WHA and BYD to Announce Plans for EV Plant in Thailand

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - WHA Group, a Thai industrial estate developer, has indicated that the company and BYD, a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, will soon announce plans for an EV manufacturing facility in Thailand.

 

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Industrial Estates to Urged to Prepare for Possible Inundation

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - With Thailand currently in the midst of its annual peak rainy period, authorities are working to ensure that industrial estates are well-prepared for any and all water contingencies. The head of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand has expressed confidence that industrial parks will successfully weather this year’s flood season.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271182-industrial-estates-to-urged-to-prepare-for-possible-inundation/

 

SRT Conducts Trial Run of Train Carriages From Japan

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) recently conducted a test run of passenger train carriages donated by Japan.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271183-srt-conducts-trial-run-of-train-carriages-from-japan/

 

Drunk Japanese man runs amok allegedly refusing to pay over 5000 baht drink bill

 

 

An allegedly drunk Japanese man ran amok and climbed a roof after being allegedly unable to pay for his drinks at a Pattaya restaurant, asking to talk with the Japanese embassy.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271184-drunk-japanese-man-runs-amok-allegedly-refusing-to-pay-over-5000-baht-drink-bill/

 

BMA ordered to pay to BTS amounts outstanding for Green Line extensions

 

 

Thailand’s Central Administrative Court issued a ruling today (Wednesday), ordering the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and its investment arm, Krungthep Thanakom Company, to pay Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company (BTS) a total of 11.754 billion baht for the first and second extensions of the Green Line within 180 days.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271199-bma-ordered-to-pay-to-bts-amounts-outstanding-for-green-line-extensions/

 

Several areas facing flooding this morning after constant heavy rains

 

 

Several areas across the country are facing flooding and flash floods on Wednesday, September 7th, after the heavy and constant rain battered most parts of Thailand on Tuesday evening.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271200-several-areas-facing-flooding-this-morning-after-constant-heavy-rains/

Thai Public Health Ministry to procure 3 million doses of Pfizer vaccine for young children

 

A vial labelled “Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine” is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

The Ministry of Public Health will sign a deal with Pfizer (Thailand) for three million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine which is approved for use in children aged between six months and five years.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271202-thai-public-health-ministry-to-procure-3-million-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-for-young-children/

Suspended PM insists his term in office has not yet expired

 

 

Suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted that his 8-year term in the job did not expire on August 24th, as posited by opposition parties, because his term should be counted from when the 2017 Constitution (B.E. 2560) came into force, on April 6th, 2017.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271203-suspended-pm-insists-his-term-in-office-has-not-yet-expired/

 

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