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Thai representative fighting for medal at 46th WorldSkills competition in Switzerland BANGKOK (NNT) - Importance is still being placed worldwide in the promotion of work skills among youths and young adults. This is illustrated by the consistent holding of the WorldSkills international competition for labor skills. This year’s WorldSkills event has kicked off in Switzerland, where a Thai representative is currently fighting for a medal. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271657-thai-representative-fighting-for-medal-at-46th-worldskills-competition-in-switzerland/

BANGKOK (NNT) - Importance is still being placed worldwide in the promotion of work skills among youths and young adults. This is illustrated by the consistent holding of the WorldSkills international competition for labor skills. This year’s WorldSkills event has kicked off in Switzerland, where a Thai representative is currently fighting for a medal. Labor Minister Suchart Chomklin spoke of the launch of the 46th WorldSkills event, which is known this year as the WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition. He said Channarong Phuengkasem is the first Thai representative to compete this year. Mr. Channarong was fielded under the modeling design category and demonstrated his skill at the Bern, Switzerland competition venue. Out of all the competitors, who hailed from 6 countries, Mr. Channarong was placed within the top 3 positions in terms of score. The competition result will be announced tonight (12 September), and the Thai public is invited to follow up on the progress of Thailand’s representatives. WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition is being held in 15 countries and comprises 62 competition categories. 2022’s event is being held under a “special edition” format due to the cancellation of WorldSkills Shanghai 2022 in May due to the pandemic. Over 1,000 competitors from around the world are demonstrating their skills in this event. Mr. Suchart said the Department of Skill Development will keep the Thai public updated on the progress of Thai representatives at the event. Thailand is fielding 12 representatives in 11 categories, who are to demonstrate their skills at 5 competition venues. The venues include those located in Switzerland, Germany, South Korea, Denmark, and France. Updates of the Thai representatives can be found on the WorldSkills Thailand Facebook page. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220912184510692 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-09-12 - 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 Minister reassures systematic water management plans BANGKOK (NNT) - Minister of Interior Gen Anupong Paochinda reassured the Senate in a session today of the government’s active plans for systematic water management, as the country faces heavy precipitation. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271656-interior-minister-reassures-systematic-water-management-plans/

BANGKOK (NNT) - Minister of Interior Gen Anupong Paochinda reassured the Senate in a session today of the government’s active plans for systematic water management, as the country faces heavy precipitation. In response to Senator Panthep Klanarongran’s inquiry, the Interior Minister said the government has prepared 13 main flood response plans, together with a management plan to save some of the water for use in the dry season. Gen Anupong said Thailand is facing heavier than expected precipitation caused by the current monsoon. He said water discharges at reservoirs are being performed according to the criteria that minimize the impacts on downstream communities. Regarding the current flooding, the Interior Minister said efforts are being made to urgently tackle the issue, from weather monitoring to alerting villagers, and providing assistance as needed. He said each province is well prepared to activate flood response plans, while the current system remains capable of managing more rains and storms. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220912184930696 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-09-12 - 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!

Health authorities caution against dengue during rainy season BANGKOK(NNT) - Water puddles are the breeding grounds of mosquitoes that carry diseases such as dengue, making the rainy season a peak period for the disease to spread. The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has reported some 20,000 dengue cases with 17 deaths since the beginning of this year. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271654-health-authorities-caution-against-dengue-during-rainy-season/

BANGKOK(NNT) - Water puddles are the breeding grounds of mosquitoes that carry diseases such as dengue, making the rainy season a peak period for the disease to spread. The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has reported some 20,000 dengue cases with 17 deaths since the beginning of this year. Dengue fever, along with other diseases with mosquitoes as the carriers, is typically found during the rainy season. The DDC said more cases of dengue will be found throughout this year, according to the epidemiological cycle. Between 1 January and 24 August, 19,380 cases of dengue were reported. 17 patients succumbed to the disease. The number of infections is 2.8 times higher than the previous year. Most of the cases reported during this period were children aged 5-14 years old, followed by young adults at 15-24 years old, and newborns. Cases can be found in all regions of Thailand. Most cases are found in Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai. Tak, Sisaket, and Ubon Ratchathani. The DDC is encouraging the general public to keep their houses and schools clear of water puddles, place lids on water containers, and remove garbage where mosquitoes could lay eggs. These practices would help protect them against dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases such as Chikungunya and Zika. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220912183930686 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-09-12 - 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!

Moc Bai border gate between Vietnam and Cambodia. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Nguyen The latest cost estimate for the expressway between HCMC and Moc Bai border gate with Cambodia is VND16.73 trillion ($709.9 million), up VND6 trillion ($255 million) from late 2019. HCMC People’s Committee mentioned the estimate in a pre-feasibility report submitted to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The HCMC - Moc Bai expressway was estimated to cost VND10.7 trillion in late 2019 and increased to VND15.9 trillion in May last year. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/three-years-255-million-hcmc-moc-bai-expressway-overruns-original-cost-estimate-4509927.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-12

For seven years, nearly 1,000 families subject to vacate land appropriated for a $4-billion resort project near Hoi An Town have been stuck in limbo. The Nam Hoi An Casino Resort project in the two districts of Duy Xuyen and Thang Binh was approved in 2010 to cover almost 1,000 hectares. In April 2016, construction started on the project and a completion deadline set for 2035. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/photo/news/4-billion-resort-project-leaves-1000-families-at-a-loss-4509379.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-12

Traffic on Nguyen Trai Street in Hanoi, August 8, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh At 6 p.m. one August day at the Nguyen Trai-Khuat Duy Tien intersection, thousands of vehicles were moving an inch at a time. The noise of engines, the smell of exhaust smoke and the sweltering heat making for a nightmare scenario. But it is a common scene for most Hanoians. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/gridlock-return-exposes-hanoi-traffic-shortcomings-4509643.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-12

The outlying district of Chuong My in Hanoi is flooded after days of heavy rains, September 9, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh Thunderstorms will lash the northern region between Tuesday night and Saturday, bringing with them the threat of flooding and landslides, the weather office has warned. According to the National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Center, a new low-pressure trough in combination with a wind convergence will cause widespread rainfall in the region. The north has been reeling from heavy rains for almost a week now under the impact of an inter-tropical convergence zone in combination with eastern winds. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/northern-vietnam-set-for-storms-more-rains-this-week-4510150.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-12

Firefighters arrive at the An Phu karaoke parlor in Binh Duong Province on September 7 where a fire killed 32 on the previous night. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Tung Ho Chi Minh City Chairman Phan Van Mai suggested the government boost the firefighting force with helicopters and robots to avoid serious disasters. Localities of the southern key economic region should collaborate in firefighting and prevention and have their firefighters organize drills every year, Mai told an online national conference on fire fighting and prevention joined by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday. The region comprises HCMC and seven provinces of Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Long An and Tien Giang, with nearly 22 million people that contribute 35% of the GDP, 46.1% of total budget revenue and 30% of total export turnover in the country. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hcmc-chairman-proposes-using-helicopters-robots-to-battle-fires-4510301.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-12

Tran Tuan Hai and Nguyen Van Trong stand before the HCMC People's Court, September 12, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Binh Nguyen Two men in Ho Chi Minh City were sentenced to jail Monday for inciting riots at a local prison amid Covid-19 last year. Tran Tuan Hai, 37, and Nguyen Van Trong, 32, both received 1.5 years in jail for "violations against regulations on detention." Combined with their previous sentences for "illegal trading of narcotic substances," "illegal arrest, detention, or imprisonment of a person" and "extortion," Hai got 21.5 years in total, while Trong's total is 17.5 years, the HCMC People's Court ruled. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/two-men-receive-jail-for-inciting-riots-at-hcmc-prison-4510298.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-12

This photo shows a protester holding the photo of couple Chai Lemita at Ariel Evangelista who are among the nine activists killed in the bloody Calabarzon raids on March 7. Kilusang Mayo Uno / released MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police is standing behind the 30 cops facing murder complaints before the Department of Justice in connection to the Bloody Sunday raids where nine activists were killed. Nine Calabarzon-based labor and human rights activists were shot and killed in what came to be known as the Bloody Sunday raids as police and military personnel implemented search warrants on March 7, 2021. The law enforcement said that all nine violently resisted arrest, but the National Bureau of Investigation eventually found sufficient evidence to file murder raps against 34 officers linked to the raids. At a press briefing Monday morning, Police Gen. Rodolfo Azurin said that the PNP would be extending assistance to the 30 cops. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/12/2209197/pnp-stands-behind-cops-facing-murder-raps-over-bloody-sunday-raids -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-09-12

“Our hospitals are always prepared as our COVID areas weren’t closed down. They are always ready in case there are those that need admission due to COVID,” Dr. Jose Rene de Grano said in the Laging Handa public briefing. STAR / Ernie Peñaredondo, file MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is extending its COVID-19 state of calamity status for “possibly” until the last quarter of the year to allow the country to have emergency procurement benefits and to continue giving allowances for healthcare workers, among others. “The state of calamity is extended for possibly three months but only for the purpose of preserving the benefits under it such as but not limited to the indemnification, emergency procurement, special risk allowance for healthcare workers,” Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said in a press briefing on Monday. The nationwide COVID-19 state of calamity lapsed on Monday, September 12. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/12/2209202/philippines-extends-covid-19-state-calamity-emergency-procurement-allowances -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-09-12

Typhoon Inday (Muifa) was last seen 425 kilometers northeast of Itbayat in Batanes, with peak winds of 155 kph near the center and gusts of up to 190 kph. JTWC MANILA, Philippines (Updated, 11:18 a.m.) — Typhoon Inday (international name: Muifa) has further weakened as it approached southern Japan, but the cyclone’s trough may bring isolated rains, state weather bureau PAGASA said Monday morning. Inday was last seen 465 kilometers northeast of Itbayat in Batanes, with peak winds of 150 kph near the center and gusts of up to 185 kph. It was moving northward slowly. According to PAGASA, Inday was making its close approach to southern Japan’s Ishigaki Island. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/12/2209170/inday-slightly-weakens-trough-may-bring-isolated-rains -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-09-12

Passengers start arriving early while others spend the night to avoid the influx of commuters inside the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) in Parañaque City on Friday morning. The terminal administration is expecting an increase in volume of passengers over the weekend heading to their respective provinces to vote for the May 9 national and local elections. The STAR / Miguel de Guzman MANILA, Philippines — Despite the government's pandemic task force looking at making mask mandates voluntary outdoors, the Department of Transportation called on the public to continue wearing face masks inside public transportation vehicles. "The Secretary favors maintaining the face mask protocol in all public transport because prevailing infection numbers show the virus has not been fully controlled and we should not let our guard down," the Department of Transportation said in a statement sent to reporters. Although the COVID-19 surge in Metro Manila had begun slowing down, increased mobility in the wake of the return to face-to-face classes for students led to the reproduction number and positivity rate slightly increasing over the past week, independent pandemic monitor OCTA Research said. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/12/2209180/dotr-still-backing-face-mask-mandates-public-transportation -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-09-12

Defense Attaché Raz Shabtay and Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss holds a short press briefing on the anti-drone seminar it is conducting with different Philippine agencies on September 12, 2022. Philstar.com / Kaycee Valmonte MANILA, Philippines — The Israeli Embassy in the Philippines hosted an anti-drone seminar on Monday to discuss its own experiences and to introduce its top-of-the-line defense companies to enhance security relations with the Philippines. The embassy reopened two offices in the middle of the pandemic, which includes an office for economic relations, while the other is the office of the defense attaché. “What we’re sharing here is not only technologies, it is best practices, and the Israeli experience,” Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss told reporters in a briefing. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/12/2209195/enhancing-defense-relations-israel-shares-anti-drone-expertise-phl -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-09-12

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 3:06 p.m.) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed an executive order making face masks voluntary in outdoor settings, Malacañang announced Monday. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said Executive Order 3 will take effect immediately. The order states that voluntary wearing of masks in open spaces and non-crowded outdoor areas with good ventilation is allowed. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/12/2209193/marcos-oks-voluntary-use-masks-outdoors -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-09-12

16-year-old Thai-British teen flees house by leaping off second floor balcony A 16-year-old Thai-British teen fled his house in Pattaya when a fire suddenly erupted on a sofa in his house. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271635-16-year-old-thai-british-teen-flees-house-by-leaping-off-second-floor-balcony/

A 16-year-old Thai-British teen fled his house in Pattaya when a fire suddenly erupted on a sofa in his house. A firefighter crew with two firetrucks hurried to a house in the Royal Park Thepprasit village located in Pattaya early this morning, September 12th, after being notified of a fire. The incident scene was a two-story house. Firefighters reported seeing black smoke gushing out of the first floor, so they used a smoke extractor to get rid of the smoke before putting out the fire that was burning a sofa. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/12/16-year-old-thai-british-teen-flees-house-by-leaping-off-second-floor-balcony-in-pattaya-as-fire-erupts/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-12 - 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!

Olympic Day wraps up with hundreds of runners on Pattaya Beach PHOTO: PRPATTAYA Hundreds of runners flocked to Pattaya Beach to attend the Olympic Day race, which officially wrapped up Saturday, September 10th. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271634-olympic-day-wraps-up-with-hundreds-of-runners-on-pattaya-beach/

PHOTO: PRPATTAYA Hundreds of runners flocked to Pattaya Beach to attend the Olympic Day race, which officially wrapped up Saturday, September 10th. The Olympic Day race took place on Pattaya Beach early Saturday morning. It had attracted hundreds of runners from all over the city as well as from Pattaya’s vicinity. The race consisted of various types of sports, but the highlights were a 5-kilometer and a 2.8-kilometer run. At the end of the first race, medals were awarded to the first three men and three women who passed the finish line, as well as the first ten men and ten women who finished the second race. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/12/olympic-day-wraps-up-with-hundreds-of-runners-on-pattaya-beach/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-12 - 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!

Ratsadon protest leader “Penguin” and three others get suspended jail terms Image Credit: Thaipost Pro-democracy Ratsadon protest leader Parit Chiwarak, aka “Penguin”, and three other protesters were given two-month prison terms today (Monday), suspended for one year, by the Don Mueang District Court over their protest in front of Bang Khen police station on August 7th, 2020. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271633-ratsadon-protest-leader-“penguin”-and-three-others-get-suspended-jail-terms/

Image Credit: Thaipost Pro-democracy Ratsadon protest leader Parit Chiwarak, aka “Penguin”, and three other protesters were given two-month prison terms today (Monday), suspended for one year, by the Don Mueang District Court over their protest in front of Bang Khen police station on August 7th, 2020. The court also imposed a fine of 11,300 baht on each of the four protesters after finding them guilty of illegal assembly in a public venue, violation of Communicable Diseases Act, illegal use of loudspeakers and violation of traffic laws. Three other protesters were fined 3,000 baht each for their involvement in a protest to offer moral support to two other Ratsadon leaders, Arnon Nampa and Panupong Jadnok, who were then held in police custody at the time for their roles in the “Youth Liberation” protest. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/ratsadon-protest-leader-penguin-and-three-others-get-suspended-jail-terms/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-12 - 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!

Tourism Sector: No Impacts of Taiwan Ending Free Visas BANGKOK, Sept 12 (TNA) – Although Taiwan ends free visas for Thais, there will not be any impact on Thai travelers because most of them go to Japan, according to the tourism sector. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271632-tourism-sector-no-impacts-of-taiwan-ending-free-visas/