THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 3 May 2023

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Upcoming public holidays and impact on immigration office hours

 

Thailand is gearing up for three upcoming public holidays that will temporarily shut down government offices, including immigration departments. The first of these holidays, Coronation Day, falls on Thursday, May 4, and will be followed by a “bridge” continuation day on Friday, May 5. The Thai government announced these additional holidays last year as a means to boost domestic tourism as the country started recovering from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293697-upcoming-public-holidays-and-impact-on-immigration-office-hours/

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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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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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Over 8.5 Million Foreign Tourists So Far, Spending Tops 355 Billion Baht
by TNR Staff

 

A foreign tourist enjoying himself at a Thai beach. Photo: NNT

 

THAILAND welcomed a total of 8,596,452 foreign tourists during the first four months this year with total expenditure reaching 353.331 billion baht amid an increase in arrivals from Asean countries, East and South Asia plus Africa last week.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293740-over-85-million-foreign-tourists-so-far-spending-tops-355-billion-baht/

 

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Honesty prevails: Motorcycle taxi rider returns lost 100,000 baht cash found on road to owner in Nonthaburi
by Petch Petpailin
 

Photo via KhaoSod

A motorcycle taxi rider in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok found 100,000 baht in cash on the road and returned it to its owner. The provincial governor is preparing the reward for the rider’s good deed.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293741-honesty-prevails-motorcycle-taxi-rider-returns-lost-100000-baht-cash-found-on-road-to-owner-in-nonthaburi/

 

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Thai-Indian Couple Confesses to Running Casino in Pattaya
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — An Indian-Thai couple has confessed to police that they were the ones who arranged a casino in a Pattaya hotel. They thought they could bribe law enforcement officers to turn a blind eye, Pattaya police said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293743-thai-indian-couple-confesses-to-running-casino-in-pattaya/

 

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No Foreigners Received Red Cards Last Month in Phuket From Immigration
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – No foreigners received red cards last month, according to the Phuket Immigration Office.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293744-no-foreigners-received-red-cards-last-month-in-phuket-from-immigration/

 

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Man Arrested in Phuket for Murder in Nakhon Si Thammarat
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – A man was arrested in Phuket after allegedly murdering another man in a land dispute in Nakhon Si Thammarat.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293745-man-arrested-in-phuket-for-murder-in-nakhon-si-thammarat/

 

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Suspect Arrested in Phuket After Six Years for Allegedly Stabbing Another Person During Songkran 2017
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – A suspect was arrested in Phuket after he allegedly stabbed and severely injured another man six years ago during Songkran 2017 in Prachin Buri.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293746-suspect-arrested-in-phuket-after-six-years-for-allegedly-stabbing-another-person-during-songkran-2017/

 

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Pattaya Motorcyclist Fatally Crashes with Chinese Tour Bus
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — A man tried to navigate his motorbike around a road construction detour on Threpprasit Road in Pattaya and fatally crashed his vehicle into a tour bus full of Chinese tourists.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293747-pattaya-motorcyclist-fatally-crashes-with-chinese-tour-bus/

 

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Pattaya To Hold First Public Hearing on 3-Airport High-Speed Rail Link Project
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — Pattaya authorities are inviting people to attend the first public hearing on the management of space surrounding the 3-airport high-speed rail link project, which is still under development.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293748-pattaya-to-hold-first-public-hearing-on-3-airport-high-speed-rail-link-project/

 

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‘Policeman’ Faces Arrest Over Cyanide Killings
by TNR Staff

 

 

DEPUTY National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Surachate Hakparn said Tuesday afternoon (May 2) that a policeman has been found to be linked to the cyanide serial killings with a request for a warrant for his arrest being made soon while a company in Bangkok is suspected to have imported the lethal poison, Naewna newspaper said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293750-‘policeman’-faces-arrest-over-cyanide-killings/

 

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Rayong car dealership addresses customer complaint, states car is not old and offers to repurchase at used car value

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A recent complaint by a customer has brought to light a disagreement between a car center and Mrs. Chosita Jaidee, a 48-year-old who purchased a sedan from the car center located on Sukhumvit Road in Rayong Province for 1,215,000 baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293751-rayong car-dealership-addresses-customer-complaint-states-car-is-not-old-and-offers-to-repurchase-at-used-car-value/

 

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Prachinburi villagers suffer as tens of thousands of beetles invade their homes

 

 

Villagers in Prachinburi Province are suffering from an invasion of tens of thousands of scarabs, which have entered their homes and forced them to sleep outside in tents.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293759-prachinburi-villagers-suffer-as-tens-of-thousands-of-beetles-invade-their-homes/

 

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Chonburi hotels struggle with labor shortages amidst influx of tourists

 

Picture: INN

 

Hotel bookings during the long weekend have been strong in Chonburi, but a major challenge for hotel operators is the shortage of employees.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293763-chonburi-hotels-struggle-with-labor-shortages-amidst-influx-of-tourists/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Wednesday 3 May 2023 

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293766-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-wednesday-3-may-2023/

 

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Recapping Prayut Chan-ocha’s rise to power and his relationship with Prawit Wongsuwan
By Thai Enquirer

 

Prayut Chan-ocha came into power through a military coup d’etat on May 22, 2014, overthrowing the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293771-recapping-prayut-chan-ocha’s-rise-to-power-and-his-relationship-with-prawit-wongsuwan/

 

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TNSC says March exports contracted but expects 0-1% growth for entire 2023
by Namo Vananupong

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Despite exports having started to make a recovery, the value of exports this year has contracted from that of 2022. The Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC) now expects the growth of exports to range between 0 and 1 percent this year.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293716-thailand’s-export-forecast-for-2023-suggests-1-growth-due-to-china’s-economic-recovery/?do=findComment&comment=18057014

 

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Face scans for Thai banking, Australia to ban vaping : Tim Newton Today - May 3

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293777-face-scans-for-thai-banking-australia-to-ban-vaping-tim-newton-today-may-3/

 

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Thai police target traffickers sending workers to South Korea
by Mitch Connor

 

Photo Courtesy of Bangkok Post

The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) of the Royal Thai Police is intensifying its efforts to investigate websites run by companies with the aim of deceiving Thais, known as “little ghosts,” into working in South Korea illegally.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293781-thai-police-target-traffickers-sending-workers-to-south-korea/

 

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‘Am Cyanide’: The story of Thailand’s female serial-murder suspect
 

Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn

Police have launched an investigation into what they suspect is Thailand’s first female serial killer. The number of her alleged victims rose over the past week as more people came forward to voice their suspicions.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293782-‘am-cyanide’-the-story-of-thailand’s-female-serial-murder-suspect/

 

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Naked Brit smashes beer bottle over elderly Australian tourist’s head in Pattaya
by leah

 

Photo via 77Koaded

A naked British man on a rampage smashed a beer bottle over an Australian tourist‘s head until he was covered in blood yesterday in Pattaya, Chon Buri province, eastern Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293784-naked-brit-smashes-beer-bottle-over-elderly-australian-tourist’s-head-in-pattaya/

 

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Indian man sexually abuses 4 year old Thai girl
by Petch Petpailin 

 

Photo via Facebook/ ศูนย์ข่าวเขื่อนขันธ์

The parents of a four year old Thai girl filed a complaint at Phra Pradaeng Police Station yesterday after discovering their daughter had been sexually abused by her pedophile uncle at a rental house in Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293785-indian-man-sexually-abuses-4-year-old-thai-girl/

 

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Prayut Chan-o-cha not keen on minority government post-election
by Mitch Connor

 

PHOTO: Prayut Chan-o-cha (Facebook)

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha affirmed his preference for a majority government in the upcoming May 14 election, despite the constitution permitting the formation of a minority government.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293786-prayut-chan-o-cha-not-keen-on-minority-government-post-election/

 

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Government plans to develop Thailand’s coastal zones

By Peter Roche

 

Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, recently announced that his ministry is working on developing the coastal areas of the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Islands. These areas are a major contributor to Thailand’s tourism industry, generating 1.2 trillion baht billion in revenue in 2022.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293789-government-plans-to-develop-thailand’s-coastal-zones/

 

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Potassium Cyanide In 3 Tea Bags Found In Suspect’s Car: Academic
by TNR Staff 

 

The suspect Ms. Sararat Rangsiwutthaporn’s sedan and a tea bag filled with potassium cyanide. Photo: Sanook.com

 

AN ACADEMIC at Kasetsart University’s Chemistry Department said this morning (May 3) forensic examination had found potassium cyanide, a compound with the formula KCN, in three sachets that look like tea bags found in a sedan driven by Ms. Sararat Rangsiwutthaporn, or Am, a suspect in the cyanide killing of 14 victims, with one having survived, Sanook.com and TV Channel 7 said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293790-potassium-cyanide-in-3-tea-bags-found-in-suspect’s-car-academic/

 

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Chopstick maker wins 6 million baht lottery jackpot in Thailand
by leah

 

Photo via DailyNews

A man from Buriram province in northeast Thailand who makes chopsticks for a living won the first prize of six million baht in the lottery yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293792-chopstick-maker-wins-6-million-baht-lottery-jackpot-in-thailand/

 

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Secret boozer busted: Wife drags husband out of restaurant, beats him up
By Samantha Rose

 

 

A husband’s secret boozing caused a heated argument with his wife, who dragged him out of the restaurant in a fit of rage causing embarrassment for all concerned. Despite calling her husband more than 30 times in her anger, none of her calls were answered.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293799-secret-boozer-busted-wife-drags-husband-out-of-restaurant-beats-him-up/

 

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Glue sniffer arrested for stealing police motorcycle
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Matichon and Facebook/ ชัยสิทธิ์ ยอดชาย เล็งไธสงค์

Police yesterday arrested a glue sniffer who lost control and stole a police motorcycle parked in front of a shopping mall in the Isaan province of Udon Thani. The arrest was made with the help of a food delivery rider.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293801-glue-sniffer-arrested-for-stealing-police-motorcycle/

 

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Thailand’s new air quality standard to take effect on June 1st

 

 

Thailand has decided to implement a new PM2.5 standard level, reduced from 50 microns (microgram/cubic metre) to 37.5 microns, and a new air quality index (AQI) standard, reduced from 91 to 75.1, from June 1st, to bring them in line with the World Health Organisation’s standards, according to Jatuporn Buruspat, permanent secretary of natural resources and environment.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1293814-thailand’s-new-air-quality-standard-to-take-effect-on-june-1st/