THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 23 October 2023

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The Thai Corrections Department’s director-general has agreed to allow convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to remain at the Police General Hospital for medical treatment, as recommended by his doctors.

 

Thaksin’s stay at police hospital extended by Corrections Department

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310024-thaksin’s-stay-at-police-hospital-extended-by-corrections-department/

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OPINION: “I’m a pooyai!” – The dilemma of “respect” in Thai culture
By Nad Bunnag, Thai PBS World

 

 

Showing respect for adults and the elderly, collectively known in Thai as “pooyai” (ผู้ใหญ่), is a cultural norm in Thailand, which is widely perceived as a virtue.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310026-opinion-“i’m-a-pooyai”-–-the-dilemma-of-“respect”-in-thai-culture/

 

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Thais working in Israel advised to think carefully before deciding to remain
 

 

The Thai Foreign Ministry has advised Thais working in Israel to consider their safety carefully, before deciding stay on and not return to Thailand.

 

Full story:  https://aseannow.com/topic/1310027-thais-working-in-israel-advised-to-think-carefully-before-deciding-to-remain/

 

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Pheu Thai Digital Wallet Project Merely Copycatting Japan: MP
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Move Forward MP Sirikanya Tansakul and a banner promoting the 10,000 baht digital wallet project. Photos: Matichon

 

THE PHEU THAI DIGITAL WALLET project is merely a copycat of Japan’s shopping coupon programme allegedly implemented to no avail over the last couple of decades, said Move Forward MP Sirikanya Tansakul Saturday (Oct.21).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310028-pheu-thai-digital-wallet-project-merely-copycatting-japan-mp/

 

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Most People Favour Closing Night Venues At 2 A.M.: NIDA Poll
by TNR Staff 

 

People having fun at a nightclub. Photo: Unsplash

 

MOST people are in favour of closing night venues at current 2 a.m. rather than extending it to 4 a.m. as being moved by the Pheu Thai-led government, a new NIDA Poll shows, Thai Rath newspaper said Sunday (Oct. 22)

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310029-most-people-favour-closing-night-venues-at-2-am-nida-poll/

 

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Activists Gather At Police Hospital To Find Out About Thaksin’s Ailment
By Thai Newsroom Reporter

 

The Students’ and People’s Network for Thailand Reform activists at Police Hospital Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Photos: Naewna

 

A DOZEN POLITICAL ACTIVISTS Sunday (Oct.22) gathered at Police Hospital in pursuit of the truth behind the “sickly” de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convicted inmate Thaksin Shinawatra.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310030-activists-gather-at-police-hospital-to-find-out-about-thaksin’s-ailment/

 

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House Military Panel Calls Navy To Explain Swapping Sub For Frigate
by TNR staff

 

House military committee chairman MP Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, left, and a Chinese Yuan-class S26T submarine, right. Photo: Matichon

 

A MOVE FORWARD MP who heads the House military committee immediately summoned the navy to explain a new deal to swap an already-purchased, Chinese-built submarine for which a German engine is unavailable for a frigate as mentioned by Defence Minister Suthin Klangsaeng upon his return from China yesterday (Oct. 20), Matichon newspaper said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310031-house-military-panel-calls-navy-to-explain-swapping-sub-for-frigate/

 

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Another Thai Dead In Israel-Hamas War, Two More Taken Hostage
by TNR Staff

 

Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza City on October 21, 2023. Photo: Reuters/Mutasem Murtaja and published by CNA

 

ONE MORE Thai worker has died in the Israel-Hamas war raising the death toll to 31 while two have been taken hostage with there now being 19 Thais held captive by Hamas fighters, Naewna and TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 22).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310032-another-thai-dead-in-israel-hamas-war-two-more-taken-hostage/

 

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Former Bangkok school officials under investigation for alleged corruption and misuse of parents’ donations
by Nattapong Westwood

 

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The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) ordered an investigation into allegations of misconduct and corruption against two former senior staff of Wat Suthiwararam School. Today, Niwatchai Kasemmongkol, the Secretary-General of the NACC, revealed that the Commission had identified wrongdoing linked to public service misconduct against Kongwut Paibulsilp, the former school director, and Laddawan Kowajareon Tham, the former deputy director.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310033-former-bangkok-school-officials-under-investigation-for-alleged-corruption-and-misuse-of-parents’-donations/

 

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Melioidosis outbreak in Thailand claims ten lives, farmers urged caution
by Mitch Connor

 

Picture courtesy of HealthToday

 

An alarming outbreak of melioidosis, also known as Whitmore’s disease, has emerged in Thailand, claiming the lives of approximately 10 farmers in Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Songkhla.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310034-melioidosis-outbreak-in-thailand-claims-ten-lives-farmers-urged-caution/

 

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Nightclub raided: underage entry, drug use and lack of license lead to five-year closure
by Nattapong Westwood

 

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A notorious nightclub in the Lam Luk Ka district was stormed and dismantled by the Ministry of Interior (MOI) for allowing underage visitors and drug use.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310035-nightclub-raided-underage-entry-drug-use-and-lack-of-license-lead-to-five-year-closure/

 

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Navy officer survives brutal car crash in Pathum Thani, BMW left in ruins
by Nattapong Westwood

 

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A 25 year old navy officer, racing in his BMW, crashed into a bridge pillar, trapping him in the driver’s seat. His injuries included serious wounds to his buttocks.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310036-navy-officer-survives-brutal-car-crash-in-pathum-thani-bmw-left-in-ruins/

 

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Move Forward Party probes MP over Bangkok sexual harassment claims
by Mitch Connor

 

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A sexual harassment allegation against a Move Forward Party (MFP) MP is set to undergo investigation, according to Parit Wacharasindhu, a party list MP and spokesperson.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310037-move-forward-party-probes-mp-over-bangkok-sexual-harassment-claims/

 

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Rayong anti-corruption office investigates school staff’s sightseeing trip during work visit
by Nattapong Westwood

 

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The Anti-Corruption Office (ACO) in Rayong province has intensively investigated a case involving a school principal and teachers from Ban Pluak Daeng School.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310038-rayong-anti-corruption-office-investigates-school-staff’s-sightseeing-trip-during-work-visit/

 

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FDA enforces recall of hypertension drugs over cancer-causing impurities
by Mitch Connor

 

Picture courtesy of MGR Online

 

A recall of 42 batches of hypertension drugs has been enforced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from five pharmaceutical manufacturers following the discovery of potentially carcinogenic impurities.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310039-fda-enforces-recall-of-hypertension-drugs-over-cancer-causing-impurities/

 

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Prominent company loses 9 million baht in security guard-led heist: Couple arrested in Nong Bua Lam Phu province

by Nattapong Westwood

 

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Police have apprehended a security guard and his girlfriend in a rented room in the Nong Bua Lam Phu province, following a burglary in which over 9 million baht was stolen from a prominent company.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310040-prominent-company-loses-9-million-baht-in-security-guard-led-heist-couple-arrested-in-nong-bua-lam-phu-province/

 

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Saudi Arabia pledges to aid Thailand in Israel-Hamas hostage crisis
by Mitch Connor

 

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Thailands Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced that Saudi Arabia has pledged to assist in securing the release of Thai hostages caught in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310041-saudi-arabia-pledges-to-aid-thailand-in-israel-hamas-hostage-crisis/

 

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Chiang Mai’s Tourism Hit by Slump in Chinese Visitors Despite Visa Exemption

By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

 

Chiang Mai—On October 21st, 2023, Chiang Mai local media sources reported the unsatisfied aftermath of visa exemptions since late September for Chinese tourists which was one of the Thai government’s policies to attract foreign tourists to visit Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310043-chiang-mai’s-tourism-hit-by-slump-in-chinese-visitors-despite-visa-exemption/

 

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Police Raid Major Money Lending Network in Chonburi

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

PHOTO: Siamrath

 

Chonburi — Chonburi police raided 20 locations across 10 districts in a lightning operation targeting an alleged illegal money lending network involved in exorbitant interest rates, narcotics, and firearms.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310044-police-raid-major-money-lending-network-in-chonburi/

 

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Experts say Thailand’s foreign policy needs to be reviewed
 

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport to attend the Third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on October 16, 2023. (Photo by TINGSHU WANG / POOL / AFP)

Thailand’s foreign policy over the past nine years, under former Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s administration, dubbed “quiet diplomacy” by former foreign minister Don Pramudwinai, is irrelevant amid current geopolitical rivalries and complexities and needs to be reviewed, according to the opinions of experts in Thai foreign policy.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310045-experts-say-thailand’s-foreign-policy-needs-to-be-reviewed/

 

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Government to promote production and use of EVs in Thailand
 

 

The Thai government is determined to promote increased production and use of electric vehicles (EVs), in place of internal combustion engines, to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and net zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2065, according to Radklao Inthawong Suwankiri, deputy government spokesperson.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310051-government-to-promote-production-and-use-of-evs-in-thailand/

 

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Motorway project linking Nonthaburi and Ayutthaya set for 2029
by Mitch Connor

 

Photo: The Nation Thailand

 

The Department of Highways (DoH) in Thailand is gearing up to construct a new 34.1 kilometre motorway project, linking Bang Bua Thong in Nonthaburi and Bang Pa-in in Ayutthaya.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310052-motorway-project-linking-nonthaburi-and-ayutthaya-set-for-2029/

 

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Thailand Forges Alliance With 8 Prominent Chinese Partners, Stresses ’China-Thailand Are Siblings’

by Kattaleeya Seesuthon

 

    
BEIJING (NNT) - The Thai Prime Minister, Srettha Thavisin, addressed the audience at the signing ceremony of the Letter of Intent (LOI) on tourism cooperation between the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and 8 prominent Chinese partners.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310053-thailand-forges-alliance-with-8-prominent-chinese-partners-stresses-’china-thailand-are-siblings’/

 

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Thailand and Germany Launch Joint Project to Support Carbon Neutrality

by Sarut Cotasin

 

    
BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand and Germany have launched a joint project to help Thailand achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310054-thailand-and-germany-launch-joint-project-to-support-carbon-neutrality/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Monday 23 October 2023
 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310057-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-monday-23-october-2023/

 

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Kick-off of 1 Million Doses of HPV Vaccine Scheduled for November

by Kattaleeya Seesuthon

 

    
BANGKOK (NNT) - Dr. Cholnan Srikaew, the Minister of Public Health, announced that the Ministry of Public Health has improved the medical coverage under the 30-baht universal health scheme, implementing the Quick Win program with the aim of yielding results within the first 100 days.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310060-kick-off-of-1-million-doses-of-hpv-vaccine-scheduled-for-november/

 

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Knight’s Ring tradition reinstated by Thai Police to honour commendable officers
by Mitch Connor

 

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The tradition of awarding the “Knight’s Ring” to commendable officers has been reinstated by the new chief of national police, Police General Torsak Sukvimol.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310063-knight’s-ring-tradition-reinstated-by-thai-police-to-honour-commendable-officers/

 

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Impending drought poses significant threat to Thai export sector
by Alex Morgan

 

Photo: Cory Wright/ The Diplomat

 

The Thai economy braces for another challenge as impending drought threatens its critical export sector, following last month’s extensive flooding.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310064-impending-drought-poses-significant-threat-to-thai-export-sector/

 

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British Tourist's Robber Captured After Nightlong Hunt
 

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LOPBURI - Thai police, in a relentless overnight operation, captured a criminal who had robbed a British tourist, M. Pearson., 37, in Lopburi.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310046-british-tourists-robber-captured-after-nightlong-hunt/

 

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Long Weekend Bliss at Bang Saen Beach

 

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On the extended holiday, Bang Saen Beach, renowned for its crystal-clear waters, witnesses an influx of tourists eager to bask in its beauty.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310047-long-weekend-bliss-at-bang-saen-beach/