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Irrigation road collapses sending floodwater into three districts of Ayutthaya Residents in three districts of Ayutthaya Province, and those living along canals, were advised to move their valuables to higher ground quickly, after an irrigation road and embankment partially collapsed last night. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275116-irrigation-road-collapses-sending-floodwater-into-three-districts-of-ayutthaya/

Residents in three districts of Ayutthaya Province, and those living along canals, were advised to move their valuables to higher ground quickly, after an irrigation road and embankment partially collapsed last night. About a 5-metre stretch of the irrigation road near the Chao Chet sluice gate caved in, allowing water from a swollen Noi River to gush into the Chao Chet-Bang Yeehon Canal and onwards into areas in Sena, Bang Sai and Lat Bua Luang districts. Ayutthaya Governor Niwat Rungsakhon said, last night, that a huge drainage pipe had been installed beneath the irrigation road by the Royal Irrigation Department. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/irrigation-road-collapses-sending-floodwater-into-three-districts-of-ayutthaya/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-18 - 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!

Floodwall built to prevent flooded landfill leaking into Muang district of Ang Thong Municipal officials and workers from the Muang district of Ang Thong Province are building a two-metre high wall, to prevent polluted water from a flooded landfill from flowing into the town. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275115-floodwall-built-to-prevent-flooded-landfill-leaking-into-muang-district-of-ang-thong/

Municipal officials and workers from the Muang district of Ang Thong Province are building a two-metre high wall, to prevent polluted water from a flooded landfill from flowing into the town. Water from the Lam Tha Daeng Canal, which connects with the swollen Noi River, has already breached an embankment into the landfill, in Thewarat sub-district in Chaiyo District. About 300,000 tonnes of rotting garbage are in the landfill, covering an area of about 42.3 hectares, which has the capacity to take another 25 tonnes of trash per day. In fact, however, over 110 tonnes are dumped there every 24 hours. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/floodwall-built-to-prevent-flooded-landfill-leaking-into-muang-district-of-ang-thong/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-18 - 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!

Large amount of heroin smuggled in parcel from Cambodia seized at Suvarnabhumi Airport A large amount of 7,210 grams of heroin was seized at Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Monday, October 17th, after they were reportedly smuggled in postal parcels at the Suvarnabhumi Airport Cargo Clearance Customs. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275045-large-amount-of-heroin-smuggled-in-parcel-from-cambodia-seized-at-suvarnabhumi-airport/

A large amount of 7,210 grams of heroin was seized at Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Monday, October 17th, after they were reportedly smuggled in postal parcels at the Suvarnabhumi Airport Cargo Clearance Customs. The parcel was reportedly sent from Cambodia and was attempting to pass through Thai Customs before being sent off to the final destination in Taiwan, Deputy Spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek revealed to the press. The value of the heroin was worth about 21 million baht in value. The confiscation was conducted under the cooperation of the Thai Customs and the Narcotics Interdiction on Postal and Express Consignment to monitor drug smuggling through customs and postal channels. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/10/17/large-amount-of-heroin-smuggled-in-parcel-from-cambodia-seized-at-suvarnabhumi-airport/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-10-17 - 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!

Gas tank causes fire at Chinese tourists’s rental home in Pattaya A fire reportedly caused by a malfunctioning gas tank burned the kitchen of a Chinese man’s house in Pattaya yesterday, October 16th. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275036-gas-tank-causes-fire-at-chinese-tourists’s-rental-home-in-pattaya/

A fire reportedly caused by a malfunctioning gas tank burned the kitchen of a Chinese man’s house in Pattaya yesterday, October 16th. The Pattaya fire crew and rescue services rushed to a house in the Sabaijai village in the Nongprue subdistrict of Banglamung to extinguish a fire that broke out around midday. A group of Chinese tourists stayed in the house, and they were all in a panic about the fire, according to rescue workers. The fire crew sprayed water into the kitchen and took only a moment to snuff out the fire. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/10/17/gas-tank-causes-fire-at-chinese-touristss-rental-home-in-pattaya/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-10-17 - 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!

SCB expects economic recovery to continue Thailand’s economy is expected to sustain growth, thanks to the well-performing tourism sector, according to Siam Commercial Bank’s Economic Intelligence Center (SCBEIC). Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275035-scb-expects-economic-recovery-to-continue/

Thailand’s economy is expected to sustain growth, thanks to the well-performing tourism sector, according to Siam Commercial Bank’s Economic Intelligence Center (SCBEIC). The center expects Thailand’s economy to receive a positive push from the tourism sector, in which more foreign visitors are to visit the country during the country’s peak tourism season in Q4, helping create more jobs within the sector. The export sector, which is considered a key economic driver, is showing growth. The sector’s performance, as well as the performance of export-related industries, is expected to slow down in line with the global economy. Consumption by private firms is showing positive signs in almost every category. The center expects the inflation crisis to have passed its peak and that the inflation rate to gradually decrease in line with the decreasing fuel prices. Meanwhile, the flooding disaster which has affected several parts of the country this year will cause some 12 billion baht in damages, which is still lower than the figure in 2011. SCBEIC expects Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee to continue to gradually increase the country’s policy interest rate to 2%. Thailand’s economy is to perform at a pre-pandemic rate by mid-2023. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221017161900503 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-10-17 - 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!

Army doubles down on anti-drug smuggling at borders BANGKOK (NNT) - The suppression of illicit drugs is a national agenda as the Royal Thai Army announced it has seized more than 200 million methamphetamine pills along the border this year. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275034-army-doubles-down-on-anti-drug-smuggling-at-borders/

BANGKOK (NNT) - The suppression of illicit drugs is a national agenda as the Royal Thai Army announced it has seized more than 200 million methamphetamine pills along the border this year. The Royal Thai Army has disclosed the outcomes of its collaborative effort with related agencies to suppress drug trafficking at border areas, resulting in 1,500 arrests so far this year. The anti-drug operation is carried out with police forces and administrative officials, with military dogs and modern equipment deployed to combat the smuggling of illicit substances into Thailand. According to the army, its officers at the border have seized some 230 million meth pills, and some 3,500 kilograms of crystal meth. The quantity of items seized this year is 5 times higher than the quantity recorded in 2018, when some 53 million meth pills and some 1,000 kilograms of crystal meth were busted. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221017155551485 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-10-17 - 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 confirms two Omicron XBB cases, neither are serious Photo from AFP Two Omicron XBB cases have been found in Thailand, but both patients have already recovered, according to Dr. Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the Medical Sciences Department. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275033-thailand-confirms-two-omicron-xbb-cases-neither-are-serious/

Photo from AFP Two Omicron XBB cases have been found in Thailand, but both patients have already recovered, according to Dr. Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the Medical Sciences Department. The first case is a 60-year-old foreign woman, who came from Hong Kong. She fell ill and was admitted to a private hospital in Bangkok for treatment. Her condition was not serious and she was discharged after completion of the quarantine period. The second case is a 49-year-old Thai man, who arrived in Bangkok from Singapore. He was admitted to the same private hospital after developing mild symptoms and has already been discharged. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-confirms-two-omicron-xbb-cases-neither-are-serious/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-17 - 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!

Volunteers help a man wade through waters in Cam Le District of Da Nang, October 14, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong Excessive runoff and a drainage system designed for lower rain volume are blamed for the "unprecedented" flooding of Vietnam's central hub on Friday night. Under the impacts of Storm Son Ca, which devolved into a tropical depression offshore Friday night, Da Nang received rainfall of up to 795 mm from 7 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday. The downpour was particularly heavy for the first six hours with the rainfall gauged at 500 mm. The downpour, described by Da Nang authorities as "historic" and "unprecedented," inundated the entire city by up to 1.5 m on Friday night. Some parts of the coastal Lien Chieu District recorded flood water at almost 2 m. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/rapid-urbanization-delivers-da-nang-s-worst-flooding-ever-4524051.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-10-17

Houses in an area to be cleared for the construction of Long Thanh airport in Dong Nai Province, August 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Phuoc Tuan Construction of Vietnam’s biggest airport to be has slowed down with 70 ha of land yet to be transferred to contractors. Of the 2,532 ha of land earmarked for the first phase of the Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province that borders HCMC, the contractors have received 2,459 ha. Tardy site clearance has slowed down construction of the cargo terminal, the delivery depot, the aircraft cleaning area, and maintenance of ground equipment, Transport Minister Nguyen Van The said in a report to the National Assembly. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-s-biggest-airport-in-the-making-still-stuck-at-site-clearance-4524120.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-10-17

Floods destroyed the sidewalk of Vo Nguyen Giap Street near My Khe Beach in Da Nang, October 15, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong Six more people including four children have been confirmed dead due to flooding from Friday night in central Vietnam, raising the number of fatalities to at least 10. Among the victims are two students who lived in areas flooded by nearly two meters in Da Nang's worst-hit Lien Chieu District. Others are two small children who were swept away by floodwaters in Quang Nam Province, and two men in Thua Thien Hue Province - one falling off his boat and another slipping in floodwaters. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/central-vietnam-flooding-death-toll-rises-to-10-4524156.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-10-17

A map that predicts storm Nesat's trajectory and areas of effect. Photo courtesy of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Storm Nesat lay centered 600 km to the northeast of the Paracel Islands on Monday morning, stronger than when it entered the East Sea the previous afternoon. At 7 a.m., the storm's maximum wind speed was 133 kph, 16 kph strong than what was recorded on Sunday, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. Within Monday, the storm would move west-southwest at 15 kph and may get stronger over time. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/storm-nesat-may-strengthen-as-it-heads-for-vietnam-4524288.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-10-17

Fire fighters put off a fire at a bar near Ben Thanh Market, HCMC, October 17, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Dinh Vui The fire broke out at around 9:30 a.m. at the District K bar at 30 Thu Khoa Huan Street, about 50 meters from the northern gate of Ben Thanh Market, HCMC's most popular tourist hotspot. Nearly 10 fire trucks were sent to the site. A representative of HCMC Fire Police Department said welding sparks during the bar's renovation work ignited the fire, which spread over 300 square meters of the bar's 800-square-meter area. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/fire-engulfs-bar-next-to-ben-thanh-market-4524305.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-10-17

Google Street View image shows the exterior of the NCRPO headquarters at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig. Google Maps MANILA, Philippines — The National Capital Region Police Office defended its visits at media personalities' private residence, saying the decision not to wear uniform was meant to keep the visits light and discreet to avoid raising questions in neighborhoods. Plainclothes police officers' unannounced visits to homes of journalists made news over the weekend, with some lawmakers saying attempts at coordination and dialogue should have been coursed through newsrooms and press clubs instead of directly at their homes. Speaking in an interview aired over CNN Philippines' The Source, Police Lt. Col. Dexter Versola, NCRPO spokesperson, defended the visits as being done in good faith and without malice. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/17/2217340/ncrpo-plainclothes-officers-meant-be-discreet-journalists -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-17

In this photo posted on October 16, members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducts road clearing operations at Sitio Pragata, Barangay Poblacion 4, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte. Philippine Coast Guard Ilocos Norte, Facebook MANILA, Philippines — The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council has reported that Typhoon Neneng, which has left the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Sunday night has affected 7,519 families or 27,914 persons in three regions. In its latest situation report on Monday morning, the NDRRMC said the affected families are from Ilocos and Cagayan Valley Regions, and the Cordillera Administrative Regions. Of these, 199 families or 721 persons are staying in 32 evacuation centers while 86 families or 277 persons are temporarily staying with friends or other relatives. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/17/2217328/ndrrmc-nearly-28k-people-affected-neneng -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-17

Stressing how the Comelec has grown tired of people making a “mockery” of the elections, Comelec spokesman Rex Laudiangco over the weekend said the poll body is seeking to criminalize nuisance candidacies under Chairman George Garcia’s term. STAR / File MANILA, Philippines — The Senate Committee on Finance has suspended the Commission on Elections' budget hearing after the poll body failed to provide documents requested by lawmakers. These include a detailed computation for the 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE), update on the compensation of workers and data on overseas absentee voting. “The BSKE with the outrageous demand of an additional P10 billion, you have not come back to me… the performance of the OFW, which while improved, continues to be more or less miserable,” Sen. Imee Marcos, finance committee chairperson, said. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/17/2217349/senate-suspends-comelec-budget-hearing-after-poll-body-fails-provide-documents -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-17

A legal challenge has been file against the law postponing the conduct of December 2022 barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections. STAR / file MANILA, Philippines (Updated 3:11 p.m.) — Veteran elections lawyer Romulo Macalintal has filed challenged the constitutionality of the law postponing the December 2022 barangay polls before the Supreme Court. On Monday, Macalintal filed a Petition for Certiorari asking the tribunal to declare as unconstitutional Republic Act 11935 or the act that postponed the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Following President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. signing of the law on October 10, the BSKE will be conducted on the last Monday of October 2023. Subsequent BSKEs will be held every three years. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/17/2217338/law-postponing-barangay-sk-polls-questioned-supreme-court -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-17

K-12 students at a high school in Marikina City during their in-person graduation ceremony on July 2, 2022. Walter Bollozos MANILA, Philippines — Private schools will be allowed to continue implementing either blended or full distance learning setups past November 2, the Department of Education announced Monday. This comes after the department issued an addition to its earlier order outlining the school calendar and activities for the academic year 2022-2023. DepEd Order No. 044, s. 2022 amends the initial calendar to give private schools the option to implement five days of in-person classes, full distance learning, or a blended learning modality, defined as three days of in-person classes and two days of distance learning or four days in person and one day of distance learning. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/17/2217353/deped-private-schools-can-hold-hybrid-and-remote-classes-past-november-2 -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-17

Gold necklace and ring worth 46,000 baht robbed from a local woman A local woman told Pattaya police she was robbed by a man on a motorcycle on Soi Thepprasit 8 in Pattaya yesterday, October 16th. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275019-gold-necklace-and-ring-worth-46000-baht-robbed-from-a-local-woman/