THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 25 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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Thai Democrat Party Supports Sex Toy Legalization

 

 

The Thai Democrat Party said it supports sex toy legalization in Thailand, where they are currently illegal, as a controlled item to diminish sex crimes.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292969-thai-democrat-party-supports-sex-toy-legalization/

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Transwoman fined for dancing naked on Bang Saen Beach

 

Photo via Facebook/ Sawas Ponchiyapoom

 

Police fined a Thai transwoman 2,000 baht for dancing naked during Wan Lai along Bang Saen Beach Road last week.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292977-transwoman-fined-for-dancing-naked-on-bang-saen-beach/

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Intoxicated Man Beats Friend to Death in Phuket Over A Rude Comment
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Thalang – An intoxicated man beat his friend to death while they were drinking alcohol near a reservoir in Thalang. The murder was reportedly after the victim made a rude comment to the suspect.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293014-intoxicated-man-beats-friend-to-death-in-phuket-over-a-rude-comment/

 

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One Person Dead, 42 Injured after Bus Crash in Mahasarakham, Bus Driver Flees
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

PHOTO Payak Poompisai Rescue Team

Mahasarakham – One person has died while 42 people have sustained injuries after a passenger bus crashed in Mahasarakham, in the northeast of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1292980-tour-bus-driver-flees-scene-after-crash-in-thailand-1-dead-40-injured/?do=findComment&comment=18040057

 

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Incoming tourism growth slows amid visas, airfares and attacks on Chinese nationals which have caused jitters
by Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

 

Figures just released to April 18th show the kingdom on course to achieve 24 million foreign visitors in 2023 with a marked deceleration in growth in April. There is hope that with more flight slots that faster growth and the recovery of the foreign tourism industry will pick up again in the second half of 2023.

Fitch Ratings already downgraded projected GDP growth for Thailand to 3% this year due to a sharp contraction in exports but even this was dependent on the country welcoming 27 million tourists this year.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293016-incoming-tourism-growth-slows-amid-visas-airfares-and-attacks-on-chinese-nationals-which-have-caused-jitters/

 

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Mysterious death: Australian tourist found dead in police station cell

 

Picture: Daily News

 

An Australian tourist was found dead in a solitary cell at Patong Police Station, Phuket, after allegedly being intoxicated and causing a disturbance. The mysterious death, captured on CCTV, prompted a swift police investigation.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293020-mysterious-death-australian-tourist-found-dead-in-police-station-cell/

 

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Immigration arrest 120 foreigners for illegally entering Thailand

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Sa Kaeo, Thailand - Immigration authorities arrested 120 foreign nationals for illegally entering Sa Kaeo city.  

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293025-immigration-arrest-120-foreigners-for-illegally-entering-thailand/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM -Tuesday 25 April 2023

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293028-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-tuesday-25-april-2023/

 

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Electricity authority clears 5,000 baht bill for unoccupied house

 

 

An unoccupied house in T. Thang Kwian, A. Klaeng, Rayong Province, saw an electric bill exceeding 5,000 baht, despite the owner cutting off the power.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293029-electricity-authority-clears-5000-baht-bill-for-unoccupied-house/

 

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Festival turns fatal: Covid surges post-Songkran
by Mitch Connor

 

PHOTO: Flickr

A sharp increase in Covid inpatients and related fatalities was reported in the week following the Songkran Festival, with numbers soaring by 150% compared to the previous week, according to the Department of Disease Control.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293032-festival-turns-fatal-covid-surges-post-songkran/

 

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Significant Benefits for Businesses from Social Users and Influencers Sharing their Content
by Dan Cheeseman

 

In today’s digital age, social media platforms have become an essential tool for businesses to promote their brand and reach a wider audience.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293033-significant-benefits-for-businesses-from-social-users-and-influencers-sharing-their-content/

 

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Jet ski accident in Pattaya results in two fatalities, including a 7-year-old boy

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

A tragic jet ski collision occurred on Pattaya Beach in Chonburi Province. The Sawang Boriboon Thammasat Rescue Radio Center received the report and promptly alerted Pattaya City Police Station officers and tourist police who were dispatched to the scene.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293035-jet-ski-accident-in-pattaya-results-in-two-fatalities-including-a-7-year-old-boy/

 

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Thais evacuated from Sudan, open letter to re-ban marijuana : Tim Newton Today - April 25

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293036-thais-evacuated-from-sudan-open-letter-to-re-ban-marijuana-tim-newton-today-april-25/

 

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Ladyboy steals 189K baht from Sri Lankan tourist in Bangkok

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Bangkok - Colonel Sukrit Mangkhalasawat, Superintendent of the Huay Kwang Police Station, ordered the arrest of Mr. Napatsara, a 30-year-old ladyboy. She was accused of nighttime burglary and was apprehended in a room in the Charansanitwong area, Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293039-ladyboy-steals-200k-baht-from-sri-lankan-tourist-in-bangkok/

 

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Chinese ambassador expresses confidence in Belt and Road Initiative benefiting Thailand and China
by Mitch Connor

 

China's ambassador to Thailand, Han Zhiqiang, yesterday. Picture courtesy of Varuth Hirunyatheb.

Chinese Ambassador Han Zhiqiang expressed his confidence yesterday that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) would foster mutual growth and provide numerous benefits to both Thailand and China.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293040-chinese-ambassador-expresses-confidence-in-belt-and-road-initiative-benefiting-thailand-and-china/

 

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Evacuation of Thais from Sudan begins Tuesday

 

 

The Thai government started to evacuate 150 Thais from the Sudanese capital of Khartoum this morning, heading for the coastal town of Port Sudan where they will board a chartered ship or naval vessel of a foreign country for onward travel to Saudi Arabia.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293041-evacuation-of-thais-from-sudan-begins-tuesday/

 

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North Pattaya warzone: One injured in teenage gang clash involving rocks, knives, homemade grenades
by Mitch Connor

 

Picture courtesy of Pattaya News.

A recent clash between rival teenage gangs in north Pattaya has left one person injured after the gangs used rocks, knives, and homemade grenades as weapons.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293042-north-pattaya-warzone-one-injured-in-teenage-gang-clash-involving-rocks-knives-homemade-grenades/

 

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Three Chinese nationals fined for missing 90-day immigration check-in in Thailand

by Mitch Connor

 

 

Three Chinese nationals have recently been fined as part of an ongoing crackdown on immigration violations in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293045-three-chinese-nationals-fined-for-missing-90-day-immigration-check-in-in-thailand/

 

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Thailand’s most polarizing family rises again before election

BY SUI-LEE WEE AND MUKTITA SUHARTONO
THE NEW YORK TIMES

 

A woman holds up placards featuring Thai candidate for prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra at the Thunder Dome Stadium in Nonthaburi, north of the capital Bangkok | AFP-JIJI

BANGKOK – For nearly two decades, the military and conservative establishment in Thailand has sought to keep former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his supporters out of power.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293048-thailand’s-most-polarizing-family-rises-again-before-election/

 

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Six langurs killed, two hunters arrested in Kaeng Prachan National Park

 

 

Six Phayre’s langurs were found dead and two illegal hunters were injured in a clash with forest rangers in the Kaeng Krachan National Park in Thailand’s Phetchaburi province on Monday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293049-six-langurs-killed-two-hunters-arrested-in-kaeng-prachan-national-park/

 

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Australian man dies in police detention in Phuket, Thailand
by leah 

 

 

An Australian man died inside the detention room at Patong Police Station in Phuket, southern Thailand. Police say that he hanged himself with the rope from his shorts, reports KhaoPhuket.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293020-mysterious-death-australian-tourist-found-dead-in-police-station-cell/?do=findComment&comment=18040976

 

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Elderly Swedish man attempts to smuggle 3kg of heroin into Thailand
by leah

 

 

An elderly Swedish man who was arrested at an airport in Zimbabwe with 3 kilogrammes of heroin bound for Thailand earlier this month appeared in court yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293051-elderly-swedish-man-attempts-to-smuggle-3kg-of-heroin-into-thailand/

 

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Homeless Man Suffers Serious Injury After Knife Attack, Suspect Claims Self-defense
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — A homeless woman in Pattaya struck a homeless man in the head with a chopping knife during a party, alleging it was in self-defense because the man tried to rape her. The victim, however, claimed the woman was trying to rob him.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293054-homeless-man-suffers-serious-injury-after-knife-attack-suspect-claims-self-defense/

 

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BOT Chief Still Expects 3.6% Growth This Year
by Paul Rujopakarn

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bank of Thailand (BOT) says Thailand’s economy is still seen growing at 3.6% this year, driven by tourism and domestic consumption, in spite of turbulence in the first half of the year and global financial uncertainty.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293055-bot-chief-still-expects-36-growth-this-year/

 

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Agencies Collaborate to Ensure Equal Healthcare for Prisoners
by Paul Rujopakarn

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health, the Department of Corrections, and the National Health Security Office (NHSO) have announced measures to provide equitable healthcare access to prisoners nationwide.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293057-agencies-collaborate-to-ensure-equal-healthcare-for-prisoners/

 

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Experts unite to oppose govt’s cannabis legalisation
by Mitch Connor

 

 

A collective of medical professionals, academics, and civil organisations have released yet another open letter to express their opposition to the government’s decision to legalise cannabis. This marks their seventh open letter on the matter, urging the public to vote for political parties that do not support the removal of cannabis from the list of narcotics, as well as its promotion as a cash crop.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293061-experts-unite-to-oppose-govt’s-cannabis-legalisation/

 

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Thai parents advised to watch for measles in their young children

 

 

Seventy-nine people, mostly young children, have been infected with the highly infectious measles virus since the beginning of this year, but there have been no fatalities, according to the Disease Control Department.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293084-thai-parents-advised-to-watch-for-measles-in-their-young-children/

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Crackdown on weight loss supplements containing sibutramine

 

 

Consumer protection police and Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) officials have broken a network allegedly producing and distributing to dealers across the country the “NQS Cross” weight loss supplement, which was laced with sibutramine.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293085-crackdown-on-weight-loss-supplements-containing-sibutramine/

 

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SET launches "Happy Money, Happy Young Old" campaign to promote financial planning for retirement

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has continuously helped prepare the Thai people to manage their money wisely for happy retirement before Thailand becomes a completely aged society. SET focuses on developing and disseminating financial planning contents, catering to financial management needs for the near-retirement age group, and has recently launched a new campaign called "Happy Money, Happy Young Old", setting the goal for the Thai people to live comfortably after retirement in a sustainable manner.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293086-set-launches-happy-money-happy-young-old-campaign-to-promote-financial-planning-for-retirement/