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Thailand is preparing to host an international conference on AIDS, between December 13th and 16th in Chiang Mai. Dr. Tares Krassanairawiwong, director-general of the Diseases Control Department, said today (Wednesday) that the 51st UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board Meeting will focus on three main topics: -Community-led responses -Global partnership to eliminate all forms of HIV-related stigma and discrimination -HIV and men, in all their diversity and how can we get our responses back on track. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-to-host-international-aids-conference-in-chiang-mai-next-week/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-12-08 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Thai police arrest 48 Rohingya on bus in Ratchaburi Province Highway police intercepted a bus in Pak Tho district of Ratchaburi Province today (Wednesday) and found 48 undocumented Rohingya migrants and three Thais on board. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1279988-thai-police-arrest-48-rohingya-on-bus-in-ratchaburi-province/

Highway police intercepted a bus in Pak Tho district of Ratchaburi Province today (Wednesday) and found 48 undocumented Rohingya migrants and three Thais on board. The three Thais, including the bus driver, told the police that they picked up the Rohingya in the central province of Suphan Buri to take them to the southern province of Songkhla, which borders Malaysia. They claimed that, after Songkhla, they had no idea to where the Rohingya would be sent, because their job was to bus them to Songkhla only. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-police-arrest-48-rohingya-on-bus-in-ratchaburi-province/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-12-07 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Pattaya deputy mayor inspects homeless people’s sleeping spot under motorway Following complaints from nearby residents in Pattaya, the deputy mayor inspected a homeless people’s camp under Motorway Route 7 Tuesday, December 6th. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1279979-pattaya-deputy-mayor-inspects-homeless-people’s-sleeping-spot-under-motorway/

Following complaints from nearby residents in Pattaya, the deputy mayor inspected a homeless people’s camp under Motorway Route 7 Tuesday, December 6th. Mr. Wuttisak Rueimkitkan, Pattaya deputy mayor, and officials from the Chonburi homeless center took part in inspecting the unauthorized homeless camp around 10 AM after many residents near Motorway Route 7 complained about the growing number of homeless people taking shelter beneath the road. After looking around, Wuttisak told The Pattaya News he found 3-4 makeshift tents and one family consisting of a father and his two daughters aged 4 and 14 years old. The homeless family was cramped in one tent, which concerned Wuttisak, so he stated he would try to contact the mother to come and pick up the daughters. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/12/07/pattaya-deputy-mayor-inspects-homeless-peoples-sleeping-spot-under-motorway/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-12-07 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

British tourist arrested for overstaying in Sisaket, says he loves Thailand so much he doesn’t want to leave PHOTO: Matichon A British tourist was arrested in Sisaket after overstaying his visa for two months. The tourist confessed his affection for Thailand to immigration officers, saying he loved the country so much he did not want to leave. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1279978-british-tourist-arrested-for-overstaying-in-sisaket-says-he-loves-thailand-so-much-he-doesn’t-want-to-leave/

PHOTO: Matichon A British tourist was arrested in Sisaket after overstaying his visa for two months. The tourist confessed his affection for Thailand to immigration officers, saying he loved the country so much he did not want to leave. The 30-year-old British man, Mr. Michael Mclaughlin, was stopped by Sisaket Provincial Immigration Police while walking on a road in the Nong Phai subdistrict of Mueang district Tuesday, December 6th. The immigration officers told local media that they tracked Mclaughlin through their database and found that his visa had been expired since September 21st, 2022. The British tourist was taken to the Sisaket immigration office. During his questioning, Mclaughlin admitted that he knew he should have left Thailand last September, but he loved the country so much that he did not want to. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/12/07/british-tourist-arrested-for-overstaying-in-sisaket-says-he-loves-thailand-so-much-he-doesnt-want-to-leave/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-12-07 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

A person connects Ethernet cables to ports. Illustration photo by Shutterstock Vietnam's Internet connection with other countries and territories is being impacted due to issues with the Asia Africa Europe 1 (AAE-1) undersea cable. A representative of an ISP said a shunt fault at the S1H cable section caused all the data on the AAE-1 line to be lost since the end of November. A shunt fault is common for undersea cables, usually caused by anchors, fishing vessels, strong ocean flows or even undersea creatures. The management unit of the AAE-1 has yet to provide a timeline to fix the issue. Vietnam's ISPs have already prepared plans to reroute data, but Internet connections from Vietnam to other countries and territories would still be affected depending on different time of the day. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/faulty-undersea-cable-impacts-vietnam-s-internet-connections-4544942.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-12-07

A liposuction procedure. Illustration photo by Shutterstock A 25-year-old woman died after receiving anesthesia for a liposuction at a HCMC beauty center. An inspector for the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health on Tuesday said the woman came to the Key Beauty Center facility in Phu Nhuan District for a liposuction on November 26. After receiving anesthesia, she began to display signs of heart and breathing stoppage. People tried to resuscitate her and transferred her to the Saigon ITO Phu Nhuan Hospital, then the Cho Ray Hospital, but she eventually died on November 29. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hcmc-woman-dies-after-anesthesia-for-liposuction-4544977.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-12-07

Nguyen Trung Hieu (L) and Le Van Chi, two of five people arrested in An Giang Province for a meteorite fraud. Photo by VnExpress/Tien Tam Five people in southern An Giang Province were arrested Tuesday after tricking a person into selling a fake meteorite for them for VND5 trillion ($208.3 million). Nguyen Trung Hieu, 41, Tran Van Nghia, 60, and Le Vang Tung, Le Van Chi and Au Thi Xuan, all 56, were detained by the police of An Giang to be investigated for obtaining property by fraud. The five allegedly spread the information that a black, solid, egg-shaped object in their possession was a meteorite capable of "destroying iron", along with other special properties. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/five-arrested-for-scamming-man-with-208m-fake-meteorite-4544987.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-12-07

A sample of e-cigarette laced with drugs is tested at Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Le Huyen A Hanoi hospital has received at least two cases of boys being poisoned after mistakenly drinking the substance containing synthetic drugs in e-cigarettes. Vietnam National Children's Hospital has recently saved a boy who was hospitalized after he mistakenly drank the yellow substance of an e-cigarette. Doctors initially assumed he had been poisoned by nicotine, the main element in e-cigarettes. However, they later discovered that the boy's symptoms of seizure, dilated pupils, and slow pulse were different from what one normally suffers from nicotine poisoning. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hospitals-raise-alarm-against-e-cigarettes-following-synthetic-drug-poisoning-4545433.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-12-07

This undated photo shows 'balikbayan' boxes that Filipino migrant workers traditionally send home for Christmas. Photo supplied MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs filed criminal complaints against consolidators and deconsolidators who abandoned some 7,000 Balikbayan boxes meant for the families of Overseas Filipino Workers. To recall, the BOC found in October that 32 containers of balikbayan boxes were abandoned by consolidators and de-consolidators from August 2021 to July 2022 containing 6,693 balikbayan boxes. In a statement, the bureau said that BOC data and complaints received from OFWs, the consolidators following consolidators were found to have abandoned Balikbayan boxes: All Win Cargo LLC Island Kabayan Express Cargo LLC Carlos Martin Guinto Co. GM Multi Services Anhar Al Mawalah Trading. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/07/2229206/boc-files-raps-vs-forwarders-behind-abandoned-balikbayan-boxes -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-12-07

This Jan. 24, 2019 photo shows marijuana for sale during a stop at a dispensary on a cannabis tour organized by LA-based Green Tours in Los Angeles, California. AFP / Robyn Beck MANILA, Philippines — Advocates for the legalization of medical marijuana lamented that current rules on the medicinal use of the plant classified as a dangerous drug were too stringent. Current regulations allow the Food and Drug Administration to issue compassionate special permits to hospitals to avail of drugs, medical devices or food products which are not registered in the country, including processed medical cannabis. But Donnabel Trias-Cunanan, president and spokesperson of pro-medical marijuana organization Cannahopefuls, told senators during a hearing on Wednesday that applying for this is too tedious and “not compassionate at all.” Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/07/2229211/medical-marijuana-access-rules-philippines-not-compassionate-advocates-say -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-12-07

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 2:08 p.m.) — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake rocked various parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces in Luzon, Wednesday, prompting evacuations in different areas. According to Phivolcs, the earthquake hit around 1:05 p.m. with the epicenter reported at Tinaga Island nearby Vinzons, Camarines Norte. The Phivolcs is expecting aftershocks, but no damages are seen to be recorded as of now. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/07/2229204/magnitude-53-earthquake-jolts-metro-manila-various-luzon-areas -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-12-07

Formalin Found with Crispy Squid and Cow Stomach for Eateries BANGKOK, Dec 7 (TNA) – The Department of Health and health officials in Chon Buri province found formalin contamination in 10 samples of cow stomach and crispy squid collected from eateries and grilled pork buffet restaurants in Chon Buri. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1279958-formalin-found-with-crispy-squid-and-cow-stomach-for-eateries/

BANGKOK, Dec 7 (TNA) – The Department of Health and health officials in Chon Buri province found formalin contamination in 10 samples of cow stomach and crispy squid collected from eateries and grilled pork buffet restaurants in Chon Buri. Dr Atthaphon Kaewsamrit, deputy director-general of the department, said the examination followed the report that suppliers of meat and organ meat for eateries and grilled pork buffet restaurants kept their products in formalin filled containers. He said health officials collected 45 samples from nine restaurants in Bang Saen area, Muang Chon Buri district and the Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate and found formalin contamination in 10 samples of crispy squid and cow stomach. Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1071601 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-12-07 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

3,500 Bitcoin mining machines seized in raids in BKK and Nonthaburi Officers from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) have seized 3,500 Bitcoin mining machines and arrested a man in raids on 41 locations in Bangkok and its neighbouring province of Nonthaburi. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1279957-3500-bitcoin-mining-machines-seized-in-raids-in-bkk-and-nonthaburi/

Officers from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) have seized 3,500 Bitcoin mining machines and arrested a man in raids on 41 locations in Bangkok and its neighbouring province of Nonthaburi. Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin told the media today (Wednesday) that this illegal operation had been in business for about two years and has cost the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) an estimated 500 million baht in lost revenues from alleged electricity theft over that time. He said that the successful crackdown on this illegal operation was the result of an extensive investigation by the DSI lasting more than a year. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/3500-bitcoin-mining-machines-seized-in-raids-in-bkk-and-nonthaburi/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-12-07 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Private sector against Pheu Thai’s 600-baht minimum wage proposal The Thai private sector has expressed serious concerns over the opposition Pheu Thai Party’s ambitious plan to increase the daily minimum wage to 600 baht by 2027, claiming that this substantial rise will drive up the cost of production by about 70%. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1279956-private-sector-against-pheu-thai’s-600-baht-minimum-wage-proposal/

The Thai private sector has expressed serious concerns over the opposition Pheu Thai Party’s ambitious plan to increase the daily minimum wage to 600 baht by 2027, claiming that this substantial rise will drive up the cost of production by about 70%. On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking, Sanan Angubolkul, president of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade, said today (Wednesday) that the minimum wage is usually decided by wage committees at the provincial and national levels, taking into account numerous factors, including the inflation rate, cost of living and price indices. The Pheu Thai Party unveiled its 10-point manifesto yesterday, which contains the aim of increasing the daily minimum wage to 600 baht by 2027. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/private-sector-against-pheu-thais-600-baht-minimum-wage-proposal/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-12-07 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Thai parliament drops Progressive Movement’s bill on local administration The Progressive Movement-initiated bill to decentralise local administration, to allow greater autonomy for local administrations in managing their affairs, was rejected by a joint session of the House and Senate today (Wednesday). Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1279955-thai-parliament-drops-progressive-movement’s-bill-on-local-administration/

The Progressive Movement-initiated bill to decentralise local administration, to allow greater autonomy for local administrations in managing their affairs, was rejected by a joint session of the House and Senate today (Wednesday). 254 legislators, including six senators, voted in support of the bill, which was seconded by 76,591 members of the public, while 245 voted against, with 129 abstentions. Opposition MPs and most Democrat MPs voted in favour, whereas Bhumjaithai MPs abstained and most Palang Pracharath PMs voted against. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-parliament-drops-progressive-movements-bill-on-local-administration/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-12-07 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Thai Prime Minister Prayut to attend ASEAN-EU summit in Brussels Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will fly to Brussels to attend the commemorative ASEAN-EU summit, which marks the 45th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, according to an informed source. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1279868-thai-prime-minister-prayut-to-attend-asean-eu-summit-in-brussels/

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will fly to Brussels to attend the commemorative ASEAN-EU summit, which marks the 45th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, according to an informed source. Prayut will join other ASEAN leaders on December 14th in meeting their EU counterparts. This is the first time ASEAN and EU leaders are meeting exclusively since the EU was granted strategic partnership status by ASEAN earlier this year. Both the current situations in Ukraine and Myanmar will be high on the agenda when they discuss political and security issues. The EU, as a group, has taken a hard-line approach to the war in Ukraine. ASEAN has more diverse positions regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-prime-minister-prayut-to-attend-asean-eu-summit-in-brussels/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-12-06 - 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!

Former Thai commerce minister Mingkwan joins Palang Pracharath Party Former Commerce Minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan has formally joined the Palang Pracharath Party, reportedly to head its economic team. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1279867-former-thai-commerce-minister-mingkwan-joins-palang-pracharath-party/