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By Tanakorn Panyadee Pattaya — A couple who allegedly operated an entertainment venue involving child trafficking were apprehended in Pattaya along with two foreign suspected child sex offenders. The couple, a Thai national named Ms. A (alias), 43, and a British national named Mr. Tacker, 60, were arrested yesterday, October 6th, by Pattaya police for allegedly colluding to operate a child sex trafficking ring and luring minors into prostitution among several other charges. A police investigation determined that the two reportedly ran an undisclosed entertainment venue on Soi Buakhao in Pattaya to exploit minors for prostitution. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/10/07/multiple-foreigners-and-a-thai-national-allegedly-involved-in-child-trafficking-in-pattaya-nabbed/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-10-08 - 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!

Man arrested after stealing gold items worth 270,000 baht from a “friend” in Wichit Wichit – A man has been arrested after he stole gold items worth 270,000 baht from a friend’s home in Wichit. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274090-man-arrested-after-stealing-gold-items-worth-270000-baht-from-a-“friend”-in-wichit/

Man arrested after stealing gold items worth 270,000 baht from a “friend” in Wichit By Goongnang Suksawat Wichit – A man has been arrested after he stole gold items worth 270,000 baht from a friend’s home in Wichit. The Wichit Police told the Phuket Express that last month Mr. Likit Wowthong filed a report to police that a suspect stole a gold necklace, two gold rings, and a gold bracelet in total worth 270,000 baht from his home at Saphan Hin Village in the Wichit sub-district, Mueang Phuket district. Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/10/07/man-arrested-after-stealing-gold-items-worth-270000-baht-from-a-friend-in-wichit/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 2022-10-08 - 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!

Father accidentally runs tractor over 2-year-old daughter, killing her, in Chonburi By Tanakorn Panyadee PHOTO: TMN Cable TV Pattaya Bowin district, Chonburi — A Thai father accidentally ran a tractor over his 2-year-old daughter and crushed her to death in Chonburi. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274089-father-accidentally-runs-tractor-over-2-year-old-daughter-killing-her-in-chonburi/

PHOTO: TMN Cable TV Pattaya By Tanakorn Panyadee Bowin district, Chonburi — A Thai father accidentally ran a tractor over his 2-year-old daughter and crushed her to death in Chonburi. Bowin police and rescue services rushed to an incident scene in the That Thong subdistrict of Bowin district in Chonburi after receiving a report about a 2-year-old girl who got crushed to death by a tractor yesterday, October 6th. The girl suffered severe head injuries and lost her life on the spot. Her father, Mr. Sai Mon, 27, was found at the scene, mourning the loss of his young daughter. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/10/07/father-accidentally-runs-tractor-over-2-year-old-daughter-killing-her-in-chonburi/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-10-08 - 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 Has 50:50 Chance Of Procuring F-35 Fighters: Air Force Chief By Thai Newsroom Reporters Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters. Photo: Lockheed Martin, US Army THAILAND CURRENTLY has a 50:50 chance of procuring a couple of US-made F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters, commented air force chief ACM Alongkorn Wannarot today. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274088-thailand-has-5050-chance-of-procuring-f-35-fighters-air-force-chief/

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters. Photo: Lockheed Martin, US Army By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND CURRENTLY has a 50:50 chance of procuring a couple of US-made F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters, commented air force chief ACM Alongkorn Wannarot today (Oct. 7). ACM Alongkorn said the 50:50 chance of procuring the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II jets would more or less depend on an international political situation surrounding Thailand and the Southeast Asian community as well as world superpowers. The newly-named air force chief did not elaborate, however. ACM Alongkorn said the air force has planned to buy the first couple of F-35A stealth fighters for a combined price of 7.38 billion baht with the use of its annual budget between fiscal 2023 and 2026. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/10/07/thailand-has-5050-chance-of-procuring-f-35-fighters-air-force-chief/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-10-08 - 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!

Shopkeeper Arrested For Bashing Up Foreign Tourist With Skateboard TNR Staff The foreign tourist after he was attacked. The Thai headline says, “Used a skateboard to hit the head.” Photo: Sanook.com THE owner of a shop selling cannabis infused craft sodas on Khao San road was arrested today (Oct. 7) after using a skateboard to hit a foreign tourist on the head and face before dawn yesterday, Sanook.com said. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274087-shopkeeper-arrested-for-bashing-up-foreign-tourist-with-skateboard/

The foreign tourist after he was attacked. The Thai headline says, “Used a skateboard to hit the head.” Photo: Sanook.com TNR Staff THE owner of a shop selling cannabis infused craft sodas on Khao San road was arrested today (Oct. 7) after using a skateboard to hit a foreign tourist on the head and face before dawn yesterday, Sanook.com said. Mr. Phawit (surname withheld), or Ken, 33, admitted that at 5 a.m. yesterday morning just as he was shutting his shop he saw that his friend was involved in a punch-up with a foreign man. He then stepped in to help his friend by using his skateboard to bash the tourist’s head and after that hit him twice on the face. Although he quickly escaped, he was arrested at his home in Nonthaburi today. He added that the fight ensued after the foreign tourist looked at his friend’s girlfriend and tried to approach her. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/10/07/shopkeeper-arrested-for-bashing-up-foreign-tourist-with-skateboard/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-10-08 - 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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Soft power being used to attract tourists to cultural tourism routes in 5 regions BANGKOK (NNT) - Traditionally associated with the social dimension of affairs, the Ministry of Culture is increasing its role in the economic dimension by leveraging soft power. Cultural, art, and food highlights of Thailand are being used to spur forth tourism activities and to elevate Thailand into a world-class cultural tourism destination. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274037-soft-power-being-used-to-attract-tourists-to-cultural-tourism-routes-in-5-regions/

Thailand has the highest number of privately owned guns in ASEAN Out of ten ASEAN member countries, Thailand has the highest number of guns in the possession of private individuals, with 10,342,000 guns being recorded in 2017, according to the Small Arms Survey (SAS). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274035-thailand-has-the-highest-number-of-privately-owned-guns-in-asean/

Police Gun Control to Be Tightened after Massacre BANGKOK, (TNA) – The national police chief said he will discuss with the Interior Ministry control on police’s firearms after the massacre by a former policeman and the police would work out its own measures related to the weapons of present and former police. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274038-police-gun-control-to-be-tightened-after-massacre/

Thai Flags Lowered to Half Mast as Thailand Mourns Nursery Victims BANGKOK, Oct 7 (TNA) – The Thai national flag at Government House is flown at half-mast on Friday as Thailand mourns the victims of the mass shooting at the nursery in Nong Bua Lamphu yesterday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274005-thai-flags-lowered-to-half-mast-as-thailand-mourns-nursery-victims/

BANGKOK, Oct 7 (TNA) – The Thai national flag at Government House is flown at half-mast on Friday as Thailand mourns the victims of the mass shooting at the nursery in Nong Bua Lamphu yesterday. Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha ordered all Thai flags to be lower to half mast at all government agencies to remember the victims of the incident, in which 37 people, primarily preschoolers. Gen. Prayut will visit the province this afternoon to meet those who were injured and the families of the dead victims. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1033378 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-10-07 - 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 call for government action to prevent shooting incidents Thailand's Pheu Thai political party expressed their collective sadness at yesterday's massacre in the NE of Thailand, reported INN. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274004-pheu-thai-call-for-government-action-to-prevent-shooting-incidents/

Thailand's Pheu Thai political party expressed their collective sadness at yesterday's massacre in the NE of Thailand, reported INN. And they called for the government to take action and introduce measures that might prevent a repeat of the tragedy. The messages were led by party chief Dr Chollanan Srikaew who expressed his sorrow about the events that unfolded in Nong Bua Lamphu yesterday that resulted in the deaths of 38 people including 24 young children. He spoke of the "cruel execution of innocent lives". He called for a full investigation, full compensation and action by the government in preventing any future tragedies of this nature. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-07 - 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

Police spokesman calls for the public to stop sharing images of NE massacre Sanook Thai Caption: Stop sharing images of NE shooting RTP spokesman Pol Maj-Gen Achayon Kraithong said yesterday's massacre was something no one expected or wanted to happen. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274003-police-spokesman-calls-for-the-public-to-stop-sharing-images-of-ne-massacre/

Sanook Thai Caption: Stop sharing images of NE shooting RTP spokesman Pol Maj-Gen Achayon Kraithong said yesterday's massacre was something no one expected or wanted to happen. He expressed his condolences to relatives and the injured. Then he implored social media users and the online community to stop sharing pictures and video of what happened, reported Sanook. He understood the anger and fear but called for such action to protect the bereaved and other victims and prevent further bad feeling. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-07 - 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

Thaksin tweets his sorrow at NE massacre - calls for urgent government action against drugs Sanook Thai Caption: Urgent action required on drugs Former Thai prime minister and fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra tweeted his sorrow concerning yesterday's shooting and stabbing incident in the NE of Thailand when two dozen young children were killed among 38 people. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274002-thaksin-tweets-his-sorrow-at-ne-massacre-calls-for-urgent-government-action-against-drugs/

Sanook Thai Caption: Urgent action required on drugs Former Thai prime minister and fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra tweeted his sorrow concerning yesterday's shooting and stabbing incident in the NE of Thailand when two dozen young children were killed among 38 people. Thaksin said that the shooting at the pre-school in Nong Bua Lamphu province was such a sad event that should not have happened in Thailand. He condemned the brutality of the attack and expressed his sincere condolences to the relatives of the victims. He called on the government to take decisive action against drugs especially yaba saying that enough was enough. During Thaksin's time there was a so-called "war against drugs", observed Sanook. Narcotics Control Board data between 2002 and 2004 showed that during his tenure as PM drugs cases fell from 200,000 to 35,000. But in 2005 cases doubled and in 2006 increased slightly again. Thaksin's controversial drugs policy led to claims that as many as 2,500 people were summarily executed by security forces, notes ASEAN NOW, in what became known as 'judicial killings'. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-07 - 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

Police shooter in NE massacre was addicted to drugs since high school - got drugs from another ex-cop Picture: INN INN reported on the history of Pol Sgt Panya Khamrab who yesterday killed 38 people including himself in the NE of Thailand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1274000-police-shooter-in-ne-massacre-was-addicted-to-drugs-since-high-school-got-drugs-from-another-ex-cop/

Picture: INN INN reported on the history of Pol Sgt Panya Khamrab who yesterday killed 38 people including himself in the NE of Thailand. He was a drug addict since high school, boasted of having 100 yaba pills, threatened people with guns and refused to do his job. He repeatedly annoyed colleagues and the public with belligerent behavior including shooting while drunk and shooting a dog dead. He said he got yaba from an ex-cop who had also been sacked from the RTP. The media said that Panya became a policeman inn Yannawa, Bangkok, in November 2012 and in June 2019 moved to Na Wang police station in the area of yesterday's shooting and stabbing rampage. When assigned to Na Wang his partner did not come with him. He became thin from repeated drug use. He had a quick temper and was avoided by colleagues. He did not follow the orders of his station chief. In one incident he was ordered to go and protect a branch of the Ormsin Bank but he fell asleep in his vehicle outside the bank instead. When asked by the manager to move because there was an ATM cash delivery he refused and went for his gun to threaten the manager. The manager reported this to his station chief. He then formed a relationship with a karaoke girl called Ying. The bar was closed due to the pandemic. Ying was the girlfriend of a drug suspect who was jailed in Bua Lamphu prison. Panya frequently had loud drinking parties at his police accommodation that annoyed colleagues and the public alike. He would discharge his weapon when drunk and once shot a dog owned by a member of the public. The police managed to keep this quiet so that Panya was not prosecuted. In July 2021 he was found to be drunk at the police station and was the subject of action by the station chief for foul language and assault of colleagues. The current Na Wang chief Pol Col Suwatchai Malithong said that Panya had admitted to drugs use since he was in high school. He had promised to quit and his gun was taken from him. But despite attempts to get him into a police rehab program he continued with drug taking. When Nong Bua Lamphu police got involved in January of this year he reportedly said "I've taken yaba for ages - no one cared when I had 100 pills". He said he got the drugs from a former cop who had been sacked from the force. After this things improved but then yesterday's incident occurred. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-07 - 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 society should rethink gun ownership and drug abuse after mass murders A Thai criminologist claims that the mass murder at a child care centre in the north-eastern province of Nong Bua Lam Phu yesterday (Thursday) will not be the last of its kind and suggests that it is time for Thai society to rethink the firearm possession and drug abuse problems. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273998-thai-society-should-rethink-gun-ownership-and-drug-abuse-after-mass-murders/

A Thai criminologist claims that the mass murder at a child care centre in the north-eastern province of Nong Bua Lam Phu yesterday (Thursday) will not be the last of its kind and suggests that it is time for Thai society to rethink the firearm possession and drug abuse problems. This opinion was voiced by Associate Professor Dr.Krisanaphong Poothakool, assistant rector and chair of the Faculty of Criminology and Justice Administration at Rangsit University, during an interview with Thai PBS last night, following the mass shooting and knife attack at a child care centre in the province yesterday, in which 38 people areconfirmed dead, including the perpetrator, his wife and their son. He said that this is the second mass murder in the country, after the one in Nakhon Ratchasima two years ago in which31 people were killed, including the army officer perpetrator. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-society-should-rethink-gun-ownership-and-drug-abuse-after-mass-murders/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-07 - 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!