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  • Environment NewsEnvironmentalists concerned with rise of takeaway trash during lockdown
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 11:09, 28 August 2020
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    Environmentalists concerned with rise of takeaway trash during lockdown

    How much plastic do you toss in the garage bin when you’re done eating your takeaway order? An environmentalist says 1 person throws away about 1.5 kilograms of trash each day. With many stuck at home during the lockdown period, food delivery sales skyrocketed, but so did the amount of trash each person throws away. Thai environmentalists are concerned and…

  • Bangkok NewsCollision results in fire in front of Bangkok’s Anti-Corruption Museum
    ThaigerPublished: 10:40, 28 August 2020
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    Collision results in fire in front of Bangkok’s Anti-Corruption Museum

    A collision yesterday between a taxi and a BMW on Bangkok’s Phitsanulok Road yesterday directly in front of the Anti-Corruption Museum resulted in a fire in the taxi’s engine compartment. Both drivers denied responsibilty. Security from the nearby museum rushed out with a fire extinguisher, and firemen later arrived to finish the job. The taxi driver, “Weerasak”, said he was…

  • South Thailand News2 Koh Tao divers awarded for their involvement in the 2018 cave rescue
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 10:23, 28 August 2020
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    2 Koh Tao divers awarded for their involvement in the 2018 cave rescue

    2 foreign diving instructors in Koh Tao were honored for their role in rescuing the 13 young men from the flooded Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai back in 2018. More than 100 foreigners involved in the rescue have been granted the Most Admirable Order of Direkgunabhorn, an award granted by the Thai Monarch. A ceremony in Surat Thani was…

  • Covid-19 NewsCCSA considers another 2 groups of foreigners for return to Thailand
    ThaigerPublished: 08:29, 28 August 2020
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    CCSA considers another 2 groups of foreigners for return to Thailand

    The next batch of returnee categories is now being considered by the CCSA. This time, foreigners with permanent residences who have been stranded overseas for the past 6 months, and long-term foreign residents, will receive priority when the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration announces the next date for the next phase of lifting the shutters on Thailand’s borders. The chairman…

  • Politics NewsProgressive MP raises “3 finger salute” in Parliament
    ThaigerPublished: 15:13, 27 August 2020
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    Progressive MP raises “3 finger salute” in Parliament

    An opposition MP from the eastern province of Chantaburi, along the Cambodian border, raised eyebrows today when she flashed the pro-democracy “3 finger salute” immediately after after speaking about state repression of student protestors. The salute has become the student movement’s trademark gesture of solidarity. Yanathicha Buapuean, an MP for the Move Forward Party said: “These actions are intended to…

  • Phuket NewsReaders react to “Phuket Destruction” letter to editor
    ThaigerPublished: 11:50, 27 August 2020
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    Readers react to “Phuket Destruction” letter to editor

    Have a read then vote at the bottom of the article. “We are just back from last week’s trip to Phuket and I could not have imagined the destruction going on. Boarded up shops and restaurants, interiors torn out, even hard to find a place to have a dinner. Eerie streets that you felt uncomfortable walking at night time and I…

  • Politics NewsPM issues ominous warning as students submit manifesto
    ThaigerPublished: 11:22, 27 August 2020
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    PM issues ominous warning as students submit manifesto

    Yesterday, leaders of the student movement Free Youth submitted their now-infamous 10 point manifesto on reforming the Monarchy to a House committee for consideration. Panasaya Sitthijirawattanakul, a leader of a group calling itself the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration, forwarded the 10-point manifesto, which was compiled at a demonstration on August 10 at Thammasat University, to Move Forward Party…

  • Crime NewsHigh rank police officer allegedly caught on video at illegal gambling den
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 10:54, 27 August 2020
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    High rank police officer allegedly caught on video at illegal gambling den

    A high ranking police officer is being investigated for allegedly gambling after a video of men playing a dice game at an illegal gambling den was shared on social media. One of them appears to be a senior officer for the Royal Thai Police. A Royal Thai Police spokesperson says if the man is a police officer, he will face…

  • Crime News6 Chon Buri men fall victim to dating app scam
    ThaigerPublished: 09:32, 27 August 2020
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    6 Chon Buri men fall victim to dating app scam

    At least 6 men in the eastern province of Chon Buri have fallen prey to a romance scam and police there are now warning men over the use of dating apps. The men bought cars via financing for a woman they met through an unnamed app. The deputy chief of the Samet police told the Pattaya News that 23 year…

  • South Thailand NewsPolice seize 2 million baht worth of illegal cosmetics
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 17:28, 26 August 2020
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    Police seize 2 million baht worth of illegal cosmetics

    A 43 year old man was arrested for allegedly producing makeup and packaging it at his home in Hat Yai, Southern Thailand. Police also confiscated about 2 million baht worth of the illegal cosmetics. Both police and health officials gained information about a home in Hat Yai that was allegedly producing and packaging cosmetics for an unregistered brand. When police…

  • Business NewsGrabFood hungry for more customers
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 14:26, 26 August 2020
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    GrabFood hungry for more customers

    The lockdown boosted food delivery sales, but GrabFood is still hungry for more customers. They’ve launched a major marketing campaign called “Feed Your Hunger” with discounts and deals to get more people ordering food through the mobile application. The campaign goes from now until October 4. They’re offering free delivery service for those in a 3 kilometre radius. Many of…

  • Covid-19 NewsWhich country in the world is the most confident to re-open its borders for tourism?
    ThaigerPublished: 11:57, 26 August 2020
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    Which country in the world is the most confident to re-open its borders for tourism?

    You’ll be surprised by the answer. Cooped up in our offices and homes, we’re all yearning to travel again. Whilst the suitcase is gathering dust, travellers around the world are wondering when and how they’re going to be able to return to their favourite holiday destinations. A comprehensive international survey has come up with some surprising results about the confidence…

  • Politics NewsDemocrats say ‘no’ to submarine proposal
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 09:56, 26 August 2020
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    Democrats say ‘no’ to submarine proposal

    Democrats give a hard “no” to the proposed plan to go ahead with the purchase of 2 submarines from China said to have a price ticket of 22.5 billion baht. They say the money would be better spent on coronavirus relief efforts rather than on new submarines for the Royal Thai Navy, according to the party’s deputy leader Prinn Panitchpakdi.…

  • Pattaya NewsChon Buri crane truck pulls down over a dozen power poles
    ThaigerPublished: 09:46, 26 August 2020
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    Chon Buri crane truck pulls down over a dozen power poles

    A transfer truck moving a crane got stuck on a power line and brought down down more than a dozen power poles in the eastern province of Chon Buri’s Banglamung district yesterday. It happened in the late afternoon on Banglamung Road near Soi 13 and Soi Sri Suwit. The downed power poles blocked the road and required electric and communication…

  • Northern Thailand NewsIsaan village chief finds human bones in rice field
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 17:36, 25 August 2020
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    Isaan village chief finds human bones in rice field

    An Isaan village chief found human bones in a rice field today as he was spreading fertiliser over his crops. A local 49 year old man was reported missing last month and police suspect the remains are his. The found bones scattered around the field in Buri Ram. Police along with a doctor from the district hospital investigated the scene.…

  • Road deathsBangkok teacher and student killed in road accident
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 16:51, 25 August 2020
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    Bangkok teacher and student killed in road accident

    A teacher and his student were killed in a road accident in Bangkok today when their motorbike slid under an 18-wheel concrete mixer truck. The teacher and the 17 year old student were wearing helmets, but the impact from the crash fractured their skulls, according to the Nation Thailand. Police believe the teacher lost control of the motorcycle and slid…

  • South Thailand NewsThai immigration police arrest foreigners with fake IDs
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 14:54, 25 August 2020
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    Thai immigration police arrest foreigners with fake IDs

    Thai immigration officials have arrested 2 Pakistani men who were using fake Thai identification cards. Now the officers have opened an investigation to see if more foreigners might be connected to the case and are living in Thailand with a fake ID. Immigration officials in Pattani, in the far south of Thailand, were recently tipped off about a foreigner with…

  • Crime NewsMonk allegedly sexually abused 12 year old boy
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 14:16, 25 August 2020
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    Monk allegedly sexually abused 12 year old boy

    A Phetchaburi monk allegedly sexually abused a 12 year old boy, police say. The sixth grade student told police the monk sexually abused him 3 times. A complaint was filed by the boy’s mother and representatives from a child rights foundation. The boy is from a remote village in Hua Hin called Pa La-u where the monk would often visit…

  • Business NewsThailand’s retail and property markets adapt and move online
    ThaigerPublished: 13:42, 25 August 2020
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    Thailand’s retail and property markets adapt and move online

    Tourism, property, retail – 3 sectors of the Thai economy that have taken a huge hit from the impact of lockdowns and border closures. Whilst most of the lockdown provisions are now lifted, the borders remain mostly closed and the economy ‘sluggish’ at best. The first half of 2020 has been one of the most challenging periods that Thailand retail…

  • Crime NewsBangkok man allegedly kills 1, injures another in fight outside liquor store
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 13:19, 25 August 2020
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    Bangkok man allegedly kills 1, injures another in fight outside liquor store

    A man allegedly attacked and stabbed a man to death outside a Bangkok liquor store in the Don Muang district. Another man was stabbed and severely injured when he stepped in to break up the fight. 46 year old Itthiphol Sunsomboon died at the scene after suffering from 4 knife wounds to his chest. Emergency responders tried to resuscitate the…

  • World News14 dead, 75 injured in southern Philippines suicide bomb attacks
    ThaigerPublished: 08:53, 25 August 2020
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    14 dead, 75 injured in southern Philippines suicide bomb attacks

    More violence in the southern Philippines as Islamic militants exploded powerful bombs in the region yesterday. At least 14 soldiers and civilians were killed, and another 75 injured, despite all the additional security – Islamic State militants have made threats in recent weeks. At least 5 soldiers and 4 civilians were killed as a result of the first attack near…

  • Phuket NewsPranked: FoodPanda delivers dozens of coffee orders to random Phuket neighborhood
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 18:15, 24 August 2020
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    Pranked: FoodPanda delivers dozens of coffee orders to random Phuket neighborhood

    Coffee with dash of cream? More like a dash chaos. One Phuket street was crowded FoodPanda delivery drivers yesterday, all with the same order. Coffee. Lots of coffee. It’s estimated that a prankster ordered nearly 100 cups of coffee along with waffles and noodles to a random neighborhood. One resident posted on Facebook that she received an order for 13…

  • Pattaya NewsCabling fire cuts comms and electricity to parts of Pattaya
    ThaigerPublished: 18:02, 24 August 2020
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    Cabling fire cuts comms and electricity to parts of Pattaya

    Wondering what happened to your Netflix and power today? Parts of Pattaya were in blackout for a few hours whilst some communications and internet went down. Communication cables randomly caught fire and caused power outages in some parts of Pattaya after fire took hold of a congregation of black cabling. . The lack cabling caught fire from unknown causes around…

  • Thailand NewsThailand plans for global cannabis trade
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 17:45, 24 August 2020
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    Thailand plans for global cannabis trade

    Thailand is getting into the global cannabis trade. Government officials are drafting up a law that would consider medical cannabis as an economic crop, meaning it would be allowed to be exported to other countries. They plan to reach markets in throughout Asia, Europe and the United States. The draft also focuses on the cultivation of cannabis and Thai hemp.…

  • Tourism NewsPhuket’s ‘safe and sealed’ plan does nothing for the majority of the island’s hospitality sector
    ThaigerPublished: 12:09, 24 August 2020
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    Phuket’s ‘safe and sealed’ plan does nothing for the majority of the island’s hospitality sector

    OPINION Damned if they do and damed if they don’t. Thailand is now taking a decisive step towards reopenits its borders to tourists with a pilot project in Phuket this October. The pilot precedes the annual high-season, and if successful, then will form the basis of a wider push for re-opening the country’s borders to the lucrative tourist market. TAT…

  • World NewsSingapore lifts restrictions, travellers from New Zealand and Brunei allowed
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 10:11, 24 August 2020
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    Singapore lifts restrictions, travellers from New Zealand and Brunei allowed

    Some major border restrictions are lifting in Singapore. Those in New Zealand or Brunei who want to spend a holiday in Singapore can do so starting September 1. There will no requirement for those travellers to do a 2 week quarantine. Those in Singapore will also be allowed to travel to both New Zealand and Brunei. Yes, it’s a travel bubble…

  • Politics NewsThai expats show their support for local pro-democracy protests
    ThaigerPublished: 09:13, 24 August 2020
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    Thai expats show their support for local pro-democracy protests

    The protests have been popping up around Thailand, and overseas. Support of the pro-democracy demands by students and activists has spread beyond the borders of Thailand. A group, calling themselves ‘Thais Rise Up” in Scotland says they are holding their own rally at the end of this week in Edinburgh with same demands – to call for the dissolution of the…

  • Politics NewsRoyal Thai Navy front media today to explain purchase of 2 Chinese submarines
    ThaigerPublished: 07:38, 24 August 2020
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    Royal Thai Navy front media today to explain purchase of 2 Chinese submarines

    After the outcry over a house budget committee’s decision to approve the purchase of another 2 Chinese submarine’s last week, the Royal Thai Navy will front the media today to explain the controversial 22.5 billion baht acquisition. A Royal Thai Navy source has told Thai PBS World that “a clarification is necessary”, because members from the Pheu Thai party had…

  • Environment NewsSurveys show the majority support protesters but fear violence
    ThaigerPublished: 15:14, 23 August 2020
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    Surveys show the majority support protesters but fear violence

    In apparent contradiction, separate opinion polls have found that, while a majority of people agree with the demands of pro-democracy demonstrators, a majority also fear that the ongoing wave of protests could lead to division and violence in society, particularly if protesters touch on the subject of the Monarchy. An opinion survey by the Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan…

  • Northern Thailand NewsKhon Kaen sees second rally in 3 days
    ThaigerPublished: 14:22, 23 August 2020
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    Khon Kaen sees second rally in 3 days

    Khon Kaen, 1 of the “big 4” cities of Isaan in Thailand’s northeast, saw a brief anti-government demonstration in its central district last night, the second in 3 days. The rally at the democracy monument on Srichan road in the Khon Kaen municipal area started at around 9pm. A group of students and and supporters of the Free People group…