THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 10 January 2024

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Government Launches Elderly Digital Literacy Program

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The initiative follows a revealing study by the Intelligence Center for Elderly Media Literacy (ICEML) at Mahidol University, backed by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth), highlighting the susceptibility of older individuals to online fraud. The research found that a significant portion of the elderly, approximately 70.53%, had been deceived into sharing personal information, while 22.40% were misled into buying low-quality products.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316706-government-launches-elderly-digital-literacy-program/

 

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SRT Introduces 90-Day Advance Booking for Key Train Routes

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - This new offering, which aims to accommodate the increased travel demand during holidays, allows travelers to book advance tickets for eight return services on CNR express trains across the Northern, Northeastern, and Southern Lines.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316707-srt-introduces-90-day-advance-booking-for-key-train-routes/

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Party spokesperson’s daughters report mother for years of abuse

 

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The daughters of New Alternative Party Spokesperson Sarinthip Sripak yesterday reported their mother to the police after years of physical abuse.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316708-party-spokesperson’s-daughters-report-mother-for-years-of-abuse/

 

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Finance ministry’s vigilant watch over corporate debenture repayments

 

PHOTO: via Times New

 

Corporate debenture repayments are under the watchful eyes of the Finance Ministry, according to a statement by Lavaron Sangsnit, its permanent secretary. The ministry, along with the Bank of Thailand (BoT) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), are vigilantly monitoring potential defaults on maturing debentures.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316709-finance-ministry’s-vigilant-watch-over-corporate-debenture-repayments/

 

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Depressed woman assaults mother and baby in Thai shopping mall

 

Photo courtesy of Khao Sod

 

A woman claiming to be suffering from depression was caught on camera assaulting another woman and her eight-month-old baby in a prominent Thai shopping mall. The incident, which occurred on January 7, was reported on a social media page, sparking public outrage.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316710-depressed-woman-assaults-mother-and-baby-in-thai-shopping-mall/

 

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Thai electric buses would have been introduced without carbon offsets

 

Photo courtesy of Climate Home News

 

Switzerland‘s purchase of carbon offsets from Thailand under the Paris Agreement‘s Article 6.2 mechanism has been criticised as the legitimacy of the emission reductions claimed comes under fire.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316712-thai-electric-buses-would-have-been-introduced-without-carbon-offsets/

 

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Thai deputy PM calls for stricter nightclub regulations after minor scandal

 

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Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, is set to enforce stricter regulations on night entertainment venues following an early morning raid on a nightclub in Pathum Thani on January 7, which resulted in the apprehension of 489 minors.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316713-thai-deputy-pm-calls-for-stricter-nightclub-regulations-after-minor-scandal/

 

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Thai man loses 50,000 baht after being blackmailed with explicit video

 

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A Thai man revealed he contemplated suicide before turning to the police after losing 50,000 baht to a scammer who blackmailed him with an explicit video.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316714-thai-man-loses-50000-baht-after-being-blackmailed-with-explicit-video/

 

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Thailand’s PM to reside in Government House, Children’s Day

 

PHOTO: via Quora

 

The Prime Minister of Thailand disclosed plans to start residing at the Government House on January 24, dashing the hopes of many who anticipated the traditional Children’s Day festivities. This year’s event will notably lack the dinosaur exhibits that have captured the imaginations of children in the past.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316715-thailand’s-pm-to-reside-in-government-house-children’s-day/

 

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PM Srettha seeks extension to visa-free countries list for Thai passport

 

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Currently boasting entry to 34 nations without a visa, the Thai government is seeking to extend this list for Thai passport holders.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316717-pm-srettha-seeks-extension-to-visa-free-countries-list-for-thai-passport/

 

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Thai doctors’ heroic efforts in saving 5 year old girl who drank cyanide

 

Photo via Facebook/ ธีรดา วงค์ใจ

 

A heroic Thai doctor from Srisangwan Hospital in the northern province of Mae Hong Sorn shared her experience of saving the life of a five year old girl who accidentally drank silver cleaning fluid containing cyanide.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316718-thai-doctors’-heroic-efforts-in-saving-5-year-old-girl-who-drank-cyanide/

 

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Safety alert issued at Buriram University due to suspicious notes

 

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The Student Administration of Buriram Rajabhat University, as announced on their Facebook page today (January 10), issued a safety warning to students and staff concerning suspicious behaviours observed on campus. The warning pertains to a man who allegedly infiltrated the university campus, leaving small notes requesting to add him on the messaging app, LINE.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316719-safety-alert-issued-at-buriram-university-due-to-suspicious-notes/

 

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Disabled Thai woman crafts dolls for survival, selling from 15 to 120 baht

 

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A disabled woman, crafting dolls for a living to provide for her son and sick mother, reached out to the public to buy her produce. Abandoned by her husband for another woman, she now fights for her survival. Those wishing to assist can buy her crafts today.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316720-disabled-thai-woman-crafts-dolls-for-survival-selling-from-15-to-120-baht/

 

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New Power Tariff Rate Capped at 4.18 Bt/Unit

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 10 (TNA) – The Energy Regulatory Commission has revised the electricity tariff for the new billing cycle from January to April, 2024 to 4.18 baht per unit.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316722-new-power-tariff-rate-capped-at-418-btunit/

 

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Mental Health Facilities Prepared to Support Drug Addicts

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 10 (TNA) – The Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) will set up two types of mental health facilities for drug addicts as part of quick win operations to bring patients suffering from mental disorders due to drug abuse to the treatment and rehabilitation process.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316723-mental-health-facilities-prepared-to-support-drug-addicts/

 

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House police affairs panel to visit Police Hospital this Friday

 

 

Members of the House Police Affairs Committee will visit the Police General Hospital this Friday to confirm whether convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is still there, after the committee received permission to visit the hospital.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316724-house-police-affairs-panel-to-visit-police-hospital-this-friday/

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All 50 districts of Bangkok suffering excessive PM2.5 dust in the air today

 

 

Air quality in all of Bangkok’s 50 districts has reached the health-threatening, or Orange level today, with the amount of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere ranging from 41.9μg-73.8μg (microns), the Pollution Control Department reports. The standard PM2.5 level is 37.5μg.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316726-all-50-districts-of-bangkok-suffering-excessive-pm25-dust-in-the-air-today/

 

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Emergency decree in southernmost provinces should be lifted : Somsak

 

 

If the emergency decree is lifted in some districts in the three southernmost provinces of Yala, Narathiwat, and Pattani and replaced with the national security act, the atmosphere in the region would improve and become more conducive to problem-solving,” said Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsuthin today.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316727-emergency-decree-in-southernmost-provinces-should-be-lifted-somsak/

 

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Thailand’s national park “passport” already sold out, thanks to Cullen Hateberry

 

 

The ‘Passport to Thailand’s National Parks’, which travellers can get stamped to show which national parks they have already visited, is now out of stock after South Korean YouTubers, ‘Cullen Hateberry’, recently introduced it on their channel.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1316728-thailand’s-national-park-“passport”-already-sold-out-thanks-to-cullen-hateberry/

 

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