THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 12 August 2022

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Tourism ministry to propose zoning for night spots to operate up to 4am

 

 

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports will propose to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) next month the setting up of zones, in which pubs and bars would be allowed to operate up to 4am, instead of 2am currently.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268604-tourism-ministry-to-propose-zoning-for-night-spots-to-operate-up-to-4am/

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Thailand Reaffirms Close Cooperation with US Govt

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has informed the US Charg? d’Affaires, Michael Heath, that the Thai government will support and collaborate with the incoming US envoy to improve bilateral relations.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268588-thailand-reaffirms-close-cooperation-with-us-govt/

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Police checks are already heavy even before the seatbelt rule starts

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Living here in Pattaya I have been mainly ignored by the ever-present police checkpoints that are sent out every day to stop motorbike riders and passengers.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268621-police-checks-are-already-heavy-even-before-the-seatbelt-rule-starts/

 

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Sri Lanka’s ousted president arrives in Thailand for temporary stay

 

 

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand on Thursday,  as he seeks temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268622-sri-lanka’s-ousted-president-arrives-in-thailand-for-temporary-stay/

 

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Country faces a ‘constitutional crisis’ says Move Forward Party MP in parliament over PM’s status

by James Morris and Son Nguyen

 

 

The anticipated floundering of key electoral reform bills by Monday, August 15th is also a matter expected to be ultimately adjudicated by the Constitutional Court as the ballot system used in the next General Election will sway its outcome with the changes proposed.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268623-country-faces-a-‘constitutional-crisis’-says-move-forward-party-mp-in-parliament-over-pm’s-status/

 

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Police Shut 3 Pubs In Sukhumvit, Thonglor Area
TNR Staff 

 

Krystal Club in Thonglor Soi 25. Photos: Manager online

 

POLICE yesterday (August 11) shut a bar in Sukhumvit Soi 22 and two pubs in Thonglor area for operating and serving alcohol without the proper permits with the latter two also faulted for flouting Covid control measures, Naewna newspaper said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268624-police-shut-3-pubs-in-sukhumvit-thonglor-area/

 

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Consumer confidence continues to pick up

By Erich Parpart

 

 

Thailand’s consumer confidence index increased for two months in a row, thanks to the reopening of the country of the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268626-consumer-confidence-continues-to-pick-up/

 

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Taxi drivers in front of hotel in Patong warn other taxi drivers about “stealing” customers

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Patong, Phuket – Taxi drivers in front of a hotel in Patong have warned other taxi drivers about “stealing” customers in their area.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268627-taxi-drivers-in-front-of-hotel-in-patong-warn-other-taxi-drivers-about-“stealing”-customers/

 

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Hua Hin to Suvarnabhumi Airport bus service updated
By Online Reporter

 

 

The bus service that operates between Hua Hin and Suvarnabhumi Airport has been updated.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268628-hua-hin-to-suvarnabhumi-airport-bus-service-updated/

 

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World Sports News - Friday 12 August by Chili Radio
 

 

Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268633-world-sports-news-friday-12-august-by-chili-radio/

 

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Traffic cop praised for taking Myanmar mum and sick boy to hospital on his bike

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Praiseworthy actions

 

Daily News published a feel good story on the eve of Thai Mother's Day today.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268637-traffic-cop-praised-for-taking-myanmar-mum-and-sick-boy-to-hospital-on-his-bike/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday August 12 2022
 

 

Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268642-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-friday-august-12-2022/

 

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Thai woman and Singaporean husband wanted for 844MB brandname fraud arrested in Malaysia

 

Picture: Thai Rth

 

Thai Rath reported that a Thai woman and her Singaporean husband wanted for a massive brandname goods fraud in the island nation had been arrested in Malaysia following help from the Thai police.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268644-thai-woman-and-singaporean-husband-wanted-for-844mb-brandname-fraud-arrested-in-malaysia/

 

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Rainwater that collected in canvas awning shocks lady driver as she goes home - "tons" of water falls on her Fiesta

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported on yet another serious accident during construction of the expressway on Rama 2 road.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268646-rainwater-that-collected-in-canvas-awning-shocks-lady-driver-as-she-goes-home-tons-of-water-falls-on-her-fiesta/

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Handicapped man in NE falls in weir and drowns trying to save his pet dog, say fishermen

 

 

Thai Rath reported on a tragic drowning in NE Thailand when a handicapped man apparently fell in a weir and drowned trying to save his dog.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268647-handicapped-man-in-ne-falls-in-weir-and-drowns-trying-to-save-his-pet-dog-say-fishermen/

 

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Lightning fast gold shop robber at Big C, Ratchaburi, gets 800,000 baht in necklaces

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Less than a minute

 

Ban Pong police in Ratchaburi, central Thailand, said that a robber at the Aurora gold shop in Big C took less than a minute to steal necklaces worth about 800,000 baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268648-lightning-fast-gold-shop-robber-at-big-c-ratchaburi-gets-800000-baht-in-necklaces/

 

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Video: Thai Airways man's pick-up bursts into flames on Bang Na - Trat - he escaped in the nick of time

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Explosion precedes fire!

 

Daily News reported on a fire in a pick-up on the Bang Na - Trat highway heading towards Suvarnabhumi airport last night.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268651-video-thai-airways-mans-pick-up-bursts-into-flames-on-bang-na-trat-he-escaped-in-the-nick-of-time/

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‘Very good for tourists’: Thailand aims for high season with U-turn on cannabis
The once-banned drug is now on sale at market stalls, beach clubs and even hotel receptions. But the laws in this ‘pot paradise’ are blurry

by Katie Glass

 

Cannabis products selling at a tourist spot in Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalise the drug. Photograph: Narong Sangnak/EPA

Adistinctive sweet smell wafts through Fisherman’s Village night market on the Thai island of Koh Samui, drifting up between the sticky mango rice stalls and bucket cocktail vans. The Samui Grower cannabis stall is doing swift business tonight. A table is laid with glass jars, each displaying a different flowering green bud, with labels saying things like ‘‘Road Dawg’ hybrid THC25% 850TBH/gram”.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268658-‘very-good-for-tourists’-thailand-aims-for-high-season-with-u-turn-on-cannabis/

 

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Mountain B fire: Full extent of tragedy hits home in horrific story of Vietnamese lady "Nong Kim"

 

Sanook Thai Caption: Plea to help "Nong Kim"

 

An important story published by Sanook and translated in full by ASEAN NOW here brings home the full extent of the tragedy that was last week's fire at the Mountain B pub in Sattahip.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268672-mountain-b-fire-full-extent-of-tragedy-hits-home-in-horrific-story-of-vietnamese-lady-nong-kim/

 

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Thai netizens in uproar over "brazen farang" who posted TikTok video of himself catching parrot fish

 

Sanook Thai Caption: #farangjapplanokkaew - #farangcatchingparrotfish

 

Thai media Sanook said that Twitter users were calling for the arrest of a foreign man who posted what they called a "brazen video" of himself catching fish in the sea in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268674-thai-netizens-in-uproar-over-brazen-farang-who-posted-tiktok-video-of-himself-catching-parrot-fish/

 

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Video: Thailand traffic woes - motorists give up on long waits in crawling traffic - finally there's a collision

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thai media 77kaoded went into facetious overdrive in comments about Maruphong Road in the eastern seaboard city of Chachoengsao.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268677-video-thailand-traffic-woes-motorists-give-up-on-long-waits-in-crawling-traffic-finally-theres-a-collision/

 

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Tropical storm Mulan dumps water on Nakhon Phanom - lights out all over the city

 

Naew Na Thai Caption: 'Mulan' wags its tail - rain inundates Nakhon Phanom - power cuts all over city

 

Naew Na reported widespread flooding in Nakhon Phanom in NE Thailand associated with tropical storm Mulan. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268680-tropical-storm-mulan-dumps-water-on-nakhon-phanom-lights-out-all-over-the-city/

 

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Mulan brings widespread heavy rain to Thailand’s north and northeast

 

 

Tropical Depression Mulan, which weakened to a low pressure cell as it entered China’s southern province of Yunnan, has caused widespread heavy rainfall in some of Thailand’s northern and north-eastern provinces, causing waterways to overflow and flooding in several areas, according to the Meteorological Department today (Friday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268688-mulan-brings-widespread-heavy-rain-to-thailand’s-north-and-northeast/

 

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Pubs closed down by police found to be operating illegally

 

 

A number of pubs in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit area, which were closed down by the police for operating without a license and/or for violating COVID-19 safety measures between November 2019 and April last year, have been found to be still operating illegally, according to an on-the-spot investigation by Thai PBS reporters.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268689-pubs-closed-down-by-police-found-to-be-operating-illegally/

 

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Korean driver crashes into stationary car in Pattaya

 

PHOTO: มุมข่าวพัทยา

 

A Korean female driver crashed her sedan into a stationary car beside a street in Pattaya and sustained minor injuries.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268690-korean-driver-crashes-into-stationary-car-in-pattaya/

 

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