THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 10 February 2024

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Thai Airways soared to new heights with a firm order for 45 Boeing 787 jets, potentially boosting the deal to around 80 aircraft, in response to the escalating demand for international travel, according to industry sources.

 

Thai Airways takes flight with new Boeing 787 jets

Photo courtesy of Reuters

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319521-thai-airways-takes-flight-with-new-boeing-787-jets/

 

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Tragic scooter crash in Thailand leaves Queensland dad in coma

 

Photo courtesy of 7NEWS

 

A Queensland father’s life hangs in the balance after a scooter accident in Thailand left him in a coma, paralyzed, and burdened with astronomical medical expenses.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319520-tragic-scooter-crash-in-thailand-leaves-queensland-dad-in-coma/

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Romanian Tourist Falls to Death from Pattaya Hotel Balcony

 

 

A 63-year-old Romanian tourist lost his life in a fall from the balcony of a 7-story hotel in Soi 5, Pattaya, on Friday morning, February 9th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319517-romanian-tourist-falls-to-death-from-pattaya-hotel-balcony/

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Paetongtarn fears her father will be re-arrested for violating royal defamation laws
 

Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra

Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra admitted today that she is worried that her father, Thaksin, may be arrested for violating royal defamation laws in 2015.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319535-paetongtarn-fears-her-father-will-be-re-arrested-for-violating-royal-defamation-laws/

 

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Hua Hin to charge for street parking near Chatchai Market
By Online Reporter

 

 

The Hua Hin Municipal Council has initiated a pilot program to charge for parking on the streets surrounding Chatchai Market to improve parking availability for visitors.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319536-hua-hin-to-charge-for-street-parking-near-chatchai-market/

 

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Ukrainian Man Arrested for Overstay at Phuket Airport
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket – A Ukrainian man was arrested at the Phuket International Airport for 114 days of overstay.

 

Full. story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319537-ukrainian-man-arrested-for-overstay-at-phuket-airport/

 

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Phuket Man Arrested for Alleged Hotel Booking Scam
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket –A man from Phuket was arrested in Mae Hong Son after he allegedly scammed more than 40 victims with damages costing approximately 800,000 Baht in hotel bookings.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319539-phuket-man-arrested-for-alleged-hotel-booking-scam/

 

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Pattaya Songtaew Driver Brutally Attacks Competitor After Argument Over Chinese Customers
By Aim Tanakorn

 

PHOTO: รักสยาม นิวส์

Pattaya — Two Songtaew drivers engaged in a heated argument on South Pattaya Road over who would transport Chinese tourists last weekend. The altercation resulted in one driver being hospitalized, while the other is now facing legal consequences.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319540-pattaya-songtaew-driver-brutally-attacks-competitor-after-argument-over-chinese-customers/

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Pattaya Accident Involves Drunk Driving, Gun Threat by Alleged Police Officer
By Aim Tanakorn

 

 

Pattaya — A car accident in Pattaya early Friday morning turned into a shocking incident when the driver of a pickup truck, allegedly claiming to be a police officer, threatened individuals with a gun while under the influence of alcohol.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319541-pattaya-accident-involves-drunk-driving-gun-threat-by-alleged-police-officer/

 

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Pattaya Beach Umbrella Operator Arrested for Alleged Child Sexual Abuse
By Aim Tanakorn

 

 

Pattaya —A 45-year-old beach umbrella and chair rental provider was arrested on February 8th, 2024, in Pattaya for alleged child sexual abuse charges.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319542-pattaya-beach-umbrella-operator-arrested-for-alleged-child-sexual-abuse/

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Thai Customs Crack Down on 63.13M Baht Cigarette Smuggling
By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

On February 8th, 2024, Mr. Panthong Loikunnan, the spokesperson for the Thai Customs Department, publicly revealed a program for the strict prevention and suppression of the smuggling of cigarettes and e-cigarettes to Thailand according to the Thai government’s policy to maintain strict marketing mechanisms and for good health.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319543-thai-customs-crack-down-on-6313m-baht-cigarette-smuggling/

 

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Passenger Minivan Crashes into Parked Timber Truck on Chonburi Highway, Two People Injured
By Aim Tanakorn

 

 

Chonburi — A collision between a minivan and a parked timber truck on Highway 36 in Chonburi resulted in injuries to two passengers on Wednesday evening, February 8th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319544-passenger-minivan-crashes-into-parked-timber-truck-on-chonburi-highway-two-people-injured/

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Pita’s shocking family secrets exposed in IG post controversy
by Puntid Tantivangphaisal 

 

Photo courtesy of The Nation

Former Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat came forward to address the controversies surrounding his alleged Cambodian ancestry.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319547-pita’s-shocking-family-secrets-exposed-in-ig-post-controversy/

 

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Thai woman arrested in murder for hire case after 16 years
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Facebook/ POLICETV สถานีโทรทัศน์สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ

Officers from the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) arrested a Thai woman in Bangkok in a murder for hire case after she evaded arrest for over 16 years.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319548-thai-woman-arrested-in-murder-for-hire-case-after-16-years/

 

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Crackdown on underage prostitution, teen Thai pimp arrested
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Police News Varieties

Children and Women Protection Sub-Division and Chana Songkram Police Station officers swooped on an underage prostitution racket and arrested a 19 year old pimp as she accompanied two underage sex workers to a hotel in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319549-crackdown-on-underage-prostitution-teen-thai-pimp-arrested/

 

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Thai soldier rapes his stepdaughter, mother forgives rapist
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Facebook/ MGR Online อีสานบ้านเฮา

A Thai soldier raped his 14 year old stepdaughter and got her pregnant. The victim’s mother and grandmother insist that the charges be dropped because they are family, and the rapist is the household’s breadwinner.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319551-thai-soldier-rapes-his-stepdaughter-mother-forgives-rapist/

 

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Expat Tax Twists in Thailand: Navigating the New Landscape in 2024
 

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A new reality is dawning for expats in Thailand.

 

A significant overhaul of the Thai tax system, effective January 1st, 2024, has thrown a curveball at the expat community, raising concerns and prompting a scramble for solutions.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319545-expat-tax-twists-in-thailand-navigating-the-new-landscape-in-2024/

 

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Russian Man Wanted On Drug Charge Nabbed After Hiding In Thailand For 10 Years

 

The Russian man wanted back home on a drug charge and has overstayed his visa for more than 10 years being arrested in front of his house in Chonburi today, Feb. 9, 2024. Photo: TV Channel 7

 

IMMIGRATION Bureau police today (Feb. 9) arrested a Russian man wanted in his home country on a drug charge after hiding in Thailand by overstaying his visa for more than 10 years, TV Channel 7 said.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319546-russian-man-wanted-on-drug-charge-nabbed-after-hiding-in-thailand-for-10-years/

 

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Justice Minister: Thaksin's Release Status Still Pending

 

 

Friday (February 9) at Centurie Park Hotel, Bangkok, General Tawee, Minister of Justice, disclosed that regarding the detention of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, rumored for release on February 17 after midnight, no names have been proposed to him yet. Despite a possible submission by the Corrections Department by Monday, February 12.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319557-justice-minister-thaksins-release-status-still-pending/

 

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Thailand’s post-pandemic economic recovery still trailing behind

by Wannaphong Durongkaveroj
Ramkhamhaeng University

 

 

Thailand's economy, significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, has not fully recovered, with the manufacturing sector continuing to contract while merchandise exports decline.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319558-thailand’s-post-pandemic-economic-recovery-still-trailing-behind/

 

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Thailand to set up safe zone, deliver aid to Myanmar border towns
Bangkok hopes this will lead to larger goal of starting dialogue between junta and resistance forces.
By RFA Staff


Thailand's Minister of Foreign Affairs Panpree Phitthanukorn, in gray jacket, at Mae Sot's Rim Moei market on Feb. 9, 2024.  (RFA)

Thailand will establish a humanitarian safe zone and deliver aid to displaced people living on its border with wartorn Myanmar, the Thai foreign minister said Friday, a move it hopes will achieve the larger goal of establishing dialogue between the military junta, ethnic armed groups and the civilian government-in-exile.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319559-thailand-to-set-up-safe-zone-deliver-aid-to-myanmar-border-towns/

 

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The realities of PM2.5 in Thailand revealed by ‘Check Dust’
by Mitch Connor

 

Photo courtesy of Pattaya News

Thailand is facing a grave environmental crisis as PM 2.5 levels soar to dangerous heights, threatening the health of millions.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319563-the-realities-of-pm25-in-thailand-revealed-by-‘check-dust’/

 

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Bangkok police seize 10 million meth pills, 60kg crystal meth in major drug bust
by Nattapong Westwood

 

Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

Following a two-month-long surveillance operation, the Narcotics Suppression Bureau of Bangkok’s Division 6 successfully dismantled three drug trafficking networks, seizing 10 million methamphetamine pills and 60 kilogrammes of crystal meth. The haul, intended for distribution in local communities, was intercepted at 1pm yesterday, February 8, at the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Bureau Division 6.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319564-bangkok-police-seize-10-million-meth-pills-60kg-crystal-meth-in-major-drug-bust/

 

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Lunar New Year rituals at Bangkok’s dragon lotus temple draw Thai-Chinese community
by Puntid Tantivangphaisal

 

Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post

Today marks the onset of the Lunar New Year, also known as the Year of the Dragon, a significant occasion for Thais with Chinese roots.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319565-lunar-new-year-rituals-at-bangkok’s-dragon-lotus-temple-draw-thai-chinese-community/

 

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House committee welcomes humanitarian aid plan for Myanmar

 

 

Thailand’s plan to send humanitarian assistance to displaced persons inside Myanmar should be followed by a more active role by the current Srettha government in helping find a peaceful solution to the conflict in the country, said chairman of the House committee on foreign affairs Noppadon Pattama.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319559-thailand-to-set-up-safe-zone-deliver-aid-to-myanmar-border-towns/?do=findComment&comment=18683073

 

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Snack bars to night guards: Will reforms ease burden on Thailand’s teachers?
 

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Noi’s school day starts at 6am sharp, when she arrives to set up the snack bar – adding to her already demanding 15-hour weekly teaching load. “I need to be there early,” she explains, “because I have to prepare the place and accept deliveries of food and snacks before it opens.”

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319567-snack-bars-to-night-guards-will-reforms-ease-burden-on-thailand’s-teachers/

 

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Australian governor-general to visit Thailand, strengthening ties
by Mitch Connor

 

Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post

The longstanding ties between Thailand and Australia are set to be celebrated as Governor-General of Australia David John Hurley prepares for a visit to Thailand from February 13 to 17.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319568-australian-governor-general-to-visit-thailand-strengthening-ties/

 

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Tragedy on Lufthansa Flight from Bangkok to Germany
Passengers say they were offered 10 francs after returning to Bangkok airport

 

 

Horrified air passengers screamed and were left 'traumatised' yesterday when a German husband started coughing up 'litres of blood' in front of his wife before collapsing and dying mid-flight. Passengers took pictures onboard as the drama unfolded

Horrified air passengers screamed and were left 'traumatised' yesterday when a German husband started coughing up 'litres of blood' in front of his wife before collapsing and dying mid-flight. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1319566-tragedy-on-lufthansa-flight-from-bangkok-to-germany/

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to continue:

 

Thailand Live Monday 12 February 2024
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