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Flooding and damage reported in Pattaya after heavy overnight downpour PHOTO: ธนา ธนาธาร Tna Thanathan Several floods and damage was reported in Pattaya after a sudden downpour overnight. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263517-flooding-and-damage-reported-in-pattaya-after-heavy-overnight-downpour/

PHOTO: ธนา ธนาธาร Tna Thanathan Several floods and damage was reported in Pattaya after a sudden downpour overnight. The Pattaya News reporters on the ground spotted several floods across the city early this morning, June 21st, after Pattaya was hit by a heavy downpour around 1:00 A.M. The flooding in some alleys, according to our reporters and locals, submerged up to half of a car door as seen in the picture below. Sukhumvit Road and many others were also under water, which badly interrupted traffic for motorbikes, and water also permeated into roadside houses, according to our reporters. The affected areas were roughly South Pattaya, Central Pattaya, Soi Siam Country Club Pattaya, Soi Buakhao, and Pattaya Third Road. A widespread power outage was also reported, especially in parts of Jomtien. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/06/21/flooding-and-damage-reported-in-pattaya-after-heavy-overnight-downpour/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-06-21 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

Pattaya mayor goes for a walk at Walking Street to greet tourists The New Pattaya mayor Poramese “Beer” Ngampiches took a stroll down Pattaya Walking Street to greet tourists yesterday evening, June 20th, and said that three million tourists have arrived in Pattaya in 2022 so far, which includes domestic tourists. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263516-pattaya-mayor-goes-for-a-walk-at-walking-street-to-greet-tourists/

The New Pattaya mayor Poramese “Beer” Ngampiches took a stroll down Pattaya Walking Street to greet tourists yesterday evening, June 20th, and said that three million tourists have arrived in Pattaya in 2022 so far, which includes domestic tourists. He also went to socialize with business operators who said in unison that Pattaya tourism was improving progressively due to the return of tourists and easings of Covid-19 regulations, according to reports. The mayor stated that he recently reviewed data from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and found that the number of tourists has surged to three million people (including domestic) even in the first quarter alone while the yearly pre-pandemic average was around ten million, according to the mayor. Indian tourists, the mayor said, have outnumbered the Chinese that is enforcing a Zero-Covid measure at present. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/06/21/pattaya-mayor-goes-for-a-walk-at-walking-street-to-greet-tourists-and-says-roadwork-is-being-sped-up/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-06-21 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

Guidelines issued on how to spot negative symptoms caused by cannabis Thailand’s Medical Service Department has offered advice on how to identify undesirable symptoms which may be caused by cannabis or its extracts. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263515-guidelines-issued-on-how-to-spot-negative-symptoms-caused-by-cannabis/

Thailand’s Medical Service Department has offered advice on how to identify undesirable symptoms which may be caused by cannabis or its extracts. Symptoms associated with the heart, such as heart palpitations, feeling faint, chest pain, abnormal heart beat, laboured breathing, high or low blood pressure. Symptoms associated with the nervous system, such as dizziness, incoherent speech, confusion, spasms, hallucinations and unsteadiness. Symptoms associated with the digestive system, such as nausea, vomiting, stomachache and a dry mouth. Symptoms associated with the respiratory system, such as coughing and laboured breathing. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/guidelines-issued-on-how-to-spot-negative-symptoms-caused-by-cannabis/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-21 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

Phase 4 of ‘We Travel Together’ program extended until end of October The Thai cabinet today (Tuesday) decided to extend Phase 4 of the “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together) program until the end of October, because there was a residual budget of 5.5 billion baht at its original end date at the end of May. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263514-phase-4-of-‘we-travel-together’-program-extended-until-end-of-october/

The Thai cabinet today (Tuesday) decided to extend Phase 4 of the “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together) program until the end of October, because there was a residual budget of 5.5 billion baht at its original end date at the end of May. Government Spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said that the cabinet also agreed to add 1.5 million “entitlements”, on top of the current two million, in addition to the extension. He said that the cabinet has instructed the Tourism Authority of Thailand, which proposed the extension of the domestic tourism promotion program, to make sure that the program is transparent and accountable and to step up publicity concerning the extension of the program. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/phase-4-of-we-travel-together-program-extended-until-end-of-october/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-21 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

Foreign actors to be exempt from paying income tax in Thailand The Thai government has decided to waive personal income tax collection from foreign actors when working on films shot in Thailand in the next five years, in a fresh bid to attract foreign crews to the country and the associated revenue. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263509-foreign-actors-to-be-exempt-from-paying-income-tax-in-thailand/

The Thai government has decided to waive personal income tax collection from foreign actors when working on films shot in Thailand in the next five years, in a fresh bid to attract foreign crews to the country and the associated revenue. Deputy Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek said today (Tuesday) that the tax incentive is part of the government’s efforts to develop the country’s soft power. Thailand earned an average of 3.5 billion baht a year from foreign film crews from 2017 to 2021, with the revenue increasing to 5 billion baht last year. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/foreign-actors-to-be-exempt-from-paying-income-tax-in-thailand/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-21 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

Government measures extended to help small businesses, low-income earners The cabinet decided today (Tuesday) to extend the current measures intended to cushion the impacts of rising energy prices for those with low incomes and small businesses, to help with their cost of living. The cabinet will also seek cooperation from both the private and public sectors in conserving energy. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263508-government-measures-extended-to-help-small-businesses-low-income-earners/

The cabinet decided today (Tuesday) to extend the current measures intended to cushion the impacts of rising energy prices for those with low incomes and small businesses, to help with their cost of living. The cabinet will also seek cooperation from both the private and public sectors in conserving energy. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha warned that the current energy crisis is unlikely to end in the foreseeable future, hence the need for further meetings to develop longer-term measures to cope with the uncertain situation. Measures to help small businesses and those in need include: Retail price of NGV or natural gas for vehicles to be frozen at 15.59 baht/kg and 13.62 baht/kg for taxis which participate in government-subsidised program for three more months, retroactive from June 16th to September 15th. Retail price of LPG to be frozen at 408 baht for 15-kg cylinder for three months from July until September. Street food vendors and small shops which hold welfare cards will be given 100 baht per month discount for the purchase of LPG. Low-income earners who hold state welfare cards will be given discounts on the purchase of cooking gas for three months and a 50% discount on the purchase of diesel for the amount above 35 baht/litre for three months. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/government-measures-extended-to-help-small-businesses-low-income-earners/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-21 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

A national highway section between Binh Thuan and Dak Nong provinces is severely degraded and potholed. National Highway 28 runs more than 300 km and functions as a key route connecting the south-central region with the Central Highlands. It runs between Phan Thiet Town in Binh Thuan and Cu Jut District in Dak Nong. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/photo/news/major-highway-filled-with-potholes-4478139.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-21

Flyer has recently launched the "Admin Dashboard" app which introduces innovative class management and teaching approaches for international schools and English centers. The new feature is an education managing solution to let English teachers offer self-study homework to students and efficiently monitor their progress. According to a Flyer official, English teachers in regular classes must assign exercises and assess student papers by the end of each lesson, which takes a long time. Keeping track of each student's progress is also difficult. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/flyer-releases-report-system-for-schools-english-centers-4475262.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-21

Twenty-one years since approval, still incomplete Go Vap Cultural Park in HCMC is surrounded by wild plants, swamps, and garbage. Ho Chi Minh City's administration approved to build Go Vap Cultural Park project on an area of 37 hectares in 2001. Costing VND99 billion ($4.3 million), the project is set to feature items like a statue garden, commercial center, outdoor exercise area, playground, and landscaped lake. As planned, the park could serve 10,000 visitors per day. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/photo/news/21-year-delay-leaves-saigon-park-incomplete-4478512.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-21

Aerial view of a section of the Hanoi Highway running through HCMC's Thu Duc City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran The Ho Chi Minh City transport department wants to open an exclusive lane for cyclists and pedestrians along Hanoi Highway, a vital route at the city's eastern entrance. Tran Quang Lam, director of the HCMC Department of Transport, has requested the Roads Management Center and relevant authorities to look into opening a separate lane for cyclists and pedestrians along Hanoi Highway. Plans must be sent to the department within July, he said. The decision followed a governmental resolution to maintain traffic safety and combat congestion, which considers a bicycle lane in HCMC. Currently, bicycles and motorbikes simultaneously utilize Hanoi Highway. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hcmc-mulls-bike-lane-along-hanoi-highway-4478549.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-21

A dengue fever patient is under treatment at Tam Anh Hospital in HCMC's Thu Duc City in May 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Tram Nguyen Ho Chi Minh City has recorded 16,057 dengue fever cases as of June 19, up 117.3 percent over the same period last year, and nine have died. Of the patients, 274 were critical, compared to 31 last year, according to the HCMC Center for Disease Control (HCDC). Within one week from June 10 and 16, the city had recorded 136 new dengue hotspots, up 13 from the previous week, the HCDC announced Sunday. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/dengue-fever-kills-9-in-hcmc-4478219.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-21

A teenage boy receives a BioNtech-Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during the inoculation of the population aged 12 to 17 at a stadium in San Juan City, suburban Manila on November 3, 2021. AFP / Ted Aljibe MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health has approved a government panel’s recommendation for the administration of COVID-19 booster shots to children aged 12 to 17, the agency said Tuesday. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire confirmed that Secretary Francisco Duque III has signed the recommendation of the Health Technology Assessment Council. “Guidelines are being drafted already by the DOH,” Vergeire said. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/21/2189928/doh-oks-covid-19-booster-12-17-year-olds -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-06-21

Over the weekend, a crash between a van and a refrigerated goods truck in State Highway 1 along Picton in New Zealand killed seven and injured two. STAR / File MANILA, Philippines —The Philippine Embassy and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in New Zealand said it will help to the family of Filipinos reportledy killed in a road accident over the weekend in Picton. West Coast Police in Nelson, Marlborough reported a “serious crash” at Mt. Pleasant between a van and a refrigerated goods truck around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, which ended up blocking State Highway 1. Local authorities said the accident killed seven people on board the van, including a child and the driver, and injured two. Both of the injured individuals were flown to Wellington Hospital for treatment. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/21/2189929/embassy-wellington-polo-assist-family-filipino-killed-road-accident -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-06-21

This photo taken on March 18, 2020 shows a mother washing her laundry outside her home along the river in Manila. AFP / Maria Tan MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government urged all 42,046 barangays around the country to institute a registration system for kasambahays and ensure compliance of employers to protect helpers’ rights as members of the labor force. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said in a statement that the small number of barangays with registered kasambahays of 3,359 out of the more than 42,000 barangays nationwide indicates noncompliance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 10361 or the Domestic Workers Act. “There is more work to be done in the barangays in imploring better kasambahay registration turnout only. We direct our Punong Barangays to be more proactive in instituting a registration system for our helpers as it is critical to ensuring that they are accorded the full protection of the law,” Año said. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/21/2189927/dilg-wants-registration-system-kasambahays-due-low-turnout -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-06-21

Speaker Lord Allan Velasco swears in Ducielle Cardema as a member of the House on Tuesday, October 13. (Screengrab from Congress' Facebook page) MANILA, Philippines — The Duterte Youth party-list, its House representative, and her husband, are asking the Supreme Court to review the Commission on Elections' decision to allow former poll commissioner Rowena Guanzon to substitute as nominee for a party-list for PWDs, saying the substitution happened past deadline. Guanzon, in 2019, opposed a similar substitution within the Duterte Youth, denying then-National Youth Commission Chairperson Ronald Cardema a seat at the House. Ronald and Rep. Ducielle Marie Cardema mentioned the incident in their petition, saying they had been "harassed repeatedly by [Guanzon] in the media and social media on the issue of party-list substitution." The Cardemas filed an Urgent Petition for Certiorari asking the court to issue an order to stop COMELEC from issuing Guanzon a Certificate of Proclamation and for the House of Representatives to keep Guanzon and any other subsitutes for the P3PWD (Komunidad ng Pamilya, Pasyente at Persons With Disabilities) party-list from sitting as a member until the plea is resolved. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/21/2189940/duterte-youth-asks-sc-review-block-and-void-guanzon-substitution-party-list-rep -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-06-21

A yellow alert is placed over the grid when reserves fall below ideal levels. When the supply-demand balance worsens, a red alert, which points to a severe power deficiency that may lead to rotating power interruptions, is declared. STAR / File MANILA, Philippines — The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said the Luzon power grid will be on yellow alert on Tuesday afternoon after several coal-fired power plants on the island went offline. A yellow alert is placed over the grid when reserves fall below ideal levels. When the supply-demand balance worsens, a red alert, which points to a severe power deficiency that may lead to rotating power interruptions, is declared. In a statement on Tuesday, NGCP reported that a total of 1,592 megawatts (MW) have been shaved off from the grid due to the forced shutdowns of coal plants. These are: The 460-MW Quezon Power Phils. Ltd. plant; The Southwest Luzon Power Generation Corp.'s units 1, 3 and 4 (200 MW total); The GNPower Mariveles Energy Center Ltd. Co. (GMEC) units 1 and 2 (632 MW), and; The 300-MW SEM Calaca Power Corp. (Calaca) unit 2 Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/21/2189931/luzon-grid-yellow-alert-power-plants-forced-shut-down -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-06-21

Fire Guts 40 Houses in Bon Kai Community BANGKOK, June 21 (TNA) – Forty houses were damaged when fire erupted in the Bon Kai community on Rama IV Road. Firefighters already put the blazes under control. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263496-fire-guts-40-houses-in-bon-kai-community/

BANGKOK, June 21 (TNA) – Forty houses were damaged when fire erupted in the Bon Kai community on Rama IV Road. Firefighters already put the blazes under control. Dwellers carrying belongings were rushing out while firefighters were dashing into the packed community on Soi Pluk Jit off Rama IV Road. Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-964545 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-06-21 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

Missing suspect in Khao Yai park land encroachment controversy surrenders Sunthorn Vilawan The mayor of the Prachin Buri Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO), Sunthorn Vilawan, who is wanted by public prosecutors for alleged land encroachment in Khao Yai National Park, surrendered to police in Thailand’s eastern province of Rayong this morning (Tuesday). Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263494-missing-suspect-in-khao-yai-park-land-encroachment-controversy-surrenders/