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Chief engineer not on board the ill-fated Sukhothai navy vessel

 

 

The ill-fated HTMS Sukhothai set sail into rough seas heading for Chumphon on December 18th without its chief engineer, Vice Admiral Pichai Lorchusakul, commander of the First Naval Area Command, told the media on yesterday (Saturday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282261-chief-engineer-not-on-board-the-ill-fated-sukhothai-navy-vessel/

 

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Thailand Pavilion Receives More Than 2 Million Visitors

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand Pavilion made a huge splash at World Expo 2020 in Dubai and was visited by over 2 million people worldwide, proving to be a massive success.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282262-thailand-pavilion-receives-more-than-2-million-visitors/

 

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Tourism Ministry Anticipates Return of Chinese Tourists

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand has been looking forward to the return of Chinese tourists following China’s recent announcement of easing restrictions on international flights.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282263-tourism-ministry-anticipates-return-of-chinese-tourists/

 

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Thai Police Plan to Change Traffic Police Vest to Appear More Friendly

 

PHOTO: Thairath

 

The Thai deputy national police chief is eying to change the color of the vest’s banners worn by traffic police to reflective green and yellow to improve visibility, make the police seem more friendly and approachable, and orderliness.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282264-thai-police-plan-to-change-traffic-police-vest-to-appear-more-friendly/

 

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Injured green sea turtle washed ashore on Pha-ngan Island dies

 

 

An injured green sea turtle was washed ashore on Pha-ngan Island on Friday night and has subsequently died of the injuries and hunger after veterinarians had tried to save its life.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282265-injured-green-sea-turtle-washed-ashore-on-pha-ngan-island-dies/

 

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Thai tourism workers urged to have Covid vaccine booster

 

Covid vaccines

 

With China experiencing a surge in Covid infections and simultaneously about to re-open its borders, tourism staff in Thailand are being urged to have a booster vaccine dose. According to a Bangkok Post report, the Tourism Authority of Thailand is calling on all tourism workers to ensure they’re protected ahead of the expected return of Chinese tourists.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282280-thai-tourism-workers-urged-to-have-covid-vaccine-booster/

 

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Phuket Airport welcomes Cathay Pacific’s revival of direct flights from Hong Kong

 

Cathay Pacific flights return to Phuket

 

The return of flights to Phuket keep racking up. But this one is particularly welcome. Hong-Kong based carrier Cathay Pacific, one of the worst affected airlines in the world over the past 3 years, has re-launched direct flights to Phuket.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282281-phuket-airport-welcomes-cathay-pacific’s-revival-of-direct-flights-from-hong-kong/

 

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The mass return to Bangkok begins

 

 

Bangkok’s light traffic and quiet roads over the last couple of days will begin to return to the normal congestion today (Monday), as New Year revellers return in droves, making it slow going on several highways.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282294-the-mass-return-to-bangkok-begins/

 

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Phuket reports 4 accidents, 1 death on day 3 of the New Year ‘7 Days of Danger’

 

Flickr/Juha Helosuo

 

One person has died and 4 people have been injured in 4 road traffic accidents in Phuket on day 3 of what officials call the 7 Days of Danger. The accidents all happened on December 31, according to Arporn Rutarapan from Phuket’s Office of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282295-phuket-reports-4-accidents-1-death-on-day-3-of-the-new-year-‘7-days-of-danger’/

 

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Thailand’s top ten fake news stories of 2022

 

 

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has named the ten top fake news stories of today (Monday), all of which were widely circulated on social media last year.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282302-thailand’s-top-ten-fake-news-stories-of-2022/