THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 16 January 2023

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Five die, four seriously injured in car accident in Nakhon Ratchasima province

 

 

Five people were killed and four others seriously injured when a pickup truck crashed into a roadside tree and overturned in Non Thai district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima late Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283640-five-die-four-seriously-injured-in-car-accident-in-nakhon-ratchasima-province/

 

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PM thrilled with Thai tourism as country named #1 for flights in during Chinese New Year

 

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PM thrilled with Thai tourism as country named #1 for flights in during Chinese New Year

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283642-pm-thrilled-with-thai-tourism-as-country-named-1-for-flights-in-during-chinese-new-year/

 

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Lottery draw: Will numbers associated with this snake prove the winners?

 

Sanook Thai Caption: Snake enters house ahead of the lottery

 

Sanook reported that rescue services in Ao Luek, Krabi, southern Thailand were called to 60 year old Ramphai Jamjuan's bungalow.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283645-lottery-draw-will-numbers-associated-with-this-snake-prove-the-winners/

 

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Thailand’s northeast to remain cold until Thursday

 

 

Temperatures in Thailand’s north-eastern provinces are forecast to drop by 4-6oC from today (Monday) through Thursday while, in Bangkok and its suburbs, northern, central and eastern regions they will fall by 2-4oC over the same period, the Meteorological Department reports.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283658-thailand’s-northeast-to-remain-cold-until-thursday/

 

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Scam! Cheap motorbike and car licenses on offer

 

 

Beware of the latest scam to not only remove money from your pocket but also put you in a potentially precarious position with insurance and Thai traffic laws.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283659-scam-cheap-motorbike-and-car-licenses-on-offer/

 

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Phuket’s new year tourist surge levels off

 

 

Figures from Phuket’s Immigration Office indicate that the huge surge of tourists into Phuket has levelled off after the Christmas/New Year holiday period.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283660-phuket’s-new-year-tourist-surge-levels-off/

 

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Mae Sot Border Reopens After Three-Year Closure

 

 

TAK (NNT) - A Thailand-Myanmar border point at Mae Sot has finally reopened after closing for three years due to the pandemic and political situation in Myanmar. Local officials hope the reopening will help rejuvenate trade and tourism in the area.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283664-mae-sot-border-reopens-after-three-year-closure/

 

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Krungthep Thanakom claims BTS contract for Green Line extension services is illegal

 

 

Krungthep Thanakom, a state enterprise under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), has informed the Administrative Court that the company, under its previous administration, was not authorised to hire the Bangkok Mass Transit System Company (BTS) to operate the first and second extensions of the Green Line train service.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283680-krungthep-thanakom-claims-bts-contract-for-green-line-extension-services-is-illegal/

 

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Officials raid Kong Salak Plus online lottery offices on Monday

 

 

Police and officials from various agencies raided the office of Kong Salak Plus Company today (Monday), searching for additional evidence against the online lottery platform, which sells government lottery tickets.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283681-officials-raid-kong-salak-plus-online-lottery-offices-on-monday/

 

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Thailand Holds Annual National Teacher’s Day Event

 

Bangkok

 

The Ministry of Education held events marking the annual National Teachers’ Day today on January 16th.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283682-thailand-holds-annual-national-teacher’s-day-event/

 

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Woman Crashes Her Motorbike and Dies in Pattaya

 

 

A 45-year-old woman passed away after crashing her motorbike at 3 AM today, January 16th.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283684-woman-crashes-her-motorbike-and-dies-in-pattaya/

 

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Eleven baby turtles perish after eating plastic and garbage

 

 

Eleven baby sea turtles have been found washed ashore in Sattahip last September, all ultimately died due to ingesting garbage. The turtles were found off the coast of Sattahip by marine officials.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283685-eleven-baby-turtles-perish-after-eating-plastic-and-garbage/

 

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Alleged Taxi Driver Gang Attacks Boat Operators in Pattaya

 

 

Two boat operators in Pattaya filed a report at the Pattaya police station, accusing a gang of alleged taxi “gangsters” of beating them over “overlapping territory”.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283687-alleged-taxi-driver-gang-attacks-boat-operators-in-pattaya/

 

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