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Narathiwat – At least ten people have died, 118 people have been injured, and more than 200 families have suffered, many with their homes destroyed, after a fireworks warehouse exploded in the Su-Ngai Kolok district on late Saturday afternoon (July 29th).

 

Ten Dead, 118 Injured, 200 Families Suffer After Fireworks Warehouse in Narathiwat Exploded
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302063-ten-dead-118-injured-200-families-suffer-after-fireworks-warehouse-in-narathiwat-exploded/

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UPDATE:

 

Deaths in fireworks explosion climb to 12 with 10 survivors still in hospital

 

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The death toll in the fireworks warehouse explosion and fire, in Su-ngai Kolok district of Thailand’s southernmost province of Narathiwat, increased to 12.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302063-ten-dead-118-injured-200-families-suffer-after-fireworks-warehouse-in-narathiwat-exploded/?do=findComment&comment=18238900

 

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Naked Foreigner Found Wandering Around On Pattaya Beach
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

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Pattaya – A unidentified naked male foreigner who was found walking near Pattaya Beach in the early morning was arrested and taken to the Pattaya police station.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302123-naked-foreigner-found-wandering-around-on-pattaya-beach/

 

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Doctors to be sent to rotation to Khok Charoen Hospital as temporary measure

 

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The Khok Charoen district hospital in Lop Buri province announced today (Saturday) that they will operate as normal, after it had advised patients to seek treatment at other hospitals because, from the beginning of August, they will only have one doctor.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302127-doctors-to-be-sent-to-rotation-to-khok-charoen-hospital-as-temporary-measure/

 

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Radical imagery paraded at school event called child exploitation
by Mitch Connor

 

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Critics call kids holding images of insurgents in a parade child exploitation. (via Bangkok Post)
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In light of a controversial incident at a recent sports day event in the Panare district of the deep south province of Pattani, the Internal Security Operations Command’s (ISOC) Region 4 Forward Command is reportedly preparing to take legal action.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302130-radical-imagery-paraded-at-school-event-called-child-exploitation/

 

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Female Motorbike Rider Travelling Against Traffic Killed by Truck in Chonburi
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

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PHOTO: TMN Cable TV Pattaya


Chonburi — A Cambodian motorbike rider was killed in a collision with an 18-wheeler in the Phanat Nikhom district yesterday afternoon, July 28th. The woman was reported to be riding against the traffic.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302131-female-motorbike-rider-travelling-against-traffic-killed-by-truck-in-chonburi/

 

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Legal Ruling Puts Other Projects at Risk: Similar Fate Looms for Residential Developments on State Land
by Erich Parpart

 

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More residential projects could be facing a similar fate as Ashton Asoke.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302133-legal-ruling-puts-other-projects-at-risk-similar-fate-looms-for-residential-developments-on-state-land/

 

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Upcoming partial closure and power outage on Chomsin Road from August 6 to 15
By Online Reporter

 

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Hua Hin Municipality has announced a temporary traffic closure and power outage affecting Chomsin Road.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302134-upcoming-partial-closure-and-power-outage-on-chomsin-road-from-august-6-to-15/

 

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Long holiday sees spike in road accidents, authorities urge caution
by Mitch Connor 

 

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Holiday road traffic brings spike in accidents, increased public transport. (via ท้องทุ่ง บ้านนา Facebook)
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During the initial day of Thailand’s extended holiday period, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) reported nearly 2,000 people were injured in road accidents, with 22 fatalities recorded.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302137-long-holiday-sees-spike-in-road-accidents-authorities-urge-caution/

 

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Beyond Horizon: Thailand’s domestic-made luxury rail carriage
by Mitch Connor

 

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Beyond Horizon will offer next level luxury for future rail travel (via Bangkok Post)
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A cutting-edge rail carriage prototype, known as Beyond Horizon, has been launched in an innovative collaboration between the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), Sinogen-Pin Petch Joint Venture and King Mongkut Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302138-beyond-horizon-thailand’s-domestic-made-luxury-rail-carriage/

 

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Tourists shy away from sea around Koh Larn to avoid plankton bloom
 

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Tourists visiting Koh Larn, a small resort island off Pattaya beach, found to their dismay on Saturday that the sea around the island has turned green and was emitting a foul smell, discouraging many of them from entering the water to escape the scorching sun.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302139-tourists-shy-away-from-sea-around-koh-larn-to-avoid-plankton-bloom/

 

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Move Forward’s uncompromising stand on some policies its main mistake – NIDA Poll

 

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The reason behind the Move Forward party’s lack of success in forming a government of the eight coalition parties is its refusal to scrap some of its policies, according to 42.98% of the respondents to the latest opinion poll conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302140-move-forward’s-uncompromising-stand-on-some-policies-its-main-mistake-–-nida-poll/

 

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Alleged Bar Guards Dump Unconscious Woman on Walking Street
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

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Pattaya — Two men dressed like bouncers were seen abandoning an unconscious woman exhibiting signs of shock on Pattaya Walking Street, raising grave concerns over her safety.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302142-alleged-bar-guards-dump-unconscious-woman-on-walking-street/

 

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Foreign Tourist Dies Due to Suspected Heart Attack on Pattaya’s Walking Street
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

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Pattaya — A foreign man passed away in a marijuana shop in Pattaya after drinking what the shop owner said was a cappuccino. The cause of his death is waiting to be confirmed by the forensic team but initially believed to be a sudden cardiac arrest.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302143-foreign-tourist-dies-due-to-suspected-heart-attack-on-pattaya’s-walking-street/

 

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Man Stabbed By Neighbour For Turning Off Wi-Fi
by TNR Staff

 

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The man who attacked his neighbour for turning off Wi-Fi being taken to the police station. Photo: Sanook.com

 

A MAN who allowed his neighbour to use his Wi-Fi for free was critically stabbed in the neck when he turned it off thus preventing him from surfing the Internet, Sanook.com said today (July 30).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302144-man-stabbed-by-neighbour-for-turning-off-wi-fi/

 

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Deadly Crash: Two Dead and Three Injured in Pathum Thani

 

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Picture: Siam Rath

 

A tragic accident occurred on July 30th on Highway 9 (Western Ring Road) near Lat Lum Kaeo, Pathum Thani province. On July 30th, a grave mishap took place on Route 9 (West Circular Route) close to Lat Lum Kaeo in Pathum Thani.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302150-deadly-crash-two-dead-and-three-injured-in-pathum-thani/

 

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Thailand unscathed by Crimean-Congo fever, dengue cases surge

by Mitch Connor

 

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Thailand has no cases of the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, but dengue fever cases continue to surge. (via WHO). Image courtesy of World Health Organization (WHO)

 

In an official statement, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) confirmed that Thailand is currently not affected by the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302151-thailand-unscathed-by-crimean-congo-fever-dengue-cases-surge/

 

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Fireworks investigation: Extra tonne discovered near Thai explosion site, increasing fears
by Nattapong Westwood

 

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In a shocking event, officials uncovered an additional one tonne of fireworks hidden in a building just 150 metres away from a previous explosion site that took the lives of twelve people.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1302153-fireworks-investigation-extra-tonne-discovered-near-thai-explosion-site-increasing-fears/

 

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