THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 14 May 2022

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Thai Health Ministry may propose lowering COVID Alert from Level 3 to 2

 

 

The Ministry of Public Health anticipates that COVID-19 infections in Thailand will be on a decline by the end of this month or in early June, which will enable it to propose further easing of restrictions, including the downgrading of the COVID Alert to Level 2, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259571-thai-health-ministry-may-propose-lowering-covid-alert-from-level-3-to-2/

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Long COVID clinics mushroom in Thailand as survivors tackle after-effects

 

Data collected from 352 COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital from September 2021 show that 82 percent had at least one long-COVID symptom. (Photo by Fusion Medical Animation)

 

With more than 4 million COVID-19 infections recorded in Thailand since early 2020, it is no surprise that long-COVID support groups are popping up all around the country.  

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259557-long-covid-clinics-mushroom-in-thailand-as-survivors-tackle-after-effects/

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ASEAN puts US request for “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” on hold

 

U.S. President Joe Biden poses for a group photograph with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during a special U.S.-ASEAN summit at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

In an unexpected diplomatic move, ASEAN has decided to delay the granting of “comprehensive strategic partnership”status, or CSP, to the US until November, according to an informed source.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259595-asean-puts-us-request-for-“comprehensive-strategic-partnership”-on-hold/

 

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Thai crypto exchanges suspend LUNA and UST trading after major meltdown 

By Panithan Onthaworn

 

 

Thailand's cryptocurrency exchanges have suspended trading in Terraform Labs' Terra (LUNA) and TerraUSD (UST) tokens after shedding nearly 100 per cent of their value in a matter of days.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259596-thai-crypto-exchanges-suspend-luna-and-ust-trading-after-major-meltdown/

 

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Royal Thai Navy rescues fisherman and crew as boat capsizes in Phang Nga

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Phang Nga – A fisherman and his crew has been rescued by the Royal Thai Navy after the fishing boat was capsizing in Phang Nga, north of Phuket yesterday morning (May 13th).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259597-royal-thai-navy-rescues-fisherman-and-crew-as-boat-capsizes-in-phang-nga/

 

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Two people injured in Phuket after pickup driver crashes into a motorbike with two riders and flees scene of accident

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

PHOTO: Taan 5901 (Thep 01)

 

Phuket – Two people have sustained injuries after a motorbike was allegedly smashed into by a hit-and-run pickup truck driver on Phuket Bypass Road in the Mueang Phuket District yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259598-two-people-injured-in-phuket-after-pickup-driver-crashes-into-a-motorbike-with-two-riders-and-flees-scene-of-accident/

 

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Thai PM receives warm welcome from US President, discusses bilateral and multilateral cooperation defense with US Defense Secretary

By Nop Meechukhun

 

 

National – US President Joe Biden has welcomed Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O’Cha and other Southeast Asian leaders to Washington D.C. on Thursday, May 12th, for the two-day U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259599-thai-pm-receives-warm-welcome-from-us-president-discusses-bilateral-and-multilateral-cooperation-defense-with-us-defense-secretary/

 

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Rooms on Koh Larn are fully booked during this long holiday weekend, say hotel operators

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Koh Larn, Pattaya — A hotel operator told TPN Media that the rooms on Koh Larn were fully booked with over 10,000 visitors daily during these four consecutive holidays.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259600-rooms-on-koh-larn-are-fully-booked-during-this-long-holiday-weekend-say-hotel-operators/

 

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Indian man says transgender person took his 45,000 baht necklace on Walking Street, fifth incident recently in Pattaya

By Adam Judd

 

 

Walking Street, Pattaya-  A 42-year-old Indian man reported to Pattaya police early this morning that he claims his 45,000 baht necklace was stolen on Walking Street by what he believes was a transgender person.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259601-indian-man-says-transgender-person-took-his-45000-baht-necklace-on-walking-street-fifth-incident-recently-in-pattaya/

 

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Birds seized during police raids sold at auction in Hua Hin for over 2 million baht

By Online Reporter

 

 

More than 300 birds which were seized by police during raids across Thailand have been sold at an auction held in Hua Hin.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259602-birds-seized-during-police-raids-sold-at-auction-in-hua-hin-for-over-2-million-baht/

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How pet owners in Hua Hin can get their animals vaccinated against rabies for free

By Online Reporter

 

 

After health officials have urged people to stay up to date with their vaccinations during the pandemic, Hua Hin Municipality is reminding pet owners to do the same for their four legged friends.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259603-how-pet-owners-in-hua-hin-can-get-their-animals-vaccinated-against-rabies-for-free/

 

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Explained: Why Thailand will distribute 1 million cannabis plants to households

With about a third of its labour force engaged in agriculture, Thailand has been trying to promote cannabis as a cash crop for some time now. In fact, in 2018, it became the first country in the Southeast Asian region to legalise the use of cannabis for medical use.

 

By: Explained Desk | New Delhi |
 

Thailand's Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, at a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, at the Public Health Ministry in Nonthaburi, Thailand, talks to reporters after signing a measure that drops cannabis from his ministry's list of controlled drugs. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

 

The Thai government has announced plans to distribute a million cannabis plants to households across the nation next month, when most of the legal restrictions on cultivating weed at home will be lifted.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259604-explained-why-thailand-will-distribute-1-million-cannabis-plants-to-households/

 

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks Welcoming Thailand Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Prayut Chan-o-cha to the Pentagon

 

Lloyd J. Austin III

Secretary of Defense

 

Transcript

 

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD J. AUSTIN III:  Well, Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for taking the time to visit the Pentagon today. It is especially good to have you here because Thailand is our oldest friend and Ally in the Indo-Pacific.

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1259605-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-remarks-welcoming-thailand-prime-minister-and-minister-of-defence-prayut-chan-o-cha-to-the-pentagon/

 

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COVID-19 - May 14: Thailand reports 6,736 new coronavirus cases, 9,213 recoveries, 54 deaths

 

Graphic: ASEAN NOW

 

Thailand on Saturday (May 14) reported 6,736 new COVID-19 cases, 9,213 recoveries and 54 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1259607-covid-19-may-14-thailand-reports-6736-new-coronavirus-cases-9213-recoveries-54-deaths/

 

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Friday 13th: Instructor shot dead at rifle range - beginner student thought it wasn't a live round

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Friday 13th proved to be very unlucky for a rifle range instructor after he was shot dead by a beginner student yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259614-friday-13th-instructor-shot-dead-at-rifle-range-beginner-student-thought-it-wasnt-a-live-round/

 

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Commerce minister promises tough action on car seat manufacturers fleecing public - price help on the way

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai media continued to explore every angle after it was announced that car seats would be mandatory for children up to the age of 6 in Thailand from September.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259617-commerce-minister-promises-tough-action-on-car-seat-manufacturers-fleecing-public-price-help-on-the-way/

 

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P.E. teacher shot in her car in the south of Thailand - she gritted her teeth and drove off to seek help

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that a female physical education teacher was shot in her car on the Lamphaya to Lammai Road in Muang district of Yala in the far south of Thailand yesterday morning.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259621-pe-teacher-shot-in-her-car-in-the-south-of-thailand-she-gritted-her-teeth-and-drove-off-to-seek-help/

 

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"Holy Father" latest: Weird cult leader was growing marijuana - 8 charges laid

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Eight serious charges filed

 

Daily News continued to report on the case of the week - that of a weird cult in Chaiyaphum headed by a self styled guru called Phra Bida or Holy Father.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259624-holy-father-latest-weird-cult-leader-was-growing-marijuana-8-charges-laid/

 

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Underage Thai girls being offered for sex on Twitter/Line in NE Thailand - female admin nabbed

 

 

INN reported that Thailand's human trafficking police conducted a sting after becoming aware that a group was offering underage girls for sex online.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259625-underage-thai-girls-being-offered-for-sex-on-twitterline-in-ne-thailand-female-admin-nabbed/

 

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Pichate Satirachaval: Coalition rebel plants ‘time bomb’ under Prayut’s government

By Thai PBS World’s Political Desk

 

 

As the government sails towards another censure-debate storm, coalition MP Pichate Satirachaval is creating dangerous waves in the ruling Palang Pracharath Party – just months after joining it.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259626-pichate-satirachaval-coalition-rebel-plants-‘time-bomb’-under-prayut’s-government/

 

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Wild elephant numbers increase 8% annually - measures underway to get them back in protected areas

 

 

77kaoded reported on continuing measures to deal with an large increase in the numbers of wild elephants fleeing wildlife areas looking for water and food and attacking members of the public as a result. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259628-wild-elephant-numbers-increase-8-annually-measures-underway-to-get-them-back-in-protected-areas/

 

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Memories of the Rocket Festival - a window into the crazier aspects of Thai culture!

 

OPINION | by Rooster

 

 

This weekend will see the resumption of the largest Bun Bang Fai or Rocket Festival in Thailand after a two year pandemic hiatus. It’s an incredible event that provides a window into some of the crazier aspects of Thai culture. One that this columnist will say “if you haven’t been to, you haven’t been to Thailand”.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259630-memories-of-the-rocket-festival-a-window-into-the-crazier-aspects-of-thai-culture/

 

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Thai man poses as sexy woman online to trick boys into sending pics and video of their private parts

 

 

Thai Rath reported on the activities of officers of the Consumer Protection Division regarding the use of sex avatar profiles on Facebook.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259631-thai-man-poses-as-sexy-woman-online-to-trick-boys-into-sending-pics-and-video-of-their-private-parts/

 

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Video: Looking for a lottery win? Look no further than these amorous water monitors!

 

 

Sanook reported on a TikTok video that many netizens hope could pave the way to a lottery win in the upcoming draw on Monday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259634-video-looking-for-a-lottery-win-look-no-further-than-these-amorous-water-monitors/

 

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to continue:

Thailand Live Monday 16 May 2022
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