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Garbage, grease blamed for blocking sewers as drainage efforts begin Monday Abundant garbage and household grease have been found in the sewers in Bangkok’s Huai Kwang area, on the first day of clearing the city’s drainage system by prisoners, to curb the persistent flooding problem especially during the current rainy season. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263377-garbage-grease-blamed-for-blocking-sewers-as-drainage-efforts-begin-monday/

Abundant garbage and household grease have been found in the sewers in Bangkok’s Huai Kwang area, on the first day of clearing the city’s drainage system by prisoners, to curb the persistent flooding problem especially during the current rainy season. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt, who observed the clearing operation in front of a wet market in Huai Kwang, said that he will seek cooperation from households by reducing the discharge of grease from their kitchens into the drains. He also said that there should be a space to store the grease, so it can be disposed of before it ends up in the drains and, along with garbage, blocks the flow of waste water, resulting in flooding on road surfaces during heavy rainfall. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/garbage-grease-blamed-for-blocking-sewers-as-drainage-efforts-begin-monday/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-20 - 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!

Closed Japanese restaurant voucher holders urged to file complaints Customers who have pre-paid for buffet vouchers from the Japanese restaurant chain Daruma are being urged by a lawyer to file complaints with the Central Investigation Bureau at 3pm today (Monday), in a suspected case of consumer fraud, in which the chain’s social media has disappeared, the company cannot be contacted, the promised services have not been provided and obligations to its customers remain outstanding. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263376-closed-japanese-restaurant-voucher-holders-urged-to-file-complaints/

Customers who have pre-paid for buffet vouchers from the Japanese restaurant chain Daruma are being urged by a lawyer to file complaints with the Central Investigation Bureau at 3pm today (Monday), in a suspected case of consumer fraud, in which the chain’s social media has disappeared, the company cannot be contacted, the promised services have not been provided and obligations to its customers remain outstanding. Ratchaphon Sirisakhon, a lawyer in Nonthaburi province and president of the social media-based Fight for Justice Club, said today that he is willing to provide legal advice to affected customers, noting that police cannot step in unless they file their complaints first. He also urged the management of the restaurants to clarify why all their outlets have suddenly closed, without notifying their customers, warning that the management may face public fraud charges and prison terms if convicted. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/closed-japanese-restaurant-voucher-holders-urged-to-file-complaints/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-20 - 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!

Suspect claims he robbed gold shop to cover losses from crypto investments A suspected gold shop thief has allegedly told the police that he robbed the shop of gold ornaments, worth about 1.8 million baht, to compensate for heavy losses incurred through his investments in Bitcoin. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263375-suspect-claims-he-robbed-gold-shop-to-cover-losses-from-crypto-investments/

A suspected gold shop thief has allegedly told the police that he robbed the shop of gold ornaments, worth about 1.8 million baht, to compensate for heavy losses incurred through his investments in Bitcoin. The suspect, 34-year-old Montri, was arrested in the Bang Lamphu Lang area of Khlong San district in Bangkok, about 11 hours after he had robbed the Buan Lee gold shop in Wang Burapha yesterday (Sunday) of 60-baht weight (~31.6 ounces) in gold necklaces. During police questioning, Montri said that he parked his motorcycle in front of the shop, walked in with a pistol and fled with the gold, adding that he hid the bike in Somdet Chao Phraya Soi 7 and then returned to his home in Charoen Nakhon Soi 34 with the loot. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/suspect-claims-he-robbed-gold-shop-to-cover-losses-from-crypto-investments/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-20 - 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 pleased with the newest Covid-19 relaxations The new Pattaya mayor Poramese “Beer” Ngampiches is pleased with the newest Covid-19 relaxations after successfully pushing for no mask mandates outdoors and later closing hours for nightlife. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263156-pattaya-mayor-pleased-with-the-newest-covid-19-relaxations/

The new Pattaya mayor Poramese “Beer” Ngampiches is pleased with the newest Covid-19 relaxations after successfully pushing for no mask mandates outdoors and later closing hours for nightlife. Poramese Ngampiches gave an interview after attending the Center for Covid-19 Situation (CCSA) meeting at the Government House today, June 17th, that he is pleased with the overall relaxations, especially the lifting of the mask mandate at beach areas and outdoors, which he outlined as very reasonable given the open space. Poramese also thanked the CCSA for lengthening the legal closing hours for entertainment venues from midnight to 2 AM, saying that this could be a significant improvement for Pattaya tourism. However, he said it is neccessary to keep the mask on in crowded indoor places, but the mask is no longer compulsory in open/outdoor spaces. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/06/17/pattaya-mayor-pleased-with-the-newest-covid-19-relaxations-after-successfully-pushing-for-eased-mask-mandates-later-nightlife-hours/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-06-17 - 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!

Over 2.8m digital lottery tickets for Thailand’s July 1 draw grapped in six hours More than 2.8 million digital lottery tickets, for the July 1st draw, were sold in six hours, on their first day on sale, following the successful launch of online lottery ticket sales by the Government Lottery Office on June 2nd. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263155-over-28m-digital-lottery-tickets-for-thailand’s-july-1-draw-grapped-in-six-hours/

More than 2.8 million digital lottery tickets, for the July 1st draw, were sold in six hours, on their first day on sale, following the successful launch of online lottery ticket sales by the Government Lottery Office on June 2nd. Chairman of the GLO’s lottery board Lawaron Saengsanit said today (Friday) that 5,173,500 digital lottery tickets were made available for sale via the “Pao Tang” platform at 8am today and 2,890,682 were sold to 521,427 buyers by 2pm. For the first lot of digital tickets, for the June 16th draw, he said that 73,191 tickets, bought by 41,419 people, won prizes, worth a total of 247.43 million baht, including four first prizes. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/over-2-8m-digital-lottery-tickets-for-thailands-july-1-draw-snapped-in-six-hours/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-17 - 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!

Public Health Ministry Lowers Covid-19 Alert BANGKOK, June 17 (TNA) – The Public Health Ministry has lowered its Covid-19 alert to Level 2 from Level 3 nationwide as daily caseloads have continued to fall. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263148-public-health-ministry-lowers-covid-19-alert/

BANGKOK, June 17 (TNA) – The Public Health Ministry has lowered its Covid-19 alert to Level 2 from Level 3 nationwide as daily caseloads have continued to fall. Dr. Kiattiphum Wongrachit, Permanent Secretary for Public Health said that despite the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions to allow reopening of entertainment venues, there has been no report of Covid-19 infection clusters. Most operators have followed Covid Free Setting guidelines and the public health system and resources have been prepared to cope with Covid-19 infections. Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-962370 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-06-17 - 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!

Cannabis ban imposed on schools, pot smoking in public banned from Friday The Thai Ministry of Education has issued a set of regulations, applied in all schools since yesterday (Thursday), to prevent abuse of cannabis and hemp among students and teaching staff, while another regulation, from the Ministry of Public Health, banning the smoking of marijuana in public and its use by minors and pregnant becomes effective today. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263147-cannabis-ban-imposed-on-schools-pot-smoking-in-public-banned-from-friday/

The Thai Ministry of Education has issued a set of regulations, applied in all schools since yesterday (Thursday), to prevent abuse of cannabis and hemp among students and teaching staff, while another regulation, from the Ministry of Public Health, banning the smoking of marijuana in public and its use by minors and pregnant becomes effective today. The new rules come as concerns grow after a few youths have been admitted to hospital after consuming the herbs since they were decriminalised on June 9th, resulting in a boom in cultivation, especially of cannabis, and the widespread use of the plants in food and drinks. According to the youth regulations jointly developed by the Education and Public Health ministries and the Royal College of Paediatricians of Thailand, students and personnel of all educational institutes and organisations under the Education Ministry are forbidden from using cannabis or hemp on the premises. They are also required to ensure that staff or students under their supervision do not use either of the two plants for recreational purposes. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/cannabis-ban-imposed-on-schools-pot-smoking-in-public-banned-from-friday/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-17 - 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 construction site of Ring Road No.4 connecting Hanoi and northern provinces in 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy The National Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution to spend VND85.8 trillion ($3.67 billion) on Ring Road No.4 to connect Hanoi with neighboring provinces. The road will stretch 112.8 kilometers, covering 56.5 kilometers in Hanoi, 20.3 kilometers in Hung Yen Province, 21.2 kilometers in Bac Ninh Province, with the rest comprising Hanoi – Ha Long Expressway. It will be carried out in two stages. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/parliament-approves-funding-for-hanoi-s-new-ring-road-4476898.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-17

A still of a video footage shows traffic police arresting Do Thanh Luan, a suspected thief, after a 20-km chase in Binh Duong, June 16, 2022. Photo by VnExpress Traffic police in the southern province of Binh Duong on Thursday pursued a suspected thief in a car in a wild chase spanning 20 km, a video footage revealed. Do Thanh Luan, 37, and Nguyen Hoang Hung, 45, were stealing a wheelbarrow in the Mekong Delta’s Long An Province when police caught wind of what they were doing. Hung was apprehended on the spot, while Luan managed to get on a car and drove towards Binh Duong. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/police-pursue-suspected-thief-over-20-km-wild-chase-4476915.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-17

Staff at the office of Vinh Loc A Commune People's Committee in Ho Chi Minh City's Binh Chanh District in June, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Thu Hang State workers in several HCMC wards and communes are swamped with work because of a gross mismatch between the number of staff and their workload. It was past 5 p.m. a day in early June and one could hear the sound of papers being sealed and flipped nonstop at the office of the Vinh Loc A Commune People's Committee in Binh Chanh District. For Nguyen Thi Nhu An, 35, and many of her colleagues, a new shift had just started. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/too-much-work-not-enough-people-hcmc-s-streamlining-failure-4476485.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-17

A nurse delivers drugs to cancer patients at the K Hospital in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Quang Hung A supply shortage in several Hanoi hospitals is forcing patients to purchase basic medical equipment like catheters and IV needles on their own. Linh, 33, was informed by Hanoi's K Hospital in Hoan Kiem District that she would have to purchase a catheter on her own for the surgery of a family member with thyroid cancer. The hospital's staff said they lacked certain medical equipment like catheters, which meant patients or their family had to buy them from outside. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hanoi-medical-supply-shortage-force-patients-to-buy-own-needles-4476940.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-17

Cars and trucks on National Highway 51 that links Dong Nai and Ba Ria - Vung Tau provinces in January 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Phuoc Tuan The National Assembly has approved funding for the first phase of construction of two expressways in the south and one in the south-central region. At a session Thursday legislators authorized a sum of VND84 trillion ($3.62 billion) for the work. The Khanh Hoa – Buon Ma Thuot Expressway will run 32.7 kilometers in central Khanh Hoa Province and 84 kilometers in the Central Highlands' Dak Lak Province, and is expected to foster both economic and tourism development. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/parliament-allocates-3-62-bln-for-building-3-expressways-4477125.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-17

Vietnamese ambassador Dang Hoang Giang speaks at the 32nd Meeting of States Parties to United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., June 16, 2022. Photo by Vietnam News Agency Vietnam values peace and security in the South China Sea, which holds a position of strategic importance, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang said Thursday. At the 32nd Meeting of States Parties to United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Ambassador Giang, head of the Vietnamese delegation at the U.N., said the peace and development of the region and the international community are tied to the maintenance of peace, security and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, Vietnam News Agency reported. Vietnam calls the waters the East Sea. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-values-peace-stability-on-south-china-sea-ambassador-4477235.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-17

Inmates at a prison in the central province of Binh Thuan work in a field in 2015. Photo by VnExpress/Duy Tran Prisons under the Ministry of Public Security are allowed to cooperate with local organizations to let inmates work outside of jail. The policy will be carried out in a pilot scheme to organize vocational training courses and then create jobs for inmates during the time they serve their sentences, according to a resolution approved Thursday by the legislative National Assembly (NA). The resolution will take effect on Sep. 1 and last five years. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-allows-inmates-to-work-outside-prisons-4476844.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-06-17

A worker reaches for a hanging gas pump at a gas station in Quezon City, suburban Manila on June 7, 2022. AFP / Jam Sta. Rosa MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health reported Thursday 425 new COVID-19 infections, the highest in over two months. This brought the number of active cases in the country to 3,462. Why this matters The figure was the biggest daily rise since April 3, when the Philippines reported 690 additional cases. According to the DOH, there was a slight increase in COVID-19 cases amid the detection of more transmissible Omicron subvariants, increased mobility, and waning vaccine immunity. Metro Manila will remain under Alert Level 1—the laxest quarantine classification—until the end of June despite an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The slight increase in cases has so far not translated into high severe and critical hospital admissions, the DOH said. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/17/2189046/doh-logs-highest-daily-covid-19-tally-april-3 -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-06-17

A file photo taken on February 6, 2021 shows a box containing vials of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at the Foch hospital in Suresnes, on the start of a vaccination campaign for health workers with the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine. AFP / Alain Jocard MANILA, Philippines — British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca will apply for a certificate of product registration of its COVID-19 vaccine soon, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said Friday. A CPR is issued by the Food and Drug Administration to manufacturers authorizing them to distribute, market or sell their products to the public. “Right now the government guarantees that if anybody gets sick they’ll pay for that. But they should stop because pharmaceutical companies are making money out of vaccines so they should file for CPR which AstraZeneca is filling within a couple of weeks. They told me,” Concepcion said in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/17/2189074/astrazeneca-file-product-registration-covid-19-jab-soon-presidential-adviser -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-06-17

In this July 2019 file photo, officials of the Manila City government clear roads in the Philippine capital. Manila Public Information Office / Facebook MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government urged local chief executives to continue the implementation of the nationwide Road Clearing Operation and campaign against tricycles on national highways to protect children from road accidents following the shift of schools to the face-to-face conduct of classes. In a statement sent to reporters, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said that out of 41,365 barangays covered by the RCO initiative, 93.5% or 38,690 barangays continue to respond to the call to clear streets of obstructions for the month of March 2022 with the latest data submitted on May 6. “The Road Clearing Ops and ‘no trike on national highway’ campaign have to be sustained...We urge our LGUs to continue and sustain their successes to protect our children from road accidents, especially with the coming return of face-to-face classes,” Año said. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/17/2189075/lgus-told-no-trikes-national-highway-protect-children-road-accidents -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-06-17

Photo shows the 87 farmers and peasant advocates arrested and charged with obstruction of justice being held at Concepcion Police Station in Tarlac. Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas - KMP on Facebook MANILA, Philippines — Farmers and their supporters who were arrested and detained for supposedly damaging land in Concepcion, Tarlac during a cultivation activity have been slapped by police with additional complaints. Tarlac police filed Friday disobedience, obstruction of justice and usurpation of real rights complaints against the farmers and their supporters, collectively known as “Tinang 83.” The Tinang 83 are being required to appear before the Tarlac prosecutor on June 29 at 9:30 a.m. and submit their counter-affidavit to the police’s complaint. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/17/2189076/police-file-more-complaints-vs-tinang-83 -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-06-17