THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 12 September 2022

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Thai Royal family send letters of condolence for the passing of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II

 

Their Majesties the King and Queen of Thailand have sent a message of condolence to Britain’s King Charles III, expressing their profound sorrow for the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271557-thai-royal-family-send-letters-of-condolence-for-the-passing-of-britain’s-queen-elizabeth-ii/

 

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Teacher held by police for allegedly hosting drinks party with students at resort

 

 

A Thai male school teacher has been held and charged by police for after he allegedly took nine male and female students to a resort in Na Chueak district of Maha Sarakham province for a drinks party.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271555-teacher-held-by-police-for-allegedly-hosting-drinks-party-with-students-at-resort/

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New leader of Thailand’s “For the National” party emphasises equality as top priority

 

 

Members of the For the National Party (Pheu Chart) elected a new 15-member executive committee yesterday (Saturday) with Pawitsarat Tiyapairat as the new party leader.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271558-new-leader-of-thailand’s-“for-the-national”-party-emphasises-equality-as-top-priority/

 

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Nipon Boonyamanee among rare breed of Thai politicians who quits to face music  
 

 

It is rare for Thai politicians to voluntarily vacate their seats, not to mention a coveted ministerial post. But that was exactly what Deputy Interior Minister Nipon Boonyamanee did last Monday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271560-nipon-boonyamanee-among-rare-breed-of-thai-politicians-who-quits-to-face-music/

 

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Bangkok’s seasonal floods reveal the problem of short-term thinking
 

 

With more heavy downpours forecast through the remaining rainy season, there is both good news and bad news for Thailand residents worried about floods.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271561-bangkok’s-seasonal-floods-reveal-the-problem-of-short-term-thinking/

 

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Bangkok sets up temporary shelters for flood evacuees
 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has set up temporary shelters in the Bang Khen, Lak Si, Don Mueang, Sai Mai and Lat Krabang areas, in case residents there need to be evacuated if their houses are flooded, said Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt yesterday (Sunday).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271562-bangkok-sets-up-temporary-shelters-for-flood-evacuees/

 

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Thai Netizens Blast Post On Selling Kidney To Get Mobile Phone
TNR Staff

 

 

THAI social media lambasted a Facebook post that emerging from Laos showing three persons with wounds on the their abdomen holding up a mobile phone with the caption saying “Agreed for iPhone14” which they interpreted as meaning selling their kidney to get this newly-released cell phone, TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said today (Sept. 11).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271563-thai-netizens-blast-post-on-selling-kidney-to-get-mobile-phone/

 

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Pattaya to Samui ferry launched

By Editor

 

 

The first ‘Blue Dolphin’ ferry for a Pattaya – Samui route has been officially launched on Saturday, September 10th, with a test run.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271564-pattaya-to-samui-ferry-launched/

 

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Rising International Arrivals At Thai Regional Airports; As Hua Hin Waits

By Editor

 

 

Announcements have been made that Thai Vietjet Air has resumed direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Chiang Mai after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic.  The flight operates three times a week.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271566-rising-international-arrivals-at-thai-regional-airports-as-hua-hin-waits/

 

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Airline boss pleads with government to delay the Thailand Tourism Fee (TTF) due later this year

by James Morris and Son Nguyen

 

Tony Fernandes, acting Chief Executive Officer of Thai Air Asia X

Key consideration now according to Tony Fernandes is the momentum of growing numbers which generates income for the economy including taxes for the government. Mr Fernandes felt that the fee, at this time, may hinder efforts to attract more visitors and to establish more flight links with Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271567-airline-boss-pleads-with-government-to-delay-the-thailand-tourism-fee-ttf-due-later-this-year/

 

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Krabi residents urge General Prawit to crack down on drugs as national poll gives him a thumbs down
by Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

 

National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) opinion poll on Sunday shows that more than 63% of people are not satisfied with the acting PM’s performance and comes six days after he was pictured, apparently asleep, at a meeting on Monday in Krabi although he has stoutly refuted the claim.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271568-krabi-residents-urge-general-prawit-to-crack-down-on-drugs-as-national-poll-gives-him-a-thumbs-down/

 

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Cannabis and Hemp Draft Act to be proposed for urgent consideration at parliament on Monday
By Nop Meechukhun

 

The Cannabis and Hemp Draft Act is scheduled to be proposed to the House of the Representatives at the urgent meeting on Monday, September 12th, according to the draft committee on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271569-cannabis-and-hemp-draft-act-to-be-proposed-for-urgent-consideration-at-parliament-on-monday/

 

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Thailand Targets Higher Rice Exports
by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

 

    
BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand is aiming for rice exports of 7.5 million tonnes this year, up from a previous target of 7 million tonnes, due to increased output and a weak baht amid global food insecurity.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271570-thailand-targets-higher-rice-exports/

 

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Thailand Again Ranks “Very High” on UN Human Development Index
by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

 

    
BANGKOK (NNT) - The United Nations now ranks Thailand 66th out of 191 countries on its 2021/2022 Human Development Index (HDI), up six places from the previous index issued by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271571-thailand-again-ranks-“very-high”-on-un-human-development-index/

 

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Foreign Affairs Ministry Hosts MFA Muay Thai Flash Mob Dance II
by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

 

    
BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently hosted the MFA Muay Thai Flash Mob Dance II and Muay Thai Workshop in cooperation with the private sector.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271573-foreign-affairs-ministry-hosts-mfa-muay-thai-flash-mob-dance-ii/

 

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World Sports News - Monday 12 September by Chili Radio
 

 

Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271577-world-sports-news-monday-12-september-by-chili-radio/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Monday September 12 2022
 

 

Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271579-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-monday-september-12-2022/

 

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Tim Newton Today - Sep 12: Bangkok faces existential flood problem, Thai leadership send messages to King Charles III 

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271588-tim-newton-today-sep-12-bangkok-faces-existential-flood-problem-thai-leadership-send-messages-to-king-charles-iii/

 

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Police working! It's obviously a con as incoming RTP commander says how to foil call center gangs

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Call center gangs have been using a bogus TikTok video to convince the unwary to part with their data.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271589-police-working-its-obviously-a-con-as-incoming-rtp-commander-says-how-to-foil-call-center-gangs/

 

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Mushroom pickers beware! There're bears in the woods - one old forager pays with his life

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A village in the eastern province of Sa Kaeo is in shock today after one of its men was viciously mauled by a bear.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271592-mushroom-pickers-beware-therere-bears-in-the-woods-one-old-forager-pays-with-his-life/

 

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Auditor General probe sought into move of BMA funding from drainage to outdoor seminars

 

 

The Kla Party will ask the Office of the Auditor-General to investigate the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) over the diversion of about 10 million baht, originally allocated for drainage and sewerage projects in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district, to the funding of outdoor seminars.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271595-auditor-general-probe-sought-into-move-of-bma-funding-from-drainage-to-outdoor-seminars/

 

 

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When will the drownings stop? Another four young children die in weir in Surin

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Four dead!

 

Daily News reported yet another mass drowning of young children in the North Eastern region of the country.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271597-when-will-the-drownings-stop-another-four-young-children-die-in-weir-in-surin/

 

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Chadchart apologizes - cars submerged at condo as Bangkok's governor blames rain

 

 

Bangkok's relatively new governor Chadchart Sittipunt apologized to Bangkokians after pictures showed a whole load of cars submerged at a Bang Khen condo parking lot.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271599-chadchart-apologizes-cars-submerged-at-condo-as-bangkoks-governor-blames-rain/

 

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South Korea and Thailand team up to drive tourism back to the boom times
 

Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO) Bangkok Office. (Photo by Veena Thoopkrajae)

Thailand and South Korea can add to their list of “things in common” their tourism industries, both of which are working to get back on track after COVID-19. Tourism exchanges between the two countries have been gaining momentum since the lifting of travel restrictions.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271602-south-korea-and-thailand-team-up-to-drive-tourism-back-to-the-boom-times/

 

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Thai cops told to smarten up, get their hair cut and speak politely - R7 chief speaks out

 

 

Region 7 chief Pol Lt-Gen Thanayuth Wuthijarasthamrong issued an "all points bulletin" to the men under his command to smarten up their act.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271604-thai-cops-told-to-smarten-up-get-their-hair-cut-and-speak-politely-r7-chief-speaks-out/

 

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School director in Twitter lashing after taking the kids football pitch and putting in a golf course for his politico chums

 

Sanook Thai Caption: School director likes a round of golf

 

Tweeters went atwittering on Redskullxxx after a tweet about a school director in Thailand who turned his kids' football pitch into a golf course.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271607-school-director-in-twitter-lashing-after-taking-the-kids-football-pitch-and-putting-in-a-golf-course-for-his-politico-chums/

 

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Another motorcycle death - Thai lady slams into back of parked truck in Kanchanaburi

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Police in Tha Rua, Kanchanaburi in western Thailand attended an accident in which a 46 year old woman on a Honda Wave collided with the back of a parked 18 wheel truck.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271609-another-motorcycle-death-thai-lady-slams-into-back-of-parked-truck-in-kanchanaburi/

 

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Sky Walk attraction in Kanchanaburi temporarily closed one day after its official opening

 

 

The latest tourist attraction in Thailand’s western province of Kanchanaburi, the Sky Walk, which is a transparent walkway over the famous River Kwai, was closed yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271611-sky-walk-attraction-in-kanchanaburi-temporarily-closed-one-day-after-its-official-opening/

 

 

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Wife attacked by knife and acid wielding ex after she gets a neighbor to help with a new bed

 

Sanook Thai Cap: Ex husband jealous about 56 year old wife

 

Sanook reported on a serious incident in a house in Ban Sai Yong Neua in Krasang sub-district of Buriram NE Thailand just after midday Sunday. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271614-wife-attacked-by-knife-and-acid-wielding-ex-after-she-gets-a-neighbor-to-help-with-a-new-bed/

 

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Flooding latest: Amid the misery Navy ready to deploy boats to push back the tide!

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

The spokesman for the Royal Thai Navy said that his men were at the ready with 80 boats to deal with the terrible flooding situation in Bangkok and the metro area.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271615-flooding-latest-amid-the-misery-navy-ready-to-deploy-boats-to-push-back-the-tide/