THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 5 April 2023

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Tyson Fury in Bangkok for One Night Only!

 

WBC Heavyweight boxing champion of the world Tyson Fury will be in Bangkok on the 8th June to be the main event for a Gala Dinner at the Millennium Hilton Hotel.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291199-tyson-fury-in-bangkok-for-one-night-only/

 

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Bangkok Governor Aims to Reduce Traffic-related Deaths During Songkran to Six

 

 

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt aimed to halve traffic-related deaths in the Bangkok area from 13 in 2022 to 6 people in 2023.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291195-bangkok-governor-aims-to-reduce-traffic-related-deaths-during-songkran-to-six/

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A twist in the case of the kidnapped and murdered Chinese student

 

 

The murder of the Chinese student in Nonthaburi province last week was motivated by a soured love affair between the victim and one of her three abductors. The ransom story was just a diversion created by the abductors, with the help of a Thai bar girl.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291202-a-twist-in-the-case-of-the-kidnapped-and-murdered-chinese-student/

 

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Chinese trio held and facing a heightened prospect of execution for a horrific murder in Thailand
by James Morris and Son Nguyeni

 

National Police Commissioner General Damrongsak Kittiprapas on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of the three Chinese suspects who fled the kingdom on March 30th following the heinous murder of Chinese student Jin Can on March 28th and 29th last in Nonthaburi. He revealed that Thai and Chinese police forces were now pursuing a joint investigation and that the accused would stand trial in China where they faced a sharply heightened prospect of being executed if found guilty of murdering the young Chinese woman. The three accused are (from left) 23-year-old Zhou Xiongfei, 23-year-old Chen Saikan and 24-year-old Zhou Pengfei.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291202-a-twist-in-the-case-of-the-kidnapped-and-murdered-chinese-student/?do=findComment&comment=17997740

 

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3 Chinese Murder Suspects Arrested, One Thai Woman Too
by TNR Staff

Pixelate image of the three Chinese murder suspects, above,  two of them shopping at a convenience store, first below, with other images showing their rented red sedan and house. All photos: Naewna

 

THE THREE Chinese men accused in the kidnap-murder of a young Chinese woman studying music in Bangkok and dumping her body at an irrigation canal of a deserted banana plantation in Nonthaburi have been arrested in China while a fourth suspect, a young Thai woman, has been arrested here, Naewna newspaper said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291202-a-twist-in-the-case-of-the-kidnapped-and-murdered-chinese-student/?do=findComment&comment=17997744

 

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Maldivian tourist caught smuggling 25 live birds

 

 

Officials at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok caught a tourist attempting to smuggle 25 exotic live birds out of Thailand on a flight to the Maldives yesterday morning.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291204-maldivian-tourist-caught-smuggling-25-live-birds/

 

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Man returns 75,500 baht he found at Bangkok ATM

 

 

A Thai man was praised for his honesty after he returned 75,500 baht he found at a Bangkok petrol station cash machine to its rightful owner.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291205-man-returns-75500-baht-he-found-at-bangkok-atm/

 

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A Thai man reveals his set of winning lottery numbers were generated by ChatGPT
 

 

The lucky winner, Patthawikorn Boonin shared his success story on Facebook, claiming that he won the 2,000 baht prize on April 1 thanks to the AI chatbot’s numbers, which were 57, 27, 29, and 99.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291206-a-thai-man-reveals-his-set-of-winning-lottery-numbers-were-generated-by-chatgpt/

 

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Chinese Police Arrest Suspects in Student Kidnap- Murder Case

 

 

BANGKOK (TNA) – The Chinese police arrested three suspects in kidnapping and murdering a female Chinese student in Thailand, said national police chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291202-a-twist-in-the-case-of-the-kidnapped-and-murdered-chinese-student/?do=findComment&comment=17997756

 

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Three Chinese Men who Kidnapped and Murdered a Chinese Woman in Bangkok Arrested in China
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

PHOTO: Komchadluek

Three Chinese men suspected of kidnapping and murdering a fellow Chinese college student have been arrested in China. Thai police are interrogating a possible Thai female accomplice.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291202-a-twist-in-the-case-of-the-kidnapped-and-murdered-chinese-student/?do=findComment&comment=17997758

 

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Australian Resort Boss Murdered While at Work in Krabi
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Krabi-A 57-year-old Australian resort boss was killed by the husband of one of his own employees who was apparently upset about her pay at a resort in Krabi.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291207-australian-resort-boss-murdered-while-at-work-in-krabi/

 

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More than 90,000 Tourists to Visit Surat Thani Including Samui Island During Songkran Festival
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Samui, Surat Thani, News Brief: More than 67,000 foreign tourists, and 23,000 Thai tourists are expected to visit Surat Thani including Samui Island during the Songkran Festival Period.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291208-more-than-90000-tourists-to-visit-surat-thani-including-samui-island-during-songkran-festival/

 

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Phuket Welcomes First Direct Flight from Chongqing Airlines, China
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – Phuket has welcomed the first direct flight from Chongqing Airlines, China

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291209-phuket-welcomes-first-direct-flight-from-chongqing-airlines-china/

 

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Dutch Woman Arrested at Phuket Airport Claims Immigration Officer Forgot to Stamp Her Passport on Entry
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – The Dutch woman who was arrested at the Phuket International Airport last week in a case that went viral claims she did nothing wrong and it was because an Immigration Officer forgot to put a stamp on her passport.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291210-dutch-woman-arrested-at-phuket-airport-claims-immigration-officer-forgot-to-stamp-her-passport-on-entry/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Wednesday 5 April 2023

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291214-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-wednesday-5-april-2023/

 

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Khon Kaen is the most affordable tourist destination in Thailand, says Agoda
by Theodore Koumelis

Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon temple, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
 

BANGKOK, THAILAND – With many across Asia and Australia looking forward to long weekends and holidays in the coming weeks, price-savvy travelers will be happy to learn that Agoda crunched the numbers to reveal the cheapest tourist destinations. In Thailand, it’s Khon Kaen where travelers can enjoy the most competitive room rates this month.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291219-khon-kaen-is-the-most-affordable-tourist-destination-in-thailand-says-agoda/

 

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"Oh there's 3 million baht in the brown envelope" - how did that get there!

 

 

Thai Rath reported on the arrest of what police say is a corrupt, bribe taking head of incoming finance at Bangkok's downtown Ratchathewi district office.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291220-oh-theres-3-million-baht-in-the-brown-envelope-how-did-that-get-there/

 

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TAT Eyes 18bn Baht Revenue From Nationwide Songkran Events
by Tanakorn Sangiam

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s tourism authority has announced a plan to organize Songkran celebrations across the country. The agency now anticipates an 18 billion baht revenue from both Thai and foreign tourists traveling during the festival.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291221-tat-eyes-18bn-baht-revenue-from-nationwide-songkran-events/

 

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Chinese killers arrested, Australian killed in Krabi : Tim Newton Today - April 5

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291222-chinese-killers-arrested-australian-killed-in-krabi-tim-newton-today-april-5/

 

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Ladyboys the highlight as the army draft is spiced up in Thailand's northeast

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Northeastern beauties - in fact ladyboys - turned up en masse for the army draft in Phetchabun.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291224-ladyboys-the-highlight-as-the-army-draft-is-spiced-up-in-thailands-northeast/

 

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Inside job! Young former employee helped himself to 300K from the Lotus Express safe

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police in the eastern Thai province of Sa Kaeo said they had arrested a 21 year old former employee of Lotus Express for the theft of 300,000 baht from a safe.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291225-inside-job-young-former-employee-helped-himself-to-300k-from-the-lotus-express-safe/

 

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Generation gaps could have decisive influence on Thai general election

 

 

While the young Generation Z adults may not be the biggest group of voters yet, their keen interest in politics is set to have a super-sized influence on the outcome of Thailand’s general election next month.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291226-generation-gaps-could-have-decisive-influence-on-thai-general-election/

 

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Thai badminton ace becomes a cop: "It's something I've always wanted" says Ratchanok

 

Daily News Thai Caption: A new role

 

Daily News reported that Thai badminton ace Ratchanok Intanon, 28, had fulfilled a dream to become a member of the RTP.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291227-thai-badminton-ace-becomes-a-cop-its-something-ive-always-wanted-says-ratchanok/

 

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Election watchdog forms “E-War Room” to monitor electioneering on social media

 

 

Thailand’s Election Commission has set up what it calls an “E-War Room”, to regulate and monitor the use of social media by political parties and election candidates in their campaigning.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291228-election-watchdog-forms-“e-war-room”-to-monitor-electioneering-on-social-media/

 

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Man taken into custody after 18 hour hostage drama

 

Facebook picture from TON RKC

 

Siam Rath reported that a 44 year old man called Wirat was helping Bang Plee, Samut Prakan, police after the conclusion to a hostage drama last night.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291229-man-taken-into-custody-after-18-hour-hostage-drama/

 

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"Singing is her vocation, nursing is just her job" - crooning nurse wows TikTok

 

Daily News Thai Caption: What a melodious voice!

 

Daily News reported on a video that was going viral on TikTok under the name aumaim_578_aimaum.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291231-singing-is-her-vocation-nursing-is-just-her-job-crooning-nurse-wows-tiktok/

 

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Phuket tourist arrivals start to languish in the lead up to Songkran

By Peter Roche

 

 

Arrival numbers have drifted during March as the island’s moves into its post Christmas/new year/Chinese New Year tourism phase.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291233-phuket-tourist-arrivals-start-to-languish-in-the-lead-up-to-songkran/

 

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Songkran tourism forecasts – high domestic expectations but lagging foreign arrivals
By Editor

 

 
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects to see 13.5 billion THB in revenue from domestic tourism during the Songkran holidays (April 13-16), up 22% from 11 billion THB last year.  However, it is far less optimistic about foreign arrivals over the traditional New Year.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291221-tat-eyes-18bn-baht-revenue-from-nationwide-songkran-events/?do=findComment&comment=17998521

 

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Ten Wheelers Banned From Some Highways During Songkran
By Editor

 

 
Large vehicles with 10 wheels or more have been banned on six roads during the Songkran holidays to reduce traffic congestion and accidents.  National police chief Damrongsak Kittiprapas announced the ban in the Royal Gazette on Tuesday in his capacity as head of traffic police.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291240-ten-wheelers-banned-from-some-highways-during-songkran/

 

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Summer Storm Warning Issued for Upper Thailand

 

 

BANGKOK, April 5 (TNA) – The Meteorological Department issued a warning for summer storm in the upper part of the country from April 6-9.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291241-summer-storm-warning-issued-for-upper-thailand/