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A fire broke out last night at the US Security Assistance Organisation, or JUSMAGTHAI, on Sathorn Tai Road in Bangkok. The building is located near the German Embassy, but the office was reported to be safe from the blaze. Firefighters from Bonkai Fire and Rescue and Tung Mahamek Fire Station rushed to the scene at 7.35pm to suppress the blaze and had it under control by 7.58pm. The firefighters couldn’t get into the building because it was locked, but it is believed no one was inside. The firefighters had to tackle the fire from the outside. The JUSTMAGTHAI office is a two-story building located near some other three-story buildings belonging to the Royal Thai Army Headquarters. No one was working or living in the area at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire and the damage to the building is under investigation. The media reported that the Embassy of Germany, which is located nearby, was untouched and there were no reports of damage or injuries there. According to … [Read more...] about Blaze at US office near German Embassy in Bangkok

The mindless driver of a pickup faces prison after an idiotic road race ended in the death of an innocent bystander. A woman was instantly killed after being hit by an out of control pickup as it embarked on some high jinks with another speeding car on a public road in Pathum Thani province near Bangkok. The 35 year old woman, Thanyaluck Sriphan, was standing outside of her food shop in front of a petrol station, located on Som Sang Road in the Baan Mai District of Pathum Thani when she was hit by the vehicle. Police and emergency service teams found the damaged pickup near the shop. Inside the vehicle, police discovered 36 year old male driver Prasarn Boonsi, and 29 year old female passenger Kunruethai Ninlaphruk. They were both injured and sent to a hospital nearby. Both tested positive for Covid-19 while being treated for their injuries. Witnesses told police the pickup was travelling at a high speed, racing with another car, before the pickup driver lost control and … [Read more...] about Innocent woman killed after high-speed race near Bangkok

Tourists might soon be granted a visa which allows them to stay in Thailand for a maximum of 45 days. Currently, passport holders of certain countries are granted 30 day visa exemptions on arrival and others are granted visas on arrival with a maximum stay of 15 days. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will propose the idea to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) at the next CCSA meeting on August 19, according to TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn. The proposed extension would extend both visa exemptions on arrival and visas on arrival (VOA) to 45 days. The new policy would be effective from the date of approval until December 31, 2022, said the TAT. For lists of countries eligible for visa exemptions click here . If the CCSA accepts the proposal, the TAT expects the average tourist to stay for an extra five days, spending 4,000 – 5,000 baht each per day, pumping a potential 20,000 extra into Thailand’s economy for every trip made to Thailand. TAT … [Read more...] about CCSA to consider extending Thailand tourist visa to 45 days

The Royal Thai Air Force yesterday reported it will resume a fighter jets exercise with China this weekend. The Falcon Strike exercise between Thailand and China was an annual event until it was postponed in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The drill has taken place four times since 2015 and takes flight once again on Sunday, August 14. It will run for 11 days at a military base in northeastern Udon Thani. To conspiracy theorists, it may appear to be a somewhat belligerent or symbolic act that Thailand and China are using the Udon Thani base, as it was used by US forces during the Vietnam War. The Chinese, of course, backed the North Vietnamese Communists in the Vietnam War while the US supported South Vietnam. But the Falcon Strike exercise certainly could be viewed as politically insensitive, given it comes only a week after China embarked on a series of military exercises around the Taiwan Strait. It is believed China was flexing its military muscle following US House … [Read more...] about Thailand & China fighter jets take off on Falcon Strike drills

Thailand’s Communicable Disease Committee no longer considers Covid a “dangerous infections disease”, the owner of the nightclub that burned down has been released on bail, and will Prayut resign at the end of this month? All this and much more, coming up in today’s program You’re watching Thailand News Today, bringing you the latest top stories in Thailand beyond. My name is Jett Gunther and in our first story, Thailand’s National Communicable Disease Committee decided to change the status of COVID-19 today (Monday), from a “dangerous infectious disease”, which came into effect on March 1 st , 2020, to an “infectious disease under watch”, tentatively from October 1 st , as Thailand cautiously transitions to a post-pandemic status. Chaired by Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, the committee also approved a policy guideline framework, encompassing several aspects of COVID-19 monitoring and containment efforts, such as controlling the spread of the disease by … [Read more...] about Thailand News Today | Thailand no longer considers Covid “dangerous infectious disease”

Yvette Tanamal (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta   ● Wed, August 10 2022 ASEAN celebrated its 55th anniversary on Monday in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, amid “a time of great upheaval” as Indonesia braces itself for its upcoming role as the group’s chairman next year. The 10-nation bloc, established in 1967 in Bangkok, has recently had its share of troubles with the ongoing superpower rivalry and the crisis in Myanmar. Just last week at its Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), the group had to resort to an uncharacteristic strategy of calibrating warnings to Naypyidaw that it was open to making moves without Myanmar’s vote if no progress vis-a-vis the Five-Point Consensus peace initiative has been made by November. Heated internal debates among the nations concerning the idea of suspending the military-led country from future conferences were also reported to have taken place. In his opening remarks at the commencement of the AMM, Prime Minister Hun Sen of … [Read more...] about ASEAN marks 55th year while RI gears up for chairmanship