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Thai and Malaysian nationals arrested for reportedly being involved in human trafficking A group of six Thai and Malaysian nationals were arrested in Bangkok for reportedly being involved in human trafficking of Thai victims to Dubai, Police General Surachat”Big Joke” Hakparn, Deputy Commissioner of the Thai National Police, revealed on Thursday, October 20th. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275358-thai-and-malaysian-nationals-arrested-for-reportedly-being-involved-in-human-trafficking/

Police Hunt for Drug Gang That Robbed Authorities of Seized Speed Pills SONGKHLA, (TNA) – Authorities have identified and are hunting for a gang of about 20 men who robbed a group of local administrators of speed pills, guns, mobile phones and a car in an unsuccessful sting operation in the southern province of Songkhla. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275361-police-hunt-for-drug-gang-that-robbed-authorities-of-seized-speed-pills/

Five shooters at Pattaya pool villa surrender to police By Tanakorn Panyadee Pattaya — All five suspects in a shooting at a pool villa in Pattaya surrendered themselves. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275331-five-shooters-at-pattaya-pool-villa-surrender-to-police/

By Tanakorn Panyadee Pattaya — All five suspects in a shooting at a pool villa in Pattaya surrendered themselves. The three suspects including Mr. Jirarot “Rang” Wattana, 29, Mr. Boonrit “Chooi” Chitma, 24, and Mr. Saralan “Top” Yodthat, 23, turned themselves in with Pol. Maj. Gen. Kittanate Thanananthavisin, Commander-in-Chief of Chonburi Police, yesterday night, October 19th. Their weapons — a Glock 19 handgun and two BB guns — were impounded by Chonburi police. The suspects claimed they used these weapons to commit the incident. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/10/20/update-five-shooters-at-pattaya-pool-villa-surrender-to-police/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-10-20 - 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!

Upcoming JSOC law to prevent repeat offenses and improve safety in society by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - A bill aimed at preventing repeat criminal offenses, also known as the JSOC bill, has already received House approval and is awaiting enforcement. The justice minister asserts this law will enable the monitoring of persons who previously committed a sex crime, violence, or extortion. It is hoped the upcoming law will prevent repeat offenses and foster safety for former victims. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275328-upcoming-jsoc-law-to-prevent-repeat-offenses-and-improve-safety-in-society/

by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - A bill aimed at preventing repeat criminal offenses, also known as the JSOC bill, has already received House approval and is awaiting enforcement. The justice minister asserts this law will enable the monitoring of persons who previously committed a sex crime, violence, or extortion. It is hoped the upcoming law will prevent repeat offenses and foster safety for former victims. Justice minister Somsak Thepsuthin explained the JSOC law will enable the monitoring of dangerous persons and foster safety in society. The law is aimed at preventing repeat offenses relating to sexual abuse or violence. Mr. Somsak said that once announced in the Government Gazette, all relevant agencies, especially the Corrections Department, will rigorously enforce the law. JSOC is the abbreviation for Justice Safety Observation Ad hoc Center, which was set up by the Ministry of Justice to monitor certain inmates after their release. The new law places emphasis on convicted persons within 3 watch list groups. The first group involves former convicts who were released before the law becomes effective, of which there are about 100. Once the law takes effect, authorities will consider summoning these individuals for EM bracelet attachment. The maximum time period for EM being required on a person is 10 years. The second watch list group comprises persons who are about to leave prison. The third group comprises those who will be entering prison. The justice minister said he believes the JSOC law will protect former victims and enable them to have peace of mind. Violence perpetrators who are released from prison will be subject to monitoring. Mr. Somsak said he personally wants the JSOC bill to become law as soon as possible. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221020095602362 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-10-20 - 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!

Be careful of stepping on someone's toes - you may get shot Sanook Thai Caption: Stepped on foot Sanook reported from Ubonratchathani in north eastern Thailand where Khok Chan police responded after a teenage boy was shot dead. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275325-be-careful-of-stepping-on-someones-toes-you-may-get-shot/

Sanook Thai Caption: Stepped on foot Sanook reported from Ubonratchathani in north eastern Thailand where Khok Chan police responded after a teenage boy was shot dead. It happened in the village of Ban Trakan where villagers from there and the surrounding area had gathered to hear country singers at a merit making "kathin" ceremony" at a house. When the cops arrived there was a large throng of people. Lying dead by a stage with multiple gunshot wounds was Suriya, 17. Another person was taken to hospital injured. Villagers reported multiple gunshots ringing out after someone stepped on another person's toes during dancing. Local police are on the case. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-20 - 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

Viral Video: Man with "spare tire" really gets into the boxing video screenshot Naew Na reported on a video that was going viral on TikTok Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275323-viral-video-man-with-spare-tire-really-gets-into-the-boxing/

video screenshot Naew Na reported on a video that was going viral on TikTok. It featured a man with what is sometimes called a spare tire and moobs. He was really getting into the boxing as if he was at the stadium or even fighting himself. Though any opponents might not have been all that scared! It was on buker_channel on the popular video app. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-20 - 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

What a song and dance! Military and police arrest Thai tourist at border with less than a gram of ketamine! Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath sunk to new lows in their promotion of the Thai authorities' activities in the so called war on drugs, suggests ASEAN NOW. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275322-what-a-song-and-dance-military-and-police-arrest-thai-tourist-at-border-with-less-than-a-gram-of-ketamine/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath sunk to new lows in their promotion of the Thai authorities' activities in the so called war on drugs, suggests ASEAN NOW. The media mentioned many senior policemen as well as a long list of military and police personnel at the Poi Pet border in Aranyaprathet, eastern Thailand. Picture: Siam Rath They also had plenty of pictures of officials standing proudly after a drugs bust. Did it involve a large gang with many kilos of hard drugs? No. Picture: Siam Rath It involved a 24 year old woman called Pornnapha who had visited a casino and nightclub before returning from Cambodia with her luggage. Inside the authorities found 0.6 grams of ketamine a Class 2 drug, reported Siam Rath. She was detained for prosecution. Picture: Siam Rath -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-20 - 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

Thai man beaten up at police station in NE - station chief offers transfer and compensation Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that a video clip emerged that showed a former phu yai ban's son being attacked boxing style at a police station in the north east of Thailand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275319-thai-man-beaten-up-at-police-station-in-ne-station-chief-offers-transfer-and-compensation/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that a video clip emerged that showed a former phu yai ban's son being attacked boxing style at a police station in the north east of Thailand. It happend at the Na Don police station in Nakhon Phanom on Sunday evening. Picture: Siam Rath Anuchit, 49, from Phon Thong sub-district said his 21 year old son Natthamon suffered head and body injuries and bruising following the attack on the second floor of the police station. He explained that he had been eating with his son about a kilometer away when a pick-up pulled up that his son thought had been involved in a collision with a friend's motorcycle. He took a picture which angered the policeman who owned the pick-up. Picture: Siam Rath He called for back-up and 4/5 officers arrived and dragged his son away to the police station and beat him up. The station chief Pol Lt-Col Bunrak Chertchu has said that the aggrieved parties would meet today to discuss compensation. But he stopped short of disciplining the police under his command saying that a transfer out of the area was sufficient. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-20 - 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

K-Pop Flashmob performs in Bangkok at Lan Khon Muang Picture: Thai Rath Thai media Thai Rath and Manger bother reported on a flashmob performance at the Lan Khon Muang parade grounds in Bangkok. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275318-k-pop-flashmob-performs-in-bangkok-at-lan-khon-muang/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai media Thai Rath and Manger bother reported on a flashmob performance at the Lan Khon Muang parade grounds in Bangkok. Leading figures from the JYP South Korean record label performed dance routines and the hit Groove Back. Picture: Manager BMA spokesman Ekwaranyu Amrapan said this was a great way to celebrate bilateral relations between Thailand and South Korea. Permission was therefore given for the group to perform on the public grounds. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-20 - 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

Brake failure - one dead four injured as cement mixer crashes in Nakhon Nayok Daily News Thai Caption: Brake failure! Ban Na police in Nakhon Nayok, central Thailand responded after an accident involving a cement mixer at some traffic lights on the Ban Na - Bang Or Road. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275316-brake-failure-one-dead-four-injured-as-cement-mixer-crashes-in-nakhon-nayok/

Daily News Thai Caption: Brake failure! Ban Na police in Nakhon Nayok, central Thailand responded after an accident involving a cement mixer at some traffic lights on the Ban Na - Bang Or Road. The cement mixer had gone into a power pole. An Isuzu pickup had damage to the rear and side. Anothe Isuzu belonging to highway workers was also damaged. Picture: Daily News Dead at the scene with a broken neck was 53 year old Sawang Wichiandee a Nakhon Nayok municipal worker. Four other workers were injured and taken to hospital, reported Daily News. Narong, 45, the cement mixer driver, said he had driven from Rayong and was going to Saraburi. He said he saw the red light and applied the brakes but they failed to stop him. He was arrested and taken away for prosecution. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-20 - 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

UPDATE: 4.1-Magnitude Quake in Doi Saket, Felt in 3 Provinces CHIANG MAI, Oct 20 (TNA) – An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale in Doi Saket district of Chiang Mai shook people in Chiang Mai, Lamphun and Phayao provinces. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275313-chiang-mai-struck-by-41-magnitude-earthquake-thursday-morning/?do=findComment&comment=17675775

4.1-Magnitude Quake in Doi Saket, Felt in 3 Provinces CHIANG MAI, Oct 20 (TNA) – An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale in Doi Saket district of Chiang Mai shook people in Chiang Mai, Lamphun and Phayao provinces. The quake woke up people in Chiang Mai when it happened at 4.36am. Residents in many areas of the northern province felt it strongly. The Earthquake Observation Division of the Meteorological Department reported that the earthquake occurred two kilometers underground and people felt it in Muang, San Kamphaeng, San Sai, Mae Rim and Doi Saket districts of Chiang Mai; Muang and Ban Thi districts of Lamphun and Dok Kham Tai district of Phayao. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1041370 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-10-20 - 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!

Chiang Mai struck by 4.1 magnitude earthquake Thursday morning Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai was struck by an earthquake of 4.1 magnitude on the Richter scale, at 4.36am this morning (Thursday). It was the strongest quake in the province in recorded history. Tremors were felt in the two neighbouring provinces of Lamphun and Phayao, according to the Thai Meteorological Department. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275313-chiang-mai-struck-by-41-magnitude-earthquake-thursday-morning/

Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai was struck by an earthquake of 4.1 magnitude on the Richter scale, at 4.36am this morning (Thursday). It was the strongest quake in the province in recorded history. Tremors were felt in the two neighbouring provinces of Lamphun and Phayao, according to the Thai Meteorological Department. The epicentre of the tremor was located about two kilometres underground in Mae Khue sub-district of Doi Saket District. Thai PBS reporters conducted a random survey of temples in Doi Saket and found that none had sustained damage in the quake and no public utilities were affected. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/chiang-mai-struck-by-4-1-magnitude-earthquake-thursday-morning/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-20 - 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!

Murder at Ratchaburi temple - stepfather kills boys' dad after reconciliation attempt fails Picture Thai Rath Thai Rath reported on a love triangle in Ratchaburi, south central Thailand, after a father's reconciliation attempt went badly wrong. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275308-murder-at-ratchaburi-temple-stepfather-kills-boys-dad-after-reconciliation-attempt-fails/

Picture Thai Rath Thai Rath reported on a love triangle in Ratchaburi, south central Thailand, after a father's reconciliation attempt went badly wrong. People had gathered at the temple of Wat Chong Lom in Muang district for a kathin ceremony. Amnat, 51, a local man, was found barely alive by police and rescue services outside the chapel. Despite CPR he soon died at the scene. He had stab wounds to his chest, abdomen and head. Also injured was his ex-wife Sumontha, 42. She was taken to hospital. A foot long knife was recovered. The stabbing occurred yesterday evening in front of Sumontha's two sons aged 24 and 14. Picture Thai Rath One said that their father, the victim, had arrived and tried to reconcile with their mother. But her new man, Thanong, 55, and their father started arguing before Thanong produced a knife he had brought with him. Thanong then fled the scene. Natthaphon, 35, said that he and others were in the process of setting up a tent for the ceremony when he was aware that both men had started arguing. They both were officials at the temple. The wife had tried to intervene and been injured in the melee. Later yesterday at 10.30 Thanong surrendered to the Muang district police saying that he was attacked first. Investigations continue. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-20 - 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

Anutin praises EMS roles in saving lives by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - The Minister of Public Health has praised the roles of emergency medical services in saving lives during the pandemic, urging related agencies to continue improving the system to enable swift responses. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1275305-anutin-praises-ems-roles-in-saving-lives/