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  • Covid-19 NewsBangkok schools to cut class sizes
    Caitlin AshworthTuesday, June 9, 2020
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    Bangkok schools to cut class sizes

    Bangkok schools will need to shrink classes down to 20 students per class with a maximum of 400 students per day to ensure social distancing and prevent the return of the coronavirus. There are 437 schools under supervision from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, or BMA. Schools with more than 400 students will need to split students into two groups or…

  • Bangkok NewsThailand activists hold online Black Lives Matter protest
    Caitlin AshworthMonday, June 8, 2020
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    Thailand activists hold online Black Lives Matter protest

    While the US is on the complete opposite side of of the world, some in Thailand joined an online protest yesterday on the Zoom video-conferencing software. Reuters says 300 Thais and foreigners joined the digital call for justice for George Floyd, a black American who died at the end of May after being pinned down by a Minneapolis police officer.…

  • Covid-19 NewsSupermarket delivery staff go the extra mile for bedridden customer in Bangkok
    Maya TaylorMonday, June 8, 2020
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    Supermarket delivery staff go the extra mile for bedridden customer in Bangkok

    Every little bit helps… Social media users in Thailand are praising a group of supermarket employees who went the extra mile while delivering groceries to a bedridden customer in the Bang Kapi district of Bangkok. Tesco Lotus shared pictures on its Facebook page of delivery staff who took it upon themselves to clean the elderly woman’s home and garden after…

  • Covid-19 NewsBangkok cinema closed after breaking social distancing rules
    Caitlin AshworthMonday, June 8, 2020
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    Bangkok cinema closed after breaking social distancing rules

    Clearly violating social distancing guidelines, fans on Friday jam-packed in front of Major Cineplex at Bangkok’s Siam Paragon mall for an event to see two popular Thai actors. The cinema was ordered to close for 3 days for breaking the coronavirus prevention rules. The cinema was hosting a meet-and-greet with actors Anan “Ying” Wong and Wanarat “War” Ratsameerat to promote the…

  • Covid-19 NewsThey arrived! One Thai/Australian family’s battle to re-unite.
    ThaigerSaturday, June 6, 2020
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    They arrived! One Thai/Australian family’s battle to re-unite.

    Common sense has prevailed and the uphill task faced by father Sam Kelly last week has had a favourable ending with his Thai wife, Kannika, and 2 children. Ronny and Adam, arriving safely this morning in Brisbane, Australia. His months-long battle with common sense and the vagaries of Thai officialdom has resulted in at least one family being re-united soon…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok’s legendary Scala cinema is closing
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    Bangkok’s legendary Scala cinema is closing

    Bangkok’s venerable Scala cinema announced yesterday that it will stop its movie showing operations and let other businesses rent the venue for their activities or special screenings until the end of 2020, when its land contract expires. Scala, located in Pathumwan district, is the last standalone movie theatre in Bangkok. The 1,000 seat cinema was built in 1969 and named…

  • Covid-19 NewsCovid-19 cases in Thailand (June 5)
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    Covid-19 cases in Thailand (June 5)

    At this morning’s daily press conference, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration announced a single new case of Covid-19. The case is a 45 year old Thai man who recently returned from Kuwait. He’s reportedly a factory worker and arrived in Bangkok on May 24. He was diagnosed with the virus after a second test on June 3. Today marks the…

  • Covid-19 NewsBars, massage parlours may be be allowed to reopen in Phase 4
    ThaigerFriday, June 5, 2020
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    Bars, massage parlours may be be allowed to reopen in Phase 4

    Drinking at a bar and a massage at some of the country’s larger massage parlour may become possible again in Phase 4 of the lifting of restrictions, originally enacted to contain the spread of Covid-19. Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration spokesman Dr. Taweesilp Wisanuyothin says that such venues are being considered for the fourth phase of reopening, as no local…

  • Covid-19 NewsRobots provide novel approach to virus prevention at Bangkok mall
    Caitlin AshworthFriday, June 5, 2020
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    Robots provide novel approach to virus prevention at Bangkok mall

    A robot dog is helping protecting people from the coronavirus at a Bangkok shopping centre by dispensing hand sanitiser. It’s name is K9 and it runs off 5G internet from the mobile phone operator AIS (The Thaiger smells a PR stunt for the new AIS 5G network). K9 looks like he, or she, needs a head and a wagging tail. A…

  • EventsBangkok braces for Black Lives Matter rally
    ThaigerThursday, June 4, 2020
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    Bangkok braces for Black Lives Matter rally

    The death of black American George Floyd at the hands of police burgeoned into a storm of protests reaching across the globe; one that will reach Bangkok this weekend. The vast majority of demonstrations over the past 8 days in the US have been peaceful, but some have turned violent and curfews have been imposed after looting in a number…

  • Covid-19 NewsBeauty clinic designs special face masks for facial treatments
    Caitlin AshworthThursday, June 4, 2020
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    Beauty clinic designs special face masks for facial treatments

    A skin and beauty clinic has designed a mini face mask for clients getting close-up facial treatments to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and comply with the rules set out by the government. But the mask allows therapists to still get to most of the face so they can apply the same procedures. Waleerat Clinic in Bangkok made re-usable…

  • Bangkok NewsHuge Nike flagship store opens in Bangkok’s Siam Center
    ThaigerThursday, June 4, 2020
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    Huge Nike flagship store opens in Bangkok’s Siam Center

    A massive Nike flagship store is now open in Bangkok’s Siam Center, with a ‘footprint’ spanning more than 836 square metres of prime retail space in the capital. Intended to showcase Nike’s innovation across multiple product categories, the store offers the brand’s first “Nike By You” in-store customisation service in Thailand. Retailers are now pulling out all stops to lure…

  • Crime NewsChinese man arrested with 1,000 cannabis plants, involved in ‘Heaven Herb’ illegal business
    Caitlin AshworthWednesday, June 3, 2020
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    Chinese man arrested with 1,000 cannabis plants, involved in ‘Heaven Herb’ illegal business

    Police arrested a man yesterday for growing 1,000 cannabis plants in a Bangkok warehouse and selling it online through a service called “Heaven Herb.” 41 year old Wu Ding Bin, from China, grew “organic cannabis of foreign varieties.” Police say the foreign strains are priced up to 700,000 baht per kilogram. “Heaven Herb” marijuana was sold and delivered through a Line…

  • Covid-19 NewsNational poll says mental health problems on the rise
    Caitlin AshworthTuesday, June 2, 2020
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    National poll says mental health problems on the rise

    Stress from finances as well as health worries has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Suan Dusit University poll. Researchers from the Bangkok university asked 1,239 people last week what their top concerns were, finding that mental health problems such as stress and anxiety have gotten much worse. Suicides have also been increasing due to the stress with…

  • Crime NewsBoxer wants officers prosecuted after false imprisonment
    Caitlin AshworthTuesday, June 2, 2020
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    Boxer wants officers prosecuted after false imprisonment

    A former boxer recently released from custody for drug trafficking charges claims he was wrongfully imprisoned and is calling on the national police chief to prosecute the officers that filed the drug charges. He has submitted documents to Thailand’s police chief Chakthip Chaijinda as evidence he had been wrongfully imprisoned for 14 months. Now he’s demanding justice and wants the police…

  • Crime NewsBangkok man shoots, injures friend
    Caitlin AshworthTuesday, June 2, 2020
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    Bangkok man shoots, injures friend

    A Thai man has shot his best friend in Bangkok over the weekend after he found out his friend had an affair with his ex-wife. The 34 year old man, reported as ‘Paratkorn’, found photos of his wife and friend, 31 year old Pongsitthat. In a fit of rage, he shot and injured Pongsitthat. Police say Paratkorn has a history…

  • Environment NewsBangkok governor warns of canal pollution
    ThaigerSunday, May 31, 2020
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    Bangkok governor warns of canal pollution

    Bangkok’s governor warns that the volume of garbage in Bangkok’s canals is increasing and is beginning to block the sewer system, causing potentially health-threatening floods in many areas. Governor Asawin Kwanmuang said the removal of garbage from canals in Lat Phrao district and under Pradit Manutham Road alone required 5 trucks. The area is just a kilometre away from a…

  • Tourism NewsTravelling Bangkok’s klongs with Manit
    ThaigerSunday, May 31, 2020
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    Travelling Bangkok’s klongs with Manit

    Should you move to Thailand? In this video I interviewed my friend @Christopher Lau , originally from California, USA and got a little insight of his experience behind living in Thailand for two years. Then I took him for the famous canal boat ride in “Klong Saen Saep” Bangkok. By the end of the vlog we had a very delightful…

  • Crime NewsTaxi driver attacked and stabbed after accident in Bangkok
    Caitlin AshworthFriday, May 29, 2020
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    Taxi driver attacked and stabbed after accident in Bangkok

    A motorbike driver attacked a taxi driver on Wednesday this week after an accident by taking off his helmet and repeatedly hitting the driver with it before stabbing him with a screwdriver. A witness says the motorbike cut in front of the taxi on Phet Kasem Road, or Highway 4, in Bangkok, but the taxi couldn’t stop in time and…

  • Thai LifeFirst female doctor in Thailand celebrated by Google
    Caitlin AshworthFriday, May 29, 2020
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    First female doctor in Thailand celebrated by Google

    If you do any search on Google today you’ll see a graphic of a doctor holding a baby. The image is of Thailand’s first female doctor, Margaret Lin Xavier, and today marks her 122nd birthday. Xavier, whose Thai name is Lin Srivisarnvaja, was an expert in obstetrics and gynaecology. She opened a private clinic with her sister who was a…

  • Crime NewsThai man arrested for distributing child porn on social media
    Caitlin AshworthThursday, May 28, 2020
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    Thai man arrested for distributing child porn on social media

    A man was arrested for processing and distributing child pornography after a report from a US agency, police announced yesterday. The US National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children traced the uploaded pornography back to Thailand and notified Thailand immigration police. The man, Thai media reports as ‘Kittiphong’, uploaded and sold the child pornography on Twitter and the messaging app…

  • Covid-19 NewsThailand’s Covid-19 figures (May 28)
    AnukulThursday, May 28, 2020
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    Thailand’s Covid-19 figures (May 28)

    Today the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration has announced 11 new cases of coronavirus disease for Thailand. All confirmed cases were reported as quarantined repatriates from overseas. This brings the national numbers to 3,065 confirmed Covid-19 cases. Dr. Taweesilp , the spokesman for the CCSA, says “of the new cases 1 was a 32 year old Thai woman, who returned…

  • Covid-19 NewsGovernment looks to domestic travel in phase 3 of easing Covid restrictions
    Maya TaylorThursday, May 28, 2020
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    Government looks to domestic travel in phase 3 of easing Covid restrictions

    A committee has been convened to agree which restrictions can be lifted as Thailand enters the third phase of its exit from lock-down. Addressing a press conference on behalf of the committee, General Somsak Roongsita says re-starting domestic tourism is one of the main priorities of the committee, which comprises public health officials, doctors and business leaders. While interprovincial buses…

  • Bangkok NewsWoman charged after abandoning cats at Wat Pho
    Caitlin AshworthTuesday, May 26, 2020
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    Woman charged after abandoning cats at Wat Pho

    A Bangkok woman has been fined after she tossed five bags, each containing a cat, over a wall and into Wat Pho on Sunday evening. Maybe she thought she was doing a good deed by dumping the cats off at the Bangkok temple, but she was dressed like a common thief working at night. Videos show her dressed in all…

  • Environment NewsDozens of plastic containers per person in state quarantine
    Caitlin AshworthTuesday, May 26, 2020
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    Dozens of plastic containers per person in state quarantine

    …and the rest of us haven’t been helping the plastic problem either. Thailand started the year eco-friendly by banning single-use plastic bags. All good, but with “stay at home” orders and mandated quarantines, plastic waste has been increasing. One Thai artist, who stayed in a state quarantine facility, added up all the plastic containers and bottles he used during his…

  • Crime NewsTwo brothers shot dead after fight over pickup truck
    Caitlin AshworthTuesday, May 26, 2020
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    Two brothers shot dead after fight over pickup truck

    Three brothers got into a fight over a pickup truck their deceased father left for one of the sons. It ended with two of them shot dead, Nation Thailand reports. A witness says that the pickup truck was left behind for 39 year old Sarayut Mustofadi, but his older brother, Seri, took the truck. Witnesses say Sarayut and his brother,…

  • Bangkok NewsGas explosion in Pathum Thani destroys garage, 10 cars
    ThaigerSaturday, May 23, 2020
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    Gas explosion in Pathum Thani destroys garage, 10 cars

    Fire ravaged a garage in Pathum Thani, just north of Bangkok, last night, causing a massive explosion of gas cylinders stored inside. Damage was extensive but, fortunately, no injuries were reported. Police at Khu Khot police station were notified at about 8pm, and say the bush fire broke out in tambon Lat Sawai of Lam Luk Ka district. More than 10…

  • Covid-19 NewsBangkok City Hall plans more proactive Covid-19 testing, new rules for pet cafés
    ThaigerSaturday, May 23, 2020
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    Bangkok City Hall plans more proactive Covid-19 testing, new rules for pet cafés

    The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration aka City Hall plans a “sentinel surveillance approach” to aggressively test for Covid-19 in high-risk areas, and has issued new rules for pet cafés to ensure the safety of guests, animals and staff. Bangkok’s governor made the announcement yesterday. “BMA will perform saliva tests in high-risk areas on at least 400 people per day until the…

  • Bangkok NewsTemple closes to mark decade since redshirt crackdown
    Caitlin AshworthWednesday, May 20, 2020
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    Temple closes to mark decade since redshirt crackdown

    A Bangkok temple, where 6 people were shot and killed by the military during the 2010 “redshirt” political protests, has closed during the tragic event’s 10 year anniversary. A sign was put in front of Wat Pathum Wanaram saying it was closed for “disinfection,” according to Khaosod. But many see the significance of the closure relating to the events a…

  • Politics NewsRedshirts leader says “justice will never be served” over 2010 military crackdown
    Maya TaylorWednesday, May 20, 2020
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    Redshirts leader says “justice will never be served” over 2010 military crackdown

    The leader of the “Redshirts”, political activists supportive of former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra, says the military government will never be held to account for a 2010 crackdown that cost the lives of nearly 100 people, most of them civilians. His comments come just days after a spokesman for the Democrat Party, a member of the ruling coalition, claimed the…