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Pattaya Deputy Mayor visit injured couple who plunged into street hole Pattaya Deputy Mayor and a representative from the construction company visited a Thai couple who plunged into a large construction hole on Soi Buakhao 15 and were hospitalized on Thursday, August 18th. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269383-pattaya-deputy-mayor-visit-injured-couple-who-plunged-into-street-hole/

Pattaya Deputy Mayor and a representative from the construction company visited a Thai couple who plunged into a large construction hole on Soi Buakhao 15 and were hospitalized on Thursday, August 18th. Pattaya Deputy Mayor Manoch Nongyai and a representative from Aktavee Company, the contractor of the construction site, visited the couple namely Mr. Arthit Saengarun and Ms. Orachon Huay Yai who both sustained many injuries after their motorbike plunged into a 3-meter deep construction hole in the street on Soi Buakhao 15. The deputy visited the couple today at Bangkok Hospital Pattaya and gave them a bouquet of fruits to express his apology. Mr. Arthit reportedly suffered minor injuries, but Ms. Orachon had two broken ribs and was advised to remain in a hospital for now. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/19/pattaya-deputy-mayor-and-construction-company-visit-injured-couple-who-plunged-into-street-hole/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-08-19 - 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 real estate executive sentenced to 20 years in bank loan scandal Thailand’s Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases sentenced former top executive of the Krisda Mahanakorn real estate company, Wichai Krisdathanon, his son Ratchada and four other people to 20 years in prison today (Friday), after finding them guilty of money laundering in connection with the 9.9-billion-baht loan from the state-owned Krungthai Bank. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269382-former-real-estate-executive-sentenced-to-20-years-in-bank-loan-scandal/

Thailand’s Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases sentenced former top executive of the Krisda Mahanakorn real estate company, Wichai Krisdathanon, his son Ratchada and four other people to 20 years in prison today (Friday), after finding them guilty of money laundering in connection with the 9.9-billion-baht loan from the state-owned Krungthai Bank. The case dates back to 2003, when the Krungthai Bank granted a loan to subsidiaries of Krisda Mahanakorn for refinancing and land acquisition for real estate development. The money was, however, used for share trading on the stock market and was laundered to conceal its source, according to the public prosecutors. The court initially found the six defendants guilty of multiple counts of money laundering and sentenced each of them to prison terms, ranging from 118 years to 860 years. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/former-real-estate-executive-sentenced-to-20-years-in-bank-loan-scandal/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-19 - 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!

Senior police officer inspection reveals a 90% satisfaction score A senior police officer inspecting the Pattaya Police Station was reportedly 90% satisfied with how things were at the station. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269379-senior-police-officer-inspection-reveals-a-90-satisfaction-score/

A senior police officer inspecting the Pattaya Police Station was reportedly 90% satisfied with how things were at the station. Pol. Maj. Gen. Saratoon Pradit, Commander-in-chief of the Inspection Division 2 of the Inspector General Office, on Thursday, August 18th, visited the Pattaya Police Station to meet with Pol. Col. Kullachart Kullachai, Pattaya Police Chief, and inspect the station in six areas including. general services criminal justice administration protection of life and properties management of traffic personnel administration and development practices of police technical tactics Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/19/senior-police-officer-inspection-reveals-a-90-satisfaction-score-with-pattaya-police-station-reports-say/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-08-19 - 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!

Burmese factory worker electrocuted to death in Sri Racha A 40-year-old Burmese factory worker was electrocuted to death in Sri Racha reportedly while working. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269378-burmese-factory-worker-electrocuted-to-death-in-sri-racha/

A 40-year-old Burmese factory worker was electrocuted to death in Sri Racha reportedly while working. Piao Yeang Tai rescue workers were called to assist a man who was electrocuted and passed out at 6 p.m. yesterday, August 18th, in the Bueng subdistrict of Sri Racha, Chonburi. The rescue workers met with the victim who appeared to be a Burmese man at a gas station. He was lying motionlessly on a truck bed of his friends and suffered two dark burn wounds to his left hand and left foot. The rescue workers then checked his pulse and pronounced him dead at the gas station amid his mournful friends. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/19/burmese-factory-worker-electrocuted-to-death-in-sri-racha/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-08-19 - 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!

Thai Police considering “sub-law” for limiting number of pickup truck passengers PHOTO: Post Today The Royal Thai Police is considering issuing a traffic sub-law of no more than three passengers allowed to be sitting in the back seats of a pickup truck and no more than six passengers allowed in a cargo bed. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269377-thai-police-considering-“sub-law”-for-limiting-number-of-pickup-truck-passengers/

PHOTO: Post Today The Royal Thai Police is considering issuing a traffic sub-law of no more than three passengers allowed to be sitting in the back seats of a pickup truck and no more than six passengers allowed in a cargo bed. Police General Damrongsak Kittipraphat, the deputy national police chief, stated during a road traffic conference on Friday, August 19th, that the Royal Thai Police is in discussion with the Department of Land Transport to enact a sub-law for pickup truck users and passengers under the same Road Traffic Act (No. 13) which order all passengers in vehicles to wear seat belts throughout the journey, to be effective on September 5th. The draft will prohibit more than three passengers from sitting in the back seats of pickup trucks for safety as most of them did not provide proper seat belts. Additionally, the number of passengers sitting in the pickup’s cargo bed will be limited to a maximum of six people, and sitting at the cargo rear will be strongly prohibited. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/19/thai-police-considering-sub-law-for-limiting-number-of-pickup-truck-passengers-in-back-seats-and-cargo-bed/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-08-19 - 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!

Nguyen Tien Than, an international relations specialist at the Government Office. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Public Security An international relations specialist at the Government Office has been detained for allegedly accepting bribes while organizing Covid-19 repatriation flights. Nguyen Tien Than, 42, was the 17th official arrested in the eight months since the investigation into the repatriation flight scandal was expanded, To An Xo, spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security, said Thursday. Vietnam had operated around 2,000 repatriation flights to bring home residents stranded overseas due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/government-office-specialist-arrested-in-repatriation-flight-bribery-scandal-4501324.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-08-19

Forty people swam across a river from Cambodia into Vietnam and said they had escaped ill-treatment by their employer, border guards in An Giang Province reported Thursday. Major Le Ngoc Tuan, an officer stationed at the Long Binh border gate, said authorities have taken in the 35 men and five women but have yet to verify their identities. They claimed to be among 42 people who escaped from a casino in Cambodia's Kandal Province and tried to swam across the Binh Di River, but one had been swept away and another had been caught by the casino owners. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/40-people-swim-back-to-vietnam-after-escape-from-cambodian-casino-4501407.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-08-19

A worker works at a garment factory in Tan Binh District of HCMC, October 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran HCMC Social Insurance has paid 95,300 people nearly VND266 billion ($11.34 million) from a support package for workers affected financially by Covid-19. Each worker received VND1.8-3.3 million, Phan Van Men, its director, said Thursday. Of the, 95,300 almost 24,000 have quit their jobs since 2020 due to the pandemic. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hcmc-pays-support-money-to-95-300-workers-affected-by-covid-4501434.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-08-19

Professor Doctor Nguyen Dinh Duc, director of the Academic Affairs Department at Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi. Photo courtesy of the university Ten Vietnamese scientists working in six different fields have been ranked by the website Research.com for their achievements in scientific publications. In the field of Engineering and Technology, Professor Doctor Nguyen Dinh Duc, director of the Academic Affairs Department at Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi, was ranked 2007th, with 198 publications and 5,592 citations. For Environmental Sciences, Professor Doctor Pham Hung Vietnam and Associate Professor Doctor Tu Binh Minh from the University of Science under the VNU Hanoi were ranked 2,963rd and 5095 respectively. Hung saw 108 publications and 10,968 citations while the correspondent figures for Minh are 4,749 and 80. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/ten-vietnamese-scientists-listed-among-world-s-best-4501516.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-08-19

Hanoi Train Station on Le Duan Street, Hanoi's Dong Da District. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy The railway infrastructure of Hanoi and Giap Bat train stations will be relocated to make room for the Yen Vien-Ngoc Hoi metro line, the transport ministry says. In accordance with the Law on Railway Transport, the Hanoi People’s Committee will be the main investor for the Yen Vien-Ngoc Hoi metro line. The Ministry of Transport will invest in the national railway while Hanoi will invest in the depot area for the project. The transport ministry has instructed the Railway Project Management Unit to hand over documents on the Yen Vien-Ngoc Hoi project to Hanoi authorities to speed up the process. Full Story: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hanoi-train-station-infrastructure-to-be-relocated-for-railway-project-4501297.html -- © Copyright VN Express 2022-08-19

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 3:33 p.m.) — The Philippines announced Friday that it detected two more cases of monkeypox, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to three. According to the Department of Health, the two new cases, a 34-year-old individual and a 29-year-old individual, both had recent travel history to a country with confirmed monkeypox infections. The 34-year-old is under home isolation while the 29-year-old is isolated in a health facility. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/08/19/2203748/philippines-detects-two-more-monkeypox-cases -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-08-19

During yesterday’s session, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri announced that “due to the rising COVID-19 cases in the last week, where we had three of our colleagues testing positive for COVID-19, the senators decided to tighten our health and safety protocols.” STAR / File MANILA, Philippines (Updated 11:51 a.m.) — Senate leadership ordered a total lockdown in the Upper Chamber's facility after Sens. JV Ejercito and Nancy Binay became the sixth and seventh senators to test positive for COVID-19 in the recent wave of infections spreading among the lawmakers. "I have instructed the Secretariat to conduct a thorough cleaning and disinfection of all Senate offices. For this reason, there will be a total lockdown of our Senate building and all Senate employees shall work from home and need not report to the Senate on Monday. Senate sessions will resume on Tuesday," Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said in a statement sent to reporters Friday morning. The Senate President also disclosed that besides the seven senators who tested positive in the last two weeks, several others were also exposed "due to their staff members and members of the Secretariat catching the virus." Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/08/19/2203722/binay-ejercito-are-6th-and-7th-senators-test-positive-covid-19 -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-08-19

Bureau of Customs, Department of Trade and Industry, at Philippine National Police conducted second inspection of a warehouse in Bulacan that is suspected of storing hoarded sugar. Office of the Press Secretary release MANILA, Philippines (Updated 11:15 p.m.) — Bureau of Customs officials blocked 7,021 metric tons of sugar from coming into the country from Thailand through Subic Port after learning that the import permit was previously used for an earlier sugar shipment, Malacañang said Friday. Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service chief Joeffrey Tacio reported that cargo vessel MV Bangpakaew was initially allowed to discharge its load as it was not covered by the withdrawn order to import 300,000 metric tons of sugar. But Tacio said they found that the import permit used for the shipment was “recycled.” Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/08/19/2203721/2-bulacan-warehouses-suspected-storing-hoarded-sugar-raided -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-08-19

Teachers and parents finalize classroom preparations in Malanday Elementary School in Marikina City, a week before the school year 2022-2023 officially starts on Aug. 22, 2022. The STAR / Walter Bollozos MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education is standing pat on its plan to push for face-to-face classes starting this week, in the face of what it says are major challenges still hampering the education sector. At the first organizational meeting of the Senate basic education panel Friday morning, Vice President Sara Duterte, concurrently Education Secretary, assured lawmakers that schools are ready for the re-opening of schools around the country starting Monday. "We continue to study the implementation of blended learning as a permanent mode of instruction but come November 2, full implementation of face-to-face classes is expected for all public and private schools," Duterte said at the hearing. Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/08/19/2203742/despite-shortage-classrooms-deped-says-all-systems-go-face-face-classes -- © Copyright Philstar 2022-08-19

Tourism Ministry eyes more nightclub opening hours on Khao San Road BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is proposing the idea for nightclubs in Bangkok’s Khao San Road neighborhood to open as late as 4 am. The move is to boost business recovery among those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269365-tourism-ministry-eyes-more-nightclub-opening-hours-on-khao-san-road/

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is proposing the idea for nightclubs in Bangkok’s Khao San Road neighborhood to open as late as 4 am. The move is to boost business recovery among those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The longer operation hours, if approved, will mainly serve international visitors who make up 60-70% of tourists in this neighborhood. This idea will be proposed to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) in September or October, according to Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn. Mr. Phiphat said this arrangement would not be exclusive to Khao San Road, as he is looking for potential areas in other provinces to adopt the same regulation. This will however require legal assistance from the Ministry of Interior. Thailand’s tourism industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its reopening, the country now welcomes around 1 million visitors each month, with up to 1.2 million expected in August. The minister said this new idea could generate an extra 20% in tourism revenue, adding that he is willing to discuss this matter with those opposing the idea. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220819023929775 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-08-19 - 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!

Covid-19 drugs to be ready for public distribution nationwide in September The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has granted permission to pharmacies nationwide to distribute Covid-19 medicines for home isolation patients, starting September 1st. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269363-covid-19-drugs-to-be-ready-for-public-distribution-nationwide-in-september/

The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has granted permission to pharmacies nationwide to distribute Covid-19 medicines for home isolation patients, starting September 1st. CCSA spokesperson Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin told the Associated Press after the CCSA general meeting this afternoon, August 19th, that the Public Health Ministry had accelerated the process of Covid-19 drug registration for general use while the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) had prepared the drugs for distribution to the general public. According to the spokesperson, the available Covid-19 drugs in storage include 5 million tablets of Favipiravir, 6.76 million of Molnupiravir, and 3.8 thousand of Remdesivir, and the amount is sufficient for local distribution. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/19/covid-19-drugs-to-be-ready-for-public-distribution-at-pharmacies-nationwide-in-thailand-from-september-onwards/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-08-19 - 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!

Thai Covid Center approves visa period extensions for foreign tourists PHOTO: Thai Embassy The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has approved the visa exemption period extension for foreign tourists from 30 days to 45 days from October 2022 to March 2023 to potentially boost the tourism industry. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269361-thai-covid-center-approves-visa-period-extensions-for-foreign-tourists/

PHOTO: Thai Embassy The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has approved the visa exemption period extension for foreign tourists from 30 days to 45 days from October 2022 to March 2023 to potentially boost the tourism industry. The Visa on Arrival (VOA) will also be extended from a maximum of 15 days to 30 days, CCSA spokesperson Taweesilp Visanuyothin stated after the general meeting on Friday, August 19th. In layman’s terms, if your country’s visa was previously for fifteen days, it will extend to thirty. If it was for thirty, it will extend to 45, effective October 1st. Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/19/thai-covid-center-approves-visa-period-extensions-for-foreign-tourists-to-boost-tourism-economy-effective-this-october/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-08-19 - 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!