THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 27 May 2023

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Foreign buyers fuel 200% surge in Thai luxury property sales

 

A surge in foreign interest in luxury property in Thailand has been observed since international tourists began returning in the latter half of 2022, according to property consultancy CBRE.

 

Top Photo via CBRE

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296048-foreign-buyers-fuel-200-surge-in-thai-luxury-property-sales/

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Chinese Tour Groups Visiting Thailand Still Down by 90 Percent Compared to 2019

 

 

The number of Chinese tour groups in Thailand is still low which was only ten percent of the total that had visited before Covid-19 in 2019, said prominent Thai tourism associations today, May 26th, 2023.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296023-chinese-tour-groups-visiting-thailand-still-down-by-90-percent-compared-to-2019/

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MFP reassures cannabis businesses amid plans to re-list as narcotic

 

Photo Courtesy of Facebook

 

The Move Forward Party (MFP) reassured registered marijuana growers and cannabis business operators that their interests will be safeguarded in the future, even if the drug is reclassified as a narcotic.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296029-mfp-reassures-cannabis-businesses-amid-plans-to-re-list-as-narcotic/

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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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Policeman, Rescuers Chase Panicked Kuwaiti Man For An Hour
by TNR Staff

 

 

A YOUNG Kuwaiti man who panicked at seeing a policeman and rescue team coming to help after the taxi he was travelling in from Pattaya to Bangkok broke down on the motorway ran off leading to an hour-long chase, TV Channel 7 said this evening (May 26).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296062-policeman-rescuers-chase-panicked-kuwaiti-man-for-an-hour/

 

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Move Forward opposes any plan to allow a US base in Thailand and commits to uphold its sovereignty
by Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

 

Move Forward Party key figure and MP elect Rangsiman Rome ( centre right)

Rangsiman Rome tells reporters that efforts by conservative elements or perhaps misinformation operations should stop as he clarifies the Move Forward foreign policy position.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296063-move-forward-opposes-any-plan-to-allow-a-us-base-in-thailand-and-commits-to-uphold-its-sovereignty/

 

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Four People Rescued After Falling Into Well in Thalang, Phuket
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Thalang – Two men fell into a well before two other men who were trying to help them fell into the well also in Cherng Talay, Phuket.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296064-four-people-rescued-after-falling-into-well-in-thalang-phuket/

 

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Phuket Boat Crew Rescued After Getting Stuck on Rock in Krabi
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Krabi – A fishing boat from Phuket was found stuck at a rock in the middle of the sea after being hit by a wave in Krabi.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296065-phuket-boat-crew-rescued-after-getting-stuck-on-rock-in-krabi/

 

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Phuket Launches Intensive Operation to Crack Down on Foreigners Breaking the Law

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

As part of the "White Accommodation for Foreigners" project, Phuket is launching a comprehensive clean-up operation to increase the scrutiny of foreigners who break the law.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296066-phuket-launches-intensive-operation-to-crack-down-on-foreigners-breaking-the-law/

 

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Woman Wandering Aimlessly Through Pattaya's Streets in Tattered Clothes Sparks Plea for Help

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

A video clip has emerged of a mentally ill Thai woman, believed to be in her 30s or 40s, walking aimlessly through Pattaya's streets while wearing tattered clothes.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296067-woman-wandering-aimlessly-through-pattayas-streets-in-tattered-clothes-sparks-plea-for-help/

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Immigration Officials Arrest Taiwanese Gang for Operating Stock Manipulation Company, Defrauding People of 23 Billion Baht

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Immigration authorities have apprehended the leader of a Taiwanese gang involved in operating a fraudulent pharmaceutical company amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The gang manipulated stock prices and deceived over 10,000 individuals, resulting in damages totaling 2.3 billion baht. The accused individual was found to have an arrest warrant from Taiwan.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296072-immigration-officials-arrest-taiwanese-gang-for-operating-stock-manipulation-company-defrauding-people-of-23-billion-baht/

 

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Pita – The Tourism Ambassador for Thailand
 

Photo : Pita Limjaroenrat’s Facebook

While his future as the next prime minister of Thailand remains a matter of wait-and-see, Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Move Forward, became “the Tourism Ambassador” for Thailand on Friday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296074-pita-–-the-tourism-ambassador-for-thailand/

 

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Only one woman withstood Move Forward’s Bangkok takeover – meet Theerarat Samrejvanich

 

 

Theerarat Samrejvanich is unique among Bangkok MPs who were elected on May 14 for one simple reason. She is the only successful candidate who did not run for the Move Forward Party.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296078-only-one-woman-withstood-move-forward’s-bangkok-takeover-–-meet-theerarat-samrejvanich/

 

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Government must prepare for the effects of the El Nino climate phenomenon, expert says

 

 

With increasing awareness among the voting public of the environmental challenges faced in this part of the world, it is imperative that the new government draws up a Memorandum of Understanding with all concerned agencies to take urgent action in fighting the worse impacts of global warming and the upcoming El Nino, says Assistant Professor Thon Thamrong-Nawasawat of the Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296083-government-must-prepare-for-the-effects-of-the-el-nino-climate-phenomenon-expert-says/

 

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Large seabird finds refuge on Nonthaburi roof
by Samantha Rose
 

Sea eagle finds refuge on roof, photo by Sanook.

 

A large seabird found a refuge on a roof in Thailand’s central Nonthaburi province.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296088-large-seabird-finds-refuge-on-nonthaburi-roof/

 

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Truck flips in Chon Buri, crushes car and kills young woman
by Nattapong Westwood
 

Photo by Khaosod.

 

A young woman was tragically killed in a Chon Buri motorway accident involving an 18-wheeler truck carrying a container and multiple cars. Police are investigating the causes of the accident and will examine CCTV footage for further information.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296090-truck-flips-in-chon-buri-crushes-car-and-kills-young-woman/

 

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Illegal animal carcass imports uncovered in Chon Buri raid
by Nattapong Westwood
 

Photo by Khaosod.

 

Thailand‘s Department of Livestock Development discovered an illegal import of animal carcasses in the Panthong district of Chon Buri. Authorities have confiscated over 1,200 kilograms of tainted products, which have undergone testing for formalin contamination.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296092-illegal-animal-carcass-imports-uncovered-in-chon-buri-raid/

 

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Siriraj Says All Beds For Critical Covid Patients Full
by TNR Staff 

 

Dr. Yong Poovorawan. Photo: INN News

 

SIRIRAJ Piyamaharajkarun Hospital posted a message on its Facebook page yesterday (May 26) that all beds for critical Covid patients are now fully occupied with the emergency department also overflowing thus it cannot accept any more patients, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said this morning.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296093-siriraj-says-all-beds-for-critical-covid-patients-full/

 

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Taiwanese man sought over 23 billion baht fraud arrested in Bangkok

 

 

Thai immigration and Taiwanese police have apprehended a Taiwanese businessman, who allegedly cheated more than 10,000 investors in a fake pharmaceutical company, which he and his associates founded during the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, out of an estimated 23 billion baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296072-immigration-officials-arrest-taiwanese-gang-for-operating-stock-manipulation-company-defrauding-people-of-23-billion-baht/?do=findComment&comment=18107442

 

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Pattaya City Lifeguards Aid Two Unconscious Foreigners on Pattaya Beach
By Adam Judd

 

Pattaya, Thailand – Pattaya City Lifeguards aided two unidentified foreign men on Pattaya Beach who may have had a bit too much partying the night before.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1296094-pattaya-city-lifeguards-aid-two-unconscious-foreigners-on-pattaya-beach/

 

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