THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 16 September 2022

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Water Situations Manageable: Interior Minister

 

BANGKOK,  (TNA) – The government is able to put flooding under control while inundation in eastern Bangkok results from unusual torrential rain, according to Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271959-water-situations-manageable-interior-minister/

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Govt to Partially Open Digital Park in 2024

 

 

BANGKOK, (TNA) – The government will partially open the Eastern Economic Corridor for Digital (EECd) in 2024 and fully inaugurate it in the following year, according to a government spokeswoman.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271960-govt-to-partially-open-digital-park-in-2024/

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Chonburi official caught her female secretary allegedly stealing ten million baht

 

PHOTO: TMN Cable TV Pattaya

 

A Chonburi official caught her 29-year-old female secretary who had allegedly been stealing her money in her bedroom for the last five years, worth over 10 million baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271977-chonburi-official-caught-her-female-secretary-allegedly-stealing-ten-million-baht/

 

 

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House Passes Public Referendum Motion On Charter Amendment But Dispute Looms
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

 

AN URGENT MOTION to hold a public referendum on the amendment of the whole constitution yesterday (Sept. 15) passed an initial approval in the House of Representatives albeit with less than half the total number of MPs.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271989-house-passes-public-referendum-motion-on-charter-amendment-but-dispute-looms/

 

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Thailand's COVID-19 Vaccine Expected in 2024

 

 

BANGKOK,  (TNA) – Thailand's homegrown COVID-19 vaccine would complete trial processes next year and its use was expected to start rolling out in 2024, according to a government spokeswoman.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271990-thailands-covid-19-vaccine-expected-in-2024/

 

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Public Health Minister vows to support Cannabis and Hemp Draft Bill, criticizes three political parties for objections
By Nop Meechukhun

 

PHOTO: Manager Online

Bangkok – Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul criticized three political parties for not prioritizing the lives of the Thai people after voting disapproval of the Cannabis and Hemp Draft Bill on Wednesday, September 14th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271991-public-health-minister-vows-to-support-cannabis-and-hemp-draft-bill-criticizes-three-political-parties-for-objections/

 

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Traffic Policeman Gives Gifts To Boy Abandoned By Myanmar Mother
TNR Staff

 

 

A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy who was left in the care of neighbours in Songkhla province seven months ago by his Myanmar mother who went to look for a job in Bangkok and cannot now be contacted got some gifts from a traffic policeman yesterday (Sept. 15), INN News said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271992-traffic-policeman-gives-gifts-to-boy-abandoned-by-myanmar-mother/

 

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World Sports News - Friday 16 September by Chili Radio
 

 

Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271995-world-sports-news-friday-16-september-by-chili-radio/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday September 16 2022
 

 

Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272002-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-friday-september-16-2022/

 

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Thai Baht heads to near 37 Baht/US$, as BoT defends its use of $19 billion in defending the currency

By Narudon Daisachulshu

 

As Thai Baht heads towards level not seen since late September 2006 questions are being asked whether the Bank of Thailand (BoT)’s statement that the 1.35 trillion Baht disappearance of the international reserves was just ‘revaluation’ of asset or has the central bank been actively propping the currency to keep it artificially stronger than it should be.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272004-thai-baht-heads-to-near-37-bahtus-as-bot-defends-its-use-of-19-billion-in-defending-the-currency/

 

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Fentanyl - a med that is more powerful than morphine - found entering Thailand; US man nabbed

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Thailand's drug authorities have successfully intercepted a parcel that contained the powerful and potentially dangerous pharmaceutical drug fentanyl.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272005-fentanyl-a-med-that-is-more-powerful-than-morphine-found-entering-thailand-us-man-nabbed/

 

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Investigation underway as police determine death of boy at Nonthaburi school was a shooting

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police in Nonthaburi north west of the Thai capital Bangkok were investigating the death of a M3 pupil at a school in Bang Bua Thong.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272007-investigation-underway-as-police-determine-death-of-boy-at-nonthaburi-school-was-a-shooting/

 

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Death sentence! No clemency for foster mum who fed kids floor cleaner then went on Facebook for donations

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The central criminal court has handed down the death sentence to a woman known as "Mae Puk" in the media.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272009-death-sentence-no-clemency-for-foster-mum-who-fed-kids-floor-cleaner-then-went-on-facebook-for-donations/

 

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Tim Newton Today - Sep 16: Thailand's Cannabis Bill dead in the water, acute flooding in east BKK
 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272012-tim-newton-today-sep-16-thailands-cannabis-bill-dead-in-the-water-acute-flooding-in-east-bkk/

 

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Thai justice minister turns to motorcyclists in push for "War on Drugs" victory - dangles 500 MB 5% carrot

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai justice minister Somsak Thepsuthin has turned to the ubiquitous motorcyclists on Thailand's roads for help in a final push to win the so-called war on drugs in the country.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272015-thai-justice-minister-turns-to-motorcyclists-in-push-for-war-on-drugs-victory-dangles-500-mb-5-carrot/

 

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Video: Here one minute, almost gone the next!

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Seizure, no vital signs

 

Daily News reported that online comment was rife after a TikTok video under the name _pogky was widely viewed and shared.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272022-video-here-one-minute-almost-gone-the-next/

 

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Gun suspect back in custody after two hour manhunt

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported that 50 men were mobilized to capture a man who ran off when being led to the cells at a police station.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272023-gun-suspect-back-in-custody-after-two-hour-manhunt/

 

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Free Pfizer vaccines available at Huay Mongkol Temple Sept 30

By Online Reporter

 

 

Health officials have announced that free Prizer vaccines will be administered at Huay Mongkol Temple on September 30.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272024-free-pfizer-vaccines-available-at-huay-mongkol-temple-sept-30/

 

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Here’s how many tourists visited Prachuap Khiri Khan from Jan-Jul 2022

By Online Reporter

 

File photo

 

Prachuap Khiri Khan received just over 5 million tourists in the first half of the year, it has been revealed.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272025-here’s-how-many-tourists-visited-prachuap-khiri-khan-from-jan-jul-2022/

 

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Toyota Motors (Thailand) ordered to pay ฿10bn in outstanding import taxes and fees

 

 

The Thai Supreme Court Division for Tax Cases has upheld the Appeals Court order for Toyota Motors (Thailand) to pay about 10 billion baht in customs duties and fees for the import of parts for the assembly of Toyota Prius hybrid cars in Thailand between 2010 and 2012.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272026-toyota-motors-thailand-ordered-to-pay-฿10bn-in-outstanding-import-taxes-and-fees/

 

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Plucky gold shop owner fights back - it seems to run in the family

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that a gold shop owner in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, chased a man in a helmet who produced a gun and ran off with 68 baht weight in gold from the Yaowarat shop in Lotus Pak Chong.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272028-plucky-gold-shop-owner-fights-back-it-seems-to-run-in-the-family/

 

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Kids learn how to escape from a locked car

 

Naew Na Thai Cap: Kids keen to learn - "They showed us how to save ourselves if we get stuck in a car

 

Naew Na reported from Ban Plai Ra in Nakhon Sri Thammarat in the south of Thailand where local groups and rescue organisations are teaching pre-schoolers what to do if they get stuck in a car.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272031-kids-learn-how-to-escape-from-a-locked-car/

 

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Part of NE renamed as "Land of the Nagas" - five lottery wins, will there be more...

 

Sanook Thai Caption: It's the Land of the Nagas

 

North easterners have called an area of Udon Thani known as Ban Chan sub-district to be renamed the "Land of the Nagas".

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272033-part-of-ne-renamed-as-land-of-the-nagas-five-lottery-wins-will-there-be-more/

 

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Thailand reports 8th case of monkeypox in Thai man returning from Qatar
 

 

The Disease Control Department has reported Thailand’s eighth confirmed monkeypox case, in a 23-year-old Thai man who recently returned home from Qatar, Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, director-general of the department said today (Friday).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272035-thailand-reports-8th-case-of-monkeypox-in-thai-man-returning-from-qatar/

 

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Thai Industrial Hemp Trade Association to produce and promote hemp in industrial and medical sectors

 

 

The Thai Industrial Hemp Trade Association (TiHTA) on Friday, September 16th, jointly signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoU) with 12 manufacturing industry associations to promote the utilization of hemp in the industrial and medical sectors in Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272055-thai-industrial-hemp-trade-association-to-produce-and-promote-hemp-in-industrial-and-medical-sectors/

 

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Officials to survey flood-affected households in Lat Krabang

 

 

Thailand’s Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation will cooperate with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) in assessing damage to households caused by flooding in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district, so that they can be provided with financial assistance.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272056-officials-to-survey-flood-affected-households-in-lat-krabang/

 

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Seven minors summoned for interrogation following shooting incident at school

 

 

Seven minors were summoned for interrogation at the Bang Bua Thong District Police Station in Bangkok on Friday, September 16th, following the case of a 14-year-old student who was reportedly shot by his friend at a school’s computer room on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272007-investigation-underway-as-police-determine-death-of-boy-at-nonthaburi-school-was-a-shooting/?do=findComment&comment=17609727

 

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Bang Saen is not a “savage city” and is totally safe for tourists

 

 

Chonburi Provincial Police released an official statement following an allegation made by some Thai media, not us, that accused Bang Saen of being a “savage city” over a brutal public brawl that went viral on Wednesday, September 14th.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272057-bang-saen-is-not-a-“savage-city”-and-is-totally-safe-for-tourists/

 

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Husband files police report after wife allegedly gets kidnapped by paramour

 

 

A 39-year-old husband filed a report to the Pattaya police station, claiming that his wife was kidnapped by her knife-wielding paramour.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272060-husband-files-police-report-after-wife-allegedly-gets-kidnapped-by-paramour/

 

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Thai Defense Minister visits flood-hit areas in Rayong to provide military support

 

PHOTO: Matichon online

 

Defense Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is suspended from his duty as PM awaiting a constitutional court decision on his term limit, visited Rayong province to provide military support and boost the morale of the locals affected by flooding on Friday, September 16th.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272074-thai-defense-minister-visits-flood-hit-areas-in-rayong-to-provide-military-support/