Good Morning Thailand EP.1186 | December nominee deadline, 5 tonnes of cannabis seized, Virgin opens London-Phuket direct flights
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In the headlines today, Prime Minister Anutin has set a December deadline for the nationwide probe into suspected foreign land nominees, then Rayong police are being investigated amongst karaoke venue bribery allegations, in Bangkok, five foreign nationals have been detained after a seizure of five tons of cannabis, some bizarre daredevil stories as viral videos show a woman clinging to a car near walking street and a unicyclist in Chiang Mai facing legal action, and a little later Virgin Atlantic has opened direct London-Phuket flights in time for high season.
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INTRO: Thailand moves to tackle rising delivery app fees, while criticising Grapao KAI sparks a million-baht legal threat. Some interesting stories from Pattaya. Thailand welcomes more foreign investment, and Princess Sirivannavari of Thailand receives a prestigious honour from Italy.
In the headlines today, we have a bunch of crime news as two suspects plea guilty to all charges in the infamous Russian siblings murder case, also, and Affair dispute ends in a deadly axe murdering spree, then an olympic boxing champion has received bail after appealing a court ruling in an SA case, in energy policy news, Thailand advances a 50,000 baht solar panel subsidy for 1 million households, also, Samsung users can now add virtual rabbit cards for Bangkok transit, and a little later a bizarre case of a missing child being found 30-kilometers away from his home in a forest.
In the headlines today, Thailand has paid out billions in flood relief but is still looking in the budget for billions more, in ASEAN News, Indonesian fires push southeast Asian haze to maximum levels, then, a family of three was hospitalized after mistaking a package of cannabis infused gummies for a regular snack, in Pathum Thani, white foam and dead fish raise canal pollution concerns, and a little later a bizarre story of a Pattaya cafe owner buying a burglar a beer as they await the police.
In the headlines today, demonstrators gathered to protest the IMF and world bank meetings in Bangkok, in ASEAN news, the Philippines is moving towards youth social media restrictions as Thailand considers similar measures, in crime news, a Thai man steals an entire lottery display and sells tickets during his escape, in Hua Hin, demolition begins on beachfront buildings after a long-running legal dispute, and a little later a raunchy tale as a ride-hailing driver begs his customers to wait until they get to their destination before getting down and dirty.
In the headlines today, Thailand is falling dramatically short of its annual tourist target, in other economic news, a major labor shortage is leaving Thai farmers watching their crops rot, in a couple of shocking sticker-price driving stories we have a tuk tuk driver inflating their price as well as a potential employer demanding too much of applicants, and a little later, Netflix has a keen eye on Thailand as its next major production destination.