THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 28 March 2023

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Patong fight between restaurant staff and foreign tourists

 

A group of foreign tourists is being sought by the police after they assaulted staff at a restaurant in Soi San Sabai around 1am this morning. According to reports, the tourists, who are believed to be Jordanians and at least one Egyptian, were drunk, agitated and unruly when they were asked to queue properly.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290415-patong-fight-between-restaurant-staff-and-foreign-tourists/

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Thai Drivers Urged to Pay Overdue Traffic Fines by April or Face Multiple Penalities

 

 

Thai authorities have called on Thai drivers to pay their traffic fine tickets by April 1st. Those who remain overdue on their payments for 30 days will be fined 2,000 baht and have their driving scores cut.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290414-thai-drivers-urged-to-pay-overdue-traffic-fines-by-april-or-face-multiple-penalities/

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Thaksin Might Be Detained In Hospital Or Nursing Home Instead Of Prison: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Photo: Matichon

 

DEPOSED PRIME MINISTER Thaksin Shinawatra might probably be detained in a hospital or nursing home instead of being imprisoned in jail after he has returned home from self-exile abroad, according to a noted academic.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290444-thaksin-might-be-detained-in-hospital-or-nursing-home-instead-of-prison-academic/

 

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Chadchart Imposes Quadruple Ban This Songkran
by TNR Staff

 

Merrimakers having fun splashing water during Songkran festival. Photo:Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said preparations are underway to celebrate Songkran next month but a quadruple ban is being imposed with this being no sale and consumption of alcohol, using high-pressure water guns, smearing powder and wearing revealing clothes, Naewna newspaper said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290445-chadchart-imposes-quadruple-ban-this-songkran/

 

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Police thwart attempt to pull 176 million from bank account
 

 

A Cambodian national has been arrested by police in Bangkok for using a fake passport to obtain a new bank passbook. The passbook is believed to be for a bank account with 176 million baht in savings, which is thought to belong to a call centre gang.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290446-police-thwart-attempt-to-pull-176-million-from-bank-account/

 

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April 1 deadline for paying outstanding traffic fines

By Peter Roche

 

Traffic police in Thailand

Don’t pay your fine, don’t receive your registration sticker.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290414-thai-drivers-urged-to-pay-overdue-traffic-fines-by-april-or-face-multiple-penalities/?do=findComment&comment=17981629

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73-Year-Old French Man Lost and Found in Prachin Buri Jungle
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Prachin Buri — An elderly French man got lost while hiking in a Thai jungle in Prachin Buri province. The man was rescued by local residents and is reportedly safe. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290381-search-on-for-70-year-old-french-man-missing-in-the-jungle-in-central-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=17981633

 

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Police in Bangkok Warn of Pickpockets at Popular Markets
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Bangkok – Police in Bangkok visited the Chatuchak Market this past weekend to ensure tourist safety after many tourists reported that items were stolen from their bags by clever pickpockets.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290447-police-in-bangkok-warn-of-pickpockets-at-popular-markets/

 

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Wild Brawl Between Foreign Staff and Tourists Goes Viral in Patong, Phuket 
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Patong – A wild brawl involving both foreign staff of a bar/restaurant and foreign tourists went viral in Phuket, Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290415-patong-fight-between-restaurant-staff-and-foreign-tourists/?do=findComment&comment=17981640

 

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Dutch Woman Arrested at Phuket Airport for Entering and Staying in Thailand Without Proper Documents
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – A Dutch woman was arrested at the Phuket International Airport for entering and staying in the Kingdom of Thailand without a proper permit or visa.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290449-dutch-woman-arrested-at-phuket-airport-for-entering-and-staying-in-thailand-without-proper-documents/

 

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Tourists Urged to Download “Tourist Police i lert u” App

 

 

BANGKOK, March 27 – The Royal Thai Police has developed a mobile application called “Tourist Police i lert u” for foreign visitors to Thailand to be able to seek help from the police in cases of emergency.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290450-tourists-urged-to-download-“tourist-police-i-lert-u”-app/

 

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Thaksin Snubs Possibility Of Pheu Thai-Palang Pracharath Alliance
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, left and  Palang Pracharath boss Prawit Wongsuwan. Photo: Thai Rath

 

DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss Thaksin Shinawatra today (Mar.27) categorically ruled out the possibility that his party might ever join Palang Pracharath in setting up a coalition government following the May 14 general election.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290451-thaksin-snubs-possibility-of-pheu-thai-palang-pracharath-alliance/

 

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Curfews considered in harsher measures to control forest and farm fires

 

 

The Thai government may resort to harsher measures, including curfews in some areas, to deal with the lighting of forest fires and burning of farm waste, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silpa-archa warned today (Monday), as air pollution in northern and north-eastern provinces increases.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290452-curfews-considered-in-harsher-measures-to-control-forest-and-farm-fires/

 

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"Walk for Take Care Kids" aims to raise 1 million bath

 

 

"Walk for Take Care Kids" aims to raise 1 million bath to finish the construction of what will be our new Family Home.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290455-walk-for-take-care-kids-aims-to-raise-1-million-bath/

 

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British and Korean arrested by Pattaya police after attack and theft at prominent marijuana shop

 

 

Siam Rath reported that the Pattaya police chief Pol Col Thanapong Photi along with the provincial police and an international crime section arrested two foreigners in connection with an assault and theft from a marijuana shop at the resort at the weekend.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290458-british-and-korean-arrested-by-pattaya-police-after-attack-and-theft-at-prominent-marijuana-shop/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday 28 March 2023

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290461-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-tuesday-28-march-2023/

 

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Foreign thieves preying on tourists at Suvarnabhumi Airport arrested - authorities warn tourists

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The director of Suvarnabhumi Airport along with airport and tourist police have announced the arrest of three members of a Mongolian gang preying on foreign and Thai tourists at the airport.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290463-foreign-thieves-preying-on-tourists-at-suvarnabhumi-airport-arrested-authorities-warn-tourists/

 

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Thai woman needs leg amputation after going into NE hospital to give birth - investigation underway

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported on a TikTok post by a younger sister who related what happened to her elder sibling who went into a Buriram hospital to give birth.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290464-thai-woman-needs-leg-amputation-after-going-into-ne-hospital-to-give-birth-investigation-underway/

 

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Deadly shooting sprees point to need for mental healthcare in Thai armed forces 

 

 

During the past few years, Thailand has witnessed several shocking mass killings by lone shooters, something is never before seen in its history. Perpetrators of this deadly violence have hailed from military or police backgrounds, prompting a need to seriously address the mental health of people working in these armed forces.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290468-deadly-shooting-sprees-point-to-need-for-mental-healthcare-in-thai-armed-forces/

 

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Policeman charged with rape in case of 21 year old university student

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The chief of the Klong 5 police in Pathum Thani said yesterday that the senior sergeant major that a student called "B" claimed raped her in a hotel, has been charged.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290469-policeman-charged-with-rape-in-case-of-21-year-old-university-student/

 

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Cement mixer plows into ordination parade in NE - three dead, many injuries - driver fled scene

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Three dead, multiple injuries

 

Daily News reported on a serious accident in the north east of Thailand when a cement mixer collided with a vehicle that was part of an ordination parade, then hit another truck and ended up in a roadside ditch.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290470-cement-mixer-plows-into-ordination-parade-in-ne-three-dead-many-injuries-driver-fled-scene/

 

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Karaoke lounge in Chiang Mai busted - owners admit making money from underage girls

 

INN Thai Caption: Karaoke shop busted on human trafficking charges

 

INN reported on action taken by the ATPD, Thailand's anti-trafficking in persons division.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290472-karaoke-lounge-in-chiang-mai-busted-owners-admit-making-money-from-underage-girls/

 

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Thai vendor banks 10,000 baht on a traditional Thai pattern pancake

 

 

A skilled pancake vendor at Srinagarindra Train Night Market in Bangkok who created a magnificent piece of art from a pancake managed to bank 10,000 baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290474-thai-vendor-banks-10000-baht-on-a-traditional-thai-pattern-pancake/

 

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Thailand’s Café Amazon seeking to open 400 stores globally in 2023
PTT Oil and Retail Business (PTTOR) has earmarked nearly half of its annual $900 investment budget to scale Café Amazon across Thailand and international markets this year

 

Founded in 2002, Café Amazon is Thailand’s largest branded coffee chain with 3,900 stores nationwide | Photo credit: Café Amazon

 
Thailand’s PTT Oil and Retail Business (PTTOR) will invest $412m to expand its Café Amazon footprint in 2023. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290475-thailand’s-café-amazon-seeking-to-open-400-stores-globally-in-2023/

 

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Reaction to hazardous air pollution in Thailand, phallic tree for lottery : Tim Newton Today - March 28

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290476-reaction-to-hazardous-air-pollution-in-thailand-phallic-tree-for-lottery-tim-newton-today-march-28/

 

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Senator Upakit met Narcotics Bureau investigators pursuing money laundering charges against him
by James Morris and Son Nguyen

 

Senator Upakit Pachariyangkun gave a press conference recently in which he denied all the allegations against him which are linked to the arrest on 17th September 2022 of Myanmar tycoon and military junta associate, Dr Tun Min Latt and the 61-year-old senator’s son-in-law Dean Young Gultula who have been charged before the courts with drug trafficking and money laundering offences.

Interestingly, after being confronted with charges by the investigators which he refused to acknowledge, Senator Upakit Pachariyangkun was taken to have his fingerprints checked and a background search conducted.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290484-senator-upakit-met-narcotics-bureau-investigators-pursuing-money-laundering-charges-against-him/

 

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Army Commander Follows up on Beach Management in Phuket
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – The Army Region 4 Commander inspected and followed up on beach management in Phuket for the confidence of both tourists and locals.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290488-army-commander-follows-up-on-beach-management-in-phuket/

 

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Black Water Found on Patong Beach
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Patong – Photos of Patong beach with black water has gone viral in social media this week.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290489-black-water-found-on-patong-beach/

 

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April 2023’s festivals and events in Thailand
World-famous Songkran Thai New Year celebrations and many other cultural festivals and modern-day festivities make April an exciting and enchanting month to visit Thailand.

 

TAT Newsroom

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290490-april-2023’s-festivals-and-events-in-thailand/

 

 

 

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Over 3,400 people in Chiang Rai treated for respiratory conditions last week
 

 

More than 3,400 people in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai, including 372 in Mae Sai district alone, were treated for respiratory conditions between March 19th and 26th, as they struggle to cope with choking air pollution caused by forest and farm fires.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290492-over-3400-people-in-chiang-rai-treated-for-respiratory-conditions-last-week/