THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 28 April 2023

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Bangkok court fines man 1,000 baht for punching ‘master complainer’ Srisuwan

 

A court in Bangkok, Thailand, ruled yesterday that the man who physically assaulted “master complainer” Srisuwan Janya last year must pay a fine of 1,000 baht. Srisuwan, however, demands 1 million baht in compensation.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293288-bangkok-court-fines-man-1000-baht-for-

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Thai Health Expert Warns Youth Against Smoking Weed

 

PHOTO: Prachachat

 

The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine iterates to the public that it is against the law to sell cannabis to children under 20 years old, pregnant women, and breast-feeding women, following a viral video clip that shows an unidentified teenager smoking weed.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293308-thai-health-expert-warns-youth-against-smoking-weed/

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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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War weapons and drugs found in wreckage of fatal crash in Thailand
by leah

 

Photo via DailyNews

A bus and a pickup truck collided in Lop Buri province in central Thailand this morning, killing three people and injuring seven more. Police were shocked to find a stash of drugs, weapons, and ammunition inside the pickup.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293314-war-weapons-and-drugs-found-in-wreckage-of-fatal-crash-in-thailand/

 

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Woman Arrested with 5 Kilograms of Crystal Methamphetamine in Phuket
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket-A woman was arrested in Phuket with five kilograms of crystal methamphetamine.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293315-woman-arrested-with-5-kilograms-of-crystal-methamphetamine-in-phuket/

 

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Bank of Thailand governor gives veiled warning to voters on the danger posed by populist policies
by Joseph O' Connor

 

Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput expressed concern that a hyper and broad-based policy of financial stimulus or giveaways will drive up public debt and give only a short-term boost to the economy, burdening future growth and exacerbating the country’s chronic structural problems, not least by increasing public debt. He called for more sustainable policies and welfare stimulus targeted at the less well-off.

The Bank of Thailand is by statute independent of the government but reportedly works closely with the Prime Minister’s economic team including the Ministry of Finance on policies relating to debt restructuring and digital assets while also offering guidance.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293316-bank-of-thailand-governor-gives-veiled-warning-to-voters-on-the-danger-posed-by-populist-policies/

 

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Chinese Foreman and 23 Migrant Workers Arrested in Samut Prakan for Illegal Employment

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Samut Prakan, Thailand - Immigration officers in Samut Prakan Province arrested a Chinese man who entered the country on a tourist visa but was found working as a foreman on a construction site.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293320-chinese-foreman-and-23-migrant-workers-arrested-in-samut-prakan-for-illegal-employment/

 

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Loei Immigration Officials Detain 7 Laotians for Illegal Entry and Visa Overstay

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

On April 27, under the command of officers including Major General Phakphum Satchaphan, Colonel Phanumats Bunlaks, and Colonel Pantha Nuchnanart, immigration officers and security forces conducted a joint operation.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293321-loei-immigration-officials-detain-7-laotians-for-illegal-entry-and-visa-overstay/

 

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Ex-Police Investigator and Daughter Lose 2 Million Baht to Call Center Scam

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

A 65-year-old former police investigator of Khlong Tan Police Station, and his 30-year-old daughter, owner of a bakery factory in Lat Phrao district, filed a complaint with police at the 1st Infantry Division headquarters in Laksi District, Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293322-ex-police-investigator-and-daughter-lose-2-million-baht-to-call-center-scam/

 

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9Near hack and the rising feeling of data insecurity in Thailand

 

 

Although Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act has been in force since May 2020, people’s concern about the security of their sensitive online information has hit new heights following the recent 9Near scandal.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293324-9near-hack-and-the-rising-feeling-of-data-insecurity-in-thailand/

 

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Phuket Officials Confirm NO Tsunami Warning After Warning Sound From Towers
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – Phuket officials have confirmed that there is NO tsunami warning after a warning sound came from tsunami warning towers in Kamala and Cherng Talay at the same time as an earthquake on Sumatra Island in Indonesia.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293327-phuket-officials-confirm-no-tsunami-warning-after-warning-sound-from-towers/

 

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Chatu Mongol Sonakul to lead new Thai Chana Party into historic election
by Mitch Connor

 

Chatu Mongol Sonakul.

The Thai Chana Party was officially launched yesterday, with Chatu Mongol Sonakul being nominated as its sole prime ministerial candidate.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293333-chatu-mongol-sonakul-to-lead-new-thai-chana-party-into-historic-election/

 

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Drug addict arrested for assaulting, raping his mother in Bangkok
by Petch Petpail

 

Photo via One 31

Police arrested a violent drug addict at a condominium in Bangkok for assaulting and raping his mother over several years. The mother’s employer and the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive helped the victim seek justice.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293334-drug-addict-arrested-for-assaulting-raping-his-mother-in-bangkok/

 

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Man believes his pet python is a reincarnated naga and brings it to temple for blessings
by Samantha Rose

 

PHOTO: Flickr

At the extraordinary Tham Tararam Temple in Rayong’s city district, an intriguing event occurred, leaving visitors in awe. A man named Prasert, aged 52, known for his extraordinary talents in driving his soil-covered vehicle, came to the temple to make merit with his snake friend, attracting the attention of other individuals as well.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293337-man-believes-his-pet-python-is-a-reincarnated-naga-and-brings-it-to-temple-for-blessings/

 

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Pot politics cloud Thai election, cyanide serial killer update : Tim Newton Today - April 28

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293338-pot-politics-cloud-thai-election-cyanide-serial-killer-update-tim-newton-today-april-28/

 

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Pot Politics Emerge as Key Issue in Thai Election 
by Vijitra Duangdee

 

FILE - Jars containing marijuana are seen at Royal Queen Seeds, a cannabis shop in Bangkok, Nov. 17, 2022. 

 

BANGKOK — Thailand’s political party known for getting cannabis partially legalized in the kingdom, the Bhumjaithai Party, has accused rivals of playing politics with its flagship policy ahead of a May 14 election, warning that marijuana reform is non-negotiable if it is to join any government coalition.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293339-pot-politics-emerge-as-key-issue-in-thai-election/

 

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Friends of Vietnamese Dissident Suspect State-Sponsored Abduction in Thailand
by Zsombor Peter

 

Duong Van Thai is seen in this undated photo shared by a friend.

 

BANGKOK — Friends and colleagues of Vietnamese dissident Duong Van Thai who had been taking refuge in Thailand are gathering video and eyewitness accounts of his last known moments in Thailand for clues about his suspected abduction and forced return to Vietnam earlier this month.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293340-friends-of-vietnamese-dissident-suspect-state-sponsored-abduction-in-thailand/

 

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Thai Navy conditionally approves ship engine to power China-built submarine
by Nontarat Phaicharoen


The Royal Thai Navy’s H.T.M.S. Chang, a China-built amphibious landing and submarine escort, enters Thai waters, April 14, 2023. [Handout Royal Thai Navy]
 

Bangkok is prepared to accept a modified ship engine to power a submarine China is building for the Royal Thai Navy provided Beijing guarantees the engine is safe, the Thai Navy commander said this week.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293344-thai-navy-conditionally-approves-ship-engine-to-power-china-built-submarine/

 

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Bhumjaithai leader Anutin at Benchasiri Park
By Kan Sangthong

 

Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul led a rally with thousands of supporters at Bangkok’s Benchasiri Park yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293349-bhumjaithai-leader-anutin-at-benchasiri-park/

 

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Thailand’s cyanide serial killer claims another life, 14 victims so far
by Petch Petpail

 

 

The Police Forensic Science Office has announced today that the number of victims of the Thai cyanide serial killer has risen to 14, with 13 fatalities. Of the 13 murdered victims, one person managed to survive after being poisoned by Sararat “Am” Rangsiwuthaporn. Police officers added they discovered cyanide substances in Am’s car.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293350-thailand’s-cyanide-serial-killer-claims-another-life-14-victims-so-far/

 

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NHRC urges end to conscript servant practice in Thai army within 90 days
by Mitch Connor

 

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Thailand has declared that the longstanding practice of using conscripts as servants by Royal Thai Army (RTA) officers constitutes a human rights violation. The NHRC has urged the Defence Ministry to put an end to this practice within 90 days.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293353-nhrc-urges-end-to-conscript-servant-practice-in-thai-army-within-90-days/

 

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Returning Thai students from Sudan say escaped during ceasefire
 

 

Thai students, who arrived in Bangkok from Sudan via Saudi Arabia Thursday night, said that they took advantage of the 72-hour ceasefire in Khartoum to escape to the Port of Sudan,to board a ferry across the Red Sea to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293354-returning-thai-students-from-sudan-say-escaped-during-ceasefire/

 

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Malaysian gang conflict leads to double murder in Bangkok
by Petch Petpailin

 

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Eight Burmese nationals allegedly murdered two Thai men at a house near Bangkok due to a conflict within a human trafficking gang led by Malaysian men. The murderers reportedly fled Thailand following the incident.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293358-malaysian-gang-conflict-leads-to-double-murder-in-bangkok/

 

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Distraught Woman Climbing Elevated Sign on Walking Street Concerns Pattaya Tourists
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — A distraught mental patient scared tourists on Pattaya Walking Street at 1 in the morning today after she somehow managed to climb onto an elevated billboard. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293359-distraught-woman-climbing-elevated-sign-on-walking-street-concerns-pattaya-tourists/

 

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Covid-19 cases surge in Thai tourism hotspots post-holidays
by Mitch Connor

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged health authorities in major tourism destinations to closely monitor the number of Covid-19 cases, as new infections continue to surge following the holidays. The instruction came after the Department of Disease Control (DDC) presented data on caseloads from April 16 to 22, indicating a rise in Covid infections.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293361-covid-19-cases-surge-in-thai-tourism-hotspots-post-holidays/

 

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Residues of cyanide and antidote found in poisoning suspect’s car and parcel

 

 

Traces of cyanide have been found in the car of the suspect in a series of cyanide poisonings and traces of an antidote were found in a parcel addressed to her, according to Associate Professor Weerachai Phutdhawong, a lecturer at the Chemistry Department of Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science at Kasetsart University.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293385-residues-of-cyanide-and-antidote-found-in-poisoning-suspect’s-car-and-parcel/

 

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Suspected Cyanide Killer Has Knowledge of Chemistry: Expert

 

 

BANGKOK, April 28 (TNA) – An expert believes the suspect in the cyanide poisoning cases is likely to have knowledge of chemistry after an antidote to cyanide poisoning was found in the parcel she had ordered.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293385-residues-of-cyanide-and-antidote-found-in-poisoning-suspect’s-car-and-parcel/?do=findComment&comment=18048350

 

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Police investigating pharmacist sister of alleged cyanide killer

 

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Police in the western province of Ratchaburi are investigating a pharmacist who is the sister of a woman accused of poisoning at least 13 people with cyanide. Coconuts reports that Sararat “Am” Rangsiwuthaporn is accused of the poisonings, which date back to 2020 and in which 11 of the 13 victims died. She is being held at the Central Women’s Correctional Institution and has been denied bail as she is considered a flight risk.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293385-residues-of-cyanide-and-antidote-found-in-poisoning-suspect’s-car-and-parcel/?do=findComment&comment=18048367

 

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Thai police question husband of the 13th suspected cyanide poisoning victim

 

 

Crime Suppression Division officers have questioned the husband of a woman believed to be the 13th victim of cyanide poisoning, allegedly by “Srarat”, the sole suspect in a series of fatal cyanide poisonings.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293386-thai-police-question-husband-of-the-13th-suspected-cyanide-poisoning-victim/

 

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KMITL Holds "Innovation Expo 2023" to Support Thai Innovation

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) has organized the "KMITL Innovation Expo 2023" under the theme "World Towards Sustainability Together" to support Thai innovation on the global stage and sustainability. The expo, held from April 27 to 29, showcased 1,111 world-class innovations and research achievements from Thai individuals and KMITL. It also included 126 workshops and a forum for knowledge exchange.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293387-kmitl-holds-innovation-expo-2023-to-support-thai-innovation/