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American Woman Arrested on Pha Ngan Island for Allegedly Operating Nursery Without Legal Permission
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Surat Thani –An American woman was arrested after she allegedly operated a nursery without legal permission on the Pha Ngan Island in Surat Thani.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321881-american-woman-arrested-for-allegedly-operating-nursery-without-legal-permission/

 

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Current price of electricity to be extended until August – Energy Minister

 

 

Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga offered an assurance today that electricity charges for May-August will not be higher than they are now, as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is holding an online public hearing to gauge opinions about the electricity rate.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321890-current-price-of-electricity-to-be-extended-until-august-–-energy-minister/

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Labour groups make demands of government on International Women’s Day

 

 

Thai women’s labour groups marched through the streets of Bangkok to Government House today, to submit their 11 demands to the government on International Women’s Day.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321891-labour-groups-make-demands-of-government-on-international-women’s-day/

 

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Will Bangkok’s mission to clear footpaths ruin street-food paradise?

 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has been trying to solve the problem of street stalls stealing footpath space from pedestrians for decades, but with little result.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321892-will-bangkok’s-mission-to-clear-footpaths-ruin-street-food-paradise/

 

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Swiss man who allegedly assaulted Thai doctor faces additional charges

 

 

The Ministry of Interior will press additional charges against the Swiss national who allegedly kicked a female Thai doctor as she sat on the staircase of his rented villa in Phuket last week. The new charges relate to the possession of two handguns.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321894-swiss-man-who-allegedly-assaulted-thai-doctor-faces-additional-charges/

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Woman Injured After Monkeys Snatch Her Bag With Food

 

 

LOPBURI, March 8 (TNA) — A woman was injured after ravenous monkeys attacked her for her plastic bag that full of food in the central province of Lopburi where the primates rule the streets and aggressively attack people for food.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321896-woman-injured-after-monkeys-snatch-her-bag-with-food/

 

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Tourists increase spending in Thailand despite soaring airfares

 

Photo courtesy of Pattaya Mail

 

Despite higher airfares, foreign tourists are indulging in opulent accommodation choices, sending spending figures soaring, according to a recent Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) survey.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321898-tourists-increase-spending-in-thailand-despite-soaring-airfares/

 

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British lookalikes forge unlikely friendship on flight to Thailand

 

Photo courtesy of Mark Garland via Daily Mail

 

An airport mix-up led a pair of British lookalikes to discover they not only shared the same flight but also the same name, sparking an unlikely friendship.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321899-british-lookalikes-forge-unlikely-friendship-on-flight-to-thailand/

 

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6 billion baht Ashton Asoke condo in Bangkok to be demolished

 

Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

The Ashton Asoke condominium project, worth 6 billion baht (US$168 million), in Bangkok’s Watthana district is facing a potential demolition if a legal solution isn’t reached within the next three months, a court official has stated. The dispute stems from a Supreme Administrative Court ruling last July that cancelled the building permit for the property due to the inadequate width of the main entrance.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321900-6-billion-baht-ashton-asoke-condo-in-bangkok-to-be-demolished/

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Vietnamese nationals busted in Bangkok gambling raid

 

Photo via Facebook/ ผู้พิทักษ์

 

Immigration Bureau officers raided a luxury house in the Rama 9 neighbourhood of Bangkok and arrested 18 Vietnamese nationals for running a gambling website.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321901-vietnamese-nationals-busted-in-bangkok-gambling-raid/

 

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Declining conditions of Bangkok’s Klong Ong Ang raise concerns

 

Photo courtesy of PPTV

 

A United Thai Nation Party‘s (UTN) Parliament member voiced concerns yesterday about the neglected state of Klong Ong Ang, a once thriving tourist attraction in the heart of Bangkok’s Chinatown. Kriangyot Sudlapha, a UTN list-MP, raised the issue in the House of Representatives, urging the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to step in and rejuvenate the area.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321902-declining-conditions-of-bangkok’s-klong-ong-ang-raise-concerns/

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European travellers send southern Thailand’s hotel rates soaring

 

Photo courtesy of TTG Asia

 

Southern Thailand’s tourism industry is experiencing a seismic shift as European travellers drive hotel performance to unprecedented heights.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321903-european-travellers-send-southern-thailand’s-hotel-rates-soaring/

 

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Phuket governor calls for probe into Laem Nga beach blockade

 

Photo courtesy of PR Phuket

 

Phuket Vice Governor Sattha Thongkham demanded a probe into the barricading of privately owned land at Lemg Nga, located at the northern edge of Koh Siray, which has obstructed public access to Laem Nga Beach.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321904-phuket-governor-calls-for-probe-into-laem-nga-beach-blockade/

 

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Thai woman arrested for trafficking protected rat snakes

 

Photo courtesy of Pattaya Mail

 

In a covert operation, police apprehended a 45 year old Thai woman at her residence in Phichit, where a trove of Indo-Chinese Rat Snakes was stashed away.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321905-thai-woman-arrested-for-trafficking-protected-rat-snakes/

 

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Woman wants to file police complaint against monkey business in Lop Buri

 

 

A 37-year-old woman was robbed of her shopping by macaque monkeys at a local market in Lop Buri’s Muang district on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321896-woman-injured-after-monkeys-snatch-her-bag-with-food/?do=findComment&comment=18752327

 

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Detention for two monarchy reformists extended

 

 

The Criminal Court decided today to extend the detention of two monarchy reformists until March 20, on the grounds that further detention is necessary to allow the police to question additional witnesses.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321909-detention-for-two-monarchy-reformists-extended/

 

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Celebrating Thai women creating international impact

 

 

On International Women’s Day, which falls on March 8th, Thai PBS World has compiled a list of eight Thai women who are making an international impact.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321912-celebrating-thai-women-creating-international-impact/

 

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