Popular Post webfact Posted March 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2023 Phuket coastal property Russian and Chinese buyers push up property prices, forcing locals out of the market Phuket is seeing strong demand for real estate due, primarily, to the return of Russian and Chinese buyers, according to independent real estate agent and consultancy Knight Frank. Yes, it’s the 2023 property boom. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290523-russian-and-chinese-buyers-push-up-property-prices-forcing-locals-out-of-the-market/ 1 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 Pattaya Club at Risk of Permanent Closure for Repeatedly Violating Closing Time Regulations A nightclub on Pattaya’s walking street is at risk of being shut down permanently due to reportedly having no license and staying open beyond legal closing times multiple times, say police. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290526-pattaya-club-at-risk-of-permanent-closure-for-repeatedly-violating-closing-time-regulations/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted March 28, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2023 Iraqi Man Faints Upon Being Caught Overstaying More Than 8 Years by TNR Staff The Iraqi man upon being arrested today. Photo: Naewna AN IRAQI man who overstayed in Thailand for more than eight years fainted when Chonburi Immigration and Pattaya police showed up at his house to arrest him yesterday (Mar. 28), Naewna newspaper said. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290549-iraqi-man-faints-upon-being-caught-overstaying-more-than-8-years/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 Thai Airways accused of favouring foreign passengers over Thais A Thai passenger who recently flew from Paris to Bangkok in Thai Airways business class accused the airline of favouring foreign passengers over Thais. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290550-thai-airways-accused-of-favouring-foreign-passengers-over-thais/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted March 28, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2023 How Koh Larn became “Trash Island” and what is being done to fix it by Nad Bunnag, Thai PBS World Koh Larn, an island lying in the Gulf off Pattaya, has been attracting thousands of local and foreign tourists for decades, but this has undeniably led to a mountain of garbage, resulting in an enormous landfill on the small island. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290551-how-koh-larn-became-“trash-island”-and-what-is-being-done-to-fix-it/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 The Dangers Of Consuming Toxic Horseshoe Crabs By Editor Health officials have issued warnings to the public after two people died from consuming mangrove horseshoe crabs. Five others have been hospitalised after eating the lethally poisonous crustaceans. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290552-the-dangers-of-consuming-toxic-horseshoe-crabs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Wednesday 29 March 2023 Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290561-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-wednesday-29-march-2023/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted March 29, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2023 Surly immigration officers and long waits at the airport? : Region 2 IB chief faces investigation Daily News Thai Caption: Secret investigation ordered Daily News reported that the upper echelons of the Royal Thai Police are investigating the activities of Region 2 immigration that is responsible for Suvarnabhumi Airport, the main Bangkok hub. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290562-surly-immigration-officers-and-long-waits-at-the-airport-region-2-ib-chief-faces-investigation/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 Thais warned about Northern Ireland trouble after attack threat raised to "severe" - Level Four Royal Thai Embassy, London. Source: Wikipedia The Thai Embassy in London issued a statement early this morning (Wednesday) that warned Thais living or travelling to Northern Ireland to take especial care. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290566-thais-warned-about-northern-ireland-trouble-after-attack-threat-raised-to-severe-level-four/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 Pattaya: Woman in agony after metal grille pierces her ankle - calls to crackdown on messy contractors Picture: Thai Rath The seemingly never ending mess that are roadworks in Pattaya is in the news once again. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290573-pattaya-woman-in-agony-after-metal-grille-pierces-her-ankle-calls-to-crackdown-on-messy-contractors/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 Thaksin behind bars? Experts skeptical over former PM’s latest pledge In a surprise move, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra last Friday (March 24) announced he was ready to return and serve his prison term in Thailand regardless of the May 14 general election results. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290577-thaksin-behind-bars-experts-skeptical-over-former-pm’s-latest-pledge/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 Phuket Taxi Mafia still out of control: Female foreign tourist terrified after altercation with ride hailing woman driver Daily News Thai Caption: (The Phuket taxi mafia) are still at it! Daily News reported that what they called the "Phuket Taxi Mafia" were still strutting their brazen stuff. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290578-phuket-taxi-mafia-still-out-of-control-female-foreign-tourist-terrified-after-altercation-with-ride-hailing-woman-driver/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted March 29, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2023 Is Thailand really immune to the banking turmoil in the US and Europe? The global financial markets are highly interconnected. When Thailand’s banking system suffered a collapse and the baht’s value plummeted in 1997, the contagion effect spread to other Asian countries. Similarly, one saw the global financial crisis triggered by the collapse of Lehman Brothers Bank in the United States in 2008. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290580-is-thailand-really-immune-to-the-banking-turmoil-in-the-us-and-europe/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 Drunk man found dead in sugar cane field - a day before his ordination after warnings from monk and fortune teller Daily News Thai Caption: A monk did warn him Daily News reported from the district of Song Phee Nong in Suphanburi after Thung Khok police and rescue services were called to a sugar cane field where a man was found dead. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290581-drunk-man-found-dead-in-sugar-cane-field-a-day-before-his-ordination-after-warnings-from-monk-and-fortune-teller/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted March 29, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2023 Chuwit continues his attacks against marijuana legalization - and health minister Anutin Whistleblower and former politician turned darling of the Thai public, Chuwit Kamolwisit went on Facebook in his continuing war against weed. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290585-chuwit-continues-his-attacks-against-marijuana-legalization-and-health-minister-anutin/ 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 Flight costs to Thailand remain high, keep your clothes on at Songkran : Tim Newton Today - March 29 Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290586-flight-costs-to-thailand-remain-high-keep-your-clothes-on-at-songkran-tim-newton-today-march-29/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 Can Thailand’s political parties take us out of the middle-income trap? By Ken Mathis Lohatepanont In 2016, writing in the Thammasat Economic Journal, Emory University professor Richard Doner described in just a few sentences the problems that plague Thailand’s economy. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290587-can-thailand’s-political-parties-take-us-out-of-the-middle-income-trap/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 Thailand and Japan Make Progress in CAR T-Cell Cancer Immunotherapy by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University and Japan’s Nagoya University are collaborating on the development of a form of immunotherapy designed to cure cancer. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290588-thailand-and-japan-make-progress-in-car-t-cell-cancer-immunotherapy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 Govt Orders Agencies to Step Up Haze Response by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - The government has instructed relevant agencies to escalate their forest fire responses in an attempt to mitigate the air pollution crisis. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290589-govt-orders-agencies-to-step-up-haze-response/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted March 29, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2023 Cabinet Acknowledges Guidelines for Preserving and Globalizing Songkran by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - The Cabinet has acknowledged guidelines for preserving and globalizing the Songkran festival this week, as it pushes for the tradition to be included on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290591-cabinet-acknowledges-guidelines-for-preserving-and-globalizing-songkran/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 Rooster Reports 8: Bangkok needs taxi apps like a hole in the head - Phuket and Pattaya it's not! Full report: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290592-rooster-reports-8-bangkok-needs-taxi-apps-like-a-hole-in-the-head-phuket-and-pattaya-its-not/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 Phuket’s Freedom Beach remains ‘free’ of sun lounge and umbrella vendors By Peter Roche A team of Phuket officials, led by Chief of the Phuket Natural and Environment Office Wattanapong Suksai, recently inspected remote Freedom Beach on the west side of the bluff at the southern end of Patong Beach, wrongly reported in some media as being part of Karen Beach. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290594-phuket’s-freedom-beach-remains-‘free’-of-sun-lounge-and-umbrella-vendors/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post snoop1130 Posted March 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2023 Revenue Department defends ฿200m spending on defective air-con system Photo from Facebook page Watchdog.ACT Thailand’s Revenue Department has explained that its 200-million baht procurement of a new air-conditioning system for the department’s building back in 2018 was strictly in compliance with the e-auction system, according to Vinit Visessuvanapoom, deputy director-general of and spokesman for the department. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290611-revenue-department-defends-฿200m-spending-on-defective-air-con-system/ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Court orders company to recall Mazda 2 Skyactiv D1.5 vehicles Photo from Thailand Consumers Council Mazda Sales (Thailand) has been ordered by the Bangkok South Civil Court to recall all Mazda 2 cars with diesel engines produced and sold between 2014 and 2018 for modifications, at the expenses of the company. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290612-court-orders-company-to-recall-mazda-2-skyactiv-d15-vehicles/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Health Ministry Launches Campaign to Encourage Less Sugar Consumption BANGKOK (NNT) - A campaign by the Ministry of Public Health has been launched to encourage people in Thailand to consume less sugar in order to prevent health issues. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290613-health-ministry-launches-campaign-to-encourage-less-sugar-consumption/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post snoop1130 Posted March 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2023 “Ease of Traveling” Roadmap Aimed to Provide One-Stop Services to Tourists BANGKOK, March 28 (TNA) – The cabinet acknowledged the progress of “Ease of Traveling” roadmap, implemented by Ministry of Tourism and Sports to better facilitate foreign tourists, said Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290614-“ease-of-traveling”-roadmap-aimed-to-provide-one-stop-services-to-tourists/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 FDA Warns of Smuggled Cannabis Cookies After Children Hospitalized BANGKOK, March 29 (TNA) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns parents to beware of their children eating cannabis –infused cookies, smuggled into the country. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290615-fda-warns-of-smuggled-cannabis-cookies-after-children-hospitalized/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Award for 2023 – the winner is in Bangkok Le Du in Bangkok - Best Asian restaurant 2023 Bangkok has again proven to be Asia’s foodie central taking out four of the top 10 spots in the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Award for 2023 (along with Tokyo restaurants). Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290618-asia’s-50-best-restaurants-award-for-2023-–-the-winner-is-in-bangkok/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post snoop1130 Posted March 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2023 Foreign ‘tour guides’ taking jobs that are reserved for Thais only Foreign tour guides in Thailand The caretaker Thai PM, Prayut Chan-o-cha, has ordered strict legal action against foreigners who are working as tour guides, which is a profession exclusively reserved for Thai nationals. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290619-foreign-‘tour-guides’-taking-jobs-that-are-reserved-for-thais-only/ 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Q1 tourism target exceeded, but what about 45 day visa exemption? Tourism in Thailand 2023 Thailand has exceeded its target for tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2023, with a total of 6.15 million visitors from January to March 27. The numbers were announced in a statement by government spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul today. The government had initially aimed for 6 million arrivals during this period. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290620-q1-tourism-target-exceeded-but-what-about-45-day-visa-exemption/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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