Bus driver blames door that opened all by itself for accident that injured 11 - he's also tested for alcohol

 

77kaoded Thai Caption: 11 injured as bus slips off road

 

77kaoded reported on an accident in which 11 passengers including the conductress were injured when a #134 Bangkok bus from Mo Chit to Bang Bua Thong left the road at a bend in Bang Yai, Nonthaburi. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267634-bus-driver-blames-door-that-opened-all-by-itself-for-accident-that-injured-11-hes-also-tested-for-alcohol/

 

Pandemic what pandemic? Mystic troglodyte emerges from cave after 3+ years - Thai Yai people celebrate

 

Sanook Thai Caption: First picture of "Khru Ba Bun Chum"

 

You'd have to have been living in a cave for a few years to have missed one of the biggest events in modern human history.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267636-pandemic-what-pandemic-mystic-troglodyte-emerges-from-cave-after-3-years-thai-yai-people-celebrate/

 

Burmese cock puts Thai in its place! Rooster wins 40MB in historic live streamed fight

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Gets 40 million baht

 

Cock fighting in Thailand - much restricted during the pandemic but now enjoying a resurgence - was taken to a new level yesterday in Samut Prakan.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267639-burmese-cock-puts-thai-in-its-place-rooster-wins-40mb-in-historic-live-streamed-fight/

 

Thirty suspected monkeypox cases in Thailand cleared of disease

 

 

All 30 suspected monkeypox cases have been cleared of the disease by lab tests, but the Disease Control Department will continue to trace any more suspected cases, the department’s director-general, Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, said today (Monday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267647-thirty-suspected-monkeypox-cases-in-thailand-cleared-of-disease/

 

Pheu Thai to seek NACC probe over party-list seat calculation change

 

 

Thailand’s main opposition party Pheu Thai is planning to ask the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate the conduct of senators and MPs who vote in favour of amending the electoral law, to return to the basis of 500, instead of 100, for the calculation of party-list seat allocation, Pheu Thai MP Somkid Chueakong said today (Monday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267648-pheu-thai-to-seek-nacc-probe-over-party-list-seat-calculation-change/

 

Couriers and Public Urged to Monitor for Illicit Drugs and Suspicious Activities

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) is increasing its vigilance against drug smuggling by mail, as organized crime syndicates diversify their distribution strategies to outmaneuver authorities and move illegal narcotics undetected.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267649-couriers-and-public-urged-to-monitor-for-illicit-drugs-and-suspicious-activities/

 

House Committee Reviews Air Force Appeal for F-35 Jets

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - A House committee will soon decide on whether to accept an appeal by the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) against a sub-committee’s decision to cut its purchase of two F-35A fighter jets valued at 7.38 billion baht from the government’s fiscal budget for 2023.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267651-house-committee-reviews-air-force-appeal-for-f-35-jets/

 

Rally at Supreme Court to demand release of two hunger-striking activists

 

 

A group of pro-democracy activists rallied in front of the Thai Supreme Court in Bangkok this morning (Monday), to demand the release of two anti-establishment activists who have been on hunger strike since June 2nd in protest against their pre-trial detention.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267652-rally-at-supreme-court-to-demand-release-of-two-hunger-striking-activists/

 

Opening Hours Extended at 3 Bangkok Parks

 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 1 (TNA) – The opening hours at three public parks were increased today, between 4.30am and 10pm, to attract more visitors.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267654-opening-hours-extended-at-3-bangkok-parks/

 

Nok Air Plane to Be Towed out of Chiang Rai Runway

 

 

CHIANG RAI, Aug 1 (TNA) – Officials prepared heavy machines to move a Nok Air plane out of the runway of the closed the Mae Fah Luang International airport in the northern province of Chiang Rai as Chiang Rai-bound travelers had to land at Chiang Mai airport before taking buses to Chiang Rai.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267655-nok-air-plane-to-be-towed-out-of-chiang-rai-runway/

 

One person dead, one injured in Phuket Town night club shooting

 

 

A 27-year-old man died while another man sustained injuries after fighting and a shooting at a nightclub in Phuket Town.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267656-one-person-dead-one-injured-in-phuket-town-night-club-shooting/

 

Van runs over and kills 19-year-old motorcyclist in Sri Racha

 

PHOTO: ประชาชาตินิวส์ ทีวี ภูมิภาค

 

A van ran over and killed a 19-year-old motorcyclist in Sri Racha. The driver claimed the young motorcyclist drove at high speed and caused the accident.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267672-van-runs-over-and-kills-19-year-old-motorcyclist-in-sri-racha/

 

Green Line train contracts between BTS and Krungthep Thanakom to be disclosed

 

 

Krungthep Thanakom, the business arm of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), has agreed to publically disclose the details of its contract and memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the company and the Bangkok Mass Transit System PLC (BTS) to operate the first and second extensions of the Green Line train service.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267674-green-line-train-contracts-between-bts-and-krungthep-thanakom-to-be-disclosed/

 

56-year-old scavenger found dead in front of abandoned convenience store

 

 

A 56-year-old male bottle scavenger was seen lying on the ground near an abandoned convenience store in Pattaya and was later found to have died mysteriously.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267675-56-year-old-scavenger-found-dead-in-front-of-abandoned-convenience-store/

 

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