THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 2 May 2022

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Forget running a bar in Thailand - now it's DURIAN to the rescue!

 

77kaoded Thai caption: Turning a crisis into an opportunity

 

A restaurant and bar owner in Samut Prakan had enough of being unable to make a decent living what with all the closures and restrictions caused by the pandemic.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258435-forget-running-a-bar-in-thailand-now-its-durian-to-the-rescue/

 

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Chadchart Sittipunt still leads in latest Bangkok election polls

 

 

Independent candidate in the Bangkok gubernatorial election, former transport minister Chadchart Sittipunt, is still leading in the latest surveys by Suan Dusit Poll and NIDA Poll.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258437-chadchart-sittipunt-still-leads-in-latest-bangkok-election-polls/

 

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Australian tourist files police report after a Phuket taxi driver allegedly touched his 15-year-old daughter’s leg inappropriately

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Phuket - An Australian tourist filed a report to police after a Phuket taxi driver allegedly touched his daughter’s leg inappropriately inside a taxi at a parking area in a shopping mall in the Mueang Phuket District over the past weekend.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258440-australian-tourist-files-police-report-after-a-phuket-taxi-driver-allegedly-touched-his-15-year-old-daughter’s-leg-inappropriately/

 

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Norwegian expat falls unconscious from smoke inhalation, beloved dog dies after house fire in Phuket

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Phuket – A Norwegian ex-pat fell unconscious while his beloved dog died after his house caught fire in Wichit, Mueang Phuket district early this morning (May 2nd) which also alarmed nearby residents.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258441-norwegian-expat-falls-unconscious-from-smoke-inhalation-beloved-dog-dies-after-house-fire-in-phuket/

 

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The boot's on the other foot for Thai tourists - Cambodians want 7,000 baht for an ATK test

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

After the best part of a year charging foreign tourists for Covid tests the boot is now on the other foot for Thai tourists.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258442-the-boots-on-the-other-foot-for-thai-tourists-cambodians-want-7000-baht-for-an-atk-test/

 

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Video: Cutting out the victim - two survive horror smash in Cha-Am after lamppost cut in two

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Cha-Am police and rescue services were called to the Jomphol Road near the Huay Sai zoo after a Honda City slammed into a roadside lamppost snapping it in two.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258444-video-cutting-out-the-victim-two-survive-horror-smash-in-cha-am-after-lamppost-cut-in-two/

 

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Anti tobacco group throws its weight behind banning electronic cigarettes

 

Picture" Naew Na

 

The head of the National Alliance for Tobacco Free Thailand has said they have written to the Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and all the members of his cabinet urging them to maintain Thailand's ban on electronic cigarettes. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258446-anti-tobacco-group-throws-its-weight-behind-banning-electronic-cigarettes/

 

 

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Thailand’s COVID-19 wards being phased out as COVID admissions fall

 

Credit: Thammasat University Field Hospital for COVID-19 Facebook Page

 

A number of Thai hospitals are phasing out their COVID-19 specific wards, as the number of COVID-19 admissions steadily declines, said Director-General of the Medical Services Department Dr. Somsak Akksilp, today (Monday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258457-thailand’s-covid-19-wards-being-phased-out-as-covid-admissions-fall/

 

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Thailand’s COVID infections fall to below 10,000 first day in months on Monday

 

 

Daily new COVID-19 infections are slowing, with 9,331 confirmed cases reported today (Monday), the first time the rate has dropped below 10,000 cases since early February.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258458-thailand’s-covid-infections-fall-to-below-10000-first-day-in-months-on-monday/

 

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Jurin Laksanawisit: Democrat leader struggling to keep storm-hit party afloat

 

 

The “Prinn effect” has left the coalition Democrat Party at one of the lowest ebbs in its 76-year history and its eighth leader, Jurin Laksanawisit, in political hot water. 

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258459-jurin-laksanawisit-democrat-leader-struggling-to-keep-storm-hit-party-afloat/

 

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Digital Minister Petitions for Revision of E-Cigarette Ban

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The National Tobacco Products Control Committee is being urged to consider revising its ban on the import and sales of e-cigarettes in Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258460-digital-minister-petitions-for-revision-of-e-cigarette-ban/

 

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AIS and Krungthai Bank Look to Continue 50-50 Copay Campaign

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Telecommunications company Advanced Info Service (AIS) and Krungthai Bank are collaborating to breathe new life into the government’s popular 50-50 copay campaign.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258471-ais-and-krungthai-bank-look-to-continue-50-50-copay-campaign/

 

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Thailand and Japan Discuss Cooperation During Japanese PM Visit

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The first visit by a Japanese prime minister to Thailand in nine years is expected to help cement long-term relations between the two nations, as well as create new trade and investment opportunities for both sides.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258472-thailand-and-japan-discuss-cooperation-during-japanese-pm-visit/

 

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COVID Insurance Accounted for Most Consumer Complaints in Q1

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thailand Consumer Council (TCC) has reported that COVID-19 insurance saw the highest number of consumer complaints in the first quarter of this year.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258473-covid-insurance-accounted-for-most-consumer-complaints-in-q1/

 

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Increased Malaria risk if raising monkeys or venturing into forests in Thailand

 

 

The Disease Control Department has issued a warning to people raising monkeys or living on the fringes of forests of an increased risk of contracting Plasmodium Knowlesi Malaria, the most common cause of human malaria in the region, noting a surge in cases since last October.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258479-increased-malaria-risk-if-raising-monkeys-or-venturing-into-forests-in-thailand/

 

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