THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 21 Feb 2022

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Let's hope he had insurance! Burnt out Jaguar on the expressway

 

 

Highway Police 1 were called after a Jaguar XJL burst into flames on the expressway in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250995-lets-hope-he-had-insurance-burnt-out-jaguar-on-the-expressway/

 

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PM Happy with Saudi Arabian Flights Scheduled for This Month

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 21 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is happy with Saudi Arabian Airlines' plan to operate direct flights to Thailand on Feb 28 and considers it as an achievement following his recent official visit to Saudi Arabia, said the government spokesman.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250996-pm-happy-with-saudi-arabian-flights-scheduled-for-this-month/

 

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Zebra Crossings: Motorists still ignoring them, Thai media discovers

 

Picture: INN

 

Thai media INN sent in their newshounds to investigate if the Thai driving public had learned their lesson from the death of Dr Kratai at a Phayathai zebra crossing several weeks ago.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1250998-zebra-crossings-motorists-still-ignoring-them-thai-media-discovers/

 

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Gun toting monk - with an arsenal in his quarters - defrocked in the north

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The trouble with Thailand's out of control Buddhist monks continued apace.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251001-gun-toting-monk-with-an-arsenal-in-his-quarters-defrocked-in-the-north/

 

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Tourism Ministry Sets Targets for Entering Saudi Markets, Attracting Visitors

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has set goals for penetrating various markets in Saudi Arabia and attracting Saudi travelers to Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251002-tourism-ministry-sets-targets-for-entering-saudi-markets-attracting-visitors/

 

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Honorary doctorate proposed for exiled cop for human trafficking investigation in Thailand

 

 

Chulalongkorn University’s Office of the Student Affairs has announced that it will propose that an honorary doctorate in public administration from the university be conferred upon exiled Pol Maj-Gen Paween Pongsirin for his outstanding role in exposing the human trafficking network in southern Thailand over six years ago.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251022-honorary-doctorate-proposed-for-exiled-cop-for-human-trafficking-investigation-in-thailand/

 

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Saudi Airlines to resume direct flights to Thailand on February 28

 

 

Saudi Arabian Airlines will resume direct flights to Thailand next Monday, as part of the move to restore full diplomatic ties which were frozen for three decades, Government Spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said this morning (Monday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251023-saudi-airlines-to-resume-direct-flights-to-thailand-on-february-28/

 

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Empowering the next generation of lawyers for women’s and LGBT rights

 

Chitchapa’s negative experience inspired her to become a transgender lawyer

 

Transgender lawyer Chitchapa Panich expresses her goal, to tackle the oppression of people, as Thai society doesn’t provide enough equality.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251024-empowering-the-next-generation-of-lawyers-for-women’s-and-lgbt-rights/

 

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Thai Economy Returns to Growth on Tourism, Outlook Maintained

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The economy returned to growth in the fourth quarter of 2021, rebounding more quickly than expected on robust exports and a recovery in domestic activity. This followed an easing of coronavirus curbs and came as borders reopened to foreign visitors.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251026-thai-economy-returns-to-growth-on-tourism-outlook-maintained/

 

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TDRI Suggests Using Technology to Combat Aging Society

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand Development Research Institute Foundation (TDRI) has suggested leveraging technology in the production of quality workforces to help look after aging and new generations.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251027-tdri-suggests-using-technology-to-combat-aging-society/

 

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Energy Ministry Unveils New Plans to Reduce Carbon Emissions, Promote Investment

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Energy has unveiled strategies to reduce carbon emissions by promoting investments in New S-curve industries and preserving the environment.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251028-energy-ministry-unveils-new-plans-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-promote-investment/

 

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COVID Infections Increase among Children

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 21 (TNA) – Hospital beds for children infected with COVID-19 were densely occupied because they had not been vaccinated and contracted the disease from parents, according to the Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251029-covid-infections-increase-among-children/

 

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Disrupting Harm report in Thailand: Online sexual abuse and exploitation of children in Thailand is underreported

 

A student sit under a tree to use the internet at Little Bay Primary and Infant school. On Monday, September 7,2020. Little Bay is a mainly fishing community located in the parish of Westmoreland, the western end of the island of Jamaica. An online programme for teachers supported by UNICEF aims to improve remote learning best practices on the island, where schools were closed due to COVID-19. The pandemic put the spotlight on inequities in the local education sector, highlighting the digital divide on the island.

 

Online sexual abuse and exploitation of children in Thailand is underreported, with only 1- 3% of children disclosing experience told the police.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251030-disrupting-harm-report-in-thailand-online-sexual-abuse-and-exploitation-of-children-in-thailand-is-underreported/

 

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Efforts Underway to Prevent Further Leaks of Underwater Oil Pipeline

 

 

RAYONG (NNT) - Authorities have given approval for Star Petroleum Refining Plc (SPRC) to seal the second leak in its underwater pipeline that had been hemorrhaging oil into the ocean off the coast of Rayong.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251031-efforts-underway-to-prevent-further-leaks-of-underwater-oil-pipeline/

 

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Bangkok Hospital Pattaya opens a pre-registration Covid-19 vaccination service, limited to 300 people

 

 

Bangkok Hospital Pattaya opens a pre-registration vaccination service, limited to 300 people, please read the following criteria carefully:

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251033-bangkok-hospital-pattaya-opens-a-pre-registration-covid-19-vaccination-service-limited-to-300-people/

 

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Pattaya Cricket Club edge closer to a top 4 place with a 7 wicket win over Bangkok Cricket Club

 

 

The match was played at Pattana Sports Resort on Sunday 20th Feb under increasingly dark and threatening clouds and a stiff southerly breeze. PCC continued their winning streak with their best performance to date by defeating a top 4 team and now lie 5th in the A Division, behind BCC.  PCC’s fielding was excellent with plenty of hard running, only 1 dropped catch, accurate bowling (well most of the time), and forceful batting. 

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251034-pattaya-cricket-club-edge-closer-to-a-top-4-place-with-a-7-wicket-win-over-bangkok-cricket-club/

 

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Students suffer during pandemic as online learning falls short

 

 

Students in Thailand have expressed dissatisfaction about the education situation in the country because of the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying anti-COVID measures, as schools have adopted online learning in a bid to limit the spread of the virus and protect their students.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251035-students-suffer-during-pandemic-as-online-learning-falls-short/

 

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Thailand’s 2021 economy grows by 1.6%, PM vows to go full steam ahead on recovery

 

 

Thailand’s economy for the year 2021 grew by 1.6%, better than the projected growth of 1.2%, according to the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251060-thailand’s-2021-economy-grows-by-16-pm-vows-to-go-full-steam-ahead-on-recovery/

 

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COVID infection risk raised back to ‘Level 4’ in Thailand

 

Photo: The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

 

The Thai Ministry of Public Health has once again upgraded the risk of COVID-19 infection to Level 4, the second highest level, across the country, as 90% of new infections are now by the Omicron variant.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251061-covid-infection-risk-raised-back-to-‘level-4’-in-thailand/

 

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Free COVID Treatment Remains

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 21 (TNA) – Free treatment remains for COVID-19 patients via their normal health welfare programs as well as those with emergency illnesses, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251062-free-covid-treatment-remains/

 

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67-year-old man in Chonburi allegedly shoots his wife to death after argument about taking out the garbage

 

 

A former electricity authority officer is accused by the Samet Police of shooting his wife to death after arguing at their home in the Mueang Chonburi district yesterday, February 20th.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251063-67-year-old-man-in-chonburi-allegedly-shoots-his-wife-to-death-after-argument-about-taking-out-the-garbage/

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No new COVID restrictions in Thailand, only strict enforcement of existing measures

 

 

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will not impose any additional measures amid rising COVID-19 infections, but will strictly enforce the existing restrictions in the light of surging infections, mostly by the Omicron variant, CCSA Assistant Spokesperson Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan said today (Monday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251064-no-new-covid-restrictions-in-thailand-only-strict-enforcement-of-existing-measures/

 

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