THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 8 July 2023

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Move Forward Secretary-General Chaithawat Tulathon is scheduled to have a meeting with House speaker, Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, today (Friday) to discuss the possibility of allowing sufficient time for the party’s leader and prime ministerial candidate to present his vision speech and to allow MPs and senators to question him about the party’s more controversial policies.

 

Pita seeks more time to clarify controversial policies in first PM selection sitting

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300054-pita-seeks-more-time-to-clarify-controversial-policies-in-first-pm-selection-sitting/

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Leg lost in transit: Thai professor reveals investigation into escalator accident at Bangkok airport

 

Photo via Facebook/ Weerachai Phutdhawong

 

A professor from Kasetsart University in Thailand provided a media update on the investigation into an escalator accident that resulted in a woman losing half of her leg at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300041-leg-lost-in-transit-thai-professor-reveals-investigation-into-escalator-accident-at-bangkok-airport/

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Loose Bolts Led To Horrific Accident At Don Mueang Airport: Academic
by TNR Staff

 

 

A KASETSART University academic said the accident at Don Mueang Airport whereby a female passenger’s left leg was severed till the knee after it was swallowed by a moving walkway was caused by loose bolts holding down a metal plate at the end of the conveyor belt, Naewna and Matichon newspapers said Friday (July 7).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300041-leg-lost-in-transit-thai-professor-reveals-investigation-into-escalator-accident-at-bangkok-airport/?do=findComment&comment=18189659

 

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Thai Senior Immigration Officer Vows to Purge the Country of All Overstayers Within Three Months

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Immigration Bureau commissioner Pol. Lt. Gen. Pakphumpipat Sajjaphan held a seminar on Thursday, July 6th, to equip immigration officers with the necessary skills to effectively address the issue of overstayers.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300065-thai-senior-immigration-officer-vows-to-purge-the-country-of-all-overstayers-within-three-months/

 

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From jailbird to jailbreaker: Former inmate’s knife attack shocks Chiang Mai district
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Facebook/ Daorung Sinnok and กูรู้.. โลกรู้

 

Thai police arrested a former jailbird after he attacked a 66 year old neighbour with a knife in the Mea Pong district in the northern province of Chiang Mai. The habitual criminal’s younger sister expressed pride in her brother before he left for jail.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300066-from-jailbird-to-jailbreaker-former-inmate’s-knife-attack-shocks-chiang-mai-district/

 

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Foreign Man Climbs Famous Chalong Temple and Jumps
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Chalong – An unidentified foreign man climbed Phuket’s most famous temple this evening. He was threatening to jump from a pagoda for several hours and finally jumped after trying to fight rescuers atop the temple.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300067-foreign-man-climbs-famous-chalong-temple-and-jumps/

 

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Bar in Phuket Raided A Second Time for Allegedly Illegally Opening 
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – A bar in Thalang was raided for the second time in a few months following anonymous complaints for allegedly opening past the legal closing time of 2:00 A.M.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300068-bar-in-phuket-raided-a-second-time-for-allegedly-illegally-opening/

 

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Unidentified Foreign Tourist Seriously Injured After Car Overturns in Phuket
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – An unidentified foreign tourist has sustained severe injuries after their car overturned in Kamala.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300069-unidentified-foreign-tourist-seriously-injured-after-car-overturns-in-phuket/

 

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Pita Should Be Given Just One Chance Of Being Voted For PM: Settha
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Pheu Thai’s candidate for prime minister Settha Taweesin. Photo: Thai Rath

 

PHEU THAI CANDIDATE FOR prime minister Settha Taweesin suggested today (July 7) Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat be given just one chance of being voted head of government.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300070-pita-should-be-given-just-one-chance-of-being-voted-for-pm-settha/

 

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Mae Sai District Chief Transferred Over Sex Trafficking Of Teen Girls
by TNR Staff

 

One of the two karaoke bars on the Thai-Myanmar border in Chiang Rai raided by officials, above, and one of the teenage girls found there. Photo: MNG Online

 

IMMEDIATELY transferred today (July 7) were the chief and deputy chief of Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district after raids of two karaoke lounges on the Thai-Myanmar border found girls younger than 18 years of age serving customers with this being illegal sex trafficking of minors, MNG Online said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300071-mae-sai-district-chief-transferred-over-sex-trafficking-of-teen-girls/

 

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Politicians skating on thin ice as the economy may not be able to withstand a political stalemate
by Joseph O' Connor

 

Apart from some good news delivered this week by Mr Wichanun Niwatjinda (right) of the Ministry of Commerce in Bangkok on inflation in Thailand, which is on track to be the lowest in the ASEAN bloc, there are clear warning signals from the economy. Capital continues to flow out of the country. 

A vote that delivers a new government led by Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat would lift investor sentiment immediately next Thursday but all the political signs suggest this may not be the case.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300072-politicians-skating-on-thin-ice-as-the-economy-may-not-be-able-to-withstand-a-political-stalemate/

 

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Public outrage over grandfather who murdered his 12-year-old granddaughter with a baseball bat
by James Morris and Son Nguyen

 

Police escorted the accused man, Mr Yutthana Madee or ‘Ai Jab’, as the Criminal Court ordered his detention at Bangkok Remand Prison when family members and the police objected to a bail request. He faced charges connected with the brutal killing of his granddaughter, the use of illegal narcotics and the concealment of her body.

The Ministry of Justice has offered to expedite assistance to the distraught family of the young girl who met a brutal end at the hands of a family loved one.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300073-public-outrage-over-grandfather-who-murdered-his-12-year-old-granddaughter-with-a-baseball-bat/

 

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Undocumented Myanmar children to be allowed to attend class in Chiang Rai

 

 

The administrator of a foundation in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai, which is providing temporary shelter to 18 of 126 undocumented Myanmar children from a school in Ang Thong province, said the children will be given the choice of being sent back to Myanmar or continuing their studies in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300074-undocumented-myanmar-children-to-be-allowed-to-attend-class-in-chiang-rai/

 

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Pattaya Woman Demands Someone to take Financial Responsibility after Crashing Her Sedan into Construction Site on Threpprasit Road
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — A college student in Pattaya is demanding someone to take financial responsibility after she crashed her sedan into a road construction site on Threpprasit Road.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300075-pattaya-woman-demands-someone-to-take-financial-responsibility-after-crashing-her-sedan-into-construction-site-on-threpprasit-road/

 

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Thailand's Richest: Chearavanont family still holds the number 1 spot

 

 

The Chearavanont family still holds the number one spot among Thailand's billionaires with assets worth 1.18 trillion baht, followed by the Chalerm Yoovidhya family with assets worth 1.16 trillion baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300082-thailands-richest-chearavanont-family-still-holds-the-number-1-spot/

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Legal action sought against those involved in alleged “import” of Myanmar children 

 

 

Police in Ang Thong province are seeking legal action against a former school director and four others for alleged involvement in “importing” and sheltering 126 Myanmar children. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300088-legal-action-sought-against-those-involved-in-alleged-“import”-of-myanmar-children /

 

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The pharmacist will see you now: Has Thailand found cure for hospital overcrowding?

 

 

At 59, Wan needs to visit a doctor every four months to keep her hypertension and high cholesterol under control. So, she ends up being a factor in hospital overcrowding and has to suffer long queues for treatment.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300090-the-pharmacist-will-see-you-now-has-thailand-found-cure-for-hospital-overcrowding/

 

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Caught on the fly: Thai police nab Uzbek fleeing prostitution charges in Pattaya
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Facebook/ เจาะลึกทั่วไทย Inside Thailand

 

Thai police arrested an Uzbek man at Suvarnabhumi Airport just as he was about to flee the country due to his involvement in illegal prostitution in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300093-caught-on-the-fly-thai-police-nab-uzbek-fleeing-prostitution-charges-in-pattaya/

 

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Thai engineer confirms the safety of Phra Nang Klao bridge
by Mitch Connor 

 

Photo by David Tang via Flickr

 

In response to buzzing speculation concerning the slim pillars of Phra Nang Klao Bridge, a key project engineer has affirmed that the bridge is indeed designed to global engineering standards.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300095-thai-engineer-confirms-the-safety-of-phra-nang-klao-bridge/

 

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Khon Kaen shop owners targeted by clever thief employing overpayment scam
by Nattapong Westwood

 

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Disturbing incidents have been reported in Khon Kaen, where several local shop owners fell victim to a scam by a short-haired woman masquerading as a male shopper.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300096-khon-kaen-shop-owners-targeted-by-clever-thief-employing-overpayment-scam/

 

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Thai SEC seizes Stark Corporation’s assets amidst false accounting claims
by Alex Morgan 

 

Image courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand, in a powerful move, has seized the assets of Stark Corporation and some of its key personnel due to accusations of false accounting. Excessive damages have ensued following this misconduct with Stark’s debts rising above 38 billion baht as believed by the regulators.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300098-thai-sec-seizes-stark-corporation’s-assets-amidst-false-accounting-claims/

 

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Phuket governor takes action to solve out of school children crisis
by Mitch Connor 

 

Image courtesy of The Phuket News

 

In a decisive step towards ensuring all children in Phuket receive a formal education, Narong Woonciew, the Governor of Phuket, convened a meeting on a weekend in July at the Phuket Provincial Hall.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300099-phuket-governor-takes-action-to-solve-out-of-school-children-crisis/

 

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French firms eye big ticket investment in Thailand’s EEC
by Alex Morgan

 

Chula Sukmanop (second from right) visiting the Paris Airshow, Image courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

In a bid to fortify its economy, the Thai government is extending an invitation to French corporations to make significant investments in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1300100-french-firms-eye-big-ticket-investment-in-thailand’s-eec/

 

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