THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 16 August 2022

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Swedish man allegedly stabs one Thai man over reported domestic dispute with his boyfriend

 

A 60-year-old Swedish expat is on the run according to Pattaya Police after injuring one Thai man and stabbing his own boyfriend several times with a knife following a domestic dispute.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268937-swedish-man-allegedly-stabs-one-thai-man-over-reported-domestic-dispute-with-his-boyfriend/

 

 

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Pattaya Provincial Court issues arrest warrant for father of ‘Mountain B’ nightclub “owner”

 

 

The father of the 27-year-old ‘Mountain B’ “owner” was wanted by the Pattaya Provincial Court after the court issued an arrest warrant on Monday, August 15th, as they believe that he was the actual bar owner.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268914-pattaya-provincial-court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-father-of-‘mountain-b’-nightclub-“owner”/

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Thai woman arriving from Dubai confirmed as Thailand’s 5th monkeypox case

 

 

The Ministry of Public Health confirmed Thailand’s fifth monkeypox case today (Monday), in a Thai woman who has recently returned to the country from Dubai.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268911-thai-woman-arriving-from-dubai-confirmed-as-thailand’s-5th-monkeypox-case/

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Lucky old you in Thailand with a young wife

OPINION

 

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Many of us ex-pats have been travelling nomads for some time, so wherever we settle is our home from home.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268943-lucky-old-you-in-thailand-with-a-young-wife/

 

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Long Covid less prevalent in Omicron wave: Dr. Yong

by Tanakorn Sangiam

 

    
BANGKOK (NNT) - A senior doctor from Chulalongkorn University has asked the general public not to panic over long Covid symptoms, saying the condition is less prevalent in the Omicron wave.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268944-long-covid-less-prevalent-in-omicron-wave-dr-yong/

 

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Malaysian ambassador discusses medical cannabis with Thailand’s health minister Anutin
by Namo Vananupong

 

    
BANGKOK (NNT) - Thai authorities are now discussing the matter of medical cannabis with their Malaysian counterparts. The latter have become engaged in legal efforts to enable the medical use of cannabis.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268945-malaysian-ambassador-discusses-medical-cannabis-with-thailand’s-health-minister-anutin/

 

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Last-Ditch Bid To Amend Election Law Scuttled Over Lack Of Quorum
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

 

THE LAST-DITCH EFFORT by lawmakers to amend the constitution’s organic law on the election for MPs finally came to an end due to lack of a quorum yesterday (August 15), thus forcing the use of the original version proposed by the government.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268946-last-ditch-bid-to-amend-election-law-scuttled-over-lack-of-quorum/

 

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Prachuap Khiri Khan Wastewater Alleged Inaction  Results In Police Complaints

by Editor

 

 

The Nation Thailand has reported that a police complaint has been filed against Prachuap Khiri Khan governor and five senior officials for allegedly turning a blind eye to the release of wastewater on the beach.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268947-prachuap-khiri-khan-wastewater-alleged-inaction- results-in-police-complaints/

 

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World Sports News - Tuesday 16 August by Chili Radio
 

 

Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268951-world-sports-news-tuesday-16-august-by-chili-radio/

 

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Can Anutin Charnvirakul become Thailand’s next prime minister?

Analysis | by Ken Mathis Lohatepanont

 

“A man’s worth,” the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius once said, “is no greater than his ambitions.” If this is true both for people and parties, then the Bhumjai Thai party’s value is high indeed.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268954-can-anutin-charnvirakul-become-thailand’s-next-prime-minister/

 

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Thai hospitals report stellar Q2 profit as they benefit from outbreak of Omicron variant of Covid-19

By Pitchayapa Phiwpong

 

Thailand’s hospital providers have seen their earnings for the 2nd quarter 2022 surge and was the only sectors after petrochemical that saw their profitability rise by such high numbers.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268955-thai-hospitals-report-stellar-q2-profit-as-they-benefit-from-outbreak-of-omicron-variant-of-covid-19/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday August 16 2022
 

 

Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268958-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-tuesday-august-16-2022/

 

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Carousels packed at Bangkok's main airport - rain blamed for "bored tourists"

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Packed carousels at Suvarnabhumi

 

Daily News picked up on a Facebook post yesterday evening from a site called "Travel 360 - Thiaw Rorp Thit" that reported crowds at the carousels at Suvarnabhumi airport.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268974-carousels-packed-at-bangkoks-main-airport-rain-blamed-for-bored-tourists/

 

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Election law finalised in parliament but the basis for the next General Election is still uncertain
by Joseph O' Connor

 

 

Electoral reform bill that was passed by parliament on Monday due to continued failure to make a quorum, is very likely to be reviewed by the Constitutional Court. If it is struck down, it could leave Thailand facing a constitutional crisis or holding the next General Election under the 2019 provisions and regulations.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268975-election-law-finalised-in-parliament-but-the-basis-for-the-next-general-election-is-still-uncertain/

 

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Payback time: Bailed man with EM anklet shoots palm plantation owner after harboring 12 year grudge 

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Revenge after 12 years!

 

A Thai man out on bail in southern Thailand on a charge of attempted murder - and wearing an EM anklet - said it was payback time after shooting dead a palm oil plantation owner in Surat Thani.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268978-payback-time-bailed-man-with-em-anklet-shoots-palm-plantation-owner-after-harboring-12-year-grudge/

 

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How does Thailand rank on the price of sex index?

 

ANALYSIS

 

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We recently reported that Thailand’s tourism chiefs will present a plan to the government in September to extend nightlife opening hours only in select and strictly controlled areas in foreign tourism hotspots, in a plan designed to increase tourism earnings and attract more western travelers.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268980-how-does-thailand-rank-on-the-price-of-sex-index/

 

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Video: "Strict measures" to ensure safety and legality in Khao San Road

 

77kaoded Thai Caption: Strict! In the Khao San area

 

77kaoded reported with a video on BMA officials ensuring that the law was being followed in relation to fire safety  at Khao San Road clubs.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268981-video-strict-measures-to-ensure-safety-and-legality-in-khao-san-road/

 

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ECD seize 3,000 cartons of illegal cigarettes worth 2 million baht in Bangkok

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Tax not paid

 

Daily News reported that officers from Thailand's Economic Crime Division seized non-tax paid cigarettes worth 2 million bahtin Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268983-ecd-seize-3000-cartons-of-illegal-cigarettes-worth-2-million-baht-in-bangkok/

 

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There's the trash! Some great pointing as residents in Bang Plee complain about stinky dump

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Littering!

 

Bang Plee Yai officials in Samut Prakan along with health and environmental staff were called to investigate a landfill dump.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268986-theres-the-trash-some-great-pointing-as-residents-in-bang-plee-complain-about-stinky-dump/

 

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You heard it here! 08 or 72 for today's lottery! They're  written in a NE tree...

 

Daily News Thai Caption: You can see the numbers plain as day

 

Daily News reporters raced to Chaiyaphum in the north east where locals are convinced they saw numbers in the bark of a tree that could be the answer to today's lottery draw.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268988-you-heard-it-here-08-or-72-for-todays-lottery-theyre- written-in-a-ne-tree/

 

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Commerce Ministry Rejects Instant Noodle Price Rise

 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 16 (TNA) – The internal trade chief said he was aware that instant noodle manufacturers were facing higher production costs but he had to reject their request to raise the product price to eight baht per pack.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268989-commerce-ministry-rejects-instant-noodle-price-rise/

 

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Foreigner Held For Catching Parrotfish In National Park Area
TNR Staff

 

A FOREIGN man who posted a video of himself on TikTok after catching endangered parrotfish off Phi Phi Leh island, Krabi province, which is part of Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park has been detained and now faces legal action, Matichon newspaper said this morning (August 16).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268991-foreigner-held-for-catching-parrotfish-in-national-park-area/

 

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Lady wants justice from car manufacturer - they damaged her car not once but TWICE!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A Thai lady called Phromsiri, 31, went to the Thai media to seek justice after what on the face of it seems some appalling customer service. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268992-lady-wants-justice-from-car-manufacturer-they-damaged-her-car-not-once-but-twice/

 

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Prachuap: 107 illegal migrants nabbed at pineapple plantation

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Region 7 police chief Pol Lt-Gen Thanyuth Wuthijarasthamrong announced yesterday that joint operations by the military, DOPA, immigration and Ao Noi police ohad led to the arrest of 107 illegal migrants.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268994-prachuap-107-illegal-migrants-nabbed-at-pineapple-plantation/

 

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Big Joke in Phuket: Finds dangerous footpaths and faded Zebra - get it sorted he demands

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Poster boy cop of the Royal Thai Police Pol Lt-Gen Surachate Hakpan was in Phuket yesterday checking up on his boss's much vaunted Special Safety Zone 4.0 community policing initiative.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268996-big-joke-in-phuket-finds-dangerous-footpaths-and-faded-zebra-get-it-sorted-he-demands/

 

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Grim accident in Nonthaburi - old person crossing UNDER pedestrian bridge

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Muang Nonthaburi police attended an accident that was allegedly caused by an old person crossing the road under a pedestrian bridge. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268997-grim-accident-in-nonthaburi-old-person-crossing-under-pedestrian-bridge/

 

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Profits from fried insects after floodwaters recede in Nan province

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported that locals in Nan province in the north of Thailand were busy collecting insects called "Jing Krong" in Thai after flood waters in the area receded.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269000-profits-from-fried-insects-after-floodwaters-recede-in-nan-province/

 

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Dutchman seen spearfishing at Phi Phi islands in custody for illegal hunting

 

Photo from อุทยานแห่งชาติหาดนพรัตน์ธารา-หมู่เกาะพีพี

 

A Dutch tourist, who was recently seen on TikTok with some parrot fish, which he allegedly caught in Thailand’s southern marine park on Phi Phi islands, has been held in custody by police and officials of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation on five charges, including illegal fishing in a national park.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268991-foreigner-held-for-catching-parrotfish-in-national-park-area/?do=findComment&comment=17546319

 

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Cabbie praised for giving poor family a free ride to Udon Thani

 

Photo from Facebook: Anurak Nakgamthong

 

Netizens have heaped praise on a kind-hearted taxi-driver who offered a free ride from Bangkok to the north-eastern province of Udon Thani to a family of three, after they were evicted from a rented room in the middle of the night by the landlord, because of the non-stop crying of their 4-month-old baby girl.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269002-cabbie-praised-for-giving-poor-family-a-free-ride-to-udon-thani/

 

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Instant noodle producers seek quick permission to hike prices amid rising costs

 

 

Five manufacturers of instant noodles are urging Thailand’s Internal Trade Department to speed up consideration of their demand for a price increase on instant noodles, from 6 to 8 baht, to compensate for increased production costs.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269007-instant-noodle-producers-seek-quick-permission-to-hike-prices-amid-rising-costs/