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Thailand News Update | Only Fans Girl “Shoots herself in the foot”
The cabinet eventually caved in this week by agreeing to cut the excise tax on diesel by three baht per litre, from the current 6 baht tax. This will for up to three months to help ease the impact of high energy prices on the cost of transport and consumer goods in Thailand.The cabinet approved halving the price until May…
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Truckers win in Thailand I GMT
This year, 450 kilometres of communication lines will be placed underground. The cabinet on Tuesday agreed to cut the excise tax on diesel. Thai woman’s OnlyFans content stolen, officers say she could face pornography charges. Men are flocking to a barbershop in Chon Buri after the nephew of the Sultan of Brunei came in for a haircut. All this coming…
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Asia News Today | Japan to ease border controls & Fears of Cambodian surveillance
A new internet gateway in Cambodia, set to be launched today, is being delayed, apparently due to issues related to Covid 19 in the country. When enacted, all Internet traffic in Cambodia will be routed through the government-run National Internet Gateway, allowing authorities to monitor online activity, intercept and censor digital communications, and collect users’ personal data. But the Telecommunications…
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Thailand News Today | Thai Govt takes steps to make Covid endemic
Despite calls to delay removing Covid-19 treatment from the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients scheme, Thailand’s health minister is pushing ahead as part of the government’s policy to downgrade the virus to endemic. Anutin Chanvirakul was responding to calls from a number of quarters, including his deputy, Sathit, who asked him to postpone the removal until April due to the…
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Thailand News Update | Scamming expats in Pattaya
A Frenchman is facing fraud charges for allegedly scamming expats in Pattaya out of millions of baht by claiming he had connections with several Thai authorities, and promising help with obtaining visas, opening businesses, and buying motorbikes and cars. Reports claim he scammed expats out of a total of 6.3 million baht.58 year old Herve Christian Robert Leonard from Compiegne…
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Tourist faces 10 years prison and up to 1 million BHT fine | GMT
A tourist who posted a photograph of himself sitting on an endangered coral reef faces a fine of up to 1 million baht and a 10-year prison sentence. Thailand’s falling birth rate is having a drastic impact on the economy and society. Thailand is revising surrogacy laws to allow foreigners to hire Thai surrogate mothers without requiring one partner to…
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Thailand News Today | More fatal crosswalk accidents in Bangkok!
Thai police are reporting two more crosswalk accidents in Bangkok amidst a nationwide effort to improve pedestrian safety. One man was killed while walking across a crossing on Suwinthawong Road in the Min Buri district and the other man was hit and injured by the Yingcharoen market on Phahon Yothin Road in Bang Khen district On Suwinthawong Road, the man…
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Thailand News Update | No alcohol on 16th February
Police say have identified the 2 suspect gunmen who are being sought over the apparent gangland killing of Indian-born Jimi Sandhu on February 4 in Rawai, Phuket. Arrest warrants for 2 Canadian men have been issued. The alleged gunmen have been named as 36 year old Gene Lahrkamp and Matthew Dupre, also 36. The arrest warrants follow an intensive investigation…
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Thailands new long term 10 year visa for wealthy foreigners & Digital nomads
Thailand is offering new long term 10 year visa for wealthy foreigners and digital nomads. What are the specifics and regulations regarding this visa? Is it going to be similar to the smart visa plan? Where do the digital nomads fit in all of this? Tim sits with Ben Hart from Integrity legal to find out more.
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Covid clusters in Thailand & Demand for shorts | Thaiger Bites
Jay and Tim go through your messages, comments and feedback from Youtube, Facebook, Instagram and the Thaiger Talk forum on the website. Thaiger Bites, Ep.86
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Thailand News Today | Controversial tourism fee likely to be postponed
A 300-baht tourism fee which was set to be introduced from April 1 now looks likely to be postponed. Implementation is expected to be pushed out by around 2 months, although tourism operators have said they’d like to see the idea ditched completely, at least while the sector is fighting to survive the pandemic. However, Thailand’s tourism minister, Pipat Ratchakitprakarn,…
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Murder weapons found at the beach | Thailand News Update
On the day we were hoping to report some easing of restrictions, instead we may be staring at postponements, or even some more precautions added as Thailand struggles to move on from two years of any meaningful tourism recovery. At a meeting of the CCSA yesterday recent spikes in new infections, and the surges in Bangkok and Phuket, were discussed.A…
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Thailand News Today | Insurance companies hesitant to cover foreign tourists
After facing losses from local Covid claims, many Thai insurance companies are indicating that they are hesitant to provide Covid insurance for foreign tourists entering Thailand under the current regulations. The deputy governor of marketing communications at the Tourism Authority of Thailand said only a few companies are now interested in joining the Test & Go programme, the most popular…
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Thailand News Update | Songkran cancelled for 2022?
Thailand’s famous water festival Songkran might be cancelled for 1 third year in a row if the daily Covid-19 infections reach 30,000 per day. The massive water festival and gun fight, celebrating the Thai New Year, has already had the tap turned off due to coronavirus restrictions. The DDC warns that Songkran, which is April 13 to 15 this year,…
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Fall out from Feminist Female Fighter I GMT
The Muay Thai Female Fighter has gone viral and has taken a stand for women in Thailand! Thailand Pass hotlines, emails for assistance with registration process, Songkran to be cancelled if daily Covid numbers hit 30,000, Bangkok experiencing Covid surge as new infections rise to 2,000 a day, Building a better future for Thailand – 8 areas Thailand needs…
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Thailand News Today | Proposal to change how Covid-19 cases are reported
After Thailand’s number of daily Covid-19 infections went above 10,000 this weekend, the government plans to change how it does daily reports. In a two-day a week test, the government reports will only focus on deaths and serious cases where people needed to be hospitalized with ventilators, or had pneumonia. The Ministry of Public Health says that even though infections…
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Truckers, Muay Thai chicks & Expensive Cats | GMT
The owner of a luxury sports car has reportedly filed a lawsuit against their neighbour because of their cat. Lorry drivers yesterday gathered outside the Energy Ministry on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road to stage a “Truck Power Final Season” protest. Police said they have CCTV footage of the moment two gunmen shot dead in Phuket an Indian man with a history…
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Thailand News Today | Devastating economic damage from Covid restrictions
Tourism revenue has plummeted across each of the 77 provinces, according to data from Thailand’s tourism ministry. A report revealed that income from both foreign and local tourism reached an historic low in 2021, dropping by nearly 70%. Meanwhile, the revenue gap between Bangkok and other major provinces remains wide. In 2021, Bangkok posted revenue at 62.7 billion baht, a…
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Does Thailand need travel bubbles? | GMT
Ministry will change the way it reports covid number.” WHAT?! Thailand will propose a travel bubble between Thailand, China and Malaysia. Around 16 locals and Thais were evacuated from a forest in Phuket after a fire broke out and spread quickly by the Laem Krating viewpoint by the Krating Cape. The Land Transport Federation of Thailand (LTFT) will stage a…
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Thailand News Update | What covid restrictions will be eased this week?
Whilst we get to wait a few more days to see if and how the current Covid restrictions will be modified or lifted, the public health minister has again stated that bars and nightlife will still need to remain closed. Speaking to the media yesterday, Minister Anutin Charnvirakul remarked that his “ministry will change the way it reports infection numbers”,…
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Thailand News Update | “More Covid restrictions to be relaxed”
Prepare for some more relaxation of Covid restrictions this week as the CCSA are set to meet to consider dropping some more measures that have been in place to curb the Coronavirus. Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the ministry’s Department of Disease Control, says that Thailand was now moving in line with trends elsewhere in the world. He said yesterday……
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Relaxation of Virus Curbs in Thailand? | GMT
The Public Health Ministry is preparing to propose a relaxation of measures to the CCSA this week, Poor transport planning and road conditions are also to blame for the capital’s high accident rate, Petrochemical firm apologises for oil spill in Rayong, Phuket police search for 2 gunmen over shooting death of Jimi “Slice” Sandhu. All coming up on todays Good…
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Do you legally have to wear masks in Thailand?
With the Covid 19 pandemic came the wearing of masks as the new normal in Thailand, and many other countries around the world. Some people are fine with wearing masks whilst other remain strongly opposed to it, for a variety of reasons. Whether you like it or not it is “strongly encouraged” to wear a mask in Thailand. But do…
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Universal Thailand Pass Hatred | Thaiger Bites
Jay, Jett and Tim go through your messages, comments and feedback from Youtube, Facebook, Instagram and the Thaiger Talk forum on the website. Thaiger Bites, Ep.85
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Thailand News Update| Pork prices to lower while oil prices to rise
A tale of two different inflation trends today in Thailand.Firstly, the prices of food staples…. pork, chicken and eggs…. are poised to drop as this years Chinese New Year celebrations wind up… this according to the Internal Trade Department.The director-general told the media yesterday that prices, especially for pork, chicken and eggs, would be expected to decline now that Chinese…
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Minister throws mask wearing into confusion I GMT
Thailand’s Public Health Minister confirmed that there are no laws forcing people to wear face masks. There have been warnings to travellers against going to Thailand. The Covid 19 effects on the Fitness and tourist industry and how prescribed and illegal drugs are readily open for purchase in Thailand.
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Thailand News Today | Thailand proposes travel bubble with neighbors
A number of patients who’ve recovered from Covid are now displaying signs of dementia, according to Thai health officials. According to a Nation Thailand report, the Department of Medical Services says the symptoms tend to develop between 1 and 6 months after contracting the virus. DMS boss สมศักดิ์ อรรฆศิลป์ says the risk appears to be higher in patients with pre-existing…
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Thailand News Update | Thailand pass registrations are starting to rack up
Registrations are starting to rack up after the first day of crashes on the Thailand Pass website. Eventually, a total of 23,660 inbound travellers registered for entry under the Test & Go Version 2 program on Tuesday, the first day the suspended travel scheme resumed. Covering all the Thailand Pass options, including the Sandboxes and Alternative Quarantine, 29,194 foreigners applied…
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Thailand News Today | Thai government approves 10 year visa program
The 10-year visa scheme for wealthy foreigners and skilled professionals was approved in principle by the Thai Cabinet, targeting foreign investors, highly-skilled professionals and wealthy retirees. Experts say the 10-year visa scheme for wealthy foreigners and skilled professionals should help fill the country’s anticipated shortage of digital workforce talent and boost the Thai economy. Chairman of the Federation of Thai…
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Thailand News Update | Thailand to target Saudi tourists to Pattaya
Around 2,500 travellers flew into Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday… the first day of the rebooted Test & Go program. The passengers arrived on 46 different flights. Just some quick maths suggests that’s around 54 people per flight… glad I’m not running those airlines.Most of the arrivals came from Malaysia and Singapore, and a few from European destinations as well.To be clear,…
