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Beware, Thai police checkpoint on-the-spot fines jumped to 1000 baht

 

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Police checking motorbike links at checkpoint

 

Phuket-GO have received several messages in recent days about the number of  foreigners being targeted by police for fines, usually in late morning checkpoints on busy west coast roads. And the fine appears to have increased too.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283885-beware-thai-police-checkpoint-on-the-spot-fines-jumped-to-1000-baht/

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Zero-dollar tourism not a concern for tourism sector in Phuket

 

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Tourism businesses in Phuket are not worried about the return of zero-dollar cheap package tours, historically popular among Chinese tourists visiting Thailand, but are more concerned about the expensive air fares and limited direct flights available between Phuket and China’s cities.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283887-zero-dollar-tourism-not-a-concern-for-tourism-sector-in-phuket/

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Robert Beijer, Suspect in Infamous Belgium Brabant Killers Case, Arrested in Pattaya for Alleged Visa Issues
By Adam Judd

 

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Pattaya, Thailand-Robert Beijer, 70, a suspect in an infamous cold case in Belgium known as the Brabant Killers or the Gang of Nivelles, was arrested in Pattaya this week for alleged legal visa issues allowing him to stay in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283934-robert-beijer-suspect-in-infamous-belgium-brabant-killers-case-arrested-in-pattaya-for-alleged-visa-issues/

 

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House Meeting Only Spends 25 Minutes Due To Usual Lack Of Quorum
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

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A meeting of the House of Representatives at parliament. Photo: NNT

 

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES yesterday (Jan.18) spent a record short period of time for a regular meeting due to the usual lack of a quorum.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283917-cannabis-bill-second-reading-house-meeting-collapses-again-on-wednesday/?do=findComment&comment=17849230

 

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Eight bodies found after oil tank fire, search continues for one missing man

 

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Rescue teams recovered five out of six bodies found on Wednesday in the Mae Klong River, bringing the confirmed death toll in the oil tanker fire and explosion to eight. One is still missing.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283758-oil-tanker-catches-fire-in-samut-songkhram-dockyard-four-injured/?do=findComment&comment=17849234

 

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Millions view Thai English teacher's tweet after boasting about line jumping at Los Angeles airport immigration in US

 

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Daily News Thai Caption: Sorry for the misunderstanding

 

More than 1.7 million people viewed a tweet that was subsequently taken off Twitter by a well known Thai English tutor called "Khru Phee Ann".

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283961-millions-view-thai-english-teachers-tweet-after-boasting-about-line-jumping-at-los-angeles-airport-immigration-in-us/

 

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NT to Lead Effort in Underground Cable Installation in Bangkok
by Krajangwit Johjit

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), and National Telecom (NT) have agreed to leverage NT’s underground cable conduits to support government efforts to move telecom cables underground and beautify the capital’s landscape.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283975-nt-to-lead-effort-in-underground-cable-installation-in-bangkok/

 

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19,000 dead and a million injured: Anti DUI chief calls on Thais to mark "Dr Kratai's" death with light show

 

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Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported that it will have been a full year on Saturday since the death of Thai opthalmologist Dr Kratai on a Bangkok zebra crossing.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1283977-19000-dead-and-a-million-injured-anti-dui-chief-calls-on-thais-to-mark-dr-kratais-death-with-light-show/

 

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Bangkok Film Festival to Kick Off This Week

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Film Festival 2023 is set to take place at the Bangkok Art and Culture Center on Rama I Road in Pathumwan district from January 20 to 22. The festival, which is part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) "Colorful Bangkok" campaign, aims to promote the city as a creative destination.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284006-bangkok-film-festival-to-kick-off-this-week/

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Thai Excise Officials Arrested for Allegedly Abducting Phone Shop Worker for Ransom

 

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PHOTO: Sanook

 

Thai Police arrested two excise officials and another suspect for allegedly kidnapping a worker from a Chinese-run phone shop in Samut Prakan on Wednesday, January 18th. The suspects allegedly demanded a ransom of 300,000 baht in exchange for the worker’s freedom.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284009-thai-excise-officials-arrested-for-allegedly-abducting-phone-shop-worker-for-ransom/

 

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