THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 27 December 2023

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Cabinet agrees minimum wage increases

 

 

The cabinet agreed to increases in minimum wages by 2-16 baht/day today, as proposed by the tri-partite wage committee. The new rates will become effective on January 1.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1315574-cabinet-agrees-minimum-wage-increases/

 

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Thai astrology 2024: Year of the Horse to see wealth increase
by Nattapong Westwood 

 

Photo courtesy of ซินแสเป็นหนึ่ง วงษ์ภูดร (Facebook)

The astrological predictions of 2024 indicate a promising year for those born in the Year of the Goat. Notably, financial fortune is expected to favour those born in the Year of the Horse, who will witness an increase in income and improved liquidity, with a high probability of being able to pay off debts.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1315575-thai-astrology-2024-year-of-the-horse-to-see-wealth-increase/

 

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Anutin Opens Road Safety Center for New Year Accident Prevention

 

 

BANGKOK, Dec 27 (TNA) – With the long holidays approaching, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has opened the Road Safety Operations Center for the 7-day New Year danger prevention period.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1315576-anutin-opens-road-safety-center-for-new-year-accident-prevention/

 

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SEC accuses three former STARK executives of insider trading

 

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lodged a complaint with the Department of Special Investigation today, accusing three former executives of STARK Corporation Public Company of insider trading.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1315585-sec-accuses-three-former-stark-executives-of-insider-trading/

 

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“Cullen Hateberry” channel invited to promote Thailand’s national parks

 

 

YouTubers from South Korea, who share content via the “Cullen Hateberry” channel about Thailand, are being invited to support the promotion of tourism in Thailand’s national parks.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1315586-“cullen-hateberry”-channel-invited-to-promote-thailand’s-national-parks/

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Pirapan to oversee Justice Ministry

 

 

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has assigned Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga to oversee the Justice Ministry, with the exception of the Department of Special Investigation, instead of Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsuthin, who will now oversee the Public Health Ministry.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1315588-pirapan-to-oversee-justice-ministry/

 

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DIT Monitors Flood Situation and Ensures Adequate Supply of Consumer Goods

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) is closely monitoring the flood situation in the southern region of Thailand, ensuring an adequate supply of consumer goods, and preventing price gouging.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1315589-dit-monitors-flood-situation-and-ensures-adequate-supply-of-consumer-goods/

 

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Minister Thamanat Addresses Severe Flooding in Southern Provinces

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Captain Thamanat Prompow, the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, has reported that the flood situation in the southern provinces of Thailand is severe, particularly in the three southern border provinces of Narathiwat, Yala, and Pattani.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1315590-minister-thamanat-addresses-severe-flooding-in-southern-provinces/

 

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Nineteen years on, concerns remain over “neglected” tsunami warning system

 

PHOTO: Reuters

 

Yesterday was the nineteenth anniversary of the December 2004 tsunami that devastated the south-west coast of Thailand and numerous other countries around the Indian Ocean.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1315592-nineteen-years-on-concerns-remain-over-“neglected”-tsunami-warning-system/

 

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Police arrest two Burmese men over Patong knife fight

 

PHOTO: Facebook/สถานีตำรวจภูธรป่าตอง

 

Two Burmese nationals have been arrested over a knife fight in Phuket yesterday. The Phuket Express reports that police were alerted just before 1.00am that a fight had broken out in front of a bar on Pracha Nukroh Road in the popular tourist destination of Patong.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1315593-police-arrest-two-burmese-men-over-patong-knife-fight/

 

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PM says government not bound by 20-year national strategy

 

 

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin indicated today that his government will not be bound by the 20-year national strategy initiated by the Prayut administration, claiming that it is difficult for a nation to predict accurately what will happen in the next few years, not to mention the next 20, because the world is changing constantly and rapidly.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1315597-pm-says-government-not-bound-by-20-year-national-strategy/

 

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Deputy PM Somsak makes false claim over cancer cure

 

Anti-Fake News Center Thailand says papaya tea can cure cancer is fake news.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsuthin has suggested, on a television programme, that cancer can be cured by drinking papaya leaf tea, claiming that some patients could confirm the method’s efficacy. He noted, however, that it does not work with all cancers.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1315598-deputy-pm-somsak-makes-false-claim-over-cancer-cure/

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Eight districts in Pattani declared disaster zones as flooding worsens

 

 

Eight districts, covering 95 villages and 20 communities in Pattani, have been declared disaster zones by the provincial office of public disaster prevention and mitigation today, as Pattani is receiving run-offs from Narathiwat and Yala, which flow into the Sai Buri and Pattani rivers.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1315599-eight-districts-in-pattani-declared-disaster-zones-as-flooding-worsens/

 

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Relocation of Macaques Begins at Phetchaburi’s Landmark

 

 

PHETCHABURI, Dec 27 (TNA) – Today is the first day that officials from the Department of National Parks set up monkey traps around the Phra Nakhon Khiri historical park or Khao Wang in Phetchaburi to capture the long-tailed macaques and relocate them to the temporary shelter at the Huai Sai Wildlife Rescue Center.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1315600-relocation-of-macaques-begins-at-phetchaburi’s-landmark/

 

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