webfact Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Twenty-five people were killed and 248 others injured in 234 road accidents across the country on Thursday, Chaiwat Chuntirapong, director-general of the Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, told a press conference today. 25 killed, 248 injured in road accidents on first day of Songkran travel Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324825-25-killed-248-injured-in-road-accidents-on-first-day-of-songkran-travel/ 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 12 UPDATE: Fat farang strips naked and poops in Bangkok shrine - video Picture courtesy of ASEAN Now Thailand’s tourism drive suffered another setback this week when Bangkok bore witness to yet another repulsive, badly-behaved fat farang who saw it fit to strip naked, bathe and poop in a Buddhist shrine. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324792-foreigners-shocking-behavior-on-soi-4-sparks-outrage-in-bangkok-videos/?do=findComment&comment=18838329 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Pattaya Police Inspect Pubs to Deter Crime During Songkran By Aim Tanakorn Pattaya — Pattaya police and various law enforcement agencies conducted a joint inspection of entertainment venues on Thursday, April 11th, in an effort to deter illegal activities and ensure the safety of tourists during the Songkran festival. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324835-pattaya-police-inspect-pubs-to-deter-crime-during-songkran/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 12 Car Crashes into Light Pole and Catches Fire on Sri Racha Road, Driver Escapes By Aim Tanakorn PHOTO: TMN Cable TV Pattaya Sri Racha, Chonburi — A sedan crashed into a light pole in Sri Racha, Chonburi, before busting into flames. The driver disappeared from the incident scene, but the authorities found a Chinese ID inside the vehicle. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324836-car-crashes-into-light-pole-and-catches-fire-on-sri-racha-road-driver-escapes/ 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 12 Bangkok harnesses AI to tackle illegal sidewalk use by Nattapong Westwood Nattapong PHOTO VIA :Steve Johnson FROM:Unsplash.com Bangkok authorities are ramping up the enforcement of sidewalk regulations, deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and fine lawbreakers. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324837-bangkok-harnesses-ai-to-tackle-illegal-sidewalk-use/ 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Man found dead in Khon Kaen, police chase killer by Nattapong Westwood PHOTO VIA:Jr korpa FROM:Unsplash.com Police are urgently pursuing a suspect in the brutal slaying of a 41 year old man, who was found with his throat slit while returning to his shack in the middle of a field. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324838-man-found-dead-in-khon-kaen-police-chase-killer/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 12 Chinese teenager escapes suspected smuggling operation in Thailand by Mitch Connor PHOTO: via Today Online A 16 year old Chinese teenager made a daring escape from a moving vehicle in Prakhon Chai district, Buriram, Thailand, in the early hours of this morning. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324839-chinese-teenager-escapes-suspected-smuggling-operation-in-thailand/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 12 Bangkok police shut down secret e-cigarette Line group by Nattapong Westwood PHOTO VIA:CDC FROM:Unsplash.com A female administrator was arrested for operating a secret Line group used for selling e-cigarettes for over two years. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324840-bangkok-police-shut-down-secret-e-cigarette-line-group/ 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 12 Pakistani Man Arrested in Patong for 337 Days of Overstay By Goongnang Suksawat Patong – A Pakistani man was arrested in Patong after he was found to have overstayed his legal visa by 337 days. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324841-pakistani-man-arrested-in-patong-for-337-days-of-overstay/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 12 Phuket Reports Zero Deaths on First Day of ‘Songkran Seven Days Road Safety Campaign’ By Goongnang Suksawat Phuket – Phuket has announced a total of four road accidents and four injuries on the first day of the seven days (April 11th, 2024 to April 17th, 2024) of the ‘Songkran Road Safety Campaign 2024′. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324843-phuket-reports-zero-deaths-on-first-day-of-‘songkran-seven-days-road-safety-campaign’/ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 12 Govt Urged To Reveal Details Of BAAC Borrowing For Digital Wallet Scheme By Thai Newsroom Reporters Top: Move Forward MP Sirikanya Tansakul and a banner promoting the 10,000 baht digital wallet project. Photos: Matichon THE GOVERNMENT WAS TODAY (Apr. 12) pressed to tell how long a sum of 172.3 billion baht in planned borrowing from the Bank for Agriculture & Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) to finance in part their 10,000-baht digital wallet project could be completely repaid. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324844-govt-urged-to-reveal-details-of-baac-borrowing-for-digital-wallet-scheme/ 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 12 Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin visits Hua Hin Railway Station during Songkran By Online Reporter Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, accompanied by key government officials, visited the new Hua Hin Railway Station on April 12, during the start of the Songkran festival holidays. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324845-prime-minister-srettha-thavisin-visits-hua-hin-railway-station-during-songkran/ 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 12 Chinese Tourists Flocking To Pattaya’s New Songkran Attraction by TNR Staff Chinese tourists having fun at Pattaya Water Space park. Photos: Naewna CHINESE tourists are flocking to Pattaya with some coming by chartered flights to enjoy Songkran festival at the newly-opened Pattaya Water Space park, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Apr. 12). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324846-chinese-tourists-flocking-to-pattaya’s-new-songkran-attraction/ 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Substance in Bags Found Near Pattaya Turns Out to be Harmless Scrap Metal By Aim Tanakorn Pattaya — Authorities confirmed that the black substance found in bags abandoned at an excavation pit near Pattaya on Wednesday turned out to be just harmless scrap metal, not the carcinogenic cadmium waste that locals feared. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324847-substance-in-bags-found-near-pattaya-turns-out-to-be-harmless-scrap-metal/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Gas Leak Causes Fire at Building Near Pattaya, Two People Injured By Aim Tanakorn Pattaya — A fire broke out at a commercial building near Pattaya on Thursday night, April 11th, 2024, leaving two people injured. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324849-gas-leak-causes-fire-at-building-near-pattaya-two-people-injured/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 12 Pattaya Deputy Mayor Confident Beachfront Transformation Project Will Be Completed Before Deadline By Aim Tanakorn PHOTO: Siamrath Pattaya — Pattaya Deputy Mayor Mr. Manoch Nongyai has provided an update on the beachfront landscape transformation project at Pattaya Beach, emphasizing that the project will be completed before the promised deadline. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324850-pattaya-deputy-mayor-confident-beachfront-project-will-be-completed-before-deadline/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 12 Thai Transport Company Logs Over 147,000 Passengers on Round Trips for Songkran By Kittisak Phalaharn On April 12th, 2024, Mr. Atthawit Rakchamroon, the acting director and president of the Transport Company Ltd., publicly revealed passenger log information on April 11th with more than 147,871 individuals traveling round trip via public buses and vans of more than 7,622 trips. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324852-thai-transport-company-logs-over-147000-passengers-on-round-trips-for-songkran/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 13 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 13 Anutin tells Swiss man Urs Fehr he should go home as he urges Phuket’s governor to monitor the court case by James Morris and Son Nguyen On Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (centre) again entered the controversy over Swiss national Urs Fehr (left). He even sent a social media message on the LINE app to Phuket’s governor Sophon Suwannarat. The Interior Minister warned of financial inducements being offered to have the case against Mr Fehr settled outside court. Mr Fehr faces a charge under Section 391 for assaulting Dr Thandao Chandam on February 24th 2024. At the same time, Mr Anutin is on record as assuring the Swiss man that his appeal against the cancellation of his visa will not succeed. Mr Anutin is the ultimate adjudicator under the 1979 Immigration Act. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324853-anutin-tells-swiss-man-urs-fehr-he-should-go-home/ 2 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Man dies in sand slide at Nakhon Sawan meditation park by Nattapong Westwood PHOTO VIA :Marian Florinel Condruz FROM:Pexels.com A tragic accident occurred yesterday at 3.30pm when a sand slide at a well-known meditation park in Nakhon Sawan province claimed the life of a 53 year old. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324854-man-dies-in-sand-slide-at-nakhon-sawan-meditation-park/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 13 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 13 Interior Ministry official disrupts police at Songkran checkpoint by Nattapong Westwood PHOTO VIA: cottonbro studio FROM:Pexels.com A high-ranking government official from the Ministry of Interior caused a stir when he confronted and attempted to obstruct police officers at a traffic checkpoint during the Songkran Festival celebrations. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324855-interior-ministry-official-disrupts-police-at-songkran-checkpoint/ 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Phuket’s ‘Russian invasion’ – they’re here to stay By Peter Roche The conflict in Ukraine has reached far beyond its borders, affecting not only the lives of those inside Ukraine but also on global markets and economies. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324856-phuket’s-‘russian-invasion’-–-they’re-here-to-stay/ 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Time banks: Are they the solution to Thailand’s aging crisis? By Thai PBS World’s General Desk The millions of Thais heading back to their home provinces to visit elderly parents over Songkran underlines the harsh reality that many of these seniors spend most of the year all alone. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324858-time-banks-are-they-the-solution-to-thailand’s-aging-crisis/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Myanmar residents flee fearing air strikes after rebels seize town by Mitch Connor PHOTO VIA: Amar Preciado FROM:Unsplash.com An influx of people, notably anxious about potential air strikes, queued at a border crossing to escape Myanmar early this morning. This follows the seizure of the strategic town of Myawaddy near Thailand by the anti-junta resistance, which continues to gather momentum. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324859-myanmar-residents-flee-fearing-air-strikes-after-rebels-seize-town/ 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Thai party quashes Cabinet reshuffle rumours by Mitch Connor Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post A wave of rumours surrounding a potential Cabinet reshuffle in Thailand was quashed yesterday by the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324860-thai-party-quashes-cabinet-reshuffle-rumours/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 13 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 13 This Week – TPSO predicts Bt47bn spending during Songkran This year, the Trade Policy and Strategy Office predicted that tourism spending would reach Bt47 billion during the “World Songkran festival”. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324861-this-week-–-tpso-predicts-bt47bn-spending-during-songkran/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Phi Phi Islands tackle critical water shortage Photo of Puntid Tantivangphaisal Photo courtesy of The Nation Krabi’s renowned Phi Phi Islands are currently wrestling with a critical freshwater shortage. The local governing body, Ao Nang’s tambon administration organisation (TAO), is considering two primary solutions: establishing a pipeline for water provision from the mainland or resorting to seawater desalination. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324864-phi-phi-islands-tackle-critical-water-shortage/ 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Army private drowns in reservoir during Songkran festivities by Nattapong Westwood Photo courtesy of KhaoSod Tragedy has struck a family during the joyous period of Songkran, as a 22 year old army private who was returning home for the festivities drowned in a reservoir in Nakhon Ratchasima. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324867-army-private-drowns-in-reservoir-during-songkran-festivities/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Chanthaburi ignites night-time Songkran with spirited water fights by Puntid Tantivangphaisal Photo courtesy of KhaoSod Chanthaburi’s Khao Thip Road was awash with festivities as the first night-time Songkran celebration in Thailand commenced at 8pm yesterday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324869-chanthaburi-ignites-night-time-songkran-with-spirited-water-fights/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Bangkok’s Maha Songkran World Water Festival 2024 kicks off by Mitch Connor Photo courtesy of Pattaya News Bangkok witnessed the grand opening of the Maha Songkran World Water Festival 2024 on Thursday. The event, which is a highlight of Thai cultural celebrations, was inaugurated by the Minister of Tourism and Sports, Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol, alongside other notable agencies. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324870-bangkok’s-maha-songkran-world-water-festival-2024-kicks-off/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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