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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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The future of Covid vaccine ‘passports’ in access to services | VIDEO
Tim Newton speaks to Bangkok lawyer Benjamin Hart from Integrity Legal (link below). Ben is concerned at recent mutterings from the Thai government which may have insisted on proof of covid vaccines for any number of services, from simply eating to domestic travel. There is currently an instance on proof of vaccines for any provincial travel in Thailand in and…
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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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GMT | Prayut responds to bribe rumours, Sandbox eases entry restrictions, ABBA | September 3
On the third day of the no-confidence debate, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha responded to allegations he gave 5 million baht cash bribes to MPs to secure their support to vote in his favour. A slight modification to the rules for entering and exiting Phuket will now allow residents, who live or work on the island, to exit and re-enter the island…
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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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Thaiger BitesThaiger Bites | Your comments and Feedback | September 1
Auto subtitles, Vaccination cards, Hidden provinces and 90 day reporting. 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 | 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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Thailand News Today | Sandbox tug-of-war, Covid trend downward | August 30
A government spokesman says the daily rate of new Covid infections continues on the decline, with recovered patients outnumbering new cases for the last 10 days. Anti-government protesters have vowed that protests will take place around the country every day, and continue indefinitely, until the Thai PM resigns. Tourism operators on the southern Sandbox island of Phuket say Covid-19 restrictions…
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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…
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Thaiger Bites | Your comments and Feedback | August 27
Corruption, Thai Cop Joe Ferrari, Bangkok sandbox, Vaccination, Auto Sales and Thailand is cheap, yet expensive . 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 restrictions? National manhunt for killer policeman | August 26
Government officials have been meeting today to discuss the possibility of easing some restrictions. Thai police are out to catch one of their own, with a manhunt launched for former police chief Thitisan Utthanaphon, who remains on the run and a wanted man. Police have arrested seven teenagers for allegedly possessing ping pong bombs with plans to use them at…
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Good Morning Thailand | Killer policeman on the run, Bangkok Sandbox | August 26
Today, Tim, Jay and guest commentator Mike Kenner are talking about their real experience of police in Thailand and about the killer cop on the run. Police have now launched a massive manhunt for the former Nakhon Sawan police station chief who led the alleged torture leading to the death of a 24 year old drug suspect. Bangkok’s private sector…
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Thailand News Today | 7 policemen arrested over killing of drug dealer | August 25
Thailand’s PM has ordered a full investigation into the apparent police killing of a drug suspect in Nakhon Sawan. Flights between Phuket and Koh Samui, that had originally been cancelled until the end of August, have now resumed. A 38 year old man was killed in a fire that broke out in his home in Pathum Thani, just north of…
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Thaiger Bites | Your comments and Feedback | August 25
Thai police, Power lines, Vaccine and Property in Thailand. 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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Thaiger Bites | Your comments and Feedback | August 24
Only Fans, kick boxing, booster shots, Venice of the East and Open Bars. 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 | Chiang Mai reopening, more protests this weekend | August 24
The CCSA is expected to debate a plan to completely re-open the country before the end of the year, in line with the PM’s pledge last June. Chiang Mai is getting ready to launch a “Bubble and Sealed” tourism plan where visitors can travel to 4 districts. A police chief in Nakhon Sawan is being transferred following allegations that he…
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Good Morning Thailand | Property scams in Thailand, Covid update, restrictions to be lifted | August 24
Scams – not just the small ones, but the really BIG ones. Mike joins Tim and Jay to reveal an ongoing property scam and question why so many people fall for them. Bangkok looks to ease restrictions. Indonesia will start reopening restaurants, shopping centres and places of worship in some areas including the capital Jakarta. Consumer prices in Singapore continued…
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Thailand News Today | More protestors arrested, booster and kids’ vaccines | August 23
In another clash with riot police at Bangkok’s Din Dang intersection yesterday at least 35 protesters have been arrested. A 24 year old man has commandeered a Bangkok bus with a gun holding the conductor and a passenger hostage last night. Phuket Tourist Police have rescued a Dutch couple who became trapped 3 kilometres off-shore while kayaking early yesterday afternoon.…
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Thailand News Today | Thailand reaches 1M, Kratom decriminalised, travel bubbles.. again | August 20
Thailand’s Public Health Ministry has confirmed that the total number of Covid-19 cases has now passed the 1 million mark. Travel bubbles in the news… again. This time, Thailand plans to launch a travel bubble arrangement with South Korea once the Covid-19 situation improves. Amnesty International Thailand is calling for a full investigation into the shooting of young anti-government protesters,…
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Good Morning Thailand | National parks re-open, tourism recovery 8-10 years | August 20
LINK TO INVESTMENT INFORMATION… https://thethaiger.com/fund-raise Good Morning Thailand and welcome to Friday. The father of the 14 year old teenager who was shot near the Din Daeng Police Station in Bangkok during Monday’s pro-democracy protest, has filed a complaint with the police. The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has reopened 60 of the 155 national parks across all…
