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Small boat capsizes in reservoir in Pattaya and drowns one man A small boat capsized in the Mapprachan reservoir and drowned a 47-year-old man. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271838-small-boat-capsizes-in-reservoir-in-pattaya-and-drowns-one-man/

A small boat capsized in the Mapprachan reservoir and drowned a 47-year-old man. Nongprue police and the Sawang Boriboon water rescue team rushed to the Mapprachan reservoir in the Nongprue subdistrict of Banglamung after receiving a report of a missing person on Tuesday afternoon, September 12th. The missing person was a Thai man named Boonsuan Somsanoh (47), according to his wife who waited in panic on the shore. She said her husband had paddled his small boat off the shore to lay a fish trap in the reservoir before the boat capsized and caused him to go missing. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/14/small-boat-capsizes-in-reservoir-in-pattaya-and-drowns-one-man/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-14 - 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!

Cambodian woman and three children in custody for begging in Pattaya A Cambodian woman and her three children were taken into the custody of Pattaya City’s social welfare officials today (Wednesday), after they were found begging in Free Town market in the city in Chon Buri province. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271837-cambodian-woman-and-three-children-in-custody-for-begging-in-pattaya/

A Cambodian woman and her three children were taken into the custody of Pattaya City’s social welfare officials today (Wednesday), after they were found begging in Free Town market in the city in Chon Buri province. The officials also held a Vietnamese woman and a child, who were found selling flowers to tourists in the same area. The officials asked for identity cards from the two women, but they could not produce them. Both told the officials that they entered Thailand illegally to make some money. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/cambodian-woman-and-three-children-in-custody-for-begging-in-pattaya/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-14 - 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!

Two army personnel killed, one injured at Thailand’s Army War College Two army personnel were killed and another seriously injured when a gunman, reported to be a non-commissioned officer, opened fire at his colleagues in an office at the Army War College in Bangkok’s Dusit district this morning (Wednesday). Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271835-two-army-personnel-killed-one-injured-at-thailand’s-army-war-college/

Two army personnel were killed and another seriously injured when a gunman, reported to be a non-commissioned officer, opened fire at his colleagues in an office at the Army War College in Bangkok’s Dusit district this morning (Wednesday). The gunman, whose identity was not disclosed, was apprehended by military police in the compound of the college, while the injured person was rushed to Phramongkutklao hospital. According to the Royal Thai Army (RTA), the shooting took place at about 9.30am, when the gunman opened fire, with an unspecified type of handgun, at staff working in an office. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/two-army-personnel-killed-one-injured-at-thailands-army-war-college/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-14 - 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!

Some flooded areas in Bangkok may be declared disaster zones The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is considering whether to declare some areas in the capital disaster zones, so financial assistance can be provided to flood victims, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said today (Wednesday). Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271833-some-flooded-areas-in-bangkok-may-be-declared-disaster-zones/

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is considering whether to declare some areas in the capital disaster zones, so financial assistance can be provided to flood victims, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said today (Wednesday). He said that the matter is not yet concluded, as the city administration will have to assess the damage in the affected areas, in accordance with the guidelines of the Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, and more consultations are required because, in such a case, the city administration will have to secure funding from the government. He did admit, however, that the flooding situation in some areas of the city remains critical. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/some-flooded-areas-in-bangkok-may-be-declared-disaster-zones/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-14 - 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!

Supreme Court orders rehabilitation of Maya Bay using funds from “The Beach” film production Photo: Sakanan Plathong The Environmental Cases Division of Thailand’s Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of former Agriculture Minister Pongpol Adireksarn, the Royal Forest Department and its former director-general, Plodprasop Suraswadi, on charges of violating the National Park Act by allowing the use of Maya bay and beach, on the island of Phi Phi Leh off Krabi province, as the location for the shooting of the film “The Beach” in 1999. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271757-supreme-court-orders-rehabilitation-of-maya-bay-using-funds-from-“the-beach”-film-production/

Photo: Sakanan Plathong The Environmental Cases Division of Thailand’s Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of former Agriculture Minister Pongpol Adireksarn, the Royal Forest Department and its former director-general, Plodprasop Suraswadi, on charges of violating the National Park Act by allowing the use of Maya bay and beach, on the island of Phi Phi Leh off Krabi province, as the location for the shooting of the film “The Beach” in 1999. The court did, however, order the Royal Forest Department to undertake sustainable rehabilitation of Maya beach and the island on which it is located. Regarding Twentieth Century Fox and Santa International Film Productions, which were responsible for changing the landscape of the beach for the shooting of the film, the Supreme Court upheld the compromise agreement signed in 2018 by the two companies and the plaintiffs, under which the former agreed to provide 10 million baht for the rehabilitation of the landscape of the Maya Bay, to be undertaken by the Royal Forest Department, and for the department to report the progress of its work once every year for three years. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/supreme-court-orders-rehabilitation-of-maya-bay-using-funds-from-the-beach-film-production/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-13 - 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!

Pattaya area officials clean sewers to prepare for more flooding PHOTO: บริษัท โสภณ เคเบิ้ล ที.วี.และสื่อสาร พัทยา จำกัด/ วรัญญา Officials in the Nong Pla Lai subdistrict of Banglamung cleaned sewers to prepare for more flooding. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271756-pattaya-area-officials-clean-sewers-to-prepare-for-more-flooding/

PHOTO: บริษัท โสภณ เคเบิ้ล ที.วี.และสื่อสาร พัทยา จำกัด/ วรัญญา Officials in the Nong Pla Lai subdistrict of Banglamung cleaned sewers to prepare for more flooding. The operation took place in the Nong Pla Lai subdistrict today, September 13th, under the command of Mayor Pinyo Homklan in preparation for more rainfall that is forecasted to hit Chonburi many days from now. As a temporary solution, the mayor stated that he has assembled a team of city workers to monitor the flooding around the clock in order to respond to a flood report in a timely manner. At the same time, he directed his subordinates to clean the clogged sewers surrounding the sub-district in order to improve drainage. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/13/pattaya-area-officials-clean-sewers-to-prepare-for-more-flooding/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-13 - 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!

PRD holds training to promote state agencies’ proactive use of online and digital media BANGKOK (NNT) - A training program for online and digital media usage is now being held to improve the effectiveness of state agencies’ public relations efforts. Emphasis is being placed on rapid and accurate content delivery as well as easy to understand language. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271755-prd-holds-training-to-promote-state-agencies’-proactive-use-of-online-and-digital-media/

BANGKOK (NNT) - A training program for online and digital media usage is now being held to improve the effectiveness of state agencies’ public relations efforts. Emphasis is being placed on rapid and accurate content delivery as well as easy to understand language. Minister Attached to the Prime Minister’s Office Anucha Nakasai chaired the launch of a training program on digital media and communications. The training is being attended by state agency personnel from 20 ministries. The Public Relations Department is holding the training in its capacity as a member of the national subcommittee on public relations personnel development. The training is aimed at improving state agencies’ capacity and efficiency in conducting public relations via online media. The training, which lasts from today to Wednesday, involves theoretical as well as practical sessions. Training is conducted by instructors who are experienced in the communications, marketing, and online public relations fields. Trainees learn about laying down strategies for online public relations and selecting online platforms. They also learn to designate the tools that are to be used for public relations and engage in practical training. Upon completion of training, participants will be able to select the medium which is appropriate and produce content that responds to their requirements. Improving state agencies’ public relations capacities is in line with the prime minister’s policy calling for more proactive public relations on the part of public agencies. The goal of this policy is to enable the correct understanding of various matters to be reached with the public in a timely manner. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220913202455120 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-09-13 - 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 cabinet extends 5-baht per litre excise tax cut for diesel until November The cabinet decided today (Tuesday) to extend the excise tax cut of five baht per litre of diesel fuel for two more months, from September 21st to November, in order to ease the burden on consumers currently being affected by the high cost of living, according to Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271752-thai-cabinet-extends-5-baht-per-litre-excise-tax-cut-for-diesel-until-november/

The cabinet decided today (Tuesday) to extend the excise tax cut of five baht per litre of diesel fuel for two more months, from September 21st to November, in order to ease the burden on consumers currently being affected by the high cost of living, according to Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith. The cabinet also agreed to maintain the zero rate of excise tax on bio-diesel and bunker oil used in generating electricity for six additional months, from September 16th to March 15th next year. Excise Department Director-General Ekniti Nitithanprapas said that the tax cut is necessary for a certain period of time to ease the burden on the consumers and businesses, as diesel is the main fuel for transportation and industry. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-cabinet-extends-5-baht-per-litre-excise-tax-cut-for-diesel-until-november/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-13 - 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!

Warning of Chao Phraya River overflows on Thursday The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has issued a new warning of river overflows in 11 provinces located downstream of the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat Province, after the department decided to increase the discharge rate through the dam from 1,800-2,000m3/sec to 2,100-2,200m3/sec from this Thursday. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271751-warning-of-chao-phraya-river-overflows-on-thursday/

The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has issued a new warning of river overflows in 11 provinces located downstream of the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat Province, after the department decided to increase the discharge rate through the dam from 1,800-2,000m3/sec to 2,100-2,200m3/sec from this Thursday. RID Deputy Director-General Thaweesak Thana-dachopol said today (Tuesday) that it is necessary to discharge more water as the volume of water upstream of the Chao Phraya Dam has increased due to accumulated heavy rainfall over the past several days. He warned that the increased rate of discharge will cause the water level in provinces along the Chao Phraya River, namely Chai Nat, Uthai Thani, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Suphan Buri, Lop Buri, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Bangkok, to increase by 40-60cm on Friday and Saturday. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/warning-of-chao-phraya-river-overflows-on-thursday/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-13 - 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 to host ATIGA TNC meeting BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand will be hosting a meeting of ASEAN’s Trade Negotiating Committee for the ATIGA Upgrading Negotiation later this month to further enhance trading between ASEAN countries. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271750-thailand-to-host-atiga-tnc-meeting/

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand will be hosting a meeting of ASEAN’s Trade Negotiating Committee for the ATIGA Upgrading Negotiation later this month to further enhance trading between ASEAN countries. The Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN) has announced Thailand will be hosting a meeting of the Trade Negotiating Committee for the ATIGA Upgrading Negotiation (ATIGA TNC) on 29-30 September in Krabi. The aim is to enhance the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) for the current and future international trade situations. DTN Director General Auramon Supthaweethum said the meeting will focus on the enhancement of supply chain connectivity within the region, which shall yield a higher trading value between ASEAN countries. ASEAN has long been the biggest trade partner of Thailand, with the 2021 trading value between Thailand and ASEAN countries standing at some 110 billion U.S. dollars, or 20.5% of the country’s total trade. Thailand is also working to establish new trade deals with high potential markets such as those in Africa and the Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt, due to the high population size and high purchasing power in these markets. The DTN aims to establish Joint Trade Committees (JTCs) between Thailand and these countries by next year, making them new markets for Thai exports, particularly food and farm items, and new import sources for manufacturing materials and energy. Thailand has so far established 5 JTCs in Africa with Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, Mozambique, and Kenya. The country now has 4 JTCs in the Middle East, with Iraq, Iran, Bahrain, and Israel. Full Story: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220913091626828 -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-13 - 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 official gives bags of rice to people affected by flooding A benevolent Chonburi official donated a truckload of rice bags to Sri Racha district residents who had been affected by flooding. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271749-chonburi-official-gives-bags-of-rice-to-people-affected-by-flooding/

A benevolent Chonburi official donated a truckload of rice bags to Sri Racha district residents who had been affected by flooding. Mr. Ekasit Amchaon, a member of the Chonburi Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO), was assigned by Mr. Wittaya Khunpluem, chief of the Chonburi PAO, to donate bags of rice to Sri Racha residents this morning, September 13th. The donation came after massive flooding that struck Sri Racha in the middle of the night on September 11th and left many areas in the district inundated for days. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/13/chonburi-official-gives-bags-of-rice-to-people-affected-by-flooding/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-13 - 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 Thien Phu, deputy general director and chief accountant of FLC Faros. Photo by the Ministry of Public Security Nguyen Thien Phu, deputy general director of construction firm FLC Faros, has been arrested on suspicion of commiting fraud for property appropriation. Phu, also chief accountant of the firm, has been detained pending investigation, Lieutenant General To An Xo, spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security, said Monday. Phu's arrest happened as the police expanded investigation into fraud and stock market manipulation committed by leaders of FLC Faros and its parent company, property giant FLC. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/construction-firm-exec-arrested-in-fraud-case-involving-former-flc-chairman-4510475.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-13

Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam (R) and police check a karaoke fire in the southern Binh Duong Province after a fire there killed 32 people, September 8, 2022. Photo by VnExpress Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Public Security Ministry and related agencies to conduct general fire firefighting and prevention inspections, focusing on karaoke parlors, crowded enterprises and apartments. Addressing an online national conference on fire fighting and prevention Monday, he asked the ministry to carry out a nationwide inspection and evaluation of fire fighting and prevention, particularly in high-risk regions like Hanoi's Cau Giay District as well as places that host large crowds like karaoke parlors and tall apartment buildings. A karaoke fire in the southern Binh Duong Province last Tuesday killed 32 people, over a month after three firefighters died trying to put out a fire at a karaoke parlor in Hanoi's Cau Giay District. In 2016, another karaoke fire in Cau Giay killed 13 people. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/pm-calls-for-nationwide-fire-prevention-inspections-4510455.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-13

A police officer holds a new Vietnamese passport which came into effect July 1, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Du The immigration department will add holders' place of birth information in Vietnam's new passports starting September 15. The Public Security Ministry has asked the Vietnam Immigration Department and overseas representative agencies with the function of issuing passports to Vietnamese residents to begin printing the place of birth information in the note section of the new passport starting Thursday, Lieutenant General To An Xo, the ministry's spokesman, said Monday, as cited by the Vietnam Government Portal. The ministry will also submit to the government and the National Assembly's Standing Committee a report on a resolution to include birthplace information in the information page of all Vietnamese passports. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/new-vietnam-passport-to-include-place-of-birth-this-week-4510481.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-13