THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 4 August 2022

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Six suspects in Thai actress drowning indicted by public prosecutors

 

The Nonthaburi provincial public prosecutors decided today (Wednesday) to indict six suspects allegedly connected with the fatal fall into the Chao Phraya River on February 24th of the late TV actress Nida Patcharaveerapong, aka “Tangmo”.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267842-six-suspects-in-thai-actress-drowning-indicted-by-public-prosecutors/

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Bangkok Land Signs Deal to Expand MRT Pink Line

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Bangkok Land Co and Northern Bangkok Monorail (NBM) have inked a 4 billion baht contract for the MRT Pink Line Extension to Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi province.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267843-bangkok-land-signs-deal-to-expand-mrt-pink-line/

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One rule for the wealthy remains strong in Thailand

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The badly dented Ferrari was found in the compound of the family's home. File photo

 

The ongoing case against Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya is becoming farcical.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267870-one-rule-for-the-wealthy-remains-strong-in-thailand/

 

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'Big Joke' gets TikTok attention! Posters speculate he may be RTP chief one day

 

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It's not everyday a policeman gets attention on TikTok, but that is exactly what has happened to the poster boy cop of the Royal Thai Police known as Big Joke.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267872-big-joke-gets-tiktok-attention-posters-speculate-he-may-be-rtp-chief-one-day/

 

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Thailand reports third monkeypox case in German tourist in Phuket

 

 

A German tourist is being treated at a private hospital in Phuket, with the first lab test producing a positive result for monkeypox, according to Phuket’s Provincial Health Chief Dr. Kusak Kukiattikoon.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267874-thailand-reports-third-monkeypox-case-in-german-tourist-in-phuket/

 

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UPDATE: Seven people identified by health officials as high-risk for monkey pox in Phuket after third monkeypox case, a German tourist, confirmed in Phuket

By Adam Judd

 

 

Phuket – According to the Thai health authorities, seven people have been identified as being at high risk for monkeypox in Phuket and are being tested and monitored after the third confirmed monkeypox case, who is a German tourist in Phuket, was announced this morning.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267874-thailand-reports-third-monkeypox-case-in-german-tourist-in-phuket/?do=findComment&comment=17520506

 

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Two Get Life In Jail In Road Rage Killing Over A Smashed Glass Bottle

by TNR Staff

 

One of the three defendants at the court yesterday

 

THE Court of First Instance in Trat province yesterday (August 3) sentenced two defendants to life imprisonment and the third one to six years and eight months in jail for killing a man.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267875-two-get-life-in-jail-in-road-rage-killing-over-a-smashed-glass-bottle/

 

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Hua Hin Sunset Run @ Khao Tao 2022 confirmed for Sept 9

By Jonathan Fairfield

 

 

The Hua Hin Sunset Run @ Khao Tao 2022 running event will be held in Khao Tao on September 9, 2022, it has been confirmed.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267877-hua-hin-sunset-run-khao-tao-2022-confirmed-for-sept-9/

 

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Bicycle competition to be held in Chonburi area on August 14th

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Nongprue subdistrict, Chonburi — Nongprue authorities are planning to hold a bicycle competition on August 14th in honor of Queen Sirikit’s birthday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267879-bicycle-competition-to-be-held-in-chonburi-area-on-august-14th/

 

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Thailand reports third confirmed Monkeypox case who is a German tourist in Phuket

By Nop Meechukhun

 

 

National – Thailand on Wednesday, August 3rd, reported the third confirmed case of Monkeypox which is a German tourist who was expected to have carried the disease from abroad.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267874-thailand-reports-third-monkeypox-case-in-german-tourist-in-phuket/?do=findComment&comment=17520529

 

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World Sports News - Thursday 4 August by Chili Radio
 

 

Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267883-world-sports-news-thursday-4-august-by-chili-radio/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Thursday August 4 2022
 

 

Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267894-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-thursday-august-4-2022/

 

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Thailand’s methamphetamine drug supply pushes prices to as low as 10 Baht/tablet

By Erich Parpart

 

 

Thailand’s drug abuse problem has reached a new high as supply of methamphetamine (also called Yaba) has started to flood the market and price of each methamphetamine tablet has dropped to as low as 10 Baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267896-thailand’s-methamphetamine-drug-supply-pushes-prices-to-as-low-as-10-bahttablet/

 

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Monkeypox: Thais advised to avoid sexual contact with foreigners, hotels advised to clean properly

 

 

A member of the Medical Council of Thailand has advised Thais to avoid sexual contact with foreign nationals to help contain the spread of monkeypox.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267898-monkeypox-thais-advised-to-avoid-sexual-contact-with-foreigners-hotels-advised-to-clean-properly/

 

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Thais refused entry to South Korea as immigration in Asian neighbor get tough on illegal workers

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported comments by South Korean media KBS  who said that 115 Thais on a Jeju Airlines flight to Jeju-Do province had been turned back by immigration. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267903-thais-refused-entry-to-south-korea-as-immigration-in-asian-neighbor-get-tough-on-illegal-workers/

 

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3 weeks or 5 years – how much longer can Prayut legally stay in power?

By Thai PBS World’s Political Desk

 

 

Questions over whether Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha can legally remain in office after August 24 have resurfaced as the date approaches.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267906-3-weeks-or-5-years-–-how-much-longer-can-prayut-legally-stay-in-power/

 

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Pattaya: Taxi driver assaults woman after showing her a knife

 

Daily News Thai Cap: Driver full of lust!

 

Daily News went to investigate after a Thai woman went on Pattaya Talk 2020 to say she was molested in the front seat of a taxi she called using a well known app.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267907-pattaya-taxi-driver-assaults-woman-after-showing-her-a-knife/

 

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Hunt for ex husband who ambushed lady and nearly killed her in Samut Prakan

 

77kaoded Thai Caption: Ex ambushes woman nearly killing her

 

77kaoded reported on a knife attack on a 48 year old woman by her 33 year old ex outside a factory in Samut Prakan.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267910-hunt-for-ex-husband-who-ambushed-lady-and-nearly-killed-her-in-samut-prakan/

 

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Three top cops in frame to be next RTP chief - decision expected before end of August

 

Picture: INN

 

INN reported comments from the chief of the Royal Thai Police regarding his successor.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267914-three-top-cops-in-frame-to-be-next-rtp-chief-decision-expected-before-end-of-august/

 

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Huge fire at trash heap in Nakhon Pathom - blaze still not under control

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported that a blaze at a trash heap on 11 rai of land in Nakhon Pathom was still not completely under control.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267916-huge-fire-at-trash-heap-in-nakhon-pathom-blaze-still-not-under-control/

 

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Two killed, seven wounded in youth gang shoot-out in Ubon Ratchathani

 

 

Two people were killed and seven others wounded in a gun fight between two gangs of youths in the parking lot of a department store in Muang district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Ubon Ratchathani late last night.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267917-two-killed-seven-wounded-in-youth-gang-shoot-out-in-ubon-ratchathani/

 

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Mum posts warning after three year old child consumes marijuana brownie and needs hospital

 

AMARIN Thai Caption: Child, 3, accidentally eats marijuana brownie

 

Amarin TV reported that a three year old child who consumed a marijuana brownie needed hospital treatment. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267918-mum-posts-warning-after-three-year-old-child-consumes-marijuana-brownie-and-needs-hospital/

 

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Rayong locals ask neighbors to remove vehicles blocking the estate

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Remove vehicles blocking the way

 

Daily News reported from the Phoon Chai community in Rayong where locals are concerned about vehicles abandoned for years that are blocking the roads.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267919-rayong-locals-ask-neighbors-to-remove-vehicles-blocking-the-estate/

 

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You got what you ordered! Viral "food drama" post amuses Thailand

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Customer got what they asked for

 

Daily News reported on a so called food drama post on Facebook that was going viral among Thai social media users.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267920-you-got-what-you-ordered-viral-food-drama-post-amuses-thailand/

 

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Thailand’s Mae Fah Luang airport to reopen as Nok Air aircraft moved

 

 

Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai international airport is expected to resume normal operations soon, after, at about 4am this morning, the damaged Nok Air Boeing 737-800 plane was extracted from the soft ground at the edge of the runway, where it had been stuck since Saturday night.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267923-thailand’s-mae-fah-luang-airport-to-reopen-as-nok-air-aircraft-moved/

 

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Thailand Closely Monitors Situations in Taiwan Strait

 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 4 (TNA) – Thailand is following up situations in the Taiwan Strait while adhering to its one-China policy and hoping all parties prioritize peaceful solutions, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267927-thailand-closely-monitors-situations-in-taiwan-strait/

 

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Senators, MPs boycott parliamentary meeting forcing another adjournment

 

 

A joint meeting of the Senate and House adjourned without convening yesterday (Wednesday) due to the absence of a quorum, after a number of senators and MPs boycotted the session, apparently in an attempt to prevent the passage of an electoral bill amendment, to define 500 as the basis for the calculation of the allocation of party-list seats.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267943-senators-mps-boycott-parliamentary-meeting-forcing-another-adjournment/

 

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NBTC board urged to ditch True-DTAC merger plan

 

 

Thailand’s opposition Move Forward party is urging the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to block the planned merger between two mobile phone service operators, True Corporation (True) and Total Access Communication (DTAC).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267944-nbtc-board-urged-to-ditch-true-dtac-merger-plan/

 

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Banking Sector Expected to Postpone Raising Interest Rates

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The banking sector is expected to postpone raising interest rates to align with the Bank of Thailand’s gradual policy rate hike.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267945-banking-sector-expected-to-postpone-raising-interest-rates/

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Three COVID Drug Smugglers Arrested

 

 

NONTHABURI, Aug 4 (TNA) — Three people were arrested for allegedly smuggling favipiravir, molnupiravir and remdesivir medicine worth 10 million baht from India and authorities will destroy the drugs.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267948-three-covid-drug-smugglers-arrested/