THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 11 May 2023

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Thai political activist assaulted at Election Commission office

 

 

Political activist Srisuwan Janya was attacked today (Thursday) by an elderly man at the Office of Election Commission (EC), after he had filed a complaint about the Pheu Thai party’s manifesto promise to make a one-time 10,000 baht digital money payment to every Thai national aged 16 and over.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294592-thai-political-activist-assaulted-at-election-commission-office/

 

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TAT Pushes for Increased Visa Quota for Chinese Tourists

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pushing for an increase in the visa quota for Chinese tourists as demand from China is rising and the sector is recovering. Currently, the Thai embassy in Beijing and eight consulates in China are only allowed to issue 84,000 visas for Chinese tourists via travel agencies per month.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294595-tat-pushes-for-increased-visa-quota-for-chinese-tourists/

 

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TAT Kicks Start Campaign to Promote Lesser-Known Destinations

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a new campaign called "Amazing Secondary Cities, Must Visit, Must Love" to promote lesser-known destinations in the country. The focus of the campaign is to showcase local traditions and cultural heritage through storytelling to provide captivating travel experiences that highlight the identity and unique characteristics of each area.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294596-tat-kicks-start-campaign-to-promote-lesser-known-destinations/

 

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EXAT Conducting Feasibility Study on Motorway Linking Bangkok to Suvarnabhumi Airport

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) is conducting a study on constructing an elevated motorway connecting Southern Bangkok to Suvarnabhumi International Airport.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294597-exat-conducting-feasibility-study-on-motorway-linking-bangkok-to-suvarnabhumi-airport/

 

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EC to Release Unofficial Election Results Hours After Polls Close

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Election Commission (EC) has reiterated its plans to release unofficial results of the May 14 general election within hours after the voting ends.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294598-ec-to-release-unofficial-election-results-hours-after-polls-close/

 

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Thai police warn against political party clothing during election weekend

 

Photo Courtesy Phuket News

 

The Royal Thai Police have issued a warning to the public, stating that wearing clothing with political party logos or names of candidates during the upcoming general election on May 13 and 14 could be considered illegal campaigning, leading to hefty fines or even imprisonment.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294599-thai-police-warn-against-political-party-clothing-during-election-weekend/

 

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Bank of Thailand to relax rules on Chinese yuan use for trade this year

 

Image courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) plans to ease regulations on the use of China’s yuan for trade this year, aiming to mitigate the effects of currency volatility, according to BoT Deputy Governor Mathee Supapongse. Ongoing discussions between the central bank and its Chinese counterpart are focused on promoting the usage of the Chinese currency.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294600-bank-of-thailand-to-relax-rules-on-chinese-yuan-use-for-trade-this-year/

 

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Former hunger strikers among those arrested after rampage through police station

 

 

Two former hunger strikers and seven other activists were arrested on Wednesday night after they allegedly went on a rampage through the Samran Rat police station, breaking a window, pouring paint on the station’s staircases and spray-painting two vehicles and the station’s walls.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294601-former-hunger-strikers-among-those-arrested-after-rampage-through-police-station/

 

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Police seek further detention of 6 suspects in major monastery embezzlement probe

 

 

Five former monks and a driver of the Pa Thamma Khiri monastery in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima were escorted to the provincial court today (Thursday) by Crime Suppression Division (CSD) officers to seek their further detention.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294603-police-seek-further-detention-of-6-suspects-in-major-monastery-embezzlement-probe/

 

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Man Found Dead in Chonburi Pond After All Night Drinking Session

 

 

A Thai man was found dead in a pond in Chonburi yesterday, May 10th, after leaving a drinking party. Police suspect that the man might have waded into the water to cool himself off and drowned.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294604-man-found-dead-in-chonburi-pond-after-all-night-drinking-session/

 

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Pattaya Woman Accuses Nanny of Causing Brain Damage to Her Newborn Child

 

 

A Thai woman took to The Pattaya News to reveal her plight involving a nanny whom she accused of causing brain injuries to her five-month-old daughter. 

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294605-pattaya-woman-accuses-nanny-of-causing-brain-damage-to-her-newborn-child/

 

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Phuket’s amazing views, and they’re all free

 

 

Yes, we know Samet Nangshe is just north of Phuket, but while you’re visiting the island you MUST check it… details below.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294606-phuket’s-amazing-views-and-they’re-all-free/

 

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After heavy rain, 130 kilograms of fish found dead at Phuket lake

 

Photo via The Phuket News.

 

After heavy rainfall, around 130 kilogrammes of fish were found dead at Phuket‘s Nai Harn Lake in Rawai. Fisheries officials inspected the lake earlier this week after receiving reports of many fish found dead.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294607-after-heavy-rain-130-kilograms-of-fish-found-dead-at-phuket-lake/

 

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Cowardly thug charged for viciously beating girlfriend in Patong karaoke car park

 

 

A cowardly thug has been charged for a violent attack on his girlfriend at a karaoke car park in Patong in Phuket. The case came to light after the graphic CCTV footage of the beating went viral but has since been removed by the Patong Police due to the disturbing nature of the images.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294608-cowardly-thug-charged-for-viciously-beating-girlfriend-in-patong-karaoke-car-park/

 

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Miracle in Thailand: Siblings reunite with missing mother after 30 years

 

Photos via KhaoSod

 

Against all odds, six siblings in Thailand were reunited with their 86 year old mother today who went missing from their family home over 30 years ago. For the past 18 years, monks and villagers were taking care of her at a temple in Prachin Buri province.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294609-miracle-in-thailand-siblings-reunite-with-missing-mother-after-30-years/

 

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Tourists flee as python slithers into Thailand’s Emerald Pool

 

 

A two-metre-long python slithered into the popular Emerald Pool in Krabi province in southern Thailand on Tuesday, sending panicked tourists clambering in all directions.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294611-tourists-flee-as-python-slithers-into-thailand’s-emerald-pool/

 

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Jealous man attacks woman over alleged affair with his boyfriend

 

Photo via Matichon

 

A jealous Thai man yesterday attacked a woman at a noodle shop in the northern province of Kampaeng Phet after she became embroiled in a bizarre love triangle with the man’s boyfriend. The jealous man accused the woman of having an affair with his boyfriend. The victim said the man was her boyfriend while the boyfriend claimed the gay man was only a customer of his.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294612-jealous-man-attacks-woman-over-alleged-affair-with-his-boyfriend/

 

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Netizens stunned by sudden death of 76 year old deaf, mute woman saved from train accident

 

Picture courtesy of Sanook.

 

Netizens yesterday were shocked to learn about the sudden death of a 76 year old deaf and mute woman, who was previously saved from being struck by a train. Her funeral took place recently.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294613-netizens-stunned-by-sudden-death-of-76-year-old-deaf-mute-woman-saved-from-train-accident/

 

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Thai Police Arrest 10 Suspects in Large Online Gambling Ring

 

 

Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) Police rounded up 10 Thai suspects in alleged connection to a large online gambling network dubbed “Hai Jiew Talat Noi” that had over 150 million baht in money circulation. 

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294616-thai-police-arrest-10-suspects-in-large-online-gambling-ring/

 

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Tourists warned against taking ‘Happy Water’ drug in Thailand

 

 

Thailand‘s Department of Medicine is warning partygoers against taking ‘Happy Water,’ a dangerous cocktail of various illicit drugs which has become an “epidemic” in the country’s nightlife scene, reports KhaoSod.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294617-tourists-warned-against-taking-‘happy-water’-drug-in-thailand/

 

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Thai man arrested for selling fake 1,000 baht banknotes

 

Photo via Thai Tai Channel

 

Officers from the Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) yesterday arrested a Thai man after discovering he sold fake 1,000 baht banknotes online with a promotion, buy 10 get 1 free.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294618-thai-man-arrested-for-selling-fake-1000-baht-banknotes/

 

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Ex-Pilot Arrested for Luring Women to Have Sex, Posting Clips Online

 

 

BANGKOK, May 11 (TNA) – An ex-pilot was arrested for allegedly luring women into having sex and posting indecent video clips for online subscribers.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294619-ex-pilot-arrested-for-luring-women-to-have-sex-posting-clips-online/

 

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Intoxicated Man Wades into Pattaya Sea and Spends the Night on Buoy Line

 

 

A Thai man allegedly brooding over problems with his girlfriend decided to get wasted on rice whiskey and waded into the Pattaya sea to spend the night on a buoy line. 

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294622-intoxicated-man-wades-into-pattaya-sea-and-spends-the-night-on-buoy-line/

 

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Pattaya Police Bust Karaoke Venues for Violating Multiple Laws

 

 

Two karaoke shops in Pattaya were raided early this morning for allegedly operating past legal closing times, allowing minors to enter the venues, and letting patrons take illegal drugs in the venues.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294623-pattaya-police-bust-karaoke-venues-for-violating-multiple-laws/

 

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Stranded in Thailand: Bankrupt foreign woman unable to return home

 

Photo via Channel 3

 

A foreign woman sought assistance from locals in Krabi province in the southern region of Thailand after she ran out of money. She is unable to return to her home country, the United States.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294624-stranded-in-thailand-bankrupt-foreign-woman-unable-to-return-home/

 

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Thai elephant in Sri Lanka to return home for treatment

 

pix credit : Thai Foreign Ministry

 

“Sak Surin”, an elephant donated to Sri Lanka more than two decades ago, is expected to be brought back to Thailand in June to receive medical treatment as he is ill and has poor living conditions.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294625-thai-elephant-in-sri-lanka-to-return-home-for-treatment/

 

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Hungarian Man Facing Legal Action After Touching Pipefish While Diving at Pha Ngan Island

 

 

A Hungarian man is facing legal action after he touched a pipefish while he was diving at Pha Ngan Island.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294626-hungarian-man-facing-legal-action-after-touching-pipefish-while-diving-at-pha-ngan-island/

 

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Cyanide victim’s handbag sent to close friend of serial poisoning suspect

 

 

A parcel, containing a handbag which belonged to one of the 14 victims who died from suspected cyanide poisoning, has been sent to a close friend of the serial murder suspect Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, police reported today (Thursday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294629-cyanide-victim’s-handbag-sent-to-close-friend-of-serial-poisoning-suspect/

 

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