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Former Commerce Minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan has formally joined the Palang Pracharath Party, reportedly to head its economic team. He was officially presented to the media today by Palang Pracharath Party Leader Prawit Wongsuwan, also deputy prime minister, who personally welcomed him to the party. Mingkwan said he was invited by General Prawit to join to fill a place in the party’s economic team and that he had told Prawit that, if he is to take part in any premiership pre-election debates on economics, he will need to be one of the candidates. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/former-thai-commerce-minister-mingkwan-joins-palang-pracharath-party/ -- © 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!

Jealous husband reportedly chokes his wife to death in Sri Racha PHOTO: เพื่อนกัน ณ บ่อวิน A man was arrested after strangling his wife to death in an apparent fit of jealousy at a rental room in the Sri Racha district. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1279857-jealous-husband-reportedly-chokes-his-wife-to-death-in-sri-racha/

PHOTO: เพื่อนกัน ณ บ่อวิน A man was arrested after strangling his wife to death in an apparent fit of jealousy at a rental room in the Sri Racha district. The incident occurred after sundown on Monday, December 5th, in the Bowin sub-district in Chonburi. Bowin police were contacted by the murder suspect who said he wanted to turn himself in after killing his wife. The police along with emergency responders rushed to the incident scene and found a dead woman identified as Ms. Maliwan Phromsri, 28, inside the rental room. The suspect, Mr. Sathien Sriphatchao, 27, waited calmly outside the room to accept his arrest. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/12/06/jealous-husband-reportedly-chokes-his-wife-to-death-in-sri-racha/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 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!

TAT welcomes Thai AirAsia X flights linking Bangkok with Sydney and Melbourne The new Bangkok-Sydney and Bangkok-Melbourne routes launched on 1 and 2 December, 2022, are expected to help grow the already important Australian market to Thailand. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1279856-tat-welcomes-thai-airasia-x-flights-linking-bangkok-with-sydney-and-melbourne/

The new Bangkok-Sydney and Bangkok-Melbourne routes launched on 1 and 2 December, 2022, are expected to help grow the already important Australian market to Thailand. Bangkok, 6 December, 2022 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) welcomes the launch of Thai AirAsia X’s new direct flights between Bangkok and the two key Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney, which were launched on 1 and 2 December, 2022, respectively. Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, TAT Governor, said “With the launch so well timed to take advantage of Thailand’s year-end peak tourist season, these two new direct flights will make Bangkok and other Thai destinations more accessible to Australian tourists to discover everything on offer under the ‘Visit Thailand Year 2022-2023: Amazing New Chapters’ campaign.” Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/12/06/tat-welcomes-thai-airasia-x-flights-linking-bangkok-with-sydney-and-melbourne/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 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!

Thai PM hints that he wants to stay on for two more years Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Tuesday) that he can occupy the office for more two years only and he promises to do his best so that he can pass the baton to a successor who is “recognised” by the public. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1279854-thai-pm-hints-that-he-wants-to-stay-on-for-two-more-years/

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Tuesday) that he can occupy the office for more two years only and he promises to do his best so that he can pass the baton to a successor who is “recognised” by the public. The remark, which is the clearest self-declared indication yet of his political future, was in response to reporters asking whether he has made up his mind about his political future. Asked what the target of his work next year will be, the Prime Minister simply said that, if he stays on as prime minister (after the next election), his term in office will expire in 2025. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-pm-hints-that-he-wants-to-stay-on-for-two-more-years/ -- © 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!

Tourism returns to the Andaman Sea islands Crystal clear turquoise waters, white sandy beaches, corals and rich marine life have become the charms of most islands in the Andaman Sea, after they were closed to tourists during the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1279851-tourism-returns-to-the-andaman-sea-islands/

Crystal clear turquoise waters, white sandy beaches, corals and rich marine life have become the charms of most islands in the Andaman Sea, after they were closed to tourists during the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019. Visitors are now returning to these islands in droves, especially those off Thailand’s southern province of Krabi, after several were reopened to controlled visits, with limitations being imposed to protect the environment and ecological system. Teekawut Sriburin, chief of Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, said that it is necessary for some protective measures to be retained, including limits on the number of visitors each day. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/tourism-returns-to-the-andaman-sea-islands/ -- © 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!

A person holds a smartphone. Photo by VnExpress/Tuan Hung A 14-year-old boy in the northern province of Hai Duong was severely injured after a mobile phone exploded in his left hand, doctors at a Hanoi hospital said Monday. The patient was transferred to the Military Hospital 108 in Hanoi with grievous injuries to his left hand that exposed his bones, said doctor Ngo Thai Hung of the traumatology and orthopaedics department. After a surgery to patch up his hand, the patient was conscious and colors and warmth have returned to his fingers, he added. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/phone-explodes-in-teenager-s-left-hand-exposes-bones-4544501.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-12-06

A sample of a popcorn product containing marijuana as photographed at the Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi. Photo courtesy of the hospital A 56-year-old woman in Hanoi was hospitalized after vomiting and feeling dizzy upon consuming just two popcorn pieces, and tests revealed she had marijuana in her system. The woman, who has not been named, was taken to the Bach Mai Hospital with dilated pupils and in delirium, doctor Nguyen Trung Nguyen, director of the hospital’s toxic management department, said Monday. Her family said about an hour after the woman had eaten two pieces of popcorn that was ordered online by her child, she began to show symptoms of dizziness and vomiting. A urine test revealed the presence of THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/marijuana-laced-popcorn-sends-hanoi-woman-to-hospital-4544511.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-12-06

Opened in 2018 to depict Hanoi in the 80s, murals along the picturesque Phung Hung Street in the capital city have lost their colors and most of their audiences. A corner of the Phung Hung Mural Street in Hoan Kiem District last Sunday morning. The pedestrians-only street (on the weekends) used to be busy with visitors a few years ago, but wears a deserted look now. Drivers have taken advantage of the situation to park their cars and motorbikes. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/photo/news/hanoi-street-art-depicting-the-80s-fade-after-four-years-4544704.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-12-06

Police raid a house in Bien Hoa Town of Dong Nai Province where 14 women are held captive, December 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Thai Ha Police in Vietnam's southern province of Dong Nai have rescued 14 women held captive and forced into prostitution at local karaoke bars. The women, aged 18-25, were found early this month held captive by eight men at a house with no official address in the provincial capital of Bien Hoa. The bust was made as the result of a joint investigation by national police and detectives in Bien Hoa. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/police-free-enslaved-woman-at-southern-karaoke-bars-4544768.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-12-06

Plastic bags containing ketamine are found on the Sa Huynh beach of Quang Ngai, December 5, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Van Tanh 20 plastic bags containing ketamine were washed onto the Sa Huynh beach of central Quang Ngai Province. Locals of Vinh Tuy Village found the bags with Chinese labels on Monday afternoon and informed authorities. Border guards of Sa Huynh then discovered white crystals inside the bags. Tests on the spot revealed the white crystals to be ketamine. The drugs have since been seized by border guards. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/ketamine-bags-washed-onto-central-vietnam-beach-4544839.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-12-06

A house that stands close to an eroded bank of the Chien River in Vinh Long Province, December 5, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/An Binh A dozen homes and adjacent fruit farms and fishponds were swept away by erosion in the southern province of Vinh Long recently. Erosion swallowed up much of the banks of the Chien River on Monday afternoon, and there is no sign that it will stop soon, said chairman of the Hoa Ninh Commune Nguyen Hoang Nguyen on Tuesday. Hoa Ninh is a central locality in Long Ho District, which has been hit hardest by recent erosion disaster. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/erosion-destroys-12-mekong-delta-houses-4544834.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-12-06

This undated file photo shows OFWs. STAR / Edd Gumban, file MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has suspended the deployment of overseas Filipino workers to India after the Department of Foreign Affairs declared the latter a “non-compliant destination country.” According to Philippine Overseas Employment Administration Officer-in-Charge Bernard Olalia, the Philippine Embassy in New Delhi flagged the country for not being compliant to any of the Philippines’ three conditions for the deployment of worker. “The most important condition is that the Philippines should have a bilateral labor agreement with the destination country. Unfortunately, we don’t have a bilateral labor agreement with India,” Olalia said on CNN Philippines’ “Balitaan” on Tuesday. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/06/2228973/philippines-suspends-ofw-deployment-india-following-noncompliance -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-12-06

MANILA, Philippines — The number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in Metro Manila is increasing but it remains manageable, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Health officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said there were 155 HFMD cases in the capital region from October to December 6. Children aged 11 and below made up the majority of the reported cases. No deaths were recorded. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/06/2228975/hand-foot-and-mouth-disease-cases-metro-manila-rising-manageable -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-12-06

The Philippine Coast Guard holds a send-off ceremony for the BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) at the South Harbor in Manila yesterday morning. The crew of Gabriela Silang was tasked to install lanterns to promote the safety of small watercraft during ship-to-shore operations. The STAR / Ernie Peñaredondo MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard will deploy 25,000 of its personnel while the agency is on heightened alert in preparation for this year’s holiday rush. According to a statement on Tuesday, all coast guard districts, stations, and sub-stations in the country will be on heightened alert from December 15 to January 7, 2023. The PCG will also remind shipowners to make sure that their vessels are prepared for the seas. “We are reminding our countrymen to plan out their travels ahead of time so that it is safe, convenient, and secure,” Coast Guard Adm. Artemio Abu said. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/06/2228959/coast-guard-deploy-25000-personnel-holiday-rush -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-12-06

MRT-3 commuters at North Ave. station observe the reduced physical distancing protocol by the Department of Transportation on Sept. 14, 2020. The STAR / Michael Varcas MANILA, Philippines — Beep card operator AF Payments Inc. defended itself from accusations of profiteering amid the shortage of Beep cards in stations of the Metro Rail Transit-Line 3 as stressed that it has been subsidizing the cost of cards for years. The stored-value cards for public transportation have reportedly been out of stock in some train stations along the MRT-3 line. Cards, however, are being sold for a steeper P188 through AF Payments' official online stores in online shopping platforms Lazada and Shopee. If bought from a rail station, the card's price is P100 with a P70 load balance. In a statement issued through the Department of Transportation's communications team, the company said that its allocation of cards for online sales was less than 1% while only .08% went to online card sales. Meanwhile, more than 95% of cards went to rail stations and are subsidized by AFPI and the national government. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/06/2228970/beep-card-operator-denies-accusations-profiteering-shortage-slows-commute -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-12-06

Undated file photo shows senior citizens. The STAR / Miguel de Guzman, File MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. has filed a bill seeking to lower the age to be legally considered a senior citizen to 56 from 60 in what he said is a move to let more elderly people enjoy the benefits given to seniors. Revilla’s Senate Bill No. 1573 aims to amend Republic Act No. 7432 so that people aged 56 can be legally considered as senior citizens. Senior citizens get a 20% discount on transportation, lodging, food and medicine and are exempted from paying income taxes, among other benefits under the Senior Citizens Act. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/06/2228996/revilla-wants-lower-senior-citizen-age-56-so-they-can-enjoy-benefits-sooner -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-12-06

Motorists ply the northbound lane of EDSA in Pasay City before dawn on Aug. 14, 2022. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will reimplement their number coding scheme in the morning, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., starting August 15 to help decongest traffic along EDSA during rush hour. The STAR / Miguel de Guzman MANILA, Philippines — As the Supreme Court starts hearing the pleas challenging the enforcement of the "No Contact Apprehension Policy" on motorists, petitioners are asked to defend their direct resort to the Supreme Court, which is the court of last resort. Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra, in his opening statement, told the SC that the petitioners in the case do not have locus standi (place to stand), a requirement “not be lightly trifled with.” “Locus standi demands that those who petition relief from this Court establish not only a right but also a clear actual or threatened injury arising from the violation of such right,” he said. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/12/06/2228997/petitioners-vs-ncap-grilled-over-direct-resort-supreme-court -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-12-06

Dead dugong found floating off the coast of Sattahip PHOTO: Khaosod A dead dugong was discovered deceased off the coast of the Sattahip district near the Marine Police bridge. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1279834-dead-dugong-found-floating-off-the-coast-of-sattahip/

PHOTO: Khaosod A dead dugong was discovered deceased off the coast of the Sattahip district near the Marine Police bridge. The corpse was found by Sattahip first responders on Monday, December 5th. The dugong was female, weighing more than 300 kg, measuring about 3 meters in length, and aged 6-7 years old. Sattahip officials examined the dugong’s carcass but could not identify its cause of death. The officials said it was a shame that such a large and beautiful dugong had died so soon. They suspected that it might have eaten something contaminated as no wounds were found on the body. The carcass would be transferred to a lab to be examined further to find its cause of death. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/12/06/dead-dugong-found-floating-off-the-coast-of-sattahip/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 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!

Man: Killing a Cat Was My Self-Defense Right BANGKOK, Dec 6 (TNA) – A man, 68, acknowledged two charges after killing a young cat and insisted that he had his right to protect himself and his property. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1279833-man-killing-a-cat-was-my-self-defense-right/

BANGKOK, Dec 6 (TNA) – A man, 68, acknowledged two charges after killing a young cat and insisted that he had his right to protect himself and his property. The man was seen in a video clip killing a cat by smashing it against the ground before the eyes of its owner. It was a four-month-old male cat, half-Persian-half-Scottish. Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1070824 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 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!