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Police check drugs smuggled into Vietnam from Laos. Photo by police Gangs usually transfer drugs from the Golden Triangle to Vietnam and Laos either for consumption or transport to other markets, police said. They choose Vietnam and Laos because both countries share a long border of 2,300 kilometers and neighbor China, Thailand and Myanmar, facilitating drug trafficking, officials said at a conference on drug prevention and control of Vietnamese and Lao police held Wednesday in Hanoi. Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Deputy Minister of Public Security, told the conference that drug traffickers have taken full advantage of the policy to open borders to boost socio-economic development between Laos and Vietnam and operate more actively than before. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-laos-remain-hot-spots-for-golden-triangle-drug-trade-4528706.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-10-27

New MRT-7 train coaches were seen along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Sunday (July 17, 2022). STAR / Michael Varcas MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation said it was actively pursuing Public-Private Partnership agreements to help finance and fast-track big-ticket transport infrastructure projects facing financial constraints. At a luncheon before the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista said that these would eventually fund projects like the EDSA Busway, a network of seaports, 10 provincial airports, and the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit, among others. "Allow me to emphasize the need to undertake crucial transport infrastructure projects in collaboration with the private sector, including foreign financial and technical assistance. Some big ticket projects have encountered limited budget allocations from the national government. We are therefore actively pursuing a public-private partnership to complete projects," Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista said. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/27/2219665/dotr-pursuing-ppp-finance-infrastructure-projects -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-27

In this Jan. 4, 2021 photo, heavy traffic greets morotists at Commonwealth Ave. in Quezon City on the first day of work for the new year. The STAR / Michael Varcas MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is looking at establishing designated stops for public utility vehicles along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City ahead of its plan of an exclusive motorcycle lane along the road. This comes after MMDA chair Engr. Carlo Dimayuga and General Manager Baltazar Melgar met with representatives of Quezon City local government and various jeepney groups to discuss putting up designated bus and jeepney stops to ensure safety among road users. In a statement sent to reporters, Dimayuga disclosed he sought the assistance of the Quezon City LGU and jeepney operators in identifying the loading and unloading areas along Commonwealth Avenue. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/27/2219671/mmda-mulls-designated-puv-stops-along-commonwealth -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-27

File photo shows a man holding a Philippine passport. The STAR / Edd Gumban, File MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs is suspending operations of its consular offices (COs) and temporary off-site passport services on October 31. This comes after President "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. signed a proclamation declaring Monday a special non-working day. Passport applicants whose appointments are affected by the suspension will be accommodated on November 2 or within 30 days. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/27/2219678/dfa-suspend-consular-services-temporary-site-passport-ops-october-31 -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-27

FILE - This March 11, 2022 photo shows the Philippine Coast Guard's new flagship vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) upon its arrival in Manila. The STAR / Walter Bollozos MANILA, Philippines — As Filipinos flock back to their provinces ahead of All Saints’ Day, the Philippine Coast Guard began deploying its assets to help ensure safe passage in the face of the potential effects of Tropical Storm Paeng. The PCG said Thursday that it had deployed 2,379 personnel as of noon. The coast guard personnel inspected 307 vessels and 283 motorbancas ahead of the Undas break. They also monitored 24,655 outbound passengers and 20,397 inbound passengers in all ports and waterways across the country. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/27/2219686/coast-guard-prepares-paeng-undas-travelers -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-27

This photo shows reporters covering Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., presumptive president-elect, waiting for a press conference of his spokesperson Vic Rodriguez on May 11 at the BBM HQ in Mandaluyong City. Philstar.com / Kristine Joy Patag MANILA, Philippines — Lamenting that audiences have not only lost trust but have become adversarial towards journalism, journalists at this year’s Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar struggled to find solutions and answers to this existential problem faced by the profession which they partially blamed on disinformation. According to a Social Weather Stations survey released in October, 86% of respondents recognized that "fake news" — a term for misinformation and disinformation — is a problem. Many — 58% — identified social media influencers, bloggers and vloggers as peddlers of fake news about government and politics but 40% also said this came from journalists. “What is existential when it comes to my reporting and our newsroom is this new dynamic with the audience, how participative it is. And not just participative but how the audience has become adversarial to the press as well,” said Rappler reporter Rambo Talabong, one of the seven panelists selected by veteran journalists for the talk. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/27/2219685/journalists-grapple-audience-distrust-hostility-driven-disinformation -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-27

Shoppers stand apart as social distancing measures, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus, while queueing outside a supermarket in Manila on March 17, 2020. AFP / Maria Tan, file MANILA, Philippines — COVID-19 infections could go up to 18,000 a day by late 2022 if the government pushes through with making face masks optional even indoors, the Department of Health said Thursday. Citing projections by scientists, DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire told ABS CBN News Channel that daily COVID-19 cases may range from 2,500 to as high as 18,000 if masking rules are further loosened. Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco earlier announced that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will issue an executive order allowing the voluntary wearing of face masks indoors. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/27/2219681/covid-19-cases-could-reach-18k-day-if-masking-indoors-made-optional-doh -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-27

Yellow-band disease discovered in coral reefs off Sattahip and Samaesarn islands PHOTO: Matichon Online The Chonburi Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has increased its patrols after Yellow-band disease was discovered in coral reefs off Sattahip and Samaesarn islands. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276007-yellow-band-disease-discovered-in-coral-reefs-off-sattahip-and-samaesarn-islands/

PHOTO: Matichon Online The Chonburi Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has increased its patrols after Yellow-band disease was discovered in coral reefs off Sattahip and Samaesarn islands. The disease was found on October 13th by the Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center in the Eastern Upper Gulf of Thailand, according to Attaphon Charoenchansa, Director-General of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources. Yellow-band disease is a coral disease that attacks and kills colonies of coral, according to Attaphon. The cause of the disease varies from the coral being under stress from pollution, overfishing, and climate change. The disease can spread from one coral to another. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/10/27/yellow-band-disease-discovered-in-coral-reefs-off-sattahip-and-samaesarn-islands-in-chonburi/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-10-27 - 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!

Chonburi FC Ends Contract with Its Player Involved in Drunk-Driving CHONBURI, Oct 27 (TNA) – The Chonburi Football Club has announced to immediately terminate its contract with its goalkeeper who killed a person and seriously injured another in his drunk-driving while its team manager resigned to take responsibility for the incident. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276006-chonburi-fc-ends-contract-with-its-player-involved-in-drunk-driving/

CHONBURI, Oct 27 (TNA) – The Chonburi Football Club has announced to immediately terminate its contract with its goalkeeper who killed a person and seriously injured another in his drunk-driving while its team manager resigned to take responsibility for the incident. The fatal traffic accident happened in the early morning of Oct 26 when the car driven by goalkeeper Worawut Sukuna, 23, hit people in their morning walk on a seaside road in Muang district of Chon Buri. One person was killed and another was severely injured. Police found the driver’s blood alcohol level of 184mg/dL. Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1045849 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-10-27 - 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!

Yannawa District Superintendent removed from his position PHOTO: Matichon Police Colonel Thanachot Rerkdee was removed from his position as the Yannawa police chief for reportedly accepting bribery and allowing the operation of an illegal entertainment venue in the Yannawa district of Bangkok. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276005-yannawa-district-superintendent-removed-from-his-position/

PHOTO: Matichon Police Colonel Thanachot Rerkdee was removed from his position as the Yannawa police chief for reportedly accepting bribery and allowing the operation of an illegal entertainment venue in the Yannawa district of Bangkok. The raid of the illegal nightclub located inside three adjacent buildings was conducted around 3:30 AM. on Wednesday, October 26th, arresting a total of 237 Chinese customers. About 104 customers, 99 of which were Chinese nationals, were also tested positive for drug use. About 29 people of Thai, Georgian, Cambodian, Vietnamese, and tribal nationalities were also detained, Police Major General Theeradet Thamsuthee, Investigation Chief at the Metropolitan Police Bureau, told the Associated Press. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/10/27/yannawa-district-superintendent-removed-from-his-position-following-major-raid-of-chinese-owned-illegal-nightclub-in-bangkok-on-wednesday/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-10-27 - 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!

Bangkok governor faces his first setback from the City Assembly Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has been dealt his first setback by the City Assembly, when two motions regarding the Green Line electric train project were rejected on technical grounds. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276003-bangkok-governor-faces-his-first-setback-from-the-city-assembly/

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has been dealt his first setback by the City Assembly, when two motions regarding the Green Line electric train project were rejected on technical grounds. One of the motions concerns the passenger fare for the Green Line’s two extensions, one from Mor Chit to Saphan Mai and Khu Kot in Pathum Thani province and the other from Bearing to Keha in Samut Prakan province. During a recent meeting, the City Assembly agreed that the two motions should be merged before being debated and several assemblymen expressed disagreement with the motion, claiming that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has no authority to set the passenger fares for the Green Line service. At the end of the meeting, the assembly voted for motions to be withdrawn. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bangkok-governor-faces-his-first-setback-from-the-city-assembly/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-27 - 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!

Experts to visit Thailand to advise on management of Kaeng Krachan forest Representatives of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) are due to be in Thailand in November, to offer advice to and to consult with Thai officials on the management of the Kaeng Krachan forest, after it was designated a world natural heritage site by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee during its 44th session in China’s Fuzhou City in July last year. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276002-experts-to-visit-thailand-to-advise-on-management-of-kaeng-krachan-forest/

Representatives of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) are due to be in Thailand in November, to offer advice to and to consult with Thai officials on the management of the Kaeng Krachan forest, after it was designated a world natural heritage site by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee during its 44th session in China’s Fuzhou City in July last year. Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisuree Traisoranakul said today (Thursday) that the IUCN experts’ visit is at the invitation of the Thai Government, to help in the management of the forest in line with world natural heritage site guidelines. The team will spend eight days in the forest with officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, she said, adding that, after the inspection trip, they will prepare a report within six weeks, containing recommendations for the Thai government. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/experts-to-visit-thailand-to-advise-on-management-of-kaeng-krachan-forest/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-27 - 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!

Jakkaphong aka Anne Completely Takes over Miss Universe BANGKOK, Oct 27 (TNA) – Jakkaphong “Anne” Jakrajutatip, chief executive officer of JKN Global Group Public Company Limited, said her company reached an agreement to take over the business of Miss Universe Organization (MUO) from Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc which held a 100% stake in IMG Worldwide, LLC that had all Miss Universe copyrights. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276001-jakkaphong-aka-anne-completely-takes-over-miss-universe/

BANGKOK, Oct 27 (TNA) – Jakkaphong “Anne” Jakrajutatip, chief executive officer of JKN Global Group Public Company Limited, said her company reached an agreement to take over the business of Miss Universe Organization (MUO) from Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc which held a 100% stake in IMG Worldwide, LLC that had all Miss Universe copyrights. She announced the takeover in a press conference which MUO chief executive officer Amy Emmerich and MUO president Paula Shugart attended via a video conference system. Ms Jakkaphong said the business acquisition was a matter of pride for Thai people because Miss Universe had been organized for 70 years and everyone knew about the established beauty contest. Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1045988 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-10-27 - 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 banks to consult AMLO about postponing requirement for IDs for CDM deposits The Thai Bankers Association (TBA) is set to hold talks with the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO), seeking the postponement of the enforcement of a new rule, which will require everyone depositing cash via cash deposit machines (CDMs) to identify themselves, by using a credit or debit card plus their PIN number. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276000-thai-banks-to-consult-amlo-about-postponing-requirement-for-ids-for-cdm-deposits/

Over 4,700 villages in Thailand remain flooded More than 4,700 villages across the country remain flooded, with over 400,000 households affected, as floodwaters recede, according to the Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275999-over-4700-villages-in-thailand-remain-flooded/

The Thai Bankers Association (TBA) is set to hold talks with the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO), seeking the postponement of the enforcement of a new rule, which will require everyone depositing cash via cash deposit machines (CDMs) to identify themselves, by using a credit or debit card plus their PIN number. The rule is due to come into force on November 15th. An informed banking source said that several banks have received complaints from customers against the new requirement which, they claim, will cause unnecessary inconvenience for those who do not have a credit or debit card. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-banks-to-consult-amlo-about-postponing-requirement-for-ids-for-cdm-deposits/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-27 - 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!

More than 4,700 villages across the country remain flooded, with over 400,000 households affected, as floodwaters recede, according to the Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. The provinces which are still flooded are Phitsanuloke, Nakhon Sawan, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham, Kalasin, Roi Et, Surin, Si Sa Ket, Ubon Ratchathani, Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, Lop Buri, Suphan Buri, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Nayok and Prachin Buri. The department said, however, that more than 500,000 households in 59 provinces were inundated since September 28th and, so far, 12 people have died as a result of the flooding. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/over-4700-villages-in-thailand-remain-flooded/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-27 - 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!

Teacher Probed for Alleged Schoolgirl Molestation BANGKOK, Oct 26 (TNA) – The Teachers’ Council of Thailand formed a sub-committee to investigate the allegation that a physical education teacher molested a schoolgirl and his teaching license may be revoked. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275917-teacher-probed-for-alleged-schoolgirl-molestation/

BANGKOK, Oct 26 (TNA) – The Teachers’ Council of Thailand formed a sub-committee to investigate the allegation that a physical education teacher molested a schoolgirl and his teaching license may be revoked. Asst Prof Amolwan Weerathammo, secretary-general of the council, told a press conference that the investigation by the sub-committee would follow an initial probe which found grounds for the allegation concerning the sexual abuse of a grade-7 student in Kalasin province. She said Education Minister Trinuch Thienthong ordered the teachers’ council to check if the physical education teacher had a professional license and could be disciplined for violating the rules of his professional etiquette. Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1045331 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-10-26 - 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!