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- Tops under Central Retail showcases a Premium Selection of Local and International Fruits at the ‘Discover World Of Fruit’
Tops, the food business under Central Retail, reaffirms its position as a leading Fruit Destination, inviting fruit enthusiasts to immerse
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Tops, the food business under Central Retail, reaffirms its position as a leading Fruit Destination, inviting fruit enthusiasts to immerse themselves in the freshness of the ‘Discover World Of Fruit’ event. This extraordinary showcase premium-quality fruits with distinctive flavours from both Thailand and abroad. Highlights include Mandarin oranges with a sweet and balanced flavour from Taiwan, large and thin-skinned kiwis from Greece, tender and tangy-sweet organic cherries from New Zealand, juicy Shine Muscat grapes from Korea, aromatic and sweet Amaou strawberries from Fukuoka, Japan, crisp pink-hued Fuji apples from China, and luscious blueberries from Chile. In support of Thai farmers, the event also celebrates a variety of Thailand’s local fruits, such as Maesin oranges, a sweet green variety from Sukhothai; Ban Phon milk jujubes, fragrant and sweet from Kalasin; Pattani sapodillas with their reddish-brown skin and natural sweetness; and aromatic avocados from Tak, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai province.
Experience and savour these exceptional fruits, sourced from the finest farms, at the ‘Discover World Of Fruit’ event, happening now until 21 January 2025 at participating Tops, Tops Food Hall, and Tops Daily locations.
For terms and conditions or more information, visit www.tops.co.th, follow TopsThailand on Facebook, or connect with us via LINE @TopsThailand.
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21 January 21 2025AROUND TOWNhttps://thairesidents.com/?p=50939 - Illegal mosquito repellant smuggled from China seized
IN A raid on a warehouse in Samut Prakan today (Jan. 19 ) Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) police seized a
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IN A raid on a warehouse in Samut Prakan today (Jan. 19 ) Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) police seized a large quantity of illegal mosquito repellant smuggled into the country from China with these brands containing hazardous substances, TV Channel 7 said.
Police seized 380 boxes of the illegal mosquito repellant and arrested Mr. Thatchai (surname withheld), 32, who said he was the caretaker of this warehouse on the charges of helping hide, sell or receive goods that have not passed through customs procedures.
This raid was mounted after police were tipped off that products smuggled from abroad were stored and sold from this warehouse.
In 2022 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an announcement warning the public to only buy mosquito repellants with Thai labels and product numbers because it had found that many brands imported from abroad contained Pyrethroids, Meperfluthrin and Dimefluthrin which are toxic to humans and animals.
If inhaled in large quantities, these chemicals can cause dizziness, headache, vomiting, muscle twitching, fatigue, convulsions and unconsciousness
Such products have to get permission to import, manufacture and distribute in order to evaluate their safety and effectiveness.
Photo: TV Channel 7
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20 January 20 2025AROUND TOWNhttps://thairesidents.com/?p=50935 - Rush to improve image after Chinese actor’s scam centre ordeal hits tourism
TOURISM Authority of Thailand (TAT) is quickly working on burnishing Thailand’s image among Chinese tourists who have been shaken by
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TOURISM Authority of Thailand (TAT) is quickly working on burnishing Thailand’s image among Chinese tourists who have been shaken by Chinese actor Xingxing being lured to a scam centre in Myanmar’s Myawaddy township, just across the border from Thai Mae Sot town, which reportedly led to a drop in the number of tourists and cancellation of concerts, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Jan. 15).
TAT Governor Ms. Thapanee Kiatphaibool said the detention and freeing of the Chinese actor during Jan. 3-7, 2025 led to a wide variety of opinions being expressed on social media including by those who have never been to Thailand and have panicked.
Chartered flights are being introduced to win over the scared tourists, she said.
While admitting that some flights had been cancelled Thapanee said those Chinese tourists who have been to Thailand before and know that this is a peaceful country that welcomes tourists are not affected.
In particular, those who usually travel on their own on regular airlines have not been disturbed by Xingxing’s scam centre ordeal with 90 to 95% still coming to Thailand.
Even so Thailand has to work on its image online and communicate the true picture of the country to Chinese netizens.
All five TAT offices in China have asked agents, tour operators and airlines to prepare to welcome tourists during Chinese New Year with focus on three issues – safety, products and services plus the good experience of holidaying in Thailand.
Tourism and Sports minister Surawong Theinthong has given great importance to working with Tourist Police for safe tourism in Thailand.
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Top and Front Page: Chinese actor Xingxing after he was brought back to Thailand from a scam centre in Myawaddy. Top photo: Amarin TV, Front Page photo: NaewnaInsert: TAT Governor Ms. Thapanee Kiatphaibool.
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17 January 17 2025WORLDhttps://thairesidents.com/?p=50929 - “Thailand Media Landscape 2025: Niche Content, Influencers, and Streaming Competition Surge”
The 2025 Thai media landscape highlights opportunities and challenges, with niche content and influencers rising in prominence amidst intense streaming
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The 2025 Thai media landscape highlights opportunities and challenges, with niche content and influencers rising in prominence amidst intense streaming competition. International platforms bring global content, while Thai creators innovate beyond traditional norms. TV media continues to struggle, facing declining advertising revenue and viewership.
Dataxet Limited’s Thailand Media Landscape 2024-2025 report details shifts in the industry, showing influencers successfully bridging online and offline activities through engaged niche audiences. Popular content categories include pets, family, history, finance, personal growth, and news. Independent news creators challenge traditional outlets but raise concerns about ethics and fact-checking.
Social media platforms, particularly TikTok, are thriving, integrating e-commerce into content delivery. TikTok now ranks as Thailand’s third-largest e-commerce platform, with 71% of users making purchases while watching.
Podcasts and video podcasts are gaining traction, with Spotify reporting an 81% growth in production over five years, reflecting the medium’s alignment with multitasking consumer habits.
Streaming dominates, accounting for 54% of viewership compared to traditional TV’s 46%. TV still captures the largest share of advertising budgets (50.13%) but has seen a 2% decline in revenue.
AI is transforming the media industry, with 95% of Thai journalists expressing positive attitudes. AI applications include AI news anchors and text-to-speech systems.
2025 will be pivotal for traditional media to adapt, while creators who address specific consumer needs are poised for substantial growth.
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16 January 16 2025AROUND TOWNhttps://thairesidents.com/?p=50924 - Tourist dies in jet-ski collision at Patong Bay
A CHINESE tourist died after the jet-ski he was zipping around at Patong Bay this afternoon (Jan. 14) collided with
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A CHINESE tourist died after the jet-ski he was zipping around at Patong Bay this afternoon (Jan. 14) collided with the one his friend was riding, Amarin TV said.
At 2:30 p.m, Pol. Lt. Col. Thapapon Paengphimlo, an investigation officer at Patong police station, was alerted by a jet-ski hire operator that two water vessels foreign tourists had rented had collided at Patong Bay in front of Loma public park.
Lifeguards rescued Mr. Liu Hong Chao, 33, and as he was seriously injured Patong municipality rescue team and Phuket Kusoldtham Foundation rescuers quickly rushed him to Patong Hospital but he later died there.
Investigation revealed that the collision occurred around 200 metres from the coast with the jet-ski Mr. Lyu Zhifebg, 28, was riding hitting the one his friend was zooming on in the sea.
Police also inspected the collision marks on the jet-skis as evidence.
Lyu Zhifebg is currently being questioned by police as are eyewitnesses on the beach and the jet-ski hire operator.
The Chinese embassy has been informed so that the deceased tourist’s relatives could arrange his funeral.
Photos: Amarin TV
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15 January 15 2025LOCALhttps://thairesidents.com/?p=50920 - Oppo, Realme apologise after warning over loan app
AFTER the Thai Consumers Council issued a warning about the dangers of illegal applications that are not part of Google
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AFTER the Thai Consumers Council issued a warning about the dangers of illegal applications that are not part of Google Play Store especially one name Fineasy that offers loans and comes pre-installed on Oppo and Realme devices and cannot be deleted the two companies issued an apology and said they were quickly fixing the problem, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Jan. 12).
The council said this app cannot be uninstalled from smartphones and is still sending notifications inviting users to borrow money while also accessing their personal information such as contact lists and phone numbers.
Both Oppo and Realme issued similar statements sincerely apologising for the pre-installed Fineasy app while confirming the importance of user safety and privacy.
Oppo said it has removed the loan information on Fineasy and only daily service functions remain. It is expediting the process that would allow users to uninstall the app as soon as possible.
Those who want to uninstall it immediately were advised to contact Oppo official customer service centres nationwide.
Realme likewise said it has removed all loan information from the Fineasy app with only features related to daily service remaining.
It is expediting the release of an update allowing users to delete the app with those wanting to do so immediately told to contact its service centres nationwide.
Realme added that it will stop installing all types of loan apps in future smartphone models and will also stop displaying and recommending loan apps in app markets.
Meanwhile a chart published by Oberlo.com shows the global smartphone market share as of October 2024 with the key point being as follows:
– With a smartphone market share of 28.38% (as of October 2024), Apple is the most popular mobile phone brand worldwide.
– More than half of global smartphone users own smartphones manufactured by either Apple or Samsung.
– The top five smartphone brands have a combined market share of 76.82%.
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14 January 14 2025AROUND TOWNhttps://thairesidents.com/?p=50916 - Millions of baht recovered in two robberies in one day
POLICE recovered 5 and 8 million baht stolen during two separate cryptocurrency transactions in one day yesterday (Jan. 9) with
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POLICE recovered 5 and 8 million baht stolen during two separate cryptocurrency transactions in one day yesterday (Jan. 9) with two suspects who appeared to be Chinese arrested in one of the robberies, Amarin TV said this morning.At 11.50 p.m. Pol. Col. Prasopchok Aimpinij, superintendent of Huai Khwang police station, said in an interview that the same middleman, Mr. Chen, had arranged both the cryptocurrency transactions during which the two large sums were stolen.The five million baht was recovered from a shophouse in Sathorn district, which was where a Alphard van driver dropped off three robbers who stole 5 million baht from the first victim, after surrounding and raiding it. The van was parked at Tae Chiew Health Park nearby and had to be towed to the police station because there was no key. Even so, the police did see fingerprints on a glass window.In this the first robbery, the unidentified Chinese victim had brought 5 million baht to a house in Huai Khawang district to exchange for cryptocurrencies but upon placing the bag on the table the three men picked it up and got into the Alphard van and fled towards Asoke Montri road.He gave chase but failed to catch up so came to the police.The victim said he had made similar transactions three to four times previously with Chen being the middleman.The second robbery took place at G Tower building on Rama 9 road with two Chinese victims having brought 8 million baht to exchange for cryptocurrencies from four people. During negotiations the sellers transferred the cryptocurrencies to Chen’s account but he then refused to transfer the purchased digital currency to the buyers.Police have arrested two suspects in the second robbery and are in the process of calling the two victims for questioning.Police believe Chen was the mastermind of the two robberies because he was the middleman who arranged the transactions and when the second party gave the 8 million baht he refused to transfer the cryptocurrencies.Photos: Amarin TVThis report originally appeared at www.thainewsroom.comThe post Millions of baht recovered in two robberies in one day appeared first on ThaiResidents.com - Thai Local News - Thai News.
11 January 11 2025AROUND TOWNhttps://thairesidents.com/?p=50910 - Celebrate Love This Valentine’s at InterContinental Bangko
This Valentine’s Day, InterContinental Bangkok invites couples to indulge in romantic experiences, from exquisite dining to spa bliss. Dining Highlights:
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11 January 11 2025AROUND TOWNhttps://thairesidents.com/?p=50901 - Thai-Cambodian police team chase, arrest suspect in murder of ex-Khmer MP
A THAI POLICE team chased a suspect wanted in the murder of former Cambodian MP Lim Kimya in Banglamphu area
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A THAI POLICE team chased a suspect wanted in the murder of former Cambodian MP Lim Kimya in Banglamphu area of Bangkok to Cambodia’s Battambang province and joined forces with their Khmer counterparts in capturing him at 4.30 p.m. today (Jan. 8), Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said late this evening.
National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Kitrat Phanphet and Metropolitan Police Bureau Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Sayam Boonsom sent a team headed by Pol. Sgt. Jae to chase and arrest the suspected hitman, Mr. Ekkalak Panoi, a former navy marine whose nickname is “Sergeant Em Kongruea”, soon after Lim Kimya was fatally shot in front of Wat Bowonniwet Vihara at 5.45 p.m. yesterday,
The team narrowly missed catching the suspect at Ban Khao Din permanent border checkpoint at Sa Kaeo province around midnight last night as he managed to slip into Cambodia via natural channels.
The team then contacted Battambang’s Sampov Lun district police station chief to coordinate in chasing the suspect with the Metropolitan Police investigation team then going across to pursue him.
It was discovered that the suspect had exchanged 4,000 baht for Cambodian currency at a shop near the border before taking a bus further inland.
The police team continued chasing him and finally caught him after he stopped for a meal at Prey Svay in Moung Ruessei district, Battambang province.
He was then taken to Battambang provincial police headquarters before being sent to the Internal Security Command in Phnom Penh for further questioning.
It was reported that the two neighbouring countries are now negotiating whether to extradite the suspect to Thailand or prosecute him in Phnom Penh.
Photos: Amarin TV
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10 January 10 2025WORLDhttps://thairesidents.com/?p=50906 - Hoodwinked Chinese actor crosses back to Thailand
A CHINESE actor who disappeared at Thai-Myanmar border along Mae Sot last Friday (Jan. 3) said after being brought back
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A CHINESE actor who disappeared at Thai-Myanmar border along Mae Sot last Friday (Jan. 3) said after being brought back to Thailand by Karen soldiers that another Chinese man had tricked into accepting work and he only realized after crossing the border to Myanmar that he had been conned by dared not resist, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said this evening (Jan. 7).
Pol. Gen. Thatchai Pitaneelabut, head of the Centre for the Protection of Children, Women, Families, Human Trafficking Prevention and Suppression and Fisheries, said he personally questioned Xingxing who related that he had chatted with another Chinese man claiming to represent a major Thai entertainment company on WeChat app and was offered a role.
He believed him and flew to Suvarnabhumi Airport and then travelled by a car sent to pick him up to Mae Sot. There another vehicle took him to the border which he crossed by boat.
He added that he only realised he had been tricked when he reached Myawaddy but dared not resist.
Pol. Gen. Thatchai said an investigation of this case is being held to go through the details.
If Xingxing is found to be a victim of human trafficking he will enter a protection process and coordination made for his return to his home country.
If it is found that he has been involved in any kind of wrongdoing, further action will have to be taken.
Xingxing’s family and his girlfriend Jiajia had contacted Thai authorities after he went missing at the border last Friday.
They said that Xingxing knew from the start what he was hired to do but he did not know which country he was to work in.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra too confirmed that Xingxing had been found while adding that this case must be handled properly so that it does not affect tourism as a lot of rumours are spreading on social media that Thailand is a scary country.
She has instructed the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society to look into this matter.
Meanwhile Thai entertainment company GMM Grammy Plc, the largest media conglomerate entertainment company in Thailand, issued a statement on Sina Weibo social media platform that it had no knowledge nor was involved in the disappearance of the Chinese actor at Mae Sot.
The company emphasized that it has a transparent and professional process and procedures for selecting actors and urged artistes to not be tricked into accepting work from fraudsters.
Naewna, other photos: Amarin TV
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8 January 08 2025AROUND TOWNhttps://thairesidents.com/?p=50897