Thailand looks at easing visa rules in bid to boost tourism

By Online Reporter

 

File photo

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will propose a major easing of the visa rules for international travellers in a bid to boost tourism.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262636-thailand-looks-at-easing-visa-rules-in-bid-to-boost-tourism/

Over 35m logins for cannabis cultivation registration, uncontrolled use warned

 

 

The Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has reports that more than 35 million logins were recorded on its “Plookganja” application for cannabis and hemp cultivation registration between June 9th and 7am today (Monday), amid a cannabis boom following Thailand’s decriminalisation of the two plants last Thursday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262652-over-35m-logins-for-cannabis-cultivation-registration-uncontrolled-use-warned/

Taxis Granted Permission to Provide Meterless Services in Outer Provinces

 

 

As a service flexibility measure, taxis registered in Bangkok are now permitted to provide services outside of seven provinces without using meters.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262654-taxis-granted-permission-to-provide-meterless-services-in-outer-provinces/

Loan Sharks are making a large profit across Thailand

by Michael Bridge

 

 

How many times do we read in the media that Police have arrested nine people during raids on premises believed used for illegal app-based loansharking in Bangkok and Chon Buri on Thursday morning. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262707-loan-sharks-are-making-a-large-profit-across-thailand/

 

Police on nationwide lookout for mayor of Prachin Buri administration

 

Sunthorn Vilawan

 

Police across Thailand have been told to look for Sunthorn Vilawan, mayor of the Prachin Buri provincial administrative organisation and father of Deputy Education Minister Kanokwan, who is wanted by the police and park officials for alleged land encroachment in Khao Yai National Park.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262709-police-on-nationwide-lookout-for-mayor-of-prachin-buri-administration/

 

Nets to be installed to block garbage from flowing into the Kamala Sea

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Kamala – The Kamala Tambol Administrative Organisation will install nets to block garbage from flowing into the sea.

 

Full stony: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262711-nets-to-be-installed-to-block-garbage-from-flowing-into-the-kamala-sea/

Three dead, including two 14-year-old boys, after a sedan crashes into a motorbike in Ban Bueng

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

PHOTO: Seen Salamakom Ban Bueang Rescue Foundation

 

Ban Bueng – Three people died, including two young teenage boys, after a sedan crashed into a motorbike in Ban Bueng earlier this week.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262712-three-dead-including-two-14-year-old-boys-after-a-sedan-crashes-into-a-motorbike-in-ban-bueng/

 

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Visa free for all put forward by industry meeting hosted by Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)

by Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

 

Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Yuthasak Supasorn hosted a meeting of foreign tourism industry representatives on Friday at which a wide range of plans was approved to be put to the government as a way to boost the inward flow of foreign tourists in the last half of the year as Thailand banks on the recovery of the industry to drive economic growth in 2022.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262636-thailand-looks-at-easing-visa-rules-in-bid-to-boost-tourism/?do=findComment&comment=17417954

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul receives sixth booster Covid-19 shot

By Nop Meechukhun

 

 

Bangkok – Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has received the sixth booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine, his Fanclub Facebook page administration reported today, June 13th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262714-public-health-minister-anutin-charnvirakul-receives-sixth-booster-covid-19-shot/

 

A free and open Indo-Pacific a common vision – US Secretary of Defence

 

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha welcomes US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to Bangkok, Thailand, June 13, 2022. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

 

Thailand is an ally of the United States, so there’s a strong relationship of which we have to remain mindful. This is an important country to us, said Lloyd Austin, United States Secretary of Defence, during his press conference in Bangkok on Monday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262716-a-free-and-open-indo-pacific-a-common-vision-–-us-secretary-of-defence/

 

World Sports News - Tuesday 14 June 2022 by Chili Radio
 

 

Listen to the news:  https://aseannow.com/topic/1262720-world-sports-news-tuesday-14-june-2022-by-chili-radio/

 

British biker, 83, is killed in a horror crash in Thailand after car pulls out in front of him

-- Keith William McVeighty, 83, was riding along the motorway in Chiang Mai

-- A silver car suddenly pulled out from a side road in front of the British ex-pat

-- CCTV footage showed he pulled his brakes but smashed into the back of the car

-- The motorbike lover was flung onto the roof of the vehicle and fell onto the road

-- A local police chief confirmed McVeighty's death, and said if the driver - believed to be a Chinese woman - was found to be at fault, she would be prosecuted

 

By CHRIS JEWERS FOR MAILONLINE and VIRAL PRESS

 

Pictured: Mr McVeighty's upturned bike is seen on the motorway in Thailand after the crash

 

A British pensioner was killed on Sunday in a horrific motorbike crash in Thailand involving a car, according to reports.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262725-british-biker-83-is-killed-in-a-horror-crash-in-thailand-after-car-pulls-out-in-front-of-him/

 

NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday June 14 2022
 

 

Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262727-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-tuesday-june-14-2022/

 

Suspected murderer of Thai couple in Taiwan pops back to dad's home in Chiang Mai - takes off in Volvo

 

Sanook Thai Caption: (He) returned home after the murder

 

Sanook reported on the continuing movements of a Thai man who is suspected of killing a Thai couple in Taiwan. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262729-suspected-murderer-of-thai-couple-in-taiwan-pops-back-to-dads-home-in-chiang-mai-takes-off-in-volvo/

 

Drama in Korat! Couple's sex tape at resort angers district chief and tourism official - stain on Wang Nam Khiaw's reputation!

 

Sanook Thai Caption: Ooh sexy! Wang Nam Khiaw

 

Officials in the tourist area of natural beauty that is Wang Nam Khiaw in Nakhon Ratchasima are furious after a couple's sex tape got out of porn site OnlyFans and was shared to Line. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262731-drama-in-korat-couples-sex-tape-at-resort-angers-district-chief-and-tourism-official-stain-on-wang-nam-khiaws-reputation/

 

Video: Innocent local becomes victim as rival students fight in the street in Samut Prakan

 

77kaoded Thai Caption: Red: Students who caused the trouble White: A local Yellow: Students in shorts;  Students attacked - innocent local a victim

 

A video showed yet more violence flare in Samut Prakan between rival students, some armed with swords.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262732-video-innocent-local-becomes-victim-as-rival-students-fight-in-the-street-in-samut-prakan/

 

Man kicks woman after she attacks his mum - but there's a back story

 

Sanook Thai Caption: She should get some treatment

 

Sanook went to a motorcycle repair shop in Soi Bang Duan, Samut Prakan, after a video was posted on Facebook that showed a woman in red tampering with a car, hit another woman in the face before being kicked herself with a flying kick by the woman's son. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262733-man-kicks-woman-after-she-attacks-his-mum-but-theres-a-back-story/

 

Green Line could be a tough ride for Chadchart

 

 

Managing the controversial Skytrain Green Line shrewdly, bogged down as it is by controversies over high fares, court battle over debt and extension of concession, is going to be a major test for newly elected Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262734-green-line-could-be-a-tough-ride-for-chadchart/

 

Does Thammanat Prompow still have power to change course of Thai politics? 

 

Photo from Thammanat Prompow Facebook

 

Thammanat Prompow has become a party leader for the first time in his career — a crowning success for any politician. However, analysts say his recent rise to head the Thai Economic Party is unlikely to benefit this powerbroker, who is more used to working underground than under the limelight.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262738-does-thammanat-prompow-still-have-power-to-change-course-of-thai-politics/

 

Bangkok woman dies in free diving accident off Sattahip - police investigating

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police and navy divers were called after a woman learning to free dive 8 nautical miles off Sattahip was dragged under water by a rope attached to a 10 kilogram weight that snapped dragging her underwater.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262743-bangkok-woman-dies-in-free-diving-accident-off-sattahip-police-investigating/

 

Two Indian Men Die In Koh Samui Motorbike Accident

 

The spot where the two Indian tourists died last evening. Photos: MNG Online

 

TWO YOUNG Indian men holidaying on Koh Samui died after losing control of their rented motorcycle while coming down Khao Pom hill then crashing onto the traffic barrier and tumbling down the hillside last evening, MNG Online said today (June 13).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262744-two-indian-men-die-in-koh-samui-motorbike-accident/

 

Second person falls to their death in exactly the same place at Nonthaburi condo

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Second corpse!

 

Daily News reported on yet another person in Thailand who fell to their death from a condo in Nonthaburi.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262745-second-person-falls-to-their-death-in-exactly-the-same-place-at-nonthaburi-condo/

 

Speedy response as "Lt-Gen" calls for action at Zebra X-ing outside school where yet another primary kid was injured

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

A senior figure in the Pathum Thani administration called "Mayor Jazz" or Pol Lt-Gen Kamronwit Thupkrajang demanded swift action after yet another primary school child was hit on the way home.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262746-speedy-response-as-lt-gen-calls-for-action-at-zebra-x-ing-outside-school-where-yet-another-primary-kid-was-injured/

 

Nok Air - now even your pets can fly!

 

Daily News Thai Caption: You can take your "little ones" on a flight

 

Daily News reported what they referred to as great news for pet owners with dogs and cats.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262748-nok-air-now-even-your-pets-can-fly/

 

Red-shirt leader protests against US Defence Secretary’s visit, Indo-Pacific strategy

 

 

United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), or “Red Shirt” leader Jatuporn Prompan led a small group of Thai people who staged a rally in front of the Ministry of Defence yesterday (Monday), to protest the visit to Thailand by US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and his country’s Indo-Pacific strategy.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262750-red-shirt-leader-protests-against-us-defence-secretary’s-visit-indo-pacific-strategy/

 

Appeals court upholds 8-month suspended prison sentence for Pareena Kraikupt

 

Photo from thaipost.net

 

The Thai Appeals Court upheld a lower court sentence of an eight-month suspended prison term and a 66,666 baht fine today (Tuesday), imposed on former Palang Pracharath MP for Ratchaburi province, Pareena Kraikupt, in a defamation case filed against her by former Future Forward MP Pannika Wanich.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262758-appeals-court-upholds-8-month-suspended-prison-sentence-for-pareena-kraikupt/

 

Deputy Bangkok governor begins tackling bribery among municipal police

 

Chakkaphan Phewngam

 

Deputy Bangkok Governor Chakkaphan Phewngam has warned municipal police to refrain from demanding or accepting bribes or other ill-gotten benefits during his first meeting with municipal police chiefs and the head of the City Law Enforcement Department yesterday (Monday).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262760-deputy-bangkok-governor-begins-tackling-bribery-among-municipal-police/

 

Thailand Ready to Lead BIMSTEC

by Paul Rujopakarn

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - After assuming the chairmanship of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) this year, Thailand has pledged to make the grouping more tangible than ever.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262761-thailand-ready-to-lead-bimstec/

 

Full-Scale Cobra Gold to Return Next Year

by Paul Rujopakarn

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The U.S.-Thai Cobra Gold military exercise, which was scaled back this year due to the pandemic, is set for a full-scale revival in 2023.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262763-full-scale-cobra-gold-to-return-next-year/

Two bar operators in Rawai, Phuket arrested for allegedly breaking Phuket Covid-19 orders

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Rawai, Phuket – Two bar operators were arrested for allegedly breaking Phuket orders and Covid-19 measurements.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262764-two-bar-operators-in-rawai-phuket-arrested-for-allegedly-breaking-phuket-covid-19-orders/