Covid chaos descends again on Thailand’s foreign tourism sector amid cancellations and complaints
by Joseph O' Connor

 

Last Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced new restrictions on incoming tourists to Thailand in response to the reopening of the Chinese market.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282911-covid-chaos-descends-again-on-thailand’s-foreign-tourism-sector-amid-cancellations-and-complaints/

 

Thai ministers to welcome first group of Chinese tourists on Monday

 

 

Thai Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob and Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn will be at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Monday to welcome the first group of Chinese tourists to visit Thailand post COVID pandemic.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282913-thai-ministers-to-welcome-first-group-of-chinese-tourists-on-monday/

 

Will Chinese arrivals overwhelm Thailand’s healthcare sector?

 

 

While several countries have imposed stringent COVID-control measures on travellers from China, Thailand has decided to welcome them with open arms despite concerns about its healthcare sector being overwhelmed.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282914-will-chinese-arrivals-overwhelm-thailand’s-healthcare-sector/

 

Princess Bajrakitiyabha remains unconscious and under treatment in hospital

 

 

Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati has been and remains unconscious, and doctors are still treating her with medications. She is also on a life support system, to support the function of her heart, lungs and kidneys, and to enable close monitoring of her condition, the Bureau of the Royal Household said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282915-princess-bajrakitiyabha-remains-unconscious-and-under-treatment-in-hospital/

 

Free COVID-19 vaccinations stepped up ahead of increased foreign arrivals
 

[FILE] A health worker administers the CoronaVac vaccine, at a makeshift clinic in Bang Khae Market, after hundreds of residents in the district tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Bangkok on March 17, 2021. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Due to an anticipated increase in foreign arrivals, Chinese tourists in particular, everyone, especially the those over 60, people with chronic diseases, pregnant women, those who weigh over 90kg, small children and those who have not been vaccinated, have been urged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or to get booster shots.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282916-free-covid-19-vaccinations-stepped-up-ahead-of-increased-foreign-arrivals/

Probe sought into sex scandal allegedly involving former deputy prime minister

 

 

A Pheu Thai MP has demanded that party leader, Chonlanan Srikaew, investigate an allegation by a lawyer that a former deputy prime minister in the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra had an extra-marital affair with the wife of another man.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282917-probe-sought-into-sex-scandal-allegedly-involving-former-deputy-prime-minister/

 

Gunman Surrenders for Murdering British Ex-pat in Pattaya Area, Blames Road Rage
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Pattaya, Banglamung – A 32-year-old gunman has surrendered to police after murdering a British Ex-pat in the Pattaya area.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282918-gunman-surrenders-for-murdering-british-ex-pat-in-pattaya-area-blames-road-rage/

 

Pattaya Police Chief Addresses Viral Brawl on Walking Street in Front of Indian Restaurant and Mujra Club
By Adam Judd

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282919-pattaya-police-chief-addresses-viral-brawl-on-walking-street-in-front-of-indian-restaurant-and-mujra-club/

 

 

Pattaya, Thailand-The Pattaya Police Chief addressed a viral brawl that was captured on video and widely shared on social media last week.

 

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Bangkok’s New Rail Service Terminal In Operation From Jan 19th

By Editor

 

 
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has officially announced the relocation – effective from 19th January, 2023, of 52 long-distance, rapid, and express train services from Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong Station to the new Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282920-bangkok’s-new-rail-service-terminal-in-operation-from-jan-19th/

New Road Enforcement Takes Effect January 9

by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - A new point system for motorists goes into effect on January 9, but police say they will prioritize encouraging awareness for the general public to understand these regulations before they are fully enforced.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282921-new-road-enforcement-takes-effect-january-9/

 

Cyber Protection Stepped Up for Government-run Websites
by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Cybersecurity officials will step up protections for government-run websites, which have become the targets of recent digital attacks.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282922-cyber-protection-stepped-up-for-government-run-websites/

 

Thailand Ties With Italy in Top 10 Places to Retire
Natthaphon Sangpolsit

 

    
BANGKOK (NNT) - The Annual Global Retirement Index has listed Thailand as the world’s 9th most affordable place to live for expat retirees.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282923-thailand-ties-with-italy-in-top-10-places-to-retire/

Return of Chinese Tourists Brings Great Delight to Businesses in Koh Samui
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

PHOTO: Naewna

 

Koh Samui, Surat Thani province — Business operators in Koh Samui responded positively to the imminent return of Chinese visitors regardless of concerns about the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282924-return-of-chinese-tourists-brings-great-delight-to-businesses-in-koh-samui/

 

President of Thai Tourism Marketing Association Opposed to New Vaccine Requirements for Tourists, Meetings Scheduled with PM
By Adam Judd 

 

Voices in the tourism industry continue to speak up against new regulations in Thailand taking effect tomorrow, January 9th, requiring foreign tourists to show proof of being vaccinated against Covid-19 before flying into the Kingdom.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282925-president-of-thai-tourism-marketing-association-opposed-to-new-vaccine-requirements-for-tourists-meetings-scheduled-with-pm/

 

Pheu Thai Never Planned To Bring Thaksin Back Home: Chonlanan
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Pheu Thai leader Chonlanan Srikaew. Photo: Thai Rath

 

PHEU THAI LEADER Chonlanan Srikaew today (Jan.8) categorically denied the largest opposition party’s rank and file had ever planned to bring former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra back home on condition that they become government after the next general election.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282926-pheu-thai-never-planned-to-bring-thaksin-back-home-chonlanan/

 

British Tourist with Possible Mental Health Issue Assisted by Pattaya Officials After Jumping Off Bali Hai Pier
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — A British man who was suspected to have mental illness suddenly jumped off Bali Hai Pier in Pattaya and swam away from rescuers, resisting aid, on Saturday, January 7th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282927-british-tourist-with-possible-mental-health-issue-assisted-by-pattaya-officials-after-jumping-off-bali-hai-pier/

 

NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Monday January 9 2023

 

 

Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282933-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-monday-january-9-2023/

 

Holiday Gone Wrong: British man claims he was tortured in Thailand Jail

FP Staff

 

The unsuspecting Southampton man lost almost everything in the incident, including four teeth, according to images obtained by a Newspaper, which tell a dramatic story

 

Representational Image. News 18

 

London: A British National was mercilessly beaten and tortured by police in a Thai jail while incarcerated abroad.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282936-holiday-gone-wrong-british-man-claims-he-was-tortured-in-thailand-jail/

 

More changes to Thailand arrival procedures, tiger on the loose : Tim Newton Today - Jan 9

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282940-more-changes-to-thailand-arrival-procedures-tiger-on-the-loose-tim-newton-today-jan-9/

 

Video: Bentley driver "appeared drunk" after early morning expressway smash in Bangkok - four injured

 

video screenshot

 

Thai Rath carried several reports after a Bentley being driven by a wealthy tycoon was caught on dashcam video racing on the left on Bangkok's expressway.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282942-video-bentley-driver-appeared-drunk-after-early-morning-expressway-smash-in-bangkok-four-injured/

 

Two Russian tourists robbed of thousands of dollars from same Pattaya hotel

 

Daily News Thai Caption: He was robbed

 

Police in Pattaya are investigating two incidents of theft from safes in guests rooms.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282944-two-russian-tourists-robbed-of-thousands-of-dollars-from-same-pattaya-hotel/

 

Drunk foreigners in frame for destroying Bangkok buffalo art - Brit refuses to pay up or say sorry

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on a Facebook post by the chief of the Thai cultural affairs department Dr Apinan Posyananda.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282946-drunk-foreigners-in-frame-for-destroying-bangkok-buffalo-art-brit-refuses-to-pay-up-or-say-sorry/

 

Thailand ranked 1st in ASEAN in Sustainable Development Report

 

 

Thailand has been ranked first in ASEAN in the latest Sustainable Development Report by United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282949-thailand-ranked-1st-in-asean-in-sustainable-development-report/

 

Bangkok Electric Boat Service Comes Under BMA Review
by Paul Rujopakarn

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Khlong Saen Saeb electric boat service, which was launched by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) as an alternative transportation option for bus commuters to avoid rush hour traffic, is being reconsidered due to low passenger numbers and high operational costs.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282950-bangkok-electric-boat-service-comes-under-bma-review/

 

Thai man pumps seven shots into wife - escapes on Big Bike and crashes breaking arm and leg, easy arrest

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Seven shots fired in jealous rage

 

Daily News reported on a serious incident of jealous rage within a family in Sisaket, NE Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282952-thai-man-pumps-seven-shots-into-wife-escapes-on-big-bike-and-crashes-breaking-arm-and-leg-easy-arrest/

 

NACC Asks SRT to Clarify Bang Sue Station Contract
by Paul Rujopakarn

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is conducting an inquiry into the 33-million-baht contract for the redesign of Bang Sue Grand Station’s nameplate and logo by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282953-nacc-asks-srt-to-clarify-bang-sue-station-contract/

 

Thailand and Sri Lanka to Hold New Round of FTA Negotiations
by Paul Rujopakarn

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand and Sri Lanka are resuming talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) this week in Colombo.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282954-thailand-and-sri-lanka-to-hold-new-round-of-fta-negotiations/

 

Fears grow as Romanian diver missing off Phuket - anchor developed a problem 

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Search intensifies

 

Daily News reported that a Romanian man named as Sebastian S., 46, was missing after he dived under his boat to check on a faulty anchor.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282955-fears-grow-as-romanian-diver-missing-off-phuket-anchor-developed-a-problem/

 

Bangkok Residents Warned of PM2.5 Surge

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 9 (TNA) – The Department of Pollution Control warns people in Bangkok and surrounding provinces to brace for higher levels of hazardous particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) as stagnant air will intensify tomorrow.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282957-bangkok-residents-warned-of-pm25-surge/

 

AOT act after "Group Tour" chaos at Suvarnabhumi Airport

 

 

Siam Rath reported that the Airports Authority of Thailand at Suvarnabhumi airport reacted after chaos among group tours.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282961-aot-act-after-group-tour-chaos-at-suvarnabhumi-airport/