THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 7 April 2022

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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/

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

 

 

Effective yesterday (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/

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Tourism Authority Expects Lively Songkran This Year

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has said it expects a lively Songkran atmosphere this year compared to 2021.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255934-tourism-authority-expects-lively-songkran-this-year/

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Health Ministry Warns of More Severe Cases After Songkran

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has voiced concern that more COVID-19 patients may require ventilators after the Songkran holidays.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255946-health-ministry-warns-of-more-severe-cases-after-songkran/

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Bar owners are finding it hard to recruit Thai girls

by Michael Bridge

 

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Now that there seems that Omicron although very contagious, is not so life-threatening as previous viruses the regulations are slowly being relaxed and tourists are starting to return in small numbers.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255956-bar-owners-are-finding-it-hard-to-recruit-thai-girls/

 

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Chonburi woman allegedly beaten by drunken husband after getting significant donations following viral social media video

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Chonburi – The mother of a child who went viral on Tiktok for begging for leftover soup to feed her family was allegedly assaulted by her husband after receiving over half a million baht donation.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255957-chonburi-woman-allegedly-beaten-by-drunken-husband-after-getting-significant-donations-following-viral-social-media-video/

 

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Young man with knife reportedly scaring tourists arrested on Second Road in Pattaya

By Adam Judd

 

 

Pattaya, Thailand - A young man brandishing a knife in the parking lot of a local mall on Second Road was arrested yesterday by a team from the Pattaya Police.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255958-young-man-with-knife-reportedly-scaring-tourists-arrested-on-second-road-in-pattaya/

 

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Prachuap tourism fair lets local explore their inner cowboy and cowgirl

By Online Reporter

 

 

A tourism event being held in Ao Prachuap hosted a cowboy and cowgirl contest where 30,000 baht was given away in prize money.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255959-prachuap-tourism-fair-lets-local-explore-their-inner-cowboy-and-cowgirl/

 

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Malaysians stranded in southern Thailand appeal for help to come home

FMT Reporters

 

Police guarding the Malaysian side of the border with Songkhla, Thailand. (Bernama pic)

 

PETALING JAYA: More than 10,000 Malaysians are reportedly stranded in southern Thailand after their travel documents expired.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255960-malaysians-stranded-in-southern-thailand-appeal-for-help-to-come-home/

 

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COVID-19: Thailand reports 26,081 new coronavirus cases, 91 deaths, 26,011 recoveries

 

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Thailand on Thursday (April 7) reported 26,081 new COVID-19 cases, 26,011 recoveries and 91 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Thursday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 3,807,908 with 25,788 deaths.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255968-covid-19-thailand-reports-26081-new-coronavirus-cases-91-deaths-26011-recoveries/

 

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Thai garlic farmers suffer as cheaper Chinese bulbs flooded the market

 

 

Lamphun/ Thailand - More than 25,000 Thai farmers who grow garlic in Thailand are demanding to stop importing it from China, whose garlic is considerably cheaper due to lower production costs.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255975-thai-garlic-farmers-suffer-as-cheaper-chinese-bulbs-flooded-the-market/

 

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Female stalker with a Samurai sword - she just wants sex from her ex 

 

Sanook Thai Caption: She's still harassing him

 

Sanook reported on a weird situation that two couples have got themselves in. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255978-female-stalker-with-a-samurai-sword-she-just-wants-sex-from-her-ex/

 

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Elderly patients not being responsible by shunning booster shot, says senior doctor

By Cod Satrusayang

 

 

Elderly patients who refuse to get the booster shots are putting themselves at unnecessary risk and filling up healthcare facilities due to their inaction, a senior doctor told Thai Enquirer on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255984-elderly-patients-not-being-responsible-by-shunning-booster-shot-says-senior-doctor/

 

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Benz driven in Sattahip kills three workers after going through police checkpoint and taunting cops

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

There was high drama on the road leading out of Sattahip in the east of Thailand heading towards the U-Tapao airport.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255986-benz-driven-in-sattahip-kills-three-workers-after-going-through-police-checkpoint-and-taunting-cops/

 

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Three arrested in car park: They were selling a Laotian tiger cub for 400,000 baht

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police from the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division became aware of the activity of a gang trading in exotic species online.

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1255987-three-arrested-in-car-park-they-were-selling-a-laotian-tiger-cub-for-400000-baht/

 

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Japan lifts entry ban to 106 countries including Thailand

By Cod Satrusayang

 

 

Japan will lift the entry ban for foreign nationals from 106 countries including Thailand, the Japanese government said this week, but tourism arrivals will still be on hold.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255989-japan-lifts-entry-ban-to-106-countries-including-thailand/

 

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Thailand's hanging wires: Motorcyclist nearly decapitated calls for authorities to act

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Strangled by a coms cable

 

A 30 year old motorcyclist called Meuanfan, 30, turned to Daily News for help after she came off her motorcycle.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255990-thailands-hanging-wires-motorcyclist-nearly-decapitated-calls-for-authorities-to-act/

 

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Hua Hin eyes wellness and sports tourists

By Jonathan Fairfield

 

 

Hua Hin Today recently spoke to Khun Isra Stapanaseth, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Director for Prachuap Khiri Khan who explained how wellness, as well as sporting events will be used to attract tourists to Hua Hin.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255993-hua-hin-eyes-wellness-and-sports-tourists/

 

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Kid out swimming finds submerged car - it contains 43 year old man who may have been murdered

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police and rescue services went to Salalai sub-district in Sam Roi Yod, Prachuap Khiri Khan after a boy out swimming found a car in a klong by a weir beneath his feet.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255994-kid-out-swimming-finds-submerged-car-it-contains-43-year-old-man-who-may-have-been-murdered/

 

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‘Less Plastic Phuket’ a stepping stone to better waste management

 

Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash

 

In the past few years, the COVID-19 outbreak has increased the amount of plastic waste, despite many people working from home, as well as the dramatic drop in the number of foreign tourists, due to the closure of Thailand’s borders during the pandemic.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255997-‘less-plastic-phuket’-a-stepping-stone-to-better-waste-management/

 

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The hazards of Thai driving:  Now late night driver finds a woman lying down praying in the middle of the road

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Near miss!

 

Daily News went to investigate after a company employee called Phanuwat went on social media to describe what happened to him on Monday evening.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255998-the-hazards-of-thai-driving -now-late-night-driver-finds-a-woman-lying-down-praying-in-the-middle-of-the-road/

 

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On Thailand’s Koh Samui, chain hotels look beyond Chinese tourists for a post-pandemic rebound

Jitsiree Thongnoi in Samui

 

A beach on the Thai island of Samui. Photo: Shutterstock

 

● On the Thai island of Samui, high-end hotel chains have been expanding to take advantage of pent-up travel demand as the country further eases entry rules

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256000-on-thailand’s-koh-samui-chain-hotels-look-beyond-chinese-tourists-for-a-post-pandemic-rebound/

 

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Find this elderly foreigner who stole a 150 baht bottle of rum from granny

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

A son went online to complain about thieves constantly targeting a grocer's he runs with his mum.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256009-find-this-elderly foreigner-who-stole-a-150-baht-bottle-of-rum-from-granny/

 

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Three men found with 1,000 kilos of weed at Phetchabun resort

 

Picture: INN

 

Region 1 police announced the arrest of three men, part of a gang smuggling marijuana across the border (from Laos, suggests ASEAN NOW) bound for the central region.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256011-three-men-found-with-1000-kilos-of-weed-at-phetchabun-resort/

 

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Dog poisoner in NE Thailand: Thai lady to file police report about neighbor after her dogs got out

 

Picture: INN

 

Reporters from INN went to investigate in Ban Pradu Ngam, Khon Buri, Korat, after a woman called Parisana, 44, said seven of her dogs had been poisoned.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256013-dog-poisoner-in-ne-thailand-thai-lady-to-file-police-report-about-neighbor-after-her-dogs-got-out/

 

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Rough seas on Samui - one Thai woman tourist drowns, one Russian woman rescued - red flags flying

 

Manger Thai Caption: Rough seas at Samui - one tourist swept away and drowned

 

Manager reported that the holiday island of Koh Samui in the south of Thailand was experiencing rough seas.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256015-rough-seas-on-samui-one-thai-woman-tourist-drowns-one-russian-woman-rescued-red-flags-flying/

 

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Pareena Kraikupt stripped of MP status, banned from Thai politics for life

 

 

Thailand’s Supreme Court Criminal Division for Political Office Holders found MP for the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), Pareena Kraikupt, guilty of severe ethical misconduct on Thursday, resulting in the immediate revocation of her MP status, a lifetime ban from running for political office and a 10 year suspension of her political and election rights.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256037-pareena-kraikupt-stripped-of-mp-status-banned-from-thai-politics-for-life/

 

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NHRC rules limitation of free expression a violation of human rights

 

 

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ruled that Restriction No: 11, contained in “Announcement 27”, issued under the Emergency Decree by the Thai government, which bars media from disseminating information deemed to be distorted, misleading or fearmongering, is a breach of human rights and must be revoked.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256038-nhrc-rules-limitation-of-free-expression-a-violation-of-human-rights/

 

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Measures for long Songkran holidays next week to be decided on Friday

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will chair a meeting of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) tomorrow (Friday) to assess the COVID-19 situation and to put final touches to preparations and measures to cope with the spread of the Omicron variant, ahead of the mass exodus from Bangkok and other cities during the Songkran holidays next week.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256040-measures-for-long-songkran-holidays-next-week-to-be-decided-on-friday/

 

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Proposal to End RT-PCR Tests after Songkran

 

 

BANGKOK, April 7 (TNA) – Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered hospitals to build up their COVID-19 vaccine doses for inoculation for elderly people and their younger relatives who will return home during the Songkran holiday and planned to propose an end to compulsory RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 after the festival.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256041-proposal-to-end-rt-pcr-tests-after-songkran/