Thailand’s experiment with weed goes up in smoke

 

 

After four years of support from the ruling coalition government, Thailand is expected to vote against the decriminalisation of marijuana in Sunday’s general election. The current free-for-all and weed shops lining the busy tourist streets appears unlikely to continue in the months after the election and a new parliament is settled.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294704-thailand’s-experiment-with-weed-goes-up-in-smoke/

 

Thai Airways Earnings Surge in Q1

 

 

BANGKOK, May 12 (TNA) – Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) reported the total operating revenue of more than 41 billion baht in the first quarter of 2023, up 271 per cent year-on-year.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294705-thai-airways-earnings-surge-in-q1/

 

Soldier punished for political post in Whatsapp group

 

Image courtesy of Sanook

 

The 4th Army Area Command has imposed penalties, including 30 days of imprisonment and suspension of annual salary increments, on a soldier who posted politically biased messages on a Line group, contravening an order by the Army Commander to maintain political neutrality.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294706-soldier-punished-for-political-post-in-whatsapp-group/

 

Exploring the peace corps’ sixty-year history in Thailand

 

Image via Facebook; Peace Corps Thailand

 

The Peace Corps is a United States agency established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy to promote peace and friendship worldwide. Peace Corps volunteers have been working in Thailand since 1962, assisting Thai government agencies in various fields. Currently, they operate in two main projects: Teacher Collaboration for Development and Youth Development. Over 5,500 volunteers have worked with Thai communities for more than 60 years, but their work was halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This year, Peace Corps volunteers returned to Thailand and underwent a 10-week training programme before being dispatched to 29 provinces across the country. Their swearing-in ceremony coincided with the 60th-anniversary celebration of Peace Corps cooperation in Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294707-exploring-the-peace-corps’-sixty-year-history-in-thailand/

 

EC Invites All Sectors to Monitor Sunday Election

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Election Commission (EC) recently extended an invitation to citizens, groups, organizations, communities, and educational institutions to participate as observers in the upcoming parliamentary election scheduled for this Sunday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294709-ec-invites-all-sectors-to-monitor-sunday-election/

 

Banks Considering New Fee Structure to Align With Operating Costs

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - A new fee structure is being considered by banks to reflect operating expenses for both physical and digital banking services.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294711-banks-considering-new-fee-structure-to-align-with-operating-costs/

 

TAT Launches “Workation” Campaign to Boost Domestic Travel

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has unveiled the "Workation Thailand for only 100 baht" campaign, aiming to boost domestic travel and encourage weekday overnight stays by providing tourism products and services at affordable prices.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294712-tat-launches-“workation”-campaign-to-boost-domestic-travel/

 

Farmers Urged to Limit Rice Crop Due to Less Rainfall

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) has urged farmers to cultivate only one rice crop this season due to anticipated below-average rainfall caused by the El Ni?o weather pattern.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294713-farmers-urged-to-limit-rice-crop-due-to-less-rainfall/

 

Thailand Signs MoU with EV Organizations on Battery Development

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - In an initiative to support the expanding EV industry in Southeast Asia, Thailand has joined forces with five technology and electric vehicle (EV) organizations in ASEAN to jointly study and develop EV battery technology.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294714-thailand-signs-mou-with-ev-organizations-on-battery-development/

 

BOI Teams Up with Partners to Organize South Korean Roadshow

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Board of Investment (BOI), in collaboration with the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) and several prominent Thai private companies, is set to organize a roadshow in Seoul to attract South Korean investors to Thailand, with participants including major Thai firms such as PTT, the oil and gas giant, and Charoen Pokphand Group.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294715-boi-teams-up-with-partners-to-organize-south-korean-roadshow/

 

Domestic Consumer Confidence Rises for the 11th Consecutive Month

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Consumer confidence in Thailand has risen for the 11th consecutive month, reaching its highest level in 38 months, with experts saying the increase is driven by factors including a reduction in COVID-19 infections, the recovery of domestic tourism, and lively election campaigns across the country.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294717-domestic-consumer-confidence-rises-for-the-11th-consecutive-month/

 

Final campaign rallies in Bangkok on Friday before Thailand’s general election

 

FILE / Image Courtesy: United Thai Nation Party

 

Today (Friday) is the last day the candidates vying for parliamentary seats in Sunday’s general election are allowed to campaign. Many major political parties have, therefore, organised major rallies around Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294718-final-campaign-rallies-in-bangkok-on-friday-before-thailand’s-general-election/

 

Ladyboy steals 10,000 baht from Israeli tourist’s pocket in Bangkok

 

Photos via KhaoSod

 

A ladyboy was arrested for stealing 10,700 baht from an Israeli tourist on Sukhumvit Soi 4 in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday night.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294719-ladyboy-steals-10000-baht-from-israeli-tourist’s-pocket-in-bangkok/

 

Thai singer files complaint against unhinged neighbour after five years of disturbing anti-social behaviour

 

Photo via Facebook/ Ko Teerasak Puntujariya

 

A Thai singer and businessperson filed a complaint against his seemingly unhinged anti-social neighbour for a series of disturbing incidents that have occurred over the past five years. The woman in question smashed his car with a hammer, threw urine and poo at his house, and attacked an employee with liquid acid.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294720-thai-singer-files-complaint-against-unhinged-neighbour-after-five-years-of-disturbing-anti-social-behaviour/

 

A bomb attack kills ranger in Yala and suspected insurgents torch 20 cell phone towers in Pattani

 

 

Violence continued in the southernmost provinces on Friday, after a bomb killed a ranger and seriously injured three others.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294722-a-bomb-attack-kills-ranger-in-yala-and-suspected-insurgents-torch-20-cell-phone-towers-in-pattani/

 

Russian Tourist Missing After Being Struck By a Wave While Taking a Selfie at Prom Thep Cape in Phuket

 

 

Three Russian tourists have been rescued while another is still missing after one of them was hit by a wave and washed out into the sea by waves while taking a selfie at the Prom Thep Cape in Rawai.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294723-russian-tourist-missing-after-being-struck-by-a-wave-while-taking-a-selfie-at-prom-thep-cape-in-phuket/

 

Transwoman physically assaulted by bar guards in Phuket

 

 

A Thai transwoman filed a complaint at Patong Police Station on Tuesday, May 9, after four to five security guards at a bar in the Patong neighbourhood of Phuket physically assaulted her and forcibly removed her from the venue without a reason.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294724-transwoman-physically-assaulted-by-bar-guards-in-phuket/

 

Elderly Woman Rescued from Fire in Pattaya

 

 

A 75-year-old woman was rescued from a building that went up in flames for unknown reasons last night in Pattaya, May 11th. The incident happened in Soi Bongkot 4, and nobody was injured.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294725-elderly-woman-rescued-from-fire-in-pattaya/

 

Five monks who allegedly helped abbot embezzle temple funds denied bail

 

 

Five Buddhist monks, accused of helping a former abbot embezzle funds from a temple in north-east Thailand, have been denied bail. The 5 monks, named only as Boonsong, Boonluea, Thanakrit, Bandit and Natthapach, have been charged with assisting the former abbot to embezzle more than 180 million baht in cash and gold bars from Wat Pa Thammakhiri in Nakhon Ratchasima province.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294726-five-monks-who-allegedly-helped-abbot-embezzle-temple-funds-denied-bail/

 

Six arrested for wildlife trafficking and macaques rescue in Phetchaburi

 

Image courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

Phetchaburi authorities arrested six members of a wildlife trafficking gang and rescued over ten macaques near a hill in the Muang district. The arrests took place today morning following a tip-off, leading the police to the foothill of Khao Luang in tambon Thongchai, where they discovered the group capturing long-tailed macaques.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294727-six-arrested-for-wildlife-trafficking-and-macaques-rescue-in-phetchaburi/

 

Thai teacher rescues 6 year old boy from drug ring

 

Photo via Channel 7

 

A Thai teacher and police officers in the central province of Nakhon Pathom rescued a six year old boy from a drug ring after his mother ordered him to deliver narcotics to customers. The mother denied the accusation and insisted that she was just a drug user, not a dealer.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294728-thai-teacher-rescues-6-year-old-boy-from-drug-ring/

 

Horny couple caught having sex at work sets Thai social media abuzz

 

Picture courtesy of Sanook with a message in Thai asking if the couple "are they working?"

 

A couple of horny factory workers set tongues wagging on Thai social media after being caught having sex at work in Rayong, East Thailand. The randy factory workers were caught in the throes of passion in the middle of a warehouse while on the clock.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294730-horny-couple-caught-having-sex-at-work-sets-thai-social-media-abuzz/

 

Police say woman found dead in Chiang Mai condo wasn’t murdered

 

Pol. Lt. Col. Phirom Yosalai | Photo via KhaoSod

 

Despite police saying that they assumed the woman found dead in a condo room in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, this morning was murdered by her foreign husband, they are now saying she was not murdered at all.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1294692-thai-woman-murdered-in-chiang-mai-condo-farang-husband-missing/?do=findComment&comment=18078511

 

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