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Police seize fake US dollar banknotes worth 34-million baht in Nonthaburi Thai police seized counterfeit US banknotes, with a face value of about 34 million baht, and arrested two suspects in Nonthaburi yesterday (Monday), in a joint operation carried out by police from the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) and the US secret service attached to the US Embassy in Bangkok. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274438-police-seize-fake-us-dollar-banknotes-worth-34-million-baht-in-nonthaburi/

Restless spirit of ex cop murderer seen wandering around his house, claims local Daily News Thai Caption: (The spirit) can't go anywhere yet Daily News reported from Uthai Sawan following the massacre there last week. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274412-restless-spirit-of-ex-cop-murderer-seen-wandering-around-his-house-claims-local/

Daily News Thai Caption: (The spirit) can't go anywhere yet Daily News reported from Uthai Sawan following the massacre there last week. They interviewed a local woman who claimed that the spirit of the man responsible for the murder of three dozen people, many of them little children, was wandering the area with nowhere to go. Suwan Tonsomsen, 53, a female neighbor of the ex-cop Panya Khamrap who committed the atrocity said that she had known him since he was little and had helped him during the dramas of childhood. All that changed when he got mixed up in drugs and she ceased contact. She wasn't home on the day of the massacre but related how Panya had arrived and tried to set fire to their house and vehicle by lighting shoes. Picture: Daily News Her husband and two handicapped relatives had managed to get away then returned to put out the fire. They called police but they were not in time to stop what happened next. Panya shot his wife and child dead then took his own life. As no one had performed a ceremony to help the spirits of the deceased move on she employed the services of a monk and did it herself finishing at 8pm. Then all the dogs in the area started barking. Then, she claimed, the lights in Panya's house went on and off two or three times. Both herself and her relatives then saw the spirit of Panya wandering around his house as though he wanted to cut the grass. Doubting what she saw she said that the monk at the ceremony confirmed that it was his spirit. The next day she asked Panya's step-father about what they saw and he confirmed that no one was allowed in the home that had been sealed off by police. She said that this really put the hair up on the back of her neck. She said: "The spirit had nowhere to go and has been wandering in the area for a long time". Ten other people saw the spirit, she claimed. She also claimed that some people had heard howling sounds coming from Panya's house. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-11 - 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

Forget the bad press....Highway police praised - with cash - for reuniting child with trucker Daily News Thai Caption: Praise for doing well The Thai police have had some pretty bad press recently so it was no surprise that their spokesman wanted to celebrate a good thing. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274410-forget-the-bad-presshighway-police-praised-with-cash-for-reuniting-child-with-trucker/

Daily News Thai Caption: Praise for doing well The Thai police have had some pretty bad press recently so it was no surprise that their spokesman wanted to celebrate a good thing. This was the actions of two highway cops who found a young boy by the side of the road in Prachinburi who had somehow been forgotten by his ten wheel truck driving dad. The boy was in tears but was soon reunited with his father in what spokesman Pol Maj-Gen Achayon Kraithong described as "praiseworthy and speedy actions" of members of the force in "helping our Thai brothers and sisters in distress" without thinking about personal gain. Picture: Daily News The men that had been praised by the public after a clip emerged were Pol Lt Bancha Tunmee and Pol Sen Sgt Maj Sanya Khanto of the Na Dee highway police. RTP chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat was pictured congratulating the men with certificates and money, reported Daily News. It was part of the "Policemen Doing Good" (tamruat tham dee) program. The good news story was a change from many recent events when the Thai police did not do quite so well, notes ASEAN NOW. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-11 - 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

Mystery light from the depths of the Mekong River on the eve of Buddhist Lent Picture: 77kaoded 77kaoded reported that a TikTok user had posted about a mystery light emanating from the depths of the Mekong River. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274406-mystery-light-from-the-depths-of-the-mekong-river-on-the-eve-of-buddhist-lent/

Picture: 77kaoded 77kaoded reported that a TikTok user had posted about a mystery light emanating from the depths of the Mekong River. It happened on Sunday, on the eve of the auspicious day of Buddhist Lent. It was in the area of Ban Huay Sai in Chiang Khong district of Chiang Rai, northern Thailand. The poster said that it was very bright and dazzled the eyes. It couldn't have been a reflection of the sun as it was cloudy at the time. Other people in the area reported a similar phenomenon. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-11 - 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

Monster python in house at end of Buddhist Lent means only one thing to the faithful - LOTTERY RICHES! Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that the administrator of the Bang Dung page in Udon Thani, north eastern Thailand, received word that a python "as long as a power pole is tall" had slithered into a house in the area. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274403-monster-python-in-house-at-end-of-buddhist-lent-means-only-one-thing-to-the-faithful-lottery-riches/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that the administrator of the Bang Dung page in Udon Thani, north eastern Thailand, received word that a python "as long as a power pole is tall" had slithered into a house in the area. Theeraphon Raksamerwong went to the house himself opposite a branch of the BAAC bank. There were plenty of members of the public gawking. Theeraphon used his bare hands to extricate the 3.5 meter long python though it was tricky as the serpent was not going quietly. Picture: Siam Rath Malai, 60, the owner of the property that she rents out believed that the appearance of the snake was highly auspicious coming on the holy day that marked the end of Buddhist Lent. She and her neighbors plan to play the lottery in the next draw using the number of the house and the area to get the right number. The house number was 30 in Moo 4. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-11 - 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

Tim Newton Today - Oct 11: Thai officials react by promising crackdown on drugs, floods head to BKK Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274402-tim-newton-today-oct-11-thai-officials-react-by-promising-crackdown-on-drugs-floods-head-to-bkk/

More fallout from media coverage of last week's tragic Thai massacre, delayed floods now making their way down the Chao Phraya, young girl stung by box jellyfish, survey showing most Thais unable to make ends meet. Tim Newton Today is an independent look at Thai and south East Asian regional news. The program is produced weekdays with a live program on Saturday morning's at 9am Thai time. Thanks to our sponsors, 5 Star Marine... https://5starmarinephuket.com

PM to Attend Funerals of Massacre Victims BANGKOK, Oct 11 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and cabinet ministers will be present at royally sponsored cremations of massacre victims in Nong Bua Lam Phu province today. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274401-pm-to-attend-funerals-of-massacre-victims/

BANGKOK, Oct 11 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and cabinet ministers will be present at royally sponsored cremations of massacre victims in Nong Bua Lam Phu province today. Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said that after the cabinet's meeting today, Gen Prayut's delegation would leave for Nong Bua Lam Phu for the royally sponsored funerals of victims of the massacre at a childcare center and its vicinity in this northeastern province last week. At 1.30 pm the prime minister's delegation will leave Wing 2 in Don Muang district of Bangkok aboard an Airbus 320 plane of the air force for a military airport in Udon Thani province. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1035873 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-10-11 - 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.

Badly injured motorcyclist is so drunk he doesn't want medical help - he's strapped to a stretcher Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that Bang Khun Thian police in western Bangkok along with rescue services were called after a motorcyclist went into the back of a pick-up at an intersection in the area of Ekachai Road. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274400-badly-injured-motorcyclist-is-so-drunk-he-doesnt-want-medical-help-hes-strapped-to-a-stretcher/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that Bang Khun Thian police in western Bangkok along with rescue services were called after a motorcyclist went into the back of a pick-up at an intersection in the area of Ekachai Road. At the Wat Singh intersection around 8pm yesterday they found a Vigo that was in the process of turning right with damage to the left rear. A Fino motorcycle was overturned with damage to the front. A man called View, 52, had serious head injuries and was very drunk. Picture: Siam Rath He didn't want hospital treatment but was tied to a stretcher and taken to hospital all the same. Thanasit, 30, the pick-up driver said he had slowed and was turning right when the motorcycle went into the back of him. At first it appeared that the motorcyclist was unconscious but as rescue services arrived he recovered his senses though he refused help. Police are waiting for the motorcyclist to recover sufficiently before prosecuting the case. Siam Rath said in their headline that the motorcyclist had been drinking to celebrate the end of Buddhist Lent without offering any evidence that that was the case. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-11 - 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

Parents warned: Two arrests of men preying on underage boys by selling pornographic clips Officers of the crime suppression division acting on warrants announced the arrest of two men preying on boys under the age of 18 in a pornographic video clip ring. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274398-parents-warned-two-arrests-of-men-preying-on-underage-boys-by-selling-pornographic-clips/

Picture: Siam Rath Officers of the crime suppression division acting on warrants announced the arrest of two men preying on boys under the age of 18 in a pornographic video clip ring. Arrested outside an address in Petchkasem Soi 48 in Bang Waek, Phasi Charoen, Bangkok were 24 year old Worawuth or "Toei" and Sutheewat of "Ball", 28. They are charged with conspiracy to profit by child pornography. Picture: Siam Rath Along with others Siam Rath reported that the men persuaded "attrractive" boys under the age of 18 to submit video clips of themselves. Via Twitter posts that were followed by 400,000 people these clips were then sold to around 800 members who paid 350 baht each for 4 months' access. There was 100,000 baht turnover in the illegal business. Picture: Siam Rath Following the arrest of the men officers of the anti-human trafficking ATPD police searched the residence taking 4 phones with 100s of clips of under 18 boys into evidence. Lt-Gen Jiraphop Phuridech - chief of the CSD urged parents to monitor the online behavior of their children and call 1191 to report criminal activity. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-11 - 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

Rain and flooding: More storms expected as analysts say Bangkok set to face much more trouble Daily News Thai Caption: Fears of long term flooding It has been a year in which the Thai capital Bangkok has been battered by rain and flooding continually for months. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274397-rain-and-flooding-more-storms-expected-as-analysts-say-bangkok-set-to-face-much-more-trouble/

Daily News Thai Caption: Fears of long term flooding It has been a year in which the Thai capital Bangkok has been battered by rain and flooding continually for months. Now residents in the city are being told by analysts and experts on climate change that the situation could get even worse before it gets better. Daily News reported on the prospects of long term flooding and even heavier rain than previously experienced so far this monsoon season. Associate professor Dr Seri Suphathit, director of the center for climate change and disaster at Rangsit University said that many areas of Thailand had experienced worse flooding than in 2011. That was the year of the so-called Great Flood that devastated areas surrounding Bangkok and many outer suburbs of the metropolitan area. Dr Seri expected Bangkok to experience more long term flooding and even worse rainfall to the tune of 50-70%. Dr Wattana Kanbua, the director of the meterological division said there were fears of another major storm in Thailand in what remains of October though this may be mitigated by cooler weather conditions emanating from mainland China. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-11 - 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

NE massacre aftermath: Three victims go home as extent of injuries and trauma for thousands explained Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported on comments by two of Thailand's leading health care officials after the shooting and stabbing massacre in Uthai Sawan, Nong Bualamphu last week that claimed 37 lives. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274396-ne-massacre-aftermath-three-victims-go-home-as-extent-of-injuries-and-trauma-for-thousands-explained/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported on comments by two of Thailand's leading health care officials after the shooting and stabbing massacre in Uthai Sawan, Nong Bualamphu last week that claimed 37 lives. The descriptions of the injuries and the mental health care required as the area begins to come to terms with the appalling atrocity brings the tragedy into even sharper focus, notes ASEAN NOW. Yesterday's press conference at the MoPH headquarters in Nonthaburi was given by health ministry official Dr Opas Karankawinpong and Dr Amporn Benjaphonphithak director-general of the department of mental health. Dr Opas said that 3 of the ten people hospitalized with serious injuries after the incident have gone home. Of the seven remaining under medical care five are in Nong Bualamphu Hospital. These are: 1. A three year old boy who has had brain surgery to remove a clot. He is off a respirator now and breathing normally by himself. He is being closely monitored. 2. A four year old boy who has had two brain surgeries for blood clots. He's improving. 3. A 56 year old woman is also improving after brain surgery and now off a respirator. 4. A 42 year old woman with an abdominal injury and damage to her small intestine and a broken shin. She is recovering. 5. The 12 year old daughter of victim #4 who is with her mother to help with her mental health recovery. There are two people in Udon Thani Hospital: 6. A three year old child who also had his skull opened to remove a brain clot. He is improving. 7. A 21 year old man with spinal injuries who had a bullet removed. He is still on a respirator and undergoing physiotherapy and being monitored. Dr Amporn said that 170 people were either injured, survived or are close relatives of victims. Of these 60 people are under the age of 18. In the wider Uthai Sawan community there are 6,591 people closely affected by the incident including 129 children in two schools. They are going through three levels of mental health care comprising intensive work in the first two weeks followed by work to help with their mental scars and consequences in follow-up visits by mental health teams (MCATT) in the period up to 3 months from now. Following the first 3 months this will entail follow-up programs for those in need of more mental health care. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-11 - 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

ChitChat Finance - 15 mins - Manage your money and finance matters in Thailand Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274395-chitchat-finance-15-mins-manage-your-money-and-finance-matters-in-thailand/

video screenshot How to transfer money, forecasts, interest and investments in Thailand. Craig explains what is happening in the markets and how to make the best of the inflationary increases, as an expat in Thailand. Craig McAvenue lives in Pattaya and Bangkok and is the Wealth Management Director of Tenzing Pacific Services https://www.ten-pac.com providing financial services, insurance, pensions and advise.

Mystery murder of young man just back from Germany - he left birthday party and was found dead and burnt in school A baffling murder has shocked relatives in Buriram in north eastern Thailand and created fear in a village. Full story:https://aseannow.com/topic/1274385-mystery-murder-of-young-man-just-back-from-germany-he-left-birthday-party-and-was-found-dead-and-burnt-in-school/

A baffling murder has shocked relatives in Buriram in north eastern Thailand and created fear in a village. A young man just back from Germany the night before walked out of a birthday party for his wife before he was found dead and burnt at a school nearby that he attended as a child. Police said they do not yet have a clear picture of what happened or a motive for the murder reported Thai Rath.. At 8.30 pm last night Pol Lt-Col Sakonnat Pattathesa of the Prakhonchai police received word from the janitor of Ban Salaengthon school that he had found a body behind the school. Dead at the scene was 23 year old Thanathat Jankae whose forehead had been smashed in with a blunt object. His shirt and pants were almost burnt off. He was lying face down. His shoes were by the body along with a lighter. There was evidence of gasoline and candle wax. His sky blue bag was on a metal grate in an area for recycling plastic bottles. Inside was a brown wallet containing 280 baht, a phone and two packets of cigarettes. Villagers and relatives expressed their fear and shock at the murder. The school is closed for a break between semesters. CCTV showed the victim passing by a grocer's next to his house at 6.55pm before he disappeared into the darkness. No one saw him after that. Banyat Wonma, the janitor, said he found the body at 8.30 pm after seeing flames and smelling burning behind the school when he arrived for his shift. Yuphaporn or "Koi", 22, the victim's wife said that he had just returned with his family from Germany at 11 pm on Sunday night. The family were celebrating her birthday on Monday evening. About ten family members were present in the house for the party that started at 5 pm. After 6pm Thanathat went out seemingly to buy something. When he didn't return half an our later they looked at the CCTV from the grocer's. She said her husband was a quiet guy who spoke little. Suwan, Thanathat's uncle, said that he considered the victim as a son as he raised him since he was little. His mother had taken him to live in Germany and had just got back. He said that the victim went to that school as a child and called on the police to solve the mysterious crime quickly. Local and provincial police were unable to say yet whether the motive was theft or some personal conflict. But everyone said that Thanathat had no enemies and was in no trouble. Investigations continue. ASEAN NOW will attempt to follow up on this mystery. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-11 - 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