THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 11 March 2023

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It's Thailand vs China in final of Six Red World Snooker Championships in Pathum Thani today

by Gerry Carter

 

In surely the most exciting match at this year's Six Red World Snooker Championships, Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh outlasted Iran's Hossein Vafaei to win the final frame of their semi final for a 7-6 win yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288828-its-thailand-vs-china-in-final-of-six-red-world-snooker-championships-in-pathum-thani-today/

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France Donates Over a Million Doses of Booster Vaccine to Thailand

 

 

BANGKOK, (TNA) – France will donate 1,000,200 doses of Moderna vaccine against Covid-19 to Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288805-france-donates-over-a-million-doses-of-booster-vaccine-to-thailand/

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Cliff-top resort in Sattahip district ordered to cease operations

 

 

The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has ordered an illegal cliff-top resort, built on Treasury Department land, to cease operations.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288830-cliff-top-resort-in-sattahip-district-ordered-to-cease-operations/

 

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Pad Thai Listed By Oxford Dictionary Website As An International Word

bye TNR Staff

 

 

THE tasty Thai noodle dish “Pad Thai” enjoyed all around the world has now been listed in the Oxford dictionary website as a category C2 international word, which puts it on par with words like pizza from Italy, said Sanook.com.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288831-pad-thai-listed-by-oxford-dictionary-website-as-an-international-word/

 

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FEATURE: Electoral Campaign Catchphrases, Who Cares?
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Pixelated image of election campaign posters in Bangkok. Photo: Thai Rath

 

MAJOR PARTIES HAVE COINED pithy, striking catchphrases which they keep repeating whilst delivering electoral campaign speeches in public venues throughout the country. Huge signs on the backdrop of raised platforms and roadside placards ostentatiously advertise their respective slogans.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288832-feature-electoral-campaign-catchphrases-who-cares/

 

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Government say ID card fraud won’t affect Election

 

 

On social media, the story about the unnamed man named Phakin who is accused of forging seven ID cards has gone viral. The man’s ID cards in Kanchanaburi province’s Muang district had the same photo and address, but different names were listed as the cardholder.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288834-government-say-id-card-fraud-won’t-affect-election/

 

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Thais promised No Hike in Electricity costs

 

 

He said it at the event titled “The Next Thailand’s Future” held at Bangkok’s Queen Sirikit National Convention Center.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288835-thais-promised-no-hike-in-electricity-costs/

 

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Thai Election hopeful vows to swim Songklah lake

 

 

The action is a part of the party’s campaign in Songkhla province from Friday to Sunday, spanning Muang, Hat Yai, and Singhanakhon districts, according to Korn’s Facebook post on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288836-thai-election-hopeful-vows-to-swim-songklah-lake/

 

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Body Found Floating in Rawai Possibly Missing Romanian Diver
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Rawai, Phuket – An unidentified male body that was found floating near an island in Rawai is possibly a Romanian diver who had gone missing two months ago.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288837-body-found-floating-in-rawai-possibly-missing-romanian-diver/

 

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"Slasher" murderer of older woman sought in Surin - son calls him a "danger to society"

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police in the north eastern province of Surin have been urged to arrest a 45 year old man for the murder of a 50 year old woman in the village of Ban Othawan in Jaras sub-dictrict.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288843-slasher-murderer-of-older-woman-sought-in-surin-son-calls-him-a-danger-to-society/

 

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Illegal Myanmar immigrants arrested in Prachuap with "ice" and "yaba" to "pay for movement instead of cash"

 

 

A special task force of military, protection agency and police received a tip of a movement of Myanmar nationals crossing illegally into Thailand, reported Thai Rath yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288847-illegal-myanmar-immigrants-arrested-in-prachuap-with-ice-and-yaba-to-pay-for-movement-instead-of-cash/

 

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Rooster feels like MacArthur as he returns to Koh Chang - the more things change the more they stay the same!

 

OPINION | by Rooster

 

I felt a bit like US General Douglas MacArthur this week making a return to Koh Chang after a dozen years. MacArthur had famously said he'd return to The Philippines and did.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288848-rooster-feels-like-macarthur-as-he-returns-to-koh-chang-the-more-things-change-the-more-they-stay-the-same/

 

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Man who skipped bail on killing charge in Thailand found dead in Myanmar - wife held after struggle with knife

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A Thai woman who went with her husband to work in a hotel in Myanmar across the border from Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, is facing a charge of manslaughter after the death of her husband.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288849-man-who-skipped-bail-on-killing-charge-in-thailand-found-dead-in-myanmar-wife-held-after-struggle-with-knife/

 

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"Drunk" man tries to get in car with woman after police earlier let him go following strange behavior

 

Sanook Thai Caption: don't forget to lock your doors when driving

 

Sanook reported that police in Muang district of Buriram, north eastern Thailand, were called after reports that a shirtless man in jeans wearing flip-flops was trying to open car doors of officials and members of the public in the municipal offices parking lot.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288850-drunk-man-tries-to-get-in-car-with-woman-after-police-earlier-let-him-go-following-strange-behavior/

 

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Thai media say motorcyclist's strange "ambulance following" behavior result of marijuana

 

 

Siam Rath followed up on a TikTok post by an ER team taking a sick person from Don Mueang to Chulabhorn Hospital.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288851-thai-media-say-motorcyclists-strange-ambulance-following-behavior-result-of-marijuana/

 

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Controversial department store "zoo" and its most famous gorilla inmate offers 100K reward

 

77kaoded Thai Caption: 100K reward for arrest of people responsible for damage
 

The Pata Department Store in Pin Klao, Bangkok, is back in the news over its controversial zoo.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288853-controversial-department-store-zoo-and-its-most-famous-gorilla-inmate-offers-100k-reward/

 

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Chinese tourist taken to hospital in south after falling unconscious while looking at corals at Koh Phi Phi

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

77kaoded reported that a male Chinese tourist was taken from Koh Phi Phi to the port in Krabi unconscious after suffering a near drowning while looking at corals on the holiday island.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288856-chinese-tourist-taken-to-hospital-in-south-after-falling-unconscious-while-looking-at-corals-at-koh-phi-phi/

 

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Immigration back in Khao San area! Illegal migrants flee arrest - selling rotis, kebabs and clothes, jobs for Thais only

 

INN Thai Caption: Illegal migrants arrested selling food and clothes in Khao San

 

INN reported that immigration officers from Region 1 swooped on Rambuttree and Khao San Roads in Bangkok for the second time this year.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288857-immigration-back-in-khao-san-area-illegal-migrants-flee-arrest-selling-rotis-kebabs-and-clothes-jobs-for-thais-only/

 

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Unmasking the Thai summer

 

The mask festival offers a frolicking good time with vivid colours and playful dances. (Photo by Thaweechai Jaowattana)

With a funfair and plenty of festive vibes, the Mask Festival 2023 is all set to rev up the hot season in Thailand’s northeast this month. Taking place in Loei province from March 17 to 19, the international festival will not only bring together Loei’s three famous mask processions – including the iconic Phi Ta Khon – but will also feature spectacular mask parades from around Asia.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288861-unmasking-the-thai-summer/

 

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Pet owners in Hua Hin can get their animals vaccinated against rabies for free – here’s how
By Online Reporter

 

 

The municipality of Hua Hin is launching a vaccination campaign for dogs and cats in all communities to prevent the spread of rabies during the hot season and ensure safety for residents and tourists.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288865-pet-owners-in-hua-hin-can-get-their-animals-vaccinated-against-rabies-for-free-–-here’s-how/

 

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'We're asking for help to bring our boy home to Manchester so he's not alone as he fights for his life'
"We are in the depths of despair, looking at him and thinking 'there is no way that's our Jay'."

By James Holt, Reporter

 

"We are in the depths of despair, looking at him and thinking 'there is no way that's our Jay'." (Image: Submitted)

 

A mum has spoken of her anguish as her son fights for his life more than 5,000 miles from home following a horrific motorbike crash in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1288870-were-asking-for-help-to-bring-our-boy-home-to-manchester-so-hes-not-alone-as-he-fights-for-his-life/

 

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