Thai Expat Daily Show

EP: 218 - THAILAND SEEKS RICH FOREIGNERS, Crypto Scams, Bangkok Taxi Fares, South Korea, Phuket News

September 04, 2022 Ciaran Mc Season 3 Episode 218
Thai Expat Daily Show
EP: 218 - THAILAND SEEKS RICH FOREIGNERS, Crypto Scams, Bangkok Taxi Fares, South Korea, Phuket News
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Thailands Daily News Report - Saturday 3rd September 2022

Thai police seeking 3 people allegedly involved in B300m cryptocurrency scam
Police from the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) is looking for three partners in P Miner Cryptocurrency Ltd. They are wanted on fraud charges for allegedly cheating investors out of over 300 million baht.
Source - Thai PBS World

Bangkok taxi fares may rise soon
The Transport Ministry is considering increasing taxi fares in Bangkok, from 35 baht for the first kilometer to 45 baht, noting that the fares have not been increased for 8 years.
Source - Thai PBS World

Fourth COVID vaccine shot substantially reduces risk of pneumonitis and death
A fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose can significantly reduce the risk of severe symptoms from lung inflammation, which often require the patient to be put on a ventilator, and the associated risk of dying, said Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Disease Control Department, citing the latest assessment report on vaccinations administered between May and July when the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron variant were spreading rapidly in Thailand.
Source - Thai PBS World

Thailand joins race to lure foreigners in path to economic boom
Thailand is rolling out the red carpet for foreign workers, joining a bevy of countries looking to use the immigration route to boost their economies.
Source - The Bangkok Post

Illegal alien numbers surge in South Korea
One out of five foreigners in South Korea could be illegal aliens
as the count of undocumented foreigners has neared 400,000, the highest in two years.
Source - The Bangkok Post

The Phuket News Daily Report

Food, water distributed as Phuket flights resume
Much of the flood waters have dissipated across many of the main roads in northern Phuket, allowing motorists to slowly resume their journeys, while flights at Phuket International Airport have resumed in full, officials have announced.

Phuket welcomes inaugural Vietnam Airlines flight
The inaugural flight by Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City to Phuket was welcomed at the island’s international airport earlier today (Sept 1).

Phuket FantaSea to re-open with B6.6bn expansion
Well-known Phuket tourism attraction Phuket FantaSea is set to re-open on Sept 20 with a B6.6 billion expansion covering more than 100 rai, CEO Kittikorn Kewkacha has announced.
Source - The Phuket News, Thaiger News, Phuket Xtra, The Nation Thailand, Pattaya News Reports
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