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One cannabis vendor in central Thailand is pretty happy about Thailand’s new cannabis laws. The vendor, 53 year old Khamphai, is bringing good vibes to local stoners in Ang Thong province, and over 1,000 baht a day to herself. Every day, Khampai rolls up to the Suwaphan Agricultural Market with her cart full of small cannabis plants. The market is in Ang Thong’s main city district, crowded with eager buyers. For the past 3 days, she has been able to to sell 100-200 plants for 150-180 baht each, raking in over a thousand baht each day. Khamphai buys the Cannabis plants from Thailand’s northeast province of Buriram, bringing them back down to Ang Thong to earn those bucks. Khamphai and her vendor have reportedly caused quite a stir at the market, since this is the first time many market-goers have seen someone openly selling the ‘happy plant’. But apparently, enough customers have grown fond of Khamphai’s business, because now she’s rolling in the dough. While 1,000 baht a day … [Read more...] about Cannabis vendor in central Thailand is making bank

Beach lovers get ready! Thailand’s Eastern province of Rayong will hold its “Fun on the Beach” event next weekend, with 2 Thai bands performing on Leam Charoen Beach. The event will take place from July 1-3, Friday to Sunday. The Tourism Authority of Thailand is planning activities and food trucks at the event, as well as fruit buffets. The Thai bands performing are Kot Yim and KRUNGCHON. oil spills in February. Rayong residents shared with Thai media that they found oil spills, black strains, and yellow-black foam on beaches and in the ocean. According to the report on Laem Charoen Beach, black stains were spreading over 300 metres along the coast. The sea at the beach also had the yellow-black bubbles expected to come from the leaked oil. But Rayong officials responded to the spills quickly. Divers checked sea grass, coral reefs, and marine life in the nearby areas. The oil company responsible for the spill prepared 20 boats with oil booms and other equipment, along with … [Read more...] about Eastern Thailand province plans “Fun On The Beach’ event

As Thailand Pass prepares to meet its end come July 1, it looks as if Malaysia is in line to replace the kingdom’s current tourist king, India. Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said yesterday that once Thailand Pass is no more, a larger number of Malaysian tourists than Indians is expected to make their way to the ‘Land of Smiles.’ Indians have so far made up Thailand’s biggest tourist group this year, with 100,884 arriving between January 1 and May 24. But earlier this month, Malaysians flooded into Phuket . Daily AirAsia flights from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket were fully booked. Other hotspots for Malaysian travellers were Bangkok, Krabi, Koh Samui, Phattalung, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Dannok, Had Yai, Betong, and Sungai Golok – the final three on or near the northern Malaysian border. The Tourism Authority of Thailand says 78,523 Malaysian visitors entered the kingdom in the first 5 months of the year. But the Minister failed to take into … [Read more...] about Malaysia set to replace India as tourist king of Thailand

“Chikungunya Virus is an arbovirus of the alphavirus genus, transmitted by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes, same way Dengue is spread.” The Bureau of Epidemiology, along with the Thailand Health Ministry, are reporting 3,379 chikungunya cases in 23 provinces up to May 13 this year. Phuket, Songkla and Ranong have been the most affected by the mosquito borne viral disease. The good news, health officials report the numbers are declining. The word, Chikungunya, translates to “that which bends up”, based on the stooped position of patients during the rheumatic symptoms of the disease. In humans bitten by an infected mosquito, the disease symptoms usually appear after an incubation period of three to seven days. Chikungunya can cause acute, sub-acute, and chronic disease. In acute disease, symptoms develop abruptly and include high fever, headache, myalgia and arthralgia (predominantly in limbs and large joints). The appearance of a maculopapular rash is also frequent. … [Read more...] about Update on Chikungunya cases in Thailand

GEORGE TOWN: Despite the rain, approximately 1,000 people turned up at the Padang Polo here to offer alms to Buddhist monks and nuns on Sunday (June 26) morning. The devotees were seen at the field from as early as 7am to offer alms to the monks and nuns from Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. Dressed in the dark brown robes usually worn by forest monks, the 60 made their way to the field led by the venerable Phra Ajahn KaiZhao Yuttadhammo where they received food offerings such as rice and cereals into their alms bowls. The Pindapata - also known as the alms rounds by monks - is held in accordance with Buddhist teachings about accruing merits and washing away suffering. After the Pindapata, the event moved to the Penang Harmony Centre (Harmonico) with the chanting of prayers to bless Penang and its people. The prayers were led by the head of monks in Malaysia and Singapore, Phra Ajaan Keng Khemako. Also present during the event at Harmonico were Bukit Gelugor assemblyman … [Read more...] about Devotees gather at Penang’s Padang Polo to offer alms to monks

PETALING JAYA: An elderly care service association is urging the government to allow temporary entry of foreign workers trained in nursing and caregiving to address the shortage of such staff at elderly care homes nationwide. It says currently, there was an inadequate supply of locals to undertake the job as many of the previous caregivers consisted of nurses awaiting placements. They have since been called to service by government and private hospitals to handle the Covid-19 outbreak in Malaysia. Similarly, many locals are not interested in these jobs as they are akin to other 3D (dirty, dangerous and difficult) jobs, it said. Association for Residential Aged Care Operators (Agecope) president Delren Terrence Douglas said foreign workers trained in caregiving or nursing could be temporarily allowed to address the shortage faced by the industry. “For my home in Kedah, we had eight nurses prior to the pandemic but the number has since dwindled to only two for a home with 42 … [Read more...] about ‘Allow foreign-trained caregivers’

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s Covid-19 cases continue to rise for the fifth day running, with 192 new infections recorded in the last 24 hours. The cases detected on Saturday (June 25) are 22 more compared to the numbers the previous day. "For the record, the infections in the past five days spiked from 76 cases (on June 20) to 192 cases today," said Sabah Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun in a statement on Saturday. "The high daily cases are due to rising number of infections in heavily populated areas like Kota Kinabalu, Penampang and Sandakan. "(For instance) the cases in the state capital today went up by 11 cases (to 74 cases) while the infections in the neighbouring Penampang district increased by 30 cases (to 59 cases) from yesterday," he added. Ironically, Masidi said, more districts in Sabah recorded a drop in cases, with 12 districts recording fewer cases than yesterday compared to eight districts that detected an increase in infections. He added the number of … [Read more...] about Covid-19: Sabah’s cases on the rise for 5th consecutive day

PETALING JAYA: You buy a bottle of your favourite fruit juice, slurp it down and then throw it into the nearest bin. The whole process may just take 10 minutes – but that glass bottle could be here for 1,000,000 more years. Glass is not being recycled, at least not in a major way. ALSO READ: No market for recycled glass bottles Most recyclers are business-driven and only focus on materials that give them the most returns, like plastic and paper. Environment and waste management specialist Dr Theng Lee Chong said the reason plastic is favoured over glass is because it can fetch a better price in terms of reselling and production cost. “Other factors that turn recyclers off from glass are that it takes up more space, weighs more and is harder to handle in terms of transportation and logistics. “Not all types of glass can be recycled. Bulbs, sheet glass, windshields and car accessories as well as windows cannot be recycled because some may contain hazardous material like … [Read more...] about No money to be made in recycling glass in this age of plastic

Reports by IMRAN HILMY, FATIMAH ZAINAL and SHARON LING GEORGE TOWN: There’s trouble brewing in food paradise. Penang’s hawkers are being forced to close shop, no thanks to the acute foreign worker shortage. The Penang government’s decision in 2014 to bar foreign workers from working as cooks in hawker stalls has only added to the problem. Several food complexes and coffeeshops have put up banners asking hawkers to set up stalls at their premises but there have been few takers as hawkers cannot find workers to help them. “Without any foreign workers, I can’t operate my stall as I have to do the marketing, cooking, preparation and serving all by myself,” said TH Ang, a hawker selling noodles. “It’s hard to find locals to do this work. I used to have two female foreign workers to help me before the pandemic. They have gone back and cannot return. “Back then, they served customers and helped to wash plates while I did the cooking.” Penang has long been known as a hawker … [Read more...] about Street food paradise may be lost

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 nationwide shift in the country to get drug users treatment instead of jail time. Karon’s police chief said at the event that every police station in Thailand is to have a “sustainable community action project” to solve drug issues. Royal Thai Police Deputy Inspector Panurat Lakboon said that this year, programmes are being introduced in 1,483 communities across Thailand. Karon Police will focus on a particular area of the town for its community anti-drug campaign. Officers will visit every household in Baan Khok Chang to prepare to draft a Memorandum of Understanding on drug testing, according to Karon Police Chief Theerawat Liamsuwan. Theerawat said… “If there are no addicts in the community, there will be no suppliers. This will make the community … [Read more...] about Thai police say they support new approach to drug abuse in Phuket and beyond