Health Ministry to Push for Blood Tests During Songkran to Curb Road Accidents

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has said it will advocate for motorists who do not take breathalyzer tests to instead take alcohol blood tests, as part of efforts to curb drunk driving.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255791-health-ministry-to-push-for-blood-tests-during-songkran-to-curb-road-accidents/

Thai PM wants private sector to help improve Bangkok’s bus services

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wants to upgrade Bangkok’s bus services by allowing the private sector to operate some routes of the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority, the city bus operator, with vehicles that use clean energy to reduce air pollution and improve services.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255793-thai-pm-wants-private-sector-to-help-improve-bangkok’s-bus-services/

Thai clinches side tournament title at Winchester Women’s Open 2022

 

 

Thai snooker player Ploychompoo Laokiatphong, put Thailand in the headlines when she clinched the under-21 side tournament at the Winchester Women’s Open 2022 snooker championship in Leicestershire, UK, on April 2nd and 3rd.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255784-thai-clinches-side-tournament-title-at-winchester-women’s-open-2022/

Apparently, the current cold spell across Thailand is coming from China

by Michael Bridge

 

The current cold snap across Thailand is apparently not according to the Thai Meteorological Department attributable to the polar vortex.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255832-apparently-the-current-cold-spell-across-thailand-is-coming-from-china/

 

'Gatick' Admits to False Statement on Tangmo Case

 

 

NONTHABURI, (TNA) – The manager of late actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong admitted that she made a false statement on wine consumption but insisted she had never said Tangmo had urinated in the stern of their speedboat before the actress fell overboard and drowned. .

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255833-gatick-admits-to-false-statement-on-tangmo-case/

 

Unidentified female motorbike rider dies after colliding with a pickup truck in Chonburi

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

PHOTO: Nattapat Sisuwan/ Khaochad

 

Chonburi – An unidentified female motorbike rider has passed away after her motorbike collided with a pickup truck in the Mueang Chonburi district.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255834-unidentified-female-motorbike-rider-dies-after-colliding-with-a-pickup-truck-in-chonburi/

 

Intoxicated 20-year-old motorbike rider injured after crashing into a pickup truck in Pattaya

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

PHOTO: Tanapat Awayla Eak Chon News

 

Banglamung/Pattaya –  An intoxicated motorbike rider has sustained moderate injuries after his motorbike crashed into a pickup truck in Pattaya on Sunday, April 3rd.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255835-intoxicated-20-year-old-motorbike-rider-injured-after-crashing-into-a-pickup-truck-in-pattaya/

 

Creamfields electronic dance music festival in Pattaya officially announces first round of DJ’s and details

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

PHOTO: CreamfieldsThailand

 

Pattaya –  Creamfields, the leading EDM music festival in the UK which will be held in Pattaya in May has been officially announced with phase 1 of their DJ lineup.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255836-creamfields-electronic-dance-music-festival-in-pattaya-officially-announces-first-round-of-dj’s-and-details/

 

TAT announces Songkran 2022 festivities in new normal

Focusing on the traditional and cultural aspects of the Thai New Year, while strictly adhering to the nationwide public health protocols.

TAT Newsroom

 

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Bangkok – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is hosting the ‘Amazing Songkran 2022 Celebrations’ at 10 temples in Bangkok and the ‘Songkran Music Heritage Festival 2022’ in Ayutthaya and Songkhla, as well as supporting other Songkran festivities in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and Samut Prakan.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255837-tat-announces-songkran-2022-festivities-in-new-normal/

Tourism’ event promotes eco-friendly travel experiences

TAT and TEATA co-organised Bangkok event, which was aimed at expats and foreign tourists.

TAT Newsroom

 

 

Bangkok – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Thai Ecotourism and Adventure Travel Association (TEATA) recently organised the ‘Amazing New Chapters, Amazing “BALANCE” Tourism’ event in Bangkok to showcase eco-friendly travel experiences under the BCG Economic Model and Happy Model concepts to expats and foreign tourists.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255838-tourism’-event-promotes-eco-friendly-travel-experiences/

 

Corrupt policeman refused arrest insisting that he was innocent of abduction and extortion claims

by James Morris and Son Nguyen

 

Scenes outside Bang Na Police Station last Saturday as police escorted Police Major Kom Rodphao to a hearing before the Phra Khanong Criminal Court where he was later ordered kept in custody as a probe into the case against him concerning the March 10th abduction of a husband and wife in the Udomsuk area of Bangkok proceeds. The couple were detained by 15 well-built men including Police Major Kom and a subordinate officer, Police Corporal Abhisit Chasanthia, in an operation to collect a debt for an illegal online gambling site. On Saturday, there were two disturbances outside the police station as Police Major Kom insisted on making his own way to the court even after he had been ordered detained by the police superintendent of the station. Despite the scenes, he was subsequently taken to court by police van.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255839-corrupt-policeman-refused-arrest-insisting-that-he-was-innocent-of-abduction-and-extortion-claims/

 

Flights from Hua Hin to Kuala Lumpur set to resume June 1

By Online Reporter

 

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Direct flights from Hua Hin to Kuala Lumpur are set to resume on June 1.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255841-flights-from-hua-hin-to-kuala-lumpur-set-to-resume-june-1/

 

Thailand dreams of high-end cannabis tourism after marijuana is legalised

Ideas ranging from wellness spas to profitable farms for rural communities could provide economic boost, say advocates

Rebecca Root in Bangkok

 

New legislation in Thailand could create a recreational cannabis market worth more than $400m in just a couple of years, according to some estimates. Photograph: Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters

 

From Bangkok Hilton to Bridget Jones, Thailand’s reputation as one of the strictest countries in the world for drug offences is well documented. Even cannabis, considered a “less dangerous drug” by the UN, carries the potential for a 15 year prison term. But a recent announcement that it is to be delisted as a narcotic could trigger a transformation in how the drug is used inside Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255842-thailand-dreams-of-high-end-cannabis-tourism-after-marijuana-is-legalised/

 

Thailand reports 24,252 new COVID-19 cases, 94 deaths, 26,225 recoveries

 

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Thailand on Wednesday (April 6) reported 24,252 new COVID-19 cases, 226,225 recoveries and 94 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255847-thailand-reports-24252-new-covid-19-cases-94-deaths-26225-recoveries/

 

Anutin's ganja odyssey: Now they're putting it in the fermented fish sauce

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thailand's drive to put every ganja or marijuana related product in consumer goods continues. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255852-anutins-ganja-odyssey-now-theyre-putting-it-in-the-fermented-fish-sauce/

 

Cabinet notes development of Friendship Bridge 5 with nod to temporary crossing

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Government house deputy spokeswoman Traisuree told Thai Rath that a cabinet meeting discussed the ongoing work to build a bridge between Thailand and Laos.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255854-cabinet-notes-development-of-friendship-bridge-5-with-nod-to-temporary-crossing/

 

Police sting nets 18 year old 'madam' - her 16 year old victim lived with her like a slave

 

Picture: Daily News

 

When a woman named only as A, aged 18, took B aged just 16 to a short time room in Kanchanaburi, polce were waiting inside.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255858-police-sting-nets-18-year-old-madam-her-16-year-old-victim-lived-with-her-like-a-slave/

 

Unhappy Songkran - Thai woman goes on TikTok after losing her factory job ahead of the holidays

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A TikTok user got lots of attention after she lost her job at an Amata City firm.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255864-unhappy-songkran-thai-woman-goes-on-tiktok-after-losing-her-factory-job-ahead-of-the-holidays/

 

With friends like this who needs enemies: Biker leaves dead friend to the cops

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Mae Jo police in Chiang Mai called to the scene of a fatality found a dead man but no motorcycle.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255866-with-friends-like-this-who-needs-enemies-biker-leaves-dead-friend-to-the-cops/

 

Video: All quiet in Thai hospital ER - then all hell breaks loose!

 

Sanook Thai Caption Revenge on hospital staff

 

Sanook published a video of violence in a Thai hospital Emergency Room that has been doing the rounds of Facebook.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255867-video-all-quiet-in-thai-hospital-er-then-all-hell-breaks-loose/

 

No prostitution this Songkran: RTP makes priorities clear for safe holidays

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Many of Thailand's top brass at the Royal Thai Police got together yesterday for a "what to do about Songkran" meeting.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255870-no-prostitution-this-songkran-rtp-makes-priorities-clear-for-safe-holidays/

 

Pick-up driver dead as trucks and a taxi add to the debris at Ratchaburi accident

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Pak Thor police called to an accident at a Ratchaburi intersection found one person dead and two injured. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255872-pick-up-driver-dead-as-trucks-and-a-taxi-add-to-the-debris-at-ratchaburi-accident/

 

Isaan at Songkran: 6,000 traffic police mobilized and 64 kms of new road open

 

Picture: INN

 

INN reported on a meeting of the RTP to discuss what to do about Songkran policing in the lower area of Isaan.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255880-isaan-at-songkran-6000-traffic-police-mobilized-and-64-kms-of-new-road-open/

 

Phayao man collecting insects for dinner makes surprising discovery

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Hawk Moth

 

A Phayao man called Thanakorn, 34, got a surprise when he went to collect his night's supply of insects caught in a light trap.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255883-phayao-man-collecting-insects-for-dinner-makes-surprising-discovery/

 

In Thailand, the war in Ukraine divides the generations

Rebecca Ratcliffe, South-east Asia correspondent, and Aksarapak Lapanunt

 

Amnesty International activists gather in front of the Russian embassy in Bangkok, Thailand on 23 March to protest against the invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: Peerapon Boonyakiat/SOPA Image/Rex/Shutterstock

 

Among the young there is a strong desire to stand by Ukrainians, while older conservatives describe Russia as a longstanding friend

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255885-in-thailand-the-war-in-ukraine-divides-the-generations/

 

Thai medical professionals say “Get a vaccine booster jab before Songkran”

 

 

As the long Songkran break approaches, Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health and five of the country’s medical associations are urging people who have had two or three doses of COVID-19 vaccines to get booster shots before they travel.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255899-thai-medical-professionals-say-“get-a-vaccine-booster-jab-before-songkran”/

 

Two executives of Thailand’s Mungkornfa online lottery dealer in police custody

 

 

Police took into custody two executives of an online lottery company this morning (Wednesday), whose premises in Nonthaburi province and in the north-eastern province of Loei were raided by police and officials from the Government Lottery Office (GLO) last month.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255910-two-executives-of-thailand’s-mungkornfa-online-lottery-dealer-in-police-custody/

 

More than 10,000 international travelers per day arrives at Suvarnabhumi Airport

 

 

Suvarnabhumi International Airport has welcomed more than 10,000 travelers per day after the mandatory RT-PCR test before entering Thailand was canceled since April 1st.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255911-more-than-10000-international-travelers-per-day-arrives-at-suvarnabhumi-airport/

 

Single-use plastic and Styrofoam products banned from Thai national parks

 

 

Effective today (Wednesday), all single-use plastic and Styrofoam items are banned from all of Thailand’s national parks.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255931-single-use-plastic-and-styrofoam-products-banned-from-thai-national-parks/

 

Thailand to Increase Cooperation with UN Aviation Agency

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand has agreed to raise its level of cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as part of efforts to transform the Kingdom into a regional aviation hub.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255933-thailand-to-increase-cooperation-with-un-aviation-agency/