THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 17 December 2022

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King and Queen of Thailand visit Princess Bajrakitiyabha in hospital

 

 

King and Queen of Thailand visit Princess Bajrakitiyabha in hospital

 

Their Majesties the King and Queen paid a visit to HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital Friday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280713-thailand’s-princess-bajrakitiyabha-rushed-to-hospital/?do=findComment&comment=17790648

 

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Licensed vendors allowed to sell cannabis buds, says Thai Public Health Ministry

 

 

The Thai Ministry of Public Health has announced that it will allow the sale of cannabis buds by over 5,000 licensed vendors throughout the nation starting next month. As part of the control measures, however, the vendors’ and buyers’ information will be sent to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280830-licensed-vendors-allowed-to-sell-cannabis-buds-says-thai-public-health-ministry/

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Prachuap Khiri Khan among the top earners from tourism in 2022
By Online Reporter

 

Tourists at Tamarind Night Market in Hua Hin. File Photo

Prachuap Khiri Khan was among the provinces earning the most money from tourism during the first ten months of the year, according to Deputy Government Spokesperson Tipanan Sirichana.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280856-prachuap-khiri-khan-among-the-top-earners-from-tourism-in-2022/

 

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Thailand expects Chinese visitors during Lunar New Year festival
Thailand’s tour operators are expecting outbound tourism from China will restart in late January 2023 during the Lunar New Year festival when China gradually lifts its COVID-19 restrictions.

 

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Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s tour operators are expecting outbound tourism from China will restart in late January 2023 during the Lunar New Year festival.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280857-thailand-expects-chinese-visitors-during-lunar-new-year-festival/

 

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Pattaya authorities inspect court where Russian basketball prodigy passed away
By Tanakorn Panyadee 

 

 

Pattaya — Following the tragic death of 19-year-old Alexey Sobolev, a Russian basketball player who was electrocuted by a faulty lighting pole, Pattaya authorities inspected the basketball court and temporarily closed it for maintenance.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280858-pattaya-authorities-inspect-court-where-russian-basketball-prodigy-passed-away/

 

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Pattaya police seize 70 million baht in assets from another Chinese “businessman” allegedly tied to Club One
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — Pattaya police’s probe to dismantle the illegal network linked to several Chinese businessmen has found another Chinese suspect whose assets of over 70 million baht are set to be confiscated.

 

Full stoty: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280860-pattaya-police-seize-70-million-baht-in-assets-from-another-chinese-“businessman”-allegedly-tied-to-club-one/

 

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Phuket Immigration announces results of their recent overstay crackdown
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – Phuket Immigration recently launched what they called the ‘White Accommodation for Foreigners’ project targeting for ‘Phuket to be Crime Free’. The project mainly focuses on foreigners being properly registered at their accomodation and not on overstay.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280861-phuket-immigration-announces-results-of-their-recent-overstay-crackdown/

 

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Man found with knife on Bangla Road, taken to police station
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Patong – A man was found with a knife on the Bangla Road in Patong and was taken to the Patong police station.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280862-man-found-with-knife-on-bangla-road-taken-to-police-station/

 

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Massive shortage of Rh Negative blood in Phuket
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket- Donate your blood, save more lives together (Massive shortage of Rh Negative Blood)

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280863-massive-shortage-of-rh-negative-blood-in-phuket/

 

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British woman breaks nearly every bone in face in Thailand

 

Jo Hoffman has been told she needs facial reconstruction surgery. IMAGE SOURCE: GENEVA HOFFMAN

A student is asking for help to pay her sister's medical bills, after she suffered a horrific accident while on holiday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280866-british-woman-breaks-nearly-every-bone-in-face-in-thailand/

 

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Three people injured after pickup truck overturns and crashes into another pickup truck in Kathu
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Kathu – Three people have sustained injuries after a pickup truck overturned and crashed into another moving pickup truck in Kathu.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280878-three-people-injured-after-pickup-truck-overturns-and-crashes-into-another-pickup-truck-in-kathu/

 

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Sleepy driver crashes into power pole and home in Thalang
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Thalang – A power pole was near cut in half and a house was damaged after a pickup truck driver fell asleep at the wheel of his vehicle today in Thalang.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280879-sleepy-driver-crashes-into-power-pole-and-home-in-thalang/

 

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2022 ushered in a new dawn in Thai-Saudi relations
 

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greeted by Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha as he arrives at Suvarnabhumi International Airport airport near Bangkok to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in November 2022. (Photo by Handout / Thai Government / AFP)

One of the biggest foreign policy successes of the year for Thailand was the normalization of relations with Saudi Arabia, ending three decades of coldness. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280880-2022-ushered-in-a-new-dawn-in-thai-saudi-relations/

 

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Party on for New Year, say Bangkok officials, but don’t forget your face mask

By Peter Roche

 

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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has given the go-ahead for New Year’s Eve parties in the capital, but says people shouldn’t forget that Covid-19 still poses a risk. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt says revellers will still be required to wear face masks if gathering in crowded areas on the night.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280886-party-on-for-new-year-say-bangkok-officials-but-don’t-forget-your-face-mask/

 

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Rice steady amid flooding in Thailand
By John Reidy

 

Credit: Adobe Stock

BANGKOK, THAILAND — Flooding in Thailand had a minimal impact on rice production, corn growers are seeing a slightly smaller crop on less acreage and wheat imports are up significantly year-over-year, according to a Global Agricultural Information Network report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280889-rice-steady-amid-flooding-in-thailand/

 

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฿700m in assets seized from another online gambling network in Thailand

 

 

Police have seized assets worth more than 700 million baht and arrested three suspects, including a former TV actress, for allegedly operating an online gambling operation and for streaming pornographic movies.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280892-฿700m-in-assets-seized-from-another-online-gambling-network-in-thailand/

 

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2,500 Cruise Tourists Arriving At Koh Samui Today
by TNR Staff Comment

 

A CRUISE SHIP carrying 2,500 tourists from Europe is docking at Koh Samui for a day trip today (Dec. 17), becoming the second cruise liner to stop over that this popular island after a gap of three years with the first one having done so late last month, INN News said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280898-2500-cruise-tourists-arriving-at-koh-samui-today/

 

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Two men sought over recent bomb attack on freight train in Songkhla

 

 

Warrants have been issued by the Na Thavee Provincial Court in Songkhla Province for the arrest of two men suspected of involvement in the bombing of the Hat Yai-Padang Besar freight train on December 6th, an attack in which three railway employees were killed and four others wounded.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1280900-two-men-sought-over-recent-bomb-attack-on-freight-train-in-songkhla/

 

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