THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 6 April 2023

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British tourist smashes up Bangkok 7-Eleven (video)
by Leah 

Thai police arrested a young British man for destroying property at a 7-Eleven convenience store in the Pathumwan district of Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday at 3am.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291313-british-tourist-smashes-up-bangkok-7-eleven-video/

 

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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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Young Korean Man Fakes His Own Abduction in Pattaya for Thai Girlfriend’s Expenses

 

 

A young Korean man living in Pattaya lied to his parents in South Korea about being abducted to get money to take care of his Thai girlfriend. Police who initially came to rescue him had to later arrest him for overstaying his visa.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291286-young-korean-man-fakes-his-own-abduction-in-pattaya-for-thai-girlfriend’s-expenses/

 

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Court bars Chuwit from campaigning against Bhumjaithai over its cannabis policy

 

 

Thailand’s Civil Court issued an injunction today (Wednesday) barring Chuwit Kamolvisit from campaigning against the Bhumjaithai party over its cannabis policy, pending the outcome of a defamation lawsuit, filed against the self-styled whistle blower by the party.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291304-court-bars-chuwit-from-campaigning-against-bhumjaithai-over-its-cannabis-policy/

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10,000-Baht Digital Wallet For Each Thai Pledged In Pheu Thai Campaign
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Pheu Thai partisan contestants for prime minister, from left, Settha Taweesin, Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Chaikasem Nitisiri, campaigning in Bangkok this week. Photo: Matichon

 

THE PHEU THAI today (Apr.5) announced a major populist policy to hand out 10,000 baht in digital wallet for each of all Thai adolescents and adults only if the party becomes government after the May 14 general election.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291315-10000-baht-digital-wallet-for-each-thai-pledged-in-pheu-thai-campaign/

 

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Koh Samui Residents Hit By Water Shortage For Months
by AuthorTNR Staff 

 

A bird’s eye view of Koh Samui. Photo: Tourism Authority of Thailand

 

RESIDENTS of Koh Samui’s Bophut subdistrict turned to the media for help after suffering water shortage for four months now with tap water either not flowing at all or flowing weakly and it is also salty, Naewna newspaper said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291316-koh-samui-residents-hit-by-water-shortage-for-months/

 

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UPDATE: Australian Ex-pat Stabbed to Death at Krabi Resort was Celebrating his Birthday
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Krabi – An Australian resort boss was killed on his 57th birthday 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/1291317-update-australian-ex-pat-stabbed-to-death-at-krabi-resort-was-celebrating-his-birthday/

 

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Met Police Rescanning Background Of Chinese Nationals
by TNR Staff 

 

Mr. Jin Lipeng, 48, a music teacher who is the father of Ms. Jin San, is now in Thailand and was questioned by Bang Mae Nang police for two hours before taking flowers to perform a ceremony at the scene of the crime. Photo: Naewna

 

THE gruesome kidnap-murder of a Chinese music student last week has led to Metropolitan police rescanning the background of Chinese nationals who have come to Thailand and look into pending cases, Naewna newspaper said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291318-met-police-rescanning-background-of-chinese-nationals/

 

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Authorities find 6.9M cash hidden in Fortuner during search of Ratchathewi District Chief's house in corruption case

 

Picture: Siamrath

 

On April 5, 2023, an inspection was carried out at the private residence of Mr. Pramual, an officer at the Ratchathewi District Office in Nonthaburi Province.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291324-authorities-find-69m-cash-hidden-in-fortuner-during-search-of-ratchathewi-district-chiefs-house-in-corruption-case/

 

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2 African men, 1 Thai woman arrested with 91 grams of ice-cocaine

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

The Narcotics Control Board in Bangkok, Thailand, announced the arrest of three drug traffickers and seizure of 1 gram of ice and 90 grams of cocaine yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291326-2-african-men-1-thai-woman-arrested-with-91-grams-of-ice-cocaine/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Thursday 6 April 2023

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291327-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-thursday-6-april-2023/

 

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Thai police arrest suspected human traffickers in Silom raid

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Top cop Pol. Lt. Surachet Hakpal "Big Joke" has been responsible for the dismantling of a gang involved in the abduction of Chinese victims for ransom.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291329-thai-police-arrest-suspected-human-traffickers-in-silom-raid/

 

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Recession fears rise as growth projections are cut and export output continues to decline in 2023
by Joseph O' Connor

 

Chaichan Chareonsuk the Chairman of the Thai National Shippers’ Council has confirmed that exports will contract by approximately 10% in the opening 3 months of 2023 and a further 5% in the second quarter as the upturn expected in the Chinese market has failed to materialise. In a separate development, Fitch Ratings has downgraded projected Thai GDP growth for 2023 to 3% and this will be dependent on the country attracting 27 million foreign tourists for the year.

Thailand’s current account in the last three years tells the story of an economy that has seen a structural change since the closure of the kingdom in April 2020.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291331-recession-fears-rise-as-growth-projections-are-cut-and-export-output-continues-to-decline-in-2023/

 

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Hitchhiker’s gratitude turns into car theft for kindhearted siblings in Udon Thani
by Petch Petpailin 

 

Photo via Facebook/ tourthai news

Two kindhearted siblings who gave a lift to a hitchhiker yesterday in the Isaan province of Udon Thani saw their trust backfire when he stole their car.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291335-hitchhiker’s-gratitude-turns-into-car-theft-for-kindhearted-siblings-in-udon-thani/

 

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Chinese businessman hires sexy girls to fulfill vow at shrine in Thailand
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Facebook/ กัญญาอร จันทร์จร

A successful Chinese businessman hired more than 10 sexy girls to dance at a shrine located in Kamphaeng Phet province, situated in the central region of Thailand, to fulfill a vow he had made after achieving business success. The businessman has reportedly fulfilled his vow at the same shrine four times already.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291339-chinese-businessman-hires-sexy-girls-to-fulfill-vow-at-shrine-in-thailand/

 

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Thailand roasts, US/Taiwan meeting provokes Beijing : Tim Newton Today - April 6

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291342-thailand-roasts-ustaiwan-meeting-provokes-beijing-tim-newton-today-april-6/

 

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ThaiHealth runs “Don’t Drink and Drive; Tipsy Kills” Songkran road accidents reduction campaign
by Namo Vananupong

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Statistics indicate that as many as 51% of people killed in road accidents during Songkran festivals are heads of households. 53% of Songkran road accident fatalities occur within a 5-kilometer radius of the home.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291343-thaihealth-runs-“don’t-drink-and-drive-tipsy-kills”-songkran-road-accidents-reduction-campaign/

 

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Industry ministry pleased with significant rise in popularity of EVs in Thailand
by Namo Vananupong

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Oil prices remain elevated, giving a lift to demand for electric vehicles or EVs in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291345-industry-ministry-pleased-with-significant-rise-in-popularity-of-evs-in-thailand/

 

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Surviving a sinister husband and a Thai cliff fall: A Chinese woman’s incredible resilience
by Bob Scott Bob 

 

Montage of Wang Nan courtesy of South China Morning Post.

A Chinese woman is finally on her feet and on the road to recovery after the trauma of being pushed off a cliff in Thailand in 2019 by a sinister ex-con husband only interested in her wealth.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291350-surviving-a-sinister-husband-and-a-thai-cliff-fall-a-chinese-woman’s-incredible-resilience/

 

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Agencies team up with Agoda to boost community based tourism in Kuiburi

By Online Reporter

 

 

Tourism officials in Prachuap Khiri Khan have recently launched a community based tourism promotion project in association with Agoda, a leading online travel booking platform.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291351-agencies-team-up-with-agoda-to-boost-community-based-tourism-in-kuiburi/

 

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Phuket officials remove sun lounge, umbrella operators from Kata Beach

By Peter Roche

 

The visitors come, the vendors defy the rules and set up more cheap plastic sun lounges and umbrellas along the public beaches, then the officials come and clear them away… and the cycle repeats.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291352-phuket-officials-remove-sun-lounge-umbrella-operators-from-kata-beach/

 

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Migrant workers in fishing industry continue to face decent work deficit
 

Panel Discussion in conjunction with Photo Exhibition “Migrants’ Labour and Lives in Thailand’s Blue Economy”(Photo by Musa)

Migrant workers in the fishing and seafood processing industry in Thailand continue to face major decent work deficits, despite the major reforms government has introduced, according to Benjamin Harkins, Technical Officer (Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia), International Labour Organisation.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291358-migrant-workers-in-fishing-industry-continue-to-face-decent-work-deficit/

 

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AOT to Launch Development Project Near Suvarnabhumi Airport 

by Krajangwit Johjit

 

    

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/1291359-aot-to-launch-development-project-near-suvarnabhumi-airport /

 

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Fires in Doi Tung development project now under control

 

 

Forest fires have destroyed about 80 hectares of forest in the Doi Tung development project, in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai, and worsened the air pollution in Mae Sai district, with the level of PM2.5 dust rising to 443 microns.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291360-fires-in-doi-tung-development-project-now-under-control/

 

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Unidentified Foreign Motorcyclist in Pattaya Crashes into Power Pole and Passes Away
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — An unidentified foreign man crashed his motorbike into a utility pole in Pattaya and passed away this morning.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291362-unidentified-foreign-motorcyclist-in-pattaya-crashes-into-power-pole-and-passes-away/

 

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Thai Woman Arrested at Phuket Airport with Cocaine Worth More Than 10 Million Baht
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – A woman was arrested at Phuket International Airport with more than two kilograms of cocaine worth more than ten million baht, says Thai Customs.

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291365-thai-woman-arrested-at-phuket-airport-with-cocaine-worth-more-than-10-million-baht/

 

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German Tourist Injured After Falling From Waterfall on Samui Island
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Samui Island – A German tourist has sustained injuries after she fell down from a waterfall on the Samui Island.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291368-german-tourist-injured-after-falling-from-waterfall-on-samui-island/

 

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Over 5,000 refugees flee fighting in Myanmar and shelter in Thailand’s Tak province

 

 

More than 5,000 refugees from Myanmar, including about 800 children, have fled fighting to take temporary refuge in the Mae Sot and Mae Ramat districts of Thailand’s western province of Tak.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291388-over-5000-refugees-flee-fighting-in-myanmar-and-shelter-in-thailand’s-tak-province/

 

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UNESCO to consider Songkran as an intangible cultural heritage in December

 

 

UNESCO has approved the inclusion of the Songkran festival in the tentative list of Intangible Cultural Heritages (ICH) for consideration in December this year, Thailand’s Culture Minister Itthiphol Khunpluem said today (Thursday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291389-unesco-to-consider-songkran-as-an-intangible-cultural-heritage-in-december/

 

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PM Urges For Unity and Peace Ahead of Election

 

Image: Google

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - As Thailand prepares for the upcoming election, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed his concern for the lack of unity and urged all parties to prioritize peace and security for everyone living in the country.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291391-pm-urges-for-unity-and-peace-ahead-of-election/