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Vietnam implements various approaches to promote equality in recruitment, support women’s career development and leadership. Photo by ofi Vietnam Over the past 25 years, ofi Vietnam has been recognized as one of the best workplaces in Asia, with commitments to promote gender equality in the workplace. As one of the leading producers, processors, and exporters of nuts, spices, and coffee in the country, ofi Vietnam invests in its people to drive performance and productivity through a three-pronged approach, including employee engagement activities, diverse and inclusive culture, and talent development programs. Some of these initiatives include building an inspiring and equal working environment for female employees through personal development programs aimed at uplifting and strengthening women leadership. The Globally Reaching ofi Women (GROW) and the Globally Lifting ofi Women (GLOW) programs provide critical skills for female employees and leadership skillsets through various training sessions. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/ofi-vietnam-fosters-gender-equality-in-workplace-4548036.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-12-20

A teacher and first graders of an elementary school wear warm clothes during the cold weather of Hanoi, February 10, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Chieu If temperatures fall below 10 degrees Celsius elementary school students in Hanoi can skip classes, and secondary school students can do so if they are below seven degrees. The city education department said Monday that schools should also be flexible with class timings if the weather is cold but temperatures remain above the threshold. It explained in a statement: "Schools can decide to let students attend classes later than normal in the morning. In case students show up late because of the cold weather, schools should allow them to attend classes without being penalized." Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hanoi-schools-to-close-if-mercury-falls-below-10-degrees-4550334.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-12-20

Tran Hong Phat at the police station in HCMC, December 19, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Nhat Vy A man has been arrested in HCMC for allegedly stealing a gold bracelet from a four-year-old boy who was playing in his neighborhood. A security camera has captured a man on a motorbike approaching a group of children playing in front of a house in Tan Phu District around 10 a.m. last Sunday, stopping, checking around, grabbing a boy, and snatching his bracelet before quickly driving away. The entire incident takes just around 20 seconds. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/drug-addict-steals-gold-bracelet-from-4-year-old-4550405.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-12-20

Fireworks light up the sky of Hanoi in Tet 2019. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy Fireworks will light up the sky over 31 Hanoi locations during the upcoming Tet Lunar New Year festival, Vietnam’s largest national holiday. At a meeting with people of Hoan Kiem District Monday, Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, chairman of the Hanoi People’s Council, said a plan had been approved to launch fireworks shows at 31 locations throughout the capital. In the years before Covid-19, Hanoi launched Tet fireworks in all of the city’s 30 districts and towns. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hanoi-to-launch-tet-fireworks-at-31-locations-4550112.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-12-20

3 people dead, 9 provinces flooded, over 1000 villages “submerged” Facebook/กรมป้องกันและบรรเทาสาธารณภัย DDPM Southern Thailand is experiencing ongoing heavy rainfall, with 3 people dead and 9 provinces severely flooded. According to a Phuket Express report, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation says monsoon rains have affected the Gulf of Thailand in the southern part of the country. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281145-3-people-dead-9-provinces-flooded-over-1000-villages-“submerged”/

Facebook/กรมป้องกันและบรรเทาสาธารณภัย DDPM Southern Thailand is experiencing ongoing heavy rainfall, with 3 people dead and 9 provinces severely flooded. According to a Phuket Express report, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation says monsoon rains have affected the Gulf of Thailand in the southern part of the country. Flash flooding has affected the provinces of Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang, Satun, Yala, Songkhla, Narathiwat, Pattani, and Phatthalung, with thousands of families impacted. In total, 49 districts, 1,028 villages, and 51,543 families are struggling as a result of the extreme wet weather. 3 people are also known to have died in the floods. The report goes on to state that many areas in the South remain under water and inaccessible. Travellers are being asked to map out their route before embarking on their journey and to pay close attention to local weather reports. Many tourists due to leave Koh Samui have had to book flights off the island as a result of all ferry services being cancelled due to adverse weather conditions causing rough conditions at sea. Bangkok Airways is the only service in an out of Samui at the moment and flights are fully booked until at least the end of the year. As of last night, 51,543 families in southern Thailand, along with 1,028 villages were “underwater” and confronting flooding. And over the border, 45,000 flood victims have been evacuated to flood relief centres in five states of Malaysia, with the East Coast states of Kelantan and Terengganu the hardest hit. Full Story: https://phuket-go.com/phuket-news/national-news/3-people-dead-9-provinces-flooded-over-1000-villages-submerged-in-southern-thailand/ -- © Copyright Phuket GO 2022-12-20 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Thailand International Boat Show returns to Phuket in January Thailand International Boat Show The popular Thailand International Boat Show will once more take place in Phuket from January 12-15, following a 3 year break due to the pandemic. TTR Weekly reports that the event will be held at Royal Phuket Marina, showcasing the yachting industry in Phuket and Thailand to luxury boat owners from places like Hong Kong and Singapore. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281143-thailand-international-boat-show-returns-to-phuket-in-january/

Thailand International Boat Show The popular Thailand International Boat Show will once more take place in Phuket from January 12-15, following a 3 year break due to the pandemic. TTR Weekly reports that the event will be held at Royal Phuket Marina, showcasing the yachting industry in Phuket and Thailand to luxury boat owners from places like Hong Kong and Singapore. The event is being organised by JAND Events, in partnership with the Thailand Yachting Business Association and Thailand Charter Week. JAND CEO David Hayes says it’s hoped the event will once more place Phuket back in the yachting spotlight. “Pre-pandemic, Thailand’s yachting industry was a multi-billion-baht industry, welcoming yachts from cruisers to superyachts and their owners from around the world. The Thailand International Boat Show aims to put Phuket and Thailand back in the limelight and on the world stage after 3 years of incubation due to the Covid-19 pandemic.” The event is expected to have up to 50 boats in the water, as well onshore marketing activities to promote various marine products and services. There will also be entertainment such as live music, plenty to eat and drink, and lots of family activities organised to celebrate Children’s Day on January 14. In addition, a charity gala dinner is being held at the InterContinental Hotel, also on January 14. The event is being supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, the Tourism Authority of Thailand, and the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau. Mr Hayes says he hopes it will showcase the best marine brands and services, while reconfirming Phuket as one of the top yachting destinations in the world. “Our goal is to bring the industry together and showcase the best brands and products from the marine and lifestyle sectors to a global audience while re-cementing Phuket and Thailand’s position as one of the top boating destinations in the world.” Source: https://phuket-go.com/phuket-news/phuket-events/thailand-international-boat-show-returns-to-phuket-in-january/ -- © Copyright Phuket GO 2022-12-20 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Tourists flying out of Koh Samui as ferry services remain suspended due to storms Facebook/Tee Yaemsa Ferry services from Koh Samui are still suspended due to stormy conditions in the Gulf of Thailand. Surat Thani Governor, Wichawut Jinto says services from Koh Pha Ngan and Koh Tao are also not operating at the moment, due to the poor weather conditions, stranding travellers on the Gulf islands. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281142-tourists-flying-out-of-koh-samui-as-ferry-services-remain-suspended-due-to-storms/

Facebook/Tee Yaemsa Ferry services from Koh Samui are still suspended due to stormy conditions in the Gulf of Thailand. Surat Thani Governor, Wichawut Jinto says services from Koh Pha Ngan and Koh Tao are also not operating at the moment, due to the poor weather conditions, stranding travellers on the Gulf islands. On Sunday, the Thai Meteorological Department issued a weather warning of high waves in the Gulf, which led the governor to order all boats to remain ashore until yesterday, at a time that was to be confirmed. However, the warning was not updated or withdrawn yesterday and the order banning boats from leaving port remains in effect. According to the Phuket Express report, strong waves up to 4 metres in height in the open sea have been reported in the Gulf of Thailand, close to Koh Samui, Koh Pha Ngan, and Koh Tao. The suspension of ferry services means both Thai and foreign tourists have had to book flights in order to leave Koh Samui. According to last night’s report, 2,400 tourists left the island by plane yesterday, while 3,200 are expected to fly in on 28 flights today. Bangkok Airways has a monopoly on flights to and from Koh Samui as it owns and manages the airport and controls airlines that can fly onto the popular Gulf island. It’s understood all flights to the island are fully booked between now and the end of the year as tourists opt to spend the New Year holiday on Samui or the neighbouring islands of Koh Pha Ngan and Koh Tao. However, the authorities have placed red flags along Samui’s beaches, to warn tourists not to enter the water during the adverse weather conditions. Source: https://phuket-go.com/phuket-news/islands/tourists-flying-out-of-koh-samui-as-ferry-services-remain-suspended-due-to-storms/ -- © Copyright Phuket GO 2022-12-20 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

“There weren’t enough life vests on board” – latest in the search for missing crew PHOTO: Frigate HMS Sukhothai rescue - Thai Navy An air and sea search for the 30 missing crew (some media report up to 33) of the HMS Sukhothai frigate continues. One crew member was found and rescued yesterday but fears remain for the welfare of the remainder of the missing crew. It was also revealed this morning by a spokesperson for the Navy that there were weren’t sufficient life vests available for all crew on the ill fated vessel. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281140-“there-weren’t-enough-life-vests-on-board”-–-latest-in-the-search-for-missing-crew/

PHOTO: Frigate HMS Sukhothai rescue - Thai Navy An air and sea search for the 30 missing crew (some media report up to 33) of the HMS Sukhothai frigate continues. One crew member was found and rescued yesterday but fears remain for the welfare of the remainder of the missing crew. It was also revealed this morning by a spokesperson for the Navy that there were weren’t sufficient life vests available for all crew on the ill fated vessel. There were 106 crew on board HMS Sukhothai before the incident on Sunday evening around 11.30pm. 75 of the crew were rescued on the first day after life rafts were deployed. A nearby oil tanker responded to the vessels’ SOS alerts. The Royal Thai Navy’s Vice Admiral Pichai Lorchusakul announced this morning that a non-commissioned officer, Nathee Timdee, was rescued last night by HMS Kraburi. “All the men had been trained in survival techniques at sea, including swimming from one island to another, and how to stay afloat with a life vest, adding that being a good swimmer is not necessarily the best way to survive, but using as little energy as possible while in the sea.” He also confirmed at there were four generators in the Sukhotha. “When one malfunctioned, there were three in reserve, but this time none of them functioned, because sea water leaked into the engine room.” In contrast to earlier reports, he admitted that there were not enough life vests on board… “but the Styrofoam boxes containing the life vests could be used as floatation devices”. Source: https://phuket-go.com/phuket-news/national-news/there-werent-enough-life-vests-on-board-latest-in-the-search-for-missing-crew/ -- © Copyright Phuket GO 2022-12-20 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Pyrotechnics banned in entertainment venues during New Year celebrations The use of pyros or special light effects in entertainment venues in Bangkok during the New Year celebrations are banned and organisers of outdoor countdown events can only use fireworks with prior permission from the city’s administration. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281139-pyrotechnics-banned-in-entertainment-venues-during-new-year-celebrations/

The use of pyros or special light effects in entertainment venues in Bangkok during the New Year celebrations are banned and organisers of outdoor countdown events can only use fireworks with prior permission from the city’s administration. To prevent a repeat of the Santika Club fire tragedy, city officials will check more than 650 entertainment venues in Bangkok, to make sure they strictly comply with safety standards. 66 people were killed and over 200 injured when fire swept through the Santika Club in the Ekkamai area during the 2009 New Year celebrations. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pyrotechnics-banned-in-entertainment-venues-during-new-year-celebrations/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-12-20 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Thai political party deputy leader arrested for alleged murder Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police arrested the deputy leader of the Thai Local Power Party, Prasopchoke Nimruang, today (Tuesday) in connection with the murder of a vice mayor of a Tambon Administrative Organisation (TAO) in Nakhon Nayok Province and a driver in February this year. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281138-thai-political-party-deputy-leader-arrested-for-alleged-murder/

Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police arrested the deputy leader of the Thai Local Power Party, Prasopchoke Nimruang, today (Tuesday) in connection with the murder of a vice mayor of a Tambon Administrative Organisation (TAO) in Nakhon Nayok Province and a driver in February this year. A group of gunmen opened fire at the car of the mayor of Bang Somboon TAO, Dr. Yannakorn Toprayoon, killing the vice mayor, Somchai Muangkart, and the mayor’s driver, Watchara Nutdaeng. The mayor was seriously injured. The shooting took place on the Pak Tho-Bang Prang road in Mueang district of Nakhon Nayok Province on February 14th. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-political-party-deputy-leader-arrested-for-alleged-murder/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-12-20 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Intoxicated Finnish tourist falls off motorbike and blacks out in middle of the road PHOTO: TMN Cable TV Pattaya An intoxicated tourist was safely taken back to his accommodation after falling off his motorbike and blacking out in the middle of a Pattaya road. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281052-intoxicated-finnish-tourist-falls-off-motorbike-and-blacks-out-in-middle-of-the-road/

PHOTO: TMN Cable TV Pattaya An intoxicated tourist was safely taken back to his accommodation after falling off his motorbike and blacking out in the middle of a Pattaya road. Sawang Boriboon rescuers who aided the drunken man said the tourist was Finnish without revealing his name. The tourist was found a little past midnight in Soi Khao Talo in the Nongprue subdistrict, Chonburi’s Banglamung district on December 18th. The tourist’s motorbike and he were sprawled on the road. Without injuries, the Finnish tourist emitted a pungent smell of booze, according to rescuers, and he was unconscious. The rescuers gave him ammonia to sniff to clear his head and escorted him off the road. They then took the man to his place safely. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/12/19/intoxicated-finnish-tourist-falls-off-motorbike-and-blacks-out-in-middle-of-busy-pattaya-road/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-12-19 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Awakening Bangkok Returns to Talad Noi BANGKOK (NNT) - The light and digital art festival known as "Awakening Bangkok" has returned to the Talad Noi neighborhood next to the Chao Phraya River. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281051-awakening-bangkok-returns-to-talad-noi/

BANGKOK (NNT) - The light and digital art festival known as "Awakening Bangkok" has returned to the Talad Noi neighborhood next to the Chao Phraya River. This year’s festival is currently being held until Christmas Day, December 25, with the aim of boosting the neighborhood’s post-pandemic economy. Awakening Bangkok 2022 marks the return of the annual illumination festival to Bangkok’s neighborhood of Charoen Krung Road - Talad Noi. The festival was officially announced at a ceremony overseen by Time Out Bangkok Director Pongsiri Hetrakul and officials from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). This year’s event is being held under the concept "Endless Tomorrow: For Tomorrow and Forever," with the aim of reviving the liveliness of the historic riverside neighborhood. Awakening Bangkok 2022 is taking place alongside the city’s Colorful Bangkok 2022 festival, which signifies the city’s reopening and return to life. Organizers hope the festivals will spark happiness during the holiday season and make Thailand a world-class tourism destination. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221219160612468 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-12-19 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Online Arsenals Raided BANGKOK, Dec 19 (TNA) – Police from the Police Cyber Task Force raided three illegal arsenals in Chiang Mai, Surin and Chon Buri provinces. They arrested four suspects and impounded 30 guns, 32,000 bullets, five luxury cars and cash worth altogether 50 million baht. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281049-online-arsenals-raided/

BANGKOK, Dec 19 (TNA) – Police from the Police Cyber Task Force raided three illegal arsenals in Chiang Mai, Surin and Chon Buri provinces. They arrested four suspects and impounded 30 guns, 32,000 bullets, five luxury cars and cash worth altogether 50 million baht. Deputy national police chief Pol Gen Roy Ingkhapairote said police were informed that the users of Twitter accounts “LOX SANTOS” and “TEXAS GUN” illegally sold firearms online and guns, bullets, parts of rifles and unregistered rifles were available at the website http://lossantos.lnwshop.com. Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1078951 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-12-19 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

8.1 million Thais are poor, 4.4 million below poverty line – NESDC People are seen in a slum along railroad tracks in downtown Bangkok on June 15, 2020. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) More than 8.1 million Thais are poor, including 4.4 million living below the poverty line, according to the latest report by The Office of the National Economics and Social Development Council (NESDC). Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1281048-81-million-thais-are-poor-44-million-below-poverty-line-–-nesdc/

People are seen in a slum along railroad tracks in downtown Bangkok on June 15, 2020. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) More than 8.1 million Thais are poor, including 4.4 million living below the poverty line, according to the latest report by The Office of the National Economics and Social Development Council (NESDC). The report on the poverty situation in Thailand in 2021, released this year, stated that the number of people who are below the poverty line is a decrease from 2020, when 4.7 million such people were recorded. The report attributed the reduction to the economic stimulus schemes, rolled out to ease the financial burden on poorer people. As income is not the only factor that reflects the poverty situation in Thailand, the NESDC has used the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), which identifies four dimensions of poverty; education, healthy living, quality of living and financial stability. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/8-1-million-thais-are-poor-4-4-million-below-poverty-line-nesdc/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-12-19 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Portrait of suspect Amanda Dinges (L) and his mother Amber Dinges. Photo courtesy of Mount Vernon Police Department A 5-year-old American child kidnapped last month was rescued in Vietnam's Thai Binh Province and has been reunited with his biological mother in Washington State. The Mount Vernon Police Department (MVPD) in Washington State, U.S., announced on December 16 that the boy with the initials "ND" has been back home with his biological mother in Seattle since earlier this week. MVPD had launched an investigation into the kidnapping with support from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Homeland Security Investigations unit (HSI) and the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS). Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/kidnapped-american-child-rescued-in-vietnam-4549632.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-12-19