THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 2 May 2023

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Phuket’s international arrivals stabilise with Russians still leading the way

 

Tourism arrival numbers appear to have stabilised in Phuket during April after a drastic drop immediately after Songkran on the holiday island. Between February and the middle of April, the average tourist arrivals dropped around 20%. But from April 20 until the ned of the month there has been a welcome uptick in international arrivals which bodes well for the post-Songkran tourist traffic onto the island.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293610-phuket’s-international-arrivals-stabilise-with-russians-still-leading-the-way/

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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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Election Commission under fire over poor regulation of populist campaign policies

 

 

The Thailand Development Research Institute has criticised the Election Commission for its failure to check whether populist campaign policies, promised by political parties in their election manifestos, are worth the huge spending, confirming the sources of the funding for the policies and the potential impacts on the country’s fiscal discipline and public debt.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293627-election-commission-under-fire-over-poor-regulation-of-populist-campaign-policies/

 

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Thaksin Vows Again To Return Home Upon Birth Of 7th Grandchild
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, left, and his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra with her husband Pidok Sooksawas and new-born son Thasin. Photo: Matichon

 

GLOBETROTTING FORMER prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has tweeted to repeat that he is coming back home to literally babysit the seventh of his grandchildren who was born today (May 1).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293595-paetongtarn-shinawatra-gives-birth-to-her-first-child/?do=findComment&comment=18054535

 

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Demand For 712 Baht Minimum Wage Nationwide At May Day Rally
by TNR Staff 

 

Thai workers rallying at gate number five of the Government House, May 1, 2023. Photo: Naewna

 

IN MARKING International Workers’ Day, often referred to as May Day, a network of Thai workers staged a rally at gate number five of the Government House calling for an equal minimum wage of 712 baht nationwide among other demands, Naewna newspaper said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293628-demand-for-712-baht-minimum-wage-nationwide-at-may-day-rally/

 

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Thailand’s biggest serial killer suspect legally protected from the death penalty as horror grows
by James Morris and Son Nguyen

 

 

The scale of the horror linked with this case is mind-numbing with each case representing, by the callous nature of the murders, a deeply traumatic incident for the families of the victims.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293629-thailand’s-biggest-serial-killer-suspect-legally-protected-from-the-death-penalty-as-horror-grows/

 

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Running with the hare, hunting with the hound, Thailand looks at strengthening Baht Yuan ties
by Joseph O' Connor

 

 

The rising clamour of a world heading into conflict is making its presence felt on media channels with talk of de-dollarisation as the coming conflict is portrayed to be a battle for dominance between the existing US-led world order that has kept the peace since 1945 while trying to foster a better world and another bloc of authoritarian or troubled states who sense American weakness while being challenged by a principled international foreign policy being pursued ardently by the Biden White House that puts democracy and human rights ahead of business as usual while insisting on upholding the international rule of law. Sooner or later Thailand must choose between the two. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293630-running-with-the-hare-hunting-with-the-hound-thailand-looks-at-strengthening-baht-yuan-ties/

 

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Chonburi Golf Caddy Killed in Double Collision Involving British Driver
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

PHOTO: ข่าวคนชล

Chonburi — A pillion-riding Thai woman was tragically killed after her motorbike was reportedly rear-ended by a British driver. The impact caused the woman to be thrown onto the road, where she was subsequently hit by another vehicle and killed.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293631-chonburi-golf-caddy-killed-in-double-collision-involving-british-driver/

 

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One Person Dies and Two People Injured After Sedan Collides with Multiple Motorbikes in Rawai
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Rawai – A female rider has been pronounced dead while two people have sustained injuries after a sedan crashed into multiple motorbikes in Rawai.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293632-one-person-dies-and-two-people-injured-after-sedan-collides-with-multiple-motorbikes-in-rawai/

 

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Surakul Stadium to Temporarily Close for a Month
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – The Surakul Stadium will be temporarily closed for a month for repairs.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293633-surakul-stadium-to-temporarily-close-for-a-month/

 

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Sa Kaeo Tourist Police's exceptional assistance to Canadian and French tourists creates a positive image for the travel industry

 

Picture: Daily News

 

On May 1st, Pol. Lt. Col. Jiraphat Kheawsir led a patrol to inspect and prevent incidents for tourists in the area. The team encountered the two foreign tourists walking along Suwannasorn Road, and immediately offered assistance upon seeing that they were hitchhiking.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293641-sa-kaeo-tourism-polices-exceptional-assistance-to-canadian-and-french-tourists-creates-a-positive-image-for-the-travel-industry/

 

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Bangkok to Phuket Roadtrip - Interview with Jonathan Fairfield in Hua Hin

 

 

Full interview: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293642-bangkok-to-phuket-roadtrip-interview-with-jonathan-fairfield-in-hua-hin/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday 2 May 2023

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293643-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-tuesday-2-may-2023/

 

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Car collides with large deer on Bangkok road

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

A 55-year-old man driving his sedan on Borommaratchachonnani Road in Bangkok collided with a large deer that suddenly emerged and ran across the road

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293646-car-collides-with-large-deer-on-bangkok-road/

 

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Fatal accident on Bangkok road: Van trip to Huai Khwang temple ends in tragedy

 

Picture: Sanook

 

An accident occurred on Ratchada Road in Bangkok in the early hours of May 2, 2023, resulting in the death of a young girl.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293648-fatal-accident-on-bangkok-road-van-trip-to-huai-khwang-temple-ends-in-tragedy/

 

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Gearing up for the grey: How an aging population is creating new business opportunities

By Thai PBS World

 

 

The world’s population is getting older. And Thailand is among the fastest-aging societies in the world. Of its 67 million population, more than 12 million Thais are elderly, according to the Department of Older Persons, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, with the majority of them in the 60-69 group.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293649-gearing-up-for-the-grey-how-an-aging-population-is-creating-new-business-opportunities/

 

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Thai Health Ministry launches annual Covid jab campaign
by Tanakorn Sangiam

 

    
BANGKOK (NNT) - Health authorities in Thailand have started to provide another round of COVID-19 boosters, this time as single jabs for the entire year, as new cases continue to rise after the Songkran holidays.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293650-thai-health-ministry-launches-annual-covid-jab-campaign/

 

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New baby for next Thai PM? 82 Indian tourists arrested in raid : Tim Newton Today - May 2

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293651-new-baby-for-next-thai-pm-82-indian-tourists-arrested-in-raid-tim-newton-today-may-2/

 

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Mother believes daughter is 15th victim of Thai cyanide serial killer
by Mitch Connor

 

Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, also known as the Thai cyanide serial killer. Picture courtesy of Bangkok Post.

A 64 year old woman from Kamphaeng Phet province, who believes her daughter is the 15th cyanide-poisoning victim of Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, also known as the Thai cyanide serial killer, met with Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police investigators yesterday, stated a police source.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293652-mother-believes-daughter-is-15th-victim-of-thai-cyanide-serial-killer/

 

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Thailand collaborates with US Vaccine Research Centre on tuberculosis vaccines
by Mitch Connor

 

PHOTO: Unsplash

Thailand’s National Vaccine Institute (NVI) has formed a partnership with the US Vaccine Research Centre (VRC) to develop vaccines against tuberculosis, including those utilising Messenger RNA (mRNA) technology.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293655-thailand-collaborates-with-us-vaccine-research-centre-on-tuberculosis-vaccines/

 

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Thaksin’s tweet about grandchild seen as political gambit
by Mitch Connor

 

 

Academics speculate that a recent tweet by fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was a political ploy to garner support for the Pheu Thai Party, as pollsters predict it may lose votes to the increasingly popular Move Forward Party (MFP) before the General Election scheduled for May 14.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293656-thaksin’s-tweet-about-grandchild-seen-as-political-gambit/

 

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Gunman kills neighbour and injures young girl before arrest in deadly rampage in Thai village

by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Facebook/ MGR Online ภาคเหนือ

Police arrested a Thai gunman after he murdered one of his neighbours and wounded a 12 year old girl in a village in the northern province of Lampang. The murderer was suffering from paranoia and thought the victim planned to kill him. He is now undergoing a drug test.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293663-gunman-kills-neighbour-and-injures-young-girl-before-arrest-in-deadly-rampage-in-thai-village/

 

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Car saleswoman brutally raped and murdered in Thailand, family demands death penalty
by leah 

 

Photo via ThaiRath

The family of a young used car saleswoman who was brutally raped and murdered in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, on Saturday is calling for the serial rapist responsible to be punished with the death penalty.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293590-mystery-surrounds-abduction-of-35-year-old-car-salesperson-in-chiang-mai/?do=findComment&comment=18055108

 

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Phuket’s oldest department store to close after 28 years

By Peter Roche

 

PHOTO: Phuket.net

One door closes and another one opens. That’s the case with the original Robinson department store in Phuket Town, just after a new Robinson shopping centre opened up adjacent to the Heroine’s Monument 8 months ago.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293664-phuket’s-oldest-department-store-to-close-after-28-years/

 

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Buddhist monk’s car crash meltdown in Bangkok
By Petch Petpailin 

Photo via Facebook/ ศูนย์ข่าว ส.ว.ท.

Police rushed to suppress a potentially volatile incident after a Buddhist monk smashed his car and later hid in the main hall of the Lao Temple in the Bang Khun Thian district of Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293674-buddhist-monk’s-car-crash-meltdown-in-bangkok/

 

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Apply now: TAT offers 500,000 baht to travel Thailand for 4 months
by leah

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is recruiting one lucky explorer to travel around Thailand for four months and document their adventures. The chosen “Tourist of Thailand” will receive 504,000 baht in spending money for their trip, travel vouchers, and other prizes.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293677-apply-now-tat-offers-500000-baht-to-travel-thailand-for-4-months/

 

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The bad actors in Thailand’s cannabis industry
 

 

EDITORIAL

by Kitty Chopaka
 

Hi, I'm Kitty, as seen in many news media (just Google it ????). I don't usually post things in English for the last few years not because I'm not fluent in the language but I feel that what I have to say are addressed to Thais and concerned Thai laws/regulations. I would like to take this time to address what's going on in Thailand regarding cannabis right now, where I stand, what I stand for and what I'm going to do about.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293676-the-bad-actors-in-thailand’s-cannabis-industry/

 

 

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Thai chess team eyes 4 golds in SEA Games despite questionable arbiter decisions

 

 

Thailand’s national chess team at the SEA Games in Cambodia is not discouraged by the questionable arbiter decisions of the Cambodian host and expects to win four out of seven golds in the chess competition.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293689-thai-chess-team-eyes-4-golds-in-sea-games-despite-questionable-arbiter-decisions/

 

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COVID-19 infections on the rise with 1,811 cases and 10 deaths last week

 

 

COVID-19 infections in Thailand between 23rd and 29th of April increased to 1,811, or an average of 258 cases a day, and ten deaths, according to the Department of Disease Control.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293690-covid-19-infections-on-the-rise-with-1811-cases-and-10-deaths-last-week/

 

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EC Rejects Cabinet Request for Power Cost Relief Budget

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Cabinet’s request for the approval of a 10.1 billion baht central budget to help ease the burden of electricity costs for the public has been rejected by the Election Commission (EC).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293691-ec-rejects-cabinet-request-for-power-cost-relief-budget/