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Thailand Daily Covid Update | Thursday, September 16 |
Caitlin gives you the daily covid 19 figures while going through the upward and downward trends in Thailand.
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Missing expat on Koh Phi Phi, New visa package for the rich | Thailand News Today | September 15
During the search for a well-known expat on Koh Phi Phi who has been missing since Saturday, the body of a Thai man was found. A new visa package that targets rich expats has been approved by the Thai Cabinet. The president of the Patong Entertainment Business Association took a harsh stance against the long-term closures of nightlife venues in…
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Hot and Spicy comments | Thaiger Bites | Ep. 18
Mike and jay go through all of Tuesdays comments regarding critics, haters, Jay’s background, Jason’s face, mike getting fired and serious face news.
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Daily Covid Update | Wednesday, September 15 |
Caitlin gives you the daily covid 19 figures while going through the upward and downward trends in Thailand.
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Morning Top Stories | Thailand October 1 reopening, Police arrest 12 year old | September 15 |
Police in Bangkok arrest 12 year old for violating curfew. Cabinet approves measure to entice “high potential” foreigners. Thailand ready for October 1 reopening, despite Covid-19 rate. State of Emergency extended in Thailand’s Deep South.
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Food Panda controversy, Pattaya joins Phuket sandbox |Thailand News Today | September 14
A woman has shared a screenshot of a message she received from a Food panda driver telling her she should wear a bra. Thailand’s tourism minister now says Pattaya’s re-opening to foreign tourists will join the Phuket Sandbox 7+7 extension programme. Japan is planning to donate 1.3 million doses of its locally-produced AstraZeneca vaccine to several Asian countries. The Education…
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The return of Charlie! Viewer Comments | Thaiger Bites | Ep. 17
Jay, Mike and Charlie go through your comments and feedback from all our episodes from Friday and the weekend regarding sports, speaking Thai, JAM, cockney accents!
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Morning Top Stories Thailand | Police to end protests, Human Trafficking | September 14
The Bangkok Metroplitan Police Bureau says they plan to end the daily, and often violent protests at the Din Daeng intersection by October. | Japanese citizens living in Thailand reportedly got an email about potential terrorist attacks in Southeast Asia, but Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the warning is not related to Thailand, without going into details. | Police…
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Morning Top Stories Thailand | Night curfews, Samui party arrests | September 13
The nightly curfew for the 29 provinces classified as “dark red” zones for high Covid-19 infection rates will remain in place, at least until the end of the month. Police are warning foreigners to avoid the protests and rallies in Bangkok, as well as other areas of the country, saying that expats who join will face deportation and be blacklisted…
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Thailand News Today | Pattaya hotels in trouble, Koh Phi Phi sealed off | September 10
Police in Chiang Mai have detained three people for their alleged connection to the disappearance of the toddler who is said to have been kidnapped by a man who claims he left her in a forest as a sacrifice to the spirits. Police in Bangkok say they’ll get tougher on anti-government protest action, but without resorting to violence, according to…
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Your comments with Thaiger special guests | Thaiger Bites | September 10
We respond to your comments and feedback from all our shows from Facebook, youtube and the Thaiger talk forum on our website. Today’s episode includes topics such as Expat life, invisible balloon hand , speaking Thai, Vietnam, Aussie accents and Tim’s secret comments.
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Provinces added to OCT 1 Re-opening, Driving in Thailand and Vaccine Cocktail | Good Morning Thailand | Episode 86
In today’s episode Jay, Mike and Arina look at Provinces added to OCT 1 Re-opening, Driving in Thailand, Vaccine Cocktail and F1 motor racing. Aswell as news headlines in Thailand such as: Just days after defeating a vote of no-confidence, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ousted Deputy Minister of Agriculture as well as Deputy Minister of Labour. The Ministry of…
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A salute to the comments section by Jay and Mike | Thaiger Bites | September 9
We respond to your comments and feedback from all our shows regarding Digital Nomads, Mae sai, Mandatory vaccinations, Love comments for Mike and all your questions from our shows!
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Is it worth living and doing Business in Thailand compared to Vietnam | Good Morning Thailand | Episode 85
In today’s episode Jay and Mike compare Thailand to Vietnam in regards to how life and business would be in these countries. Pattaya has been pummelled by heavy rains over the past few days causing flooding in roads and neighbourhoods around the area. A hacker stole personal information of more than 40,000 patients at a Bangkok hospita’s kidney insitute. The Food and…
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Business in Thailand, Boom or Bust? Tropical Storm heading to Thailand | Good Morning Thailand | September 8
On today’s show Jay and Mike talk about the booming and bust of businesses in Thailand during covid and post covid. Tropical storm conson approaches Thailand. Police in Bangkok arrested 18 people last night at the Din Daeng intersection, which has been a major protest site in recent weeks. Koh Samui will switch from their “Samui Plus” reopening model to…
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Thaiger Bites | Your comments and Feedback | September 7
Viewers have a go a mike! Sandbox success, vaccine passports for freedom, positive fact based news and Tim’s whereabout Jay and Mike go through your viewer comments and feedback from GMT, TNT and the Thaiger Talk forum on our website…
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Thaiger Bites | Your comments and Feedback | September 6
Curitaba, British bands, Zebra crossings, Abba and the No-confidence vote. Jay and Mike go through your viewer comments and feedback from GMT, TNT and the Thaiger Talk forum on our website…
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Vaccination passport required in Thailand? Phuket Freedom Day | GMT | September 6
On today’s show Jay and Mike talk about Thailand’s top stories regarding new restrictions for dining in dark red provinces and the Dec 1 Phuket freedom day plan. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha won his vote of confidence after a 4-day censure debate. A former deputy attorney general is facing disciplinary action for his decision not to indict the Red Bull…
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Thailand News Today | Phuket eases domestic entry, Thitisan transferred to BKK prison | Sept 3
The deputy head of the national police has briefed a House Committee on the legal case against former cop Thitisan Utthanaphon. As Phuket prepares to carefully allow domestic tourists back onto the island, new Covid-19 infection number remain relatively stable. The Baiya vaccine, a plant-based Covid-19 vaccine being developed in Thailand, is ready to begin phase 1 clinical trials this…
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Thaiger Bites | Your comments and Feedback | September 3
British slang, ‘Hangry’, kobe beef and Honda Wave. Tim and Jay go through your viewer comments and feedback from GMT, TNT and the Thaiger Talk forum on our website…
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Thailand News Today | Easing Covid restrictions, curfews, Covid infections drop | September 2
The PM has floated the idea of changing the nightly curfew in “dark red” provinces. Police in Koh Samui have arrested a Russian man on drug trafficking charges and seized illicit drugs including methamphetamine, cocaine, ketamine, and ecstasy. There has been 262 more Covid-related fatalities and 14,956 new infections recorded during the past 24 hours. The Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha…
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Thaiger Bites | Your comments and Feedback | September 2
Cabin Crew, Private Business, Steaks and Cinematography. Tim and Jay go through your viewer comments and feedback from GMT, TNT and the Thaiger Talk forum on our website.
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Good Morning Thailand | End of the curfew? Anutin defends vaccine rollout | September 2
Ending the nightly curfew in “dark red” provinces is under consideration – a passing comment from the PM Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday. Minister of Public Health Anutin has responded in defence of himself and in praise of the government’s apparently competent handling of the Covid-19 crisis. Police have taken into custody 2 suspects accused of beating a 23 year old coffee…
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Thailand News Today | Restrictions ease, interprovincial travel resumes | September 1
A head of a regional prosecutor’s office claims the now-ousted Nakhon Sawan district police superintendent intended to kill the drug suspect. Restrictions start easing in dark red zones from today, that includes Bangkok of course. Today’s easing of restrictions also heralds the re-start of interprovincial travel – both buses and flights. A coffee shop employee has sustained serious injuries after…
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Good Morning Thailand | Restrictions ease, but the Red Zone curfew remains, Hua Hin ‘Sandbox’
From today, as the restrictions ease in dark red zones…. parks, sports stadiums, department stores, and other venues, will reopen. With restrictions easing in “dark red” zones from today, the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare has declared that employees can go back to work. The Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has spent the first day of a four day no-confidence…
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Thailand News Today | Red Zone restaurants reopen, policeman ‘not dead’ | August 31
A freight train that was bombed and experienced gunfire over the weekend in Southern Thailand is back up and running. Starting tomorrow, restaurants in provinces classified as “dark red” for high Covid-19 infection rates, will be able to offer dine-in services… no vaccine necessary. Thai police say rumours a police officer died after leaking footage of a suspect allegedly being…
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Good Morning Thailand | Autopsy confirms suffocation, some travel restrictions lifted | August 31
A newly-released autopsy report confirmed that 24 year old Jirapong Thanaphiphat, the man who died in police custody in northern Thailand’s Nakhon Sawan province, died of suffocation and not of a drug overdose. The ban on public transportation out of “dark red” zones has been lifted. Following the CCSA’s decision to ease the restrictions, both the Civil Aviation Authority of…
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Thaiger Bites | Your comments and Feedback | August 30
Thai Cannabis, Police, Tourism, Vaccine passports and monuments. Tim and Jay go through your viewer comments and feedback from GMT, TNT and the Thaiger Talk forum on our website.
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Good Morning Thailand | Phuket weighs Sandbox options, more big city protests coming | August 30
Phuket Sandbox weighs case-load vs tourism imperative. Protest leaders have announced a raft of more conventional rallies every evening across the country starting this Thursday. Bloomberg has compiled a monthly Covid-19 Resilience Ranking with Thailand falling to 5th from the bottom. Koh Larn, the small island off of Pattaya, has announced that they plan to reopen the island for visitors…
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Thailand News Today | Policeman confessions, UK puts Thailand on red list | August 27
Thitisan Utthanaphon, aka… Joe Ferrari, the policeman who allegedly tortured and killed a drug suspect in Nakhon Sawan, surrendered late yesterday afternoon in Chon Buri late. Bad news for British sandboxers on Phuket, or elsewhere in Thailand, as well as anyone else planning to travel from Thailand to the UK. Packages containing around 1.2 million methamphetamine pills were found floating…
