THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 8 March 2022

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Disabled Thai man says "I've still got two legs and two hands"; Withoon's determined to help his family

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Thai media Siam Rath caught up with an inspirational man who has not let disability stand in his way of helping his young family.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252739-disabled-thai-man-says-ive-still-got-two-legs-and-two-hands-withoons-determined-to-help-his-family/

 

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Senior Thai doctor advises asymptomatic, mild COVID-19 cases to isolate and protect others

 

 

A specialist in pulmonary disease at Thailand’s Vichaiyut Hospital, Dr. Manoon Leechawengwongs, has reiterated his recommendation that those infected with COVID-19, who have no or mild symptoms, isolate at home.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252756-senior-thai-doctor-advises-asymptomatic-mild-covid-19-cases-to-isolate-and-protect-others/

 

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Education ministry takes steps to address teacher debt problem

 

 

The Ministry of Education has been working with teacher’s savings cooperatives and other officials across the country to resolve hefty debts, totalling about 1.4 trillion baht, incurred by about 900,000 teachers with 108 cooperatives.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252757-education-ministry-takes-steps-to-address-teacher-debt-problem/

 

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Government agencies ordered to pay ฿9.6bn compensation over Klong Dan project

 

 

Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) and Finance Ministry have lost the legal fight to avoid paying 9.6 billion baht in compensation to a consortium of companies over the corruption-plagued Klong Dan waste water treatment project in Samut Prakan province.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252758-government-agencies-ordered-to-pay-฿96bn-compensation-over-klong-dan-project/

 

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Thai Air Force F16 jet crashes while on training flight, pilot safely ejects

 

 

A Royal Thai Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed while on a training flight in the north-eastern province of Chaiyaphum this afternoon (Tuesday), but the pilot managed to eject safely, according to Spokesperson for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Air Vice Marshal Prapas Sornchaidee.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252759-thai-air-force-f16-jet-crashes-while-on-training-flight-pilot-safely-ejects/

 

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Committee Concludes Thailand Should Buy F-35 Jets From U.S.

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Royal Thai Air Force Spokesperson Air Vice-Marshal Prapas Sornchaidee has announced that a committee reviewing Thailand’s fighter aircraft acquisition plan has concluded that the Kingdom should purchase 5th-generation fighter jets, as they are best suited for current strategic demands.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252760-committee-concludes-thailand-should-buy-f-35-jets-from-us/

 

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Police Likely to Conclude Probe into Tangmo’s Death on Friday

 

 

BANGKOK, March 8 (TNA) – Police plan to conclude their investigation into the fatal plunge of actress Pattarathida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong into the Chao Phraya River this Friday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252761-police-likely-to-conclude-probe-into-tangmo’s-death-on-friday/

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Fingerprinting process used to determine source of new oil film in sea off Laem Charoen beach

 

 

Officials from Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) and Marine and Coastal Resources Department have collected samples from a film of oil floating in the sea near Laem Charoen beach, in Rayong province, to be tested using an oil fingerprinting technique to determine the source of the latest spill, said PCD Director-General Attapol Charoenchansa today (Tuesday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252762-fingerprinting-process-used-to-determine-source-of-new-oil-film-in-sea-off-laem-charoen-beach/

 

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Autopsy Shows Australian Cricket Star Shane Warne Died of Natural Causes

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Authorities say an autopsy has confirmed that the death last week of Australian cricket great Shane Warne on Koh Samui was due to natural causes.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252763-autopsy-shows-australian-cricket-star-shane-warne-died-of-natural-causes/

 

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Eight men sentenced to four years for police cadets’ deaths following bungled parachute jump

 

 

Four police officers and four civilians were sentenced to four years in prison today (Tuesday), without suspension, after they were found guilty of gross negligence by the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases Region 7, over the deaths of two police cadets and injuries to three others during a parachute training jump eight years ago.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252795-eight-men-sentenced-to-four-years-for-police-cadets’-deaths-following-bungled-parachute-jump/

 

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Thai Covid-19 Center says final decisions on Songkran rules will come NEXT Friday, March 18th, still being debated

 

PHOTO: Prachachat

 

The Cabinet Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O’Cha, has approved the Bangkok governor and Pattaya Mayor elections today, March 8th, before the exact date could be finalized and announced by the Election Commission in a further step.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252797-thai-cabinet-committee-approves-elections-for-bangkok-governor-and-pattaya-mayor-date-still-to-be-finalized/

 

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Pickup truck carrying eight people, mostly construction workers, overturns in Sri Racha, two seriously injured

 

 

A pickup truck carrying eight people, most construction workers, in the bed crashed on Motorway 7 in Sri Racha this morning (March 8th). Two people had sustained severe injuries including a twelve-year-old boy.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252798-pickup-truck-carrying-eight-people-mostly-construction-workers-overturns-in-sri-racha-two-seriously-injured/

 

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Authorities fight rabies by launching seasonal vaccination campaigns

 

 

The summer season in Thailand runs from February through May, as the weather tends to be warm this time of the year.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1252799-authorities-fight-rabies-by-launching-seasonal-vaccination-campaigns/

 

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