THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 9 January 2024

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Thai actress Pimprapa “Pim” Tangprabhaporn condemned Russian police and an airline carrier for their inaction after belongings worth over 200,000 baht were stolen from her luggage at Moscow Airport.

 

Thai actress slams Russian police and airline inaction after luggage theft

 

By Petch Petpailin

Photo via Instagram/ @pimprapa.t

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316420-thai-actress-slams-russian-police-and-airline-inaction-after-luggage-theft/

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High travel costs and weak flight capacity challenge Thailand’s domestic tourism targets
by Alex Morgan 

 

Photo courtesy of iStock

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) revealed that the government’s target of accruing 1.08 trillion baht (US$30.9 trillion) in revenue from domestic tourism this year may be challenging to achieve due to high travel costs and weak flight capacity.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316377-high-travel-costs-and-weak-flight-capacity-challenge-thailand’s-domestic-tourism-targets/

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PM complains about Thai Central Bank’s decision to increase policy rate
 

File photo : PM Srettha Thavisin

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has expressed his disagreement with the decision of the Bank of Thailand to raise its policy rate, arguing that it is excessively high in comparison to the steadily falling inflation observed over the past several months.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316516-pm-complains-about-thai-central-bank’s-decision-to-increase-policy-rate/

 

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All Entertainment Venues Prohibited From Making Very Loud Noise
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

People having fun at some pubs in Bangkok. Photo: Thai Rath

 

ALL ENTERTAINMENT VENUES nationwide are warned to never make very loud noise which might otherwise disturb their neighbourhood or else they could probably be shut down by law, according to Sutthipong Chulcharoen, undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316517-all-entertainment-venues-prohibited-from-making-very-loud-noise/

 

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American wanted for sharing explicit videos and abusing Thai women
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Daily News

 

Three Thai women reached out to the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women after a perverted American man with anger issues they connected with on a dating app shared explicit pornographic videos, blackmailed, physically assaulted them and stole their valuables.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316518-american-wanted-for-sharing-explicit-videos-and-abusing-thai-women/

 

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Viral Video of Foreigner Urinating Off the Back of a TukTuk in Phuket Enrages Thai Social Media Users
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

A video clip of a foreign man who was standing and urinating on the back of a Tuk Tuk in Patong has gone viral on social media this week, causing outrage and anger from many Thai social media users who demanded the foreigner be arrested and charged to the fullest extent of the law.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316530-viral-video-of-foreigner-urinating-off-the-back-of-a-tuktuk-in-phuket-enrages-thai-social-media-users/

 

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Swift Action of Sattahip Doctor Saves Injured Traffic Victim
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Chonburi — A vehicular collision critically injured a Thai man on Sukhumvit Road in the Sattahip district on January 8th, 2024. However, the quick response and skilled medical intervention of a female doctor who happened to work near the scene miraculously saved the man’s life.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316531-swift-action-of-sattahip-doctor-saves-injured-traffic-victim/

 

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Sattahip Son Attacks Mother After Breaking Up with Girlfriend
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

PHOTO: TMN Cable TV Pattaya

Police in Chonburi’s Sattahip district responded to a distress call from residents of Yung Thong Village on Friday, January 5th, after a son reportedly assaulted his mother and caused extensive damage within their home.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316532-sattahip-son-attacks-mother-after-breaking-up-with-girlfriend/

 

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Transgender Gold Robber Arrested

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

PHOTO: Khaosod

 

A transgender person was arrested in Songkhla on Thursday after robbing a gold shop in the Sadao district at a department store.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316533-transgender-gold-robber-arrested-in-songkhla/

 

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Brutal Husband Ambushes and Buries Wife Alive, Police Investigate Gruesome Murder
 

Picture: Daily News

 

In a shocking incident, a vicious husband ambushed his wife, buried her alive, and callously murdered his own daughter. The heartless man had a history of cruelty, showing no remorse for providing for his family and resorting to heinous acts.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316528-brutal-husband-ambushes-and-buries-wife-alive-police-investigate-gruesome-murder/

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Daring Python Rescue Operation Averts Crisis at Temple
 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

In a jaw-dropping incident, a formidable python unleashed chaos, chasing stray dogs and cats at the Mangkornmingmuang Temple in the municipality of Khlong Khud, Mueang District, Satun Province.

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316526-daring-python-rescue-operation-averts-crisis-at-temple/

 

 

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Hua Hin and Pranburi ramp up Zika virus prevention after 30 confirmed cases
By Online Reporter 

 

 

In response to a rising number of Zika virus cases, officials in Hua Hin and Pranburi are intensifying their prevention efforts.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316535-hua-hin-and-pranburi-ramp-up-zika-virus-prevention-after-30-confirmed-cases/

 

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Drunken wife allegedly stabs husband in Pattaya domestic dispute
by Nattapong Westwood 

 

Photo courtesy of Top News

A domestic dispute in Pattaya, Chon Buri, turned violent when a drunken wife allegedly stabbed her 32 year old husband, Damrong Dokpikul, with a knife.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316536-drunken-wife-allegedly-stabs-husband-in-pattaya-domestic-dispute/

 

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NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday 9 January 2024

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316538-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-tuesday-9-january-2024/

 

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Unusual cremation leaves woman’s skull intact in Thai temple
by Samantha Rose 

 

Photo courtesy of Sanook

An unusual incident occurred at Wat Wang Boraphet in Uthai Thani province, where the skull of Jamrus Pachuthai, an 80 year old woman, remained almost intact after her cremation, while the rest of her body turned to ashes. This peculiar event took place at 4.30pm yesterday (January 8).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316540-unusual-cremation-leaves-woman’s-skull-intact-in-thai-temple/

 

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Deputy Transport Minister strategises to enhance Chiang Mai’s transport systems
by Mitch Connor

 

Photo courtesy of iStock

Surapong Piyachote, the Deputy Transport Minister, made a strategic visit to Chiang Mai yesterday to deliberate on the Ministry’s endeavour to enhance the efficiency of the province’s transport systems. The meeting included Nirat Pongsitthaworn, the Chiang Mai Governor, along with representatives from corresponding sectors.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316542-deputy-transport-minister-strategises-to-enhance-chiang-mai’s-transport-systems/

 

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Indian Man Rescued After Being Found Unresponsive in Parked Car in Pattaya

 

Picture: Daily News

 

On January 9, the Pattaya Search and Rescue Radio Center received a report of an unresponsive individual in a parked car along the central Pattaya beach road in Bang Lamung, Chonburi.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316541-indian-man-rescued-after-being-found-unresponsive-in-parked-car-in-pattaya/

 

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Will tax breaks help the Thai economy change gear?

 

 

The government has launched tax breaks to encourage consumer spending this year, in a bid to stimulate the economy. But will it work and who is going to benefit?

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316543-will-tax-breaks-help-the-thai-economy-change-gear/

 

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Unidentified man found dead, neck bound with wire and wrists handcuffed in southern Thailand
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via ThaiRath

 

A Thai farmer stumbled upon the dead body of an unidentified man in a roadside forest in the southern province of Chumphon. The man’s neck was bound with an electric wire and his two wrists were handcuffed.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316545-unidentified-man-found-dead-neck-bound-with-wire-and-wrists-handcuffed-in-southern-thailand/

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Fire Destroys Multiple Shops in Patong – Video
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Patong –An overnight fire has destroyed about seven shops in Patong.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316548-fire-destroys-multiple-shops-in-patong-–-video/

 

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Faulty tsunami buoy off Phuket’s coast doesn’t affect Thailand’s early warning system
by Mitch Connor

 

Photo courtesy of Royal Thai Navy

Phuket’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation assured that despite a malfunction in one of the tsunami buoys deployed in the Andaman Sea, the country’s tsunami early warning system remains fully operational.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316551-faulty-tsunami-buoy-off-phuket’s-coast-doesn’t-affect-thailand’s-early-warning-system/

 

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Thai man arrested after stalking and kidnapping married woman

by Petch Petpailin 

 

Photo via Channel 7

Police successfully rescued a Thai woman from a hotel in Chon Buri province after she was kidnapped by a besotted man who fell in love with her despite her being married and rejecting his advances.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316555-thai-man-arrested-after-stalking-and-kidnapping-married-woman/

 

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Thai Airways: Perth to Bangkok route to take off on March 31
by Puntid Tantivangphaisal

 

Photo courtesy of Executive Traveller

Thai Airways announced the resumption of daily flights between Perth and Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316556-thai-airways-perth-to-bangkok-route-to-take-off-on-march-31/

 

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E-receipt scheme boosts Thai smartphone and computer sales in January
by Alex Morgan

 

Photo courtesy of iStock

 

Sales of smartphones and computer products have soared by 30-60% in the first week of January, a trend that IT product vendors attribute to the government’s e-receipt programme.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316557-e-receipt-scheme-boosts-thai-smartphone-and-computer-sales-in-january/

 

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Another bus crash injures six, Thai media go hard on air pollution - Tim Newton Today - Jan 9

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316559-another-bus-crash-injures-six-thai-media-go-hard-on-air-pollution-tim-newton-today-jan-9/

 

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Invisible thief’s vanishing act fails: Police unmask man who believed in his invisibility powers
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via MGR Online

Police successfully arrested a Thai man claiming to possess invisible powers after he stole from a car parked near Tha Tian Pier in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316561-invisible-thief’s-vanishing-act-fails-police-unmask-man-who-believed-in-his-invisibility-powers/

 

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Malaysian Man Arrested in Phuket Seven Years After Allegedly Breaking Bail for Ketamine Related Charges
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – A Malaysian man was arrested at Phuket International Airport. He has been allegedly breaking his bail conditions for seven years after he was arrested with Ketamine.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316563-malaysian-man-arrested-in-phuket-seven-years-after-allegedly-breaking-bail-for-ketamine-related-charges/

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Thai health minister faces backlash over new cannabis control bill
by Mitch Connor

 

PHOTO: via Harvard health

Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew’s recent approval of a fresh draft of the cannabis and hemp control bill sparked a wave of criticism from pro-legalisation activists in Thailand, who called the move a betrayal of his commitment to public consultation.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316333-thai-health-minister-proposes-marijuana-bill-focusing-only-on-medical-use/?do=findComment&comment=18606056

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Monk Dies, 37 People Injured after Bus Crash in Northeastern Thailand
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

PHOTO: Kamhom Rescue Team

Sakon Nakhon – A monk has been pronounced dead at the scene while 37 other people have sustained injuries after a truck with a driver traveling the wrong direction collided with a bus in Sakon Nakhon.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316571-monk-dies-37-people-injured-after-bus-crash-in-northeastern-thailand/

 

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Senate panel to seek support for censure debate against government
 

File photo : Senator Derekrid Janekrongtham

Members of the Senate Committee on Political Development and Public Participation have started seeking support among their fellow senators for a general debate against the government.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316574-senate-panel-to-seek-support-for-censure-debate-against-government/