THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 7 May 2022

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Senior official transferred pending probe on alleged trafficking case interference

 

 

The deputy director-general of the Department of Children and Youth has been transferred from the post, pending the outcome of an investigation into an allegation that he interfered with a police probe into a human trafficking ring, which was forcing underage girls into prostitution.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258884-senior-official-transferred-pending-probe-on-alleged-trafficking-case-interference/

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People Warned of Plasmodium Knowlesi Malaria

 

 

BANGKOK (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has warned people to protect themselves from Plasmodium knowlesi malaria and advised people to see a doctor if they developed symptoms after staying close to a monkey or returning from a forest.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258905-people-warned-of-plasmodium-knowlesi-malaria/

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Fifth phase of co-payment stimulus being studied, travel subsidies extended

 

 

The fifth phase of the 50-50 co-payment economic stimulus scheme is being studied, according to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who admitted Friday that the national budget is depleted and that the government must be very cautious when spending, while the “We Travel Together” and “Tour Tiew Thai” domestic tourism subsidy programs have been extended till September. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258920-fifth-phase-of-co-payment-stimulus-being-studied-travel-subsidies-extended/

 

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Thailand Pass still required for all those entering Thailand

By Erich Parpart

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) was expected to decide on the Ministry of Public Health’s proposal to lift the Thailand Pass for Thai citizens at its meeting led by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha on Friday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258922-thailand-pass-still-required-for-all-those-entering-thailand/

 

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Indian tourist in Pattaya says a transgender thief took his expensive necklace on Second Road overnight

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Bang Lamung — Two Indian tourists claimed that their gold necklace was stolen, allegedly by two transgender individuals who approached and hugged them. This, in fact, was the 3rd time the hugging-and-stealing incidents happened in Pattaya recently.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258923-indian-tourist-in-pattaya-says-a-transgender-thief-took-his-expensive-necklace-on-second-road-overnight/

 

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Hua Hin: It’s time to put the sleepy narrative to bed

Editorial | by Jonathan Fairfield

 

Panoramic view of Hua Hin beach with kite surfers in action

 

Over the past month I have read various articles that have described Hua Hin in one form or another as being “sleepy”.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258924-hua-hin-it’s-time-to-put-the-sleepy-narrative-to-bed/

 

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2022 Bun Bung Fai Rocket Festival in Isan promises plenty of sky-high action to watch

Scheduled for mid-May, the famous Northeast Thailand event is returning to Yasothon and Kalasin after 2 years with rocket launching, parades, and more on the programme.

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Bun Bung Fai Talai Lan parade, Kalasin

 

Bangkok – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) invites tourists to experience one of the must-see spectacles of the annual festival calendar – the exhilarating Bun Bung Fai Rocket Festival in the Northeastern Thai provinces of Yasothon from 13-15 May and in Kalasin from 21-22 May.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258925-2022-bun-bung-fai-rocket-festival-in-isan-promises-plenty-of-sky-high-action-to-watch/

 

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COVID-19 - May 7: Thailand reports 8,450 new coronavirus cases, 12,224 recoveries, 58 deaths

 

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Thailand on Saturday (May 7) reported 8,450 new COVID-19 cases, 12,224 recoveries and 58 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258933-covid-19-may-7-thailand-reports-8450-new-coronavirus-cases-12224-recoveries-58-deaths/

 

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Seven ways to move from pandemic to endemic - Thai MoPH official indicates Covid future from July

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Assistant minister to the Ministry of Public Health Sathit Pitutecha spoke at the 2022 general meeting of the Private Health Association, reported Thai Rath.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258934-seven-ways-to-move-from-pandemic-to-endemic-thai-moph-official-indicates-covid-future-from-july/

 

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Child falls down drain at Pattaya hotel - execs tell the press to stop filming to prevent loss of face

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported on an incident last night in which a 12 year old girl got stuck in a drain at a hotel near the dolphin roundabout in North Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258938-child-falls-down-drain-at-pattaya-hotel-execs-tell-the-press-to-stop-filming-to-prevent-loss-of-face/

 

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Video: Motorcyclist tries to duck as barrier at level crossing descends - OUCH!

 

Daily News Thai Caption: An example of.....ducking

 

A video from the PR department of the State Railways of Thailand was going viral on Facebook, reported Daily News.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258943-video-motorcyclist-tries-to-duck-as-barrier-at-level-crossing-descends-ouch/

 

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Video: Angry motorcyclist stopped for parking on sidewalk decides to defecate inside local authority pick-up

 

 

Thai Rath reported on an extraordinary incident involving a motorcyclist and several staff from the Minburi local authority at the end of Ramkhamhaeng Soi 190 yesterday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258945-video-angry-motorcyclist-stopped-for-parking-on-sidewalk-decides-to-defecate-inside-local-authority-pick-up/

 

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"Moment of execution" - one dead and two injured as shots fired in Bang Bua Thong

 

Naew Na Thai Caption: Terrifying moment - Shots fired at rival in Bang Bua Thong. Put in the pic of the pointing at the booth too please. 

 

Naew Na reported on a late night incident at the Bang Bua Thong market in Nonthaburi when a rival group fired shots killing a man and injuring two seriously. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258947-moment-of-execution-one-dead-and-two-injured-as-shots-fired-in-bang-bua-thong/

 

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Family almost wiped out on way to a wedding - "lap nai" blamed again as three die, one critical

 

Naew Na Thai Caption: Three dead two injured - Severe damage as pick-up hits lamppost

 

Naew Na reported on an accident involving adults and children who were inside a pick-up that slammed into a kilometer marker then a lamppost in the north east of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258949-family-almost-wiped-out-on-way-to-a-wedding-lap-nai-blamed-again-as-three-die-one-critical/

 

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Video: "Amazing" Thai policeman moves bees' nest - with his bare hands!

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Moving a bees' nest by hand

 

Daily News reported that Thai netizens were having an online giggle about the never ending capabilities of the Royal Thai Police.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258950-video-amazing-thai-policeman-moves-bees-nest-with-his-bare-hands/

 

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Shock closure of Promenada shopping center in Chiang Mai - deputy gov indicates good news to follow

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported on the surprise closure of a major shopping center in Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258952-shock-closure-of-promenada-shopping-center-in-chiang-mai-deputy-gov-indicates-good-news-to-follow/

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Relax! Thailand is just as safe (or dangerous) as it’s always been

 

 

OPINION | by Rooster

It was a week in which many posters on the ASEAN NOW forum were convinced that crime in Thailand was out of control. Added to the appalling carnage on the roads they contend that the country is getting unsafer by the day. Tourists visit at their peril, they burble.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258953-relax-thailand-is-just-as-safe-or-dangerous-as-it’s-always-been/

 

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Flash floods wreak havoc in Surat Thani, more rain forecast

 

Photo Courtesy of Office for Prevention and Mitigation, Surat Thani

 

Flash floods have wrought havoc in three districts of Thailand’s southern province of Surat Thani in the past 24 hours, as the Meteorological Department warned today of more rain, some of it heavy in southern provinces, as a result of a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, which is intensifying into cyclone storm.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1258955-flash-floods-wreak-havoc-in-surat-thani-more-rain-forecast/

 

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