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Top physicians ask Thai court to ban cannabis use other than for strict medical purposes A group of physicians and opposition political parties has petitioned the Thai Administrative Court to ban the use of marijuana other than for strict medical purposes, citing the lack of regulations to protect people’s security, especially children. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277384-top-physicians-ask-thai-court-to-ban-cannabis-use-other-than-for-strict-medical-purposes/

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Govt committee designates 15 more Smart City locations by Tarin Angskul BANGKOK (NNT) - The government’s smart city committee has listed 15 additional places for Smart City development, where some 20 billion baht in private investment is expected to help improve the livelihoods of villagers. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277340-govt-committee-designates-15-more-smart-city-locations/

by Tarin Angskul BANGKOK (NNT) - The government’s smart city committee has listed 15 additional places for Smart City development, where some 20 billion baht in private investment is expected to help improve the livelihoods of villagers. Thailand’s Smart City Steering Committee has designated 15 more locations across 14 provinces for Smart City development, bringing the total number of Smart City campaigns across the country to 30 locations in 23 provinces. These newly designated Smart City locations are classified as primary and secondary tourism cities such as Rayong, Phitsanulok, Chiang Rai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Krabi, and Pattani. Chairing a Smart City Steering Committee meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan urged all sectors to work in a collective manner to help improve the livelihoods of the general public. He said smart city development is a key national agenda item that can help promote liveability, safety, and sustainable growth. Certain types of investments in areas designated as smart cities are eligible for special investment promotion packages from the Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI). Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221110120249810 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-11-10 - 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!

Video: Police investigating after mystery bullet appears at water melon shop Picture: 77kaoded Bang Poo police in Samut Prakan south east of the Thai capital Bangkok went to investigate after a water melon trader reported that his wife was nearly hit by a bullet. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277338-video-police-investigating-after-mystery-bullet-appears-at-water-melon-shop/

Picture: 77kaoded Bang Poo police in Samut Prakan south east of the Thai capital Bangkok went to investigate after a water melon trader reported that his wife was nearly hit by a bullet. Two shots had been heard before the bullet went through a corrugated iron sheet at the store on Phraeksa Road in Muang district. A 9mm bullet was found on the floor after coming through the wall in a sleeping area of a lean-to next to the shop. It happened at 1 am as a consignment of watermelon was being handled. Picture: 77kaoded It nearly hit the owner's wife who was sleeping at the time. If she had been standing it might have killed her. Picture: 77kaoded Lots of pointing was done as forensics police examined the area for clues. It looks as though two young people passing on a motorcycle going the wrong way down the road may have been responsible, reported 77kaoded. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-11-10 - 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

Detection Dog Stops Tourist from Smuggling in Smoked Bats BANGKOK, Nov 10 (TNA) – A tourist tried to smuggle smoked bats and pork into the country but to no avail because an “Inspector Beagle” stopped the attempt at Suvarnabhumi airport, according to the Department of Livestock Development. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277337-detection-dog-stops-tourist-from-smuggling-in-smoked-bats/

BANGKOK, Nov 10 (TNA) – A tourist tried to smuggle smoked bats and pork into the country but to no avail because an “Inspector Beagle” stopped the attempt at Suvarnabhumi airport, according to the Department of Livestock Development. DLD director-general Somchuan Rattanamangkhalanont said the DLD’s Quarantine and Inspection Canine Unit used sniffer beagle dogs to detect smuggled carcasses in both arrival and departure zones of the airport’s passenger terminal. The checks focused on arrivals from Cambodia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Laos, Vietnam and China. An “Inspector Beagle” found a suspicious bag from a flight originating from Kunming. Officials opened it and found 2.5 kilograms of smoked bats, 2.5kg of smoked pork legs and 4.5kg of smoked bacon. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1055165 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-11-10 - 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!

Two construction workers injured in fall from scaffolding in Bangkok Picture: INN INN reported that two construction workers were injured after they fell from scaffolding on the Ratchada - Rama 3 Road. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277334-two-construction-workers-injured-in-fall-from-scaffolding-in-bangkok/

Picture: INN INN reported that two construction workers were injured after they fell from scaffolding on the Ratchada - Rama 3 Road. The accident happened opposite the Nonsri School. The workers were given first aid at the scene before being taken to hospital. The incident is being investigated and is in the Thung Mahamek police jurisdiction. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-11-10 - 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

Hundreds of immigration/tourist cops mobilized in pre-Apec crime drive against overstaying migrants Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath were at the Rama Gardens Hotel in Bangkok yesterday as Thai immigration, the met police and tourist police mounted "Operation X-ray". Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277333-hundreds-of-immigrationtourist-cops-mobilized-in-pre-apec-crime-drive-against-overstaying-migrants/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath were at the Rama Gardens Hotel in Bangkok yesterday as Thai immigration, the met police and tourist police mounted "Operation X-ray". They are targeting illegal entry migrants and overstayers at 30 places in Bangkok and its surrounding areas. Picture: Siam Rath 500 immigration police and 50 tourist cops got their orders from Pol Gen Roy Inkhapharot who was officiating. The moves are part of operations ordered by RTP chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat ahead of the APEC summit that runs in the Thai capital from November 14th to 19th. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-11-10 - 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

Trouble at temple as relatives get the wrong body from the hospital Daily News Thai Caption: Wrong corpse Daily News reported scenes of utter bewilderment at the temple of Wat Sawang Arom in Kabinburi, Prachinburi, central Thailand yesterday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277331-trouble-at-temple-as-relatives-get-the-wrong-body-from-the-hospital/

Daily News Thai Caption: Wrong corpse Daily News reported scenes of utter bewilderment at the temple of Wat Sawang Arom in Kabinburi, Prachinburi, central Thailand yesterday. A large number of grieving relatives had gathered at the temple for bathing rites for a 58 year old woman called Somneuk who had died in an accident. But when the coffin was opened the body was the wrong color - their relative was of dark complexion, this one was white. Calls were made and it was discovered that the real relative was in preparation to be taken to Suphanburi more than 100 km away. They had got a 33 year old female corpse by mistake. A switch was then made at the temple. The hospital apologised as they looked similar and a morgue official had made an error when releasing the body for cremation. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-11-10 - 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

LAAB treatment effective in preventing severe Covid symptoms: Health Ministry by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has found long-acting antibody treatment (LAAB) to be effective in preventing severe outcomes and deaths after a COVID-19 infection, according to a study. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277327-laab-treatment-effective-in-preventing-severe-covid-symptoms-health-ministry/

by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has found long-acting antibody treatment (LAAB) to be effective in preventing severe outcomes and deaths after a COVID-19 infection, according to a study. Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, Permanent Secretary of Public Health, revealed the treatment is found to be 50-57% effective in preventing severe complications and deaths in COVID-19 patients when administered 5-7 days after symptom onset. The effectiveness of this treatment will be much better at 88% when administered within 3 days after symptom onset. These effectiveness numbers are from the outcomes of a study, where a 600-milligram injection of LAAB was administered to each of some 6,300 COVID-19 patients who had underlying health concerns but exhibited mild symptoms. The health ministry is expected to soon issue an official guideline that recommends LAAB as a treatment option for patients with mild to moderate symptoms. Health authorities have also adjusted the distribution schedule for COVID-19 vaccines and LAAB doses to hospitals, after the reclassification of COVID-19 into a communicable disease under surveillance. The Department of Disease Control (DDC) will now be surveying the demands for vaccines and antibody treatment on the 20th day of each month, with normal delivery scheduled to take place on the last day of the following month. Provinces will now need to keep storing unexpired vaccines and antibody treatments aged more than two months, as the next round of vaccine procurement, which is no longer covered under emergency protocols, is expected to go through more lengthy procurement procedures. Provincial public health offices will have an option to urgently request vaccines and antibody treatment, by placing a specific order to the DDC or using the remaining doses available in their area. Provincial offices will need to collect their requested doses directly from the DDC’s main inventory. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221110100608755 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-11-10 - 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!

PM and tourism minister urged to extend pub opening hours and stop "ineffective" 2-5pm booze ban Picture: Thai Rath Thailand's entertainment industry such as pubs, night venues, restaurants and karaokes want opening hours extended to boost the economy and tourism. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277321-pm-and-tourism-minister-urged-to-extend-pub-opening-hours-and-stop-ineffective-2-5pm-booze-ban/

Picture: Thai Rath Thailand's entertainment industry such as pubs, night venues, restaurants and karaokes want opening hours extended to boost the economy and tourism. And they want the 2 - 5pm alcohol sales ban scrapped. Khemika Rattanakun, the chief of the Thai Alcohol Beverage Business Association (TABBA) was at Government House yesterday representing nightime businessess, reported Thai Rath. Requests were presented to PM Prayuth Chan-ocha and tourism minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakan. Khemika wants 4 am opening in entertainment zones such as Patong (in Phuket), Khao Lak, Chaweng (Samui), Khao San Road, Soi Cowboy and Patpong. She said many places there were opening until morning anyway breaking the law. She only wanted 4 am. She said that operators agreed with her that this would boost the economy, help traders' plight and promote tourism. "We've been suffering for years," she said. Picture: Thai Rath The request is also to allow 2 am opening in restaurants and clubs outside established Nightime Entertainment Zones like the ones mentioned above. In addition she wants the 2 pm to 5 pm alcohol sales ban scrapped. She said it was ineffective in solving societal issues and accidents and should be ended now. She also wanted tougher action on establishments that break the law. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-11-10 - 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

Dramatic video: Chuwit and Santhana square up at Thong Lo! Daily News Thai Caption: Hot moment! Dramatic video at Thong Lo police station recorded by Daily News featured firebrand former politician Chuwit Kamolwisit and former cop Santhana Prayoonrat. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277313-dramatic-video-chuwit-and-santhana-square-up-at-thong-lo/

Daily News Thai Caption: Hot moment! Dramatic video at Thong Lo police station recorded by Daily News featured firebrand former politician Chuwit Kamolwisit and former cop Santhana Prayoonrat. It happened after Chuwit had presented a dossier for investigation into Chinese triad figures operating in Thailand. At one point it looked like the two former associates might come to blows. Chuwit removed his necktie and said let's sort it out. He called Santhana "ai sat" - a f****ng animal". Santhana further enraged Chuwit by smiling out of the corner of his mouth then giving Chuwit the finger. He then went into the police station to file defamation charges against Chuwit, as reported by ASEAN NOW yesterday. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-11-10 - 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

Broadcast regulator’s subsidy of World Cup live broadcast to be challenged Opposition MPs and representatives of civil society will today submit a petition with the Administrative Court to challenge a decision by Thailand’s broadcast regulator to approve 600 million baht to subsidize live broadcast of the World Cup 2022 finals in Qatar. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277312-broadcast-regulator’s-subsidy-of-world-cup-live-broadcast-to-be-challenged/

Opposition MPs and representatives of civil society will today submit a petition with the Administrative Court to challenge a decision by Thailand’s broadcast regulator to approve 600 million baht to subsidize live broadcast of the World Cup 2022 finals in Qatar. They also plan to ask the National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) to investigate members of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) for alleged misconduct. Members of NBTC on Wednesday voted 4-2 to set aside a budget of 600 million baht to support live broadcast of 64 matches of the tournament amidst strong criticisms from academics and consumer group. They insisted that the budget allocation was in line with the objectives of the broadcaster regulator’s fund for communications research and development. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/broadcast-regulators-subsidy-of-world-cup-live-broadcast-to-be-challenged/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-11-10 - 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!

Tim Newton Today - Nov 10: Proposal to close Thai shops and bars early, proposed hotel room 'tax' Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277311-tim-newton-today-nov-10-proposal-to-close-thai-shops-and-bars-early-proposed-hotel-room-tax/

Thailand's energy ministry is proposing to close shops and nightlife early to save power costs, another proposal from the private sector to add a 300 baht hotel room tax, per night, the NBTC have approved funds to broadcast the World Cup, but not quite enough. Another raid on a 'Chinese' casino in Pattaya. And what's happened to Bitcoin?! Tim Newton Today is a daily, independent look at Thai and south East Asian regional news. Thanks to our sponsor 5 Star Marine in Phuket... https://5starmarinephuket.com

Bangkok taxi fares set to go up - will be rubber stamped by minister within two weeks Siam Rath reported that officials from the Transport Ministry and DLT have completed consultations with taxi companies and other organizations over raising the prices of taxi fares in the Thai capital. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1277310-bangkok-taxi-fares-set-to-go-up-will-be-rubber-stamped-by-minister-within-two-weeks/