTAs) with Turkey and Pakistan. It also plans more FTA talks with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) along with ASEAN-Canada deals.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250628-dtn-to-expedite-fta-talks-with-turkey-and-pakistan/

 

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PM, opposition leader in showdown on first day of debate in Thai parliament

 

 

Opposition and Pheu Thai party leader Chonlanan Srikaew accused Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Thursday) of being the root cause of all the pressing problems now facing Thailand, ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic slowdown, the high cost of living and the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) to the failure of political reform, the increase in household debt, unemployment, bureaucratic corruption and other issues.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250638-pm-opposition-leader-in-showdown-on-first-day-of-debate-in-thai-parliament/

 

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Change.org campaign against Bangkok name change draws over 2,700 signatures

 

Downtown Bangkok. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

 

An online campaign has been launched on change.org to oppose the change of Bangkok’s official name to Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, a move which has sparked much controversy over the past few days. So far the online campaign attracted over 2,700 signatures as of Thursday afternoon.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250639-changeorg-campaign-against-bangkok-name-change-draws-over-2700-signatures/

 

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BMA Increases More Beds to Handle New Covid-19 Infections

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is setting up more beds in isolation facilities to handle the rising number of Covid-19 cases.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250641-bma-increases-more-beds-to-handle-new-covid-19-infections/

 

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Thailand Working to Upgrade Status on Human Trafficking Watchlist

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government hopes to improve Thailand’s position in the United States’ Trafficking in Persons report.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250643-thailand-working-to-upgrade-status-on-human-trafficking-watchlist/