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THAI EXPAT DAILY SHOW discusses the Charlene An 安于晴 saga, anti-torture law, Chiang Mai & Songkran

January 30, 2023 Ciaran Mc Season 4 Episode 5
Thai Expat Daily Show
THAI EXPAT DAILY SHOW discusses the Charlene An 安于晴 saga, anti-torture law, Chiang Mai & Songkran
Show Notes

Today Daily Thailand News on your Number 1 Podcast for Expats - 29th January 2023
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Thailand’s amended law on constituency and party-list MPs promulgated
The amended Election Act for constituency and party-list MPs came into force today (Sunday) following its publication in the Royal Gazette yesterday. Under the amended law, there will be 400 constituency and 100 party-list MPs, instead of 350 and 150 as previously stipulated.
Source – Thai PBS World

Chiang Mai ranked the safest city in SE Asia
A website has ranked the northern city of Chiang Mai the safest in Southeast Asia - and No 32 in the entire world - according to a government spokesman.
Source – The Bangkok Post

Police chief steps into bribes row
The national police chief has ordered investigators to find more evidence related to a Taiwanese actress, Charlene Ann 安于晴, who complaint that police extorted 27,000 baht from her at a checkpoint in Huai Khwang district this month.
Source – The Bangkok Post

Swede dies in a road accident after first meeting with Thai girlfriend
A Swedish man died instantly when his motorcycle plunged into a roadside ditch days after his first meeting with the Thai girlfriend he met online.
Source – The Bangkok Post

Songkran set to become Thailand's 4th intangible cultural heritage
Songkran, Thailand’s renowned water festival, is set to be inscribed as intangible cultural heritage (ICH) now that it has been included in Unesco’s tentative list of nominees.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) included “Songkran in Thailand, a traditional Thai New Year festival” in its list of nominations for 2023.
Source – The Nation Thailand – The Thaiger 

Quit delaying the anti-torture law
The long-awaited anti-torture law is set to take effect next month. However, the Royal Thai Police is requesting a delay in its enforcement, citing a lack of readiness. The government must reject this...
Source – The Bangkok Post – The Phuket News
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