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  • Northern Thailand NewsElectronic cigarettes valued at 11.25 million baht seized in Mukdahan province
    ThaigerPublished: 12:11, 14 August 2019
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    Electronic cigarettes valued at 11.25 million baht seized in Mukdahan province

    PHOTOS: Workpoint News Electronic cigarettes valued at 12.25 million baht, plus various vaping paraphernalia, has been seized in Mukdahan, in far north-east Thailand. E-cigarettes and vaping products are prohibited to import into and use in Thailand. The Mukdahan Provincial Customs Department report that they received information from related officials and planned a raid of an import shipment for a company called…

  • Thailand NewsThai couple spend 1.5 million baht on tomb for their pug dog
    Tanutam ThawanPublished: 11:50, 14 August 2019
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    Thai couple spend 1.5 million baht on tomb for their pug dog

    PHOTOS: khaosod.co.th A couple in Kanchanaburi Province has spent 1.5 million baht to build an elaborate ‘romanesque’ mausoleum for their pug dog who died of old age. In a rather macabre attempt at preservation, they have arranged two refrigerated coffins to ‘preserve’ their beloved woofer. Defying Buddhist convention for the deceased, the owners are keeping their dog on ice instead…

  • Thailand Weather UpdatesTyphoon Lekima leaves at least 30 people dead, 5 million more affected
    ThaigerPublished: 14:22, 11 August 2019
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    Typhoon Lekima leaves at least 30 people dead, 5 million more affected

    PHOTO: China Daily/ANN At least 30 people are reported dead from the deadly typhoon in East China’s Zhejiang province. Another 20 people are missing and the death toll is expected to rise. Most of the deaths occurred in Yongjia county where torrential downpours caused a landslide that blocked rivers. The barrier lake bursted and flooded people away. Twenty two people…

  • Thailand News170 billion baht stimulus to focus on tourism as economy plateaus
    ThaigerPublished: 15:17, 08 August 2019
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    170 billion baht stimulus to focus on tourism as economy plateaus

    Inbound tourism to Thailand is about to get a boost with a proposed 170 billion baht government stimulus package . The Finance Ministry will submit the full plan to Cabinet on August 19. Lavaron Sangsnit, the director general for the fiscal policy office, says the package aims to boost inbound tourism, and promote travel within the country by Thai and…

  • Crime NewsOver 2 million meth pills, 83 kilograms of ice seized from a woman in Bangkok
    ThaigerPublished: 09:40, 02 August 2019
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    Over 2 million meth pills, 83 kilograms of ice seized from a woman in Bangkok

    PHOTO: The Nation Police have arrested a woman in Bangkok and seized more than 2 million methamphetamine pills. 26 year old Supalak Eiamthawee, from the Sasithorn housing estate in Bang Khae district has been arrested and 2.158 million methamphetamine pills, 83 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (ice) and 25 kilograms of ketamine seized. Police received tip-offs that the suspect rented a house…

  • Crime NewsThai man sends online beautiful girlfriend 2.3 million baht – Doh!
    ThaigerPublished: 08:49, 28 July 2019
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    Thai man sends online beautiful girlfriend 2.3 million baht – Doh!

    Love is a beautiful thing. A Thai man has fallen in love with a beautiful woman on Facebook called Bai Por. The romance has blossomed online for more than two years, according to “Non”. He’s sent 2.3 million baht to her in money transfers, according to Sanook. Every time they’d made arrangements to finally meet up, Bai Por would postpone…

  • South Thailand NewsDurian drives southern economy with new Chinese 700 million baht factory
    ThaigerPublished: 07:59, 28 July 2019
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    Durian drives southern economy with new Chinese 700 million baht factory

    A Chinese company has invested 700 million baht to establish a durian processing factory in Songkhla’s Thepha district. The establishment of the Kunming-based company in southern Thailand is an indication of the growing love for durian in China and a growing export potential for the ‘love-it-or-hate-it’ fruit. Manguwang Food Company will employ up to 1,200 workers at its 700 million…

  • Northern Thailand NewsFake goods valued at 11 million baht go up in smoke in Chiang Rai
    ThaigerPublished: 17:15, 23 July 2019
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    Fake goods valued at 11 million baht go up in smoke in Chiang Rai

    Chiang Rai Province’s Customs Department in Mae Sai has incinerated illegal and fake items valued at over 11 million baht. The illegal items are goods that “do not follow the customs law of Thailand”, aka. fakes and brand copies. Most of the items were seized from the Thai-Burmese Border Gate in Mae Sai. The illegal goods were gathered and burned at…

  • Bangkok NewsOld food pavilion collapses dumping over 20 people into Samut Songkram river
    ThaigerPublished: 08:42, 17 July 2019
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    Old food pavilion collapses dumping over 20 people into Samut Songkram river

      PHOTO: Public Relations Department – Samut Songkhram Rescue workers are scouring the Mae Klong River in Samut Songkram, west of Bangkok, for four missing people after an old ferryboat shelter on a river bank collapsed yesterday, plunging more than two dozen people into the water. One person has died and at least 19 others injured when the riverside food pavilion…

  • Crime NewsOver a million methamphetamine pills seized in Lampang sting
    ThaigerPublished: 18:49, 16 July 2019
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    Over a million methamphetamine pills seized in Lampang sting

    Original story by Pratheep Nanthaparp And man has been arrested and 1,104,000 methamphetamine pills confiscated following a sting Lampang’s main city area in northern Thailand last Saturday (July 13). Provincial Police Region 5 met with the media yesterday morning (Monday) to explain how undercover police purchased a small quantity of pills from 34 year old Sarayuth Rattanadilok. It was agreed…

  • Northern Thailand NewsAn 80 million year old carnivorous dinosaur from Thailand identified
    ThaigerPublished: 10:26, 13 July 2019
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    An 80 million year old carnivorous dinosaur from Thailand identified

    PHOTO: Thai PBS A Thai PhD student, studying overseas, has identified some bones of a dinosaur wandering around the mountains of Khon Kaen 80 million years ago. Fossilised bones, unearthed on a mountain in Khon Kaen nearly 30 years ago, have been identified as belonging to a previously unknown carnivorous dinosaur. Thai PBS says the the bones were unearthed on…

  • Transport NewsBTS asked to pay 100 billion construction costs in exchange for 30 year concession extension
    ThaigerPublished: 10:16, 09 July 2019
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    BTS asked to pay 100 billion construction costs in exchange for 30 year concession extension

    Manit Techa-apichoke, president of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration-owned Krungthep Thanakhom, says the state firm was empowered by Article 44 of the interim charter to conduct negotiations with the Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) over the 100 billion baht debt transfer and concession extension. Manit says the negotiation should be completed in about two months. The Nation reports that the BMA will negotiate with…

  • Tourism NewsAirbnb estimates direct economic impact in Thailand exceeds 33.8 billion baht
    ThaigerPublished: 11:48, 04 July 2019
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    Airbnb estimates direct economic impact in Thailand exceeds 33.8 billion baht

    • 80 percent of local Airbnb hosts saying they recommend restaurants and cafes to guests • Airbnb guests saying that 46% of their spending occurs in the neighbourhood where they stay. According to new survey findings and an analysis of internal data released today, Airbnb’s host and guest community generated over 33.8 billion baht in estimated direct economic impact in…

  • Northern Thailand NewsNakhon Ratchasima 7-Eleven store robbed of 2 million baht
    ThaigerPublished: 15:24, 01 July 2019
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    Nakhon Ratchasima 7-Eleven store robbed of 2 million baht

    FILE PHOTO A man has robbed a 7-Eleven convenience store in Nakhon Ratchasima this morning, making off with 2 million baht in cash. At this stage police suspect the robbery was an inside job. The entire robbery took only two minutes. The Jor Hor police station was alerted at 2.28am that the 7-Eleven store in the Ban Pho community had been…

  • Thai LifeThai energy billionaire becomes the second richest person in Thailand
    ThaigerPublished: 11:48, 01 July 2019
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    Thai energy billionaire becomes the second richest person in Thailand

    Sarath Ratanavadi has swiftly climbed up the list of Thai billionaires to become the nation’s second-richest man. Sarath owns the Gulf Energy Development which is outpacing most of the world’s power companies. According to Bloomberg, Sarath’s net worth rose to $6.3 billion after a 28% rally in Gulf Energy in the past three months, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The utility,…

  • Business NewsThailand’s auto manufacturing expects to reach 2.2 million
    ThaigerPublished: 12:18, 28 June 2019
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    Thailand’s auto manufacturing expects to reach 2.2 million

    PHOTO: Autoinfo Car sales for 2019 are likely to increase thanks to the improved purchasing power of Thais as the agricultural sector returns better prices. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Phasu Loharachun, say the automotive industry is the main economic activity generating revenue for the country. Meanwhile, the total number of cars to be manufactured this year is expected…

  • Crime News45 year old Swede arrested on Koh Chang over million scam
    ThaigerPublished: 19:26, 20 June 2019
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    45 year old Swede arrested on Koh Chang over $11 million scam

    SCREENSHOTS: Manager Online video 45 year old Swedish national, Roger Nils Jonas Karlsson, has been arrested in connection with a multi-million dollar fraud. He was arrested on Koh Chang, far eastern Thailand near the Cambodian border. Police seized electronic devices and computers, allegedly used in the fraudulent activities relating to his arrest. Thai police were acting on an Interpol red notice…

  • Northern Thailand NewsToon’s latest run-for-charity raises 15 million baht in the first hour for north-east hospitals
    ThaigerPublished: 09:02, 16 June 2019
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    Toon’s latest run-for-charity raises 15 million baht in the first hour for north-east hospitals

    PHOTO: Facebook.com/kaokonlakao Such is the star-power and respect Thais have for rocker-turned-charity-warrior Artiwara “Toon” Kongmalai, that his latest fund-raising effort raised 15 million baht in the first hour of yesterday moorning’s run. His latest project called Kao Kon La Kao-Kao Tor Pai Duay Palang Lek Lek Phak Isan (One step each by each person, move on with a small force in…

  • Pattaya News70 million baht set aside for planning and EIS for new light rail in Pattaya
    ThaigerPublished: 11:54, 15 June 2019
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    70 million baht set aside for planning and EIS for new light rail in Pattaya

    PHOTOS: Pattaya Watchdog Pattaya City Hall has is putting aside 70 million baht for preliminary planning, design work and Environmental Impact Statements for a proposed tram (light rail) project. The trams are part of the Thai government’s huge Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) budgets to develop Pattaya and other areas along the Eastern Seaboard. The first part of the proposed project,…

  • Crime NewsBangkok pair arrested over 4 million baht scam
    ThaigerPublished: 16:06, 14 June 2019
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    Bangkok pair arrested over 4 million baht scam

    PHOTO: Facebook/csdthai A 19 year old has been arrested in Bangkok over a social media scam. She, and an accomplice, allegedly hacked in Line and Facebook accounts and were able to scam over 100 users to transfer money. Bangkok Post has named the pair as 19 year old Naruemol Lamperngmee and 48 year old Samart Yoosop. Crime Suppression police caught…

  • Bangkok NewsMulti-billion baht budget for Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
    ThaigerPublished: 11:35, 13 June 2019
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    Multi-billion baht budget for Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

    Bangkok Council has approved a multi-billion baht budget for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) for 2020. The budget was approved during a meeting in the second extraordinary session of the council for 2019 after BMA Governor Aswin Kwanmuang proposed the budget bill to the chamber. The bill requests 83 billion baht for fixed expenditures for the Fiscal Year 2020 and 398.92…

  • World NewsOne million come out to protest in Hong Kong over China’s new extradition law
    ThaigerPublished: 09:40, 10 June 2019
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    One million come out to protest in Hong Kong over China’s new extradition law

    Huge crowds, estimated to be over 1 million, massed in Hong Kong over the weekend to protest against pro-beijing leaders allowing extraditions to the mainland. The demonstrations were the largest in the international finance hub since the 1997 handover when the region was returned from Britain (which ‘leased’ the colony for 99 years) back to China. Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leaders…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket light rail project blows out another two billion baht
    ThaigerPublished: 14:27, 31 May 2019
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    Phuket light rail project blows out another two billion baht

    PHOTOS: Post Today Changes have been made to the original light rail project design which will add two billion baht to the projected budget. The budget is now projected to be almost 40 billion baht. Post Today reports that the director of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand Phakkaphong Sirikantaramart says “the Phuket light rail design has been adapted.…

  • Tourism NewsTourism body confident that tourist number will reach 40 million in 2019
    ThaigerPublished: 18:17, 28 May 2019
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    Tourism body confident that tourist number will reach 40 million in 2019

    Predictions are, despite a few bumps along the way, that the number of tourists coming to Thailand in 2019 will still reach 40 million. The University of the Thai Chambers of Commerce’s Centre for Economic and Business Forecasting is still positives following campaigns promoting tourism in local cities and the extension of the waiver of the visa-on-arrival fee. The Director…

  • Environment NewsPort fire damage exceeds 100 million baht
    ThaigerPublished: 08:18, 28 May 2019
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    Port fire damage exceeds 100 million baht

    by Pratch Rujivanarom Thailand Port Authority director Kamolsak Phromprayoon says that losses from the huge fire and chemical spill at Laem Chabang Seaport on Saturday are estimated to be more than 100 million baht, while environmental campaigners are urging authorities to demand compensation from the people responsible for carrying the undisclosed hazardous chemicals. On Saturday morning toxic chemical cargo onboard…

  • OpinionThai businesses locked out of potential 7.2 million medical cannabis market
    ThaigerPublished: 19:41, 22 May 2019
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    Thai businesses locked out of potential $237.2 million medical cannabis market

    by Daragh Anglim Thailand is emerging as a frontrunner in the nascent Asian cannabis market. With 175 clinicians now qualified to prescribe cannabis-based medicines in the country, Thailand is at the cusp of a major breakthrough in realising the commercial and societal benefits of medical cannabis. The Asian Cannabis Report published in May by leading market analysts and advisors Prohibition Partners,…

  • Health10 million Thais to learn CPR and other life-saving techniques
    ThaigerPublished: 09:34, 18 May 2019
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    10 million Thais to learn CPR and other life-saving techniques

    The King’s Volunteer 904 Central Coordination Centre has assigned the Public Health Ministry to provide training to 10 million Thais in basic life-saving skills, principally learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how to use an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) machines. The ministry will formulate a curriculum for training the public in CPR and AED and publish the materials online. The project…

  • World NewsIt is a great ‘responsibilty’ to print 46 million bank notes
    ThaigerPublished: 14:36, 09 May 2019
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    It is a great ‘responsibilty’ to print 46 million bank notes

    You had one job… 46 million freshly minted $50 notes have just been printed. They’re a lovely new design but with one minor problem. There’s a typo, according to the Australian Reserve Bank. The “new and improved” A$50 banknote was rolled out last year, including new artwork and new technologies. But the yellow-ish new A$50 note also contains a typo…

  • Business NewsThai banks on 156 billion baht spending spree for recovery
    ThaigerPublished: 12:39, 08 May 2019
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    Thai banks on 156 billion baht spending spree for recovery

    “He hoped the airline could be profitable again in mid-2020.” Thai Airways International is seeking cabinet approval to buy or lease 38 new planes at an estimated cost of 156 billion baht. In the proposal 31 planes will be acquired over the next five years. Thai Airways president Sumeth Damrongchaitham says the proposal would reach Deputy PM Somkid Jatusripitak this…

  • Northern Thailand NewsPolice seize 2 million meth pills following car chase in Chiang Rai
    ThaigerPublished: 09:05, 05 May 2019
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    Police seize 2 million meth pills following car chase in Chiang Rai

    PHOTO: Facebook/@thaipolice4.0 Police are investigating the source of 2 million methamphetamine pills seized on Friday in Chiang Rai, near the Myanmar border. A man had the 2 million speed pills seized from his pickup truck following a chase in Mae Sai district late Friday. One police officer was injured in the incident. A pick-up was signalled to stop around 11pm on…