THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 9 May 2022

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Dead motorcyclist's spirit still riding in NE Thailand after hanging wires accident

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Dead Motorcyclist Rides Again

 

Daily News reported mysterious goings on in Surin in the NE of Thailand after a motorcyclist died in a hanging wires accident.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259078-dead-motorcyclists-spirit-still-riding-in-ne-thailand-after-hanging-wires-accident/

 

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Passenger Boat Operators Seek Fare Rise

 

 

BANGKOK, May 9 (TNA) – The operator of passenger boats in the Saen Saep canal sought permission to raise fares by one baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259080-passenger-boat-operators-seek-fare-rise/

 

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Thai water buffaloes to be proposed as a UN agricultural heritage systems

 

 

The Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Co-operatives is preparing to propose the inclusion of the raising of Thailand’s water buffaloes in the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259091-thai-water-buffaloes-to-be-proposed-as-a-un-agricultural-heritage-systems/

 

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Thailand Affirms Neutral Stance on Russia-Ukraine Crisis

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand has affirmed that it will not take sides in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as the kingdom prepares to join a high-level U.S.-ASEAN meeting next week in Washington, D.C.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259092-thailand-affirms-neutral-stance-on-russia-ukraine-crisis/

 

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Thailand Scores High on Tourist and Food Rankings

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand and its cultural assets have earned high marks among the international community during the post-pandemic era, with the government saying it will continue to promote the kingdom’s soft power in all areas.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259093-thailand-scores-high-on-tourist-and-food-rankings/

 

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Thai Ombudsman Chief Elected as IOI Asian Regional President

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Chief Ombudsman of Thailand has been elected as the new Asian Regional President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259094-thai-ombudsman-chief-elected-as-ioi-asian-regional-president/

 

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Thailand Urges Care Over Content After Offensive Lazada Advertisement

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thai authorities have warned against the creation of online content that risked insulting the nation’s monarchy, after a video by a social media influencer promoting e-commerce platform Lazada was deemed offensive to the institution.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259096-thailand-urges-care-over-content-after-offensive-lazada-advertisement/

 

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Govt Caps Diesel Price at B32 a Liter

 

 

BANGKOK, May 9 (TNA) – The board of the Oil Fuel Fund resolved to cap the diesel price at 32 baht per liter until May 16 to help curb the cost of living.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259097-govt-caps-diesel-price-at-b32-a-liter/

 

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Entertainment venue operators call for bars and nightlife in tourism ”blue-zone” areas to be fully, legally reopened in June

 

PHOTO: Daily News

 

A group of nightlife entertainment venues operators has submitted a proposal letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O’Cha to legally allow their businesses to be reopened, primarily in ”blue-zone” areas geared to tourism like Phuket and Pattaya, to help promote tourism from June 1st onwards.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259098-entertainment-venue-operators-call-for-bars-and-nightlife-in-tourism-”blue-zone”-areas-to-be-fully-legally-reopened-in-june/

 

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Bio-fermented water used in Thailand to get rid of rotten water in canals

 

 

Thai villagers in cooperation with community leaders have made bio-fermented water to solve the issue of rotten water in natural canals that smell bad.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259108-bio-fermented-water-used-in-thailand-to-get-rid-of-rotten-water-in-canals/

 

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Saudi prince in Thailand, eyes further cooperation in sports

 

 

Saudi Arabia is pleased with the improvement in Saudi-Thai relations and hopes to see them grow in many ways, including sports, according to Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdul Aziz, Vice President of the Saudi Olympic Committee, who is in Thailand this week to watch badminton finals in Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259110-saudi-prince-in-thailand-eyes-further-cooperation-in-sports/

 

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Police Haven’t Required a Child Car Seat Yet

 

 

BANGKOK, May 9 (TNA) – The Metropolitan Police Bureau states clearly that it has not imposed a child car seat rule on vehicles with a child aged six years and younger yet.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259067-car-seats-set-to-be-mandatory-for-children-up-to-age-6-in-thailand-more-laws-to-curb-street-racing/?do=findComment&comment=17349582

 

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Thailand’s COVID-19 alert level lowered from 4 to 3

 

Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP

 

The Public Health Ministry’s Emergency Operations Centre for COVID-19 has lowered the national COVID-19 alert level from 4 to 3, as the daily infection rate has been falling.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259113-thailand’s-covid-19-alert-level-lowered-from-4-to-3/

 

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