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TIME Magazine Lists Phuket and Isaan Among World’s Greatest Places for 2023

 

Phuket and the Northeastern provinces of Thailand have been included on the TIME magazine’s list of “The World’s Greatest Places of 2023”.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290104-time-magazine-lists-phuket-and-isan-among-world’s-greatest-places-for-2023/

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Bangkok’s historical train hub awakened with light and sound

 

 

The Thai capital’s historical Italian Neo-Renaissance-style Hua LamphongRailway Station has burst back into life and is now greeting visitors eager to experience a light and sound extravaganza dubbed “Unfolding Bangkok”.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290102-bangkok’s-historical-train-hub-awakened-with-light-and-sound/

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No More Coup After May 14 Election: Prawit
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan canvassing in Bangkok and in Krabi. Photo Matichon

 

PALANG PRACHARATH leader Prawit Wongsuwan today (Mar.23) confirmed there will be no more coup after the May 14 general election.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290133-no-more-coup-after-may-14-election-prawit/

 

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Pheu Thai Could Probably Become One-Party Government: Somsak
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Sam Mit group leader Somsak Thepsuthin and former industry minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit being warmly welcomed at Pheu Thai Party headquarters. Photo: Thai Rath

 

SAM MIT GROUP leader Somsak Thepsuthin commented (Mar.23) the Pheu Thai could probably become a one-party government after the May 14 general election.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290134-pheu-thai-could-probably-become-one-party-government-somsak/

 

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Business leaders praise election clarity but survey shows anxiety about threat of political instability
by Joseph O' Connor

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha dissolved the House of Representatives on Monday while on Tuesday, the Election Commission set May 14th as the date for the 2023 General Election. There is growing speculation that as well as putting General Prayut forward as one of the party’s nominees for prime minister before April 7th at Bangkok City Hall, the United Thai Nation (Ruam Thai Sang Chart) party may also place him on the rolls of potential party list MPs at the same time. It comes as unease in the business community exists over the threat of political instability if there is not a smooth and peaceful transfer of power after the poll without controversy in June or July.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290135-business-leaders-praise-election-clarity-but-survey-shows-anxiety-about-threat-of-political-instability/

 

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Thai Police Continue Crackdown on Child Sexual Exploitation With Raids and Arrests in Buriram and more
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Buriram – Officials raided a restaurant/bar in Buriram where they reportedly uncovered two minors and two women were arrested elsewhere in Thailand for alleged online child sexual exploitation.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290136-thai-police-continue-crackdown-on-child-sexual-exploitation-with-raids-and-arrests-in-buriram-and-more/

 

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Four Foreign Tourists Injured after Two Minivans Collide in Patong
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Patong – Four foreign tourists and a driver were injured after two minivans collided in Patong.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290137-four-foreign-tourists-injured-after-two-minivans-collide-in-patong/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday 24 March 2023

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290143-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-friday-24-march-2023/

 

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Rooster Reports #5: Gun violence is nothing new; but make trouble in "safe" Thailand and regret it

 

 

Full report: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290144-rooster-reports-5-gun-violence-is-nothing-new-but-make-trouble-in-safe-thailand-and-regret-it/

 

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The face of a killer: Thai media publishes picture of former Tap Lan park worker who shot 3 dead in Phetchaburi

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported from Krung Petch Villa, Soi 4, where a man called Anuwat Waenthong, 30, shot three and injured 3 in a 15 hour standoff between Wednesday and the early hours of Thursday morning.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290145-the-face-of-a-killer-thai-media-publishes-picture-of-former-tap-lan-park-worker-who-shot-3-dead-in-phetchaburi/

 

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NE Thai company producing floating homes - Thais and foreigners ordering "Hobbit" dwellings

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that business was booming for a Khon Kaen, NE Thailand, company that is producing made to order floating homes.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290146-ne-thai-company-producing-floating-homes-thais-and-foreigners-ordering-hobbit-dwellings/

 

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Myanmar vehicle thieves working with Thai agents busted: Bikes spirited to "neighboring countries"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported on the arrest on warrants of four Myanmar nationals in the Thian Thale police jurisdiction in western Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290147-myanmar-vehicle-thieves-working-with-thai-agents-busted-bikes-spirited-to-neighboring-countries/

 

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Immigration extortion of Chinese businessman: Region 1 chief and deputy "transferred to inactive duties"

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported an order from acting immigration chief Pol Maj-Gen Phanumas Bunyalak in the case of the Chinese businessman extorted out of 10 million baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290148-immigration-extortion-of-chinese-businessman-region-1-chief-and-deputy-transferred-to-inactive-duties/

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Bungee jump given clean bill of health after Hong Kong tourist "damaged Thai tourism" by going to foreign media

 

Naew Na Thai Caption: Bungee jump inspected after tourist complained to foreign media

 

Naew Na reported that the Hong Kong tourist who went to the media in his homeland after a bungee cord broke in Pattaya had damaged Thai tourism.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290149-bungee-jump-given-clean-bill-of-health-after-hong-kong-tourist-damaged-thai-tourism-by-going-to-foreign-media/

 

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Check your 20 baht Thai bills! You may be sitting on extra cash

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Quickly check

 

A collector of coins and bank notes went on a facebook page (By Gig) to advise people to check their 20 baht new plastic bills.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290151-check-your-20-baht-thai-bills-you-may-be-sitting-on-extra-cash/

 

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Thai police siege ends in four deaths, who get most vacation leave? : Tim Newton Today - March 24

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290152-thai-police-siege-ends-in-four-deaths-who-get-most-vacation-leave-tim-newton-today-march-24/

 

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Recapping the Chuwit, BJT fight
By Erich Parpart

 

 
Chuwit Kamolvisit, the former massage parlor tycoon turned infamous whistleblower, has sharpened his attack on the Bhumjai Thai Party in recent weeks prompting threats of litigation and muckracking.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290153-recapping-the-chuwit-bjt-fight/

 

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DTN Matches Small, Stand-Out Food Producers With Chinese Importers
by Namo Vananupong

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN) has been encouraging small-scale farms and businesses to leverage free trade agreements to expand their export markets.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290154-dtn-matches-small-stand-out-food-producers-with-chinese-importers/

 

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America’s Globalstar will provide satellite services in Thailand

 

 

Low earth orbit satellite operator Globalstar of the U.S. has won approval from Thailand’s regulators to provide satellite services in the Kingdom in partnership with local satellite firm Thaicom, the company announced last week.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290155-america’s-globalstar-will-provide-satellite-services-in-thailand/

 

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Adang Island in Satun Is Set to Be Developed as World-Class Tourism Destination
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Ko Adang, or Adang Island, in the southern border province of Satun, is set to be developed as a world-class tourism destination, like Langkawi in Malaysia, according to the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Center (SBPAC).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290157-adang-island-in-satun-is-set-to-be-developed-as-world-class-tourism-destination/

 

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AOT to Expand Don Mueang Airport Terminal for Tourism Boost
by Krajangwit Johjit

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Following cabinet approval last year, Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) has unveiled its plans to expand Don Mueang International Airport’s low-cost terminal, aiming to increase passenger capacity and boost tourism income for the country.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290161-aot-to-expand-don-mueang-airport-terminal-for-tourism-boost/

 

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Bangkok Airways is Confident as Thailand Tourism in 2023 Cranks Up
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

The airline plans to operate more than 40,000 flights with an expected total
of passengers carried at 4.4 million in 2023

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290162-bangkok-airways-is-confident-as-thailand-tourism-in-2023-cranks-up/

 

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Officials warn of 100,000 THB fine for smoking on Hua Hin beach
By Online Reporter

 

 

Officials have brought their new campaign to discourage smoking to Hua Hin beach, in an effort to keep the area clean and protect public health.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290163-officials-warn-of-100000-thb-fine-for-smoking-on-hua-hin-beach/

 

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Seven suspects arrested in Sakhon Nakhon over Ponzi scheme

 

 

Police from Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) have arrested seven people and have seized a large quantity of assets from two companies, which allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme luring people to invest in mushroom, bee and kratom (an addictive plant) farming, with promises of unrealistically high returns.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290164-seven-suspects-arrested-in-sakhon-nakhon-over-ponzi-scheme/

 

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Thailand’s tourist numbers are rocketing back, but a different mix of nationalities

By Peter Roche

 

 

Thailand’s tourism numbers are rocketing back, although in ways that were not predicted even a year ago.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290168-thailand’s-tourist-numbers-are-rocketing-back-but-a-different-mix-of-nationalities/

 

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Siriraj and Thammasat University hospitals to return Chuwit’s ฿6m donation
 

 

Siriraj and Thammasat University hospitals have decided to return the three million baht donation given to each of them by whistle-blower Chuwit Kamolvisit.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290169-siriraj-and-thammasat-university-hospitals-to-return-chuwit’s-฿6m-donation/

 

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Third Drug Suspect In City Centre Shootout Nabbed
by TNR Staff

 

The drug runners firing at police. The Thai headline says, “Firefight shakes the city.” Photo: TV Channel 7

 

POLICE chased and arrested the third drug suspect who together with his two accomplices had opened fired on police at Sukhumvit soi 50 last Tuesday night (Mar. 21), TV Channel 7 said this morning (Mar. 24).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290171-third-drug-suspect-in-city-centre-shootout-nabbed/

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Fake products worth ฿10m seized from Bangkok warehouse

 

 

Police from the Consumer Protection Police Division and officials from the Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) seized fake food supplements, cosmetics and medicines worth more than 10-million baht in a raid on a warehouse in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district today (Friday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290186-fake-products-worth-฿10m-seized-from-bangkok-warehouse/

 

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Ministries Implementing Measures to Ensure Quality of Thai Fruits

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s fruit harvest is expected to increase by 3% in 2023, with authorities seeking to implement measures to ensure the quality of these products.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290187-ministries-implementing-measures-to-ensure-quality-of-thai-fruits/

 

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TAT Expects Lively Songkran Festival This Year

 

 

BANGKOK, March 24 (TNA) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects the Songkran Festival this year will be lively after the full celebrations were cancelled in the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290189-tat-expects-lively-songkran-festival-this-year/