THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 12 March 2022

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Thai Ambassador to Russia Calls For Adjustments to Tourism Strategies to Better Suit Russian Travelers’ Needs

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Sasiwat Wongsinsawat, Thailand’s ambassador to Russia, has said that Thailand needs to form new tourism tactics to better assist Russian and Ukrainian tourists.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253148-thai-ambassador-to-russia-calls-for-adjustments-to-tourism-strategies-to-better-suit-russian-travelers’-needs/

 

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Thai Prime Minister says drinking booze does not help prevent Covid-19 after fake news goes viral in Thailand

 

 

No, says Thai Prime Minister (PM) Prayut Chan O’Cha, drinking alcohol does not help prevent Covid-19 or limit symptoms, responding to fake news that went viral across Thailand on social media this week.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253155-thai-prime-minister-says-drinking-booze-does-not-help-prevent-covid-19-after-fake-news-goes-viral-in-thailand/

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US envoy debunks several rumours surrounding its consular office in Chiang Mai

 

Photo Courtesy of US Embassy Website

 

US chargé d’affaires in Thailand, Michael Heath, has debunked several rumours and allegations about its new consular office in the northern province of Chiang Mai, sparked by its high price tag.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253200-us-envoy-debunks-several-rumours-surrounding-its-consular-office-in-chiang-mai/

 

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llustration depicting trans discrimination goes viral

By Natcha Patanasophon

 

 

A cartoon illustration drew controversy Thursday night when an unidentified company rejected a trans woman’s application for simply being trans. Netizens began debating the policy as the cartoon went viral.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253201-llustration-depicting-trans-discrimination-goes-viral/

 

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Critics blast government petrol policies

By Erich Parpart

 

 

Critics of the government said on Friday that the administration should lower public transport fares to help lower income people instead of suggesting outdated ideas on how to cope with rising oil prices.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253202-critics-blast-government-petrol-policies/

 

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Marijuana legalization generates over 7-billion-baht income to Thailand, health minister says

By Panithan Onthaworn

 

 

Thailand’s Public Health Minister said on Friday that the country has recorded over 7 billion baht of income after the legalization of cannabis for medical purposes.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253203-marijuana-legalization-generates-over-7-billion-baht-income-to-thailand-health-minister-says/

 

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Not all daily fatalities attributed to Covid-19 infections mainly caused by the infection, Thailand’s Public Health Ministry says

By Nop Meechukhun

 

PHOTO: Post Today

 

Bangkok – 10 to 30 percent of daily fatalities attributed to the Covid-19 infections were not caused by the infection, Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health admitted Thursday, March 10th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253204-not-all-daily fatalities-attributed-to-covid-19-infections-mainly-caused-by-the-infection-thailand’s-public-health-ministry-says/

 

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Fascinating ‘then and now’ photos show how Hua Hin has (and hasn’t) changed

By Jonathan Fairfield

 

Image: ประจวบมีปราณ

 

Hua Hin is changing all the time and sometimes it’s easy to forget how things were before.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253205-fascinating-‘then-and-now’-photos-show-how-hua-hin-has-and-hasn’t-changed/

 

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Backpackers’ return brings glimmer of hope for Thailand tourism revival

Chiang Mai tourism slowly picks up after two years of despair, though some call for more relaxed Covid entry rules to entice visitors

Andrew Nachemson in Chiang Mai

 

The coronavirus pandemic effectively stopped the flow of visitors to Chiang Mai, Thailand, forcing many businesses to close. Photograph: Pongmanat Tasiri/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

 

After months of absence, Chiang Mai’s waterfalls, night markets and hostels are once again filling up with a familiar sight: backpackers.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253206-backpackers’-return-brings-glimmer-of-hope-for-thailand-tourism-revival/

 

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Thailand reports 24,592 new COVID-19 cases, 68 deaths, 21,371 recoveries

 

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Thailand on Saturday (March 12) reported 24,592 new COVID-19 cases, 21,371 recoveries and 68 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253209-thailand-reports-24592-new-covid-19-cases-68-deaths-21371-recoveries/

 

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Russian exodus puts Thailand’s tourism rebirth at risk as Asia longs for absent visitors

 

● Since the beginnings of its tentative reopening to tourists last year, Thailand has seen more visitors from Russia than from anywhere else

● But the war in Ukraine is sending them packing, as it bursts other Asian nation’s dreams, from Indonesia to Vietnam, of a swift tourism rebound

 

Vijitra Duangdee in Pattayaand Resty Woro Yuniar in Bali

 

A travel agency catering to Russian tourists is seen in Phuket, Thailand. Photo: Shutterstock

 

In the first six weeks of 2022, more than 40,000 Russians poured into Thailand – tourists craving a sun-kissed shore far away from the harsh winter of home.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253221-russian-exodus-puts-thailand’s-tourism-rebirth-at-risk-as-asia-longs-for-absent-visitors/

 

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Billionaire former top cop's son in Porsche severely injures foreigner on motorcycle in Bangkok smash

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Billionaire former top cop's son in Porsche severely injures foreigner on motorcycle in Bangkok smash

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253224-billionaire-former-top-cops-son-in-porsche-severely-injures-foreigner-on-motorcycle-in-bangkok-smash/

 

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Busted again: 37 test positive for drugs after raid on pool villa party in Chanthaburi

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police and Department of Provincial Administration officials acting on a tipoff raided a pool villa party in Chanthaburi yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253228-busted-again-37-test-positive-for-drugs-after-raid-on-pool-villa-party-in-chanthaburi/

 

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Shotgun wedding! Admin chief's son hit as man starts firing with 9 mm gun

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that Ongkharat police were called to a wedding in Bang Somboon yesterday afternoon after a shooting incident.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253230-shotgun-wedding-admin-chiefs-son-hit-as-man-starts-firing-with-9-mm-gun/

 

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GPS blamed as Thai driver plunges into klong - he didn't have full insurance

 

Picture: INN

 

A Thai driver was left cursing GPS after he drove into a klong on the way back from a house warming party in Korat last night.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253233-gps-blamed-as-thai-driver-plunges-into-klong-he-didnt-have-full-insurance/

 

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Father left speechless after murder: Daughter is dead and son is jailed

 

Sanook Thai Caption: Revealed: Younger brother murders sister

 

Sanook had a picture from CCTV of the grim moment when a younger brother shot dead his sister. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253234-father-left-speechless-after-murder-daughter-is-dead-and-son-is-jailed/

 

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Lao rights activist who faced deportation in Thailand arrives safely in Canada

Khoukham Keomanivong, a UN-recognized refugee, was wanted in Laos for his advocacy work.

 

Khoukham Keomanivong (L) and Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal (R) at Bangkok’s Suvarnnabhumi Airport, March 10, 2022.

 

A Lao human rights activist who was living in Thailand under threat of deportation to his communist homeland has arrived in Canada where he will seek asylum with the support of the United Nations refugee agency and human rights groups.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253236-lao-rights-activist-who-faced-deportation-in-thailand-arrives-safely-in-canada/

 

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Switched father case: Hospital admits responsibility as second man dies

 

 

A family from Chonburi will have to cremate their father all over again after a horrendous mixup at Pathum Thani Hospital.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253238-switched-father-case-hospital-admits-responsibility-as-second-man-dies/

 

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‘Europe’s war’ increasingly gets attention in cozy Thailand

 

 

It was a week when many Thais increasingly realized that events in Europe would have a much greater effect on their cozy lives than they previously imagined.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253239-‘europe’s-war’-increasingly-gets-attention-in-cozy-thailand/

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Video: NE man abandons boring office routine for new job - growing grapes

 

Sanook Thai  Caption: The path to riches

 

Sanook reporters went to Surin in the north east of Thailand where they met a man who dumped boring office routine and is now making a success of growing grapes.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253241-video-ne-man-abandons-boring-office-routine-for-new-job-growing-grapes/

 

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Chonburi announces 1,203 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and one new death

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Highlights:

1,203 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

3,885 positive ATK (rapid antigen) tests were reported but all require a second confirmed PCR test before being counted as official cases. The ATK positive tests are just “possible” cases until confirmed by PCR. TPN notes, however, that second confirmed tests are no longer mandatory except for high-risk groups.

1,133 (PCR) and 1,930 (ATK) recovered and were released from medical care

One new death

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253242-chonburi-announces-1203-new-and-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-and-one-new-death/

 

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Four people injured, three seriously including a pregnant woman and high school girl, after two motorbikes collide in Chonburi

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

PHOTO: Wisarn Sangjaroen / Top News

 

Chonburi – Four people have sustained injuries, three of them severe injuries, including a pregnant woman and a high school girl, after a two motorbike collision in Mueang Chonburi.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253243-four-people-injured-three-seriously-including-a-pregnant-woman-and-high-school-girl-after-two-motorbikes-collide-in-chonburi/

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Thailand Live Monday 14 March 2022 
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