Naughty foreigners record 180 criminal charges this year in Phuket

By Peter Roche

And most of them were Russian, although that’s hardly surprising considering that Russian travellers are, by far, the most numerous arriving at Phuket International Airport each day at the moment.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290341-naughty-foreigners-record-180-criminal-charges-this-year-in-phuket/

 

April Fool Day jokes in Thailand again under surveillance

 

 

The Technology Suppression Crime Division of the Thai police is keeping an eye on the forthcoming April Fool Day in a general election year.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290343-april-fool-day-jokes-in-thailand-again-under-surveillance/

 

3 Kalasin Policemen Arrested For Taking Bribe To Free Drug Suspect
by TNR Staff

 

Mueang Kalasin police station. Photo: Thai Rath

 

THREE Mueang Kalasin policemen have been arrested on the charges of taking a large bribe from the sister of a drug suspect to free him in a sting operation mounted by the provincial police, Naewna newspaper reported Saturday afternoon (March 25).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290344-3-kalasin-policemen-arrested-for-taking-bribe-to-free-drug-suspect/

 

Mae Sai residents to hold urgent meeting Monday over intolerable air pollution

 

 

People in Mae Sai district of Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai are to meet tomorrow to discuss the PM2.5 pollution problem, which has risen to seven times the safety limit.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290345-mae-sai-residents-to-hold-urgent-meeting-monday-over-intolerable-air-pollution/

 

New double track rail line between Hua Hin and Prachuap Khiri Khan to open next year: SRT
By Jonathan Fairfield

 

The u-turn bridge next to the Seapines recreation centre and hotel, which is on newly built double-track railway between Hua Hin and Prachuap Khiri Khan. Image: SRT

The double track rail line between Hua Hin and Prachuap Khiri Khan is set to be open by next year, a spokesperson for the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290346-new-double-track-rail-line-between-hua-hin-and-prachuap-khiri-khan-to-open-next-year-srt/

 

Dead Man Discovered Near Pattaya Public Park
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — An unidentified young man’s body was found near a Pattaya public park yesterday evening. The man’s cause of death is under investigation by Thai police.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290347-dead-man-discovered-near-pattaya-public-park/

 

Greatest ping pong show on earth comes to Bangkok

By Peter Roche
 

 

Bangkok is gearing up to host the World Table Tennis Star Contender 2023 series tournament in late April. More than 300 professional table tennis players from 30 countries are expected to participate in the event, which is being held in Bangkok for the first time.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290348-greatest-ping-pong-show-on-earth-comes-to-bangkok/

 

Chinese Embassy vows to protect Chinese nationals amid online claims of security risks

 

The Chinese Embassy in Bangkok has vowed to protect Chinese nationals in Thailand, amid social media reports of alleged security risks to visiting Chinese tourists, according to a Chinese media report.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290349-chinese-embassy-vows-to-protect-chinese-nationals-amid-online-claims-of-security-risks/

 

Sick students at school near Kabin Buri district foundry free of radiation

 

 

None of the 30 students who fell ill at a secondary school, located only 3km from a foundry where caesium-137 radiation was detected, have been affected by radiation or COVID-19, according to findings by public health officials in Thailand’s Prachin Buri province.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290350-sick-students-at-school-near-kabin-buri-district-foundry-free-of-radiation/

 

Temperatures surpass 40 degrees Celsius, high winds and hail are next

 

 

Residents of upper Thailand should prepare for severe weather conditions due to summer storms from Sunday to Wednesday, the Thai Meteorological Department announced.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290351-temperatures-surpass-40-degrees-celsius-high-winds-and-hail-are-next/

 

Border crossing reopens in Tak after Myanmar troops repel resistance forces

 

The Thai-Myanmar border checkpoint in Tak province’s Mae Sot district reopened on Sunday after Myanmar troops regained control of Myawaddy township.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290352-border-crossing-reopens-in-tak-after-myanmar-troops-repel-resistance-forces/

 

Pattaya Police are Launching Intense Crackdown on Illegal Tour Guides
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — Tourist Police are scanning the city for foreigners working illegally as tour guides in Pattaya. The officers disclosed that they have apprehended over 5,531 illegal tour guides across Thailand over the past three months.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290353-pattaya-police-are-launching-intense-crackdown-on-illegal-tour-guides/

 

Ultimate Hip-Hop Festival “Rolling Loud Thailand” will Take Pattaya By Storm from April 13th to 15th
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

DRAFT - Sanook

Pattaya — Rolling Loud Thailand 2023 is set to be the ultimate hip-hop experience, featuring some of the biggest names in the industry. From April 13th to 15th, Legend Siam Pattaya will host a 24-hour, non-stop, hip-hop event that will coincide with the Songkran Festival.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290354-ultimate-hip-hop-festival-“rolling-loud-thailand”-will-take-pattaya-by-storm-from-april-13th-to-15th/

 

Pattaya Watchdog Group Urges People to Take It Easy on Water Splashing and Have a Traditional Only Songkran
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — The Pattaya Watchdog Facebook page has urged people to be more mindful about splashing water on others during the upcoming Songkran Festival, citing not everyone wants to get wet.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290355-pattaya-watchdog-group-urges-people-to-take-it-easy-on-water-splashing-and-have-a-traditional-only-songkran/

 

Govt Invites Public to Buy Fruits From Thailand Post

by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand Post has launched a promotion to encourage the domestic consumption of Thai fruits and reduce surplus production.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290356-govt-invites-public-to-buy-fruits-from-thailand-post/

 

Dengue-Zero Project Launched to Protect Schools and Residents
by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), in collaboration with Takeda Thailand Limited and Ka-o Industrial Thailand Co Ltd, have launched the ‘Dengue-Zero School Project’.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290357-dengue-zero-project-launched-to-protect-schools-and-residents/

 

Govt to Raise Awareness of Personal Data Protection
by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government is taking steps to raise awareness and enforce the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) in both the public and private sectors, with the aim of boosting confidence in Thailand’s data protection measures.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290358-govt-to-raise-awareness-of-personal-data-protection/

 

Prayut nominated United Thai Nation Party’s first candidate for next PM

 

 

The United Thai Nation Party has nominated Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as the party’s first candidate for next prime minister, followed by party leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290359-prayut-nominated-united-thai-nation-party’s-first-candidate-for-next-pm/

 

Polls show advantage still with the opposition and that Pheu Thai is on course for government reins
by Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

 

(From Left) Pita Limjaroenrat the leader of the Move Forward Party who is the capital’s first choice for prime minister according to last Sunday’s NIDA poll. Srettha Thavisin, the presumed nominee for prime minister for the Pheu Thai Party and Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the party’s figurehead who is also expected to be a nominee for the top job when papers are expected to be filed on April 5th next.

Two polls by two reputable polling organisations show the Pheu Thai Party and Move Forward Party still consolidating their position while the Bhumjaithai Party and Palang Pracharat parties appear to be crumbling in support in Bangkok and among urban voters.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290364-polls-show-advantage-still-with-the-opposition-and-that-pheu-thai-is-on-course-for-government-reins/

 

NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Monday 27 March 2023

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290366-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-monday-27-march-2023/

 

Teen serial thief chooses the wrong car to steal - it belonged to a former Labour Minister - he's nabbed in NE

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Serial thief - even at the age of 19 - Natthawut from Bung Kan in the NE of Thailand chose the wrong car and cash to steal from a gas station in Nakhon Pathom province in central Thailand on Friday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290370-teen-serial-thief-chooses-the-wrong-car-to-steal-it-belonged-to-a-former-labour-minister-hes-nabbed-in-ne/

 

Twenty injured as drunk man drives car right into ordination ceremony at temple - driver had issues with the organizer

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported serious incident at a temple in Lopburi at the weekend where an ordination ceremony was taking place.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290372-twenty-injured-as-drunk-man-drives-car-right-into-ordination-ceremony-at-temple-driver-had-issues-with-the-organizer/

 

Whodunnit? Latest Thai "drama" involves a lady's back tire, a tearful noodle vendor and the evidence: A screw in a bottle top

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath went to investigate after an online "drama" - as they are known in Thai - blew up in Chachoengsao, central Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290373-whodunnit-latest-thai-drama-involves-a-ladys-back-tire-a-tearful-noodle-vendor-and-the-evidence-a-screw-in-a-bottle-top/

 

Chiang Mai, burn bay burn, foreigners behaving badly in Phuket : Tim Newton Today - March 27

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290374-chiang-mai-burn-bay-burn-foreigners-behaving-badly-in-phuket-tim-newton-today-march-27/

 

Student claims she was plied with drink and raped at hotel by senior policeman - committee set up

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Police rape....video taken

 

Daily News reported on the case of a woman - named only as B - who went to the Klong 5 police in Pathum Thani with a founder member of the social action group Sai Mai Tong Rort.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290375-student-claims-she-was-plied-with-drink-and-raped-at-hotel-by-senior-policeman-committee-set-up/

 

Tourists freaked in  Soi Cowboy area as Thai bar owner waves shotgun - he's fled

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported that Immigration 1 police had been contacted by a scared foreign tourist who had been at a bar in Sukhumvit Soi 22, in the Soi Cowboy area.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290378-tourists-freaked-in  soi-cowboy-area-as-thai-bar-owner-waves-shotgun-hes-fled/

 

Move Forward Party leader first choice in Bangkok for next PM – NIDA Poll

 

 

Most voters in Bangkok would prefer Move Forward Party Leader Pita Limjaroenrat as Thailand’s next prime minister, followed by Pheu Thai Party’s advisory chief Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha of the United Thai Nation Party.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290379-move-forward-party-leader-first-choice-in-bangkok-for-next-pm-–-nida-poll/

 

Search on for 70 year old French man missing in the jungle in central Thailand

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Search party mobilized

 

Daily News reported that a Thai wife was lighting joss-sticks as many rescue teams mobilized in search for a French pensioner, aged 70, who went missing in the Khao E-To area of Prachinburi, central Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290381-search-on-for-70-year-old-french-man-missing-in-the-jungle-in-central-thailand/

 

Cabinet Acknowledges Complaints From State Agencies and Enterprises
by Paul Rujopakarn

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Cabinet last week acknowledged complaints and feedback submitted by the public to state agencies and enterprises during the first quarter of the 2023 fiscal year.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290383-cabinet-acknowledges-complaints-from-state-agencies-and-enterprises/

 

Media Outlets Form Alliance on Election Results Coverage
by Paul Rujopakarn

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thai media outlets have come together to form an alliance for covering unofficial results from polling stations during the upcoming general election. The move comes in response to the Election Commission’s (EC) decision to use a non-real time official reporting format.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290387-media-outlets-form-alliance-on-election-results-coverage/