Motorbike rider, who blocks Phuket ambulance, breaks both legs in accident

 

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A Phuket motorbike driver who blocked an ambulance that was rushing a patient to hospital has had his comeuppance. The bike rider in question deliberately blocked an ambulance travelling behind him, before getting into an accident where he broke both his legs.

 

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Phuket tourism industry generates 370 billion baht in eight months

 

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Over the past eight months, the tourism industry in Phuket has managed to amass a substantial revenue of nearly 370 billion baht, as reported by the President of the Phuket Tourism Association.

 

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Phuket authorities warn against rising LINE app and Facebook scams

 

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A criminal group has been flagged for attempting to scam people by posing as the Thai Red Cross Society, on LINE and Facebook according to a warning issued by Phuket’s Public Relations Department (PR Phuket).

 

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Phuket to introduce ‘baht bus’ style transport service in tourist hotspot

 

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Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) is currently accepting applications from operators to establish a circular ‘baht bus’ style public transportation system in Phuket’s busiest tourist area. The announcement was made on the PLTO’s official Facebook page yesterday, with three separate notices for potential operators to provide bus transport services within Patong.

 

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Rescue workers save suicidal Filipino after 3 hour standoff in Bangkok

 

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Bangkok rescue workers have saved the life of a suicidal Filipino man who was threatening to slash his own throat on the roof of the house he was living.

 

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Debt dodger’s fake ‘theft’ tale backfires: Thai woman faces charges for false report

 

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A Thai woman is facing charges after faking a theft and filing a fake police report to escape a 48,000 baht debt.

 

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Black bear caught after stealing food from local in central Thailand

 

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Royal Forestry Department authorities have successfully captured an Asian black bear that was stealing food from a local kitchen in Prachantakarm district in the central province of Prachin Buri.

 

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Yala temple’s amusing rules for resident spirits capture netizens’ attention

 

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An intriguing set of rules has emerged from a renowned temple in Yala, aimed at the spirits residing within the temple’s vicinity. The rules, designed to foster harmony among the monks, villagers, and spirits, have gone viral, sparking amusement among netizens.

 

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Toddler locked in car for hours after accidental self-locking

 

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A two year old toddler was locked in a car for hours after her mother left her alone to go shopping. The incident, which took place at a convenience store on Niphat Uthit Road behind the Florida Hotel in downtown Hat Yai, Songkhla province, occurred at 10am today. The girl had accidentally hit the lock button, trapping herself inside the vehicle.

 

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Drug-fuelled son assaults father in Muktahan: Officials intervene

 

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A disturbing incident unfolded in Muktahan as a drug-fuelled, armed with a sharp-edged knife, assaulted his father, inflicting deep wounds on him. The incident was reported today, to the local security officials of Nikhom Kham Soi district, Mukdahan province, by alarmed locals who witnessed the man muttering incoherently and behaving erratically, accusing his father of conspiring to murder him.

 

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Opposition to the government’s digital wallet scheme growing

 

Thai Pakdee Party leader Warong Dechgitvigrom files a complaint with the Auditor-General’s Office on Thursday.

 

The government’s controversial digital wallet scheme is facing increasing opposition, with opponents seeking intervention from the Central Administrative Court, the Election Commission, the Office of Auditor-General and the Ombudsman to put the scheme on hold.

 

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China’s Xi calls for efforts to fight cross-border crimes with Thailand

 

From L, Thai PM Srettha Thavisin, China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan during an opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum in Beijing.

 

Beijing  – China and Thailand should step up efforts to crack down on cross-border crimes such as telecommunications fraud and online gambling, President Xi Jinping told Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin in Beijing on Thursday.

 

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Greener approach to China’s Belt and Road Initiative needed – Thai PM

 

 

Thailand believes that a greener approach to the development of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is necessary for high-quality cooperation for common development and prosperity. Thailand intends to draw lessons from this project and implement them within the nation, said Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Thursday in Beijing.

 

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