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Thai police end Chinese-run online gambling operation in Bangkok Police from the Technology Crime Suppression Centre broke up a major Chinese-owned online gambling operation on Friday. The organisation is reported to have had about 500 million baht in daily turnover and operated from a hotel in the Hua Mark area of Bangkok. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276273-thai-police-end-chinese-run-online-gambling-operation-in-bangkok/

Police from the Technology Crime Suppression Centre broke up a major Chinese-owned online gambling operation on Friday. The organisation is reported to have had about 500 million baht in daily turnover and operated from a hotel in the Hua Mark area of Bangkok. About 50 people, mostly Chinese, were found in the hotel, along with 50 computer notebooks and 53 smart phones. Police said that all of them helped to operate the online gambling site, with some in charge of tending to the server and others working as administrators and sales people, persuading potential customers, mostly Chinese, to gamble through their website. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-police-end-chinese-run-online-gambling-operation-in-bangkok/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-31 - 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!

Pheu Thai Party opposes land ownership by foreigners The opposition Pheu Thai Party voiced its strong opposition today (Saturday) to the government’s plan to allow certain foreigners to buy up to 0.16 hectares (one rai) of land for residential purposes, hoping that the scheme will boost foreign investment and spur the economy. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276272-thai-government-defends-foreign-land-ownership-plan/?do=findComment&comment=17695097

Thai government defends foreign land ownership plan The government’s plan to allow foreigners to own a limited amount of land in Thailand is intended to benefit the Thai people and the government is not “selling off” the country to foreigners, as alleged by some, said Deputy Government Spokesperson Tipanan Sirichana on Sunday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276272-thai-government-defends-foreign-land-ownership-plan/

Pheu Thai Party opposes land ownership by foreigners The opposition Pheu Thai Party voiced its strong opposition today (Saturday) to the government’s plan to allow certain foreigners to buy up to 0.16 hectares (one rai) of land for residential purposes, hoping that the scheme will boost foreign investment and spur the economy. In its statement, the Pheu Thai Party warned that the foreign ownership of land will have extensive implications for the Thai people, at a time when many do not have a house or a piece of land of their own. In the future, the party said that Thai people will have to pay more to buy land, because this policy of allowing foreigners to buy land in Thailand will lead to speculation. On Tuesday, the cabinet approved an edict from the Interior Ministry, allowing certain qualified foreigners to buy up to 0.16 hectares in Bangkok, Pattaya and other municipalities and areas specified by law. The edict will be reviewed in five years. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pheu-thai-party-opposes-land-ownership-by-foreigners/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-31 - 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 government’s plan to allow foreigners to own a limited amount of land in Thailand is intended to benefit the Thai people and the government is not “selling off” the country to foreigners, as alleged by some, said Deputy Government Spokesperson Tipanan Sirichana on Sunday. Responding to the Pheu Thai Party’s strong opposition to the plan, she explained that only four specific groups of foreigners, who have already obtained long-term resident visas and who meet the requirements, will be allowed to own up to 0.16 hectares (one rai) of land for residential purposes. The four groups are: 1. Wealthy global citizens who each have assets worth at least one million US dollars, an annual income of at least at US$80,000 for the past two years and who have invested a minimum of US$500,000 in Thailand. 2. Wealthy pensioners who are over 50-years-old who each have assets of one million US dollars, an annual income of US$80,000 or who have a minimum income of US$40,000 a year and have invested at least US$250,000 in Thailand. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-government-defends-foreign-land-ownership-plan/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-31 - 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!

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People look at the scene there the October 29 Halloween stampede occured in the capital’s popular Itaewon district in Seoul on October 30, 2022. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) One Thai dies as another recounts her Halloween nightmare in Seoul A Thai tourist is confirmed to have died in the Halloween stampede in South Korea, Royal Thai Embassy in Seoul confirmed today (Sunday). No further information on the fatality is available at the time of this report. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276270-one-thai-dies-as-another-recounts-her-halloween-nightmare-in-seoul/

People look at the scene there the October 29 Halloween stampede occured in the capital’s popular Itaewon district in Seoul on October 30, 2022. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) A Thai tourist is confirmed to have died in the Halloween stampede in South Korea, Royal Thai Embassy in Seoul confirmed today (Sunday). No further information on the fatality is available at the time of this report. Another Thai tourist, identified as Laksamika Deeprasai, expressed her shock at seeing large numbers of people dying right in front of her during the stampede incident in the Itaewon area in Seoul of South Korea last night (Saturday). Laksamika explained to Thai PBS reporters that, at about 10pm local time in South Korea, she was about to meet her friend when she found that the alley was extremely crowded. She said she felt the pressure of people on both sides as she walked down the middle of the alley. As the alley is on a hill, she explained that, if one person falls over, other people will fall over each other, which led to people suffocating and dying. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/one-thai-dies-as-another-recounts-her-halloween-nightmare-in-seoul/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-31 - 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!

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GPS made me do it! 22 wheel trucker overturns in NE Picture: INN Police and rescue services in the Wang Nam Khiaw area of Nakhon Ratchasima, NE Thailand, went to the scene where a 22 wheel truck laden with corn had overturned. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276200-gps-made-me-do-it-22-wheel-trucker-overturns-in-ne/

Picture: INN Police and rescue services in the Wang Nam Khiaw area of Nakhon Ratchasima, NE Thailand, went to the scene where a 22 wheel truck laden with corn had overturned. Treated for injuries to his body, arms and legs was the driver 42 year old Anusorn who was given first aid before being taken to hospital, reported INN. He said that he had been taking a load of corn from Sa Kaeo to an animal feed factory in Saraburi. The return journey was at night and he was not familiar with the road so he set up his GPS. However it took him down a narrow road and at 2 am he overturned. He tried to summon help after clamboring out but there was no signal. At dawn a member of the public helped him get assistance. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-29 - 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

Pattaya gets ready for a spooky Halloween weekend that’s sure to attract tourists By Adam Judd Pattaya, Thailand-For the first time in three years Pattaya will celebrate a normal Halloween, traditionally one of the busiest party nights of the year in the tourism reliant city. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276199-pattaya-gets-ready-for-a-spooky-halloween-weekend-that’s-sure-to-attract-tourists/

By Adam Judd Pattaya, Thailand-For the first time in three years Pattaya will celebrate a normal Halloween, traditionally one of the busiest party nights of the year in the tourism reliant city. However, due to COVID-19 restrictions and border closures the past several years Halloween was a muted affair. Indeed, last year bars and nightlife venues were mandated shut and alcohol banned at restaurants. In 2020, venues were open but strict zero covid border closures limited foreign tourism to almost zero. Venues also had to adhere to various strict COVID-19 measures. This year, however, basically all restrictions and border controls are gone, entertainment venues are open and it seems nearly every one in Pattaya is having a Halloween party. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/10/28/pattaya-gets-ready-for-a-spooky-halloween-weekend-thats-sure-to-attract-tourists/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-10-29 - 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 nods off and drives straight into train - but somehow lives to tell the tale! Daily News Thai Caption: Miracle escape Thai media Daily News said it was a miracle that a Phetchaburi man survived after a collision in his car with an express train at a crossing. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276198-thai-nods-off-and-drives-straight-into-train-but-somehow-lives-to-tell-the-tale/

Daily News Thai Caption: Miracle escape Thai media Daily News said it was a miracle that a Phetchaburi man survived after a collision in his car with an express train at a crossing. Looking at the wreckage of 30 year old Patchara Arunphoonsap's Honda City it was easy to see why. Patchara had just minor injuries and some chest pains and was taken to hospital after the collision at the Tha Hin cossing in Tha Rap sub-district during last night. Picture: Daily News A representative of the state railways said that the driver said he had a microsleep and went into the barrier and the oncoming train. There was damage to both the train's front and side. It was the Bangkok to Kantang express #167. He said it was very lucky for the motorist to survive and lucky for the train too in that it was not derailed and was able to continue its journey south. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-29 - 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

Royal Thai Police suspend welfare gun program indefinitely The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has indefinitely suspended its welfare gun program after it was discovered that some unscrupulous police officers, who placed orders for mostly handguns, have used the “Por 3” gun purchase permits to buy guns to resell online, according to Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, the deputy national police chief. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276196-royal-thai-police-suspend-welfare-gun-program-indefinitely/

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has indefinitely suspended its welfare gun program after it was discovered that some unscrupulous police officers, who placed orders for mostly handguns, have used the “Por 3” gun purchase permits to buy guns to resell online, according to Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, the deputy national police chief. To prevent this malpractice, he said that the RTP is considering introducing new technology to stamp a QR code on each handgun, so it can be tracked. Former president of the Shooting Sports Association of Thailand, Atiprat Kanchanasuwan, told Thai PBS that there is a loophole in the police welfare gun program, which has been exploited by unscrupulous police officers. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/royal-thai-police-suspend-welfare-gun-program-indefinitely/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-29 - 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: No injuries but so close to potential death for many! Picture: Siam Rath Extraordinary footage - even by Thai driving standards - was recorded at a T-junction in Suphanburi yesterday evening from two angles. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276195-video-no-injuries-but-so-close-to-potential-death-for-many/

Picture: Siam Rath Extraordinary footage - even by Thai driving standards - was recorded at a T-junction in Suphanburi yesterday evening from two angles. An 18 wheel truck laden with water was going towards U-Thong district when it failed to stop in time at lights turning red. A six wheel truck pulled out after getting a green light and was very close to colliding. The driver of the water truck managed to swerve then miss other cars waiting on the other side of the road. One car managed to back up to avoid a collision. The truck mounted the central kerb before coming to a halt on the right side of the road again. Many people in both the trucks and cars at the lights could have been injured or even killed. There was only damage to the truck's tires and water containers all over the road, that helpful locals were seen clearing up, reported Siam Rath. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-29 - 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

Attack at Chonburi coin-op laundry - woman stabbed seven times in apparent failed robbery Picture: Siam Rath Samed police in Muang Chonburi were called after a woman at a coin-op launderette fought back against a man who was apparently trying to steal from her shop. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276192-attack-at-chonburi-coin-op-laundry-woman-stabbed-seven-times-in-apparent-failed-robbery/

Picture: Siam Rath Samed police in Muang Chonburi were called after a woman at a coin-op launderette fought back against a man who was apparently trying to steal from her shop. It was caught on CCTV. A man arrived around 5.30 pm yesterday on a motorcycle. He was wearing shorts and a black top and was looking about himself waiting for the coast to be clear. He suddenly attacked 41 year old Chonthicha by grabbing her neck in his left hand while holding a knife in his right, reported Siam Rath. Picture: Siam Rath But she fought back and received stab wounds to her neck, head and back as well as her arm. She was taken to Chonburi Hospital. Her father Wanchai, 66, said he was not aware of any connection between the man and his daughter. Picture: Siam Rath He said it was good that his daughter had managed to keep her composure and call after the attack to get help. Police said that it appeared that robbery was the motive and when the lady fought back the assailant fled. Investigations continue. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-29 - 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

Udon police investigating after mystery corpse found Picture: Siam Rath Muang Udon Thani police in the NE of Thailand were called after a member of the public found a dead man in a sugar cane field. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1276190-udon-police-investigating-after-mystery-corpse-found/

Picture: Siam Rath Muang Udon Thani police in the NE of Thailand were called after a member of the public found a dead man in a sugar cane field. It happened in Na Dee sub-district on the Udon to Nongbualamphu Road. Ten meters into the field was a 40-50 year old Thai male with no ID, reported Siam Rath. There were no injuries to the body or signs of struggle. The body was taken to Udon Thani medical center. The member of the public who called the police was not waiting to give evidence and will be sought for further questioning. Police believe that the man was from out of town and had died and then been brought there. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-29 - 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