THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 3 February 2024

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Phuket, (TNA) — The court in Phuket issued arrest warrants for five Russian suspects who allegedly kidnapped a Belarusian couple on this famous southern tourist island resort and forcing them to transfer 30 million baht worth of cryptocurrency.

 

Arrest Warrants issued for Five Russian Suspects in Kidnapping Case

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318735-arrest-warrants-issued-for-five-russian-suspects-in-kidnapping-case/

 

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Office of the Narcotics Control Board Holds Discussion on Cannabis and Kratom Abuse

 

 

The ONCB-hosted discussion titled “Perspectives and Feedbacks After Cannabis and Krathom Left the Narcotics Act” aimed to garner the opinions of various relevant parties, in hopes of finding ways to prevent children and youth from abusing the two medicinal herbs.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318733-office-of-the-narcotics-control-board-holds-discussion-on-cannabis-and-kratom-abuse/

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Four killed, eleven injured after pick up truck hits tree in Hua Hin
By Online Reporter

 

 

A road accident occurred in the Huai Sat Yai area of Hua Hin on Wednesday, claiming the lives of four individuals and injuring several others.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318754-four-killed-eleven-injured-after-pick-up-truck-hits-tree-in-hua-hin/

 

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Angry Russian Tourist Forcefully Shaves Part of Pattaya Barber’s Hair After Getting Upset at Haircut
By Aim Tanakorn

 

PHOTO: Siamrath

Pattaya — A Thai hairdresser in Jomtien found himself in an unusual situation after an angry Russian customer took a razor from him and shaved part of his hair following a misunderstanding during a haircut.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318755-angry-russian-tourist-forcefully-shaves-part-of-pattaya-barber’s-hair/

 

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Pattaya Transgender Woman Captured on Video Appearing to Steal Necklace from Drunk Tourist
By Aim Tanakorn

 

PHOTO: MGRONLINE

 

Pattaya —A video capturing a transgender woman stealing a necklace from a drunk foreign tourist in Pattaya has sparked online discussions and concerns about safety in the popular tourist destination.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318756-pattaya-transgender-woman-captured-on-video-appearing-to-steal-necklace-from-drunk-tourist/

 

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Pattaya Woman Robbed of Gold Jewelry and Motorbike Reportedly by Housemaid
By Aim Tanakorn

 

 

Pattaya — A Thai woman in Pattaya claimed that she was robbed by her housemaid of 15-baht-weight gold jewelry and a motorbike.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318757-pattaya-woman-robbed-of-gold-jewelry-and-motorbike-reportedly-by-housemaid/

 

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13 Nabbed In Raid On Khao San Road Shops Selling Laughing Gas Balloons
by TNR Staff

 

Laughing gas balloons on sale at Khao San road. Photo: Matichon

 

A CRACKDOWN on shops illegally selling balloons filled with laughing gas, that is nitrous oxide, in Khao San road area today (Feb. 2) netted 13 suspects and six equipment used to produce them for sale worth around 1 million baht, TV Channel 7 said this evening.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318810-13-nabbed-in-raid-on-khao-san-road-shops-selling-laughing-gas-balloons/

 

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Blind Man Run Over By Train After Getting Off At The Wrong Station
by TNR Staff

 

Nong Pla Duk railway station where the blind man died today, Feb. 2,2024. Photo: Matichon

 

A VISUALLY IMPAIRED man died upon being hit by a train after mistakenly getting off at  the wrong station during his journey from Nakhon Si Thammarat in the south to Nakhon Pathom in the central region, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (Feb. 2).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318811-blind-man-run-over-by-train-after-getting-off-at-the-wrong-station/

 

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House Panel Digs Into Draft-Dodging Kickback Scandals
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Young Thai men going through conscription process. Photos: Matichon

 

THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES Committee has quietly launched an in-depth investigation into unsolved scandals surrounding alleged payoffs over the annual army drafting procedures throughout the country.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318812-house-panel-digs-into-draft-dodging-kickback-scandals/

 

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Transport Ministry’s bus number shuffle leaves Bangkok commuters in chaos
by Puntid Tantivangphaisal

 

Photo courtesy of 12Go Asia

 

The Transport Ministry announced a major overhaul of new bus route numbers, leaving commuters in disarray. Amidst the chaos, the ministry stands firm on its decision, sparking a wave of criticism from disgruntled passengers.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318813-transport-ministry’s-bus-number-shuffle-leaves-bangkok-commuters-in-chaos/

 

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Thai woman stabs herself, spins murder tale to evade debt payments
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Channel 3

 

A Thai woman stabbed herself in the stomach and fabricated an attempted murder scenario in an attempt to escape her debt repayments in the Isaan province of Buriram.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318814-thai-woman-stabs-herself-spins-murder-tale-to-evade-debt-payments/

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Sri Racha Schoolgirl Gets Leg Stuck in Gutter, Rescue Teams Free Her
By Aim Tanakorn

 

PHOTO: TMN Cable TV Pattaya

Sri Racha — A 15-year-old schoolgirl stepped onto a gutter and fell through its cover, sustaining minor leg injuries.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318815-sri-racha-schoolgirl-gets-leg-stuck-in-gutter-rescue-teams-free-her/

 

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Chachoengsao Police Capture Suspect in Murder Conspiracy on Bang Pakong Motorway
By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

 

Chachoengsao—At 1:00 AM, on February 2nd, 2024, Chachoengsao and Bang Pakong investigative police officers captured one of six suspects according to an arrest warrant from the Chachoengsao Provincial Court on conspiring to murder a man. The victim’s body was found at a roadside on the Bang Pakong motorway, Chachoengsao.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318816-chachoengsao-police-capture-suspect-in-murder-conspiracy-on-bang-pakong-motorway/

 

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Stabbing Incident Involving 14-Year-Old Students Unfolds Near School in Trang; Two Teens in Critical Condition
By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

 

Trang—At 4:30 PM, on February 1st, 2024, Yan Ta Khao police officers received a report of a conflict between two groups of 14-year-old students only 100 meters away from a school in Yan Ta Khao, Trang. As a result, there were two 14-year-old students in critical condition.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318817-stabbing-incident-involving-14-year-old-students-unfolds-near-school-in-trang/

 

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Tourism Concerns Spark Plea for Alcohol Sales Law Change

By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

 

On February 1st, 2024, Mr. Thanakorn Kuptajit, the advisor to the Thai Alcohol Beverage Business Association (TABBA), petitioned the Thai government to consider revising the law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM as it negatively impacted Thailand’s tourism in overall.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318818-tourism-concerns-spark-plea-for-alcohol-sales-law-change/

 

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Phuket security meeting enhances tourist safety for Chinese New Year
by Mitch Connor 

 

Picture courtesy of the Tourism Authority of Thailand.

 

A high-level security meeting was convened in Phuket yesterday, guided by the region’s top police officials and led by the Phuket Provincial Police Commander, Sinlert Sukhum.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318820-phuket-security-meeting-enhances-tourist-safety-for-chinese-new-year/

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Thai astronomers unearth 13 ancient galaxies, smaller than a speck in the universe
by Puntid Tantivangphaisal

 

Photo courtesy of The Nation

Thai astronomers have unravelled the mysteries of the universe by uncovering 13 low-mass galaxies, each a celestial relic from the dawn of time. The James Webb Space Telescope, their cosmic peephole, allowed them to peer into the very fabric of the early universe.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318824-thai-astronomers-unearth-13-ancient-galaxies-smaller-than-a-speck-in-the-universe/

 

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Netizens cry foul: Thai govt accused of stealing bridge-building thunder (video)

by Petch Petpailin 

 

Photo via Facebook/ ขยะมรสุม ᴍᴏɴsᴏᴏɴɢᴀʀʙᴀɢᴇ ᴛʜᴀɪʟᴀɴᴅ

Thai netizens accused the government under Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin of stealing the spotlight from two foreigners who raised funds to build a bridge for children to cross in Koh Phayam, an island in the southern province of Ranong.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318826-netizens-cry-foul-thai-govt-accused-of-stealing-bridge-building-thunder-video/

 

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Elderly Activists Resume Anti-Thaksin Protest Outside Government House
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

The anti-Thaksin protesters outside Government House. Photo: Thai Rath

 

DOZENS OF POLITICAL ACTIVISTS yesterday (Feb.2) resumed a street protest against de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra outside Government House where they have planned to hang around for a month.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318827-elderly-activists-resume-anti-thaksin-protest-outside-government-house/

 

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Nok Air’s Boeing 737 max 8 plans hit turbulence

by Puntid Tantivangphaisal

 

Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post

Thai airline Nok Air’s plans to introduce Boeing 737 Max 8 jets are facing unexpected headwinds.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318828-nok-air’s-boeing-737-max-8-plans-hit-turbulence/

 

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3 Cambodian activists arrested in Thailand ahead of Hun Manet visit
The three, who had acquired refugee status, had planned to hold a protest on the day of Hun Manet’s arrival.
By RFA Khmer

 

Kong Raiya talks on the phone when Thai immigration police arrive. Raiya claims that Thai police worked with the Cambodian government to arrest him because he had criticized Hun Manet's government. Courtesy Kong Raiya

A Cambodian former political prisoner and two other activists associated with the country’s opposition Candlelight Party were arrested in Thailand on Friday, in what they think is the latest example of their government exercising its influence across borders, they told Radio Free Asia.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318832-3-cambodian-activists-arrested-in-thailand-ahead-of-hun-manet-visit/

 

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‘Highly venomous’ mountain creature found lurking in Thailand. It’s a new species
Aspen Pflughoeft

 

Two Bungarus sagittatus, or barbed arrow kraits.

 

On a mountain in Thailand, a “highly venomous” creature moved through the darkened forest. The 3-foot-long creature had brightly colored stripes that usually served as a warning for anyone who dared approach it — but that warning failed.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318834-‘highly-venomous’-mountain-creature-found-lurking-in-thailand-it’s-a-new-species/

 

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Massive extortion network within the govt itself now probed by police after Srisuwan’s arrest
by James Morris and Son Nguyen

 

Police Major General Jaroonkiat Pankaew, deputy commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), Anti Corruption Division, gave regular briefings to the press this week. On Friday, he confirmed the arrest of Mr Eakluck Wareechol or ‘Aek Paknam’, a pivotal figure in this expanding case.

Last week’s arrest of Srisuwan Janya appeared to be an earthquake. However, as police dig their teeth into a widening and terrifying trail of corruption and extortion, it looks increasingly likely that last week was a tremor and the real shocks have yet to come.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318835-massive-extortion-network-within-the-govt-itself-now-probed-by-police/

 

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Thai emission laws transform: What drivers need to know
by Sarishti Arora 

 

PHOTO VIA: Tingey Injury Law Firm FROM:Unsplash.com

Thailand is stepping up its game in the fight against air pollution with stringent vehicle emission standards. Spearheaded by the Thai Industrial Standards Institute and the Pollution Control Department, these regulations are a testament to Thailand’s commitment to cleaner air and a healthier environment.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318838-thai-emission-laws-transform-what-drivers-need-to-know/

 

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Chinese New Year 2024 Festival celebrates 49 years of Thailand-China friendship

Key celebrations are scheduled at Bangkok’s Yaowarat Road from 1-29 February, with many more festivities taking place at other Thai destinations with large Chinese communities.

 

 

Bangkok, 3 February 2024 – Thailand’s biggest Chinese New Year 2024 celebration officially opened in Bangkok’s Chinatown on Yaowarat Road with exciting lineup of cultural performances and joyous activities throughout this month. Festivities are also taking place up and down the country including in five unique locations supported by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1318844-chinese-new-year-2024-festival-celebrates-49-years-of-thailand-china-friendship/

 

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