THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 30 July 2022

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British man caught lying about being attacked by taxi driver

 

A British national was caught reportedly lying to the authorities about being attacked by a taxi driver while returning from an entertainment venue on Ratchawithi Road in Mueang District, Chiang Mai province, last Tuesday, July 26th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267427-british-man-caught-lying-about-being-attacked-by-taxi-driver/

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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.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267423-thailand-to-prepare-for-surge-of-passenger-arrivals/

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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).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267405-laotian-couple-wanted-for-fraud-charges-in-the-lao-prd-arrested-in-pathum-thani-province/

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‘No bikinis’ sign on Samae San Island removed by the Thai Navy

 

 

The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has decided to remove a sign telling tourists not to wear bikinis from Samae San Island, off the eastern province of Chon Buri, to prevent any misunderstanding among foreign tourists,

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267452-‘no-bikinis’-sign-on-samae-san-island-removed-by-the-thai-navy/

 

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Warning about Chinese rocket debris falling back to Earth on July 31st

 

 

Thailand’s Geo-informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) issued a warning today (Friday) concerning debris from a Chinese Long March 5B rocket, which will fall back to Earth this Sunday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267454-warning-about-chinese-rocket-debris-falling-back-to-earth-on-july-31st/

 

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Top Thai virologist says monkeypox is difficult to control

 

 

Monkeypox is difficult to control because most of the cases only develop mild symptoms, with a few blisters for 2-4 weeks, or remain asymptomatic according to Dr. Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267455-top-thai-virologist-says-monkeypox-is-difficult-to-control/

 

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Malaysia Detains Thais Who Tested Positive For Marijuana

by TNR Staff

 

Thais entering Malaysia through a border checkpoint. The Thai headline says, “Thais have already been hit.” Photo: Amarin TV

 

AMID heavy cross-border travel to Malaysia during the current holiday three Thais who had travelled from Satun province to the neighbouring country and tested positive for marijuana at their checkpoint were immediately detained at a police station for three days and fined 50,000 baht, Amarin TV said yesterday evening (July 29).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267456-malaysia-detains-thais-who-tested-positive-for-marijuana/

 

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MPs Reminded Of Being Representatives Of People, Not Powers That Be

By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

 

A PROMINENT ACADEMIC has reminded all MPs of the basic principle that they all have been elected as representatives of the people and not the powers that be who might possibly have the highly questionable electoral system retwisted.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267457-mps-reminded-of-being-representatives-of-people-not-powers-that-be/

 

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Eleven alleged gamblers including foreign nationals arrested in Rassada, Phuket, Facebook post caused the raid

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket –   Eleven gamblers including a British man and a Danish man have been arrested at a luxury villa in Rassada, Mueang Phuket yesterday morning (July 29th).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267458-eleven-alleged-gamblers-including-foreign-nationals-arrested-in-rassada-phuket-facebook-post-caused-the-raid/

 

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Thailand’s Pharmacy Council urges government to control marijuana use other than for medical purposes, end free planting and growing

By Nop Meechukhun

 

 

Bangkok – Thailand’s Pharmacy Council yesterday, July 29th, has released a statement, urging the government to control the use of marijuana that are not for medical purposes and suspend free marijuana planting and growing.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267459-thailand’s-pharmacy-council-urges-government-to-control-marijuana-use-other-than-for-medical-purposes-end-free-planting-and-growing/

 

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Korat murder: Man is foreigner, not Asian, woman can be identified by chip in breast implants

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath followed up with the latest developments after a naked, unidentified couple were found in a shallow grave in Chokchai district of Nakhon Ratchasima in NE Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267465-korat-murder-man-is-foreigner-not-asian-woman-can-be-identified-by-chip-in-breast-implants/

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"Smiling" son and "habitual drinker" shoots high profile businesswoman mother dead in Bangkok condo 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai Rath reported that at 7.30 pm yesterday evening Thong Lo police chief Pol Col Duangchote Suwanjarat received a report about the murder of a woman at a luxury condominium in their jurisdiction.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267466-smiling-son-and-habitual-drinker-shoots-high-profile-businesswoman-mother-dead-in-bangkok-condo/

 

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Devastating fire in downtown Chiang Rai - elderly woman dead, media speculates on candle theory

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported on a devastating fire in a row of shophouses on the Chiang Rai to Mae Sai road near the Ban Den intersection in Muang district. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267467-devastating-fire-in-downtown-chiang-rai-elderly-woman-dead-media-speculates-on-candle-theory/

 

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The Royal Coast Firms As a Casino Location Favourite

By Editor

 

 

To learn directly from members of the government committee set up to consider the future of casinos in Thailand, the Royal Coast Review attended a forum on Friday evening (July 29th), moderated by John Laroche, CEO of the Phoenix Group.

 

Full stoty: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267468-the-royal-coast-firms-as-a-casino-location-favourite/

 

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Silly Season reigns supreme both in Thailand and abroad - Rooster contemplates another week off!

 

 

OPINION | by Rooster

 

The term Silly Season was coined as long ago as the 19th century to describe that time when journalists have little to do as western politicians take summer recesses. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267474-silly-season-reigns-supreme-both-in-thailand-and-abroad-rooster-contemplates-another-week-off/

 

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Confusion reigns as EXAT announce new speed limits on expressways

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News suggested that an announcement from the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) via the Thai police would confuse motorists about speed limits on Thai roads. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267475-confusion-reigns-as-exat-announce-new-speed-limits-on-expressways/

 

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New online danger: Kid, 10, tricked by call center gang - dad loses 1.2 million baht

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Son tricked into giving dad's data

 

Daily News reported on what they called a new online danger in relation to the trouble caused in Thailand by criminals operating call centers.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267476-new-online-danger-kid-10-tricked-by-call-center-gang-dad-loses-12-million-baht/

 

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Thais protecting themselves less against Covid - mask wearing, social distancing, hand washing all down concerns DoH

 

 

INN reported in a banner headline that Thais were exhibiting behaviour that showed they were protecting themselves less against Covid.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267477-thais-protecting-themselves-less-against-covid-mask-wearing-social-distancing-hand-washing-all-down-concerns-doh/

 

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Delivery man complains: His neck got entangled in hanging wires in Sa Kaeo

 

77kaoded Thai Caption: Man complains! Hanging wires all over the road nearly killed him

 

77kaoded continued their almost daily reporting about motorcyclists coming off their bikes after getting their necks entangled in the country's infamous hanging wires and cables. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267479-delivery-man-complains-his-neck-got-entangled-in-hanging-wires-in-sa-kaeo/

 

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Coconut tree in the shape of "King of the Nagas" or a Giant Turtle - take your pick for lottery riches on Monday

 

 

Sanook - part of the Thai media obsessed by strange occurrences signalling lottery wins - had not one but two stories today.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267481-coconut-tree-in-the-shape-of-king-of-the-nagas-or-a-giant-turtle-take-your-pick-for-lottery-riches-on-monday/

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Drunk Russian tourist in Pattaya reportedly breaks through gogo’s glass door, attacks guard, after being unable to pay for drinks

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

PHOTO: รักสยาม นิวส์

 

Pattaya — A drunk Russian man reportedly broke through a glass door of an entertainment venue on Pattaya’s Walking Street after being unable to pay for his drinks. The man also allegedly punched a pursuing guard’s face.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267486-drunk-russian-tourist-in-pattaya-reportedly-breaks-through-gogo’s-glass-door-attacks-guard-after-being-unable-to-pay-for-drinks/

 

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Lead shot found in remains of elephant in Kanchanaburi wildlife sanctuary

 

 

Kanchanaburi forensic police have found five shotgun pellets embedded in the remains of an elephant in Salak Phra wildlife sanctuary in the province, but they do not believe that they were the cause of the animal’s demise.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267488-lead-shot-found-in-remains-of-elephant-in-kanchanaburi-wildlife-sanctuary/

 

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