Popular Post webfact 181815 Posted January 9 Popular Post Share Posted January 9 Thailand’s tourism sector keen to welcome Chinese tourists back Thai tourism businesses in Chiang Mai and Phuket are keen to welcome the return of Chinese visitors, after about three years of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Chinese Government lockdowns. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1282980-thailand’s-tourism-sector-keen-to-welcome-chinese-tourists-back/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181815 Posted January 9 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 9 Thai public health minister CANCELS Covid vaccine rules By Peter Roche Proof of Covid vaccine Proof of Covid vaccine re-introduced UPDATE: Monday 3pm – Thai Public Health minister Anutin Charnvirakul has CANCELLED the need to provide proof of Covid vaccination certificates before entering Thailand on all flights or across borders. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283020-thai-public-health-minister-cancels-covid-vaccine-rules/ 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181815 Posted January 9 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 9 Anutin Holds Talks With US Ambassador On Covid-19, Politics by TNR Staff US Ambassador Robert Godec and his delegation together with Bhumjaithai leader-cum-Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. Photo: INN News BHUMJAITHAI Party leader-cum-Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul this afternoon (Jan. 9) held talks with US Ambassador Robert Godec on Covid-19 and Thai politics after the upcoming general election, INN News said. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283021-anutin-holds-talks-with-us-ambassador-on-covid-19-politics/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181815 Posted January 9 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 9 Thai Ministers Welcome First Groups of Chinese Tourists SAMUT PRAKAN, (TNA) – Three ministers have welcomed the first group of Chinese tourists, arriving at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Monday as the government revokes the requirement for foreign arrivals to show proof of Covid -19 vaccination. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283022-thai-ministers-welcome-first-groups-of-chinese-tourists/ 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181815 Posted January 9 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 9 Reverse course as Minister Anutin confirms all are welcome to Thailand even without a Covid vaccine by James Morris and Son Nguyen Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (right) confirmed the change of course after an emergency meeting at the Ministry of Public Health on Monday morning. It is understood that Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Director-general Yuthasak Supasorn (left) played a part over the weekend in watering down the entry restrictions China’s huge Covid wave continues unabated with more countries requiring testing for Chinese arrivals. Thailand’s Minister of Public Health Anutin however has insisted that all arrivals to Thailand be treated equally. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283020-thai-public-health-minister-cancels-covid-vaccine-rules/?do=findComment&comment=17832296 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181815 Posted January 9 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 9 Thailand ushers in new education era, but will rich-poor gap close? Thai education is about to enter a new phase as Parliament prepares to vote on the National Education Bill. Yet experts do not expect the bill and its reforms to bring big improvements for Thailand’s much-criticized education system. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283023-thailand-ushers-in-new-education-era-but-will-rich-poor-gap-close/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181815 Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Two Foreigners and Captain Survives After Krabi Long-tail Boat Capsizes By Goongnang Suksawat PHOTO: MGR Online Krabi – Two foreign tourists and a boat captain have been rescued after a long-tail boat capsized in Krabi. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283024-two-foreigners-and-captain-survives-after-krabi-long-tail-boat-capsizes/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday January 10 2023 Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283033-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-tuesday-january-10-2023/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Election and fight to form new govt promise tumultuous year ahead in Thai politics The main focus of Thai politics this year will be the general election, bargaining to form a new government, and possible constitutional amendment. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283041-election-and-fight-to-form-new-govt-promise-tumultuous-year-ahead-in-thai-politics/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 10 The Big Tourism Vaccination Backflip – Covid Shots No Longer Required For Entry To Thailand By Editor Thailand has made a classic backflip late Monday that reverses Covid-19 entry rules introduced just a day earlier. Covid shots are now no longer required for entry to Thailand Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283020-thai-public-health-minister-cancels-covid-vaccine-rules/?do=findComment&comment=17832700 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Video: Young Thai men from rival colleges battle in street with swords - woman in shop in narrow escape Sanook Thai Caption: Street attack Sanook reported with CCTV video evidence on fighting between men of different colleges in western Bangkok. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283047-video-young-thai-men-from-rival-colleges-battle-in-street-with-swords-woman-in-shop-in-narrow-escape/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Consuming cannabis in Thailand: what tourists need to know about marijuana rulesAfter easing the ban on the recreational drug, Thailand has created a ‘weed Wild West’ with confusing rules. So what are tourists allowed to do? Rebecca Root in Bangkok Thailand has relaxed its cannabis rules, but tourists could still fall foul of the law if they consume marijuana in the wrong place. Photograph: Vachira Vachira/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock Since the delisting of parts of the marijuana plant as a narcotic last year, cannabis cafes and weed dispensaries have become common in Thailand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283048-consuming-cannabis-in-thailand-what-tourists-need-to-know-about-marijuana-rules/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 10 Bentley driver avoided roadside DUI test after complaining of chest pains - not enough puff! Picture: Thai Rath The wealthy tycoon who drove his 20 million baht+ Bentley into a Pajero on the Bangkok expressway told police at the scene that he couldn't blow into the DUI meter because of chest pains. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283053-bentley-driver-avoided-roadside-dui-test-after-complaining-of-chest-pains-not-enough-puff/ 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Oi that's our Oi! 100 pesky pachyderms plunder sweet patch Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath had a story about a herd of 100 wild elephants that have been foraging away from the confines of the Ang Rue Nai sanctuary in central/eastern Thailand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283054-oi-thats-our-oi-100-pesky-pachyderms-plunder-sweet-patch/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 10 Bangkok Tightens Covid Measures as City Expects Tourist Influx by Namo Vananupong BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok city hall has announced it is making all preparations necessary to control the spread of COVID-19, as more visitors will be making their way to the Thai capital this year. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283055-bangkok-tightens-covid-measures-as-city-expects-tourist-influx/ 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 10 PM Delivers Smart City Logos To 15 Cities In 14 Provinces by Namo Vananupong BANGKOK (NNT) - Smart Cities logos have been given to 15 cities in 14 provinces in order to promote their capacities to attract investment from the public and private sectors. The success of these cities in developing into Smart Cities will benefit some 16 million people. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283056-pm-delivers-smart-city-logos-to-15-cities-in-14-provinces/ 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Two children dead in school van after car driver gets overtaking move wrong Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that Muang Phichit police and rescue services in central/NE Thailand were called to KM 98-99 on the Phichit to Sak Lek Road in Pa Makhap sub-district after a collision between three vehicles. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283057-two-children-dead-in-school-van-after-car-driver-gets-overtaking-move-wrong/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 10 Prayut makes splash but lacks vision, say political experts Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha might have made headlines by formally joining the United Thai Nation (Ruam Thai Sang Chart) Party on Monday, but he has offered little in terms of his political vision, according to political analysts. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283059-prayut-makes-splash-but-lacks-vision-say-political-experts/ 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Rohingya smugglers get an unlucky break - cops and military were setting up practice roadblock... Daily News Thai Caption: Smuggling Rohingya...led to arrest Daily News reported on an arrest of a man transporting Rohingya migrants to the Thai Malaysian border, and the fleeing of another. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283060-rohingya-smugglers-get-an-unlucky-break-cops-and-military-were-setting-up-practice-roadblock/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Chuwit latest: Smiling after sticking prod up RTP - but concedes they're doing fine in Jin Ling case now Daily News Thai Caption: He's smiling... Daily News featured a smiling Chuwit Kamolwisit after his evidence prompted the police inspector general Visanu Prasatthongosot to investigate the actions of the metropolitan police. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283062-chuwit-latest-smiling-after-sticking-prod-up-rtp-but-concedes-theyre-doing-fine-in-jin-ling-case-now/ 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 No Vax certificate required but some restrictions remain, weed 'explainer' : Tim Newton Today - Jan 10 Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283065-no-vax-certificate-required-but-some-restrictions-remain-weed-explainer-tim-newton-today-jan-10/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 10 After a busy New Year, Prachuap Khiri Khan is ready to welcome Chinese tourists By Online Reporter Hua Hin, file photo After a bumper New Year, Prachuap Khiri Khan’s tourism industry is hoping the arrival of Chinese tourists to Thailand will be a further cause for optimism. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283066-after-a-busy-new-year-prachuap-khiri-khan-is-ready-to-welcome-chinese-tourists/ 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Four million baht's worth of e-cigs and vaping fluid nabbed in downtown Nong Khai raids Daily News Thai Caption: Smuggled Daily News reported that customs and local police in Nong Khai, north eastern Thailand, mounted raids at three properties. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283069-four-million-bahts-worth-of-e-cigs-and-vaping-fluid-nabbed-in-downtown-nong-khai-raids/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Light factory razed in late night fire in northern Bangkok Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported on a fire at a light factory in Bang Khen, northern Bangkok last night. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283070-light-factory-razed-in-late-night-fire-in-northern-bangkok/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact 181815 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Food drama: You asked for a giant plate of Khao Man Kai - that's what you got: Jaan Yak na khrap! Sanook Thai Caption: Giant plate of food.....yes, only the plate was giant Thai netizens were busy poking fun at a compatriot who complained at what they got at a Khao Man Kai (Hainan chicken rice) restaurant. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283071-food-drama-you-asked-for-a-giant-plate-of-khao-man-kai-thats-what-you-got-jaan-yak-na-khrap/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 35596 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Technology police join probe into suicide of victimised boy Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) officers have joined Pak Kret district police in Nonthaburi province in the investigation of the suicide of a 15-year-old student, after he was allegedly cheated by an online scam gang. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283093-technology-police-join-probe-into-suicide-of-victimised-boy/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 35596 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Police to Seek Arrest Warrants for Scammers Linked to Teen’s Suicide NONTHABURI, Jan 10 (TNA) – The cyber police will seek arrest warrants for online scammers in the case linked to the suicide of a -15-year-old boy. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283093-technology-police-join-probe-into-suicide-of-victimised-boy/?do=findComment&comment=17833764 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 35596 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 44kg of heroin seized, 2 men arrested in Samut Prakan Thai anti-narcotics officials seized about 44 kilogrammes of heroin and 21 grams of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) in raids on two houses in Samut Prakan yesterday (Monday). A Hong Kong man and a Thai national were taken into custody. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283094-44kg-of-heroin-seized-2-men-arrested-in-samut-prakan/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 35596 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Bangkok’s Bang Sue train station name plate change put on hold Under heavy criticism for what is being seen as a waste of taxpayers’ money, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has decided to postpone its plan to replace Bang Sue Grand Station’s name plate and the redesign of the SRT logo. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283095-bangkok’s-bang-sue-train-station-name-plate-change-put-on-hold/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 35596 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 8th Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival To Take Place on Jan 20-25 BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand is ready to host Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival (BAFF) from the 20th to 25th of this month. Quality films from ASEAN member countries will be screened, with an aim of promoting the film industry as a post-pandemic driver of economic value. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283096-8th-bangkok-asean-film-festival-to-take-place-on-jan-20-25/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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