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World’s largest Water Jet Championship set to rock Pattaya from December 14th to 18th By Tanakorn Panyadee Pattaya, Thailand — Are you ready for the Biggest Single Grand Slam in the world!!! Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277919-world’s-largest-water-jet-championship-set-to-rock-pattaya-from-december-14th-to-18th/

By Tanakorn Panyadee Pattaya, Thailand — Are you ready for the Biggest Single Grand Slam in the world!!! It’s getting closer to the Water Jet Championship “WGP#1 World Cup 2022,” the biggest single grand slam in the world. The competition will be held during 14-18 December this year at Jomtien Beach, Pattaya, Chonburi. “WGP#1 World Cup 2022” is the world’s largest Grand Slam from 3 events, Europe to America and Asia. All riders from various nations around the world are set to join the tournament such as the United States, Austria, France, Belgium, Japan, Kuwait, Qatar, etc. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/11/15/worlds-largest-water-jet-championship-set-to-rock-pattaya-from-december-14th-to-18th/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-11-16 - 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!

Four people seriously injured in two-vehicle crash in Pattaya area, driver blames slippery road By Tanakorn Panyadee Chonburi — Four people were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on a wet Chonburi road. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277918-four-people-seriously-injured-in-two-vehicle-crash-in-pattaya-area-driver-blames-slippery-road/

By Tanakorn Panyadee Chonburi — Four people were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on a wet Chonburi road. Four victims were rescued from the pickup truck wreckage by Pattaya Sawang Boriboon rescuers and Huai Yai police after their vehicle collided with a sedan. The victims got into an accident around 9 PM at the entrance of Nong Ta Son Village in Banglamung’s Khao Mai Kaew subdistrict. The four victims included Ms. Pennapha Phanwong, 33, Mr. Watchiraphon Srisoonthorn, 53, Mr. Ekarat Puangsombat, 27, and Mr. Songphol Ruangwittayawut, 33. All were Thai nationals and sustained moderate to serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/11/15/four-people-seriously-injured-in-two-vehicle-crash-in-pattaya-area-driver-blames-slippery-road/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-11-16 - 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! The victims were transported to a nearby hospital.

Pattaya resident brutally beaten and slashed in forehead with knife by “old friends” By Tanakorn Panyadee Pattaya — A 27-year-old Pattaya resident said he was brutally bludgeoned and slashed in his forehead by a group of his old friends. His mother claimed to the media that her son was attacked twice this month. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277917-pattaya-resident-brutally-beaten-and-slashed-in-forehead-with-knife-by-“old-friends”/

By Tanakorn Panyadee Pattaya — A 27-year-old Pattaya resident said he was brutally bludgeoned and slashed in his forehead by a group of his old friends. His mother claimed to the media that her son was attacked twice this month. A deputy investigator from the Chonburi police station, Pol. Lt. Col. Pinyalak Sinworawiwat, visited Comephee Thungkhun, 27, at his residence in Soi Thung Klom-Tan Man in Banglamung’s Nongprue subdistrict to see how he was doing after he was reported to have survived a frightening experience. The visit took place at 9.30 PM on Sunday, November 13th. Comephee said he miraculously managed to escape his assailants who bludgeoned him with a stick and slit his forehead with a knife by running blindly through the forest to get to his house located three kilometers from the incident scene. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/11/15/pattaya-resident-brutally-beaten-and-slashed-in-forehead-with-knife-by-old-friends/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-11-16 - 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!

to continue: Thailand Live Wednesday 16 November 2022 https://aseannow.com/topic/1277912-thailand-live-wednesday-16-november-2022/

Govt: Thailand to Become International Hub of Electric Vehicles BANGKOK, (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha opened an electric vehicle (EV) charging station, the 69th facility of its kind in the country, along with the introduction of BMW i7 electric limousines for participants in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277916-govt-thailand-to-become-international-hub-of-electric-vehicles/

Prayut Says He Is Still Fine After Hun Sen Catches Covid by TNR Staff PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 15) that he is still fine and frequently undergoes Covid-19 test after it was revealed that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen tested positive and had to leave the Group of 20 meetings in Bali earlier in the day, Matichon newspaper said. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277915-prayut-says-he-is-still-fine-after-hun-sen-catches-covid/

Only Some, Not All, World Cup Matches To Watch Live On Free TV: Prawit by TNR Staff The World Cup trophy next to a football. Photo by Fauzan Saari on Unsplash DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Prawit Wongsuwan has apparently dampened the hopes of the Thai people anticipating the live broadcasting of each and every soccer match in the Fifa World Cup 2022. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277914-only-some-not-all-world-cup-matches-to-watch-live-on-free-tv-prawit/

Bank of Thailand moves against cash and the US dollar in a plan to reduce cash in half by 2026 by James Morris and Son Nguyen New policies and guidelines from the Bank of Thailand aim to increase the use of digital payments in Thailand with a plan to reduce the amount and value of banknotes in circulation in half by 2026. The new policy to halve the amount of cash in circulation by 2026 comes as the Bank of Thailand joined four other Southeast Asian central banks in creating a cross-border payment zone that uses QR codes and avoids converting and reconverting to US dollars. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277913-bank-of-thailand-moves-against-cash-and-the-us-dollar-in-a-plan-to-reduce-cash-in-half-by-2026/

BANGKOK, (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha opened an electric vehicle (EV) charging station, the 69th facility of its kind in the country, along with the introduction of BMW i7 electric limousines for participants in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Gen Prayut presided over a ceremony to open the EleX by EGAT charging station which was set up in the compound of Government House to promote electric vehicles in the public sector and in general. Boonyanit Wongrukmit, governor of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), was also present in the event. On the same occasion, put on display were BMW i7 electric sedans that are the limousines of APEC participants and Mercedes-Benz EQS cars which are the first EV make locally produced. It was priced at about 8 million baht with a capacity of 700-kilometer-long travel per charge. “We have many promotional measures, especially for operators, and thus investments are increasing in Thailand. There will be all factors for the business including EV assembly and battery production. Today we are determined to develop Thailand into a hub of EV production for ASEAN and the world,” the prime minister said. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1058305 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-11-16 - 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!

by TNR Staff PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 15) that he is still fine and frequently undergoes Covid-19 test after it was revealed that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen tested positive and had to leave the Group of 20 meetings in Bali earlier in the day, Matichon newspaper said. Questioned whether he had got a Covid test after coming into contact with the Cambodian leader at the Asean summit in Phnom Penh, Prayut said not only do officials frequently administer tests he also regularly self-tests at home. “I was tested after returning from the Asean summit in Cambodia and another test took place yesterday (Nov. 14) when I presided over the opening ceremony of Thailand BCG Exhibition running in parallel with the Apec summit and I am still okay,” he said. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/11/15/prayut-says-he-is-still-fine-after-hun-sen-catches-covid/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-11-16 - 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!

The World Cup trophy next to a football. Photo by Fauzan Saari on Unsplash by TNR Staff DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Prawit Wongsuwan has apparently dampened the hopes of the Thai people anticipating the live broadcasting of each and every soccer match in the Fifa World Cup 2022. Prawit told reporters at Government House that the Thais might probably watch only some of a total of 64 soccer matches from Qatar on free TV here whilst the World Cup tournament held every four years is scheduled between November 20 and December 18. The deputy premier in charge of sports affairs stopped short of saying how many of the total 64 soccer games starting from the opener until the final might probably be available to watch live in this country and blamed it on a pricey 1.6 billion baht Fifa broadcasting licence. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/11/15/only-some-not-all-world-cup-matches-to-watch-live-on-free-tv-prawit/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-11-16 - 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!

New policies and guidelines from the Bank of Thailand aim to increase the use of digital payments in Thailand with a plan to reduce the amount and value of banknotes in circulation in half by 2026. by James Morris and Son Nguyen The new policy to halve the amount of cash in circulation by 2026 comes as the Bank of Thailand joined four other Southeast Asian central banks in creating a cross-border payment zone that uses QR codes and avoids converting and reconverting to US dollars. Thailand’s central bank is pushing forward with a plan to reduce cash in circulation by 50% by 2026 when compared to the end of 2021. The move comes in a week when the bank published a new policy statement in which it argues that more electronic payments will increase economic activity and when it signed a memorandum of understanding with the central banks of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines to use a QR code system to make international payments across the 5 Southeast Asian countries without using the US dollar. The Bank of Thailand is pushing forward with the agenda of making Thailand a cashless society as it plans to unveil a new PromptPay system to make it easier to make payments and transfer money from one party to another in Thailand. The central bank plans to have 42% of all payments in the kingdom made by digital means by the end of 2024 with each person making 800 such payments in the course of a year. Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/15/bank-of-thailand-to-curb-cash-and-dollar-use/ -- © Copyright Thai Examiner 2022-11-16 - 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!

Four tiger cubs seized from man in Thailand’s Mukdahan province Thai police and officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation seized four tiger cubs and arrested an alleged wildlife trafficker in the north-eastern province of Mukdahan. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277877-four-tiger-cubs-seized-from-man-in-thailand’s-mukdahan-province/

Air passengers advised to allow more time for their travel to airports Passengers intending to take domestic or international flights out of Bangkok are being advised to allow 3 hours before boarding time for travel to Suvarnabhumi or Don Mueang airports. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277896-air-passengers-advised-to-allow-more-time-for-their-travel-to-airports/

PM to Have Bilateral Talks with Many Leaders BANGKOK, Nov 15 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will have bilateral talks with many national leaders during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2022 summit, according to the government spokesman. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277852-pm-to-have-bilateral-talks-with-many-leaders/

BANGKOK, Nov 15 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will have bilateral talks with many national leaders during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2022 summit, according to the government spokesman. Apart from hosting the APEC summit this week, the prime minister would have full-panel discussions with many national leaders at Government House, said government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri. Tomorrow afternoon (Nov 16) the prime minister will welcome and have a bilateral discussion with Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc. They will witness the signing of agreements and memorandums of understanding and have a joint press conference. Gen Prayut will host a dinner for the Vietnamese president and his spouse. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1058196 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-11-15 - 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 Prepared to Support Timor-Leste Bid to Join ASEAN by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand has confirmed it is prepared to back efforts by Timor-Leste to gain full membership into the ASEAN bloc as its 11th member. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277850-thailand-prepared-to-support-timor-leste-bid-to-join-asean/

by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand has confirmed it is prepared to back efforts by Timor-Leste to gain full membership into the ASEAN bloc as its 11th member. The announcement was made by Acting Government Spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri, who said Prime Minister Prayut Gen Chan-O-Cha was pleased to facilitate the admission of Timor-Leste as the 11th member of ASEAN. On November 11, ASEAN leaders agreed in principle to admit Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, as the bloc’s newest member. This would enable the nation to take part in ASEAN meetings, including summit plenaries. This year’s ASEAN summit concluded in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, on Sunday (13 Nov). The spokesperson added that an objective, criteria-based roadmap for Timor-Leste’s admittance is set to be formalized, with all 10 ASEAN member states and partners ready to provide any support that may be required. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221115112002221 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-11-15 - 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.

Three dead in house fire in Pathum Thani - parents and one year old found huddled in lavatory Picture: Sanook Thanyaburi police and rescue services were called to a one story property in Moo 3 Lampakkut sub-district after a fire broke out at 1.45 am today. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277849-three-dead-in-house-fire-in-pathum-thani-parents-and-one-year-old-found-huddled-in-lavatory/

Picture: Sanook Thanyaburi police and rescue services were called to a one story property in Moo 3 Lampakkut sub-district after a fire broke out at 1.45 am today. The property was being used as a repair yard for air-conditioners and electrical appliances. It took fire services 2 hours to bring the blaze under control. Found in a lavatory holding onto each other were two parents and their one year old son. The parents were named as Singkhanong, 43, his wife La-Ong. They had apparently died of smoke inhalation as the flames had not reached them. Picture: Sanook Damage at the property was worse outside than inside and it is believed to have started there and spread inside trapping the inhabitants., reported Sanook. Also found dead were 11 cats and a dog. Autossies were called for the three victims at Thammasat Chalermprakiat Hospital. Rescue services took the dead animals away for burial. Forensics officers are investigating the cause of the fire. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-11-15 - 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! 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

"One of a kind vehicle in Thailand" - man drives into the back of parked truck in Nonthaburi 77kaoded Caption: Only one of these vehicles in Thailand 77kaoded reported that a Nissan - a one of a kind in Thailand - hit a pick-up then collided with a parked truck/trailer in Nonthaburi. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277847-one-of-a-kind-vehicle-in-thailand-man-drives-into-the-back-of-parked-truck-in-nonthaburi/

77kaoded Caption: Only one of these vehicles in Thailand 77kaoded reported that a Nissan - a one of a kind in Thailand - hit a pick-up then collided with a parked truck/trailer in Nonthaburi. Chaiyaphreuk police and rescue services went to Chaiyaphreuk Road outbound in Pak Kret at 7.30 pm last night. They found a destroyed Nissan Skyline G37. Picture: 77kaoded The car driver was Wisarut, 38 who had been with his girlfriend. They suffered only minor injuries and were taken to Nonthawet Hospital. A Mitsubishi pick-up suffered damage to its rear. Its driver Theerayuth said he was hit from behind after coming down from the top of the Rama 4 Bridge and changing to the right lane. He managed to maintain control but the vehicle that hit him went into a parked truck/trailer. Picture: 77kaoded The Nissan driver said he'd just bought the car for 2.5 million baht and it was the only one of its kind in Thailand. Police investigations will continue when the Nissan driver is interviewed following his release from hospital. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-11-15 - 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! 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 Picture: 77kaoded Picture: 77kaoded