Month: February 2020

  • Crime NewsBangkok cops bust online gun dealers

    Bangkok cops bust online gun dealers

    The chief of the Bangkok Metropolitan Police Bureau told a media briefing yesterday that officers have arrested six men and two women for selling firearms on Thai social media. They seized seven guns, ammunition and gun components. Police initially arrested Pairoh Chanchom for selling firearms without a licence. A subsequent, lengthy investigation led to raids on several premises and the…

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  • Politics NewsPM “concerned” about campus rallies

    PM “concerned” about campus rallies

    Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed “concern” over growing support for student rallies at universities and now high schools, throughout Bangkok and elsewhere, to protest the recent dissolution of the popular Future Forward party, and the possibility of confrontation and unrest. The proliferation of political rallies and demonstrations comes in the aftermath of the Future Forward party’s dissolution by the…

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  • Thai LifeLegendary Thai singer Suthep Wongkamhaeng has died

    Legendary Thai singer Suthep Wongkamhaeng has died

    A Thai icon is dead. Legendary “luk krung” singer Suthep Wongkamhaeng died today at his Bangkok residence, aged 86. A team of police and a doctor from Chulalongkorn Hospital were dispatched to Suthep’s house to examine the body and attempt to determine the cause of the death. Luk krung (Thai: ลูกกรุง, literally “child of the city”), also called phleng luk…

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  • Covid-19 NewsMore virus cases reported outside of China than within

    More virus cases reported outside of China than within

    For the first time ever, more COVID-19 coronavirus cases were reported in countries other than China yesterday, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The US is urging travellers to delay or cancel travel to South Korea after that country’s confirmed cases passed the 1500 mark. New cases were found around the world, from Pakistan to Brazil. The Iranian government…

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  • Thailand Weather UpdatesCool, foggy mornings predicted for the North

    Cool, foggy mornings predicted for the North

    Thailand’s meteorological department today predicted cool mornings with fog in upper Thailand, with the mercury inching up later in the day. The department says that a weakening high pressure system is covering upper Thailand and the South China Sea, while southeasterly winds are blowing over Central Thailand and the East. Light rains are predicted for the South as weakening easterly…

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  • Covid-19 NewsHealth minister demands full disclosure of travel history after 3 more coronavirus cases confirmed

    Health minister demands full disclosure of travel history after 3 more coronavirus cases confirmed

    Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul had harsh words in a press conference yesterday for the 65 year old Thai man who concealed his travel history from medical workers, exposing not only some 30 medics but also his own family members to the COVID-19 coronavirus. The man and his wife had recently returned from Hokkaido in Japan, and, along with their…

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  • Tourism NewsThe Coronavirus effect – Phuket and hotel report

    The Coronavirus effect – Phuket and hotel report

    by Bill Barnett, c9hotelworks.com “Perhaps the biggest wild card is the mounting number of travel advisories across the globe based on Covid-19” In what is a continuing storyline on the global coronavirus outbreak, Bill Barnett reports on the impact on Thailand’s most popular island destination, Phuket. He says that the impact on the Phuket tourism market is creating a challenging landscape.…

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  • Tourism NewsOnce bustling, Chiang Mai tourist areas are now deserted

    Once bustling, Chiang Mai tourist areas are now deserted

    Thai news agency MCOT has become the latest media outlet to bemoan the devastating effect of the coronavirus (Covid-19) on Thai tourism, after their reporters went to the once thriving area of Nimmanhaemin. Online blurbs about the area still describe it as having “buzzing dining and nightlife, hip cafes, fashion boutiques and a weekend craft market.” But a month after…

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  • FoodWorld’s best street food, top 30 cities rated

    World’s best street food, top 30 cities rated

    Where in the world is the best street food? Those living in Thailand will bet Bangkok is going to come out on top, right? Well, not according to research, the Street Food Index, conducted by My Late Deals. In their current surgery, Hong Kong came out on top as the city with the best street food. The city topped the Street Food Index, beating tasty competition from Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh in…

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  • Crime News4 Uzbek women rescued from human traffickers in Pattaya

    4 Uzbek women rescued from human traffickers in Pattaya

    Four Uzbek women were rescued in Pattaya yesterday by Uzbekistan embassy officials and Chon Buri Provincial Police after allegedly falling victim to a human trafficking scam. A team of police raided a condominium in South Pattaya near the entrance of Phra Tamnak hill. See the video version of this story HERE: The raid comes after Chon Buri police learned from…

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  • Politics NewsHigh school students join wave of anti-government protests

    High school students join wave of anti-government protests

    Students in some of Bangkok’s most exclusive private high schools announced yesterday that would hold rallies in solidarity with anti-government protests being staged on college campuses across the nation. Students at the all-girl Satriwithaya School, located next to Bangkok’s iconic Democracy Monument, were urged on social media to gather at 3pm. Using the hashtag #SWStandsWithDemocracy, the organizers said there would…

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  • Thailand video newsThailand News Today – February 26, 2020

    Thailand News Today – February 26, 2020

    Fugitive shot dead in gunfight with police in Nakhon Si Thammarat A fugitive is dead after a gunfight with police in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat. The 30 year old man, from the province’s main city district, was wanted on three warrants for theft. Police were notified today about two thieves attempting to break into a house. When…

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  • Crime NewsChinese man found bound, dead in suitcase in northern Thailand had visited Pattaya

    Chinese man found bound, dead in suitcase in northern Thailand had visited Pattaya

    The body of a Chinese man, with arms and legs bound, stuffed into a suitcase, has washed up on a sandbank in the Ping River in northern Thailand’s Kamphaeng Phet province. The body was doubled over and the ankles were tied with plastic cable ties. Red rope encircled the arms and legs. Police believe the man was 30 year old…

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  • Crime NewsCanadian murder suspect to be extradited to US

    Canadian murder suspect to be extradited to US

    A murder suspect from Canada has lost his appeal against extradition to the United States after Bangkok’s Appeal Court upheld a lower court’s ruling, sending him to face a murder charge there. The ruling was handed down this afternoon. The extradition was sought by the Office of the Attorney-General against Matthew Alexander McGowan, accused of fatally shooting another person in…

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  • Việt Nam14% bệnh nhân ở Quảng Đông – Trung Quốc tái nhiễm virus corona

    14% bệnh nhân ở Quảng Đông – Trung Quốc tái nhiễm virus corona

    Khoảng 14% bệnh nhân được xuất viện sau khi xác nhận khỏi nCoV ở Quảng Đông lại cho kết quả dương tính với virus corona này sau đó. Phó giám đốc Trung tâm Kiểm soát và Phòng ngừa Dịch bệnh Quảng Đông – Tống Thiết hôm qua cho biết hiện chưa kết luận được nguyên nhân việc tái nhiễm bệnh…

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  • Việt Nam2 du khách từ Daegu từ chối cách ly rời Phan Thiết đến Nha Trang

    2 du khách từ Daegu từ chối cách ly rời Phan Thiết đến Nha Trang

    Để hạn chế nguy cơ lây nhiễm virus corona, 2 du khách Hàn Quốc được vận động tự cách ly tại resort ở Phan Thiết nhưng không đồng ý và rời đi. Trao đổi với PV chiều nay, BS Đinh Thế Hùng, Giám đốc Trung tâm Kiểm soát bệnh tật Bình Thuận cho biết, trưa qua 2 du khách Hàn…

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  • Crime NewsArrested former cop escapes cuffs, flees Chiang Mai hospital

    Arrested former cop escapes cuffs, flees Chiang Mai hospital

    A former Chiang Mai policeman, arrested for a burglary in his home district of Sanpatong, has escaped from custody. Police are now hunting for the the fugitive. The officer, identified only as “Pawaret,” was arrested over the weekend and held at a police station but had to be taken to the local hospital because he’d had suffered injuries after an…

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  • Covid-19 NewsThai family of three are focus of local coronavirus outbreak in northern Bangkok

    Thai family of three are focus of local coronavirus outbreak in northern Bangkok

    UPDATE Three worrying new Thailand coronavirus cases are being reported as coming from the same family. A 65 year old man, the grandfather in the family, had returned from Japan with his wife but didn’t disclose his situation or travel history to health workers when he took himself to hospital with a fever. The grandfather tested positive and his workplace,…

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  • Thai LifeBangkok taxi driver returns 100,000 baht to Japanese man

    Bangkok taxi driver returns 100,000 baht to Japanese man

    A Bangkok taxi driver returned 100,000 baht that was left in his cab to a Japanese man yesterday. 55 year old Pratuang Klongkaew returned a backpack to Masaomi Fukurono, aged 49, from Japan. Masaomi left the backpack in Pratuang’s taxi at about 4am. Pratuang says that as he was delivering a tourist to a condo on Rama 4 road, the…

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  • Covid-19 NewsThai Airways to waive exchange fees for more routes

    Thai Airways to waive exchange fees for more routes

    Thai Airways International announced today that it will waive charges for flight swaps for even more passengers going to countries and territories affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19). The policy now extends to the following routes: Return trip: Bangkok-Japan, -South Korea, -Taiwan, -Singapore Exchange fees will be waived for THAI or THAI Smile code-share tickets issued on or before February 18…

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  • Việt NamHashtag #ApologizeToVietNam lọt top Trending vì du khách Hàn Quốc tại Đà Nẵng từ chối cách ly dịch corona

    Hashtag #ApologizeToVietNam lọt top Trending vì du khách Hàn Quốc tại Đà Nẵng từ chối cách ly dịch corona

    Nguyên nhân là do nhóm du khách Hàn Quốc được cách ly vì lo ngại sự lây lan virus corona tại TP. Đà Nẵng có hành vi thiếu tôn trọng đối với Việt Nam. Theo đó, trưa ngày 24/2, Sân bay Quốc tế Đà Nẵng đón chuyến bay cuối cùng từ Daegu, tâm dịch Covid-19 của Hàn Quốc với 80…

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  • Environment News22 areas of Bangkok found with excessive PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere today

    22 areas of Bangkok found with excessive PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere today

    Bangkok was blanketed with excessive PM2.5 dust yesterday, measuring between 55 and 90 microns per cubic metre (µg/m3), above Thailands “safe” threshold of 50. Air quality has improved slightly today, with only 22 areas found to have PM2.5 dust above 50 microns. The limit set by the World Health Organisation is 25 µg/m3. The Pollution Control Department (PCD) announced the…

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  • Tourism NewsExpansion of airport to make Hua Hin an international tourist destination

    Expansion of airport to make Hua Hin an international tourist destination

    Hua Hin, long considered a bucolic backwater compared with other resort destinations in Thailand, may be about to morph into something quite different; local media reported on Saturday that the Thai government has approved a major expansion of Hua Hin’s Airport, which could turn the sleepy resort town into a genuine international tourist destination rivalling other more established destinations in…

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  • PropertyCondo developers allow transfer delays for Chinese buyers, due to slowing sales

    Condo developers allow transfer delays for Chinese buyers, due to slowing sales

    Thai property developers are sharpening their pencils on sales and allowing variations to contracts on some deals to accommodate some of the challenges posed by the coronavirus outbreak. Now some developers in Thailand have started to extend the transfer period from 3 months to 9-12 months for Chinese clients, according to Angel Real Estate Consultancy. Chinese buyers have paid 30%…

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  • Crime NewsPattaya police arrest prolific home and hotel catburglar

    Pattaya police arrest prolific home and hotel catburglar

    Police in Pattaya yesterday arrested a suspect yesterday who they say has admitted to at least ten burglaries of homes and hotels over the last several months. Pattaya City Police reported the arrest of a 37 year old Thai man, identified only as ‘Phet’ yesterday morning. He allegedly broke into rooms in apartments and hotels through unlocked windows, when victims…

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  • Crime NewsFugitive shot dead in gunfight with police in Nakhon Si Thammarat

    Fugitive shot dead in gunfight with police in Nakhon Si Thammarat

    A fugitive is dead after a gunfight with police in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat. The man, identified as 30 year old Pongsak Jessadarom, of the province’s Muang district, was wanted on three warrants for theft. Police were notified this morning by local residents of two thieves attempting to break into a house. A motorcycle patrol soon arrived…

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  • Thailand NewsOpposition MP alleges PM and army behind cyber propaganda

    Opposition MP alleges PM and army behind cyber propaganda

    An opposition MP says he’s holding PM Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha responsible for a network of social media that have been allegedly running a cyber campaign against critics of the current government. They accuse the PM and supporters of the government about spreading fake news and derogatory comments about them. An MP of the now-disbanded Future Forward Party, Viroj Lakkana-adisorn, says…

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  • Pattaya NewsDrunken man arrested threatening people with large knife on Pattaya beach

    Drunken man arrested threatening people with large knife on Pattaya beach

    Pattaya City police arrested a highly intoxicated Bangkok man yesterday afternoon for carrying a large knife and threatening tourists and locals on Pattaya Beach. The incident began at around 11:00am, according to police, who say the man, who was severely intoxicated, was openly carrying a large knife, yelling incoherently and threatening people on the beach. Police were called by local…

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  • Business NewsChevrolet Thailand says ‘no’ to compensation demands for cars sold before discounts were announced

    Chevrolet Thailand says ‘no’ to compensation demands for cars sold before discounts were announced

    Yesterday, a group of Chevrolet car buyers submitted a letter to Chevrolet Sales (Thailand) at the company national HQ at Rasa Tower, in Bangkok’s northern suburbs. They were demanding the company should compensate them for having bought their cars at full price, just before Chevrolet announced it was pulling out of manufacturing cars in Thailand. Specifically they were complaining about…

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  • Politics NewsBangkok police on alert at student rallies

    Bangkok police on alert at student rallies

    Authorities in greater Bangkok are keeping a watchful eye on students organising political rallies at universities in and around Bangkok, warning them to strictly adhere to public assembly laws. Last night, activities were held by students at Mahidol University, Silpakorn University’s Tha Phra campus, Chiang Mai University and Maejo University, also in Chiang Mai, following the Constitutional Court’s decision to…

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  • World NewsCambodia burns, Bangkok chokes, schools closed

    Cambodia burns, Bangkok chokes, schools closed

    Bangkok mums and dads will need to sort out what to do with the kids for the rest of the week after the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration closed public schools from today because of the excessive air pollution. Most of the smoke and haze is blowing in from Cambodia with light easterly winds. All schools under the supervision of the BMA…

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  • Phuket NewsAfter 32 years, legendary Phuket eatery Baan Rim Pa is on the move

    After 32 years, legendary Phuket eatery Baan Rim Pa is on the move

    But not too far! One of Phuket’s most iconic restaurants, a firm local favourite, Baan Rim Pa, is moving after 32 years. The multi-award-winning bastion of the resort island’s dining scene, long located in Patong, will be absorbed into its newer location farther north in Kalim, while its daughter outlets, Da Maurizio and Joes Downstairs will be shuttered. Baan Rim…

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  • Environment NewsBangkok public schools closed until Friday due to air quality

    Bangkok public schools closed until Friday due to air quality

    Public schools in the Bangkok municipality have been ordered shut until Friday due to severe air pollution in the nation’s capital. Air quality in the city worsened today and the situation is likely to continue due to poor air circulation and accumulation of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) spokesman Pongsakorn Kwanmuang said today that the city…

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  • Thailand video newsThailand News Today, February 25, 2020 – Daily news for Thailand

    Thailand News Today, February 25, 2020 – Daily news for Thailand

    Two news cases confirmed in Thailand, pushing total to 37 The Thai Public Health Ministry has announced two new Coronavirus cases in Thailand, up from 35 to 37 cases since the outbreak starts in late December last year. A 31 year old woman and a 29 year old taxi driver are the two new cases. Permanent secretary for health confirmed…

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  • Northern Thailand NewsBangkok, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai – all suffering choking smog today

    Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai – all suffering choking smog today

    The whole Bangkok and its suburbs is suffering from excessive PM2.5 dust and smoke particles in the air today. Around the city the readings have been uniformly ‘unhealthy’ for the entire day with readings as high as 188 particles of 2.5microns per cubic metre. Putting a stamp on the whole appalling situation is the list of the world’s Top 10…

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  • Việt NamHơn chục nước hạn chế công dân Hàn Quốc vì lo ngại virus corona

    Hơn chục nước hạn chế công dân Hàn Quốc vì lo ngại virus corona

    Ít nhất 15 quốc gia, vùng lãnh thổ đã áp lệnh cấm, hạn chế công dân Hàn Quốc hoặc người nước ngoài từng đến Hàn Quốc vì lo ngại virus corona. Hôm nay, Trung tâm Kiểm soát và Phòng ngừa Dịch bệnh Hàn Quốc (KCDC) ghi nhận thêm 60 ca nhiễm nCoV mới, tổng số 893 bệnh nhân nhiễm virus…

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  • Crime NewsSuspects in abduction, murder of judge’s brother taken for re-enactment

    Suspects in abduction, murder of judge’s brother taken for re-enactment

    When the brother of a senior judge in the central province of Nakhon Sawan was abducted in broad daylight in front of the Bangkok South Criminal Court on February 4, police feared the worst. Today, three of the six suspects alleged to have been involved in the abduction and subsequent murder were escorted by officers of the Crime Suppression Division…

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