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Sponsored The 5 best luxury villa rentals in Koh Samui by The Luxury Signature
Koh Samui has long been known as one of the world’s finest luxury travel destinations. Its pristine beaches, lush landscapes, and crystal-clear waters create an idyllic setting that attracts travellers seeking an escape from the everyday grind. And opting to...
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Let’s Travel Back to the 1960s | Thaiger Throwback
Welcome to the a Thaiger throwback video. For many centuries, Bangkokians have used canals as their main way for transportation. But ever since technology and roads were introduced to Thailand, Bangkokians have turned their front doors away from the waterways and started facing the main streets instead. However, Natty managed to find a quaint little community in the inner part…
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Cheapest All You Can Eat Buffet in Thailand | Lumpini Park
You must try this buffet located at Lumpini park in Bangkok, Thailand. Possibly the cheapest all you can eat buffet in Thailand, it has a wide variety of choices to choose from before or after you visit Thailand’s first ever public park. Join Natty and Jay as they try this buffet and visit Lumpini park and show you all it…
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Thailand News Today | Thailand has 2 of the “World’s 20 Most Beautiful Beaches”
In a new list published in UK’s Daily Star newspaper, Thailand has two of the “World’s 20 Most Beautiful Beaches” Thailand’s Sunrise Beach was ranked in sixth place, and Maya Bay came in at 12th place on the list. Sunrise Beach is reportedly the most popular beach on Koh Lipe island, with longtail boats gliding across its waters where smaller…
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The 8 common problems for consumers in Thailand | GMT
Police in eastern Thailand give helmets to riders caught without them. Thailand has 2 of the world’s most beautiful beaches, UK newspaper says. Decorative lights for the king. 8 common problems for Thai consumers addressed. Dead man walking after being dead for 25 years and receives new ID card. All this and more on today’s Good Morning Thailand.
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Pot Policy in Thailand will not be Suspended says Anutin! | GMT
Panphet’s mother ‘does not blame’ French Muay Thai fighter for her son’s death. Thai university researchers test wastewater for monkeypox at Bangkok airport. Pheu Thai Party leader’s car kills woman crossing road. Pot policy ‘won’t be axed’. Chadchart vows to sweep away corruption in capital. Cabinet okays B27.4bn subsidies to help poor. New zoo gets B4.3bn funding. All this and…
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Thailand News Today | Thai Influencer harassed by pervert stalker
***A Thai influencer hopes that two years of being sexually harassed by an obsessive stalker is now over after seeking help from a lawyer. The female influencer, Mintra Chuawangkham, aka Minton, met a Thai lawyer Ratchapol Sirisakorn, yesterday to discuss two years of hell after being hounded by a security guard with an alleged rape and drugs charge on…
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Bangkok on Full Alert for MonkeyPox in Thailand | GMT
Capital on alert for monkeypox, Fake news crackdown, The shortage of airline seats is causing a problem for tourism recovery in Thailand, Government scheme helps elderly Thais become social media influencers, Loan shark avenger, drug busts and more on today’s Good Morning Thailand.
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Thailand News Today | Government kills happy plant party
After intense censure debate over the past three days, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha and 10 other cabinet ministers have scraped by and survived a vote of no-confidence, maintaining their positions and avoiding censure again. Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit had the least favourable votes, with only 241 votes in his favour and 207 against, with 23 people abstaining from the…
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Thailand News Today | Opposition grills Thai govt on corruption
Day three of the no-confidence motion and parliamentary debates has revealed that then-General Prayut, the Commander in Chief of the Thai Army, was the brains and instigator behind the 2014 military coup that ousted the elected government of Yingluck Shinawatra. The Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was thrown under the political bus by his deputy PM, “right hand man” and…
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Severe Flooding paralyses Bangkok | GMT
Pattaya’s egg thief scrambles. ‘Whiskey prevents Covid-19’ claims monk caught drink driving in northeast Thailand. Elephant stabs mahout to death with its tusks in southern Thailand. Thailand’s first monkeypox case in identified in Phuket tourist. Chiang Mai’s 1-month pledge to clear dead power cables. All this and more on today’s Good Morning Thailand.
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Thailand News Today | Thailand admits to spying on its citizens
Less than a day after police denied using spyware to track Thai democracy activists, a government minister admitted Thailand does use surveillance to monitor its citizens. Successive Thai governments have been accused by Human rights groups of using broad definitions of national security as an excuse to prosecute or suppress the activities of their main rivals. This past Monday,…
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A beginners guide to the Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan | GMT
New plans to help Pattaya’s homeless reintegrate in society, Thailand’s heavy rain is coming back, update on poisonous gas another cause of death in Bangkok sewer tragedy, and Ko Pha-Ngan springs back into gear with the July Full Moon Party. All this and more on today’s Good Morning Thailand.
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THAILAND voted LAST as ‘the land of smiles’ | GMT
THAILAND voted LAST as ‘the land of smiles’ in a poll done in Asia. Another poll shows nearly 2/3rds of Thais are tired of wearing masks. PM rips Pheu Thai over Thaksin, Point-cut system aims to curb dangerous driving, Two-faced kitten born in northern Thailand and more on todays Good Morning Thailand
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Thailand News Today | Progress on Thai Airways – Rolls Royce scandal
Thailand’s anti corruption body names names over the Thai Airways Rolls Royce engine scandal. Isranews, says the Thai National Anti-Corruption Commission has declared it has grounds to “support the allegation” that former finance minister ทนง พิทยะ broke the law during negotiations to buy Rolls Royce engines for new Airbus jets at the time. Mr Thanong, was serving as Thai…
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Fighting corruption in Thailand & Stealing V.I.P chairs | GMT
Kanchana Buri Skywalk to open in old town next year. Thailand aims to complete a high-speed rail link with China by 2028. Freshmen are forced to dance naked at university hazing rituals in Thailand. Thieves steal VIP chairs from Liverpool – Man U match in Bangkok. Thai PM faces uncertain outcomes as censure debate kicks off today. Thai military commanders…
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Thailand News Today | protestors hold no-confidence vote against prime minister
Thailand’s anti-government protesters are gathering support again as the country’s restrictions allow them to gather in groups and protest against the Prayut government. Now they’re running their own mock no-confidence poll as a real no-confidence debate is about to start in the Thai parliament tomorrow. Yesterday, the Ratsadon group started collecting ‘votes’ for its own, informal no-confidence motion against…
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Incentives for ‘The Green’, Flying Helicopters & Thanking God | Thaiger Bites
Jay and Natty go through your messages, comments and feedback from Youtube, Facebook, Instagram and the Thaiger Talk forum on the website.
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Full Moon Party draws 20,000 & Robin Hood in Underpants
Owning land as a foreigner in Thailand. Robin Hood in underpants, more details of the man handing out phones to the poor. Full moon party and drowning incidents in Phuket has got people on alert. All this and more of your questions answered on todays weekend update.
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Thailand News Today | Thai Airways gets its act together
Whilst postponed for a few months, the proposed 300 baht “tourism fee” is back in the news with the Tourism and Sports Ministry providing more details about how it will be collected and what it will be used for. Originally planned for implementation at the start of this year, the proposal was shelved because of the onset of the…
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Tourism ‘insurance’ fee will cover ALL foreigners entering Thailand | GMT
Tourism ‘insurance’ fee will cover ALL foreigners entering Thailand. Say no to shark fin, says new WildAid video featuring Miss Universe Thailand. Bike racing tourists arrested in South Pattaya. Bangkok governor looks for Chinese cash to create smart city. Netizens complain about low-quality lunch in public school. All this and more on today’s Good Morning Thailand.
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Medicinal Green, Street Hawkers and Travelling to Thailand by train | GMT
Phuket hastens assistance for 900 illegally built small hotels. Travel between Thailand and Malaysia by train for just 50 baht (RM7). Bhumjaithai didn’t push cannabis legalisation for recreational use. Move Forward MP accused of sexually assaulting 4 teen girls. Bangkok plans to give the city’s hawkers a roof over their heads. Thailand ramps up monkey population control efforts. All this…
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Thailand News Today | WHO warns of more Covid, but does the world care?
The World Health Organisation is warning that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from finished, but the rest of the world seems ready to move on. The WHO received data around the world showing a 30% jump in Covid-19 infections in the past 2 weeks, but the public has grown tired of safety measures and is now impatient. The WHO…
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Foreign land ownership in Thailand & Scam Call Center Raids | GMT
Police raid 14 scam call centres in Pattaya, resulting in one arrest. Communication cables set fire in Bangkok. Taxi driver punches woman after she requests him to go faster. Cabinet to debate foreign land ownership in Thailand. Football fans scramble for FREE Liverpool – Man U tickets. Airlines seek state aid amid rising costs. All this and more on todays…
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Thailand News Today | Flight traffic in Thailand on the increase
Domestic travel in Thailand is in for a good July, with two long weekends and airlines starting to add to their schedules, resuming flights and frequencies that have been otherwise subdued. Thailand’s Aeronautical and Air Transport Associations are reporting an increased pace of domestic flights in Thailand, matching with the general global trend. Aerothai president Nopasit Chakpitak told reporters…
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Thailand News Today | New scam exposed on Khao San Road
Tourism is back so better be quick in devising new scams. A new warning has gone out as yet another scam is being perpetrated on foreigners on Khao San Road. This time, scam targets are would-be do-gooders trying to help return a lost wallet. A man recently reported to local media that he stumbled upon a wallet on the…
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“Keep Austin Weird Keep Thailand Thai” | Thaiger Bites
Jay and Natty go through your messages, comments and feedback from Youtube, Facebook, Instagram and the Thaiger Talk forum on the website.
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92% of Thais earn less than what they spend | GMT
Officials say Thailand’s Covid-19 cases to peak in September. Raising King and Queen Pillars Ceremony near Lieb Tang Rodfai Road in Pattaya. 92% don’t earn more than their expenses, oil price main factor. Man who shot former Japanese PM reveals hateful motivation. All this and more on today’s Good Morning Thailand.
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Thaiger Charity feat. Bangkok Community Help Foundation
We had the wonderful opportunity to join Bangkok Community Help Foundation to distribute 300 survivor bags that contained food essentials to a community very much in need in On Nut Bangkok. We also had a look into the current living conditions and the garbage re-cycling work they do to make ends meet. With the help of our Thaiger members, viewers…
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Thailand News Today | Corrupt Thai tourist cop caught in a police sting
Thailand will hold a general election at some point before March 2023, but polls reveal that current PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is not the favourite to win. PM Prayut says he’s not worried about the poll results, because “a poll is just a poll.” Phat Thong Than Shinawatra – daughter of ousted ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra and central figure of the…
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Hoteliers disagree with government dual pricing proposal | GMT
Hoteliers disagree with government dual pricing proposal. Thai tourist visa fees might be suspended until the end of 2022. Don’t answer calls starting with +697, it’s a scam. Thai man appeals to robbers to stop as he has nothing left. Thai health minister defends decision to decriminalise green. All this and more on today’s Good Morning Thailand.
