THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 7 March 2022

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Chuwit speaks out on "Tangmo": One million % not murder as media frenzy continues

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Thai media continued to follow every lead, every angle in the case of the death of celebrity Tangmo.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252557-chuwit-speaks-out-on-tangmo-one-million-not-murder-as-media-frenzy-continues/

 

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Foreign tourists will flood into Thailand after marijuana law changes - Thai ganja called country's "secret weapon"

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported from the final day of a marijuana seminar and symposium at the Ratchamongkhol Isaan University in Surin, north east Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252560-foreign-tourists-will-flood-into-thailand-after-marijuana-law-changes-thai-ganja-called-countrys-secret-weapon/

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"Jae Rose" busted in Kalasin offering underage girls for sex - now police home in on customers

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai police conducting sting operations in Kalasin in the north east of Thailand arrested three people who were running an underage prostitution ring on the Line application.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252561-jae-rose-busted-in-kalasin-offering-underage-girls-for-sex-now-police-home-in-on-customers/

 

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Buriram: Thai driver submerged in a klong says amulets saved him

 

Sanook Thai Caption: The amulet saved me

 

Rescue services in Prakhonchai, Buriram, were called to the road by the old airport after reports that a driver was trapped in a submerged vehicle.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252565-buriram-thai-driver-submerged-in-a-klong-says-amulets-saved-him/

 

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Minor SRT official credited with granting of retrial in long-running Hopewell saga

 

 

The Thai Prime Minister’s advisor Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, recently in charge of the three-decade-long Hopewell saga, which is a case between the Thai government on one side and Hopewell (Thailand) on the other, has attributed last Friday’s success in winning approval for a retrial of the case to one dedicated SRT official whom he described as “a little man with a big heart”.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252591-minor-srt-official-credited-with-granting-of-retrial-in-long-running-hopewell-saga/

 

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Thailand’s daily COVID-19 death toll reaches new 2022 high on Monday

 

(Photo by Viktor Forgacs)

 

Thailand’s daily COVID-19 death toll reached another high for this year today (Monday) of 65.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252595-thailand’s-daily-covid-19-death-toll-reaches-new-2022-high-on-monday/

 

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No one can take your rights away from you – Chumaporn Taengkliang

 

Image Credit: Prachathai

 

Chumaporn Taengkliang, a prominent activist on feminism and LGBT issues, reveals the struggles, including the problems with which women and non-binary genders have to deal, because some people do not understand their social movement.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252598-no-one-can-take-your-rights-away-from-you-–-chumaporn-taengkliang/

 

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Thai national artist Pratuang Emjaroen dies of COVID-19 at 87

 

 

Thailand’s national artist for visual arts (painting) Pratuang Emjaroen died this morning (Monday) of COVID-19 at the age of 87.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252599-thai-national-artist-pratuang-emjaroen-dies-of-covid-19-at-87/

 

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APRC Urges Government to Balance Ties With U.S. and China

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council (APRC) has urged the Thai government to consider balancing its relations with China and the United States.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252608-aprc-urges-government-to-balance-ties-with-us-and-china/

 

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Government Working to Mitigate Effects of Russia-Ukraine Crisis on Thai Trade

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Russia-Ukraine crisis has continued to impact Thailand’s import and export trade, with both manufacturers and consumers being affected by rising oil prices that have caused a spike in inflation.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252610-government-working-to-mitigate-effects-of-russia-ukraine-crisis-on-thai-trade/

 

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Khon Kaen Set to Trial Light Rail Connecting Nong Khai and Bangkok

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Khon Kaen province has announced plans to trial a new light rail network to complement Thailand’s high-speed rail project, which will connect Nong Khai province and Bangkok, as well as the dual-track train network connecting Khon Kaen and Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252613-khon-kaen-set-to-trial-light-rail-connecting-nong-khai-and-bangkok/

 

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BA.2 sub variant of Omicron becoming dominant strain in Thailand

 

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

 

The BA.2 sub variant of the COVID-19 Omicron variant is spreading rapidly across Thailand and is replacing the BA.1 as the dominant sub variant. Medicine which is effective against the Delta variant and BA.1 is not as effective against the BA.2, according to Director-General of the Medical Sciences Department Dr. Supakit Sirilak.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252642-ba2-sub-variant-of-omicron-becoming-dominant-strain-in-thailand/

 

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Only Yellow, Red-Coded COVID Cases Are Emergency Patients

 

 

BANGKOK, March 7 (TNA) – Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he would tomorrow propose the cabinet approve the definition of yellow and red-coded COVID-19 patients as emergency patients while slightly ill green-coded patients will be treated as outpatients or do home quarantine.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252643-only-yellow-red-coded-covid-cases-are-emergency-patients/

 

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New High of COVID Fatalities Recorded in Latest Wave

 

 

BANGKOK, March 7 (TNA) – The country logged 65 new COVID-19 fatalities which marked the new high of deaths in the latest wave of the disease, according to the Department of Disease Control.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252644-new-high-of-covid-fatalities-recorded-in-latest-wave/

 

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BMA to Complete Walkway Construction Linking Two Parks by September

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced that a pedestrian and cycling path connecting two popular public parks in Bangkok would be completed later this year, making it easier for people to go about their daily activities.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252645-bma-to-complete-walkway-construction-linking-two-parks-by-september/

 

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A video look at Wong Amat Beach in Naklua-a “hidden” gem

 

 

Now, for a bit of a look at a local beach that, although not as popular as Jomtien or Koh Larn Beaches, has its own charm.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252646-a-video-look-at-wong-amat-beach-in-naklua-a-“hidden”-gem/

 

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Pattaya City to expedite Jomtien Beach expansion project

 

 

The Marine Department of Chonburi is planning, in conjunction with relevant agencies and officials, to move forward the timeline for the Jomtien Beach expansion after what they call the success of the project so far on Southern Na Jomtien Beach.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252647-pattaya-city-to-expedite-jomtien-beach-expansion-project/

 

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Thailand Live Tuesday 8 March 2022 
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