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Thaksin Tweets He Wants to Return to Thailand by July

 

BANGKOK, (TNA) – Fugitive Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said in a tweet that he decided to return to Thailand by July and would follow the legal process.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294332-thaksin-tweets-he-wants-to-return-to-thailand-by-july/

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Thailand Sees More Than 400,000 Foreign Tourists in First Week of May

 

 

Thailand saw 446,936 foreign tourists in the first week of May 2023, a slight decline due to the end of the long holiday in many regions, said the Office of the Permanent Secretary for Tourism and Sports.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294342-thailand-sees-more-than-400000-foreign-tourists-in-first-week-of-may/

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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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Pheu Thai clarifies, makes clear it will not work with coup-leaders
By Erich Parpart

 

Pheu Thai will “definitely” not work with the previous coup leaders, the party’s prime minister candidates said in an interview on Monday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294357-pheu-thai-clarifies-makes-clear-it-will-not-work-with-coup-leaders/

 

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Man Held For Killing British-Thai Youth Over Drug Deal
by TNR Staff

 

Pixelated image of the suspect at Mae Tha police station. Photo: TV Channel 7

 

A MAN who was arrested in the murder of a half Thai and British youth in Lampang province last Sunday (May 7) confessed after lengthy interrogation that he did commit the crime after being double-crossed in a drug deal, TV Channel 7 said (May 9).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294358-man-held-for-killing-british-thai-youth-over-drug-deal/

 

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Bhumjaithai Party Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Thai Anti-Cannabis Crusader
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Thailand – The Bhumjaithai Party has filed a defamation lawsuit against anti-cannabis campaigner Chuwit Kamolvisit after he set up the Center of Anti-Cannabis (CAC) I’m Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294360-bhumjaithai-party-files-defamation-lawsuit-against-thai-anti-cannabis-crusader/

 

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PHOTOS: The newly renovated Pranburi Railway Station
By Online Reporter

 

 

The PR Team from the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) have released photographs of the newly renovated Pranburi Railway Station.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294361-photos-the-newly-renovated-pranburi-railway-station/

 

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Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for "Am" in Connection to 15 Cases as "Big Joke" Unveils Multi-Million Baht Financial Probe

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Pol. Gen. Surachet Hakpal, Deputy Commissioner of Police, held a press conference on May 9, 2023, to provide an update on the high-profile "Am-Cyanide" case.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294363-criminal-court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-am-in-connection-to-15-cases-as-big-joke-unveils-multi-million-baht-financial-probe/

 

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Luxury BMW crashes into gate, damaging nearby Honda and Benz in confusing social media stunt

 

Composite: Daily News

 

The phrase "Content is King" has become a common expression in the digital age, highlighting the importance of producing high-quality and engaging content that can capture the attention of an audience.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294368-luxury-bmw-crashes-into-gate-damaging-nearby-honda-and-benz-in-confusing-social-media-stunt/

 

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Fatal Car Accident in Chonburi: Three Passengers Killed as Speeding Sedan Collides with Electrical Pole

 

Picture: INN

 

On May 10, 2023, Lt. Col. Anupong Dokmai, the Deputy Chief of the Samet Police Station in Chonburi Province, received a distressing report of a fatal car accident.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294371-fatal-car-accident-in-chonburi-three-passengers-killed-as-speeding-sedan-collides-with-electrical-pole/

 

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Will Thailand get a third prime minister with the Shinawatra name?
Pheu Thai's leading candidate for prime minister is Ms Paetongtarn Shinawatra, whose father Thaksin and aunt Yingluck were ousted in separate military coups.

 

by May Wong, Fabian Koh

 

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, one of the opposition Pheu Thai party's top politicians and youngest daughter of former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra, gestures to supporters during a rally in Bangkok. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

CHIANG MAI: Thailand’s largest opposition party is aiming to win enough seats at the upcoming polls to form the next government without needing a coalition.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294373-will-thailand-get-a-third-prime-minister-with-the-shinawatra-name/

 

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Move Forward ‘fever’ changes political temperature as Thais prepare to vote in new government

 

 

Move Forward Party “fever” is now spreading from online to on the ground, with its popularity clearly rising in the run-up to the May 14 election.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294374-move-forward-‘fever’-changes-political-temperature-as-thais-prepare-to-vote-in-new-government/

 

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Chinese tourist arrivals in Thailand set to hit pre-pandemic levels
by Alex Morgan

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced that Chinese tourist arrivals are set to reach one million a month starting from October, a figure last witnessed prior to the pandemic. The increase in travel is likely to gain momentum during winter and long national holidays.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294376-chinese-tourist-arrivals-in-thailand-set-to-hit-pre-pandemic-levels/

 

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Thailand’s struggle with high household debt and political promises
by Mitch Connor

 

 

Kavita Wongyakasem, a 48-year-old business owner in Bangkok, struggles daily to keep her household afloat. Running a company that provides services for a major energy firm, she owns a house in Nonthaburi, drives a pickup truck, and sends her two daughters to good schools. But beneath the surface, she is eight million baht in debt and lacks any cash savings.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294377-thailand’s-struggle-with-high-household-debt-and-political-promises/

 

 

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Thailand's sex workers hope election will change their lives
Rights groups lobby political parties on bill to decriminalize industry

 

Sex workers rally in Bangkok on May 1, Labor Day, to demand legalization of their industry.  (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

 

MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Asia regional correspondent

BANGKOK -- Thailand's sex workers are pinning their hopes on a new government after the general election on May 14 to pass legislation decriminalizing the country's buzzing, billion-dollar sex industry, which provides livelihoods to an estimated 300,000 people.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294378-thailands-sex-workers-hope-election-will-change-their-lives/

 

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Cyanide control: Thailand seeks to draw out the poison after serial-killing scare

 

 

The Department of Industrial Works is issuing tighter controls on cyanide after a suspected case of serial poisoning murders sparked concern that it is too easy to obtain the deadly chemical in Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294380-cyanide-control-thailand-seeks-to-draw-out-the-poison-after-serial-killing-scare/

 

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Over 500 people fall victim of jewellery fraud causing 60 million baht damage
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Facebook/ ตระเวณข่าวอุดรออนไลน์

More than 500 people fell victim to a jewellery fraud in central Thailand. A Thai couple who owned a jewellery shop in the Samut Sakhon province lured unsuspecting customers into buying jewellery worth about 60 million baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294383-over-500-people-fall-victim-of-jewellery-fraud-causing-60-million-baht-damage/

 

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Thai woman accuses police officer in Lampang of embezzling 75,000 baht
Photo of Petch Petpailin 

 

Photo via Facebook/ ลำปางซะป๊ะ BY เขลางค์นครโพสต์

A Thai woman recently filed a complaint with the Damrong Dharma Centre, alleging that a police officer at a Mueang Lampang Police Station in the northern province of Lampang had embezzled 75,000 baht from her.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294384-thai-woman-accuses-police-officer-in-lampang-of-embezzling-75000-baht/

 

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Latest in murder of ‘British’ teen, “no cyclones” to interrupt Thai election : Tim Newton Today - May 10

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294387-latest-in-murder-of-‘british’-teen-“no-cyclones”-to-interrupt-thai-election-tim-newton-today-may-10/

 

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Man brutally kills 4 stray dogs in southern Thailand
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via 77 Kaoded

A man reportedly killed four stray dogs at Kantang Stadium in Trang province in the southern part of Thailand on Monday, May 8. The dog killer in question brutally slashed each dog and left their dead bodies on a road causing outrage among locals and animal rights activists.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294390-man-brutally-kills-4-stray-dogs-in-southern-thailand/

 

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Sex offender confesses to murdering Thai-British teenager, girlfriend still missing
by leah

 

Photos via Facebook

A man formerly imprisoned for sex crimes has confessed to murdering the Thai-British teenager who was found dead in the woods of Lampang province, northern Thailand, on Sunday. The police are still searching for the deceased’s missing girlfriend.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294358-man-held-for-killing-british-thai-youth-over-drug-deal/?do=findComment&comment=18072105

 

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Royal Thai Army officer shoots dead junior soldier over alleged theft
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Facebook/ ศูนย์ข่าวสื่อรัฐทีวีจังหวัดสระบุรี

A senior Royal Thai Army (RTA) officer shot dead a junior officer whom he suspected of stealing belongings from his residence in the central province of Lob Buri. The victim, 69 year old Sub Lieutenant Theerapong Ngernpan, was found dead near his house with gunshot wounds to his neck and left eye.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294393-royal-thai-army-officer-shoots-dead-junior-soldier-over-alleged-theft/

 

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Eleven People Injured After Passenger Minivan Crash in Phatthalung
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

PHOTO: Nitikorn Kongnookaew

 

Phatthalung – A driver has sustained severe injuries while 11 passengers have sustained minor injuries after a minivan crashed into a trailer truck in Pabon.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294394-eleven-people-injured-after-passenger-minivan-crash-in-phatthalung/

 

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80 million baht cash found buried at Buddhist temple in Thailand
by leah

 

Photo via ThaiRath

A stash of 80 million baht cash and a pile of gold bars were found buried in the soil behind Wat Pa Dhammakiri temple in Nakhon Ratchasima province in northeast Thailand on Monday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294395-80-million-baht-cash-found-buried-at-buddhist-temple-in-thailand/

 

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Transwoman attacked by pub guard in southern Thailand
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Hat Yai Focus

A transwoman filed a complaint against a guard who attacked her at a pub in the Hat Yai district of Song Khla province in southern Thailand.

 

Fu8ll story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294396-transwoman-attacked-by-pub-guard-in-southern-thailand/

 

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Domestic Violence Incident in Phuket Leads to One Death
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Wichit – A 56-year-old man died while a 57-year-old woman has survived after a domestic violence incident at a home in Wichit.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294404-domestic-violence-incident-in-phuket-leads-to-one-death/

 

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Tattooed Thai gangster-turned-movie star arrested on gambling charges
by leah leah

 

 

Thai gangster-turned-actor Panya Yimumphai – famous for his role in ‘A Prayer Before Dawn’ – was arrested on gambling charges at a house in Pathum Thani, just north of Bangkok, on Monday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294408-tattooed-thai-gangster-turned-movie-star-arrested-on-gambling-charges/

 

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Thai university makes bulletproof vests from recycled plastic
by leah leah

 

Photo via Naewna

Scientists at Naresuan University in northern Thailand made bulletproof vests out of recycled plastic waste which they donated to the soldiers of Royal Thai Army Area 3 in Phitsanulok province on Monday

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294409-thai-university-makes-bulletproof-vests-from-recycled-plastic/

 

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Thai monk dies in sweltering heat after drunk policeman causes power outage
by Thaiger

 

 

A drunk policeman crashed into an electric pole causing a power outage in Surin province in northeast Thailand on Thursday amid soaring temperatures.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294411-thai-monk-dies-in-sweltering-heat-after-drunk-policeman-causes-power-outage/

 

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Murderer arrested in Thailand after 16 years on the run

by leah

 

Photo via Nation TV

 

A Thai man who brutally murdered his wife 16 years ago was arrested at a temple in Roi Et province in northeast Thailand yesterday. He confessed to beating his wife to death with a helmet in 2007.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294412-murderer-arrested-in-thailand-after-16-years-on-the-run/