THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 4 February 2023

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Thai media concerned over rapid passage of new media regulation law

 

Thai media professionals have expressed concern that the government may be pushing for a speedy deliberation of a government-sponsored bill to promote the ethics of media organisations and practitioners, expected to be submitted to the joint sitting of the Senate and House on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285409-thai-media-concerned-over-rapid-passage-of-new-media-regulation-law/

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PM2.5 Dust Level in Pattaya Exceeds Safe Levels, Mask Wearing Recommended

 

 

The PM2.5 dust level in Pattaya has been above the safe limit of 50 micrograms per cubic meter in several areas for almost a week, Pattaya Deputy Mayor Manoch Nongyai stated.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285429-pm25-dust-level-in-pattaya-exceeds-safe-levels-mask-wearing-recommended/

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Debate on legalising e-cigs in Thailand as danger to foreign tourists is made very plain this week

by Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

 

The comments suggesting a move by the Palang Pracharat Party to legalise e-cigarettes came on Friday from senior cabinet member Mr Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn, a deputy party leader and currently the Digital Economy and Society Minister. It comes as a crackdown on vaping and e-cigarette products gets underway with some confusion as to the legal status of foreigners found in possession of illicit devices.

 

Recent assurance from Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn that foreign tourists cannot be arrested for using vaping devices is at odds with what we have seen happening and what many visitors have been told by police officers, even on January 4th last in Bangkok in the case of Taiwanese movie actress Charlene An or An Yu Qing.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285447-debate-on-legalising-e-cigs-in-thailand-as-danger-to-foreign-tourists-is-made-very-plain-this-week/

 

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Senior Thai Police Continue to Warn Vaping is Illegal even as Debate Over Vaping Laws Continues
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

PHOTO: Bangkok Post

National — A Thai senior police officer from the Legal and Litigation Department said that anyone caught carrying e-cigarettes or vapes can be fined up to 500,000 baht and get a maximum jail term of five years.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285448-senior-thai-police-continue-to-warn-vaping-is-illegal-even-as-debate-over-vaping-laws-continues/

 

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French Fugitive Arrested for Alleged Extortion in Bangkok After Claiming Close Police Ties with “Big Joke”
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

PHOTO: Thai Post

National — A French man was arrested on extortion charges after he allegedly went around extorting money from ex-pats in Pattaya, blatantly claiming he had close ties with senior police officers, including the Thai deputy national police chief famously known by his nickname as “Big Joke.”

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285449-french-fugitive-arrested-for-alleged-extortion-in-bangkok-after-claiming-close-police-ties-with-“big-joke”/ 

 

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Southern Thai Tourism Improving with 85 Percent of Hotel Rooms Booked Until Next Month, says Hotel Association
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

The southern tourism situation has improved with 85 percent of hotel rooms booked until next month, said the president of the Southern Hotel Association.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285450-southern-thai-tourism-improving-with-85-percent-of-hotel-rooms-booked-until-next-month-says-hotel-association/

 

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Ethiopian man arrested with 2.2kilos of cocaine worth 6.6MB hidden in suitcase at Bangkok airport

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Customs deputy and spokesman Phanthong Loikulanan announced the arrest of an Ethiopian man at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285451-ethiopian-man-arrested-with-22kilos-of-cocaine-worth-66mb-hidden-in-suitcase-at-bangkok-airport/

 

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Evidence points to murder of rubber contractor in South: Man taken to surrender says he thought it was an intruder

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported on a case in Phunphin district of Surat Thani in which a wealthy rubber contractor and owner of a fishing lake was shot.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285458-evidence-points-to-murder-of-rubber-contractor-in-south-man-taken-to-surrender-says-he-thought-it-was-an-intruder/

 

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Monk "Hai" who helped design famous Million Beer Bottle temple dies aged 94

 

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A well known monk who designed the roof at the chapel of a wat known as the Temple of a Million Bottles in Kalasin, NE Thailand, has died.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285459-monk-hai-who-helped-design-famous-million-beer-bottle-temple-dies-aged-94/

 

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Mum and child in pick-up in rain involved in head on collision with pick-up - 4 injured at blackspot

 

Daily News Caption: 4 hurt in head on collision

 

Daily News reported on an accident in the rain in Trat, eastern Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285463-mum-and-child-in-pick-up-in-rain-involved-in-head-on-collision-with-pick-up-4-injured-at-blackspot/

 

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Crane man doing piling work electrocuted in NE after contact with high power cables

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A man operating a crane in Buriram, NE Thailand, was electrocuted after the arm of his vehicle contacted high power cables during piling work for a pedestrian crossing yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285464-crane-man-doing-piling-work-electrocuted-in-ne-after-contact-with-high-power-cables/

 

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Assistant bank manager arrested after bank themselves caught him stealing 2MB from 80 year old gran

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police from the Economic Crime Division think they have a serial thief on their hands after the arrest of an assistant bank manager at a branch of a bank on the Pracha Uthit Road in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285467-assistant-bank-manager-arrested-after-bank-themselves-caught-him-stealing-2mb-from-80-year-old-gran/

 

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Footage recovered! Huay Khwang police helmet cam shots not deleted - but damage to hard disks

 

Sanook Thai Caption: Damage to the hard disk on helmet-cams

 

Helmet-cam footage from the police involved in the shakedown of the Taiwanese actress Charlene An outside the Chinese Embassy Bangkok in January was not deleted.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285468-footage-recovered-huay-khwang-police-helmet-cam-shots-not-deleted-but-damage-to-hard-disks/

 

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Chuwit claims "brothel" owned by well known businessman set to reopen

 

Thai cap: Chuwit claims "brothel" owned by well known businessman set to reopen

 

Whistleblower Chuwit was at his vituperative best on behalf of Thai society when he said to the met police: "Don't blame me if that brothel opens up again".

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285471-chuwit-claims-brothel-owned-by-well-known-businessman-set-to-reopen/

 

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Fire Breaks Out at Pattaya Condo, Hundreds Evacuated, Several People Injured

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Pattaya – A foreign man has sustained burn injuries after a fire gutted a condominium in the Pattaya area while four others sustained injuries from smoke inhalation.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285473-fire-breaks-out-at-pattaya-condo-hundreds-evacuated-several-people-injured/

 

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Thailand Adopts Work from Home Bill: Implications for Employers

by Alexander Chipman Koty

 

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Thailand has made an amendment to the Labor Protection Act to offer the same labor rights to remote workers. Employers can allow employees to work outside the business premises using information technology, such as computers and smartphones.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285479-thailand-adopts-work-from-home-bill-implications-for-employers/

 

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Belarusian man nabbed in Rawai over theft of cash and crypto from Russians

By Peter Roche

 

PHOTO: The Phuket Express

A 36 year old Belarusian man named Georgi Gavrylchyk has been arrested by Region 8 Police in Rawai, Phuket on charges of being involved in a theft that took place in the island province. The police arrested the man as part of an investigation into the theft of tens of thousands of dollars in cash and cryptocurrency from two Russian victims.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285418-russian-man-arrested-in-phuket-for-alleged-robbery-illegal-possession-of-firearms/?do=findComment&comment=17881923

 

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Four Nigerians Arrested in Phuket with More than 1200 Days of Overstay Each
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Rawai, Chalong–Four Nigerian men were arrested in Rawai and Chalong with more than 1,200 days of overstays each.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1285483-four-nigerians-arrested-in-phuket-with-more-than-1200-days-of-overstay-each/

 

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to continue:

 

Thailand Live Monday 6 February 2023 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1285581-thailand-live-monday-6-february-2023/