Human remains found by the side of the road

 

 

INN reported that human bones had been found by the side of the Kanchanaphisek ringroad.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284937-human-remains-found-by-the-side-of-the-road/

 

Chiang Mai named safest city in Southeast Asia, Bangkok seventh safest

By Peter Roche

 

PHOTO: Shutterstock

The northern city of Chiang Mai has been named the safest in Southeast Asia, beating Davao in the Philippines into second place and Singapore in third. Singapore has maintained a general reputation for being very “safe” in the past.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284938-chiang-mai-named-safest-city-in-southeast-asia-bangkok-seventh-safest/

 

Songkran Festival Tentatively Listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

 

    
BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister has expressed his elation that Thailand’s Songkran Festival is now included on a tentative list for UNESCO’s consideration as an intangible cultural heritage.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284941-songkran-festival-tentatively-listed-as-unesco-intangible-cultural-heritage/

 

Bangkok police offer public apology, but do not admit to extortion of Taiwanese actress

 

 

The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) said in a statement issued today (Monday) that they are investigating an allegation that a group of Huai Khwang police extorted 27,000 baht from a Taiwanese actress, found in possession of an electronic cigarette, during a stop at a road checkpoint.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284957-bangkok-police-offer-public-apology-but-do-not-admit-to-extortion-of-taiwanese-actress/

 

Chief of Huai Kwang Police Station Transferred amid Probe over Alleged Extortion

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 30 (TNA) –Pol Col Yingyos Suwanno, chief of Huai Khwang station has been transferred to an inactive post pending an investigation into alleged extortion of a Taiwanese actress.

 

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Air Force Officer Arrested After Snatching Gold Necklace at Nonthaburi Shopping Mall

 

 

An air force officer was immediately arrested after he snatched a gold necklace from a gold shop at a shopping mall in Nonthaburi.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284959-air-force-officer-arrested-after-snatching-gold-necklace-at-nonthaburi-shopping-mall/

 

National park chief promises examine every complaint of unfair transfer

 

 

About 300 officials in Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, who claimed they were unfairly transferred, have been asked to file complaints with an ad hoc committee, which has been set up to resolve the problem.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284960-national-park-chief-promises-examine-every-complaint-of-unfair-transfer/

 

Deputy House Speaker Calls for Accelerated SEZ Development

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Deputy House Speaker Suchart Tancharoen has called for the government to speed up the development of Chiang Rai as a special economic zone (SEZ) in order to keep up with the rapid growth of the Golden Triangle SEZ in Lao PDR.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284961-deputy-house-speaker-calls-for-accelerated-sez-development/

 

Government Halts Proposed Plans for Baby Milk Formula Price Hike

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Internal Trade Promotion (DIT) has temporarily frozen plans by manufacturers to raise prices for baby milk formula and canned fish to cover increased production costs, citing regulations being enforced by the government.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284962-government-halts-proposed-plans-for-baby-milk-formula-price-hike/

 

Thailand Businesses Lead the World in Business Health

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Grant Thornton’s latest International Business Report (IBR) shows that Thailand’s business health is at its highest point since 2017.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284963-thailand-businesses-lead-the-world-in-business-health/

Thailand and Turkey Hold 4th JETC Bilateral Meeting

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Further talks on strengthening bilateral trade between Thailand and Turkey, including negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), have taken place during the Fourth Meeting of the Thai-Turkish Joint Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (JETC).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284966-thailand-and-turkey-hold-4th-jetc-bilateral-meeting/

 

Fossilized Dinosaur Footprints Discovered in Kalasin Province

 

 

KALASIN (NNT) - Authorities have found fossilized footprints believed to have belonged to a species of dinosaur on a massive stone bed at Phu Faek forest park in Kalasin province.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284967-fossilized-dinosaur-footprints-discovered-in-kalasin-province/

 

2+ meth tablets will be treated as drug trafficking under proposed new edict

 

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is ready to sign a ministerial edict, which will mean that an individual found in possession of more than one methamphetamine tablet will be treated as a drug trafficker, instead of an addict.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284992-2-meth-tablets-will-be-treated-as-drug-trafficking-under-proposed-new-edict/

 

Two Motorcycles Stolen in Chonburi, Thieves Still On The Loose

 

PHOTO: TMN Cable TV Pattaya

 

Two motorcycle thieves snuck into a parking area of an apartment building in Chonburi’s Phanat Nikhom district and stole two motorcycles last night, January 29th.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284993-two-motorcycles-stolen-in-chonburi-thieves-still-on-the-loose/

 

Sarng Anakot Thai party leader and secretary-general officially join Palang Pracharath

 

 

Sarng Anakot Thai Party Leader Uttama Savanayana, party secretary Sontirat Sontijirawong and General Wit Dhephasdin na Ayudhya, leader of Thailand Together Party, formally joined the Palang Pracharath Party today (Monday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1284994-sarng-anakot-thai-party-leader-and-secretary-general-officially-join-palang-pracharath/

 

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