THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 17 October 2022

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Thai woman from hell! She won't accept break-up causing ex to put his house on the market

 

Sanook Thai Caption: So scared I'm selling my house

 

Reporters from Sanook caught up with a 35 year old Thai man who is having problems with his ex girlfriend.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274992-thai-woman-from-hell-she-wont-accept-break-up-causing-ex-to-put-his-house-on-the-market/

 

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Man in drug rehab arrested after shooting at neighbour and stealing police vehicle
 

 

A man was apprehended by Phatthalung provincial police yesterday (Sunday) after he shot at a shopkeeper, stole a police car and tried to escape with his 11-year-old daughter, before colliding with a roadside utility pole.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274994-man-in-drug-rehab-arrested-after-shooting-at-neighbour-and-stealing-police-vehicle/

 

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NZ and Laotian authorities contacted after 8 kilos of "ice" found in packages at resort

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Wanchai Chaimongkhol, the director-general of the Narcotics Control Bureau said that two arrest warrants have been issued and contact made with both New Zealand and Laos authorities after 8 kilos of ice (crystal meth) was found in two packages at a resort in Muang district of Nong Khai, NE Thailand on October 8th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274995-nz-and-laotian-authorities-contacted-after-8-kilos-of-ice-found-in-packages-at-resort/

 

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Drugs showdown in the works bound to prompt memories of decisive 2003 crackdown by Thaksin

by Joseph O' Connor

 

Last week the permanent secretary at the Ministry of the Interior Mr Suthipong Chulacharoen and the National Police Commissioner General Damrongsak Kittiprapat gave a press conference after a high-level meeting where a forthcoming drug crackdown was discussed 

 

The current campaign as well as being a response to Nong Bua Lamphu also comes after demands from other provinces around the country including Krabi where drug-related violence and killings have undermined local security and confidence in the rule of law as the country reaches a limit in its tolerance with huge quantities of methamphetamine linked drugs flowing into the kingdom from beyond Thailand’s borders in the Golden Triangle.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274997-drugs-showdown-in-the-works-bound-to-prompt-memories-of-decisive-2003-crackdown-by-thaksin/

 

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Flat owner attacked by gang of ten men with guns: Police suspect marijuana deal gone wrong

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The owner of a flat in Thonburi was brutally assaulted by a gang of ten men with rifles or war weapons who attacked him at his residence on Friday night.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274998-flat-owner-attacked-by-gang-of-ten-men-with-guns-police-suspect-marijuana-deal-gone-wrong/

 

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Man who played the lottery for the first time becomes instant millionaire! 

 

Daily News Thai Caption:  Lucky first time player nets 30 million baht

 

Daily News reported that a man who was playing the state lottery for the very first time came up trumps with five winning tickets.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274999-man-who-played-the-lottery-for-the-first-time-becomes-instant-millionaire/

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Dollar hits 38 baht, UK pound rallies slightly as new chancellor acts

 

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Exchange rates for a US dollar have hit 38.10 baht while the UK pound has recovered slightly to 42.7 baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275003-dollar-hits-38-baht-uk-pound-rallies-slightly-as-new-chancellor-acts/

 

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Thailand confirms 11th monkeypox case in Thai man returning from Qatar

 

 

A Thai man, who worked in a massage parlour in Qatar and returned to Thailand on Saturday, has been diagnosed as having monkeypox.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275005-thailand-confirms-11th-monkeypox-case-in-thai-man-returning-from-qatar/

 

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Major music festival to be held in Pak Nam Pran in November
By Online Reporter

 

 

Some of Thailand’s best known artists are to perform in Pak Nam Pran in November.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275006-major-music-festival-to-be-held-in-pak-nam-pran-in-november/

 

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Opposition will ask EC to dissolve Bhumjaithai Party over its liberal cannabis policy

 

 

Opposition parties plan to ask Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) to dissolve the Bhumjaithai Party, for alleged violation of the Political Parties Act, over its policy to decriminalise cannabis.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275012-opposition-will-ask-ec-to-dissolve-bhumjaithai-party-over-its-liberal-cannabis-policy/

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New Chart Pattana Kla party leader vows to return prosperity to Thailand

 

 

Newly-elected leader of the Chart Pattana Kla Party, Korn Chatikavanij, has vowed to overhaul the Thai economy and bureaucracy, to bring prosperity and a better future for all Thais, with its motto “Dare to think and act anew”.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275013-new-chart-pattana-kla-party-leader-vows-to-return-prosperity-to-thailand/

 

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What Makes Thai Cuisine So Special? Influences, Regions, Medicinal Qualities

 

 

Steam wafts up from your plate, bringing with it aromas that make your mouth water. Looking down, you see a cornucopia of pleasing colors and shapes on a backdrop of white. You scoop some of this and that onto your spoon and with that first bite comes the perfect combination of salty, sweet, sour, spicy, and perhaps even bitter flavors.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275016-what-makes-thai-cuisine-so-special-influences-regions-medicinal-qualities/

 

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Man in drug rehab arrested after shooting at neighbour and stealing police vehicle

 

 

A man was apprehended by Phatthalung provincial police yesterday (Sunday) after he shot at a shopkeeper, stole a police car and tried to escape with his 11-year-old daughter, before colliding with a roadside utility pole.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275017-man-in-drug-rehab-arrested-after-shooting-at-neighbour-and-stealing-police-vehicle/

 

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Flood situation in Phuket is improving

 

Image Credit: Phuket Provincial Public Relations Office

 

The flood situation in Phuket has improved today (Monday), after heavy rains caused by a tropical depression.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275018-flood-situation-in-phuket-is-improving/

 

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Gold necklace and ring worth 46,000 baht robbed from a local woman

 

 

A local woman told Pattaya police she was robbed by a man on a motorcycle on Soi Thepprasit 8 in Pattaya yesterday, October 16th.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275019-gold-necklace-and-ring-worth-46000-baht-robbed-from-a-local-woman/

 

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Thailand confirms two Omicron XBB cases, neither are serious

 

Photo from AFP

 

Two Omicron XBB cases have been found in Thailand, but both patients have already recovered, according to Dr. Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the Medical Sciences Department.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275033-thailand-confirms-two-omicron-xbb-cases-neither-are-serious/

 

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Army doubles down on anti-drug smuggling at borders

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The suppression of illicit drugs is a national agenda as the Royal Thai Army announced it has seized more than 200 million methamphetamine pills along the border this year.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275034-army-doubles-down-on-anti-drug-smuggling-at-borders/

 

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SCB expects economic recovery to continue

 

 

Thailand’s economy is expected to sustain growth, thanks to the well-performing tourism sector, according to Siam Commercial Bank’s Economic Intelligence Center (SCBEIC).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275035-scb-expects-economic-recovery-to-continue/

 

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Gas tank causes fire at Chinese tourists’s rental home in Pattaya

 

 

A fire reportedly caused by a malfunctioning gas tank burned the kitchen of a Chinese man’s house in Pattaya yesterday, October 16th.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275036-gas-tank-causes-fire-at-chinese-tourists’s-rental-home-in-pattaya/

 

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Large amount of heroin smuggled in parcel from Cambodia seized at Suvarnabhumi Airport

 

 

A large amount of 7,210 grams of heroin was seized at Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Monday, October 17th, after they were reportedly smuggled in postal parcels at the Suvarnabhumi Airport Cargo Clearance Customs.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275045-large-amount-of-heroin-smuggled-in-parcel-from-cambodia-seized-at-suvarnabhumi-airport/

 

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