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Naew Na Thai Caption: Scary! Python in a water tank 30M up Snake catchers were called to Sam Ngam sub-district in Ang Thong central Thailand after a python apparently fell into a drinking water tank 30 meters above the ground. No one had any idea how the snake had managed to do this. It was thought that the snake had been after a bird for a snack but fell in the tank by mistake. Picture: Naew Na Two rescue workers managed to get the snake in 20 minutes under difficult circumstances before it was released back into naturem reported Naew Na. They fished it out of the water then allowed it to coil round their arms. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-05 - 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

Wife takes "mental patient" husband to surrender to police after ATM attack in south 77kaoded Thai Caption: Wife takes mental patient husband to surrender to police after ATM attack The wife of a 27 year old man who attacked two ATMs in downtown Trang in southern Thailand took him to surrender to police. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273776-wife-takes-mental-patient-husband-to-surrender-to-police-after-atm-attack-in-south/

77kaoded Thai Caption: Wife takes mental patient husband to surrender to police after ATM attack The wife of a 27 year old man who attacked two ATMs in downtown Trang in southern Thailand took him to surrender to police. CCTV footage had shown the man arrive at a Krung Thai ATM with an old lady. He had then thrown a chair at an ATM and used stones and a lump of iron. Abandoning these weapons he then retrieved a slingshot from a vehicle and shot in the air, reported 77kaoded. The wife said that her husband was being treated for mental health illness in Songkhla. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-05 - 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

CEO of Finnish berry firm suspected of human trafficking by Jeannette Hinrup The berry picking industry in Finland heavily relies on a foreign workforce. The CEO of Finnish berry company Polarica, Jukka Kristo, has been detained on the suspicion of human trafficking. The company has already brought around 1.000 berry pickers from Thailand to Finland this year. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273775-ceo-of-finnish-berry-firm-suspected-of-human-trafficking/

The berry picking industry in Finland heavily relies on a foreign workforce. by Jeannette Hinrup The CEO of Finnish berry company Polarica, Jukka Kristo, has been detained on the suspicion of human trafficking. The company has already brought around 1.000 berry pickers from Thailand to Finland this year. According to Finnish broadcasting media Yle, The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Finnish Border Guard confirmed the criminal investigation on Monday. Jukka Kristo organized the Thai berry pickers’ transit to Finland from Thailand, and it has been suspected that the workers “were in a dependency on their employer” and housed in poor conditions. Full story: https://scandasia.com/ceo-of-finnish-berry-firm-suspected-of-human-trafficking/ -- © Copyright ScandAsia 2022-10-05 - 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!

Former councillor and Sepak Takraw player dies after being dragged 300 meters by train Picture: Siam Rath Muang Uttaradit police and rescue services were called after a fatality on railway tracks in the area. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273773-former-councillor-and-sepak-takraw-player-dies-after-being-dragged-300-meters-by-train/

Picture: Siam Rath Muang Uttaradit police and rescue services were called after a fatality on railway tracks in the area. By Wat Doi Tha Sao in Muang district they found a Honda Accord that had been dragged 300 meters from a crossing, reported Siam Rath. Dead inside was 56 year old Nopparat a former local councillor. He had also competed in a recent competition for Sepak Takraw for older people in Phayao. The train carrying cement was headed for Lamphun in the far north when the collision occurred. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-05 - 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

GISTDA compares 2011, 2021 and 2022 - year of "Great Flood" was much worse than now Satellite imagery from the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency posted online compared flooding from different years. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273771-gistda-compares-2011-2021-and-2022-year-of-great-flood-was-much-worse-than-now/

Satellite imagery from the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency posted online compared flooding from different years. It revealed that in the year of the so-called Great Flood that hit Thailand in 2011 there was nearly 16 million rai of flooded land reported Siam Rath. This compared with 5.6 million rai flooded last September and 5.3 million rai this September. Siam Rath noted that things were three times worse 11 years ago when much of the area surrounding Bangkok was under water for months. This followed fears that continual heavy rain would result in a similar flood this year as dams and reservoirs fill up. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-05 - 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 BMW almost covered in flood water in Chiang Mai Sanook Thai Caption: Left to drown Sanook reported from the Region 5 HQ of the RTP on Mahidol Road in Chiang Mai. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273770-police-bmw-almost-covered-in-flood-water-in-chiang-mai/

Sanook Thai Caption: Left to drown Sanook reported from the Region 5 HQ of the RTP on Mahidol Road in Chiang Mai. They had been alerted to a story about a police vehicle that had been gobbled up by the floods that hit offices and police flats in the area. It was a BMW that could not be moved like other private and state vehicles because it was broken down. Picture: Sanook It needed 100,000 baht's worth of repairs and had to be left to the flood waters that nearly covered its roof. The story gained traction on the "Goo Roo - Loke Roo' site on Facebook. The image became a stark symbol of the devastating floods in the area. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-05 - 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

Secondary school pupil drowns after telling friends he'll do one more jump before going home Daily News Thai Caption: Jumped in and died Petchkasem area police were called after a 14 year old boy drowned in the Rat Samakhi canal behind the school of Wat Bamrung in Petchkasem Soi 69, Bang Khae, Bangkok yesterday evening. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273768-secondary-school-pupil-drowns-after-telling-friends-hell-do-one-more-jump-before-going-home/

Daily News Thai Caption: Jumped in and died Petchkasem area police were called after a 14 year old boy drowned in the Rat Samakhi canal behind the school of Wat Bamrung in Petchkasem Soi 69, Bang Khae, Bangkok yesterday evening. Four school pupils were on their way home and decided to have a swim in the canal that is 4 meters wide and six meters deep. Poh Teck Tung rescue took half an hour to find "Nam", a M3 pupil aged 14, who had disappeared in front of three other friends. Nam or Sittiphat had said he would jump one last time but he suffered an attack of cramp, reported Daily News. His friends tried to save him by holding out a long stick but were unable to do so. The victim was fished out still weraring his red PE kit and black shorts. His friends expressed great sorrow at being unable to save him. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-05 - 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

PM wades through the floods: Call for PM "until death do us part" Daily News Thai Caption: Wading through the floods Thai media Daily News reported from Warinchamrap district of Ubon Ratchathani in the NE of Thailand when PM Prayuth Chan-ocha and his large entourage visited flood victims. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273765-pm-wades-through-the-floods-call-for-pm-until-death-do-us-part/

Daily News Thai Caption: Wading through the floods Thai media Daily News reported from Warinchamrap district of Ubon Ratchathani in the NE of Thailand when PM Prayuth Chan-ocha and his large entourage visited flood victims. The PM - recently reinstalled in the PM hotseat following a court decision - was perched high up in a Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation vehicle. Picture: Daily News Some people were not happy to see the PM. Their three finger salutes - a sign of protest from The Hunger Games - were accompanied by negative statements about causing locals trouble. The police told them to stop. Prayuth waded through the flood waters dispensing platitudes. Picture: Daily News He said that some things were meant to be and advised locals to put their valuables higher next time. He said that his government cared about the strife of the people and were spending billions on flood prevention measures. This was his sixth visit to Ubon. One old lady said that she hoped Prayuth would be PM until he dies. Picture: Daily News "That long", quipped the upbeat PM. Prayuth - revelling in the attention again after the court decision on his tenure - even did a spot of hair cutting that people said was very auspicious. Then he bought some pork balls on a stick for the police making further jokes about the election law. Picture: Daily News ASEAN NOW notes that the whole tone of the press coverage was sycophantic. It appeared that the press corps were glad that their "Uncle Too" was back in charge affording him coverage previously only reserved for figures of an even greater social standing. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-05 - 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

Commerce ministry urges stores and wholesalers to keep adequate stock of items amid floods by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - As floods sweep through many areas of Thailand, the commerce ministry is closely following developments of water situations in each locality. Stores and wholesalers are encouraged to keep adequate stocks of items to prevent shortages in areas hit by a flood. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273762-commerce-ministry-urges-stores-and-wholesalers-to-keep-adequate-stock-of-items-amid-floods/

by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - As floods sweep through many areas of Thailand, the commerce ministry is closely following developments of water situations in each locality. Stores and wholesalers are encouraged to keep adequate stocks of items to prevent shortages in areas hit by a flood. Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit has expressed concerns about the situation of floods at present. He has ordered the Ministry of Commerce’s Office of the Permanent Secretary to ask provincial commerce offices to closely follow the water situation in various localities. The Department of Internal Trade has also been told to inspect products distribution centers nationwide. Retailers and wholesalers are to be asked to stock up adequate amounts of merchandise, especially in areas that have been affected by floods. This is to ensure that flood victims do not experience further troubles from product shortages. Ensuring adequate stocks of items will also make it convenient for responders and for aid to be delivered. According to Minister Jurin, provincial commerce offices are asked to guard against opportunistic price raises or profiteering. He said such acts are illegal and will exacerbate the plights of flood victims. The commerce minister said his ministry will work rigorously to prevent shortage of goods and opportunistic price raises. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221005092307953 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-10-05 - 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!

Hua Hin to get high speed train by 2032 By Online Reporter file photo Hua Hin has been confirmed as a destination for Thailand’s new high speed train project, the government has announced. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273761-hua-hin-to-get-high-speed-train-by-2032/

file photo By Online Reporter Hua Hin has been confirmed as a destination for Thailand’s new high speed train project, the government has announced. Confirmation of whether or not a Hua Hin would be included in the project has been somewhat of a stop start process. Recent years have seen several new high speed rail development projects proposed throughout Thailand, some of which have included Hua Hin as a potential destination. However, up until recently, any concrete plans had remained firmly on the drawing board. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/hua-hin-to-get-high-speed-train-by-2032/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 2022-10-05 - 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!

"Deputy Joke" to the rescue as RTP react to robbery of Russian on Koh Samui Siam Rath reported from the southern Thai tourist island of Koh Samui where Lt-Gen Surachate Hakpan was called in to solve a crime of robbery with menaces against a Russian national. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273760-deputy-joke-to-the-rescue-as-rtp-react-to-robbery-of-russian-on-koh-samui/

Siam Rath reported from the southern Thai tourist island of Koh Samui where Lt-Gen Surachate Hakpan was called in to solve a crime of robbery with menaces against a Russian national. The media referred to the poster boy cop of the RTP as "Deputy Joke" a nod to his new role. He is normally known as Big Joke. He recounted how a Russian man called Eugenii had gone to meet his wife in a coffee shop in Taling Ngam sub-district on 15th September. He had been confronted by five foreign men who demanded he pay them $US3 million. He was forced to transfer money using his phone in the sum of US $50,000 from a Bitcoin account. Four of the men left but one stayed behind to threaten the victim that they wanted more. A Kazakhstan fixer alled Andrey, named as 37 and 56 in the Siam Rath story, was arrested by Lumpini police and Chonburi Immigration and taken back to Samui. Warrants were issued for five other men including two Kazakh nationals, two Germans and a Russian who was a driver in the brazen robbery. Most of these seemed to have arrived in Thailand with the express intention of committing the robbery. They have all since fled the country and are the subject of Interpol red notices for their arrest. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-05 - 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 5: Bangkok braces for flooding Chao Phraya, Anutin getting high Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273759-tim-newton-today-oct-5-bangkok-braces-for-flooding-chao-phraya-anutin-getting-high/

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French President Macron confirms APEC attendance (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) President Emmanuel Macron of France has officially confirmed that he will attend the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum scheduled for November 18-19, according to spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Tanee Saengrat. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273758-french-president-macron-confirms-apec-attendance/

(Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) President Emmanuel Macron of France has officially confirmed that he will attend the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum scheduled for November 18-19, according to spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Tanee Saengrat. He said Macron will be here as a special guest of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Thai PBS World reported last week that the invitation is special as France, a leading member of the European Union, is not a member of APEC. It will also be the French leader’s first visit to Thailand since he became president in 2017. He is currently serving a second term. Several countries have shown interest in attending the Bangkok APEC leaders’ meeting because it is an opportunity to meet person-to-person for the first time in three years within the APEC framework. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/french-president-macron-confirms-apec-attendance/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-05 - 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!