THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 10 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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Thaksin Won’t Return Home To Put Self Behind Bars: Ex-Red Shirt Leader
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

 

DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra will not return home and immediately put himself behind bars under court convictions after the May 14 general election, concluded former Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291645-thaksin-won’t-return-home-to-put-self-behind-bars-ex-red-shirt-leader/

 

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Chiang Mai residents turn to sarcasm in desperation over PM2.5 pollution

 

 

A number of Chiang Mai’s residents have taken to social media to post sarcastic comments about the continuing air pollution, in desperation over government’s failure to address the problem.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291646-chiang-mai-residents-turn-to-sarcasm-in-desperation-over-pm25-pollution/

 

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Social media drama over the pulling the wig off an LGBTQ celebrity

 

 

A video clip featuring a brief encounter between a controversial socialite, Leena Jungjunja, aka “Leena Jung”, and a well-known LGBTQ celebrity, Prairie Praiwan, has gone viral on social media.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291647-social-media-drama-over-the-pulling-the-wig-off-an-lgbtq-celebrity/

 

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Silom Road Not Being Closed For Songkran Festival This Year
TNR Staff

 

 

WITH Songkran festival kicking off next Thursday (Apr. 13) revellers might be disappointed to hear that Silom road will not be close this year for them to gather there for a splashing good time

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291648-silom-road-not-being-closed-for-songkran-festival-this-year/

 

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Profile | Why the first Lonely Planet Thailand travel guide author fell in love with the country and its culture

by Thomas Bird

+ Joe Cummings, a veteran travel writer, musician and long-time Thailand resident, first visited in 1977 with the Peace Corps, but it wasn’t what he expected

+ He mastered the Thai language, has acted in movies, and wrote the score to 2019’s The Cave, about the rescue of 12 boys from a cave in Chiang Rai province

 

Joe Cummings, the author of the first Lonely Planet Thailand travel guide, in front of the oldest guesthouse on Bangkok’s Khao San Road. Photo: Ian Taylor

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291649-profile-why-the-first-lonely-planet-thailand-travel-guide-author-fell-in-love-with-the-country-and-its-culture/

 

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Hunt For Policeman Who Killed His Father-In-Law, Three Others In Surat Thani
by TNR Staff 

 

 

A BIG HUNT is underway for a policeman who together with his brother shot dead his father-in-law, his second wife, his brother and another relative last evening (Apr. 8th) but in the ensuring shootout at their home in Surat Thani the policeman’s brother was killed, Thai Rath newspaper said (Apr. 9).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291650-hunt-for-policeman-who-killed-his-father-in-law-three-others-in-surat-thani/

 

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Poorly-Lit Construction Site Near Incomplete Pattaya Football Stadium Concerns Residents
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — Many Pattaya residents are concerned over a poorly-lit construction site near an incomplete football stadium.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291651-poorly-lit-construction-site-near-incomplete-pattaya-football-stadium-concerns-residents/

 

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Two Trailers Collide and Burst into Flames in Chonburi, No Injuries
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

PHOTO: เพื่อนข่าวเรารักกันชลบุรี

 

Chonburi — Two trailers collided and burst into flames on a Chonburi road last night, April 8th. Luckily, however, there were no injuries or deaths.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291652-two-trailers-collide-and-burst-into-flames-in-chonburi-no-injuries/

 

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One Russian Tourist Dies in Motorbike Accident in Phuket, Brother Survives
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

PHOTO: Khaosod English

 

Phuket — Two Russian brothers crashed their motorbike on a steep road in Phuket’s Thalang district. The older brother passed away on the spot while his younger brother was badly injured.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291653-one-russian-tourist-dies-in-motorbike-accident-in-phuket-brother-survives/

 

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Phuket Taxi Drivers Face Legal Action After Fighting Over Customers
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – Two taxi drivers in Phuket are facing legal action after fighting, reportedly over who had jurisdiction over picking up customers at a hotel.

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291654-phuket-taxi-drivers-face-legal-action-after-fighting-over-customers/

 

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Chinese Man Arrested at Phuket Airport for Illegally Working
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – A Chinese national was arrested at Phuket International Airport for illegally working in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291655-chinese-man-arrested-at-phuket-airport-for-illegally-working/

 

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27th Annual Phuket Bike Week to Be Held This Month, April 2023
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – Phuket Bike Week for the 27th year is going to be held from April 28th to April 30th, 2023 at Patong Beach.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291656-27th-annual-phuket-bike-week-to-be-held-this-month-april-2023/

 

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More Details Released on Fatal Minivan Accident in Chonburi that Killed Eight People
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

PHOTO: Dailynews

Chonburi — Four minivan passengers passed away immediately and another four reportedly died later at a hospital when their vehicle rear-ended a trailer while traveling from Chonburi to Chanthaburi province for a work permit extension at 5:30 AM on Saturday, April 8th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291657-more-details-released-on-fatal-minivan-accident-in-chonburi-that-killed-eight-people/

 

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Leader of PM’s UTN tells rally a government led by his party will ‘get tough’ with nation haters
by James Morris and Son Nguyen

 

The leader of the United Thai Nation (Ruam Thai Sang Chart) and Secretary-general to the Prime Minister, Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, gave a hard-hitting speech at a rally in Bangkok on Friday attended by the party’s ultra-conservative supporters and key figures. He vowed to ‘get tough’ on ‘nation haters’ while urging people who wanted to dramatically change the kingdom’s culture and institutions to leave and go to live in another country emphasising that Thailand will never change to suit their desires.

With just five weeks to go to the May 14th General Election, the old political divide is starting to reassert itself as pro-establishment parties seem unable to halt the momentum of both the Pheu Thai and Move Forward parties

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291658-leader-of-pm’s-utn-tells-rally-a-government-led-by-his-party-will-‘get-tough’-with-nation-haters/

 

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14 sections of M81 motorway complete, 11 sections under construction
 

 

Thailand’s Highways Department is accelerating the construction of Motorway M81, between Bang Yai in Nonthaburi province and Kanchanaburi province, to complete it in January 2024.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291659-14-sections-of-m81-motorway-complete-11-sections-under-construction/

 

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Recommended routes out of Bangkok during Songkran

 

 

The Highways Department is recommending alternative routes for motorists who want to leave Bangkok to celebrate the Songkran festival.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291660-recommended-routes-out-of-bangkok-during-songkran/

 

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Would the next government be kinder to migrants and refugees?

 

People fleeing fighting between the Myanmar military and ethnic rebel groups shelter on the Thai side of the Moei river, in Mae Sot district in Tak province on April 7, 2023.(Photo by AFP)

Political parties campaigning for the May 2023 general election should spell out their policies on migrants and refugees because of its significance for Thailand’s stature on the international stage, according to many experts who were speaking at a forum in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291661-would-the-next-government-be-kinder-to-migrants-and-refugees/

 

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Phi-Phi islands earning a million baht a day in entry fees

 

 

Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has earned about million baht a day in entry fees, charged to tourists for visiting the Phi-Phi islands, since the e-ticket system was introduced last July.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291662-phi-phi-islands-earning-a-million-baht-a-day-in-entry-fees/

 

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British tourists to Thailand: Are you really covered? Travel insurance warning for medical emergencies
by Tara Abhasakun 

 

 

British tourists travelling to Thailand are being warned that their travel insurance policies may not cover them in the event of a medical emergency. Most travel insurance is not designed to cover life-saving operations or expensive repatriation, Pattaya Mail reported yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291663-british-tourists-to-thailand-are-you-really-covered-travel-insurance-warning-for-medical-emergencies/

 

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Government Boosts Tourism by Emphasizing Wellness
by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government aims to boost sustainable tourism with a focus on wellness and medical tourism.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291664-government-boosts-tourism-by-emphasizing-wellness/

 

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Thanathorn: Erase ‘Exaggerated’ Fears Of Senators Backing Minority Government
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit campaigning for the Move Forward Party recently. Photos: Thai Rath

 

PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has advised all parties contesting the May 14 general election as well as members of the public to overcome “exaggerated” fears of senators casting yea votes for head of a minority government instead of a majority one.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291668-thanathorn-erase-‘exaggerated’-fears-of-senators-backing-minority-government/

 

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Electoral Candidates Allowed To Attend Songkran Events, Give Speeches
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

 

PARTIES AND CANDIDATES contesting the May 14 general election may attend an upcoming Songkran festival anywhere but are not legally allowed to organise an event, confirmed Election Commission secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291669-electoral-candidates-allowed-to-attend-songkran-events-give-speeches/

 

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Young Thai Man’s Toilet-Pinning App Goes Viral
by TNR Staff 

 

 

A BRIGHT YOUNG Thai man has created a useful app where users can pin public toilets in various areas for others to find and use in an emergency after having direct experience searching for one in the summer heat, TV Channel 7 said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291670-young-thai-man’s-toilet-pinning-app-goes-viral/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Monday 10 April 2023
 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291672-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-monday-10-april-2023/

 

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Here’s what the municipality is doing to solve Hua Hin’s water supply problems
By Online Reporter

 

 
Residents in some parts of Hua Hin will be all too aware of the recent problems with the supply of water.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291673-here’s-what-the-municipality-is-doing-to-solve-hua-hin’s-water-supply-problems/

 

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Anutin and BJT: We can deliver; promises help for tourism - but no mention of "filthy northern air"

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported that Thailand's health minister under the previous government and Bhumjaithai party leader Anutin Charnvirakul was on the campaign trail with senior party chiefs and candidates vying for votes in the Mae Lao district of Chiang Rai, northern Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291676-anutin-and-bjt-we-can-deliver-promises-help-for-tourism-but-no-mention-of-filthy-northern-air/

 

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From allies to election enemies: Pheu Thai and Move Forward go to war

 

 

Pheu Thai and Move Forward, who once seemed perfect allies as Thailand’s two largest opposition parties, are now in a fierce fight to lure votes from the same voter base.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291677-from-allies-to-election-enemies-pheu-thai-and-move-forward-go-to-war/

 

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Brit arrested for human trafficking, Chinese jets menace Taiwan : Tim Newton Today - April 10

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291681-brit-arrested-for-human-trafficking-chinese-jets-menace-taiwan-tim-newton-today-april-10/

 

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Police promise crackdown on street racers - do it at Songkran and face the consequences

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Crackdown on boy racers

 

The Thai police have issued an ultimatum to the motorbike and street racing gangs.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291682-police-promise-crackdown-on-street-racers-do-it-at-songkran-and-face-the-consequences/