THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 21 Feb 2022

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Can we ever rely on high season weather again?

 

Here in Thailand, February has normally been one of the best months to enjoy no rain, with warm sunshine and cool breezes, all ideal for a great vacation.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250933-can-we-ever-rely-on-high-season-weather-again/

 

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Thai virologist Dr. Yong predicts daily COVID-19 infections may reach 100,000

 

 

Respected virologist Dr. Yong Poovorawan said Sunday that COVID-19 Omicron variant infections are on the steady rise across Thailand, averaging 25,000 cases a day and the number may surge to 100,000 cases a day in the future.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250935-thai-virologist-dr-yong-predicts-daily-covid-19-infections-may-reach-100000/

 

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Thai Marine Department approves oil pipeline repair plan

 

 

Thailand’s Marine Department has finally granted permission for Star Petroleum Refining Plc (SPRC) to start repairing the ruptured submarine oil pipeline at the offshore mooring platform off Rayong province.v

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250936-thai-marine-department-approves-oil-pipeline-repair-plan/

 

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Bangkok governor election: Candidates, their policies, and the daunting tasks awaiting winner

 

A ballot box at a polling station for Bangkok governor on March 3, 2013. (Photo by Pornchai Kittiwongsakul / AFP)

 

Bangkok governor elections used to be held once every four years until the 2014 coup saw national and local votes suspended. Now, expectations are rising ahead of the first gubernatorial election in nine years, as voters scrutinize several strong contenders who have already announced their intentions to join the race.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250937-bangkok-governor-election-candidates-their-policies-and-the-daunting-tasks-awaiting-winner/

 

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Cold weather forecast for most of Thailand until Tuesday

 

Downtown Bangkok. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

 

As a result of the arrival of a cold front from China, temperatures in Bangkok, central and eastern provinces are forecast to fall by 3-5oC and by 5-9oC in northern and north-eastern provinces until Tuesday, according to the Meteorological Department.

 

Full story:  https://aseannow.com/topic/1250938-cold-weather-forecast-for-most-of-thailand-until-tuesday/

 

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Thailand’s hospitals and ‘hospitels’ half full again as COVID-19 continues to spread

 

(Photo courtesy of Ramathibodi hospital)

 

Almost half of the beds in general hospitals and ‘hospitels’ nationwide are now occupied, as the Medical Services Department urges cooperation from those with asymptomatic and mild COVID-19 infections by getting treated at home or in community isolation facilities, to free up hospital beds for serious cases.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250939-thailand’s-hospitals-and-‘hospitels’-half-full-again-as-covid-19-continues-to-spread/

 

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Cobra Gold 2022: Scaled-down and no cobra sacrifices

 

A Thai Marine demonstrated how to handle a cobra to the US Marines during a jungle survival training as part of the Cobra Gold military exercise in Ban Chantaklem, Chantaburi in February 2020. (Photo by Royal Thai navy)

 

Hosted by Thailand for the past four decades, the Indo-Pacific multination war games known as Cobra Gold make headlines every year – not just for military affairs but also for their history, politics and wildlife conservation.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250941-cobra-gold-2022-scaled-down-and-no-cobra-sacrifices/

 

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Story of Thai policeman in exile and victims of human trafficking revealed in parliament

 

 

Pol Maj-Gen Paween Pongsirin, former deputy commissioner of the 8th Provincial Police Bureau, who led an investigation into a Rohingya human trafficking network over six years ago, said last night that he feels relieved after his side of the story was revealed in parliament, by Move Forward MP Rangsiman Rome, during the general debate yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250942-story-of-thai-policeman-in-exile-and-victims-of-human-trafficking-revealed-in-parliament/

 

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Thai Tea to be Marketed as “Face of ASEAN” Product

By Natthaphon  Sangpolsit

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Efforts are underway to elevate Thai tea at the international level by marketing it as one of the remarkable products of ASEAN.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250943-thai-tea-to-be-marketed-as-“face-of-asean”-product/

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Foreign Ministry Pushes for Constructive ASEAN Engagement

By Natthaphon  Sangpolsit

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs has called on ASEAN members to engage more in efforts to promote peace and prosperity in the region during a recent virtual ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250944-foreign-ministry-pushes-for-constructive-asean-engagement/

 

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Excise Department Will Not Introduce Salt Tax This Year

By Natthaphon  Sangpolsit

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Excise Department has confirmed it will not introduce a salinity tax on high-sodium foods this year, in order to help alleviate the burden on Thai businesses.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250945-excise-department-will-not-introduce-salt-tax-this-year/

 

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OFFO Board Approves 2-Baht Reduction of Diesel Price Following Excise Cut

By Natthaphon  Sangpolsit

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The board of the Oil Fuel Fund Office (OFFO) has approved a 2-baht reduction of the price of diesel. The move came in response to a Cabinet resolution to slash the excise rate on diesel oil.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250946-offo-board-approves-2-baht-reduction-of-diesel-price-following-excise-cut/

 

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Phuket proposes to be a pilot province for treating Covid-19 as an endemic disease by reducing restrictions, stop case reporting, and halve quarantine days for positive cases, Deputy Governor says

By Nop Meechukhun

 

PHOTO: Prachachat

 

Phuket – Phuket’s Deputy Governor today, February 20th, announced the island’s readiness to be a pilot area for treating Covid-19 Coronavirus as an endemic disease, reducing restrictions and the number of quarantine days for infected patients.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250947-phuket-proposes-to-be-a-pilot-province-for-treating-covid-19-as-an-endemic-disease-by-reducing-restrictions-stop-case-reporting-and-halve-quarantine-days-for-positive-cases-deputy-governor-says/

 

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More than 50 crocodiles seized from farm in Banglamung by Thai Fisheries department

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Banglamung – A Chinese man and a Thai woman have been arrested at a crocodile farm in Banglamung, resulting in more than 50 crocodiles being seized for allegedly not having proper licenses for the reptiles.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250948-more-than-50-crocodiles-seized-from-farm-in-banglamung-by-thai-fisheries-department/

 

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Detail for Pattaya Music Festival 2022, rules, traffic closures, and line-up released

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

PHOTO: Sophon Cable TV

 

Pattaya – Pattaya City Hall has released the schedule, rules, traffic closures, and the line-up for the Pattaya Music Festival 2022 which is to be held on four weekends next month (March).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250949-detail-for-pattaya-music-festival-2022-rules-traffic-closures-and-line-up-released/

 

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Man Utd v Liverpool in Bangkok: Tickets on sale March 10

By Jonathan Fairfield

 

 

English Premier League rivals Manchester United and Liverpool are set to play a friendly match in Bangkok in July.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250950-man-utd-v-liverpool-in-bangkok-tickets-on-sale-march-10/

 

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226 illegal job seekers caught in Prachuap Khiri Khan

By Online Reporter

 

 

Border officials have caught 226 job seekers from Myanmar at two locations in Prachuap Khiri Khan.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250951-226-illegal-job-seekers-caught-in-prachuap-khiri-khan/

 

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Thailand reports 18,883 new COVID-19 cases, 32 deaths, 14,914 recoveries

 

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Thailand on Monday (February 21) reported 18,883 new COVID-19 cases, 14,914 recoveries and 32 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250961-thailand-reports-18883-new-covid-19-cases-32-deaths-14914-recoveries/

 

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Western woman in Phuket offers 10,000 baht reward for return of her prized chicken

 

Daily News Thai Caption: 10,000 baht reward

 

Daily News reported this morning that a Portuguese woman living in Patong, Phuket, had gone online to offer a reward for the return of her prized silkie chicken.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250974-western-woman-in-phuket-offers-10000-baht-reward-for-return-of-her-prized-chicken/

 

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RTP set to make example of Harley riding Thai who stood up on his bike in Chinatown

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The Thai press in the form of Thai Rath were keenly following the story of stuntman Krissadaporn Cheepsatyakorn, 27, who is in hot water after posting a film of him riding a Harley Davidson in Chinatown.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250975-rtp-set-to-make-example-of-harley-riding-thai-who-stood-up-on-his-bike-in-chinatown/

 

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Police say no evidence of gambling as woman says she lost nearly 300,000 baht in 15 minutes at temple fair

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police at Kannayao police station in Bangkok said they found no evidence of gambling at a temple fair next to their station.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250980-police-say-no-evidence-of-gambling-as-woman-says-she-lost-nearly-300000-baht-in-15-minutes-at-temple-fair/

 

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From ‘bananas’ to ‘cobras’ – the colorful political career of wily Mingkwan Saengsuwan

 

 

Former New Economics Party leader Mingkwan Saengsuwan shocked Parliament when he resigned as a party-list MP during the debate to scrutinize the Prayut government last week. Mingkwan explained that he was unhappy with his legislative role over the past two years.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250982-from-‘bananas’-to-‘cobras’-–-the-colorful-political-career-of-wily-mingkwan-saengsuwan/

 

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South Korean hotelier found dead in Kanchanaburi complained of adverse reaction to vaccine dose

by Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

 

38-year-old South Korean hotelier Mr Kyoung Cheon or Kim was found dead on Saturday last by a housekeeper at the hotel. His sister Ms Saron Jeon told police that her brother had complained this week of weakness in his left arm after having just received his second COVID-19 vaccine dose.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250983-south-korean-hotelier-found-dead-in-kanchanaburi-complained-of-adverse-reaction-to-vaccine-dose/

 

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Rescue services called after Thai dad locks his son into van 

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A trip out to buy some fancy fish turned into a drama for a father in Had Yai, southern Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250984-rescue-services-called-after-thai-dad-locks-his-son-into-van/

 

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Road rage incident involving young children ends with wais - and three charges for assailant

 

Daily News Thai Caption: I didn't mean it

 

A videoed drama in Bangkok ended in wais and three crimanal charges, reported Daily News.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250987-road-rage-incident-involving-young-children-ends-with-wais-and-three-charges-for-assailant/

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Hill tribesman dies in area he was familiar with - crashes motorcycle on Doi Inthanon bend

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Accident on bend on Doi Inthanon

 

Daily News reported on the death of a Thai Yai hill tribesman on a bend in Doi Inthanon, Thailand's highest mountain in Chiang Mai. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250988-hill-tribesman-dies-in-area-he-was-familiar-with-crashes-motorcycle-on-doi-inthanon-bend/

 

 

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Thai-Malaysian Checkpoints to Reopen in March

 

BANGKOK, Feb 21 (TNA) – The government plans to reopen checkpoints along the Thai-Malaysian border to welcome visitors next month.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250989-thai-malaysian-checkpoints-to-reopen-in-march/

 

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Thai GDP in 2021 recovers from contraction in 2020, but tourism sector still nowhere near pre-pandemic levels

By Panithan Onthaworn

 

 

Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021 grew by 1.6 per cent, recovering from a 6.2-per-cent contraction in 2020, the government reported Monday. However, the country’s vital tourism sector continues to suffer as the pandemic’s impact lingers on.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250990-thai-gdp-in-2021-recovers-from-contraction-in-2020-but-tourism-sector-still-nowhere-near-pre-pandemic-levels/

 

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Central corruption court sits on a Saturday - just for Ferrari Joe and his cohorts

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported that the central court responsible for corruption cases - normally closed on weekends - make a special case and opened on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250992-central-corruption-court-sits-on-a-saturday-just-for-ferrari-joe-and-his-cohorts/

 

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COVID community isolation centre in Bangkok’s Kiak Kai welcomes children

 

 

Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said today (Monday) that infections among children and the elderly are likely to increase during the current spread of COVID-19 in Bangkok. He advised that infected children be isolated from their families.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250994-covid-community-isolation-centre-in-bangkok’s-kiak-kai-welcomes-children/