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Thailand News Today | Domestic airlines allow in-flight meals
Bringing you the latest top stories in Thailand beyond. My name is Jett Gunther and in our first story, The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand has given airlines the green light to serve food and drinks again on domestic flights in Thailand, effective immediately. The original rationale was less about the food itself and more about the use of…
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Medicinal Green, Street Hawkers and Travelling to Thailand by train | GMT
Phuket hastens assistance for 900 illegally built small hotels. Travel between Thailand and Malaysia by train for just 50 baht (RM7). Bhumjaithai didn’t push cannabis legalisation for recreational use. Move Forward MP accused of sexually assaulting 4 teen girls. Bangkok plans to give the city’s hawkers a roof over their heads. Thailand ramps up monkey population control efforts. All this…
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Thailand News Today | WHO warns of more Covid, but does the world care?
The World Health Organisation is warning that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from finished, but the rest of the world seems ready to move on. The WHO received data around the world showing a 30% jump in Covid-19 infections in the past 2 weeks, but the public has grown tired of safety measures and is now impatient. The WHO…
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Foreign land ownership in Thailand & Scam Call Center Raids | GMT
Police raid 14 scam call centres in Pattaya, resulting in one arrest. Communication cables set fire in Bangkok. Taxi driver punches woman after she requests him to go faster. Cabinet to debate foreign land ownership in Thailand. Football fans scramble for FREE Liverpool – Man U tickets. Airlines seek state aid amid rising costs. All this and more on todays…
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Pattaya green control law & 8 million tourists to Thailand
Bank of Thailand sees tourist arrivals rising to 8m, Hoteliers are not optimistic over upcoming holidays, Pattaya wants to enact city’s own green-control law, Man in northeast Thailand pays 3.9 million baht dowry… for a buffalo and Bangkok gov’s ’15 Minute Pocket Parks’ set to bloom. All this and more on todays Good Morning Thailand.
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Thailand News Today | New scam exposed on Khao San Road
Tourism is back so better be quick in devising new scams. A new warning has gone out as yet another scam is being perpetrated on foreigners on Khao San Road. This time, scam targets are would-be do-gooders trying to help return a lost wallet. A man recently reported to local media that he stumbled upon a wallet on the…
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92% of Thais earn less than what they spend | GMT
Officials say Thailand’s Covid-19 cases to peak in September. Raising King and Queen Pillars Ceremony near Lieb Tang Rodfai Road in Pattaya. 92% don’t earn more than their expenses, oil price main factor. Man who shot former Japanese PM reveals hateful motivation. All this and more on today’s Good Morning Thailand.
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Mobile app connects tourists to police & Thai rap song threat to national security | Weekend Update
TAT promotes ‘I Lert U’ mobile app to connect tourists to police, Court bans rap song for being a threat to Thailand’s national security, Thailand tourism: India No.1 country sending tourists and nearly 1 million people approved to grow the green in Thailand. All this and your questions answered on Sundays weekend update.
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Thailand News Today | Corrupt Thai tourist cop caught in a police sting
Thailand will hold a general election at some point before March 2023, but polls reveal that current PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is not the favourite to win. PM Prayut says he’s not worried about the poll results, because “a poll is just a poll.” Phat Thong Than Shinawatra – daughter of ousted ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra and central figure of the…
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Hoteliers disagree with government dual pricing proposal | GMT
Hoteliers disagree with government dual pricing proposal. Thai tourist visa fees might be suspended until the end of 2022. Don’t answer calls starting with +697, it’s a scam. Thai man appeals to robbers to stop as he has nothing left. Thai health minister defends decision to decriminalise green. All this and more on today’s Good Morning Thailand.
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Thailand News Today | Tham Luang cave rescue divers receive honours
The University of Bristol has awarded 2 British cave divers with honorary degrees after recognising their heroic efforts in rescuing 12 boys and a man from a flooded cave in Thailand. The University hailed John Volanthen, Rick Stanton and the other rescue divers for performing an impossible task in rescuing 12 children and their football coach from the Tham…
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Thailand News Today | Thailand or Cambodia? Comparing 10 year visa programmes
Thai health authorities insist that the latest Covid wave in Thailand will be “small and controllable”, and should be called a “mini wave” not a new wave. Think – just the tip, not the full on thing. The Director-General of the DDC, Opas Kankawinpong, informed the media that the Omicron sub-variants BA.4, and BA.5, do transmit pretty quickly but do…
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Re-instatement of mask wearing? & Arresting ‘Mr. Underpants’ | GMT
Thai health authorities recommend the re-instatement of mask wearing. Thai police arrest ‘Mr. Underpants:’ The serial thief in the white briefs. Thai netizens go into meltdown over farmers using bathroom cleaner as fertilizer. Smoking and selling green in public is illegal, warns Bangkok’s deputy governor. Latest vaccine guidelines. Suitcases are packed as Thais get ready for domestic travel. All this and more…
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Thailand News Today | Thailand enjoys an increase in tourists and flights
Since the government eliminated the Thailand Pass, flights and passengers have since increased at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport by about 10% on average. July 1 saw the lifting of travel restrictions, including the need to apply in advance for a Thailand Pass, which the government touted as opening the floodgates to a surge of international travellers, predicting 3 and a…
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Increase in flights after Thailand Pass nixed | GMT
BKK Airport reports increase in flights after Thailand Pass nixed. Drug bonfire set alight today fuelled with 40 tonnes of illicit narcotics. BMA says ‘no’ to pot hub at Khao San Rd. Thai energy chief suggests senators shed suits to save energy. All this and more on todays Good Morning Thailand.
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Thailand Tourism to Boom, is it Asia’s Amsterdam? | Weekend Update
The Thaiger visited a bar in one of the entertainment districts in Bangkok to find a very open and friendly green environment. The PM is very happy with the projected tourist figures for 2022 and cleaning up the cables in Bangkok is a team effort. All this and more on todays Weekend Update.
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Thailand News Today | Monk accused of embezzling 95 million baht
The head monk at Suthiwararam temple in Bangkok insisted he is innocent of any embezzlement charges after a renewed complaint was made against him. The temple’s former accountant, Channarong Piandee, has made a fresh complaint against the abbot, Suthiratanabundit monk, maintaining he embezzled 95 million baht and disposed of a partially cremated corpse into the Chao Phraya River, which…
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Thailand News Today | Court sentences police for torturing teenager
South Bangkok Civil Court yesterday ordered The Royal Thai Police to pay about 3.4 million baht in compensation for the false imprisonment and brutal torture of a teenager in 2009. Ritthirong Chuenchit was arrested by Prachin Buri Police’s criminal investigation team on January 28, 2009, for suspected theft. During the investigation, police tried to extract a confession from the victim,…
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Pattaya Police Promises & The green warning
Thai health chief received special drug due to obesity, not privilege. PM calls for unity among Thais. Countries warn against the green. Thai Airways has sold 11 of its old aircraft, 26 to go. Pattaya police promises & LGBTQ+ bank loans. All this and more on todays Good Morning Thailand.
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Thailand News Today | Govt officials slammed for wasting tax money
Government officials have been slammed by the public for wasting taxpayer money. Thai netizens have slammed government officials in the central province of Pathum Thani for wasting taxes on a pointless trip to Phang Nga and Phuket. Government officials from the Mueng ท่าโขลง District were supposed to be taking part in a working seminar to develop women’s potential in…
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Thailand News Today | Post pandemic Thailand – What to expect
This Friday, July 1, there will be an official declaration that Thailand is now in “post pandemic” mode. Here’s an overview of the current situation and what to expect. The word endemic is being avoided as Thai officials believe it will be up to the World Health Organisation to make that call. According to the Public Health Ministry permanent secretary…
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Countdown to Thailand’s Post Pandemic Day – July 1 | GMT
Public Health minister Anutin Charnvirakul – who has 6 vaccination JABS – has tested positive for covid 19. Welcome to Thailand’s Post Pandemic Day – July 1. What will change? Phuket hotels await start of high season. 4.3 million baht seized in police raid on illegal casino. City chief calls for residents to check for hazards after 131 fire incidents…
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Thailand News Today | Police arrested for bribery over Chinese adult films
Thai health officials are expected to gather more data in coming weeks as the highly transmissible BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron spread in Thailand. There is a new wave of the two Omicron sub-variant infections hitting a number of countries that had, until recently, seen a large drop in their Covid case loads. Germany, Italy, Australia, Taiwan, Brazil, UK,…
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How are people in Thailand dealing with the rise in prices | GMT
Bangkok governor to assess designated rally grounds after 1 month. Bangkok Chinatown fire kills 1, terrified shoppers run for their lives. Commuters turning to trains, 30% increase in passengers. Is curry the solution for rising prices? The Pattaya Pride Parade and cactus Thieves. All this and more on todays Good Morning Thailand.
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Embracing No Mask Requirement In Thailand | Weekend Update
Bangkok is celebrating the country’s removal of mask requirements in open spaces. Thai PM bans ‘The green and hemp use on military premises. The Bus issue in Thailand and Storm rip apart villages in the Northeast. All this and your questions are answered on today’s Weekend Update.
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Largest instant noodle convenience store
This shop that opened in October last year has drawn thousands of teenagers since its opening. Not only does this shop have Thai instant noodles, it also has noodles coming from different countries that include Indonesia, South Korea, China, Japan,malaysia, and more. The cost ranges from 6 baht to 250 Baht
