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House anti-corruption committee to investigate alleged nepotism by senators Chief of Thailand’s Parliamentary Committee on Corruption Prevention and Suppression, Pol Gen Sereepisuth Temeeyaves, received a complaint on Thursday seeking an investigation of members of the Senate and their appointment of family members as assistants. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264511-house-anti-corruption-committee-to-investigate-alleged-nepotism-by-senators/

Chief of Thailand’s Parliamentary Committee on Corruption Prevention and Suppression, Pol Gen Sereepisuth Temeeyaves, received a complaint on Thursday seeking an investigation of members of the Senate and their appointment of family members as assistants. Submitted by Thai Sang Thai Party’s communications director, Treerat Sirichantaropas, the complaint sought a ruling on whether the practice was against the Senate ethics code or the Constitution. The complaint follows controversy surrounding the appointment of House members’ assistants, a number of whom were found to be relatives of the members. It raises a question of whether this was nepotism at the expense of the taxpayer. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/house-anti-corruption-committee-to-investigate-alleged-nepotism-by-senators/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-30 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

Nearly 60 tonnes of suspect smuggled pork impounded in Nakhon Pathom Thailand’s Livestock Development Department has impounded about 59 tonnes of pork, suspected to have been smuggled into the country, at a cold storage facility in Nakhon Pathom province today (Wednesday). Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264424-nearly-60-tonnes-of-suspect-smuggled-pork-impounded-in-nakhon-pathom/

Thailand’s Livestock Development Department has impounded about 59 tonnes of pork, suspected to have been smuggled into the country, at a cold storage facility in Nakhon Pathom province today (Wednesday). The department’s Director-General Sorawit Thaneeto said that inspectors searched the facility today, after the department had received information that it might be storing illegal pork from abroad. The search uncovered 1,510 boxes containing legs of pork, weighing about 22,650 kgs, apparently originating in Poland, 80 more boxes of legs of pork from an unknown source, 1,433 boxes of pork bearing Brazilian brand “Seara”, 500 boxes of pork from Germany under the brand “Westfleisch” and 180 more boxes of pork from an unknown source. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/59-tonnes-of-suspect-smuggled-pork-impounded-in-nakhon-pathom/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-29 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

Normal Treatment Service to Start for COVID Patients BANGKOK, June 29 (TNA) – From July 1, COVID-19 patients will use their normal treatment program because the country will then enter its post-pandemic era. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264422-normal-treatment-service-to-start-for-covid-patients/

BANGKOK, June 29 (TNA) – From July 1, COVID-19 patients will use their normal treatment program because the country will then enter its post-pandemic era. Attaporn Limpanyalert, deputy secretary-general of the National Health Security Office (NHSO), said that when the Ministry of Public Health announces the post-pandemic stage of COVID-19 on July 1, medical treatment for COVID-19 patients will enter a normal medical treatment system. Patients would exercise their normal medical treatment right by first seeking treatment services from local hospitals which would then consider if any patients should be referred to another facility. Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-969610 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-06-29 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

Bangkok Proposes Budget for Scout Uniform Procurements The Bangkok governor has suggested that a budget be set aside to finance the handout of boy scout and girl guide uniforms to children in families facing financial difficulties. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264416-bangkok-proposes-budget-for-scout-uniform-procurements/

The Bangkok governor has suggested that a budget be set aside to finance the handout of boy scout and girl guide uniforms to children in families facing financial difficulties. Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Interior Suthipon Julacharoen signed an order on June 22, instructing provincial governors to work with local education authorities in surveying schoolchildren in need and providing them with free boy scout and girl guide uniforms. The head of the Interior Ministry officials’ housewives association in each province would assist in the procurement of free uniforms. Provinces with limited financial resources have been asked to notify the ministry so that funds can be mobilized to subsidize uniform procurement for free distribution. In response to the ministry’s order, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will follow the directives but suggested funding be set aside for the procurement as well. He added that the BMA has already allocated funds to purchase school uniforms in order to help children in need, but boy scout and girl guide uniforms are more expensive than normal school uniforms and need further consideration. In response to public suggestions that students wear regular uniforms with scarves and woggles on scout days, the Bangkok governor said officials will look into these options because he believes the core of scout training for children is primarily about discipline. He also said the BMA will negotiate to reach an understanding between both sides and that he believes the issue can be resolved without complications. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-06-29 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

A man receives a Covid-19 vaccine shot in HCMC. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran People should sign forms for refusing Covid-19 vaccination to "highlight their responsibilities" in the Covid-19 fight, the General Department of Preventive Medicine said. "Covid-19 vaccination is a requirement in the pandemic fight. As such, people need to get vaccinated as per existing regulations and at the right doses. The fact that localities are requesting people to sign forms to ‘take responsibility’ is to show their responsibility to the people," Phan Trong Lan, head of the General Department of Preventive Medicine, told press Monday. The statement was made as Covid-19 vaccination was slowing down in several regions, with many people refusing to get booster shots since they've already developed certain degrees of immunity from their previous shots and Covid-19 infections. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/people-signing-forms-to-take-responsibility-for-covid-vaccine-refusal-a-necessity-official-4481173.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-29

A health worker takes care of a Covid-19 patient on an ambulance in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy Around 900 health workers in Hanoi have either quit or switched workplaces in the past 18 months, causing a medical personnel shortage in the capital. A report by Hanoi People's Committee on June 20 revealed 532 medical personnel had quit last year, while 82 decided to switch workplaces. In the first four months of this year, 226 have quit and 17 switched workplaces, the report added. Hanoi said the medical field has focused all its resources on fighting the pandemic since 2020. Due to the low number of workers, the sheer amount of workload and lower incomes and benefits in public facilities, many are opting to quit or seek better opportunities. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hanoi-s-public-health-workers-are-quitting-over-heavy-workload-low-pay-4481224.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-29

A video still shows an orangutan struggling in the water (L) while another watches at the Safari Phu Quoc in Kien Giang, June 24, 2022. Footage retrieved from Facebook An orangutan at a Phu Quoc zoo nearly drowned trying to get food thrown by a visitor into a pool in its enclosure. Video footage shared on social media showed the orangutan struggling in the water before sinking below the surface at the Safari Phu Quoc in the southern island on June 24. A zoo employee threw in a life buoy before jumping into the pool himself to save the orangutan. He managed to bring it ashore and performed chest presses as first-aid. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/orangutan-nearly-drowns-after-zoo-visitor-throws-food-into-pool-in-vietnam-s-phu-quoc-4481338.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-29

Nguyen Van Cuong (R) and his accomplices at a court in Soc Son District of Hanoi where they received jail terms after using force to capture and detain illegal sand miners, June 28, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Danh Lam Four Hanoi men received jail terms of seven to ten years after using force to capture and detain illegal sand miners. The Soc Son District court sentenced Nguyen Van Cuong, 40, to 10 years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty of "robbery" and "arresting people illegally." On the same charges, the court sentenced Nguyen Tuan Anh, 21, to seven years, while two other defendants, Duong Van Quy, 27, and Duong Van Cuong, 28, received nine years each. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hanoi-jails-vigilantes-for-stopping-detaining-sand-thieves-4481295.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-29

The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden in HCMC's District 1 recycles 3-5 kilograms of elephant dung into paper sheets every weekend. Zoo employees collect around 800 kg of dung from five elephants in their enclosure. In the past, the dung was discarded or used for manure. Now, it gets recycled into paper. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/photo/news/saigon-zoo-recycles-elephant-dung-into-paper-4480880.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-29

An airport employee directs traffic at Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport. Photo courtesy of Noi Bai International Airport With Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi being flooded by domestic tourists, its managers have encouraged passengers to use public transport to reduce overload. An airport representative said the number of passengers has dramatically risen in recent days. The designed capacity of the domestic terminal is around 100,000 passengers a day, but that number had increased to 102,000 on June 24. The number of domestic passengers at the airport has increased by 40 percent compared to peak periods in the summer of 2019, before Covid-19 struck. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hanoi-s-noi-bai-airport-overloaded-as-summer-comes-4481573.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-29

An individual receives a COVID-19 vaccine at SM City Baguio on April 9, 2022. National Task Force against COVID-19 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health said Tuesday it has finalized the implementing guidelines for the administration of booster shots to healthy adolescents aged 12 to 17. “The DOH has issued the guidelines. We are conducting orientations with our local vaccine operations centers,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire told state broadcaster People’s Television in Filipino. “Hopefully, tomorrow or in the coming days, we will already start the [rollout] of booster shots for [those aged] 12 to 17,” she added. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/29/2191797/booster-guidelines-kids-aged-12-17-out-doh -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-06-29

Satellite rendering of Tropical Depression Caloy as of 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. PAGASA MANILA, Philippines (Updated, 12:06 p.m.) — Tropical Depression Caloy, which is now almost stationary over the West Philippine Sea, is enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat, the state weather bureau said Wednesday. PAGASA said the center of Caloy was seen 375 kilometers west of Iba in Zambales province, with peak winds of 45 kph and gusts of up to 55 kph. Caloy is forecast to “remain almost stationary,” it added. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/29/2191752/caloy-moves-slowly-over-west-philippine-sea-enhances-habagat -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-06-29

This photo release shows the Department of Foreign Affairs building in Pasay City. Department of Foreign Affairs Facebook page MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs said it will reach out to those affected by the temporary suspension of operations of its NCR West Consular Office, which is located at SM City Manila. The NCR West Consular Office will be closed on Thursday, June 30, and will resume operations on Friday, July 1. Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno earlier declared June 30 a special non-working holiday in observance of the inauguration of president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. through Executive Order No. 53. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/29/2191774/dfa-reschedules-ncr-west-consular-office-june-30-appointments -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-06-29

The Philippines ranked low in three World Bank-led learning assessments, a problem that the multilateral lender said is accompanied by bullying and health issues like malnutrition. Philstar.com / Irish Lising, file MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education should make improving literacy and numeracy in early learners a priority, according to a joint research center funded by the Australian government and tasked with advising the government on how to improve the basic education system amid a pandemic. Assessment, Curriculum and Technology Research Centre has been working with the Department of Education in reviewing the K to 12 curriculum, and is giving technical support to the agency in large-scale assessments, including the PISA (Programme of International Student Assessment) and TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study). "A focus on foundational competencies in literacy and numeracy to me is most important," ACTRC Philippine Director Dr. Marie Therese Bustos said in a briefing on Wednesday. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/29/2191788/deped-urged-prioritize-better-literacy-numeracy-early-school-years -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-06-29

Commuters, who are heading to their workplaces, line up at the Nepa Q-Mart station of the EDSA Bus Carousel in Quezon City early Tuesday morning, June 21, 2022, to beat the influx of passengers. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority estimated last week that there will be a possible increase in passenger volume as fewer private cars may ply EDSA due to the continuing hike in oil prices. The STAR / Miguel De Guzman MANILA, Philippines — After losing hundreds of jeepney units offering free rides, commuters might soon see less public utility buses plying the roads too, with operators beginning to feel the bite of skyrocketing gas prices. Speaking in an interview Wednesday morning aired over DZMM TeleRadyo, Juliet de Jesus, managing director of the Samahan ng mga Transport Operators ng Pilipinas said that something would have to give to keep buses on the roads despite longwinding delays on both petitions to increase minimum fare and calls for a subsidy. Drivers of public utility buses, many of which serve the EDSA Carousel in the metro's busiest thoroughfare while others are provincial buses bringing commuters into the capital region, have protested delayed payment of the Libreng Sakay program under service contracting and harsh treatment by employers. But the transportation department brushed these off as unreported cases that should be under the jurisdiction of the labor department. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/29/2191792/after-jeeps-buses-might-soon-halt-operations-next-amid-skyrocketing-fuel-price -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-06-29

Protests greet PM in Chiang Mai, over 2,000 police provide protection Photo from bangkokbiznews.com More than 2,000 police were deployed to provide protection for Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha when he visited Chiang Mai province today (Wednesday), but the sheer force of both uniform and plainclothes officers failed to stop the protests. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264400-protests-greet-pm-in-chiang-mai-over-2000-police-provide-protection/

Photo from bangkokbiznews.com More than 2,000 police were deployed to provide protection for Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha when he visited Chiang Mai province today (Wednesday), but the sheer force of both uniform and plainclothes officers failed to stop the protests. A small group of protesters gathered in front of Chiang Mai airport to protest Prayut’s visit to the province. More protesters were reported to have gathered in front of the convention centre and international trade exhibition fair in Muang district, which the prime minister was scheduled to visit. Holding posters which read “8 years, no future, get out”, “no future, but public debt” and “Loong Too (PM’s nickname), borrow, borrow, borrow” were waived by a small group of protesters, who were barred from entering the fair ground. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/protests-greet-pm-in-chiang-mai-over-2000-police-provide-protection/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-29 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

MEA Pays Compensation to Sampheng Fire Victims BANGKOK, June 29 (TNA) – The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) on Wednesday initially paid compensation to some vendors affected by a blaze that was allegedly sparked by a power transformer in Bangkok’s Sampheng market. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264399-mea-pays-compensation-to-sampheng-fire-victims/

BANGKOK, June 29 (TNA) – The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) on Wednesday initially paid compensation to some vendors affected by a blaze that was allegedly sparked by a power transformer in Bangkok’s Sampheng market. Two people were killed in the fire, which raced through shophouses on Sunday. MEA deputy governor Jaturong Suriyasasin gave financial assistance, worth 36,000 baht in total to three vendors. Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-969542 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-06-29 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

Bangkok’s MRT Blue Line fares frozen until year-end Photo from Instagram mrt_bangkok Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) has agreed to freeze fares on the Blue Line of the metro system, or the MRT, currently between 17 and 42 baht, until the end of the year, despite a cabinet decision yesterday (Tuesday) to allow the company to increase the fare by one baht, in line with the consumer price index (CPI). Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264398-bangkok’s-mrt-blue-line-fares-frozen-until-year-end/

Photo from Instagram mrt_bangkok Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) has agreed to freeze fares on the Blue Line of the metro system, or the MRT, currently between 17 and 42 baht, until the end of the year, despite a cabinet decision yesterday (Tuesday) to allow the company to increase the fare by one baht, in line with the consumer price index (CPI). Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said today that he has held talks with BEM, the concessionaire of the Blue and Purple Lines, on how to ease the financial burden on commuters, as the new fare rate would have come into effect on July 3rd. The company, he added, agreed to freeze the current fares for the remainder of this year. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bangkoks-mrt-blue-line-fares-frozen-until-year-end/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-29 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!