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Shock! Collapsed Underground Cable Duct Disrupts Traffic at Central Ram Inthra Photo: Siam Rath At 21:25 on July 5th, a shocking incident unfolded in front of the Central Ram Inthra shopping complex on the outbound side of Ram Inthra Road. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299865-shock-collapsed-underground-cable-duct-disrupts-traffic-at-central-ram-inthra/

At 21:25 on July 5th, a shocking incident unfolded in front of the Central Ram Inthra shopping complex on the outbound side of Ram Inthra Road. A portion of the leftmost lane suddenly collapsed, creating a traffic backlog all the way to Bang Khen roundabout on Chaengwattana Road. Consequently, Bang Khen Traffic Police had to close one lane, reported Siam Rath. Photo: Siam Rath Investigations revealed that the cave-in was caused by a 4x5 meter underground electric cable duct. Electricity officials were awaiting a contractor to fill in the hole with cement. However, due to heavy rain, the previously filled soil eroded, causing the duct cover to collapse. Photo: Siam Rath The contractor is now urgently repairing the collapsed road surface to restore normal traffic flow as soon as possible. #news -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2023-07-06 - 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. Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

Artificial rainmaking accelerated to tackle drought throughout Prachuap Khiri Khan By Online Reporter A Royal rainmaking operation. File photo In response to the severe water shortages affecting Prachuap Khiri Khan province, the Director-General of the Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation, Mr. Supit Pitaktham, has instructed the acceleration of artificial rain making operations. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299864-artificial-rainmaking-accelerated-to-tackle-drought-throughout-prachuap-khiri-khan/

In response to the severe water shortages affecting Prachuap Khiri Khan province, the Director-General of the Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation, Mr. Supit Pitaktham, has instructed the acceleration of artificial rain making operations. The aim is to replenish water sources and provide much-needed moisture to agricultural areas, alleviating the ongoing drought crisis. Prachuap Khiri Khan province has already declared drought-affected areas in seven districts, including Hua Hin, Pran Buri, Mueang District, Sam Roi Yot, Thap Sakae, Bang Saphan District, and Bang Saphan Noi. The situation is further exacerbated by the fact that water levels in the province’s nine main reservoirs are below the critical threshold. This poses a significant risk to the majority of agricultural areas, which cultivate crops like durian, coconut, rubber, palm oil, and coffee. By Online Reporter A Royal rainmaking operation. File photo #news Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/artificial-rainmaking-accelerated-to-tackle-drought-throughout-prachuap-khiri-khan/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 2023-07-06 - 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.

UPDATE: Wan Noor: PM Vote Set For July 13, If It’s Only The House There Wouldn’t Be A Problem by TNR Staff Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat, left, congratulating Wan Muhamad Noor Matha upon being elected House speaker yesterday, July 4, 2023. Photo: Matichon NEWLY-NAMED House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said the joint session to vote for a new prime minister will take place next Thursday (July 13) Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299832-parliament-to-select-new-prime-minister-on-july-13/?do=findComment&comment=18185038

Wan Noor: PM Vote Set For July 13, If It’s Only The House There Wouldn’t Be A Problem by TNR Staff Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat, left, congratulating Wan Muhamad Noor Matha upon being elected House speaker yesterday, July 4, 2023. Photo: Matichon NEWLY-NAMED House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said the joint session to vote for a new prime minister will take place next Thursday (July 13) with this having been agreed upon with Senate Speaker Pornpetch Wichitchonchai, Sanook.com said this evening (July 5). According to the military-designed constitution unelected senators, totalling 250, join the 500 MPs in voting for the new prime minister who will need at least 376 yea votes to be elected. Wan Noor pointed out that in the past senators were not involved in voting for the prime minister but the 2017 constitution mandates they do so for a period of five years – that is from May 2019 to 2024. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/07/05/wan-noor-pm-vote-set-for-july-13-if-its-only-the-house-there-wouldnt-be-a-problem/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2023-07-06 - 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.

Mpox Cases Rose Last Month With Majority Being In Bangkok by TNR Staff A graphic image of mpox virus. Credit: CI Photos/Shutterstock and published by News Medical Life Sciences THE GOVERNMENT issued a warning for people to protect themselves by avoiding risky behaviour as the number of mpox (monkeypox) cases jumped to 48 last month with 38 patients being in Bangkok, Naewna newspaper said Wednesday (July 5). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299863-mpox-cases-rose-last-month-with-majority-being-in-bangkok/

THE GOVERNMENT issued a warning for people to protect themselves by avoiding risky behaviour as the number of mpox (monkeypox) cases jumped to 48 last month with 38 patients being in Bangkok, Naewna newspaper said Wednesday (July 5). Mr. Anucha Burapachaisri, deputy secretary-general to the prime minister and acting government spokesman, said the 48 mpox cases that emerged in June is 2.3 times higher than the 21 cases reported in May. Mpox is an emerging infectious disease in Thailand with the first patient found in July last year and the total so far is 91 cases, he added. Of June’s total of 48 cases, 41 were Thais and 7 foreigners. Aside from 38 cases in Bangkok, there were three in Samut Prakan, two each in Chonburi and Nonthaburi and one each in Samut Sakhon, Phuket and Pathum Thani. by TNR Staff Top picture: A graphic image of mpox virus. Credit: CI Photos/Shutterstock and published by News Medical Life Sciences #news Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/07/05/mpox-cases-rose-last-month-with-majority-being-in-bangkok/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2023-07-06 - 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.

Roof at Construction Site Collapses and Injures 10 Workers in Chonburi By Tanakorn Panyadee PHOTO: TMN Cable TV Pattaya Chonburi — A roof at a construction site in Chonburi’s Mueang district collapsed and injured 10 workers on Tuesday, July 4th. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299862-roof-at-construction-site-collapses-and-injures-10-workers-in-chonburi/

Chonburi — A roof at a construction site in Chonburi’s Mueang district collapsed and injured 10 workers on Tuesday, July 4th. The reason for the collapse was still under investigation as of press time. The accident happened at a construction site on Soi Wat Pa Amphawan in the Nong Ri sub-district. Police and medical personnel from Chonburi Hospital rushed to the scene to assist the injured victims. By Tanakorn Panyadee PHOTO: TMN Cable TV Pattaya #news Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/07/05/roof-at-construction-site-collapses-and-injures-10-workers-in-chonburi/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2023-07-06 - 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.

Foreigner Allegedly Attempts to Sell Fake Gold Watch in Phuket By Goongnang Suksawat Phuket – A foreigner was allegedly trying to sell a fake gold watch for 50,000 baht in Thalang. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299861-foreigner-allegedly-attempts-to-sell-fake-gold-watch-in-phuket/

Phuket – A foreigner was allegedly trying to sell a fake gold watch for 50,000 baht in Thalang. The 191 call center police were notified by a local Phuket resident on Tuesday (July 4th). The person involved was a foreigner but nobody knows his nationality, although there was speculation that he could be Indian, Bangladeshi, or Pakistani. The suspect was allegedly trying to sell a fake gold watch for 50,000 baht to locals but nobody would buy it as they could clearly see it was made of fake gold, despite the man’s insistence that it was genuine. By Goongnang Suksawat #news Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2023/07/05/foreigner-allegedly-attempts-to-sell-fake-gold-watch-in-phuket/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 2023-07-06 - 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.

Deputy PM Prawit denies nap claims, insists he was just grounded by Bob Scott Lt. Gen. Patchasak Patirupanon, assistant spokesperson to the Deputy Prime Minister, denied General Prawit Wongsuwan was asleep during the House of Representatives meeting. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299860-deputy-pm-prawit-denies-nap-claims-insists-he-was-just-grounded/

Lt. Gen. Patchasak Patirupanon, assistant spokesperson to the Deputy Prime Minister, denied General Prawit Wongsuwan was asleep during the House of Representatives meeting yesterday. Lt. Gen. Patchasak reckons the 77 year old was looking down at the ground and looking up, not sleeping. The picture of the deputy PM allegedly snoozing caused much mirth and merriment on Thai social media as “Uncle Pom” has been caught on several occasions napping at inappropriate times. Indeed, the picture raised health concerns for the deputy PM. Dr Rungsrit Kanjanavanit, from the Department of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, alerted to the possible signs of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). He advised a sleep test and, if severe, the use of a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine. by Bob Scott #news Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/deputy-prime-ministers-frequent-dozing-prompts-health-concerns-and-calls-for-sleep-test -- © Copyright Thaiger 2023-07-06 - 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.

UPDATE: Selection procedure for the next prime minister of Thailand Parliament The procedure for the selection of the prime minister at the joint meeting of members of the House and the Senate on July 13th is as follows: Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299832-parliament-to-select-new-prime-minister-on-july-13/?do=findComment&comment=18185015

Selection procedure for the next prime minister of Thailand Parliament The procedure for the selection of the prime minister at the joint meeting of members of the House and the Senate on July 13th is as follows: ▶︎ The names of the prime ministerial candidates must be submitted to the Election Commission by their parties. Currently, there are eight, namely Move Forward party’s Pita Limjaroenrat, Pheu Thai party’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Srettha Thavisin and Chaikasem Nitisiri, United Thai Nation party’s General Prayut Chan-o-cha and Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, Bhumjaithai party’s Anutin Charnvirakul and Democrat party’s Jurin Laksanawisit. ▶︎ A prime ministerial candidate nominated by a party must be seconded by at least one-tenth of the members of the parliament, to be approved by members of the two houses. ▶︎ Voting by MPs and senators is done by roll call in alphabetical order, with each stating “approve”, “disapprove” or “abstain”. ▶︎ The “approval” votes must be more than half the combined number of MPs and senators, or at least 376 votes out of a total of 749, to become the prime minister. Source: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/selection-procedure-for-the-next-prime-minister-of-thailand/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2023-07-06 - 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.

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Verbal abuse of Singaporean tourist leads to Phuket van driver being fined 1,000 baht Photo courtesy of The Phuket News In a show of justice for tourists in Phuket, a 47 year old van driver who verbally abused a tourist last Sunday has been legally reprimanded. The driver was imposed with a fine of 1,000 baht by the local court for frightening others with the use of threat (intimidation). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299847-verbal-abuse-of-singaporean-tourist-leads-to-phuket-van-driver-being-fined-1000-baht/

British student’s harrowing balcony plunge leaves him fighting for life in a Thailand hospital A British student is fighting for his life in hospital after a harrowing fall from a hotel balcony in Thailand. Picture courtesy of the Heathcock family #news Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299848-british-student’s-harrowing-balcony-plunge-leaves-him-fighting-for-life-in-a-thailand-hospital/

EC Extends Probe Into Pita’s Eligibility by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - The Election Commission (EC) has extended its investigation into Pita Limjaroenrat, the prime ministerial candidate and leader of the Move Forward Party, concerning his eligibility to run in elections. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299816-ec-extends-probe-into-pita’s-eligibility/

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Election Commission (EC) has extended its investigation into Pita Limjaroenrat, the prime ministerial candidate and leader of the Move Forward Party, concerning his eligibility to run in elections. The move follows accusations that Pita knowingly registered to run for a parliamentary seat despite being ineligible under Article 151 of the MP Election Act due to his holdings of shares in the now-defunct iTV media company. According to EC secretary-general Sawang Boonmee, the probe has been extended for an additional 15 days from July 4. The EC has also forwarded information regarding Move Forward’s policy advocating for the possibility of amending and abolishing the criminal code of Section 112 to the Attorney General. The EC is requesting clarity on whether the policy, which has been a point of contention, is in violation of any legal regulations or norms. However, the registrar of political parties did not previously accept a petition filed against Move Forward over this issue, stating that there was insufficient evidence or information to suggest any actions which would constitute a threat to the monarchy - a fundamental institution under the democratic system. Despite this, the EC has ordered further investigation into whether the accused actions may infringe upon any other legal provisions. The EC’s decision was in response to the Constitutional Court’s order for the Attorney General to clarify its position on this matter, in line with Article 49 of the Constitution, which deals with threats to the royal institution. Information and Source by Paul Rujopakarn #news Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG230705112414049 -- © Copyright NNT 2023-07-05 - 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.

Eight parties united in upcoming PM vote by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - With the vote for House Speaker and deputies completed today, the parliament is heading to the next crucial meeting to vote for Prime Minister. Eight parties holding the majority seats in the lower house said they were united in their decision to vote for Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299814-eight-parties-united-in-upcoming-pm-vote/

BANGKOK (NNT) - With the vote for House Speaker and deputies completed today, the parliament is heading to the next crucial meeting to vote for Prime Minister. Eight parties holding the majority seats in the lower house said they were united in their decision to vote for Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat. The journey for the next Prime Minister and the new government coalition is approaching its critical point, with the parliament now expected to hold a vote for Prime Minister soon, following today’s vote for House Speaker. According to Mr. Wissanu Krea-ngam, Deputy Prime Minister of the caretaker government, the parliament will now submit the names of persons nominated as House Speaker and two corresponding deputies to His Majesty the King for official proclamation. Following the proclamation, the House Speaker, whose official title is President of the National Assembly, will then confer with the President of the Senate, to schedule an appropriate date for a National Assembly session, in which members of both the upper and lower houses will vote for Prime Minister. The caretaker government will remain in power until the day on which the new Prime Minister and Cabinet swear in. The eight parties led by Move Forward party (MFP), who secured the highest number of seats in the House of Representatives, have expressed their unity in the forming of the MFP-led government coalition, with MFP leader Pita Limjaroenrat serving as Prime Minister. Mr. Pita yesterday, as part of the press conference on the nomination of Mr. Wan Muhamad Noor Matha as House Speaker, said the parties still maintain their position to nominate him as Prime Minister, according to the Memorandum of Understanding signed by leaders of the eight parties. Pheu Thai party leader Dr. Chonlanan Srikaew today said the eight parties will mutually nominate Mr. Pita for the Prime Ministerial vote, and will try to secure the most votes possible to reach the minimum 376 votes required. Dr Chonlanan stressed that his party does not have a backup plan in place, in case Mr Pita faces major political obstacles. He said the only plan right now is to secure enough votes. #news Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG230705111525038 -- © Copyright NNT 2023-07-05 - 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.

Stairway to suspicion: Police investigate mysterious death of toddler in Buriram by Nattapong Westwood Photo Courtesy of iStock. Police are currently investigating the mysterious death of a one year old boy in Thailand’s Buriram province, following his mother’s claim that he tragically tumbled down the stairs and died. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1299811-stairway-to-suspicion-police-investigate-mysterious-death-of-toddler-in-buriram/

Police are currently investigating the mysterious death of a one year old boy in Thailand’s Buriram province, following his mother’s claim that he tragically tumbled down the stairs and died. However, police are sceptical of the mother’s explanation as the staircase at the scene had a mere three steps and was surrounded by soft earth, which would have cushioned the fall. Moreover, the boy’s chest exhibited numerous bruises, casting doubt on the veracity of the mother’s account. Adding to the suspicion of the boy’s mysterious death, the parents had recently departed from a drug rehabilitation facility, raising questions about the true cause of the child’s untimely demise in the Khok Mamuang sub-district of Pakham district. A reporter visited the modest wooden house, elevated approximately one metre above the ground, with a staircase consisting of only three steps. The house appeared abandoned, with adult clothing, toys, and a bottle of alcohol found on the premises. Additionally, there were signs of prepared food, a box of milk, and an incense stick, suggesting a ritual to honour the departed child’s spirit. However, there were no indications of any current occupants, according to Khaosod’s report. by Nattapong Westwood Photo Courtesy of iStock. Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/buriram-boys-mysterious-death-raises-concerns-about-neglect-and-abuse -- © Copyright Thaiger 2023-07-05 - 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.