THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 17 January 2023

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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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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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80 Immigration Police To Be Quizzed On Links To Chinese Grey Capitalists
by TNR Staff

 

The Thai police force is being shaken by the Chinese grey capitalist cases. Photo: Thai Rath

 

OVER 80 Immigration police including three holding the rank of major general will be summoned for questioning for allegedly helping a group of Chinese grey capitalists reside in Thailand, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 16).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283702-80-immigration-police-to-be-quizzed-on-links-to-chinese-grey-capitalists/

 

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Singaporean Forex-3D Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Arrested In Phuket
by TNR Staff

 

Mr. Daryl Cai Yonghui upon being arrested at Phuket Airport today, Jan. 16, 2023. Photos: Matichon

 

A SINGAPOREAN MAN suspected to have headed a huge Ponzi scheme operated through Forex-3D brokerage company was arrested at Phuket airport today (Jan. 16), Matichon and Thai Rath newspapers plus Coconuts Bangkok said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283703-singaporean-forex-3d-ponzi-scheme-mastermind-arrested-in-phuket/

 

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Police emphasise restrictions on foreigner-owned businesses in Thailand

 

 

BANGKOK,  (TNA) — The Royal Thai Police would join force with the agencies concerned to inspect and enforce the restrictions on foreigner-owned businesses in Thailand, according to the spokesperson of the Royal Thai Police, Police Major General Archayon Kraithong.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283704-police-emphasise-restrictions-on-foreigner-owned-businesses-in-thailand/

 

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Will the driver’s licence point system work?

 

 

A new hope in the effort to make Thailand’s roads safer, a demerit point system has been introduced by the Royal Thai Police and the Land Transport Department.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283706-will-the-driver’s-licence-point-system-work/

 

 

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This beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan was the most searched for in Thailand in 2022
By Online Reporter

 

 
Bo thong Lang Bay in Thailand

A beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan has been revealed as the most searched for in Thailand, according to data released by Google.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283708-this-beach-in-prachuap-khiri-khan-was-the-most-searched-for-in-thailand-in-2022/

 

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Taxis to Undergo Inspection Before Collecting New Fares
by Paul Rujopakarn

 

    
BANGKOK (NNT) - New fare structures for taxis in Bangkok have come into effect, but the Department of Land Transport (DLT) says taxi vehicles will need to have their meters inspected and recalibrated before they can start imposing the new fares.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283709-taxis-to-undergo-inspection-before-collecting-new-fares/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday January 17 2023 

 

 

Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283722-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-tuesday-january-17-2023/

 

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US man meets top lawyer after 13 MB Porsche from luxury showroom proves to be a dud

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported on a Thai based US TikTok star who went to see top lawyer Decha Kittiwithayaran of Thanai Khlai Thuk.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283728-us-man-meets-top-lawyer-after-13-mb-porsche-from-luxury-showroom proves-to-be-a-dud/

 

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Analysts decode Prawit letter for clues to Thailand’s post-election political landscape

 

  

Prawit Wongsuwan is seeking to persuade skeptical voters that his ruling Palang Pracharath Party has no connection with Prayut Chan-o-cha’s Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, say political analysts.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283730-analysts-decode-prawit-letter-for-clues-to-thailand’s-post-election-political-landscape/

 

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Video: Primary school teacher taken down by female gold shop staff after failed heist

 

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Thai Rath reported with dramatic CCTV from two angles after a primary school teacher in Roi-Et, north eastern Thailand, tried to rob a gold shop.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283734-video-primary-school-teacher-taken-down-by-female-gold-shop-staff-after-failed-heist/

 

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Election race hots up as Prawit hailed as next Thai PM - then finds Capt Thamanat kneeling

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Thai media was full of stories as political groups met in the north of Thailand in Phayao.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283737-election-race-hots-up-as-prawit-hailed-as-next-thai-pm-then-finds-capt-thamanat-kneeling/

 

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Thailand Road Carnage: Car piles into cyclists in south - one dead seven injured

 

 

Siam Rath reported on a collision between a white Yaris and a group of ten cyclists going along the

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283739-thailand-road-carnage-car-piles-into-cyclists-in-south-one-dead-seven-injured/

 

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Bangkok taxi fares up, latest info about Yeti Airlines crash : Tim Newton Today - Jan 17
 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283741-bangkok-taxi-fares-up-latest-info-about-yeti-airlines-crash-tim-newton-today-jan-17/

 

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Motorcyclist, 15, dies after "chatting on the phone while riding home" - police examine texts

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath joined police in speculating that a 15 year old boy in Chachoengsao, who drove a motorcycle into a ditch and killed himself, had been on the phone.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283744-motorcyclist-15-dies-after-chatting-on-the-phone-while-riding-home-police-examine-texts/

 

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Next steps for road bridge to Koh Samui

By Peter Roche

 

The dream of being able to simply drive to Koh Samui, from Thailand’s mainland by the end of the decade, has made more progress after EXAT, the Expressway Authority of Thailand, is preparing to contract the formal feasibility study for the project.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283745-next-steps-for-road-bridge-to-koh-samui/

 

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Bangkok to open more parks this year
 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to open more “15- minute” parks this year to provide city residents with nearby recreational spaces.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283746-bangkok-to-open-more-parks-this-year/

 

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Ultra-Fine Dust Monitoring Center Set Up

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 17 (TNA) – The levels of hazardous ultra-fine dust particles, PM 2.5 are likely to rise higher than that recorded last year due to the return of normal activities and businesses after the Covid-19 pandemic, said the Disease Control. Department.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283747-ultra-fine-dust-monitoring-center-set-up/

 

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Going cheap: Thai lady pays 40K for second hand Wish in taxi lady strangulation case

 

Cap: Going cheap..second hand

 

The gruesome strangulation murder of a female taxi driver in Bang Bua Thong, Nonthaburi has had widespread consequences and continues to be investigated, reported Daily News.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283749-going-cheap-thai-lady-pays-40k-for-second-hand-wish-in-taxi-lady-strangulation-case/

 

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Thai police bust illegal Chinese funded factories handling imported electronic waste

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Electronic waste

 

Daily News reported that officers from Thailand's Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division and local officials responded to complaints about air pollution coming from two factories in the Lamlukka area of Pathum Thani, north of Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283750-thai-police-bust-illegal-chinese-funded-factories-handling-imported-electronic-waste/

 

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Chinese Tour Agent Plunges to Death at Pattaya Hotel, Police Investigating “Odd Behavior” prior
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Pattaya — A Chinese tour agent fell to his death at a Pattaya hotel last night, January 16th, and although there was no immediate sign of another person present at the time, Pattaya police are investigating odd behavior by the victim prior to the incident.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283751-chinese-tour-agent-plunges-to-death-at-pattaya-hotel-police-investigating-“odd-behavior”-prior/

 

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Calls for Thai police to get cracking as spate of vehicle wheel thefts hits Muang Thong Thani

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath went to investigate after a spate of vehicle wheel thefts hit an area of Muang Thong Thani housing estate in Nonthaburi.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283752-calls-for-thai-police-to-get-cracking-as-spate-of-vehicle-wheel-thefts-hits-muang-thong-thani/

 

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Video: Firemen to the rescue as sugar cane truck on Friendship Highway bursts into flames

 

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A video published by Naew Na showed a ten wheel truck carrying sugar cane go up in smoke.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283753-video-firemen-to-the-rescue-as-sugar-cane-truck-on-friendship-highway-bursts-into-flames/

 

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Malaria and dengue fever cases likely to increase this year in Thailand

 

 

The number of malaria and dengue fever cases is expected to be 3-4 times higher than in 2022, according to Dr. Tares Krassanairawiwong, director-general of the Disease Control Department.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283754-malaria-and-dengue-fever-cases-likely-to-increase-this-year-in-thailand/

 

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Oil tanker catches fire in Samut Songkhram dockyard, four injured

 

 

At least four people were injured and a number of houses sustained damage when an empty oil tanker caught fire, followed by an explosion, while it was undergoing maintenance at a dockyard on the Mae Klong River in Mueang district of Samut Songkhram Tuesday morning.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283758-oil-tanker-catches-fire-in-samut-songkhram-dockyard-four-injured/

 

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Election officials told to monitor political activities closely

 

Election Commission secretary-general Sawang Boonmee

 

Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has instructed election directors in the country’s 77 provinces, including Bangkok, to keep a close watch on the activities of political parties and their candidates, especially incumbent ministers and political office holders, ahead of this year’s General Election.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283775-election-officials-told-to-monitor-political-activities-closely/

 

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Team Thailand Successfully Defends ASEAN Football Championship Title

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand has successfully defended its ASEAN Championship title following a 1-0 victory over Vietnam in the second leg of the final on Monday (16 Jan).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283776-team-thailand-successfully-defends-asean-football-championship-title/

 

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Sarasin Bridge Love 2216 – new Thai film made with the backdrop of Phuket’s Sarasin Bridge

 

 

A heart-wrenching true love story, “Sarasin Bridge Love 2216”, has now been adapted into a new film set to hit Thai cinemas this Friday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283777-sarasin-bridge-love-2216-–-new-thai-film-made-with-the-backdrop-of-phuket’s-sarasin-bridge/

 

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Chart Pattana Kla Party Proposes Credit Sorting to Address Debt

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Chart Pattana Kla Party is proposing the ‘Credit Sorting’ system to address chronic debt issues in Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283778-chart-pattana-kla-party-proposes-credit-sorting-to-address-debt/