THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 27 October 2023

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As smog season returns, can Thailand avert another health crisis?

 

 

Millions of people in Thailand are dreading ‘smog season’, as air pollution levels begin to rise at the end of the rains.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310480-as-smog-season-returns-can-thailand-avert-another-health-crisis/

 

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PM reiterates that 18, not 54 Thais being held by Hamas

 

In this picture taken on October 13, Kanyarat Suriyasri, the wife of Thai worker Owat Suriyasri who is being held hostage by Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, shows a picture of him and their two children during an interview with AFP in Kantharlak in Si Sa Ket province.

 

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin refuted a report today (Friday), which claimed that 54 Thai nationals are among the 220 hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310481-pm-reiterates-that-18-not-54-thais-being-held-by-hamas/

 

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Fiscal Policy Office cuts 2023 economic growth projection to 2.7%

 

Pornchai Thiraveja, director-general of Fiscal Policy Office, Finance Ministry

 

The Finance Ministry’s Fiscal Policy Office has decided to reduce its Thai economic growth forecast for 2023, from 3.5% to 2.7%, due to the tourism slowdown and export contraction.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310482-fiscal-policy-office-cuts-2023-economic-growth-projection-to-27/

 

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Residents near Chiang Mai airport have health concerns over 24-hour operation

 

 

People living near Chiang Mai airport have raised concern over the effects on their health of aircraft noise, vibrations and emissions when the airport begins operating around the clock on November 1.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310483-residents-near-chiang-mai-airport-have-health-concerns-over-24-hour-operation/

 

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PRD Promotes Short Videos as New Communication Form

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Public Relations Department (PRD) is organizing a workshop to get its communication plans across. Being the official channel for the government, the PRD highlights short video clips as a platform to facilitate the accessibility of news and information sharing.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310484-prd-promotes-short-videos-as-new-communication-form/

 

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PM Lauds "Sapparor" as Cultural Mirror, Pledges Support for Thai Cinema on Global Stage

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - A top government official praises the Thai film "Sapparor", or "Undertaker" in English, for its authentic representation of local culture and promises support to bring Thai films to the global market.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310485-pm-lauds-sapparor-as-cultural-mirror-pledges-support-for-thai-cinema-on-global-stage/

 

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Thai Prime Minister to Visit Lao PDR, Inaugurate Joint Train Station

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Prime Minister, Srettha Thavisin, is set to visit Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) on October 30, 2023. The visit comes at the invitation of the Lao PDR’s Prime Minister, Sonexay Siphandone. The trip aims to bolster bilateral ties and underscore the strategic partnership for growth and sustainable development between the two neighboring countries.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310486-thai-prime-minister-to-visit-lao-pdr-inaugurate-joint-train-station/

 

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Chinese woman cycles 4,000 kilometres to Thailand from China to train Muay Thai

 

Photo via Facebook/ Banchamek Gym (Buakaw Banchamek, บัวขาว บัญชาเมฆ)

 

A Chinese woman went viral on the Chinese social media platform Weibo when she embarked on a journey of cycling 4,000 kilometres from China to Thailand to train with famous Muay Thai boxer Sombat “Buakaw” Banchamek.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310487-chinese-woman-cycles-4000-kilometres-to-thailand-from-china-to-train-muay-thai/

 

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Police intensify search for Sia Paeng accomplice after unsuccessful house raid

 

Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Police recently surrounded the house of an individual known as Jakkree Pannoi, or Big, but failed to locate him. His wife was detained and questioned to establish links to the Chaowalit Thongduang case. Jakkree’s wife denied any involvement.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310488-police-intensify-search-for-sia-paeng-accomplice-after-unsuccessful-house-raid/

 

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Nigerian drug lord’s Thai wives and foreign accomplices nabbed in Bangkok smuggling sting

 

Photo via Facebook/ Page 3 News

 

Police swooped to arrest a Nigerian drug lord’s three Thai wives and five foreigners in a drug smuggling operation at a house in Bangkok’s Nimit Mai district.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310489-nigerian-drug-lord’s-thai-wives-and-foreign-accomplices-nabbed-in-bangkok-smuggling-sting/

 

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Thai woman allegedly kills husband by repeatedly stabbing in the face

 

Photo via Channel 8

 

A Thai woman allegedly killed her husband by repeatedly stabbing him in the face before leaving him to die in the bathroom of their condominium in Bangkok. The victim later succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310490-thai-woman-allegedly-kills-husband-by-repeatedly-stabbing-in-the-face/

 

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Lightning strike tragedy: Thai father killed in bed as family watches in horror

 

Photo: KhaoSod

 

A family of four experienced a tragedy when a lightning strike hit their home in Wang Chao, Tak province yesterday. The 47 year old father, Jitpol, was struck by lightning while in bed, a fatal strike witnessed by his wife and two daughters.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310491-lightning-strike-tragedy-thai-father-killed-in-bed-as-family-watches-in-horror/

 

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Online gambling suspect’s ‘catch of the day’ net him for digital deceit

 

Photo: KhaoSod

 

A 45 year old suspect under an arrest warrant from the Southern Bangkok Criminal Court, was apprehended by the police in Nakhon Ratchasima yesterday around 8.40pm. The charges relate to his involvement in an online gambling gang, deceiving the public by impersonating others and maliciously manipulating computer systems to show false information, potentially harming the public.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310492-online-gambling-suspect’s-‘catch-of-the-day’-net-him-for-digital-deceit/

 

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Pheu Thai will “keep eyes on the star and feet on the ground” : Paetongtarn

 

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, new Pheu Thai leader

 

The Pheu Thai party, under its new leadership, will keep its eyes on the stars and its feet on the ground, while standing shoulder to shoulder with the people, said Paetongtarn today (Friday) in her first speech as party leader.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1310493-pheu-thai-will-“keep-eyes-on-the-star-and-feet-on-the-ground”-paetongtarn/

 

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