THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 19 December 2022

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Poh Teck Tung to the rescue as mental health patient constricts himself with metal rings

 

Naew Na Thai  Cap: Just about rotten!

 

Naew Na reported on a sad case in the south of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281007-poh-teck-tung-to-the-rescue-as-mental-health-patient-constricts-himself-with-metal-rings/

 

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Mercury to fall further in Bangkok and most of Thailand
 

 

Temperatures in Bangkok and its suburbs are forecast to further fall by another 1-2oC on Tuesday, while the north and northeast will see a 2-4oC drop, according to the Meteorological Department’s forecast.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281008-mercury-to-fall-further-in-bangkok-and-most-of-thailand/

 

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Thai Exports Projected to Grow This Year and Next

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce has projected that Thailand’s exports will reach nine trillion baht by the end of the year and rise to 9.25 trillion baht in 2023, based on forecasts of stronger-than-anticipated economic growth.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281026-thai-exports-projected-to-grow-this-year-and-next/

 

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Dining carriages to return to Thai trains

 

Flickr/John Dale

 

The State Railway of Thailand is resuming dining car services on a number of routes from January. It follows a closure of nearly 3 years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281028-dining-carriages-to-return-to-thai-trains/

 

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Wildlife officials in Thailand, Laos searching for 30 trafficked tiger cubs

 

Facebook/Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

 

Wildlife officials in Thailand are working with their counterparts in Laos in a bid to track down 30 tiger cubs believed to have been smuggled across the border. Last month, the authorities in Laos helped rescue 4 trafficked tiger cubs.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281029-wildlife-officials-in-thailand-laos-searching-for-30-trafficked-tiger-cubs/

 

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Free vehicle check-up offered to Thai drivers ahead of end-of-year travel

 

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It’s one of the busiest times for travel during the year, and especially this year as people take advantage of the ability to travel again, without restrictions (then again, see if you can get a flight to Phuket from Bangkok this week!)

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281030-free-vehicle-check-up-offered-to-thai-drivers-ahead-of-end-of-year-travel/

 

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TAT Launches Campaign to Promote Pattaya Tourism

 

 

PATTAYA (NNT) - As part of the "Amazing Thailand, Amazing New Chapters" initiative in Pattaya, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) recently partnered with Tiger Airline to launch the "Fresh Up Chonburi Family Destination" promotional campaign.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281031-tat-launches-campaign-to-promote-pattaya-tourism/

 

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Debt Resolution Expo Concludes in Chiang Mai

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Debt has become a major problem for many Thais, especially in the aftermath of the global pandemic. The government has marked 2022 as the “year for household debt resolution” with four expos held throughout the year. The latest of these expo recently concluded in Chiang Mai province.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281032-debt-resolution-expo-concludes-in-chiang-mai/

 

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Phuket Officially Launches Crime-Free Initiative

 

 

PHUKET (NNT) - Phuket province has launched its Phuket Crime-Free campaign to stamp out criminal activities and illegal businesses. Local authorities hope the campaign will help boost confidence among tourists and make the city a safer place to live and visit.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281033-phuket-officially-launches-crime-free-initiative/

 

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100 Gas Cylinders Float in Floodwater

 

 

SONGKHLA, Dec 19 (TNA) – People were startled with about 100 gas cylinders floating on flooded roads in Kho Hong municipality in Hat Yai district while a landslide toppled about 10 power poles in another area of this southern province.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281034-100-gas-cylinders-float-in-floodwater/

 

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8.1 million Thais are poor, 4.4 million below poverty line – NESDC

 

People are seen in a slum along railroad tracks in downtown Bangkok on June 15, 2020. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

 

More than 8.1 million Thais are poor, including 4.4 million living below the poverty line, according to the latest report by The Office of the National Economics and Social Development Council (NESDC).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281048-81-million-thais-are-poor-44-million-below-poverty-line-–-nesdc/

 

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Online Arsenals Raided

 

 

BANGKOK, Dec 19 (TNA) – Police from the Police Cyber Task Force raided three illegal arsenals in Chiang Mai, Surin and Chon Buri provinces. They arrested four suspects and impounded 30 guns, 32,000 bullets, five luxury cars and cash worth altogether 50 million baht.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281049-online-arsenals-raided/

 

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Awakening Bangkok Returns to Talad Noi

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The light and digital art festival known as "Awakening Bangkok" has returned to the Talad Noi neighborhood next to the Chao Phraya River.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281051-awakening-bangkok-returns-to-talad-noi/

 

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Intoxicated Finnish tourist falls off motorbike and blacks out in middle of the road

 

PHOTO: TMN Cable TV Pattaya

 

An intoxicated tourist was safely taken back to his accommodation after falling off his motorbike and blacking out in the middle of a Pattaya road.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281052-intoxicated-finnish-tourist-falls-off-motorbike-and-blacks-out-in-middle-of-the-road/

 

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Thailand Live Tuesday 20 December 2022
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