With an eye on boosting the economy, real estate developers and consultants are urging Thailand‘s new government to implement policies that promote foreign investment. They believe such measures will stimulate a more positive environment for overseas buyers in the property market, suggesting promotional efforts to increase awareness among foreign investors.

 

Picture courtesy of Leohoho, Unsplash

 

Thailand’s real estate sector eyes foreign investment boost

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1298993-thailand’s-real-estate-sector-eyes-foreign-investment-boost/

Taiwan’s representative in Thailand resigns over sexual harassment allegation

 

Former Taiwan’s Representative to Thailand, Chuang Sho-hang, attended Bangkok Design Week in February 2023. (Photo on the official website of The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand)

 

Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has confirmed that former Taiwan’s Representative to Thailand, who took up the post of Taiwan’s Representative in Thailand in July 2022, was asked to leave Thailand, after less than a year in the job, following allegations of sexual harassment of his secretary during a trip to Northern Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1298980-taiwan’s-representative-in-thailand-resigns-over-sexual-harassment-allegation/

COVID infections falling steadily, fewer fatalities over past month

 

 

New COVID-19 infections in Thailand and other countries were steadily falling over the past month, with fewer fatalities, according to Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, public health permanent secretary.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299017-covid-infections-falling-steadily-fewer-fatalities-over-past-month/

 

Anutin Rules Out Possibility Of Minority Govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul, right in above photo and left on Front Page photo, accompanied by Saksayam Chidchon, the party’s secretary-general. Photo: Matichon

 

BHUMJAITHAI LEADER ANUTIN Charnvirakul Monday (June 26) categorically ruled out the possibility of a minority government with dozens of MPs to be bought out at a later date from the current coalition partners.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299018-anutin-rules-out-possibility-of-minority-govt/

 

Bullman nearly captured by Interpol in Paris at the end of May and then extradited back to Thailand
by James Morris and Son Nguyen

 

A shrunken Roger Bullman photographed in recent days after his shocking return to Norway. The former psychiatric nurse has been detailing his story at length with a Norwegian true story podcast called Avhort. He reveals how he survived on the run living a hellish existence in Vietnam, which may not have been possible without the Covid pandemic crisis. He also disclosed that he was on the verge of being arrested by police at Orly Airport in Paris, a turn of events which would have seen him handed over to Interpol and deported back to Thailand on foot of an international arrest warrant for the fugitive still in force. It happened just hours before he landed back at Gardermoen Airport in Oslo on Saturday morning, the 27th of May.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299019-bullman-nearly-captured-by-interpol-in-paris-at-the-end-of-may-and-then-extradited-back-to-thailand/

 

Chadchart Oversees Tidying Of Cables On Charoen Krung Road
by TNR Staff

 

 

 

BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt and his team Monday (June 26) followed up on the progress of tidying messy overhead communication cables on Charoen Krung road with it to take about a month to finish the task across the four-kilometre stretch of this road, Matichon newspaper said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299020-chadchart-oversees-tidying-of-cables-on-charoen-krung-road/

 

Thai Youths Urge Pheu Thai to Rid the Country of Illegal Drugs and Recriminalize Marijuana
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

PHOTO: Matichon

A group of Thai youths on Monday, June 26th, proposed 9 proposals to the Pheu Thai Party in a bid to combat drug problems across the country.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299021-thai-youths-urge-pheu-thai-to-rid-the-country-of-illegal-drugs-and-recriminalize-marijuana/

 

Woman Survives Fall off Parking Building in Pattaya During Quarrel with Girlfriend
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — A woman fell off a parking building in Naklua while quarrelling with her girlfriend, and survived.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299022-woman-survives-fall-off-parking-building-in-pattaya-during-quarrel-with-girlfriend/

 

Suspect Allegedly Steals a Million Baht from a Foreigner’s House in Thalang
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Thalang – Suspect(s) allegedly stole a million baht in cash from a foreigner’s house in Thalang.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299023-suspect-allegedly-steals-a-million-baht-from-a-foreigner’s-house-in-thalang/

 

32 tonnes of narcotics incinerated on UN International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

 

 

Thailand incinerated about 32 tonnes of various narcotics Monday, worth an estimated 21.4 billion baht on the street, to mark the UN’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299024-32-tonnes-of-narcotics-incinerated-on-un-international-day-against-drug-abuse-and-illicit-trafficking/

 

Fire engulfs a tanker truck carrying 40,000 liters of aviation fuel

 

Picture: Siam Rath

A major incident took place on June 26, 2023, involving a tanker truck transporting 40,000 liters of aviation fuel.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299026-fire-engulfs-a-tanker-truck-carrying-40000-liters-of-aviation-fuel/

 

Heatwave Ignites Pile of Old Tires by the Roadside in Samut Prakan

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

In the soaring summer heat, a pile of old tires and plastics by the roadside mysteriously caught fire in Soi Kupara, Moo 3, Bang Pla Subdistrict, Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan Province.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299027-heatwave-ignites-pile-of-old-tires-by-the-roadside-in-samut-prakan/

 

Plea for Help: Two Thai Women Deceived and Trapped by Traffickers in India

 

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In a deeply distressing incident, two young women from northeastern Thailand, originally from Udon Thani and Yasothon provinces, are reaching out for assistance after falling victim to a deceitful trap while seeking employment as domestic workers in India.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299028-plea-for-help-two-thai-women-deceived-and-trapped-by-traffickers-in-india/

 

Thai economy booms as government’s fiscal income beats projections with 122bn baht surplus
By Alex Morgan

 

Photo: Thai Revenue Department, Freepik

 

The Thai economy demonstrates strong recovery and active imports as the Thai government’s net income during the first two-thirds of fiscal 2023 has surpassed projections by 122 billion baht, revealed Fiscal Policy Office Director-General, Pornchai Thiraveja, 42 years old.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299029-thai-economy-booms-as-government’s-fiscal-income-beats-projections-with-122bn-baht-surplus/

 

NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday 27 June 2023
 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299030-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-tuesday-27-june-2023/

 

Bangkok Traffic: New automatic system launched to ease city congestion
By Mitch Connor

 

Photo Courtesy of tastythailand.com

 

As a strategic initiative aimed at improving vehicle movement, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) recently initiated an automatic traffic-management system. This pilot project focuses on optimising Bangkok traffic across four significant roads within the city.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299038-bangkok-traffic-new-automatic-system-launched-to-ease-city-congestion/

 

Fitch ratings reveal Thailand’s economic recovery to boost corporate earnings in 2023
By Alex Morgan

 

Photo Courtesy of Freepik

 

Recovery of the domestic economy and alleviation of inflationary pressures are set to bolster the performance of corporations in Thailand this year, suggest analysts from Fitch Ratings during the 2023 Thailand Corporate Credit Outlook & Asean ESG conference, held recently in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299042-fitch-ratings-reveal-thailand’s-economic-recovery-to-boost-corporate-earnings-in-2023/

 

Education ministry aids Bangkok school tragedy victim’s family with 235,000 baht
By Mitch Connor

 

Photo Courtesy of alamy.com

 

In a tragic event that unfolded last Friday at a school in Bangkok, an 18 year old student lost his life due to a fire extinguisher explosion during a fire drill activity for school safety. In the wake of the tragedy, financial support was extended to the victim’s family by the Education Ministry.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299045-education-ministry-aids-bangkok-school-tragedy-victim’s-family-with-235000-baht/

 

Elderly Thai woman dies in van-lorry collision: Baby miraculously unhurt
By Samantha Rose

 

PHOTO: Sanook

 

An unfortunate collision incident involving a van and a lorry full of rice has cost one elderly Thai woman’s life and left three others hospitalised. Fortunately, the youngest passenger, a one year old girl, was spared any injuries, benefitting from her car seat.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299047-elderly-thai-woman-dies-in-van-lorry-collision-baby-miraculously-unhurt/

 

Climate Change May Have Caused Deadly Chumphon Plankton Bloom
by Paul Rujopakarn

 

    
CHUMPHON (NNT) - An expert has indicated that climate change might have stimulated a plankton bloom that caused thousands of dead fish to wash up along a 3-4 km stretch of beach in Thailand’s southern Chumphon province.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299048-climate-change-may-have-caused-deadly-chumphon-plankton-bloom/

 

Monsoon surge raises flood risk across Thailand: 47 provinces on high alert

By Nattapong Westwood 

 

Picture courtesy of Brazil Topno, Unsplash

 

Swelling rainfall across Thailand, spurred by the increasing strength of a monsoon coupled with an area of low atmospheric pressure, has compelled the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) to warn that 47 provinces could face potentially hazardous situations. Over the next 24 hours, it predicts 60% of their areas will face heavy rain, with the severity being the most significant in the northern and northeastern regions of the country.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299052-monsoon-surge-raises-flood-risk-across-thailand-47-provinces-on-high-alert/

 

Vietnam extends tourist visas to 90 days, 32 tonnes of drugs up in smoke : Tim Newton Today - June 27
 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299054-vietnam-extends-tourist-visas-to-90-days-32-tonnes-of-drugs-up-in-smoke-tim-newton-today-june-27/

 

British Nationals Among Many Foreigners Involved in Overstay Crimes in Thailand

by Ashley Harper

 

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Recent investigations reveal that many British tourists have violated Thai immigration laws over the past five years by overstaying their visas.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299056-british-nationals-among-many-foreigners-involved-in-overstay-crimes-in-thailand/

 

Desperate son’s 700km search for missing father who disappeared during durian harvest
By Nattapong Westwood

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

A distressed 26 year old Thai man, along with his wife, has embarked on a journey of over 700 kilometres in search of his missing father.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299057-desperate-son’s-700km-search-for-missing-father-who-disappeared-during-durian-harvest/

 

BMW driver arrested for using fake registration plate to waive toll fees
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Facebook/ Page 3 News

 

Police swooped on a Thai woman who used a fake registration plate on her BMW sedan to illegally waive toll fees more than 260 times.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299058-bmw-driver-arrested-for-using-fake-registration-plate-to-waive-toll-fees/

 

Speeding drunk driver triggers horrific road accident: 1 dead, 1 injured
By Nattapong Westwood

 

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

A terrible accident took place around 3am today, where a speeding car collided at high speed with a motorbike and a bicycle, leading to a fatality. The car driver, found with a high blood alcohol concentration, was arrested by the local police.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299059-speeding-drunk-driver-triggers-horrific-road-accident-1-dead-1-injured/

 

Fatal lorry collision on Asia Highway: Pickup driver loses control during storm
by Nattapong 

 

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod.

 

A shocking lorry collision resulting in a fatality occurred on the Asia Highway, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, when a pickup driver lost control of his steering wheel due to a sudden jolt. The impact was captured on the lorry’s dash-cam.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299060-fatal-lorry-collision-on-asia-highway-pickup-driver-loses-control-during-storm/

 

Nationwide check on scales ordered to protect consumers and fruit growers

 

 

To protect consumers, Thailand’s Internal Trade Department has launched a nationwide check on the accuracy of vendor weighing machines.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299061-nationwide-check-on-scales-ordered-to-protect-consumers-and-fruit-growers/

 

Bangkok’s luxury properties raided in expansive search for cryptocurrency fraudsters
By Nattapong Westwood

 

Picture courtesy of Dailynews - เดลินิวส์ออนไลน์ Facebook

 

In an international operation named ‘Trust No One,’ the Thai Cyber Police launched an extensive quest for cryptocurrency fraudsters involved in a worldwide scam worth billions. The second phase of the operation led to a dramatic search in upmarket properties across Bangkok today, revealing stunning details about a Chinese couple’s involvement in the fraud.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299062-bangkok’s-luxury-properties-raided-in-expansive-search-for-cryptocurrency-fraudsters/

 

Thai cyanide serial killer loses baby in prison, lawyer plans legal action
By Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via ThaiRath

The Thai cyanide serial killer lost her baby last week during imprisonment in the Central Women’s Correction Institution. The killer, Sararat “Am” Rangsiwuthaporn, reportedly displayed no signs of emotion or disappointment.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299063-thai-cyanide-serial-killer-loses-baby-in-prison-lawyer-plans-legal-action/