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BANGKOK, Nov 8 (TNA) – A court has sentenced four former Huaykwang police officers to five years in prison each for their involvement in a scheme to extort money from a Taiwanese celebrity and her friends, claiming they possessed e-cigarettes. Today, the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases handed down its verdict in the criminal case, involving six police officers. This high-profile case dates back to early this year when former Huaykwang police officers set up a checkpoint to demand money from a Taiwanese female celebrity who was traveling with friends from Singapore. Full story: Thai News Agency 2023-11-08 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

PM to Showcase Two Months of Govt Achievements BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has been scheduled to appear in a special broadcast titled "Chance of Possibility: From Policy to Actual Implementation in 60 Days Under the Government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin" on November 9. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1311603-pm-to-showcase-two-months-of-govt-achievements/

BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has been scheduled to appear in a special broadcast titled "Chance of Possibility: From Policy to Actual Implementation in 60 Days Under the Government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin" on November 9. According to Government Spokesperson Chai Wacharonke, the program will air at 7:00 PM on NBT2HD, and NBT11, as well as online platforms including Facebook and YouTube, and on Srettha’s Facebook page. During the broadcast, the Premier is expected to discuss the accomplishments of his administration and the impacts of their efforts on the citizens, marking the 60-day milestone of a government that prides itself on being "of the people, for the people." With a focus on swift and strategic wins, Srettha is also expected to highlight the government’s core objectives of reducing expenses, increasing income, and expanding opportunities for the Thai people. The emphasis will be on stimulating significant economic growth, reducing social inequalities, and elevating the standard of living for the nation’s populace. By Krajangwit Johjit Full story: NNT 2023-11-08 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

Banking Association Confirms Security and Stability of Bank Apps BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai Bankers’ Association has assured that banking applications are secure and stable, emphasizing the necessity of facial scanning for transactions exceeding 50,000 baht each time. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1311602-banking-association-confirms-security-and-stability-of-bank-apps/

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai Bankers’ Association has assured that banking applications are secure and stable, emphasizing the necessity of facial scanning for transactions exceeding 50,000 baht each time. The announcement was made following reports of a police arrest involving a programmer selling software designed to transfer funds and bypass facial recognition in banking apps for transactions over 50,000 baht. The Thai Bankers’ Association has acknowledged the issue and inspected the banking sector’s systems. The association clarified that such software cannot be used on regular customer accounts as it requires complete access to personal data. The information includes bank account numbers, national ID numbers, mobile phone SIMs, and devices used for mobile banking. Not to mention that, in order to gain access to a personal banking account, the system also requires all identity verification information like PINs or personal identification numbers, One-Time Passwords (OTP), and facial scans. In the incident that was reported, the fraudsters facilitated money transfers from so-called "mule accounts" with the consent of the account holders, thus gaining access to all their personal information and carrying out transactions. The Association asserts that transfers of funds of more than 50,000 baht per transaction and more than 200,000 baht per day still require facial recognition verification, adhering to the standards set by the Bank of Thailand. The case in question involved fraudsters attempting to circumvent the facial scan requirement. The association reiterated that the mobile banking systems of all banks are secure and stable, with commercial banks placing a high priority on user security by continuously investing in and enhancing security measures. Nonetheless, the Thai Bankers’ Association and its member banks said they were aware of the increasingly complex and varied financial threats, prioritizing the security of financial transactions and the protection of customers’ personal data. They cooperate closely with relevant agencies to establish more effective financial risk prevention and management guidelines. By Krajangwit Johjit Full story: NNT 2023-11-08 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

Three-Year Plan Established in Compliance with Government Health Policies BANGKOK (NNT) - A recent meeting of the Health Systems Research Institute (HSRI)’s committee outlined a three-year organizational advancement plan. It is designed to enhance the efficiency of the public health system and better address emergency situations. The plan emphasizes the universal healthcare policy’s elevation to further extend services, especially to vulnerable groups, ensuring equity for all. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1311601-three-year-plan-established-in-compliance-with-government-health-policies/

BANGKOK (NNT) - A recent meeting of the Health Systems Research Institute (HSRI)’s committee outlined a three-year organizational advancement plan. It is designed to enhance the efficiency of the public health system and better address emergency situations. The plan emphasizes the universal healthcare policy’s elevation to further extend services, especially to vulnerable groups, ensuring equity for all. Deputy Government Spokesperson Kanika Aunjit announced that the 10th committee meeting for this year of the HSRI set a three-year plan for organizational propulsion to align with government health policies. The focus is on creating a more effective public health system and being able to support during emergency situations. The universal healthcare policy, which aims to cover all diseases for a nominal fee of 30 Baht, is set to become even more pivotal. The policy will expand services to a broader populace, especially vulnerable groups, in the spirit of equality. The institution will focus on ‘Frontier Research’ in accordance with the government’s mandate to the Ministry of Public Health to advance policies in 2024. The implementation of these plans aligns with the Quick Win strategy. The plan includes increasing urban service accessibility, rehabilitation for mental health & drug addiction, and comprehensive cancer prevention and treatment. In addition, it will boost medical staff morale, enhance primary healthcare, and digital health, and promote fertility, among others. Spokesperson Kanika further explained that the HSRI will play a crucial role in generating knowledge to support health policy implementation and national development. Four key strategic areas include creating and managing health research knowledge; developing administrative systems to promote the application of research findings; nurturing research personnel and networks; and developing organizational management mechanisms to accommodate change. For the 2024 fiscal year, the goal is to evolve the institute to achieve improved operation and a better health system within three years, becoming an organization capable of effectively supporting work objectives. By Krajangwit Johjit Full story: NNT 2023-11-08 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

Songkhla Launches ’Cherished Paddies’ Initiative to Boost Tourism SONGKHLA (NNT) - 4th Army Region Commander Lt Gen Santi Sakuntanark has inaugurated the 6th annual “From Abandoned Paddies to Cherished Paddies” initiative in Songkhla Province to promote community-based tourism and to reinforce the multicultural societal fabric of the region. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1311600-songkhla-launches-’cherished-paddies’-initiative-to-boost-tourism/

SONGKHLA (NNT) - 4th Army Region Commander Lt Gen Santi Sakuntanark has inaugurated the 6th annual “From Abandoned Paddies to Cherished Paddies” initiative in Songkhla Province to promote community-based tourism and to reinforce the multicultural societal fabric of the region. The objective is to encourage the restoration of neglected rice fields, engaging both Thai Buddhist and Muslim farmers in the area to revive rice cultivation. The presence of dignitaries such as the Deputy Chief Monk of Songkhla Province, the Abbot of Na Thawi Temple, the Assistant Secretary-General of the SBPAC, and local government and religious leaders, highlighted the community-wide support for the initiative. Lt Gen Santi emphasized the significance of unity and love in the community, as reflected in the collaborative rice planting activity that has seen increasing participation from both Buddhist and Muslim Thai communities. He also affirmed that the Army stands ready to fully support this activity in extending its reach further into the southern border provinces. The "From Abandoned Paddies to Cherished Paddies" project, initially inspired by the Deputy Chief Monk of Songkhla and the Abbot of Na Thawi Temple, has sought to engage the community in collective activities. Since its inception in 2017, it has rejuvenated over 15 years of abandoned farmland, now covering 12 rai of land, into productive rice fields to support local consumption and provide additional income for farmers through the sale of surplus produce. By Krajangwit Johjit Full story: NNT 2023-11-08 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

A ten-wheel truck plunged into a hole on Soi Sukhumvit 64 in Phra Khanong district this morning (Wednesday), worsening the traffic congestion. The accident happened at about noon, obstructing three lanes of the road. Police have warned motorists to avoid the area. Initial reports indicate that a taxi driver and a food delivery driver were injured in the accident. Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt rushed to the area to assess the situation.The governor said that an initial investigation has found that the Metropolitan Electricity Authority was installing electrical conduit under the road and a large steel sheet was used to cover the surface of that section. Chadchart said an investigation will be conducted to determine why the truck fell into the hole. Full story: Thai PBS 2023-11-08 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

Mobile banking systems of all banks are safe and secure : TBA The Thai Bankers Association (TBA) has offered an assurance that their mobile banking applications are secure and safe. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1311596-mobile-banking-systems-of-all-banks-are-safe-and-secure-tba/

The Thai Bankers Association (TBA) has offered an assurance that their mobile banking applications are secure and safe. This assurance was in response to news of the arrest of a programmer, who claimed to have developed software that can transfer money and unlock facial recognition features within banking applications, making it possible to bypass biometric scanning and transfer amounts exceeding 50,000 baht through the software. The Computer Emergency Response Team has conducted system checks throughout the banking sector and discovered that the software in question cannot be used with customer accounts because, to do so, it would require the account owner’s personal information, such as ID card number, bank account number and mobile phone SIM card. It also requires identity verification through facial scanning, PIN number and one-time password. Caption: Photo : Thai Banks Association Full story: Thai PBS 2023-11-08 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

PM wants more potash mining for local production of chemical fertilizer Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has instructed the Ministry of Industry to ramp up the mining of potash in Thailand’s north-eastern provinces or call for bids for new mining concessions if the current concessionaires are unable to increase supply. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1311595-pm-wants-more-potash-mining-for-local-production-of-chemical-fertilizer/

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has instructed the Ministry of Industry to ramp up the mining of potash in Thailand’s north-eastern provinces or call for bids for new mining concessions if the current concessionaires are unable to increase supply. Government spokesman Chai Wacharonke said the prime minister told his cabinet on Tuesday that Thailand has a huge reserve of potash underground in the northeast, the fourth largest after Canada, Belarus and Germany, but the ore, which is key resource for the production of chemical fertilizer, has not yet been extracted, even though mining concessions were granted to three companies years ago. One of the concessionaires, granted the mining right eight years ago, is still unable to begin mining, while the two others are experiencing funding problems, said Chai. Caption: Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin Full story: Thai PBS 2023-11-08 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

Escaped convict shot and killed by police Chavalit Thongduang, the convict who escaped from a southern hospital on October 22, was killed today during an exchange of gunfire with police. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1311594-breaking-news-escaped-convict-shot-and-killed-by-police/

Chavalit Thongduang, the convict who escaped from a southern hospital on October 22, was killed today during an exchange of gunfire with police. Chavalit, who was serving 21 years in prison on robbery and firearms charges, slipped out of Maharaj Nakhon Si Thammarat hospital after faking a faint. Acting on a tip-off, police surrounded a village on a mountain ridge at the area adjoining Trang and Phatthalung provinces when the shooting began. Full story: Thai PBS 2023-11-08 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

Thai govt. to help rice farmers get higher prices this year The Thai cabinet approved rice price intervention measures today, aimed at discouraging farmers from rushing to sell their crops to rice traders or millers, but to store their harvests in barns of their cooperatives and to sell it when the price is right. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1311521-thai-govt-to-help-rice-farmers-get-higher-prices-this-year/

The Thai cabinet approved rice price intervention measures today, aimed at discouraging farmers from rushing to sell their crops to rice traders or millers, but to store their harvests in barns of their cooperatives and to sell it when the price is right. The cabinet has decided to set aside 55 billion baht, about 44 billion through the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), to be extended as credit or loans to farmers’ associations, cooperatives and farmers who have their own barns, to buy paddy and to hold the unmilled grain for 4-5 months, then selling it to millers when it is more profitable. Government spokesman Chai Wacharonke said, through these measures, it is estimated that about four million, out of a total of 10 million tonnes of the 2023-24 rice crop, are to be stored by farmers’ cooperatives and farmers. Full story: Thai PBS 2023-11-07 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

Forest fire prevention operations to kick off this Wednesday Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation plans to launch a major operation on Wednesday, about a month ahead of the dry season, in ten national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the northern and western regions of the country, with the aim of reducing forest fires by 50% this year, compared to last year. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1311520-forest-fire-prevention-operations-to-kick-off-this-wednesday/

Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation plans to launch a major operation on Wednesday, about a month ahead of the dry season, in ten national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the northern and western regions of the country, with the aim of reducing forest fires by 50% this year, compared to last year. An estimated 480,000 hectares of forest in Thailand’s national parks and wildlife sanctuaries were destroyed in forest fires, mostly caused by humans, during the dry season from last December until early this year. These include 38,520 hectares of 101,401 hectares in Mae Ping National Park. Narupon Thipmontha, chief of the Bureau for Forest Fire Prevention and Control’s office, told Thai PBS, during an aerial inspection of forests in the northern region, that the launch date of the operations was brought forward, as it is anticipated that the forest fire situation might worsen this year due to the impact of El Niño. Full story: Thai PBS 2023-11-07 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

Chiang Mai Plans to Convert Red Trucks to Electric Vehicles On November 6th, 2023, Mr. Danainut Chokamnuay, the Assistant Minister of Industry, and relevant officials stated to Thai national media about signature transportation in Chiang Mai: Red Trucks. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1311513-chiang-mai-plans-to-convert-red-trucks-to-electric-vehicles/

On November 6th, 2023, Mr. Danainut Chokamnuay, the Assistant Minister of Industry, and relevant officials stated to Thai national media about signature transportation in Chiang Mai: Red Trucks. Danainut publicly revealed that Chiang Mai is one of the unique cities that conserve its culture and natural environment aspects in a fascinating way. Red trucks or red taxis are public transportation units that have been with Chiang Mai for a long time. “Therefore, it is advised to promote a policy from the Thai government to replace combustion public transportation with electric vehicles like other urban cities’ transportation. However, the identity that pictures Chiang Mai local transportation should remain, and we are committed to keeping the red trucks, but in an electric form.” said Danainut. By Kittisak Phalaharn Full story: The Pattaya News 2023-11-07 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

Sukhothai Prepares for the 46th Loy Krathong Festival SUKHOTHAI (NNT) - Sukhothai province is set to welcome visitors to its 46th edition of Loy Krathong Festival from November 18 to 27 at the historical Wat Mahathat in the Sukhothai Historical Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The festival, under the stewardship of Governor Suchart Teekasuk, is set to showcase the province’s storied traditions and cultural prestige. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1311512-sukhothai-prepares-for-the-46th-loy-krathong-festival/

SUKHOTHAI (NNT) - Sukhothai province is set to welcome visitors to its 46th edition of Loy Krathong Festival from November 18 to 27 at the historical Wat Mahathat in the Sukhothai Historical Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The festival, under the stewardship of Governor Suchart Teekasuk, is set to showcase the province’s storied traditions and cultural prestige. The ten-day event will feature a range of activities designed to captivate both Thai and international tourists. Highlights include an elaborate fireworks display, a traditional cultural parade involving nine districts, and a competition for the best krathong—a floating floral arrangement that is a centerpiece of the festival. In addition to the aesthetic delight of the Khon dance and the Noppamat beauty pageant, the festival will host a communal meal on mats, known as Khao Kwan Wan Len Fai, which fosters a sense of community and tradition. Artisanal crafts and local products will be available at a traditional market, alongside DIY activities and photo opportunities at landmark spots. Organizers said the event is not only a showcase of Sukhothai’s historical legacy but also an important contributor to the local economy, drawing crowds eager to experience the region’s rich cultural heritage and its important events. By Krajangwit Johjit Full story: The Pattaya News 2023-11-07 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

Safe Internet Coalition campaign warns children of dangers of online sexual abuse BANGKOK, 7 November 2023 – UNICEF, in cooperation with Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) and Thailand Safe Internet Coalition (TSIC) today launched #CautionFirst campaign urging children and adolescents to “think twice” before sharing photos, videos and personal information online. The campaign aims to protect children from online sexual exploitation and abuse after studies show that an alarming number of children in Thailand have become victims of online abuse. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1311511-safe-internet-coalition-campaign-warns-children-of-dangers-of-online-sexual-abuse/