THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 21 May 2022

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Pubs, Bars, Karaoke Shops to Reopen on June 1

 

 

BANGKOK, May 20 (TNA) – The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration allows entertainment venues including pubs, bars and karaoke shops to reopen on June 1 and will end the Thailand Pass registration for Thai people simultaneously.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260227-pubs-bars-karaoke-shops-to-reopen-on-june-1/

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Thailand scraps quarantine for air, land arrivals from June 1, ‘Thailand Pass’ only for non-Thais

 

 

From June 1st, Thais returning to Thailand need not apply for a “Thailand Pass”, but foreigners are still required to do so, but the process for foreigners to enter Thailand will be made easier, while quarantine for air and land arrivals will be scrapped, according an announcement by The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) today (Friday).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260223-thailand-scraps-quarantine-for-air-land-arrivals-from-june-1-‘thailand-pass’-only-for-non-thais/

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Foreign Affairs Minister Affirms Saudi Trip a Success

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai has stated that his recent trip to Saudi Arabia with a delegation of state officials and businesspeople was a success.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260243-foreign-affairs-minister-affirms-saudi-trip-a-success/

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Hua Hin nightlife to reopen from June 1, Prachuap Khiri Khan confirmed as blue zone

By Online Reporter

 

 

Nightlife venues in Hua Hin will be able to reopen from June 1, as part of an easing of restrictions in 31 provinces in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260264-hua-hin-nightlife-to-reopen-from-june-1-prachuap-khiri-khan-confirmed-as-blue-zone/

 

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Thailand to begin talks on Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

 

 

The Cabinet has decided to join talks on the US’s newly proposed multilateral trade agreement, known as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF).

 

Full story https://aseannow.com/topic/1260265-thailand-to-begin-talks-on-indo-pacific-economic-framework/

 

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Prominent Thai doctor asks public not to panic over Monkeypox in Thailand

By Nop Meechukhun

 

 

Bangkok – Prominent Thai doctor Yong Poovorawan asked the public to monitor the spreading situation of “monkeypox” abroad closely but not to panic over the disease as no case had ever been found in Thailand since 1970.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260266-prominent-thai-doctor-asks-public-not-to-panic-over-monkeypox-in-thailand/

 

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Pattaya nightlife operators are ready to legally reopen effective June 1st, following Thai Covid center announcement

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — Pattaya business operators are ready to reopen after the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) recently announced the official reopening of nightlife businesses in what the government calls the green and blue zones, starting on June 1st.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260267-pattaya-nightlife-operators-are-ready-to-legally-reopen-effective-june-1st-following-thai-covid-center-announcement/

 

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Out of the frying pan..... into the Thai police: Motorcyclists kicked sparking outrage

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported on an incident in Nakhon Pathom at the end of last month that has only just come to light with the emergence of CCTV footage.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260275-out-of-the-frying-pan-into-the-thai-police-motorcyclists-kicked-sparking-outrage/

 

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Update: Police don't believe "Ek Bang Lamung" who attacked Russian jogger in Pattaya - it was sexually motivated

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Police in Pattaya believe the attack by a local man on a female Russian jogger was sexually motivated.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260282-update-police-dont-believe-ek-bang-lamung-who-attacked-russian-jogger-in-pattaya-it-was-sexually-motivated/

 

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Update: Thai man claims he shot at teacher in Suzuki Swift thinking it was a police vehicle

 

 

A 34 year old Thai man arrested in Yala in the far south for a gun attack on a female PE teacher claimed he had a panic attack after taking drugs and thought she was a police patrol.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260283-update-thai-man-claims-he-shot-at-teacher-in-suzuki-swift-thinking-it-was-a-police-vehicle/

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Thai YouTuber slapped with police impersonation charges after making fun of cops in south

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A well known Thai YouTuber with the name "Bird Wan Wang Wang" has been charged by the police in Khutao, Songkhla, with impersonating and making fun of the RTP.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260285-thai-youtuber-slapped-with-police-impersonation-charges-after-making-fun-of-cops-in-south/

 

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Family furious after taking 12 year old with broken arm to hospital themselves - calls for school to train staff

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

A family of a 12 year old primary student at a school in Udon Thani, NE Thailand, went on Facebook to complain that they had to take her to hospital themselves. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260287-family-furious-after-taking-12-year-old-with-broken-arm-to-hospital-themselves-calls-for-school-to-train-staff/

 

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Thai woman stabbed by boyfriend on train heading to NE - passenger horror as knife remains in her neck

 

Sanook Thai Caption: Stabbing on a train

 

Si Khio police boarded the Bangkok - Surin train yesterday at Lat Bua Khao station after a woman was stabbed terrifying other passengers.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260288-thai-woman-stabbed-by-boyfriend-on-train-heading-to-ne-passenger-horror-as-knife-remains-in-her-neck/

 

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Grisly find after mum and daughter having dinner see smelly liquid flowing down the wall

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

A mother and her daughter in Bang Poo, Samut Prakan, told police they were having dinner when they noticed a smelly liquid running down the walls of their ground floor rented room.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260291-grisly-find-after-mum-and-daughter-having-dinner-see-smelly-liquid-flowing-down-the-wall/ 

 

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"Rotten Egg" found at Big C - Smart tomcat was missing for 4 days - 1,000 baht reward paid

 

Picture:Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported that Rotten Egg was found at Big C in Bandung, Udon Thani.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260292-rotten-egg-found-at-big-c- smart-tomcat-was-missing-for-4-days-1000-baht-reward-paid/

 

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Russell Crowe Wants Bangkok Governor Candidates To Answer 3 Questions

By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

 

HOLLYWOOD megastar Russell Crowe who late last year warmed the hearts of Thai fans by sharing beautiful photos of Bangkok and Phuket on Twitter but also highlighting a key problem in the capital by publishing a photo of a mass of overhead cables with the caption “Bangkok dreaming…” has three questions for Bangkok governor election candidates to answer.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260293-russell-crowe-wants-bangkok-governor-candidates-to-answer-3-questions/

 

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Thai Air Asia X Says Bankruptcy Will Not Affect Flight Services

By Editor

 

 

Thai AirAsia X is preparing to enter business rehabilitation after the Thai Court has accepted its bankruptcy filing on Wednesday, May 18th, though it stresses its operations will not be affected throughout the process.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260295-thai-air-asia-x-says-bankruptcy-will-not-affect-flight-services/

 

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On playing the lottery, large melons, turbulence and trepidation in the “close season”

 

 

OPINION | by Rooster

 

Rooster must have translated dozens of stories from the Thai press this year along on the subject of mysterious circumstances inspiring lottery wins.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260296-on-playing-the-lottery-large-melons-turbulence-and-trepidation-in-the-“close-season”/

 

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Thai Moto2 Rider Hailed As A National Hero

By Editor

 

 

Somkiat Chantra, the first Thai rider to win a race in the world championships for motorcycles, has been hailed by the government as a “national hero.”

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260298-thai-moto2-rider-hailed-as-a-national-hero/

 

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