Man held for questioning after undocumented migrant workers die in road accident

 

 

Police in Thailand’s southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat are holding a Thai man for questioning, to try to establish his connection with a human trafficking gang responsible for smuggling 32 undocumented migrant workers from Myanmar, four of whom were killed and four others injured in a fatal road accident in the province yesterday (Wednesday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269245-man-held-for-questioning-after-undocumented-migrant-workers-die-in-road-accident/

 

Bangkok governor joins C40 on climate action

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The C40 Cities group invited the governor of Bangkok to join its discussion on air quality management in urban areas that took place today. The group also invited the governor to join upcoming meetings and a global summit later this year.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269246-bangkok-governor-joins-c40-on-climate-action/

 

Agoda says Bangkok is top destination for tourists worldwide, Pattaya 8th most popular

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - International tourists’ activity has picked up due to the continuous scaling down of COVID-19 restriction measures around the globe. Amid this renewed vigor in the tourism scene, major accommodations booking platform Agoda has found Bangkok to be the most popular destination among tourists globally. It also found Pattaya City to be the eighth most popular destination.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269247-agoda-says-bangkok-is-top-destination-for-tourists-worldwide-pattaya-8th-most-popular/

 

Free vaccination service at Bang Sue Grand Station extended until end of September

 

 

Thailand’s largest vaccination centre, at Bangkok’s Bang Sue Grand Station, will continue to provide a free COVID-19 inoculation service to the public until the end of September, instead of the end of this month as earlier announced.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269261-free-vaccination-service-at-bang-sue-grand-station-extended-until-end-of-september/

 

CCSA to endorse downgrading COVID-19 disease tier

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is expected to consider endorsing the reclassification of COVID-19 as an infectious disease under surveillance tomorrow.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269262-ccsa-to-endorse-downgrading-covid-19-disease-tier/

 

Gen Prawit follows up on land bank operations

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan today made a video call with related agencies to follow up on land allocation in 8 provinces.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269263-gen-prawit-follows-up-on-land-bank-operations/

 

 TAT to Propose Visa Extension for Tourists

 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 18 (TNA) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand will propose to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration tomorrow (Aug 19) to extend the maximum stays for holders of tourist visas and visas on arrival to encourage them to stay longer in the country.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269264-tat-to-propose-visa-extension-for-tourists/

 

More than four million foreign tourists have arrived since January, TAT reports

 

PHOTO: prachachat

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Wednesday, August 17th, reported that the total number of foreign tourists arriving in Thailand has reached four million since the full country reopening on January 1st.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269272-more-than-four-million-foreign-tourists-have-arrived-since-january-tat-reports/

 

54-year-old man found dead while out fishing

 

PHOTO: TMN Cable TV Pattaya

 

A 54-year-old man was found dead in a deserted pond while out fishing in Chonburi.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269273-54-year-old-man-found-dead-while-out-fishing/

 

Kuwaiti man racing motorbikes with foreigners crashes in a pickup truck

 

 

A Kuwaiti motorbike racer driving in a group of four other foreigners crashed into a stationary pickup truck in Pattaya and suffered several injuries. Nobody, however, reportedly cooperated with the police, so all five bikes were impounded.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269274-kuwaiti-man-racing-motorbikes-with-foreigners-crashes-in-a-pickup-truck/

 

to continue:

 

Thailand Live Friday 19 August 2022 
https://aseannow.com/topic/1269282-thailand-live-friday-19-august-2022/