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Harvested rice fields in Chao Phraya River basin to be used as water retention areas Rice fields in the Chao Phraya River basin, on Thailand’s central plains, will be turned into temporary water retention areas after farmers have completed their harvest at the end of this month, said Surasee Kittimonthon, secretary-general of the Office of National Water Resources, today (Wednesday). Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272545-harvested-rice-fields-in-chao-phraya-river-basin-to-be-used-as-water-retention-areas/

Rice fields in the Chao Phraya River basin, on Thailand’s central plains, will be turned into temporary water retention areas after farmers have completed their harvest at the end of this month, said Surasee Kittimonthon, secretary-general of the Office of National Water Resources, today (Wednesday). He explained that the use of harvested rice fields as water retention areas is a part of the water management plan, in anticipation of more water being drained from northern Thailand, via the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat province, in early October, adding that farmers in the affected areas will have to be consulted regarding the use of their land. He said that the National Water Command Centre has instructed the Meteorological Department and the Institute of Water Resources Information to use their weather and water forecasts to assess the water runoffs from the north and to plan appropriate water management efforts. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/harvested-rice-fields-in-chao-phraya-river-basin-to-be-used-as-water-retention-areas/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-21 - 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!

Roadworks on South Pattaya Second Road by Walking Street will be finished by September 30th PHOTO: บริษัท โสภณ เคเบิ้ล ที.วี.และสื่อสาร พัทยา จำกัด Deputy Mayor Manoch Nongyai declared that the ongoing drainage project on South Pattaya Second Road linking with Beach Road by Walking Street will be completed by September 30th, 2022, and will permanently fix flooding problems in nearby areas. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272544-roadworks-on-south-pattaya-second-road-by-walking-street-will-be-finished-by-september-30th/

PHOTO: บริษัท โสภณ เคเบิ้ล ที.วี.และสื่อสาร พัทยา จำกัด Deputy Mayor Manoch Nongyai declared that the ongoing drainage project on South Pattaya Second Road linking with Beach Road by Walking Street will be completed by September 30th, 2022, and will permanently fix flooding problems in nearby areas. The deputy’s visit took place around lunchtime today, September 21st, in order to urge the project’s contractor, Ektawee and KS company, to expedite the project that the locals said has left only 60 meters of the road passable for drivers. The deputy also addressed the flooding problems in the area that were exacerbated by the project, saying the roadwork around South Pattaya Second Road would be completed by September 30th, 2022, and it would solve the flooding once and for all. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/21/roadworks-on-south-pattaya-second-road-by-walking-street-will-be-finished-by-september-30th-deputy-mayor-declares/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-21 - 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!

Nguyen Thanh Hai, head of the International Relations department under the Government Office. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Public Security A top international relations official at the Government Office has been arrested for allegedly receiving bribes in the organization of Covid-19 repatriation flights. Nguyen Thanh Hai, 51 head of the International Relations Department under the Government Office, was detained to be investigated for "taking bribes," Lieutenant General To An Xo, spokesman for the Ministry of Public Security, said Tuesday. Hai is the 18th person to be put under criminal probe in the eight months that followed an investigation into a bribery scandal in the organization of repatriation flights that brought Vietnamese citizens back to the country during the Covid-19 pandemic. Several officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including former deputy minister To Anh Dung, were among those arrested. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/government-int-l-relations-official-arrested-in-pandemic-flight-bribery-scandal-4513831.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-21

Primary school students wear winter clothes at school in Hanoi, February 10, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Chieu The northern region should expect a month-end cold wave, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has said. Temperatures would drop slightly and it would get cold at night and early morning. There could be strong winds in the north and potentially heavy rains in the central region at the end of the month. However, the northern region could see temperatures around 0.5 degrees Celsius higher than the yearly average next month. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/cold-wave-to-hit-northern-vietnam-at-month-s-end-4513765.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-21

A group of laborers in Quang Binh Province attend a training course for working in South Korea. Photo by VnExpress/Th.H With 34 laborers breaking their contracts to stay and work illegally in South Korea, the central province of Quang Binh Province cannot send more workers there. This March, Quang Binh's Labor Department had recruited 41 people and sent them to work in Yeongju City of South Korea following a program signed between the Vietnamese and South Korean governments. The chosen workers had to pass an occupational training course and learn Korean to get the job. As contracted, they would work in the agriculture sector for five months at a salary of VND40 million ($1,700) per month. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/south-korea-stops-receiving-quang-binh-residents-after-contract-breaches-4513716.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-21

A Vietnamese works at a factory in Japan, August 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Hung Le Vietnam wants Japan to waive taxes for Vietnamese workers in that country since the yen's sharp decline has reduced their incomes. In a discussion with Gen Nakatani, Special Advisor to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, on Tuesday, Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung pointed out the yen's 30% decline has reduced the workers' incomes and if they also have to pay residence tax and income tax, they would be reluctant to work in Japan. A Vietnamese worker in Japan earns US$1,200-1,400 a month on average, according to statistics from the labor ministry. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/labor-ministry-proposes-certain-tax-exemptions-for-vietnamese-workers-in-japan-4514010.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-21

Vietnamese workers escaping or rescued from a Cambodian casino arrive at Moc Bai border gate in Tay Ninh Province, September 21, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Dinh Van Vietnamese workers fleeing a casino in Cambodia's Svay Rieng Province last week returned home Wednesday, with some unable to hold back their emotions. Around 7 a.m., buses carrying 71 Vietnamese workers arrived at Moc Bai International Border Gate in Vietnam's Tay Ninh Province. They had tried to escape a casino in Bavet Town of SvayRieng last Saturday. The casino lies around one kilometer from the border gate. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/escapees-from-cambodian-casinos-burst-into-tears-after-returning-to-vietnam-4514080.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-21

A car stops after hitting a wall and five motorbikes in HCMC's District 12, September 21, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Dinh Su While leaving a traffic police office in HCMC Wednesday, the driver of a five-seat car plowed into a fire hydrant before crashing into a wall and hitting five motorbikes. The 35-year-old man drove the car out of an office of An Suong Traffic Police Division in District 12 at around 10 a.m. after coming to get a license plate for it. Suddenly, he accelerated, crashing into a fire hydrant, causing it to break and splash water all over the place. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/saigon-car-breaks-fire-hydrant-wall-after-getting-license-plate-4514129.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-21

This photo shows a counter at the Land Transportation Office Philstar.com / Irish Lising, file MANILA, Philippines — With Christmas season approaching, the Land Transportation Office said it would heighten its nationwide terminal inspection and quick random drug tests on drivers of Public Utility Vehicles to prevent drunk or drugged driving among motorists. In a statement sent to reporters, the LTO said its Law Enforcement Service-Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Enforcement Unit recorded a total of 558 road crash incidents from January to August 2022. August saw the highest number with 128 incidents, during which a total of 476 drivers tested positive for alcoholic intoxication. The office's data also showed 17 fatalities and 281 injuries were also recorded in that span of time. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/21/2211262/lto-intensify-terminal-inspections-drug-testing-stop-drunk-and-drugged-driving-road -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-09-21

In POGOs, bets are made by players abroad through service providers based here in the Philippines. Tory Ho / AFP / File MANILA, Philippines (Updated 3:50 p.m.) — Moves to restrict Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators continue with the Department of Justice set to meet Chinese embassy officials in the coming days to come up with a resolution on POGOs recently cancelled by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation amid the latest spate of kidnappings linked to the sector. In a text message to reporters, Justice Assistant Secretary Mico Clavano, department spokesperson, said that Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla will meet with the Chinese Ambassador on Thursday afternoon to discuss the cancelled POGO companies as listed by Pagcor. This marks the first time the Philippine government is meeting Chinese counterparts about the issue. "There must be a coordinated effort between the two countries to bring them back to China given that they have no more basis to stay here in the Philippines," he said. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/21/2211248/doj-meet-china-embassy-over-workers-cancelled-pogos -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-09-21

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is asking the support of member states as it declares bid for a seat at the United Nations Security Council for the term 2027 to 2028. While delivering the national statement at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said the Philippines’ background in peace efforts “can enrich the work of the security council” and highlighted the recent success in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. “The peace that we have forged after many decades of conflict among warring factions and clansmen demonstrates that unity is possible even in the most trying circumstances,” Marcos said. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/21/2211245/philippines-makes-bid-un-security-council-seat -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-09-21

MANILA, Philippines — Senators on Wednesday approved on the second reading Senate Bill No. 1306 rescheduling the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections scheduled this December to December 2023. This came on the heels of a recent report by the Commission on Elections recently that it is "70% done and in full swing with the preparations despite proposals to postpone the BSKE elections" and “all systems go in procurement offices to ensure that ballots will be printed." After senators moved to greenlight the bill, Majority Leader Joel Villanueva opened the period of individual amendments for a second time after a short suspension. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/21/2211266/senate-approves-bill-rescheduling-barangay-sk-polls-december-2023 -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-09-21

Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile appears Wednesday, September 21, 2022, before a Senate panel conducting an inquiry on Charter change Senate PRIB MANILA, Philippines — Juan Ponce Enrile — who implemented Martial Law in the 1970s and is currently chief presidential legal counsel — on Wednesday called for the lifting of a safeguard in the Constitution meant to prevent a repeat of rights abuses during the long presidency of Ferdinand Marcos. Enrile heavily criticized the 1987 Constitution during a Senate panel hearing on charter change, saying that the present constitution “weakened” the powers of the Republic. In particular, the 98-year-old politician vented his frustration over the deletion of the phrase “imminent danger thereof” in the provision on martial law in the 1987 Constitution. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/21/2211252/former-martial-law-implementor-enrile-suggests-lifting-constitutional-safeguard-declaring-it -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-09-21

Pattaya deputy mayor warns beach vendors of placing kites on beach Pattaya Deputy Mayor Wuthisak Rermkijakarn forbade beach vendors from placing kites on the beach, saying the kites were damaging the beautiful scenery. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272522-pattaya-deputy-mayor-warns-beach-vendors-of-placing-kites-on-beach/

Pattaya Deputy Mayor Wuthisak Rermkijakarn forbade beach vendors from placing kites on the beach, saying the kites were damaging the beautiful scenery. The deputy visited Pattaya Beach at 10 A.M. yesterday, September 20th, to inspect the beach and greet beachgoers and vendors from the Dusit Thani intersection down to Central Pattaya. During the trip, Wuthisak asked for cooperation from the beach vendors to refrain from placing their stalls and kites on the beach, citing that the stalls and kites might ruin the beautiful scenery and cause disorder. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/21/pattaya-deputy-mayor-warns-beach-vendors-of-placing-kites-on-beach/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-21 - 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!

Fire burns disabled man and two chained dogs to death in Chonburi PHOTO: ข่าวคนชล A fire broke out at a wooden house in Chonburi early this morning, September 21st, killing a 52-year-old disabled man and two chained dogs. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272521-fire-burns-disabled-man-and-two-chained-dogs-to-death-in-chonburi/

PHOTO: ข่าวคนชล A fire broke out at a wooden house in Chonburi early this morning, September 21st, killing a 52-year-old disabled man and two chained dogs. A fire was reported at 2:10 A.M. at a one-storey wooden house in Soi Pitsathan in the Bang Pla Soi subdistrict of Mueang district, Chonburi. Seven fire trucks and Chonburi rescue services rushed to the scene immediately after getting the report. Due to gusty winds last night, the fire had spread to two adjacent houses and was arduously put out after an hour. However, the fire had totally burned down the wooden house of Mr. Suriya Iam-sawat, a 52-year-old impaired person, and killed him along with his two chained dogs. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/21/fire-burns-disabled-man-and-two-chained-dogs-to-death-in-chonburi/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-21 - 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!

Disabled people complain over vehicles parking on wheelchair lane in Pattaya PHOTO: บริษัท โสภณ เคเบิ้ล ที.วี.และสื่อสาร พัทยา จำกัด Many disabled people living in Soi Paniadchang in Pattaya filed a complaint against an undisclosed condominium for allegedly allowing tenants to park vehicles on the wheelchair lane. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272520-disabled-people-complain-over-vehicles-parking-on-wheelchair-lane-in-pattaya/

PHOTO: บริษัท โสภณ เคเบิ้ล ที.วี.และสื่อสาร พัทยา จำกัด Many disabled people living in Soi Paniadchang in Pattaya filed a complaint against an undisclosed condominium for allegedly allowing tenants to park vehicles on the wheelchair lane. Local reporters went to Soi Paniadchang in Pattaya, which housed a large community of disabled people, to check on the controversial wheelchair lane that was seen occupied by a row of motorcycles and cars on social media on Tuesday, September 20th. Soi Paniadchang also housed many workplaces for people with disabilities and the Redemptorist Technological College for Persons with Disabilities. As a result, Pattaya City painted a bright blue wheelchair lane to help people get to these locations. However, tenants from an unnamed condo appear to misuse the lane by parking their vehicles on it, forcing people in wheelchairs onto a dangerous road. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/21/disabled-people-complain-over-vehicles-parking-on-wheelchair-lane-in-pattaya/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-21 - 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!

Civil Partnership Bill to Return to House in November BANGKOK, Sept 21 (TNA) – A House committee plans to return a civil partnership bill to the House for its deliberation in the second and third readings in November, according to the spokesman of the panel. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272519-civil-partnership-bill-to-return-to-house-in-november/

BANGKOK, Sept 21 (TNA) – A House committee plans to return a civil partnership bill to the House for its deliberation in the second and third readings in November, according to the spokesman of the panel. Tankhun Jitt-itsara, spokesman for the special House committee scrutinizing the civil partnership bill, said the committee intended to finish its scrutiny within this week as the work already reached a provisional clause of the bill. The clause will require the government to adjust about 70 laws concerning married couples of people of different genders to support civil partnership within 180 days after the civil partnership bill is promulgated. Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1022158 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-09-21 - 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!

Longer Stays Approved During Peak Tourist Season BANGKOK (NNT) - The Cabinet has approved a 45-day stay for tourists entitled to visa exemptions and 30 days for those eligible for the Visa on Arrival program in order to help boost the tourism sector during the travel season. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272518-longer-stays-approved-during-peak-tourist-season/

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Cabinet has approved a 45-day stay for tourists entitled to visa exemptions and 30 days for those eligible for the Visa on Arrival program in order to help boost the tourism sector during the travel season. The measure was proposed by the Ministry of Interior and approved on Tuesday (20 Sep). It extends the period of stay from 30 to 45 days for tourists arriving from countries that receive visa exemptions, while those eligible for Visas on Arrival can stay up to 30 days instead of the previous 15 days. The extension will be temporary, running from October 1 to the end of March 2023, to correspond with the peak tourist season, when many tourists from Europe and the United States are expected to travel to Thailand to escape the cold winter. According to Acting Government Spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri, about 5 million foreign tourists have arrived in Thailand so far this year, including about 1 million this month alone. The government estimates that the number of foreign tourists will reach 10 million by the end of 2022, generating 2.38 trillion baht in tourism revenue. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220921133132623 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-09-21 - 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!