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Thailand will not rush to condemn Russia over Ukraine, says Foreign Minister Don

 

Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai / Photo from Facebook Page Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand

 

Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said Tuesday that Thailand may need to fine-tune its policy on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but it will not rush to condemn Russia, like many other countries have done, because it will not help to improve the situation.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251921-thailand-will-not-rush-to-condemn-russia-over-ukraine-says-foreign-minister-don/

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Unidentified foreign man found dead on beach at Koh Larn, police investigating “wounds of interest”

 

 

An unidentified foreign man, believed to be in his 30’s and possibly a Russian national, was found dead on a beach at Koh Larn this afternoon.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251941-unidentified-foreign-man-found-dead-on-beach-at-koh-larn-police-investigating-“wounds-of-interest”/

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DDC Says Daily COVID Cases May Exceed 100,000 in April

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has warned that daily COVID-19 cases in Thailand could exceed 100,000 by the Songkran holiday in April under the worst-case scenario.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251929-ddc-says-daily-covid-cases-may-exceed-100000-in-april/

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Work from home, become a global nomad, and save the planet

by Michael Bridge

 

 

Sounds great and ironically it is becoming more of a reality thanks to the pandemic.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251992-work-from-home-become-a-global-nomad-and-save-the-planet/

 

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Thai citizens apply to join the fight in Ukraine

By Erich Parpart

 

 

Thais with military experience are signing up for Ukraine’s International Legion to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s invasion. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251993-thai-citizens-apply-to-join-the-fight-in-ukraine/

 

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Russian and Ukrainian tourists in Thailand beginning to face financial transaction and travel problems due to sanctions, invasion

By Nop Meechukhun

 

 

Surat Thani – Russian and Ukrainian tourists in Surat Thani, Phuket, Pattaya, and other tourist destinations are starting to face financial transaction and travel problems following a ban of selected major Russian national banks yesterday, February 28th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251995-russian-and-ukrainian-tourists-in-thailand-beginning-to-face-financial-transaction-and-travel-problems-due-to-sanctions-invasion/

 

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UPDATED! TEST & GO rules from 1 March 2022

by Gregers Møller

 

 

In a recent press release, Thailand’s Tourist association share the updated ‘Test & Go’ rules which come into effect on 1 March 2022. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251996-updated-test-go-rules-from-1-march-2022/

 

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Canadian hitmen ‘suicidal’ as cops open murder conspiracy case after Thai police tour de force

by James Morris and Son Nguyen

 

The Royal Thai Police investigation into the murder of gangland figure Jimmy Sandhu on February 4th last has undone the two hitmen thought to have been contracted by underworld figures in Canada to carry out the murder. They were both named, in warrants and Interpol notices, as Gene Karl Lahrkamp and Matthew Dupre, both 36 years of age and with a background in the Canadian armed forces. Mr Dupre (back left) was arrested on February 20th last by police in Alberta, Canada while Mr Lahrkamp (back centre) is still at large. Both men are reported by Canadian police to be ‘suicidal’ after completely underestimating the efficacy of the Royal Thai Police who solved the crime within a week and are now actively pursuing the culprits.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251997-canadian-hitmen-‘suicidal’-as-cops-open-murder-conspiracy-case-after-thai-police-tour-de-force/

 

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Elephant found dead, believed to have been shot in Kuiburi

By Online Reporter

 

 

An elephant has been found dead with a gunshot wound in Kuiburi National Park.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251998-elephant-found-dead-believed-to-have-been-shot-in-kuiburi/

 

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Protest calls for end to workers' exploitation in Thailand

Rally highlights lack of fair treatment and decent wages for workers in one of the world's most unequal societies

UCA News reporter, Bangkok

 

A stray dog runs past a slum community along railroad tracks in downtown Bangkok. Thailand is one of the world’s most unequal nations. (Photo: Mladen Antonov/AFP)

 

Hundreds of young Thais have protested for workers’ rights in central Bangkok, saying the Southeast Asian nation’s exploitative capitalist system is preventing low-income earners from progressing in society.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1251999-protest-calls-for-end-to-workers-exploitation-in-thailand/

 

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COVID-19: Thailand reports 22,197 new coronavirus cases, 45 deaths, 19,093 recoveries

 

File photo

 

Thailand on Wednesday (March 2) reported 22,197 new COVID-19 cases, 19,093 recoveries and 45 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252006-covid-19-thailand-reports-22197-new-coronavirus-cases-45-deaths-19093-recoveries/

 

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Thailand’s Tourism Industry Unites at TTF 2022 as Hospitality Leaders Sign Pledge for the Future

Tourism leaders call for a full opening up of the country as concerns emerge that Thailand is losing the initiative to regional competitors and will not achieve 10 million arrivals in 2022

 

C9 Hotelworks Ltd.

 

Thailand Tourism Leadership Summit: (from left) Bill Barnett, MD, C9 Hotelworks; Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya, President, Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau; Bill Heinecke, Chairman/Founder Minor International; Stephan Vanden Auweele, Chief Hospitality Officer, Asset World Corporation; Proudputh Liptapanlop, Executive Director, Proud Group; Boon Kwee Lim, Chief Operating Officer, Dusit International; Dirk De Cuyper, CEO of S Hotels & Resorts; Clarence Tan, Senior Vice President of Development, Hilton Asia Pacific; and Marisa Sukosol, President of the Thailand Hotel Association. — Photo by C9 Hotelworks Ltd.

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BANGKOK, THAILAND - More than 500 delegates, including many of Thai tourism and hospitality’s most senior figures, came together...

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252011-thailand’s-tourism-industry-unites-at-ttf-2022-as-hospitality-leaders-sign-pledge-for-the-future/

 

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Thai cabinet endorses draft agreements for nationals to work in Saudi Arabia

 

A general view shows office buildings at al-Raidah Digital City of the Saudi capital Riaydh on February 28, 2022. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)

 

In yet another step in the normalisation of relations between Thailand and Saudi Arabia, today the Thai cabinet Tuesday approved two draft agreements related to the recruitment of Thais to work in Saudi Arabia.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252016-thai-cabinet-endorses-draft-agreements-for-nationals-to-work-in-saudi-arabia/

 

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Gangster who had been hiding in Thailand held on landing at Delhi airport

Rana was located in Thailand after key inputs were shared by the Special Task Force (STF) of the Haryana Police with central security agencies.

By: Express News Service | New Delhi |
 

Virender Partap alias Kala Rana

 

The Delhi Police Tuesday arrested wanted gangster Virender Partap alias Kala Rana, allegedly a key member of the Lawrence Bishnoi and Kala Jathedi syndicate, who was running a syndicate in India from Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252018-gangster-who-had-been-hiding-in-thailand-held-on-landing-at-delhi-airport/

 

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Air travel bubble between Thailand and India approved, set to start later this month

By Online Reporter

 

 

The Cabinet has approved an air travel bubble between Thailand and India, government deputy spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek announced on Tuesday (Mar 1).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252024-air-travel-bubble-between-thailand-and-india-approved-set-to-start-later-this-month/

 

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Ukrainian Crisis: PTT expect crude oil price will reach 100 dollars a barrel for short period

by Paul Rujopakarn

 

  

BANGKOK (NNT) - PTT Public Company Limited expects the average price of Dubai crude oil to reach 100 dollars a barrel for a short period, due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252027-ukrainian-crisis-ptt-expect-crude-oil-price-will-reach-100-dollars-a-barrel-for-short-period/

 

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Gangsters’ paradise? Killing spotlights Thailand’s reputation as criminal hideout

Vijitra Duangdee in Bangkok

 

● For decades, criminals of all stripes have felt the pull of Thailand, from drug traffickers and Russian arms dealers to Chinese and Korean scam artists

 

● Pandemic-era restrictions made it easier for the authorities to catch wrongdoers, but will that all change as virus curbs ease and tourists start to return?

 

Tourists walk on a beach on the Thai island of Phuket last year. Photo: AFP

 

The killing of an Indian gangster on Phuket island has highlighted Thailand’s reputation as a hideout for foreign criminals.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252029-gangsters’-paradise-killing-spotlights-thailand’s-reputation-as-criminal-hideout/

 

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First 38 Thais evacuated from Ukraine arrive in Bangkok

 

 

The first 38 Thai citizens to be evacuated from Ukraine arrived at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi international airport this morning (Wednesday) on board a Thai Airways flight from the German city of Frankfurt after they departed the Romanian capital of Bucharest.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252030-first-38-thais-evacuated-from-ukraine-arrive-in-bangkok/

 

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Ukraine invasion: crashing Russian rouble, sanctions deal blow to Thailand bid to revive tourism

 

● Money-transfer difficulties and flight cancellations following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have shaken Thai tour operators

 

● Russians were the largest group of visitors to the kingdom in January and some 1.5 million of them came in 2019 and spent US$3.3 billion

 

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A Russian tourist takes a selfie at Mai Khao beach in Phuket, Thailand. File photo: Reuters

 

A plunging rouble, flight cancellations and money-transfer difficulties are prompting Russian and European tourists to cancel trips to Thailand, a blow to the Southeast Asian nation’s tourism-revival efforts.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252031-ukraine-invasion-crashing-russian-rouble-sanctions-deal-blow-to-thailand-bid-to-revive-tourism/

 

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Thailand officially enters summer on Wednesday

 

Photo created by tawatchai07 / www.freepik.com

 

The cool season in Thailand is now officially over, as the country officially enters summer today (Wednesday), according the Thai Meteorological Department.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252032-thailand-officially-enters-summer-on-wednesday/

 

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Tangmo Might Fall Overboard on Sharp Turn

 

 

NONTHABURI, March 2 (TNA) – TV actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong might fall overboard when her speedboat made a sharp turn, according to police who also found a scratch and bruise on her boat companion.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252035-tangmo-might-fall-overboard-on-sharp-turn/v

 

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iBank Offers Assistance for Southern Flood Victims

by Paul Rujopakarn

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Islamic Bank of Thailand (iBank) is offering financial aid to residents affected by ongoing floods in the Southern region.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252036-ibank-offers-assistance-for-southern-flood-victims/

 

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Commerce Ministry to Discuss Economic Fallout of Sanctions Against Russia

by Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce and private businesses will this week discuss the Russia-Ukraine situation, with the Kingdom expecting ramifications from several Russian banks being cut off from the SWIFT payment system.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252038-commerce-ministry-to-discuss-economic-fallout-of-sanctions-against-russia/

 

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Golf tour operator reports surge in bookings but demand slow in Hua Hin

By Jonathan Fairfield

 

Mark Siegel, Managing Director, Golfasian

 

Golfasian, one of the leading golf tour operators in Southeast Asia, has reported a surge in bookings since Thailand reopened its borders to tourists.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252041-golf-tour-operator-reports-surge-in-bookings-but-demand-slow-in-hua-hin/

 

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Hua Hin aims to become “World Class City of Relaxation”

By Online Reporter

 

A tourist at the Khao Hin Lek Fai viewpoint. File photo

 

Plans have been revealed to promote Hua Hin and Cha Am as “The World Class City of Relaxation” in a bid to attract high spending, so-called ‘quality’ tourists.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252042-hua-hin-aims-to-become-“world-class-city-of-relaxation”/

 

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Ukrainian Embassy in Bangkok appeals for people to join fight against Russia

 

A civilian trains to throw Molotov cocktails to defend the city, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, in Zhytomyr, Ukraine March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi

 

The Ukrainian Embassy in Bangkok has posted a notice on its Facebook page appealing to foreign citizens to help Ukraine in fighting Russia’s aggression.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252045-ukrainian-embassy-in-bangkok-appeals-for-people-to-join-fight-against-russia/

 

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Air quality deteriorating in Thailand’s northern, north-eastern regions

 

Photo from www.mgronline.com

 

The air quality in several northern and north-eastern provinces, including Chiang Mai, is deteriorating to a level which may pose a risk to people’s health, due to an increase in forest fires in Thailand and Myanmar.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252054-air-quality-deteriorating-in-thailand’s-northern-north-eastern-regions/

 

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What lies beneath

 

Nida Patcharaveerapong (Tangmo)

 

When “Tangmo” is concerned, there is no shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. In other words, the TV star, who has died tragically in her prime, must have thought it’s never too late for her death to trigger major changes in maritime regulations, their enforcement, and how the rich and powerful dictate related processes.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252057-what-lies-beneath/

 

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Police to Conclude Tangmo’s Death Probe on Schedule

 

 

BANGKOK, March 2 (TNA) – Police are confident they will conclude interrogation related to the death of actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong within their 60-day deadline and her mother’s forgiveness would have no impacts on the case.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252059-police-to-conclude-tangmo’s-death-probe-on-schedule/

 

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TAT, MRTA and BEM Launch Historical Tours in Bangkok

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) has partnered with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Bangkok Expressway and Metro (BEM) to launch a new quartet of historical tours departing from each of Bangkok’s five subway stations in the old town area, home to a number of cultural and historical landmarks.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252060-tat-mrta-and-bem-launch-historical-tours-in-bangkok/