Bill Heinecke: "Crazy to give vaccines to tourists"

 

Bill Heinecke. Photo: Minor International

 

BANGKOK: -- Tourism and hotel industry mogul, Bill Heinecke, has expressed concern over the Thai government's plan to offer COVID-19 vaccines to foreign visitors. He believes that the measure may not be enough to revive the country's struggling tourism industry.

 

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Warrants expected for three DSI officials after raid former Nauru consul-general’s house

 

 

Bangkok’s Huai Khwang police are expected to issue warrants for the arrest of three officials at the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), who are accused of extorting money from a group of Chinese nationals during a raid on the house of a former consul-general of the Republic of Nauru in the Sathorn Road area on December 22nd.

 

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Prawit Wongsuwan officially named Palang Pracharat’s only candidate for PM

 

(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 16, 2019 Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan (C) leaves Government House before the swearing-in ceremony for the new Thai cabinet in Bangkok. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

Palang Pracharath Party Leader Prawit Wongsuwan was formally nominated as the party’s sole candidate for next prime minister at its general meeting on Friday.

 

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Move Forward Party could breach Charter by opposing transfer of official

 

 

The Bhumjaithai Party’s registrar has warned the Move Forward Party and its leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, that they may be accused of defying the Constitution, if it interferes with the transfer of Public Health Ministry officials.

 

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Thailand Acquires Wooden Buddha Statues from Australia

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - An Australian national has handed over nine wooden Buddha statues to Thai officials, marking the return of additional Thai artifacts to the country.

 

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Thai Prime Minister Revs Up Development of U-Tapao International Airport

 

PHOTO: Kaosod Online

 

Thailand’s incumbent prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is taking steps to accelerate the development of U-Tapao international airport in the hope of raking in a profit of 305 billion baht for the country.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284727-thai-prime-minister-revs-up-development-of-u-tapao-international-airport/

 

Bangkok MRT Introduces ’Metro Art’ Attraction

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Bangkok’s newest art space and creative landmark, the "Metro Art" project, officially opened on Dec 26 at the MRT Phahon Yothin subway station.

 

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Bangkok Design Week 2023 to Take Place Next Week

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Bangkok Design Week 2023 is set to take place from February 4th to 12th in nine Bangkok districts, under the theme "urban’NICE’zation."

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284731-bangkok-design-week-2023-to-take-place-next-week/

 

Phimai Historical Park to Host Light and Sound Event

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand is inviting tourists to enjoy the enchanting light & sound event at Phimai Historical Park in Nakhon Ratchasima province.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284732-phimai-historical-park-to-host-light-and-sound-event/

 

Paetongtarn Leads Pheu Thai Party’s Election Campaign in Northeast

 

 

LOEI, Jan 27 (TNA) – Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the main opposition Pheu Thai party’s chief advisor on public participation and innovation led the party’s key figure on a visit to Loei province to launch the party’s election campaign in the northern region.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284733-paetongtarn-leads-pheu-thai-party’s-election-campaign-in-northeast/

 

Russian Tourists Spearhead Foreign Arrivals in Phuket

 

 

Phuket is seeing more activities from tourists, as tourism is now at 50% compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to the director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand Office in Phuket.

 

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Final suspect in Phuket snake show fire arrested, links to Chinese triads

 

PHOTO: MGR Online

 

Police in Bangkok have arrested the final suspect wanted in connection with a fire at a Phuket snake show venue last year. According to a Nation Thailand report, the fire was allegedly ordered by a Chinese triad operating under Chaiyanat Kornchayanant.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284735-final-suspect-in-phuket-snake-show-fire-arrested-links-to-chinese-triads/

Phuket residents urge authorities to crack down on illegal alcohol sales in Patong

 

Flickr/Richard Cawood

 

Locals in Patong are calling on the police to investigate people who are allegedly selling alcohol on Bangla Road in the early hours of the morning.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284736-phuket-residents-urge-authorities-to-crack-down-on-illegal-alcohol-sales-in-patong/

 

Phuket Old Town Festival, kicks off tonight

 

Phuket Old Town Sunday Walking Street

 

The Phuket Old Town Festival 2023 is set to take place from January 27-29 in Phuket Town’s historic old town precinct. The festival will feature food stalls, markets, and displays of Peranakan culture, costumes, and tradition along Thalang Road, Krabi Road, Phang-Nga Road, and Soi Rommanee.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284737-phuket-old-town-festival-kicks-off-tonight/

 

Thai Rescuers Retrieve Phone from Canal for Canadian Tourist

 

PHOTO: Khaosod Online

 

A group of rescuers saved the day of a Canadian woman who dropped her phone into a canal at the Amphawa floating market in Samut Songkhram.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284738-thai-rescuers-retrieve-phone-from-canal-for-canadian-tourist/

 

Enigma at the Chao Mae Lim Ko Niao Shrine

 

The Lim Ko Niao figurine is transferred from the altar to the sacred palanquin after the Poe Divination. (Photo by Phoowadon Duangmee)

 

On the first full moon after the Chinese New Year, Chinese descendants in Pattani province, Thailand’s deep South, celebrate the sacred palanquin procession at the 16th-century Leng Chu Kiang Shrine. All 18 Chinese deity figurines, including Cho Su Kong, Pae Gong, and Lim Ko Niao, are transferred from their altars to sacred palanquins before wandering (and having a lot of action and adventure) outside the shrine for one day.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284749-enigma-at-the-chao-mae-lim-ko-niao-shrine/

 

What is the history of the two ladies on the Heroines Monument?

 

Heroines Monument Phuket

 

We drive past it, or around it, most days whilst we live in Phuket. But who are the two ladies who feature in the central statues in the Heroines monument? The monument is perched on a roundabout, approximately in the centre of the island.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284750-what-is-the-history-of-the-two-ladies-on-the-heroines-monument/

 

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