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BANGKOK (NNT) - The international community has expressed its deep condolences to families who lost loved ones in yesterday’s (6 October) mass shooting in Nong Bua Lamphu. Foreign leaders also condemned the shooting which killed 38 people, most of whom were children. The international community expressed its support for Thailand as the country mourns the tragedy. Government leaders and foreign embassies have sent messages of condolences to Thailand in response to the mass shooting at a childcare facility in Nong Bua Lamphu. The messages acknowledged the tragedy will be difficult to bear for the families of the victims. Some condolence letters also recognized the incident as a “nightmare” for the Thai public. Foreign leaders and embassies also expressed solidarity with the people of Thailand. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was profoundly saddened by the shooting. He expressed his condolences to the victims’ loved ones and the people of Thailand. A statement attributable to the spokesperson for the UN secretary-general said Mr. Guterres wishes a speedy recovery for those who were injured. The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, expressed its condolences to the families that lost loved ones and those who were injured. UNICEF said it “is saddened and shocked by the tragic shooting incident”, acknowledging that “dozens of people were reported killed, many of them young children”. The agency said, “UNICEF condemns all forms of violence against children. No child should be a target or witness of violence anywhere, anytime.” UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, issued its condolences to the families of the victims. The agency said in its tweet “Attacks on schools, students and educators, are attacks on rights to education”, adding that “No one should be a target.” The agency indicated that learning spaces should be safe places and students as well as educators should feel safe and protected when inside learning spaces. UNESCO also urged all parties to refrain from posting or sharing pictures of the violence. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221007203443877 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-10-07 - 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!

PM meets mass shooting victims’ families BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister today met with the families of victims of yesterday’s mass shooting in Nong Bua Lamphu province. The PM has pledged that the government will do its best to care for the families while granting them the first sets of financial aid. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274073-pm-meets-mass-shooting-victims’-families/

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister today met with the families of victims of yesterday’s mass shooting in Nong Bua Lamphu province. The PM has pledged that the government will do its best to care for the families while granting them the first sets of financial aid. Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha today laid flowers in front of the daycare center where the attack took place, and later met with the families whose members were killed or injured. The Office of the Prime Minister has delivered financial aid to the affected families. The Ministry of Labour has also granted financial support in addition to any social security entitlement. The Prime Minister on this occasion extended his deepest condolences and support for the victims’ families while pledging that the government will take the best care of them. He ordered all related government agencies to follow up on the livelihoods of the affected going forward. The Prime Minister then chaired a task force meeting this evening at Nong Bua Lamphu Provincial Administrative Organization, and later met the injured victims at Nong Bua Lamphu Hospital. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221007201910874 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-10-07 - 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!

Cabinet endorses alien protection status screening criteria in principle BANGKOK (NNT) - The Cabinet has endorsed, in principle, the criteria for screening aliens who are requesting protected status. This will benefit people who are unable or unwilling to return to their countries of origin due to potential harm. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274072-cabinet-endorses-alien-protection-status-screening-criteria-in-principle/

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Cabinet has endorsed, in principle, the criteria for screening aliens who are requesting protected status. This will benefit people who are unable or unwilling to return to their countries of origin due to potential harm. Prime Minister’s Office deputy spokesperson Trisulee Trisaranakul revealed the criterion and consideration process for the protected person status has been established. The person requesting the status must not have Thai citizenship or permanent residence in Thailand. Alternatively, the person may be an individual who entered the kingdom and is unable or unwilling to return to his or her own state. A request might also be made by a stateless person who is unable or unwilling to return to the state where they have permanent residence. Reasons for not returning to the originating state include credible risks of being harmed upon return. The person requesting protected status must not belong to groups of individuals who are accommodated by specific Ministry of Interior protocols. The person must also not be a migrant worker from Myanmar, Laos, or Cambodia who is accommodated by specific mechanisms. To qualify for protection, there must be credible reasons to believe the person may be harmed upon returning to their original state. Said harms include physical attacks, threats to life or freedom, torture, enforced disappearance, or other severe human rights violations. The person must not have previously been deemed as not requiring international protection. In cases of stateless persons, the requestor must be unable or unwilling to return to the state wherein they have permanent residence. The person requesting protection also needs to have their history and police record checked. He or she must also possess a doctor’s certificate confirming the absence of forbidden diseases. According to Ms. Trisulee, the relevant agencies have endorsed these criteria in principle. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221007195612871 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-10-07 - 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!

Interior Min to review gun owners’ qualifications in response to Nong Bua Lamphu shooting BANGKOK (NNT) - High-level officials of the Ministry of Interior have met to discuss lessons learned from Thursday’s mass shooting in Nong Bua Lamphu. The officials have ordered a review of weapons owners’ qualifications and a revocation of permits issued to disqualified gun owners. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274071-interior-min-to-review-gun-owners’-qualifications-in-response-to-nong-bua-lamphu-shooting/

BANGKOK (NNT) - High-level officials of the Ministry of Interior have met to discuss lessons learned from Thursday’s mass shooting in Nong Bua Lamphu. The officials have ordered a review of weapons owners’ qualifications and a revocation of permits issued to disqualified gun owners. Interior Ministry Permanent Secretary Sutthipong Juljarern held a meeting with senior ministry officials to discuss the lessons learned from the Nong Bua Lamphu mass shooting. The officials agreed to review narcotics prevention efforts and re-examine individuals in risk groups, civil servants, and other state officials. More narcotic users will be brought in for rehabilitation. Community checkpoints will be intensified while provincial and district administrative organizations will give more support to anti-narcotic activities. Campaigning will also be jointly made with partner organizations to discourage people from associating with drugs. The meeting stressed a re-examination of gun owners’ qualifications. If qualifications are lacking, gun permits will be revoked immediately. Officials also agreed to consider increasing security at childcare centers run by local administrative bodies. This may take the form of posting guards at the centers and installation of CCTV cameras. Bangkok police deputy chief Nithithon Chintakanon said 90% of police officers need a permit to carry a gun for work. He said police commanders will now be asked to check whether their subordinates qualify for gun carriage. Meetings will also be held to determine whether discharged police officers will be allowed to continue owning their guns. Pol. Maj. Gen. Nithithon said the perpetrator of Thursday’s incident was screened normally when he was enrolled into the police force. He said the man’s duties related to narcotics and this may have caused him to use drugs. Metropolitan Police Bureau superintendents will now inspect their subordinates for narcotic use. If drug use is found, the officer in question will be fired and their behavior will be monitored to prevent a recurrence of this week’s tragedy. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221007205950884 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-10-07 - 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!

135 tonnes of smuggled frozen pork and chicken seized in Samut Sakhon Thai customs and livestock development officials, as well as police from the Consumer Protection Division, seized about 100 tonnes of frozen pork, worth about 21 million baht, and 35 tonnes of frozen chicken legs, worth another 700,000 baht, in a raid today (Friday) on a cold storage facility in Muang district of Samut Sakhon province. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274070-135-tonnes-of-smuggled-frozen-pork-and-chicken-seized-in-samut-sakhon/

Thai customs and livestock development officials, as well as police from the Consumer Protection Division, seized about 100 tonnes of frozen pork, worth about 21 million baht, and 35 tonnes of frozen chicken legs, worth another 700,000 baht, in a raid today (Friday) on a cold storage facility in Muang district of Samut Sakhon province. Customs Department Director-General Patchara Anuntasilpa said that the pork, which originated in Italy, Spain and Brazil, and the chicken legs, which came from Brazil, were smuggled into Thailand via a neighbouring country. Since July, a total of 148 tonnes of frozen meat, worth about 30 million baht, have been seized. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/135-tonnes-of-smuggled-frozen-pork-and-chicken-seized-in-samut-sakhon/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-07 - 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!

Chu Lai airport in Quang Nam Province is among airports proposed to be renovated under public-private partnership. Photo by VnExpress/Dac Thanh The Ministry of Transport has proposed upgrading six commercial airports across Vietnam under the public-private partnership (PPP) format. In a report submitted to the government recently, the ministry said the Na San Airport in the northern province of Son La; the Vinh, Chu Lai and Tho Xuan airports in the central provinces of Nghe An, Quang Nam and Thanh Hoa respectively; the Lien Khuong Airport in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong; and Can Tho Airport in the eponymous city in southern Vietnam should be upgraded to meet the development demand of their locality. The renovation will include the building of new terminals, runway extension and additional parking lots to allow the airports to receive bigger aircraft, serve more passengers and process more cargo. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/ministry-seeks-private-investment-to-renovate-six-airports-4520089.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-10-07

One of the 12 aircraft revetments is demolished at Tan Son Nhat airport as seen in the right corner of this photo taken on October 4, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran The 12 aircraft revetments built by the U.S. in HCMC's Tan Son Nhat airport for use during the Vietnam War (1955-1975) are being dismantled. The Air and Air Defense Force is in charge of the task. Revetments are a parking area for one or more aircraft surrounded by blast walls on three sides. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/revetments-built-for-vietnam-war-finally-removed-from-tan-son-nhat-airport-4520358.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-10-07

A Vietnam Airlines aircraft. Photo by VnExpress/Anh Duy A Vietnam Airlines plane flying from Germany to HCMC had to stop halfway in Azerbaijan as a German man on board got sick. The passenger, 18, encountered some health issue and received emergency care from a doctor and a nurse who were also passengers on the flight, yet his condition did not improve. The captain and the crew decided to land at the nearest airport, Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku City, four hours and 35 minutes after department early on Friday morning (Hanoi time). Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-airlines-plane-makes-emergency-landing-to-save-german-passenger-4520445.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-10-07

The Cau Giay Station, one of eight stations of the elevated section of the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line. Photo by VnExpress/Loc Chung Hanoi People’s Committee on Friday began construction of a $55-million project providing better accessibility to the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line. The infrastructure improvement project is part of a bigger scheme for the sustainable enhancement of urban transport along the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line, whose main investor is the Transportation Works Construction Investment Project Management Authority. The project would entail the construction of transition points at two stations in Cau Giay and Ngoc Khanh, as well as improving sidewalks, roads, lighting systems and parking spaces, and traffic organization from the metro's first station to its sixth (Nhon to Xuan Thuy). Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hanoi-begins-55-mln-infrastructure-project-for-better-metro-line-accessibility-4520428.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-10-07

A car after being set on fire in HCMC. Photo obtained by VnExpress Two teenagers in Ho Chi Minh City were arrested on Friday after setting a car on fire for VND5 million ($209.38). Ngo Tan Dat and Nguyen Thanh Long, both 17, were arrested by HCMC police for deliberate destruction of property. Police are also searching for another person, who supposedly hired the teenagers to set fire to the car. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hcmc-teenagers-arrested-for-setting-car-on-fire-for-209-4520552.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-10-07

A lesser banded hornet. Photo by Pexels/David Hablützel A 53-year-old Hanoi man has died of anaphylactic shock after being stung by a lesser banded hornet. Dr. Nguyen Thi Canh at the general hospital of Thach That District said Friday the man was stung after poking a beehive. He passed out after that and entered a coma. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hanoi-man-killed-by-lesser-banded-hornet-4520546.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-10-07

In its advisory, DPWH said road reblocking and repairs will start at 11 p.m. Friday and will last until Monday. The STAR / Edd Gumban MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Public Works and Highways will undertake reblocking and repairs on a number of major roads once more starting 11 p.m. Friday night until October 10, the Metro Manila Development Authority said. In an advisory sent to reporters, the MMDA said the following roads will be affected by the scheduled roadworks this weekend: EDSA NB, Quezon City EDSA Carousel Bus lane Santolan MRT Station, EDSA Carousel Bus lane after Boni Serrano to P. Tuazon Avenue, after Aurora Blvd. to Kamuning 3rd lane from sidewalk (intermittent section) C-5 Road, Pasig City truck lane (KM 15 + 171 to KM 15 +665) Fairview Avenue NB, Quezon City between Yakal St., and Milano Dr. (2nd lane from sidewalk) Cloverleaf EDSA NB to segment of NLEX SB (inner lane) Roosevelt Avenue near corner EDSA SB Payatas Road, Quezon City near AMLAC Ville Subdivision Along EDSA SB Balingasa Creek to Oliveros Footbridge, Quezon City Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/10/07/2214977/mmda-seven-major-roads-closed-weekend-repairs-metro-manila -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-07

Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos holds a poster showing the photo of the alleged gunman of broadcast commentator and prominent government critic Percy Lapid during a news conference on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Philstar.com screenshot / NCRPO MANILA, Philippines — Police said Friday they have identified a person of interest in the fatal shooting of radio broadcaster and prominent government critic Percy Lapid. Using CCTV footage taken along the route of Lapid to his broadcast studio before he was shot and dashboard camera video from the broadcaster’s vehicle, police presented at a news conference an image of the alleged gunman. The supposed gunman was first seen in footage walking near the city hall of Las Piñas wearing a pink jacket. Another man, who police identified as the driver of the motorcycle that carried the gunman, was seen sitting on the sidewalk along the road before he stood up when Lapid’s vehicle passed by. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/07/2214969/police-show-photo-alleged-gunman-percy-lapid-shooting -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-07

Demonstrators hold placards at a rally calling for justice following the murder of a Philippine radio broadcaster, in Quezon City in suburban Manila on October 4, 2022. A Philippine radio broadcaster and government critic was shot dead near his home in suburban Manila, police said October 4, the latest in a long list of journalists killed in the country. AFP / Jam Sta. Rosa MANILA, Philippines — Four masked men in hoodies reportedly beat up a broadcaster on Friday just outside a radio station in Iloilo City after he finished hosting his program. DYRI RMN Iloilo reported that Flo Hervias, who hosts the blocktime show “Banwa Binag-binaga”, was assaulted by men who pretended to be garbage collectors waiting for him to come out of the radio station’s building. Among the topics that Hervias discusses in his radio program is the rehabilitation of the public market in the city. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/07/2214992/broadcaster-assaulted-outside-station-after-hosting-program -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-07

Journalist turned lawyer Cheloy Garafil speaks at a press conference on July 13, 2022. PNA / Avito Dalan MANILA, Philippines — Journalist turned lawyer Cheloy Garafil announced Friday that she has resigned as Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board chairperson to temporarily take the helm of the Office of the Press Secretary. “I tendered my resignation as LTFRB chairperson as I have accepted the offer to help in the Office of the Press Secretary as its undersecretary and OIC (officer-in-charge),” Garafil said in a statement. She added, “This is a great honor and privilege and I thank the president for this opportunity to once again work with him in his administration to serve the Filipino people.” Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/07/2214990/ltfrb-chairperson-steps-down-become-oic-press-secretary -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-07

US and South Korean marines take their positions during a joint amphibious landing exercise at a beach facing the South China Sea in San Antonio town, Zambales province on October 7, 2022. AFP / Ted Aljibe SAN ANTONIO, Philippines — US and Philippine marines stormed a beach near a disputed rocky outcrop in the South China Sea on Friday as part of joint military drills involving more than 3,500 troops. It is the first time the annual naval exercises have been held under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, who has expressed strong support for the decades-old alliance, after rocky relations under his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte had threatened to cancel drills and axe a key military deal with the United States as he pivoted towards China. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/07/2215000/us-philippines-reinforce-alliance-joint-military-drills -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-07

This undated file photo shows Mayon Volcano in Albay. The STAR / Edd Gumban, File MANILA, Philippines — State volcanologists raised Friday the status of Mayon Volcano in Albay to Alert Level 2, saying it has been exhibiting “increasing unrest.” The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the raising of the alert level means “there is current unrest driven by shallow magmatic processes that could eventually lead to phreatic eruptions or even precede hazardous magmatic eruption.” Phreatic eruptions are steam-driven explosions. In magmatic eruptions, lava or tephra is ejected from a magma source within the earth. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/07/2214998/mayon-volcanos-alert-status-raised-level-2 -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-10-07

Rising Chao Phraya River Expected from Oct 8 BANGKOK, Oct 7 (TNA) – The National Water Command Centre warned people along the Chao Phraya River of rising water levels due to runoff from the North and high tides. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274040-rising-chao-phraya-river-expected-from-oct-8/

BANGKOK, Oct 7 (TNA) – The National Water Command Centre warned people along the Chao Phraya River of rising water levels due to runoff from the North and high tides. The Royal Irrigation Department has to increase the discharge rate of the Chao Phraya dam in Chai Nat to 2,900 cubic metres per second from Oct 8 and the the high tide is expected during Oct 8 -13. Those areas to be affected are downstream provinces including Chai Nat’s Sappaya district, Sing Buri’s Inburi, Muang and Promburi districts, Ang Thong’s Pamok and Chaiyo districts, Ayutthaya’s Sena and Phak Hai districts where the water level will increase by 10-15 centimters. Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1033822 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-10-07 - 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!

Water experts’ meeting endorses BMA’s urgent water drainage system for eastern Bangkok The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) urgent project to improve drainage and to build a concrete flood wall from Nong Bon Canal to Makham Thet Canal, to link with Prawet Burirom Canal, has been approved at a meeting of the water resource management subcommittee, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274039-water-experts’-meeting-endorses-bma’s-urgent-water-drainage-system-for-eastern-bangkok/

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) urgent project to improve drainage and to build a concrete flood wall from Nong Bon Canal to Makham Thet Canal, to link with Prawet Burirom Canal, has been approved at a meeting of the water resource management subcommittee, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan. The meeting also urged the city administration to submit the project to the National Water Resources Committee for budgetary allocation, so it can be implemented without delay. The project also includes improvement of the water pumping system, electrical and garbage disposal systems and the water pumping station in Phra Khanong district. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/water-experts-meeting-endorses-bmas-urgent-water-drainage-system-for-eastern-bangkok/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-07 - 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!