THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 15 November 2024

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Picture courtesy: Media of Thailand

 

Thailand's Loy Krathong Festival Illuminates Rivers Nationwide

Celebrated 15 November across Thailand, the Loy Krathong festival sees communities gather to release beautiful, candlelit offerings called krathongs onto rivers, canals, and lakes.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1343505-thailands-loy-krathong-festival-illuminates-rivers-nationwide/

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Baht to basics: Tourists’ wild rides on Phuket tuk tuks spark online uproar
 

Photo via Facebook/ Phuket Times ภูเก็ตไทม์

 

Thai netizens and a local news Facebook page criticised foreign tourists for their inappropriate behaviour on baht buses and tuk tuks in Phuket, expressing concerns over the safety of both the tourists themselves and other motorists.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1343586-baht-to-basics-tourists’-wild-rides-on-phuket-tuk-tuks-spark-online-uproar/

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Nightly Merry-Making at Pattaya Beach Challenges Law Enforcement

 

Photo: The Pattaya News

 

As evening falls upon the stretch of Thailand's Pattaya Beach, the carefree harmonies of music blend with the ocean's rhythm, punctuating the air with an atmosphere of jovial recklessness to the chagrin of local authorities.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1343581-nightly-merry-making-at-pattaya-beach-challenges-law-enforcement/

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Chiang Mai: Free rent for grabs in exchange for taming neighbour

 

Photo courtesy of Saranya Facebook page via The Nation

 

A Chiang Mai homeowner is taking drastic measures to settle a neighbourhood feud by offering three months of rent-free living to anyone willing to stand up to a particularly “mad” bully next door.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1343587-chiang-mai-free-rent-for-grabs-in-exchange-for-taming-neighbour/

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Deadly Multi-Vehicle Collision Near Rayong Central Prison Claims Two Lives

 

 

A multi-vehicle collision took place on Highway 3191 near Rayong Central Prison in Pluak Daeng district, Rayong. The crash involved a black car, which was torn in half upon impact, and two pickup trucks. The incident resulted in casualties, and two fatalities.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1343599-deadly-multi-vehicle-collision-near-rayong-central-prison-claims-two-lives/

 

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Two Myanmar Nationals Found Shot Dead Near Ratchaburi Border
 

 

Police in Suan Phueng, Ratchaburi, responded to reports of two bodies discovered on a dirt road near the Thai-Myanmar border. Pol. Capt. Chaiwat Purintraphiban led officers from the Suan Phueng Police Station to the scene near Pong Song Ko village, where they found the victims, both Myanmar nationals, shot dead.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1343600-two-myanmar-nationals-found-shot-dead-near-ratchaburi-border/

 

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14 Year Old Student Falls from Third Floor of School Building in Nong Khai
 

 

A 14 year old student from a school in Nong Khai narrowly escaped more severe injury after falling from the third floor of a school building, crashing through tiles and landing on the concrete below.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1343601-14-year-old-student-falls-from third-floor-of-school-building-in-nong-khai/

 

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Police Officer Dies in Crash While on Stakeout: Pathum Thani

 

 

A high-ranking police officer, Pol. Lt. Col. Setthapong Songklod, passed away after his vehicle veered off course and collided with a house front and a utility pole while he was allegedly on a stakeout to apprehend a suspect.
 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1343602-police-officer-dies-in-crash-while-on-stakeout pathum-thani/

 

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Fire in Condo Parking Garage in Chokchai 4, Damages Pickup Truck and Two Cars
 

 

A fire broke out early morning ,in the parking garage of a condominium complex in Bangkok’s Chokchai 4 neighbourhood, leaving a pickup truck almost destroyed and two nearby cars damaged. The blaze is suspected to have originated from a pile of garbage near the vehicles.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1343605-fire-in-condo-parking-garage-in-chokchai-4-damages-pickup-truck-and-two-cars/

 

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Tourist Police Arrest Monk for Illegal Firearms Trade
 

Picture courtesy of TMN.

 

Under the direction of the Tourist Police Bureau, a recent operation led to the arrest of a monk involved in illegal firearm trading in Chachoengsao province. The arrest was orchestrated by high-ranking officers.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1343606-tourist-police-arrest-monk-for-illegal-firearms-trade/

 

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One Dead, One Injured in Kanchanaburi Car Crash as Vehicle Plunges into Canal
 

 

The Miracle of Life Foundation (Khun Rattanawut), Kanchanaburi Province, responded to a report of a car accident during that resulted in one fatality and one injury in the Nong Rai Canal in Takhamaen Subdistrict, Tha Maka District, Kanchanaburi.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1343608-one-dead-one-injured-in-kanchanaburi-car-crash-as-vehicle-plunges-into-canal/

 

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Bombing Attack on Tanyongdalo Bridge Injures 5 Officers in Pattani
 

 

In an attack in Pattani province, five police officers were injured when a bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded on the Tanyongdalo Bridge in Yaring district.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1343609-bombing-attack-on-tanyongdalo-bridge-injures-5-officers-in-pattani/

 

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Husband Fatally Stabs Wife in Jealous Rage Before Attempting Suicide

 

 

In an incident fuelled by jealousy, a man allegedly stabbed his wife to death before turning the knife on himself in an attempted suicide. The attack occurred at a plant shop in Ban Nong Waeng Yao, Nong Wua So District, Udon Thani Province.
 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1343610-husband-fatally-stabs-wife-in-jealous-rage-before-attempting-suicide/