Cabinet Extends Electricity Bill Subsidy

 

 

BANGKOK, April 25 (TNA) – The Cabinet on Tuesday approved the 1.1-billion-baht budget to provide discounts on electricity bills from May to August 2023.

 

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UPDATE: Injured young Brit transferred to UK for treatment after 3 months in Thailand hospital

 

Josh Richardson arrives at a UK hospital | Photo via Lancashire Post

 

The young British man who sustained life-threatening injuries in a motorbike crash in Thailand in February has finally returned home to the UK after undergoing four surgeries in three months at Bangkok Hospital.

 

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Bangkok and surrounding provinces to experience scattered summer storms, gusty winds, hail

 

PHOTO: flickr

 

Scattered summer storms, gusty winds and hail are predicted for Bangkok and the provinces of north, northeast, east and central plains today and tomorrow. A moderate high-pressure system is expected to cover northeastern Thailand and the South China Sea during the two-day period, the local weather office announced.

 

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Thai YouTuber reveals 25 million baht online gambling loss during police questioning

 

PHOTO: สอดอStyle Instagram

 

Today, a Thai YouTuber and celebrity Sodor Style, whose real name is Pimlada Wewvitsong, visited the Royal Thai Police’s Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) in response to a summons. She was there to give her side of the story regarding her live TikTok broadcast where she revealed her experience with online gambling. According to her account, she lost more than 25 million baht in just three and a half months.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293091-thai-youtuber-reveals-25-million-baht-online-gambling-loss-during-police-questioning/

 

Visit to Hellfire Pass to commemorate ANZAC Day 2023

 

ANZAC Day 2023 Hellfire Pass

 

Hellfire Pass is a cutting through a hill in northern Kanchanaburi to allow a train line from Thailand into (then) Burma during World War 2. POWs and local labourers worked under atrocious condition with more than 100,000 of them dying during the process under enslavement by Japanese soldiers. Each year there is a Dawn Service hosted by the Australian Defence Force at Hellfire Pass to commemorate ANZAC Day.

 

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Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo Breeds Critically Endangered Vultures

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo in northeast Thailand wants to ensure any hatchling bred in captivity does not imprint on humans so they will be better prepared for eventual release into the wild.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293093-nakhon-ratchasima-zoo-breeds-critically-endangered-vultures/

 

District Chief Clarifies Recent Removal of Campaign Posters

 

 

BANGKOK(NNT) - Thawi Watthana District Chief Dicha Kongsri on Monday (24 Apr) clarified that the recent removal of campaign posters belonging to a political party was not an act of political discrimination. He noted that the posters were collected from a road parallel to Khlong Thawi Watthana and Aksa Road, which had previously been declared off-limits for campaign posters.

 

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Chinese Ambassador Promotes BRI at Chandrakasem Rajabhat University

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Han Zhiqiang has expressed confidence in the success of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at a seminar held by the One Belt One Road research center at Chandrakasem Rajabhat University.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293095-chinese-ambassador-promotes-bri-at-chandrakasem-rajabhat-university/

 

Minister Visits Songkhla to Promote Animal Husbandry

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Minister Attached to the Prime Minister’s Office Anucha Nakasai this week visited Sathing Phra District of the southern province of Songkhla to promote an animal husbandry program.

 

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Weekly Covid Cases Double in Chiang Mai

 

 

CHIANG MAI, April 25 (TNA) – The number of new weekly Covid-19 cases in Chiang Mai has doubled after the Songkran festival.

 

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Palang Pracharath Party urges Chiang Mai voters to choose change in general election

 

PHOTO: Srettha Thavisin (Facebook)

 

The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has recently urged voters in Chiang Mai to vote for change in the upcoming general election. The party’s leader has advocated for a national reconciliation plan which, he claims, would lead to prosperity and sustainability for the country. Capt. Thamanat Prompow, head of the PPRP’s election strategy panel for the North, addressed a large crowd at a party rally in Chiang Mai’s Constituency 10. He emphasised that political divisions would only exacerbate the country’s existing issues.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293099-palang-pracharath-party-urges-chiang-mai-voters-to-choose-change-in-general-election/

 

Phuket hospital says Covid vaccine boosters still available for locals & tourists

 

STOCK PHOTO: Covid vaccines

 

The director of Vachira Phuket Hospital says there are still Covid-19 vaccines available to any locals or tourists in need of a booster dose.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293101-phuket-hospital-says-covid-vaccine-boosters-still-available-for-locals-tourists/

 

Thai woman arrested for allegedly killing 5 with cyanide

 

Photo via Facebook/ ตำรวจภูธรจังหวัด ราชบุรี

 

A Thai woman has been arrested for the alleged poisoning and killing of five people using cyanide. The arrest was made after the sudden and unexplained death of the alleged murderer’s most recent victim, Siriporn “Koy” Khanwong, a 32 year old Thai woman from the central province of Ratchaburi, on Saturday, April 1.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293102-thai-woman-arrested-for-allegedly-killing-5-with-cyanide/

 

Thai man fined and sentenced to prison over craft beer review

 

Artid Sivahansaphan with politicians in favour of amending the Alcohol Control Act | Photo via Facebook page Baek Beer Hai Plia Kaem

 

A court in central Thailand fined a man 150,000 baht and handed him a six-month suspended prison sentence for posting a picture and review of a craft beer on Facebook. He paid an additional 150,000 baht to be released on bail.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293103-thai-man-fined-and-sentenced-to-prison-over-craft-beer-review/

 

Six Chinese nationals arrested for allegedly selling fake gold bars

 

 

Bangkok police have arrested six members of a Chinese gang who are accused of selling fake gold bars to customers in the Chinatown area. The police also seized fake gold bars weighing about 30kg.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293105-six-chinese-nationals-arrested-for-allegedly-selling-fake-gold-bars/

 

Human Skeleton Discovered Near Pattaya Reservoir

 

 

Huay Yai Police are trying to identify a human skeleton found at the rim of the Chak Nok Reservoir near Pattaya.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293106-human-skeleton-discovered-near-pattaya-reservoir/

 

Over 50,000 students in Thailand drop out in 2022 academic year

 

 

A total of 52,808 students dropped out during the second semester of the 2022 academic year, according to Education Permanent Secretary Atthaphon Sangkhawasee.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293113-over-50000-students-in-thailand-drop-out-in-2022-academic-year/

 

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