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BANGKOK (NNT) - WHA Group, a Thai industrial estate developer, has indicated that the company and BYD, a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, will soon announce plans for an EV manufacturing facility in Thailand. WHA representatives said the two companies will hold a joint news conference on Thursday (8 Sep) to discuss plans for the EV plant at an industrial estate in Rayong province. In August, Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) approved a group of investment pledges, including BYD’s US$491 million (17.9 billion baht) electric vehicle production project. According to Chinese news outlet Jiemian, BYD plans to begin selling EVs in Thailand later this year, providing local consumers with a greater selection of vehicles to choose from. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220907155407057 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-09-06 - 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 and Mongolia Sign Memorandum on Joint Trade Committee BANGKOK (NNT) - A Thai-Mongolian joint trade committee has been formed to promote trade and investment between the two nations. The move is part of efforts to enable Thai businesses and investors to penetrate new markets. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271178-thailand-and-mongolia-sign-memorandum-on-joint-trade-committee/

BANGKOK (NNT) - A Thai-Mongolian joint trade committee has been formed to promote trade and investment between the two nations. The move is part of efforts to enable Thai businesses and investors to penetrate new markets. Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit represented Thailand in signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on establishing the Thai-Mongolian joint trade committee (JTC). The MoU was co-signed by Mongolian Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh with the aim of promoting and tightening trade, investment and economic collaboration between Thailand and Mongolia. The first meeting of the Thai-Mongolian JTC took place immediately after the signing ceremony. Thai and Mongolian representatives resolved to establish a bilateral trade target of US$100 million within five years. The two parties also agreed to expand investments to 1.5 billion dollars by 2027 from 1.034 billion dollars currently. According to Thai representatives, Thailand will become a food production source for Mongolia. Highlighted products will include chilled and frozen chicken; chilled, frozen and processed seafood; fresh fruit; fruit juice; canned fruit; ready-made meals, and snacks. Mongolian will meanwhile source raw materials such as minerals, leather and cashmere to Thailand. Minister Jurin also asked Mongolian representatives to invite importers and investors to prominent trade expos in Thailand, including STYLE Bangkok, THAIFEX – Anuga Asia, and the Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair. The two nations are also preparing to enact agreements for investment protection and the exemption of redundant taxes, as well as exploring the possibility of establishing a direct flight from the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar, to Phuket, Thailand. Mongolian Airlines has already informed Thai authorities of its intent to operate the direct flight, with the Thai commerce ministry set to coordinate the matter with the relevant agencies. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220907133952977 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-09-06 - 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!

Former DPM Somkid appointed chairman of Sarng Anakot Thai Party The Sarng Anakot Thai Party has appointed former Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak as its chairman, after he formally applied to become a party member last Friday and was given membership number 10021871, said Uttama Savanayana, the party’s leader, today (Wednesday). Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271177-former-dpm-somkid-appointed-chairman-of-sarng-anakot-thai-party/

The Sarng Anakot Thai Party has appointed former Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak as its chairman, after he formally applied to become a party member last Friday and was given membership number 10021871, said Uttama Savanayana, the party’s leader, today (Wednesday). He added that Dr. Somkid will join a meeting of the party’s executive committee tomorrow, together with about 300 potential election candidates from across the country. The party secretary-general, Sontirat Sontijirawong, said that the meeting tomorrow will be a general assembly of the party’s executive committee and potential candidates to prepare for the next general election. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/former-dpm-somkid-appointed-chairman-of-sarng-anakot-thai-party/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-07 - 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 still leaking through roof of Thailand’s new ฿12bn parliament building Rain water leaked through the roof of the parliament building onto the ground floor again last night, requiring workers to bring buckets and wheelbarrows to catch the drips, said former Democrat MP Watchara Petthong in his Facebook post today (Wednesday). Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271176-water-still-leaking-through-roof-of-thailand’s-new-฿12bn-parliament-building/

Rain water leaked through the roof of the parliament building onto the ground floor again last night, requiring workers to bring buckets and wheelbarrows to catch the drips, said former Democrat MP Watchara Petthong in his Facebook post today (Wednesday). Even though the rain was not heavy, he claimed that the ground floor of the new 12-billion baht building was drenched with water, which had leaked through the defective roof, adding that sandbags were seen stacked up at the entrance. The former Democrat MP, who has been critical of parliamentary authorities for accepting delivery of a “defective” building, said that it has been dogged by leaks, to the surprise of numerous visitors. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/water-still-leaking-through-roof-of-thailands-new-฿12bn-parliament-building/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-07 - 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!

Students reportedly race bikes, one killed after crashing into power pole PHOTO: ชลบุรี ฮอต รีพอท นิวส์ A group of ninth-graders reportedly raced bikes in Sri Racha before one crashed into a power pole and died on the spot. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271103-students-reportedly-race-bikes-one-killed-after-crashing-into-power-pole/

PHOTO: ชลบุรี ฮอต รีพอท นิวส์ A group of ninth-graders reportedly raced bikes in Sri Racha before one crashed into a power pole and died on the spot. Pol. Capt. Rachan Chaiphin from the Nongkham police station on Monday, September 5th, rushed to assist a severely injured ninth-grader who had hit his head with a footpath after his bike crashed and fell in Sri Racha. The accident scene was on Bueng-Pattaya Road in the Bueng subdistrict. Pol. Capt. Racha arrived to see the young victim (15) lying in a pool of blood on the street flanked by his mourning parents. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/06/students-reportedly-race-bikes-in-sri-racha-one-killed-after-crashing-into-power-pole/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-06 - 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!

Football stadium in Pattaya left unfinished for 14 years causing local residents to complain A standard-sized football stadium in Pattaya was left unfinished for 14 years. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271102-football-stadium-in-pattaya-left-unfinished-for-14-years-causing-local-residents-to-complain/

A standard-sized football stadium in Pattaya was left unfinished for 14 years. TPN reporters went to check on a colossal football stadium located on Soi Chaiyapruek 2 in Huai Yai subdistrict of Banglamung after receiving complaints from residents about its dilapidated condition despite the fact that the project was allegedly still in progress. The stadium first begun construction around 2008 and remained unfinished until today (September 6th, 2022), local residents told TPN. Nobody sighted workers coming to resume the project for a long time, and the area was littered with construction tools. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/06/football-stadium-in-pattaya-left-unfinished-for-14-years-causing-local-residents-to-complain/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-06 - 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!

41 more Rohingya found on an island off Thailand’s Satun province Thai authorities have found 41 more Rohingya, from Myanmar’s Rakhine state, on an island off the southern province of Satun, after Thai fishermen rescued ten people floating in the sea this morning (Wednesday). Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271101-41-more-rohingya-found-on-an-island-off-thailand’s-satun-province/

Thai authorities have found 41 more Rohingya, from Myanmar’s Rakhine state, on an island off the southern province of Satun, after Thai fishermen rescued ten people floating in the sea this morning (Wednesday). The Rohingya on the island, including some children, appeared to be malnourished and they were given food and water by Thai officials, after they were found. The officials said that they will take all of them to the mainland for questioning as to whether they came together by boat, with the ten Rohingya plucked from the sea by a Thai trawler today. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/41-more-rohingya-found-on-an-island-off-thailands-satun-province/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-06 - 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!

Initial autopsy results of student who died in schoolbus say heatstroke cause of death PHOTO: Thairath The cause of death of a seven-year-old female student found in her Chonburi school bus was being examined and presumably was heatstroke, the Secretary of the Justice Ministry revealed on Tuesday, September 6th. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271100-initial-autopsy-results-of-student-who-died-in-schoolbus-say-heatstroke-cause-of-death/

PHOTO: Thairath The cause of death of a seven-year-old female student found in her Chonburi school bus was being examined and presumably was heatstroke, the Secretary of the Justice Ministry revealed on Tuesday, September 6th. Thanakrit Jitareerat, the aforementioned secretary, revealed to the press after meeting with the Chief of Forensic Medicine at the Police Hospital that no abnormalities were found in the initial autopsy results nor the premises indicating murder or physical harm. The secretary said: “No traces of rape were found. No broken teeth or bruises as well. Her physical stated that every part of her body was normal.” Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/06/initial-autopsy-results-of-seven-year-old-female-student-who-died-in-schoolbus-in-chonburi-say-heatstroke-cause-of-death-justice-ministrys-secretary-reveals/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-06 - 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!

Mysterious remains kept at a Thai morgue for eight years finally identified The mother of a woman who went missing about eight years ago was recently informed by the Mirror Foundation that the remains of her daughter have been kept, unclaimed, at the Central Institute of Forensic Science of the Justice Ministry at Thammasat University Hospital since they were found on February 22nd, 2014. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271099-mysterious-remains-kept-at-a-thai-morgue-for-eight-years-finally-identified/

The mother of a woman who went missing about eight years ago was recently informed by the Mirror Foundation that the remains of her daughter have been kept, unclaimed, at the Central Institute of Forensic Science of the Justice Ministry at Thammasat University Hospital since they were found on February 22nd, 2014. The mother of 25-year-old Nong Air sought help from the Mirror Foundation several years ago in locating her daughter, after she went missing on February 14th, 2014. The foundation tried without success until, not long ago, it asked for samples of her DNA, which were sent to the Central Institute of Forensic Science to compare with DNA samples from the remains being kept at the institute. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/mysterious-remains-kept-at-a-thai-morgue-for-eight-years-finally-identified/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-06 - 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!

Leader of the Thai Civilized Party, Mongkolkit, opposes hefty fines of new traffic law PHOTO: Manager Online Mongkolkit Suksintharanon, MP and the leader of the Thai Civilized Party stated on Monday, September 5th, that he opposed the increase in traffic law fines as it could bring more bribery and dishonesty to the law system. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271098-leader-of-the-thai-civilized-party-mongkolkit-opposes-hefty-fines-of-new-traffic-law/

PHOTO: Manager Online Mongkolkit Suksintharanon, MP and the leader of the Thai Civilized Party stated on Monday, September 5th, that he opposed the increase in traffic law fines as it could bring more bribery and dishonesty to the law system. The Party leader responded to the new traffic law implemented on Monday that the new rate of fines is excessively expensive, such as a fine for speeding was previously 500 baht now increased to 4,000 baht, breaking traffic lights was from 500 baht to 4,000 baht, and not wearing a helmet was 400 baht and now increased to 2,000 baht. For many Thai nationals working at minimum wage, this could be a week or two of work. Therefore, he was planning to seek the names of 20 MPs to propose amendments to the hefty fines. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/06/leader-of-the-thai-civilized-party-mongkolkit-opposes-hefty-fines-of-new-traffic-law-seeking-mps-names-to-propose-amendments-to-parliament/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-06 - 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!

SRT Unveils Renovated Passenger Train Carriages from Japan BANGKOK, Sept 6 (TNA) – The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has conducted a test run of the Kiha 183 passenger train carriages donated by Japan after the work to modify and refurbish the first three carriages completed. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271097-srt-unveils-renovated-passenger-train-carriages-from-japan/

BANGKOK, Sept 6 (TNA) – The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has conducted a test run of the Kiha 183 passenger train carriages donated by Japan after the work to modify and refurbish the first three carriages completed. These renovated carriages which can run at the maximum speed of 100-110 kilometres per hour will be in service for short tourism routes next month. Nirut Maneephan, the SRT governor on Tuesday led media members to participate in the test run from Bangkok’s Makkasan maintenance yard to Chachoengsao station. Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1012446 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-09-06 - 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 wins gold, three silver and bronze medals at Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championship Thailand’s Chawisa Inthakul won the gold medal in the dance event at the 7th Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championship held yesterday (Tuesday) in Pattaya. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271096-thailand-wins-gold-three-silver-and-bronze-medals-at-aerobic-gymnastics-asian-championship/

Thailand’s Chawisa Inthakul won the gold medal in the dance event at the 7th Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championship held yesterday (Tuesday) in Pattaya. She scored 19,250 points, beating the first runner up from Vietnam, who received the silver medal with 18,950 points. The bronze medal went to a South Korean gymnast who scored 18,750 points. Thai male aerobic gymnast, Chanokphol Yiamsukjai, won bronze medal in the dance event, scoring 19,400 points, prevailing over his competitors from South Kore and Vietnam. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-wins-gold-three-silver-and-bronze-medals-at-aerobic-gymnastics-asian-championship/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-06 - 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!

An 11-year-old boy gets vaccinated against Covid-19 at his school in Quang Ninh Province, April 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Minh Cuong Tran Phu Ward authorities in Quang Ninh province have "reported" a parent for refusing to let a child under 12 get Covid-19 vaccination despite the health ministry not mandating it. The administration of Tran Phu Ward in Mong Cai Town issued the warning last Sunday based on the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, which says one can be warned or fined VND300,000-500,000 ($13-21) for "failing to get or prevent children and pregnant women from getting compulsory vaccines and medical biological products to prevent infectious diseases under the national immunization program." However, in January this year, the Health Ministry had said that Covid-19 vaccination for children aged 5-11 was not mandatory, only encouraged. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/parent-rejects-covid-19-vaccination-for-u12-child-gets-warned-4507563.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-06

People ride bicycles on Hanoi's Long Bien Bridge. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy Hanoi is looking into developing lanes exclusively for bicycles as a trial to maintain traffic safety and relieve congestion. Besides the development of bicycle-exclusive lanes, other proposals include increased traffic network accessibility for disabled and elderly people, as well as infrastructure to assist vulnerable groups. Over the past few years, Hanoi has trialed separating vehicles into different lanes, though there have been no exclusive lanes for bicycles. Plans to utilize rental bicycle services in certain districts remain to be deployed. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hanoi-considers-bike-exclusive-lanes-4507507.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-09-06