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LIVE at 5.30pm: Are you curious about Casinos in Thailand? What’s true and what’s the latest? 

 

CASINOS IN THAILAND - WHAT’s THE LATEST? 

 

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Public Health Ministry reconsiders stand on tough legal action against cannabis users

 

A staff holds a cannabis plant at the Government Pharmaceuticals Organisation (GPO) medicinal marijuana greenhouse outside Chon Buri, south of Bangkok on October 8, 2020. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

 

The Thai Ministry of Public Health has rescinded its recommendation to the police that they take legal action against people found to have committed any of four offences in violation of the Protection and Promotion of Traditional Thai Medicine Wisdom Act B.E. 2542 (AD 1999).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267314-public-health-ministry-reconsiders-stand-on-tough-legal-action-against-cannabis-users/

Thailand’s second monkeypox case now in hospital

 

 

Thai Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced today (Thursday) the confirmation, by the Medical Sciences Department, of Thailand’s second monkeypox case.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267316-thailand’s-second-monkeypox-case-now-in-hospital/

[Video] Hua Hin Report July 2022 - News , Cannabis retreat and rules, hotel dual pricing reaction, casinos

 

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ChitChat discusses what's happening in Thailand's Hua Hin

 

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To sell or not to sell, that is the question for Thai Expats 

OPINION | by Michael Bridge

 

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Gone were the heady days when one could arrive at Dom Muang airport and get THB75 to the pound and feel like a millionaire.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267348-to-sell-or-not-to-sell-that-is-the-question-for-thai-expats/

 

Thai Berry pickers to Finland increase again

by Gregers Møller

 

Blueberry. Blueberry background photo created by dashu83 – www.freepik.com

 

Record number of Thai berry pickers are once again expected in Finland this summer, reports YLE.fi

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267350-thai-berry-pickers-to-finland-increase-again/

 

Entertainment Complexes Recommended To Allow Legal Casinos

By Editor

 

 

A panel of lawmakers submitted a report on Wednesday to Parliament, recommending the government issue a decree allowing “entertainment complexes” that include legal casinos to be built in key cities across the country.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267351-entertainment-complexes-recommended-to-allow-legal-casinos/

 

Three Suspects Arrested In Food Fraud Raid 

by TNR Staff Comment

 

 

POLICE arrested three suspects on trademark counterfeiting charges in a raid on a single-storey house in Pathum Thani province where unbranded monosodium glutamate (MSG) food additive was found falsely-labelled under a well-known brand.

 

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Thai Government plans to introduce “Muay Thai” into the 2028 Olympic Games in US

By Nop Meechukhun

 

PHOTO: onefc

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, as chairman of the Olympic Committee of Thailand, is planning to introduce “Muay Thai” into the 2028 Olympic Games in the United States.

 

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Cars fill up Bali Hai Pier’s parking spaces on first day of long weekend, heavy traffic across Jomtien and Pattaya

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — Visitors’ cars crammed the Bali Hai Pier parking spaces as Thailand officially began a four-day-long holiday weekend.

 

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World Sports News - Friday 29 July by Chili Radio

 

 

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Two naked bodies found in shallow grave in Chokchai district, Korat 

 

 

Thai Rath reported that a forager for mushrooms came across some freshly dug earth about 400 meters off the Ban Don Plai road in Rung Arun sub-district of Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267358-two-naked-bodies-found-in-shallow-grave-in-chokchai-district-korat/

 

Revenge killing: Retired soldier ambushed and shot dead in front of wife outside house in Chonburi 

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police captain Nitiphat Srihabutr of the Ko Chan constabulary was called after a shooting outside a house at the end of Tessaban Soi 8 in Ko Chan, Chonburi, Thailand. 

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday July 29 2022
 

 

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Three Chinese men arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport after abducting compatriot businessman - 25MB watch taken into evidence

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that Wang Thong Lang police in Bangkok arrested three Chinese men who had earlier abducted and robbed a Chinese businessman  in the Thai capital.

 

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Extortionist used Facebook to blackmail former mayor - victim hanged himself

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Blackmail victim killed himself

 

Crime Suppression Division police announced the arrest of a Facebook predator extorting money by blackmailing people over sex clips online. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267374-extortionist-used-facebook-to-blackmail-former-mayor-victim-hanged-himself/

 

Thai researchers test wastewater to track spread of monkeypox

Monitoring sewage thought to be a quicker, more cost-effective way to understand the spread of the virus

 

The monkeypox virus can be detected in the faeces of an infected person. Photograph: Joshimer Binas/Alamy

 

Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok

 

Researchers in Thailand are examining wastewater for signs of monkeypox, as part of surveillance efforts to detect the spread of the virus.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267378-thai-researchers-test-wastewater-to-track-spread-of-monkeypox/

 

Big Joke hails his chief's crime strategy - Smart Safety Zone 4.0 "inspires public to respect RTP"

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported that top cop Lt-Gen Surachate Hakpan was in Betong, southern Thailand, yesterday to evaluate the effectiveness of the RTP chief's much vaunted Smart Safety Zone 4.0 crime reporting and prevention system.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267380-big-joke-hails-his-chiefs-crime-strategy-smart-safety-zone-40-inspires-public-to-respect-rtp/

 

As promised! Quick arrest of man who stole goods worth 200K from drugged bridal shop owner

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported that the man who stole 200,000 baht in goods from the owner of a bridal shop  who took him home after a concert has been arrested.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267383-as-promised-quick-arrest-of-man-who-stole-goods-worth-200k-from-drugged-bridal-shop-owner/

 

Double elephant tragedy in Khao Yai national park - mother and offspring washed away over waterfall

 

 

Thai Rath reported on a natural tragedy in Thailand's oldest national park, Khao Yai in the north east. 

 

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Video: Drunk Thai man smashes up old shrine because the spirits gave him the wrong lottery numbers

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Police and rescue services were called to the Luang Poo Iaw shrine on Sukhumvit Road outbound in Bang Poo, Samut Prakan last night after a drunk Thai man started smashing up the ornaments.

 

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FTI Says Foreign Land Ownership will Stimulate Economy

by Krajangwit Johjit

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has said the plan to allow foreigners to own land in Thailand would be a new economic stimulus, especially beneficial to the tourism sector’s gradual recovery.

 

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Bangkok fit to host Biden-Xi talks

 

MANDEL NGAN, Anthony WALLACE / AFP

 

OPINION

 

Bangkok is a suitable venue for the first face-to-face talks between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year.

 

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SRT Launches Work on New Carriage Prototype

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Engineers at the King Mongkut Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) have disclosed that they are currently developing a prototype for a 25-seater luxury rail carriage that is expected to enter service offered by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) in 2023.

 

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Crypto platform Zipmex files for bankruptcy protection in Singapore

 

Representations of cryptocurrencies in this illustration taken, January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 

July 29 (Reuters) – Southeast Asia-focused cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex said it had filed for bankruptcy protection in Singapore, becoming the latest victim of the global downturn in digital currencies.

 

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Laotian couple, wanted for fraud charges in the Lao PRD, arrested in Pathum Thani province

 

 

A couple of Laotian nationals were arrested on fraud charges this morning (Friday), at a hotel in Pathum Thani province, by Thai police from the Combating Transnational Criminals and Illegal Immigrants Centre (CTIC).

 

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Thailand to Prepare for Surge of Passenger Arrivals

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government has instructed aviation-related departments and agencies to prepare for the surge of tourist arrivals during the fourth quarter of this year, which is the peak tourist season for Thailand.

 

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Thailand to Return Illegal Waste to Country of Origin

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thai authorities recently discovered approximately 130 tons of illegal waste shipped from abroad. They have threatened to take legal action against the shipping company and vowed to return the waste to its original country.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267424-thailand-to-return-illegal-waste-to-country-of-origin/

 

ASEAN Plus Three seeks supply chain flexibility and reduced reliance on single production sources

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand has called on ASEAN Plus Three nations to tighten their collaborations amid the volatile global economic situation. Meanwhile, the bloc is striving for supply chain flexibility and reduced reliance on single manufacturing sources.

 

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Fried rice gets a superstar boost

 

American style breakfast set, fried rice

 

Thanks to Chinese singer Jackson Wang, one Thai rice dish has suddenly become a hot favorite. Wang revealed his love for American fried rice (Khao Pad American in Thai), which he tried at a well-known supermarket’s restaurant, while guesting on a local radio station and that endorsement was enough to make the fried rice variation a must-eat among the star’s fan club both in Thailand and abroad. “It’s the best of the best,” he raved, causing the restaurant where he had sneaked out to buy the dish at night, to launch a promotion that paired the dish with corn soup to cash in on the hype.

 

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