THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 23 May 2023

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Move Forward coalition formally announced

 

Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat officially announced the formation of his coalition government with seven others parties on Monday, about a week after the general election.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295565-move-forward-coalition-formally-announced/

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Over 10,000 Covid Cases In Chonburi Last Week
by TNR Staff

 

A graphic image of Covid-19. Photo: Ecdc.europa.eu

 

CHONBURI’S Public Health Office said today (May 22) that there were 10,648 new Covid cases and 12 deaths last week (May 14-20) with the majority being the elderly, Sanook.com said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295586-over-10000-covid-cases-in-chonburi-last-week/

 

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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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Anutin Posts Photo Of Trip To HK To Deny Rumours Of Linking Up With Thaksin
by TNR Staff

 

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul with his sweetheart in Hong Kong last weekend. Photo: Naewna

 

BHUMJAITHAI Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul today (May 22) posted a photo on his personal Facebook page showing him with his sweetheart during a family trip to pray and relax in Hong Kong over the weekend along with a caption, “It’s like this yet news spread of coming to Hong Kong to set up a government.”

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295587-anutin-posts-photo-of-trip-to-hk-to-deny-rumours-of-linking-up-with-thaksin/

 

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Cult in Isaan encourages women to worship vagina and penis statues

 

Photo via Facebook/ Bunragsa Longlivetheking

 

A religious shrine in the Pak Chong district in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima or Korat is encouraging followers, especially women, to worship vagina and penis statues for good fortune.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295558-cult-in-isaan-encourages-women-to-worship-vagina-and-penis-statues/

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Devastating Rainstorm Claims 6 Lives and Causes Destruction in Phichit

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Phichit, May 22, 2023 - As anticipated by the Meteorological Department's forecast for the onset of the rainy season, heavy rainfall swept through multiple areas of Phichit province, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. The province had braced itself for 20% of the predicted rainfall, and the forecast proved to be spot on.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295589-devastating-rainstorm-claims-6-lives-and-causes-destruction-in-phichit/

 

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Police Misconduct Allegations Distorted After Controversial Police Page Post

 

Picture: INN

 

Narathiwat - Following a complaint posted on social media, accusing officers from the Su-ngai Kolok Police Station in Narathiwat province of forcing individuals to remove their clothes and stand under the scorching sun, the truth behind the incident has been distorted.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295591-police-misconduct-allegations-distorted-after-controversial-police-page-post/

 

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Luxury Car with Red License Plate Involved in Hit-and-Run Incident, Leaving woman with a Disfigured Face

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sattahip District, Chonburi Province: A 35-year-old woman named Miss Sosang filed a complaint with the media and provided CCTV footage to assist in tracking down the driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run incident.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295594-luxury-car-with-red-license-plate-involved-in-hit-and-run-incident-leaving-woman-with-a-disfigured-face/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday 23 May 2023

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295596-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-tuesday-23-may-2023/

 

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Durian dispute turns violent after Chinese tourists accuse Thai vendor of selling fake fruit
by leah
 

Photo via KhaoSod

 

Things quickly turned sour when three Chinese tourists accused a Thai vendor of selling “fake durian” at a market in Chon Buri province, eastern Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295599-durian-dispute-turns-violent-after-chinese-tourists-accuse-thai-vendor-of-selling-fake-fruit/

 

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Palang Pracharath Might Be Dissolved To Make Pheu Thai New Core Of Coalition Govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

 

IN A POSSIBLE TWIST of power play, the Palang Pracharath might dissolve their military-installed party with all 41 Palang Pracharath MPs set to join the Pheu Thai to make it the largest party and core of a coalition government in place of the Move Forward, partisan sources said today (May 22).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295601-palang-pracharath-might-be-dissolved-to-make-pheu-thai-new-core-of-coalition-govt/

 

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Cannabis shops near schools allowed amid lack of specific law
by Mitch Connor

 

Photo Courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

Cannabis dispensaries are currently allowed to operate near schools in Thailand, as there is no specific legislation controlling their locations, according to the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295604-cannabis-shops-near-schools-allowed-amid-lack-of-specific-law/

 

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OPINION

Dear Tiktokers and YouTubers coming to Thailand
By Thai Enquirer

 

Dear TikTokers and YouTubers,

 

Well there is an opening I never thought I would write. Anyway. Thanks for coming en masse to Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295605-dear-tiktokers-and-youtubers-coming-to-thailand/

 

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New coalition to “recriminalise’ weed, boat driver on ‘meth’ : Tim Newton Today - May 23

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295606-new-coalition-to-“recriminalise’-weed-boat-driver-on-‘meth’-tim-newton-today-may-23/

 

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Five Filipino Tourists, Guide, and Driver Rescued After Boat Capsizes in Phang Nga
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phang Nga-Five Filipino tourists, a guide, and a driver have been rescued after a long-tail boat capsized in Phang Nga.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295607-five-filipino-tourists-guide-and-driver-rescued-after-boat-capsizes-in-phang-nga/

 

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Democrats to elect new leader amid Abhisit and Watanya speculation
by Mitch Connor
 

Photo Courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

The Democrat Party is set to meet and establish guidelines for selecting a new leader, with Abhisit Vejjajiva and Watanya Bunnag, head of the party’s political innovations working group, being the potential candidates.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295608-democrats-to-elect-new-leader-amid-abhisit-and-watanya-speculation/

 

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Roof collapses at school in Thailand during storm, 7 killed
by leah
 

Photo via ThaiRath

 

Seven people, including four children, died after a roof at a school in Pichit province, northern Thailand, collapsed during a storm yesterday. Eighteen more people are injured.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295589-devastating-rainstorm-claims-6-lives-and-causes-destruction-in-phichit/?do=findComment&comment=18098880

 

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Businesses express concern over Move Forward minimum wage increase policy
 

Photo : AFP

Members of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) are scheduled to meet with key members of the Move Forward party, to express their concern over the party’s policy to increase the minimum wage to 450 baht/day, according to FTI chairman Kriengkrai Thiennukul.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295615-businesses-express-concern-over-move-forward-minimum-wage-increase-policy/

 

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Chon Buri woman discovers priceless pearl in local market oyster
Nattapong Westwood

 

Photo from Daily news

 

A lucky woman in Chon Buri found a valuable pearl inside a large oyster purchased from a local market. The resident, Thevalee Sitonwong, discovered the stunning orange pearl while preparing a meal for her and her husband.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295620-chon-buri-woman-discovers-priceless-pearl-in-local-market-oyster/

 

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Public advised to protect themselves as COVID-19 cases surge

 

 

Thai doctors are sounding the alarm over the steady rise in COVID-19 infections, as they advise the public to protect themselves from the disease as recommended by the Ministry of Public Health.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295623-public-advised-to-protect-themselves-as-covid-19-cases-surge/

 

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Phuket speedboat driver tests positive for meth after crash injuring 37 tourists
by leah

 

Photo via KhaoSod

The man who crashed a speedboat into a channel marker in Chalong Bay in Phuket, southern Thailand – injuring 37 Thai and foreign tourists – on Wednesday tested positive for methamphetamine.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295624-phuket-speedboat-driver-tests-positive-for-meth-after-crash-injuring-37-tourists/

 

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Philanthropist injured in multi-vehicle road accident in Nakhon Si Thammarat
by Samantha Rose

 

PHOTO via Thairath

 

A local philanthropist was badly injured when a truck crashed into the back of a pickup, spinning it into another lorry, causing harm to the driver. Passers-by came to assist the injured man trapped inside the damaged Toyota pickup with registration plate number บว-1721 Nakhon Si Thammarat, which was left immobilised in the middle of the road.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295627-philanthropist-injured-in-multi-vehicle-road-accident-in-nakhon-si-thammarat/

 

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Seven arrested for smuggling Chinese nationals into Thailand for potential call centre scams
by Mitch Connor

 

Photo Courtesy of Istock

 

Seven Thai individuals have been detained for their alleged involvement in smuggling Chinese nationals from Laos into Thailand. Authorities are investigating whether these cases have any connection to call centre gangs.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295630-seven-arrested-for-smuggling-chinese-nationals-into-thailand-for-potential-call-centre-scams/

 

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Security beefed-up at Thai parliament ahead of planned rally

 

 

Police have increased security around the parliament building today (Tuesday), ahead of a planned rally organised by the “United Front for Thammasat and Demonstration” (UFTD), intended to pressure senators to vote for Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat as Thailand’s 30th prime minister.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295623-public-advised-to-protect-themselves-as-covid-19-cases-surge/

 

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Lifeless body of three year old girl found near grazing field in southern Thailand
by Nattapong Westwood

Photo from Facebook

 

The body of a three year old girl was discovered in a waterlogged area close to an animal grazing field in Narathiwat province, in southern Thailand. The child mysteriously disappeared from her home, which was approximately 300 metres away from where her body was found.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295634-lifeless-body-of-three-year-old-girl-found-near-grazing-field-in-southern-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=18099164

 

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US declines Thai F-35 bid, offers F-16 and F-15 jets instead
by Mitch Connor
 

Photo Courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

The United States Department of Defense has informally declined Thailand’s request to buy F-35 fighter jets, according to a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) source. Instead, the US has offered F-16 Block 70 and F-15 E Strike Eagle fighter jets as alternatives.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295638-us-declines-thai-f-35-bid-offers-f-16-and-f-15-jets-instead/

 

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Two Thai national footballers banned for six month for brawling at SEA Games

 

AFP

 

The Football Association (FA) of Thailand has banned two players from national matches for six months and suspended three staff for a year after brawls during the SEA Games men’s football final in Cambodia on May 16.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295653-two-thai-national-footballers-banned-for-six-month-for-brawling-at-sea-games/

 

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Three DSI officials surrender to face bribe-taking charges

 

Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, the deputy national police chief

 

Three officials of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) have offered to surrender to the police this afternoon (Tuesday), to acknowledge charges of allegedly breaking into the residence of the consul-general of the Republic of Nauru and demanding bribes from illegal Chinese immigrants there.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295654-three-dsi-officials-surrender-to-face-bribe-taking-charges/

 

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Census panthers and leopards to be conducted in Thailand’s western forests

 

 

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is cooperating with the World Wildlife Fund to undertake a survey of the population of leopards and panthers in Thailand, particularly in the western forest complex, as well as the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai and Phu Khieo-Nam Nao forest complexes.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295655-census-panthers-and-leopards-to-be-conducted-in-thailand’s-western-forests/

 

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Pita meets with Federation of Thai Industries to soothe concerns

 

 

Move Forward’s leader Pita Limjaroenrat stole the limelight again on Tuesday by using a motorcycle taxi to go to a meeting at the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1295656-pita-meets-with-federation-of-thai-industries-to-soothe-concerns/