THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 17 February 2023

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DSI to question friend of Kong Salak Plus CEOs over ฿100m bank transfer

 

 

Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has issued a summons for the questioning of a business associate of Kong Salak Plus CEO Panthawat Nakvisut, over about 100 million baht found in his bank account.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1286858-dsi-to-question-friend-of-kong-salak-plus-ceos-over-฿100m-bank-transfer/

 

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TAT to Showcase Tourism Campaigns at ITB Berlin 2023

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is leading a delegation of 70 Thai tourism suppliers to the 56th edition of ITB Berlin from March 7-9, 2023, marking the first in-person staging of the travel show since the pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1286859-tat-to-showcase-tourism-campaigns-at-itb-berlin-2023/

 

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Wild Boars, relatives and friends, unite at funeral rites for Duangphet “Dom” Promthep

 

PHOTO: Duangphet “Dom” Promthep

 

Last Sunday, the captain of the Wild Boar soccer team, 17 year old Duangphet “Dom” Promthep, collapsed in his room in England and was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. Unfortunately, he passed away on Tuesday after being put on a ventilator. The cause of his death is not known at this time.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1286860-wild-boars-relatives-and-friends-unite-at-funeral-rites-for-duangphet-“dom”-promthep/

 

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Thai Vietjet wins award for post-pandemic recovery and expansion

 

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Low-cost airline Thai Vietjet has been awarded the “Fastest Growing Low-Cost Airline – Thailand 2022” by the International Finance Awards 2022. The award was presented to the airline at an event in Bangkok, according to a report by TTR Weekly.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1286861-thai-vietjet-wins-award-for-post-pandemic-recovery-and-expansion/

 

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Two monkey catchers caught with nine primates and hunting gear

 

 

Wildlife officials and police in Thailand arrested two men yesterday (Thursday) while they were hunting for macaque monkeys on Khao Nor Mountain in Banphot Phisai district of Nakhon Sawan province.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1286862-two-monkey-catchers-caught-with-nine-primates-and-hunting-gear/

 

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Bangkok Joins Other Asian Cities in Signing Indore 3R Declaration

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Bangkok has joined other cities in Asia in signing a declaration to improve the quality of its environment.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1286863-bangkok-joins-other-asian-cities-in-signing-indore-3r-declaration/

 

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Pattaya Deputy Mayor Visits and Gives Update on Pattaya Beach Construction Work

 

 

Pattaya deputy mayor Manoch Nongyai visited the ongoing pavement development project on the beach side of Pattaya.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1286865-pattaya-deputy-mayor-visits-and-gives-update-on-pattaya-beach-construction-work/

 

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Nong Nooch Pattaya Tropical Gardens Welcome 105th Elephant Infant

 

 

The Nong Nooch Pattaya Tropical Gardens held religious ceremonies to welcome the 105th baby pachyderm named “Plai Dao Rung (the Rising Star)”.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1286866-nong-nooch-pattaya-tropical-gardens-welcome-105th-elephant-infant/

 

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Pattaya Police Resume Traffic Checkpoints to Train Officers and Deter Crime

 

 

Pattaya Police set up a traffic checkpoint and conducted scenarios to test the officers’ handling of the situation.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1286867-pattaya-police-resume-traffic-checkpoints-to-train-officers-and-deter-crime/

 

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Pattaya Gogo Bar Raided for Alleged Violation of Legal Closing Times and Alleged Human Trafficking

 

 

Pattaya Police busted an a-gogo bar after receiving a tip-off that the venue had been allegedly regularly operating past legal closing time and allegedly exploiting children under the age of 18 years old for prostitution.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1286868-pattaya-gogo-bar-raided-for-alleged-violation-of-legal-closing-times-and-alleged-human-trafficking/

 

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Rogue Cop Allegedly Shoots His Wife to Death in Narathiwat

 

 

A Thai police sergeant major was arrested in the southern province of Narathiwat after allegedly shooting his wife to death and injuring her friend.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1286869-rogue-cop-allegedly-shoots-his-wife-to-death-in-narathiwat/

 

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Police officer dies, four injured in insurgent attack in Yala Province

 

 

One police major was killed and four other officers were injured when the blast from a bomb, hidden under a road in Bannang Sata district of Thailand’s southern province of Yala, impacted the pickup truck in which they were travelling today (Friday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1286870-police-officer-dies-four-injured-in-insurgent-attack-in-yala-province/

 

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Thailand Live Saturday 18 February 2023 

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