THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 18 April 2023

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Rooster Reports: Chuwit's anti-marijuana rhetoric wearing thin - he should stick to whistleblowing to maintain public support

 

 

Full report: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292408-rooster-reports-chuwits anti-marijuana-rhetoric-wearing-thin-he-should-stick-to-whistleblowing-to-maintain-public-support/

 

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Security guard stomps on American tourist’s head in Phuket (video)
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Screenshot via Thai Rath TV
 

An American tourist is seeking justice after being stomped on by a security guard at a pub in Phuket, southern Thailand, at 4am on April 9. The injured tourist decided to take the case to Thai media after the police failed to take action more than a week after he reported the crime. Police deny delaying the investigation and say the case is now closed after fining the perpetrator 1000 baht (US$29).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292410-security-guard-stomps-on-american-tourist’s-head-in-phuket-video/

 

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GARDEN OF EDEN: Inside Thailand’s wildest secret party

 

The venue is nestled on the rocky coastline and surrounded by snake-infested jungle Credit: Instagram

 

THE ISLAND of Koh Phangan attracts thousands of backpackers every year but there is one secluded party spot they are all desperate to find.  

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292427-garden-of-eden-inside-thailand’s-wildest-secret-party/

 

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27 Omicron XBB.1.16 cases detected in Thailand by April 17th

 

 

Twenty-seven cases of Omicron XBB.1.16 sub-variant infection have been detected in Thailand, according to the latest information released on April 17th, but there is no evidence that the sub-variant is as serious as the Delta variant, which was prevalent about two years ago, before the Omicron variant, according to Dr. Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the Medical Sciences Department.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292429-27-omicron-xbb116-cases-detected-in-thailand-by-april-17th/

 

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Thai Community in Cambodia’s Koh Kong

 

 

“When we go to Thailand, we are known as Khmer. When we stay here, we are known as Thai. So, it turns out that we are Koh Kong people. Not exactly Thai or Cambodian.” Vichet Bunchoo said about being Thai in the Koh Kong province of Cambodia.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292430-thai-community-in-cambodia’s-koh-kong/

 

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Woman in Pattaya Allegedly Shot Dead by Ex-Boyfriend Who Later Dies by Suicide

 

 

A woman was brutally shot in the head two times reportedly by her ex-boyfriend and passed away. The gunman later took his own life to flee punishment.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292431-woman-in-pattaya-allegedly-shot-dead-by-ex-boyfriend-who-later-dies-by-suicide/

 

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Daring heist as Thai man steals four necklaces from gold shop

 

A forensic officer collects prints from the counter at the gold shop in Bang Sao Thong district of Samut Prakan. Picture courtesy of Sutthiwit Chayutworakan.

 

Local police reported that a man, posing as a customer, entered a gold shop located in a department store in the Bang Sao Thong district. The man showed interest in multiple necklaces before stealing four of them in a daring heist.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292433-daring-heist-as-thai-man-steals-four-necklaces-from-gold-shop/

 

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Kidnapper claims he abducted Chinese man to help Thai nation

 

 

One of six suspects accused of kidnapping a Chinese man for a ransom of nearly 4 million baht in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday says his motive behind the crime was “to help the nation” since the victim is a wanted Chinese criminal. He said the victim’s ex-girlfriend had nothing to do with the kidnapping.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292382-former-beauty-queen-contestant-and-other-gang-members-arrested-after-chinese-mans-abduction/?do=findComment&comment=18025963

 

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Commerce Ministry Takes Action to Expand Thai Exports to China

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai Ministry of Commerce is taking urgent action to provide solutions for private sector challenges related to exports to China, as it seeks to expand Thai product shipments to the world’s second largest economy by at least 1%.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292434-commerce-ministry-takes-action-to-expand-thai-exports-to-china/

 

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Wan Lai Celebrations Conclude in Chonburi

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The two-day Wan Lai festival in Chonburi province, which began on Sunday (16 Apr), concluded on Monday (17 Apr).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292435-wan-lai-celebrations-conclude-in-chonburi/

 

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Finnish man accused by neighbours of insulting Thai people

 

 

A Thai woman in the Isaan province of Chaiyaphum claims that her Finnish husband was attacked by more than 10 neighbours on April 14. The neighbours admitted to attacking the foreign man but insisted that they did so because he insulted them and the Thai people first.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292440-finnish-man-accused-by-neighbours-of-insulting-thai-people/

 

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Castaway farang rescued from Thailand’s waters

 

 

In a TikTok clip that looks like a sequel to the movie Castaway, a group of Thai tourists on a fishing trip found a foreigner floating on a makeshift wooden raft in the middle of the sea off the coast of Koh Kood in Trat province, southern Thailand, yesterday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292441-castaway-farang-rescued-from-thailand’s-waters/

 

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Eligibility to vote in Thailand can be checked three ways

 

 

People can now check their eligibility to cast their ballots in the General Election on May 14th or in advance on May 7th, via three channels.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292442-eligibility-to-vote-in-thailand-can-be-checked-three-ways/

 

 

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Bangkok Records Most Deaths from Road Accidents during Songkran Holiday

 

 

BANGKOK, April 18 (TNA) – Road accidents killed 267 people and injured 2,208 others during seven days of  Songkran Festival with most deaths reported in Bangkok, according to the Interior Ministry.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292443-bangkok-records-most-deaths-from-road-accidents-during-songkran-holiday/

 

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Thai Charter Court rejects Transport Minister’s plea to withdraw injunction

 

 

The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition, submitted on April 11th, from Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob seeking the withdrawal of an injunction ordering him to cease performing his duty as a minister on March 3rd.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292446-thai-charter-court-rejects-transport-minister’s-plea-to-withdraw-injunction/

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Pattaya Police Make Final Preparations for the Big Songkran Day on April 19th

 

 

The Pattaya police force convened yesterday, April 17th, to prepare for Wan Lai, or the Big Day, of the Songkran festival slated for tomorrow, April 19th.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292447-pattaya-police-make-final-preparations-for-the-big-songkran-day-on-april-19th/

 

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Thai man saves girlfriend from ex’s acid attack, suffers severe injury

 

Photo via ThaiRath

 

A Thai man suffered a severe injury after he bravely protected his girlfriend from an acid attack carried out by her ex-boyfriend.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292448-thai-man-saves-girlfriend-from-ex’s-acid-attack-suffers-severe-injury/

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Police detain 2 men over RCA Songkran shooting in Bangkok

 

 

Two men have been arrested for allegedly committing the shooting at the busy RCA entertainment venue in Bangkok during a Songkran celebration on Sunday. Four people were injured by gunfire and four others were injured trying to flee the scene.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292284-8-victims-injured-during-rca-songkran-party-shooting-in-bangkok/?do=findComment&comment=18026280

 

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