Interior Ministry ranks top for most complaints from the public

 

 

Secretary-General of the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission, Bhumivisan Kasemsook, said today (Tuesday) that the National Anti-Corruption Command Centre received 2,351 complaints from the public between June 22nd, 2000 and December 28th, 2022, of which 1,430 have been investigated and concluded. 912 cases are currently being processed.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282414-interior-ministry-ranks-top-for-most-complaints-from-the-public/

 

PM waiting for right time to join United Thai Nation Party

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday that he is waiting for the right timing to apply to become a member of the United Thai Nation Party adding, however, that he is ambivalent as to whether he will be named the party’s chairman.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282415-pm-waiting-for-right-time-to-join-united-thai-nation-party/

 

Thai Public Health Minister Assures There Will be no Lockdown when China Re-opens Borders

 

 

The Thai Minister of Public Health announced on Tuesday, January 3rd, that Thailand will not implement lockdown or strict regulations in response to the easing of harsh travel restrictions that is soon to take effect in China next Sunday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282416-thai-public-health-minister-assures-there-will-be-no-lockdown-when-china-re-opens-borders/

 

“New Year gifts” from Thailand’s cabinet for people in the Deep South

 

 

The Thai cabinet agreed on Tuesday to present “New Year gifts” to people in the Deep South. They include a free lunch program for children attending religious schools, nutritional food and vitamin supplements for mothers and their children, promotion of the learning of foreign languages and development of language skills among students.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282417-“new-year-gifts”-from-thailand’s-cabinet-for-people-in-the-deep-south/

 

Rail plate screws removed in attempt to sabotage train services in Hat Yai

 

 

Southern train services, from Hat Yai to Khlong Ngae station in Sadao district of Songkhla, were temporarily suspended after railway officials discovered that many plate screws and five rail sleeper plates had been removed from the track.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282418-rail-plate-screws-removed-in-attempt-to-sabotage-train-services-in-hat-yai/

 

Property sector hopes for a turnaround in 2023

 

 

Thailand’s real estate sector did not fully recover in 2022 due mainly to the economic decline and the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war as well as higher inflation and interest rates. But while the expected recovery did not happen, the overall outlook gives new hope for 2023.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282427-property-sector-hopes-for-a-turnaround-in-2023/

 

Father sought after three year old found dead - her mouth was stuffed with earth in a field

 

 

Thai Rath reported on a tragic murder that took place in a cassava field 300 meters behind a house in Ban Rai, Lat Yao, Nakhon Sawan, central/north Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282431-father-sought-after-three-year-old-found-dead-her-mouth-was-stuffed-with-earth-in-a-field/

 

Thailand prepares for influx of Chinese tourists

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Government officials will be convening on Thursday to consider the most appropriate protocols for visitors from China, following the Chinese government’s decision to lift its international travel restrictions this Sunday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282432-thailand-prepares-for-influx-of-chinese-tourists/

 

6,992 Drunk-Driving Cases Recorded in 6 Days

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 4 (TNA) – There were 6,992 drunk-driving cases in six days and the country needed serious measures on the wrongdoers, according to the director-general of the Probation Department.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282433-6992-drunk-driving-cases-recorded-in-6-days/

 

People take to malls and petrol stations to spend under Shop Dee Mee Khuen program

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The latest iteration of the Shop Dee Mee Khuen program commenced on January 1. The program is aimed at stimulating spending and helping stores and sellers increase volume. Shopping malls and petrol stations are now issuing more detailed tax invoices to buyers who intend to make use of the program.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282434-people-take-to-malls-and-petrol-stations-to-spend-under-shop-dee-mee-khuen-program/

 

Video: Welcome to Thailand; first you die then this happens!

 

 

Thai Rath reporters went to investigate in the north eastern province of Roi-Et after a video on TikTok went viral.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282436-video-welcome-to-thailand-first-you-die-then-this-happens/

 

Couple killed after drunk driver crashes into their motorbike sidecar

 

PHOTO: The Phuket Express

 

Two people have been killed after a drunk driver crashed into their motorbike sidecar in Phuket yesterday. According to a Phuket Express report, they were a married couple who worked as vendors at a market in Phuket Town.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282437-couple-killed-after-drunk-driver-crashes-into-their-motorbike-sidecar/

 

Chuwit's New Year revelations - RTP chief scurrying

 

 

RTP chief promises decisive action as Chuwit relishes his role as Whistleblower-in-Chief

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282445-chuwits-new-year-revelations-rtp-chief-scurrying/

 

Buyers Advised to Seek Tax Invoices for Rebates

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 4 (TNA) – The Revenue Department advised consumers to seek tax invoices for their purchases including those for petrol to claim tax rebates under the “Shop Dee Mee Khuen” tax rebate program of the government.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282446-buyers-advised-to-seek-tax-invoices-for-rebates/

 

Children’s nursery re-opens 3 months after Thailand’s deadliest mass killing

 

Facebook/Khayam Khan

 

A nursery (child care centre) in the northeastern Thai province of Nong Bua Lamphu, which became the scene of Thailand’s deadliest mass killing, re-opens today. The Uthai Sawan nursery in the district of Na Klang hit the headlines 3 months ago, when a sacked police officer carried out a gun and knife attack that killed 36 people, most of them very young children.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282447-children’s-nursery-re-opens-3-months-after-thailand’s-deadliest-mass-killing/

 

Phuket battles labour shortage with 1 million Chinese tourists expected this year

 

PHOTO: Tasty Thailand

 

Supply and demand, always a critical issue for Phuket’s tourist-reliant economy. Pre-2019 there was a half-decade of oversupply in both staff and room keys. Now that situation has radically reversed with 30-40% of hotels still closed and critical staff shortages in many industries.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282448-phuket-battles-labour-shortage-with-1-million-chinese-tourists-expected-this-year/

 

Thai woman says she was drugged by a friend - woke up naked next to a "rich" man in a hotel

 

 

Siam Rath reported on a woman given the ficticious name of Naen, 35, who went to social action group Sai Mai Tong Rort in northern Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282453-thai-woman-says-she-was-drugged-by-a-friend-woke-up-naked-next-to-a-rich-man-in-a-hotel/

 

Bangkok’s new train terminus to be formally opened on January 19th

 

 

The Krung Thep Aphiwat Train Terminal, previously known as Bang Sue Grand Station, will be officially opened on January 19th, with the maiden Bangkok-Ayutthaya air-conditioned diesel train for tourists slated as the inaugural service.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282454-bangkok’s-new-train-terminus-to-be-formally-opened-on-january-19th/

 

Warning of heavy rain in southern Thailand, rough sea in Gulf this weekend

 

 

People living in Thailand’s southern provinces should brace for heavy to very heavy rain, possible flash flooding at mountain bases and river overflows from Friday until Monday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282455-warning-of-heavy-rain-in-southern-thailand-rough-sea-in-gulf-this-weekend/

 

BMA Unveils This Year’s Children’s Day Activities

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will hold children’s day activities from January 6-22.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282456-bma-unveils-this-year’s-children’s-day-activities/

 

2023 Thailand Bar and Entertainment Closures and No Booze Days

 

 

Want to make sure you are aware of all the religious and other holidays that per Thai law will close all the bars and BAN alcohol sales for 2023?

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282457-2023-thailand-bar-and-entertainment-closures-and-no-booze-days/

 

Famous Commentator Arrested for Boy Molestation

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 4 (TNA) – A 60-year-old Thai folk music commentator and dance instructor was being prosecuted for allegedly molesting a 16-year-old boy.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282464-famous-commentator-arrested-for-boy-molestation/

 

SRT Clarifies B33m New Nameplate of Grand Station

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 4 (TNA) – The State Railway of Thailand confirmed transparency on its 33-million-baht project to change the nameplate of the Bang Sue Grand Station.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282454-bangkok’s-new-train-terminus-to-be-formally-opened-on-january-19th/?do=findComment&comment=17821985

 

Phuket residents to rally against interior permanent secretary

 

Suttipong Juljarern

 

Interior Permanent Secretary Suttipong Juljarern appears to be in hot water again, as people in Phuket plan to rally at the new provincial hall on Thursday to protest over his alleged insults aimed at the provincial administration’s garbage disposal and environment management.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282482-phuket-residents-to-rally-against-interior-permanent-secretary/

 

Female chef crashes into baht bus in Pattaya and suffers serious injuries

 

 

A 42-year-old woman was in critical condition after crashing her motorbike into a baht bus that was exiting a convenience store in Pattaya. The baht bus driver reportedly admitted that his vehicle’s bumper poked out onto the road and might have caused the accident.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282483-female-chef-crashes-into-baht-bus-in-pattaya-and-suffers-serious-injuries/

 

Thailand’s national park chief to face disciplinary probe in bribery scandal

 

 

Another panel will be set up to consider disciplinary action against Rutchada Suriyakul Na Ayutya, director-general of the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, who is currently facing bribery charges.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282485-thailand’s-national-park-chief-to-face-disciplinary-probe-in-bribery-scandal/

 

Chinese Buyers Bring Back Hope for Thailand’s Condominium Market

 

PHOTO: MGR Online

 

The reopening of China to international travel for the first time in three years following the announcement to lift the stringent COVID-19 lockdown measures from January 8th onwards has garnered significant attention globally, including in Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282486-chinese-buyers-bring-back-hope-for-thailand’s-condominium-market/

 

Pattaya prepares to bring back month-long musical extravaganza in March

 

PHOTO: Pond Saran

 

Pattaya is gearing up for an exciting month of music as the city prepares to host the Pattaya Music Festival 2023.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282489-pattaya-prepares-to-bring-back-month-long-musical-extravaganza-in-march/

 

Supporters offer moral support to activist doctor in Songkhla’s Chana district 

 

Dr. Supat Hasuwannakit

 

Supporters of Dr. Supat Hasuwannakit showed up at Chana District Hospital in Thailand’s Songkhla province on Wednesday morning to offer moral support, after they learned that he might be transferred out of the district.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282497-supporters-offer-moral-support-to-activist-doctor-in-songkhla’s-chana-district /

 

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Thailand Live Thursday 5 January 2023

 

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