THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 30 March 2023

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Thousands of Russians and Ukrainians stranded in Thailand, including Phuket

 

While many Russians have been investing in villas and homes in Thailand, there are also thousands of Russians and Ukrainians who are stranded in the country due to the ongoing war following the invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290623-thousands-of-russians-and-ukrainians-stranded-in-thailand-including-phuket/

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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/

 

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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. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290620-q1-tourism-target-exceeded-but-what-about-45-day-visa-exemption/

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Swedish man suspected of running sex network in Thailand has been sentenced to prison
by Miabell Mallikka

 

From his parents’ home in Stockholm, a Swedish man controlled a network that deceived underage girls in Thailand to send nude photos and videos of themselves. Material that was later resold to thousands on social media.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290641-swedish-man-suspected-of-running-sex-network-in-thailand-has-been-sentenced-to-prison/

 

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Jealous Thai man slits wife’s throat with machete for ‘talking to another man on the phone’

 

 

A Thai man coldly murdered his wife with a machete in Krabi province in southern Thailand yesterday. He said he slit her throat out of rage because she was “topless and talking to another man on the phone.” Then he fled the scene.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290642-jealous-thai-man-slits-wife’s-throat-with-machete-for-‘talking-to-another-man-on-the-phone’/

 

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Australian Man Involved in Patong Bar/Restaurant Fight Arrested
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Patong – An Australian customer has been arrested after being involved in fighting with the foreign staff of a bar/restaurant in Patong.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290643-australian-man-involved-in-patong-barrestaurant-fight-arrested/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Thursday 30 March 2023
 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290652-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-thursday-30-march-2023/

 

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Was it the heat!? Naked German shocks tourists on Pattaya beach - he's arrested and taken away

 

 

Thailand has been experiencing high temperatures in recent days, something that Daily News suggested was the cause of an incident in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290654-was-it-the-heat-naked-german-shocks-tourists-on-pattaya-beach-hes-arrested-and-taken-away/

 

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No more commuting? Thailand enshrines work-from-home culture in law

 

 

Thailand has become the latest country to enshrine rights for digital nomads, offering protection to a growing number of people who are keen to work from home but unsure about the law and guidelines.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290656-no-more-commuting-thailand-enshrines-work-from-home-culture-in-law/

 

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Video: Forest fire rages on mountains in central Thailand - helicopters to assist today

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath had video from the "This is Nakhon Nayok" site that showed an out of control fire that had been raging for 24 hours last night.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290657-video-forest-fire-rages-on-mountains-in-central-thailand-helicopters-to-assist-today/

 

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RTP chief says people WILL be allowed to ride in the back of pick-ups at Songkran 2023 - but only FOUR!

 

Picture Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported on comments made by the chief of the Royal Thai Police Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat yesterday regarding the election and the Songkran holidays.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290658-rtp-chief-says-people-will-be-allowed-to-ride-in-the-back-of-pick-ups-at-songkran-2023-but-only-four/

 

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Uncle's head found in sandpit in south after nephew cut it off in grisly drug fueled murder

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The head of a former assistant phu yai ban in the south of Thailand has been found in a sandpit filled with water.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290660-uncles-head-found-in-sandpit-in-south-after-nephew-cut-it-off-in-grisly-drug-fueled-murder/

 

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Luxury cruise ship MV EUROPA awaits approval to dock with 600 tourists near Hua Hin
By Online Reporter

 

 
The MV EUROPA, a Maltese registered luxury cruise liner, has recently requested permission to dock near Hua Hin and allow its 600 passengers to disembark.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290661-luxury-cruise-ship-mv-europa-awaits-approval-to-dock-with-600-tourists-near-hua-hin/

 

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Thailand Road Carnage: Motorcycle couple dead on Bangkok bridge - second fatality in same spot in 2 weeks

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that a young couple died after their motorcycle hit the back of a truck-trailer on the Bhumibol 1 bridge in Bangkok heading for Suksawat Road.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290663-thailand-road-carnage-motorcycle-couple-dead-on-bangkok-bridge-second-fatality-in-same-spot-in-2-weeks/

 

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RTP chief urges Thais to refrain from drinking at Songkran to lessen accidents

 

INN Thai Caption: Police urge Thais not to drink alcohol at Songkran to lessen accidents

 

INN reported that RTP chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat has asked his compatriots to not drink alcohol at the upcoming Songkran festival.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290664-rtp-chief-urges-thais-to-refrain-from-drinking-at-songkran-to-lessen-accidents/

 

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BoT Raises Interest Rate to 1.75%

 

 

BANGKOK, March 30 (TNA) – Thailand’s central bank on Wednesday raised its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, effective immediately.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290666-bot-raises-interest-rate-to-175/

 

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Russians and Ukrainians 'stranded' in Thailand, '112' protester gets bail : Tim Newton Today - March 30

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290667-russians-and-ukrainians-stranded-in-thailand-112-protester-gets-bail-tim-newton-today-march-30/

 

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Bangkok Introduces Monthly Pass for Bus and Red Line Rides
by Krajangwit Johjit

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has collaborated with the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) and Krung Thai Bank to introduce a monthly pass that offers unlimited rides on the city’s public bus network and 50 trips on Bangkok’s Red Line electric commuter rail services.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290669-bangkok-introduces-monthly-pass-for-bus-and-red-line-rides/

 

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Who is Chaikasem Nitsiri, Pheu Thai’s potential third PM Candidate
By Erich Parpart

 

There seems to be agreement from those in the Pheu Thai camp and among political analysts that the party will likely unveil a third prime minister.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290670-who-is-chaikasem-nitsiri-pheu-thai’s-potential-third-pm-candidate/

 

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Whale poop clogging up Phuket klongs, and other silly excuses

By Peter Roche

 

PHOTO: Dirty water flowing into Patong Bay - Monsoon Garbage

We’ve heard all sort os excuses for human made pollution in Thailand over the years. Even the air pollution in Bangkok has been blamed on the lighting of joss sticks in Chinese temples.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290675-whale-poop-clogging-up-phuket-klongs-and-other-silly-excuses/

 

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Chiang Rai running out of air purifiers as pollution increases

 

 

Air purifiers are running out fast in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai, as wealthier residents scramble to acquire the devices to ease the impacts of the choking air pollution from local and cross-border forest and farm fires.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290678-chiang-rai-running-out-of-air-purifiers-as-pollution-increases/

 

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Diablos, Khon Kaen – just a group of expats with a love of bikes
by Miabell Mallikka

 

Diablos Khon Kaen clubhouse. Martin (right), Michael (left).

Around the long front table at Crash bar in Khon Kaen, a group of men are chatting. Some of them are wearing the club colors red and yellow. Some even wear the official club gear of Diablos. But what they all have in common, is their love of bikes.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290680-diablos-khon-kaen-–-just-a-group-of-expats-with-a-love-of-bikes/

 

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Rooster Reports 9: It's sooo hot! A lifetime in the tropics as many go stir crazy in the heat!

 

 

Full report: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290682-rooster-reports-9-its-sooo-hot-a-lifetime-in-the-tropics-as-many-go-stir-crazy-in-the-heat/

 

 

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The verdicts and the jail time Thaksin faces in Thailand
 

A portrait of Thaksin Shinawatra at one of the gatherings to mark an anniversary of military crackdown that ousted him in May 2010.

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has lived in self-imposed exile overseas since 2008, can expect at least 10 years behind bars if makes good on his pledge to return to Thailand to serve his jail terms.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290684-the-verdicts-and-the-jail-time-thaksin-faces-in-thailand/

 

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Intoxicated man arrested after stealing ambulance in Bangkok and crashing

 

 

A man, believed to be high on cannabis, allegedly stole an ambulance from in front of Bangkok’s Ratburana police station and drove it to a gas station. There he unsuccessfully attempted to steal a pickup truck before returning to the ambulance. He drove away and was arrested after being involved in a collision on Wednesday night.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290702-intoxicated-man-arrested-after-stealing-ambulance-in-bangkok-and-crashing/

 

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Phuket Predicts Increase in Hotel Bookings for Songkran Festival

 

 

PHUKET (NNT) - The southern province of Phuket is expecting a 10% rise in hotel bookings during the upcoming Songkran festival, following the months-long promotion of the government’s “We Travel Together” tourism stimulus campaign throughout the country.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290703-phuket-predicts-increase-in-hotel-bookings-for-songkran-festival/

 

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AOT to Launch Development Project Near Suvarnabhumi Airport

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Airports of Thailand (AOT) will move forward with its plans to create an "airport city" adjacent to Suvarnabhumi International Airport, following an announcement in the Royal Gazette authorizing the use of farmland around the facility for infrastructure and buildings.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290704-aot-to-launch-development-project-near-suvarnabhumi-airport/

 

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TAT and Partners to Host Songkran Festivities Across Thailand

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and its partners will host a series of events in cities across Thailand to celebrate this year’s Songkran festival.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290705-tat-and-partners-to-host-songkran-festivities-across-thailand/

 

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Police Raid 17 Locations, Seize Bt1 Billion Assets in Online Gambling Crackdown

 

 

BANGKOK, March 30 (TNA) –  Police from Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau raided 17 locations linked to an online gambling network and seized more than one billion baht worth of assets for further investigation.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290706-police-raid-17-locations-seize-bt1-billion-assets-in-online-gambling-crackdown/

 

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Bryde’s whales captivate tourists with a show off Phang Nga

 

 

A delightful surprise awaited a tour boat yesterday as passengers were treated to a rare show by a pair of Bryde’s whales in the Andaman Sea off Phang Nga province. According to Lertsak Ponklin, the president of Phang Nga Tourism Business Association, the two massive creatures were spotted frolicking in the area of the Similan Islands national park.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290707-bryde’s-whales-captivate-tourists-with-a-show-off-phang-nga/