THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 29 June 2022

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Planned 59-baht maximum fare on BTS extensions opposed

 

 

Thailand’s Consumer Council (TCC), a non-profit consumer protection network, has voiced its strong objection to the planned 59-baht maximum train fare for the two extended routes of the BTS sky train system, or Green Line, claiming that the maximum fare should not exceed 44 baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264383-planned-59-baht-maximum-fare-on-bts-extensions-opposed/

 

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Bangkok’s MRT Blue Line fares frozen until year-end

 

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Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) has agreed to freeze fares on the Blue Line of the metro system, or the MRT, currently between 17 and 42 baht, until the end of the year, despite a cabinet decision yesterday (Tuesday) to allow the company to increase the fare by one baht, in line with the consumer price index (CPI).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264398-bangkok’s-mrt-blue-line-fares-frozen-until-year-end/

 

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MEA Pays Compensation to Sampheng Fire Victims

 

 

BANGKOK, June 29 (TNA) – The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) on Wednesday initially paid compensation to some vendors affected by a blaze that was allegedly sparked by a power transformer in Bangkok’s Sampheng market.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264399-mea-pays-compensation-to-sampheng-fire-victims/

 

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Protests greet PM in Chiang Mai, over 2,000 police provide protection

 

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More than 2,000 police were deployed to provide protection for Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha when he visited Chiang Mai province today (Wednesday), but the sheer force of both uniform and plainclothes officers failed to stop the protests.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264400-protests-greet-pm-in-chiang-mai-over-2000-police-provide-protection/

 

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Bangkok Proposes Budget for Scout Uniform Procurements

 

 

The Bangkok governor has suggested that a budget be set aside to finance the handout of boy scout and girl guide uniforms to children in families facing financial difficulties.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264416-bangkok-proposes-budget-for-scout-uniform-procurements/

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Normal Treatment Service to Start for COVID Patients

 

 

BANGKOK, June 29 (TNA) – From July 1, COVID-19 patients will use their normal treatment program because the country will then enter its post-pandemic era.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264422-normal-treatment-service-to-start-for-covid-patients/

 

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Nearly 60 tonnes of suspect smuggled pork impounded in Nakhon Pathom

 

 

Thailand’s Livestock Development Department has impounded about 59 tonnes of pork, suspected to have been smuggled into the country, at a cold storage facility in Nakhon Pathom province today (Wednesday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264424-nearly-60-tonnes-of-suspect-smuggled-pork-impounded-in-nakhon-pathom/

 

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