The Thaiger – Thai News Reports

Bangkok’s new governor posts video of his maskless jog

While Thailand has earned a rap for its enthusiasm over face masks, one politician in Bangkok is celebrating the country’s removal of mask requirements in open spaces. Bangkok’s new Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has posted a video of himself on a daily jog through the city- with his face uncovered. In

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Sewage nightmare continues for Pattaya village after years

A village in East Pattaya has had horrendous sewage problems for more than 7 years, and things aren’t getting any better. Wastewater regularly flows into Daraphan Village 5 from the neighbouring Eakmongkol Village 8, and officials’ minimal efforts have not brought about change. In 2015, officials had agreed to install

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Thailand’s Prayut orders ban of all cannabis and hemp use on military premises

Thai officials are continuing to clamp down on the ‘happy plant’ in various institutions across the country. Thailand’s PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has now ordered a ban against all uses of cannabis and hemp on military premises. So if any soldiers out there were hoping for any chance of bonding with

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From Pattaya with Love, or How To Win Friends and Taser People!

A training session held last week on Wednesday, June 22, on Jomtien Beach has convinced anyone that public relations is not a strong characteristic in the ranks of the Pattaya Police. Thanks to Adam and The Pattaya News for the video and pics. The display was an apparent demonstration on

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Largest instant noodle convenience store

https://youtu.be/U4hC9VWN8gE This shop that opened in October last year has drawn thousands of teenagers since its opening. Not only does this shop have Thai instant noodles, it also has noodles coming from different countries that include Indonesia, South Korea, China, Japan,malaysia, and more. The cost ranges from 6 baht to

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Thai singer eats protected lizard, faces backlash

A famous Thai country singer has come under fire over her daring culinary tastes. The singer, Kratai Phannipha, filmed her husband cooking a spicy Thai dish containing one unusual type of meat- a monitor lizard, which is a protected species in Thailand. A photo shows the couple later chowing down

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Storm rips apart villages in Northeast Thailand

Communities in Northeast Thailand are the latest to bear the brunt of the country’s monsoon season. Rain plundered 3 villages in Nakhon Ratchasima province last night, damaging 48 houses and several crops. Non Sung district officials have now warned villagers to make sure that their houses’ roofs and structures can

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Pattaya’s Jomtien Beach vendors are putting up a fight over new rules

Vendors on Pattaya’s Jomtien Beach aren’t having it with the beach’s new rules for them. Local authorities plan to ban vendors from operating at the beach, after the vendors used a new stretch of the beach to sell their products. The new space was created for tourists to enjoy but

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Motorbike engulfed in flames on Patong Hill, driver left uninjured

A motorbike driving down Patong Hill on Phuket’s west coast was engulfed in flames last night, as shown in a photo of the incident. Not only did the driver survive, but he was left without any injuries. The man, 54 year old food seller Niphon Mengeaid, told The Phuket Express

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Police raid Kanchanaburi resorts for land encroachment

There’s been a new incident of Thailand’s tourism industry disturbing the country’s nature, this time in Kanchanaburi. Police in the western province have raided 4 resorts yesterday that encroached on forest land, as well as land belonging to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand. The police busted resorts around a

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Thailand is open NOW – masks off, bars open until 2am

Thailand is open for business. The whole country is now a ‘green’ zone, allowing a full-scale resumption of business and activities with even the Thailand Pass being dropped next Friday. It’s about as ‘back to normal’ as it can be at this time. Decisions made by the CCSA on June

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Thailand News Today | Backlash over sloppy happy plant guidelines

The opposition will be going after the government for its botched happy plant decriminalisation and legalisation laws. Or, specifically, their lack of details and the loose ends left dangling for Thais and foreigners to navigate. Politics aside, the June 9 announcements about the C plant in Thailand were broadly misinterpreted

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Thai woman confesses to beating 6 year old granddaughter to death with pestle

Today, a 47 year old Thai woman confessed to hitting her 6 year old granddaughter’s head with a pestle until she died on Wednesday, June 22, in Pathum Thani province in central Thailand. On Wednesday night, police received a report that a 6 year old girl had died inside a

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Thai officials say price of bagged rice won’t jump

In the midst of the world’s ongoing price inflation, Thailand’s Commerce Ministry says retail prices on bagged rice will not jump. The chairman of the Thai Rice Packers Association said in a meeting yesterday that the association has cooperated with the Internal Trade Department to freeze retail prices. The Commerce

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Phuket officials say weekly market rakes in 2 million baht a week

Phuket officials say that a weekly market in the island province’s main city district has raked in at least 2 million baht a week this month. A local leader said the famous Phuket Street Sunday Market has seen a jump in tourists visiting it every week, now that Thailand is

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Man stabs 4 in New Zealand

A violent attack has gripped New Zealand after a man stabbed 4 people in a neighbourhood in Aukland yesterday (Thursday). The 4 all suffered moderate injuries, according to a police commander. But locals didn’t cave in to the attacker. Waitematā district commander Superintendent Naila Hassan, told the press that neighbours

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Bangkok approves 7 places to protest under Public Assembly Act

Bangkok has announced 7 public places where people can protest under the Public Assembly Act but stipulated that protestors must inform the relevant authorities before using the venues. Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt today signed a law declaration to approve the 7 public places in Bangkok. According to the statement, clarifying

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60% of high school students in northern Thai city have HIV

Healthcare workers from the northern province of Phitsanulok claim they discover 2 HIV cases every hour, and that 60% of HIV cases in that area are found in high school students. The statement was made yesterday at a healthcare meeting to discuss the silent danger of HIV at the Crystal

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Thailand’s Ministry of Defence bans use of cannabis on army premises

Thailand’s Ministry of Defense strictly orders military personnel not to use cannabis on army premises, according to ministry spokesman Col. Chinat Punnotok. Military personnel are also strictly prohibited from posting pictures or videos of themselves using cannabis on social media, said the spokesperson. The army’s cannabis ban was decided upon

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Thai police say they support new approach to drug abuse in Phuket and beyond

Thai police say they are supporting a new approach to drug abuse, following an anti-drug campaign event in Phuket yesterday. The deputy inspector general of Royal Thai Police said the campaign in Phuket’s town of Karon follows a nation-wide shift in the country to get drug users treatment instead of

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A brief history of Muay Thai, Thailand’s national sport

Muay Thai, or Thai boxing, is the probably first sport that springs to mind when thinking of sports in Thailand. People come from all over the world like to give it a try, whether they want to take it up seriously as a sport or just for fun. Muay Thai

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Passengers still required to wear face masks on BTS Skytrain

Bangkok’s BTS Skytrain operator today insisted that all passengers still have to wear a face mask on their trains and around the platform area despite an announcement on the Royal Gazette platform that face mask wearing is now voluntary in Thailand. The Royal Gazette last night surprised people in Thailand

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Thai government mocked over clay stove proposal

Deputy PM and Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow yesterday defended comments the nation should switch to using clay stoves to combat the energy crisis after the government was mocked on social media The Energy Ministry’s official Facebook page on Tuesday uploaded a picture of a stove (Tao Maha Setthee), with a

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Which group of tourists could outnumber Indians in Thailand?

As Thailand Pass prepares to meet its end come July 1, one group of visitors could outnumber the Kingdom’s whopping number of Indian tourists. Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said yesterday that once Thailand Pass is no more, a larger number of Malaysian tourists than Indians might be making

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Phuket public health office says smoking cannabis is legal, but…

Today, Phuket’s Provincial Public Health Office made a statement to clear up confusion surrounding new cannabis laws. Smoking cannabis is legal, so long as the smoke does not disturb anyone, according to chief of the Phuket Provincial Health Office Dr. Kusak Kukiatkul. Cannabis smoke is considered a “public nuisance” in

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Pattaya ban local vendors from Na Jomtien Beach

Local authorities have banned vendors from operating on Na Jomtien Beach after they colonized a new stretch of the seaside resort in Pattaya to sell their products. The authorities issued the directive following a conflict over the public spaces on the popular beach between local sellers in Pattaya and visitors.

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After noise complaints, Phuket venues accused of breaking Covid-19 rules

What began as noise complaints turned into a conflict over Covid-19 restriction violations in Phuket this week. Phuket police arrested 2 night venue operators earlier this week following complaints of loud noise after the midnight closing time. Both managers allegedly violated the curfew and Covid-19 restrictions, and one allegedly also

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RGP adopts cost-saving tactics to sell condos for 1.2 million baht

Regent Green Power, a property developer known for inexpensive apartment units, is fighting back against the universal cost of living crisis to make prices more affordable for consumers. The Bangkok-based property business says it can build condominiums priced at or lower than 1.2 million baht, for about 25-30 square metres,

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8 Burmese allegedly confess to murder of Thai man

Eight illegal Burmese immigrants have allegedly confessed to the murder of a Thai man in the Hat Yai district of Songkla province in the south of Thailand. The suspects allegedly admitted to the murder of Maddol Binson because he extorted money from them and tried to kidnap a woman from

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Thailand’s employment rate expected to spike following eased restrictions

Now that several Covid-19 restrictions are easing in Thailand, the country’s employment rate is expected to spike this year. The managing director of JobsDB, a job search platform, said the platform expects Thailand’s employment rate to jump by 20-50%, depending on the sector. The platform conducted a survey on job

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