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Listen to the news: Covid-19 patients at risk of complications could be given long-acting antibodies as a preventative medication to ward off the disease. The antibodies can be used to effectively treat Covid-19 patients and has already been approved for use by Japan and Europe. Meanwhile the health department says it has approved a plan on how to best manage covid 19 after it is classified as an endemic disease next month. A suspected drug trafficker from Myanmar has been arrested in Bangkok. 53 year old Tun Min Latt is thought to have ties with the military junta and has business interests in hotels, energy and mining. He was detained with 3 Thai Nationals suspected of conspiracy to traffic narcotics and money laundering. Assets worth 136 million baht held by a police general, as well as his wife and daughter are to be confiscated after an investigation into unusual wealth. Gen Somchai, was found guilty last month of possessing unusual wealth. 14 items are being seized including a plot of land in Hua Hin and savings of more than 13 million baht as well as property in Bangkok and a 200 thousand baht car. A police officer crashed his pick up truck into five motorcycles last night, killing a 25 year old motorcyclist and injuring three people at traffic lights in Buriram. The incident was caught on CCTV. A civil partnership bill is due to be introduced to the House for its deliberation in the second and third readings in November, the government is likely to amend around 70 laws concerning married couples of people of different genders to support civil partnership. Region: North Korea announce it has never supplied weapons or ammunition to Russia and has no plans to do so, it also warned the United States to "keep its mouth shut" and stop circulating rumors aimed at "tarnishing" the country's image. Hong Kong's Central bank increases interest rates this morning,to keep the HK dollar pegged to the greenback in a tight range between 7.75 to 7.85 per dollar. Central Thailand: heavy rain Chiang Mai: Cloudy Thunderstorms this afternoon 31C Bangkok: Cloudy thundershowers 31C Pattaya and SE: Cloudy with thunder showers 29C. Phuket: Bright, Cloudy with thunder showers 29C. Hua Hin: Cloudy with heavy rain this afternoon 30 C Credits: Bangkok Post, The Nation, Asean Now, Khaosod English, Hua Hin Today, Royal Coast Review, Kulsawek Sawekwannakorn, Thainewsroom.com, The Pattaya News, Phuket News, Channel News Asia, South China Morning Post, The Straits Times. The Irrawaddy. Windy.com. Wunderground.com. Listen Live: Surf 102.5 Facebook: Surf 102.5 -- © Copyright SURF 102.5 FM 2022-09-22 - 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!

Phuket Vegetarian Festival officially announced By Goongnang Suksawat Phuket – The annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival was officially announced which will be held for nine days from September 26th to October 4th. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272563-phuket-vegetarian-festival-officially-announced/

By Goongnang Suksawat Phuket – The annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival was officially announced which will be held for nine days from September 26th to October 4th. The press conference held yesterday (September 20th) at the Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket Town was led by the Phuket Governor Naroong Woonciew. The Vegetarian Festival is also known as ‘Jia Chai’. The festival takes place from the 1st to the 9th night of the waxing moon in the Chinese calendar. Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/09/21/phuket-vegetarian-festival-officially-announced/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 2022-09-22 - 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!

Prawit stuns the cabinet demanding a ฿35 to the dollar rate and action from the Finance Minister by manager Acting Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan (centre) shocked the cabinet on Tuesday by demanding action by the Minister of Finance Arkhom Termpittayapaisith in relation to the depreciating baht. Baht’s depreciation is now being driven by a wider difference between interest rates in the United States and Thailand which had gone beyond a critical point at 150 to 175 basis points. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272562-prawit-stuns-the-cabinet-demanding-a-฿35-to-the-dollar-rate-and-action-from-the-finance-minister/

Acting Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan (centre) shocked the cabinet on Tuesday by demanding action by the Minister of Finance Arkhom Termpittayapaisith in relation to the depreciating baht. by manager Baht’s depreciation is now being driven by a wider difference between interest rates in the United States and Thailand which had gone beyond a critical point at 150 to 175 basis points even before Wednesday’s rise and which could see it grow wider by up to a further 175 basis points by the end of this year if the Federal Reserve maintains its hawkish stance and with projected Thai interest rate rises. The situation ultimately may lead to the Bank of Thailand being forced to raise interest rates higher and faster than it wants given the capital movement we are now witnessing thus supporting the acting PM’s call for action. Acting Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan surprised the cabinet on Tuesday when he warned that the government could not again allow the baht to trade at ฿50 against the US dollar. He called on Minister of Finance Arkhom Termpittayapaisith to work with the Bank of Thailand and Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput to bring about a rate of ฿35 to the US currency. On Wednesday, the baht fell below the ฿37 barrier for the first time since October 2006. The intervention of General Prawit is reported to have drawn a mirthful response from ministers around the cabinet table and was later qualified by a press briefing from temporary government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri. Despite growing pressure to raise interest rates faster in Thailand, Bank of Thailand Governor Mr Sethaput, whose role is an independent one concerned primarily with financial stability and inflation, has signalled consistently that the bank will pursue its more gradual approach to rising interest rates so as not to torpedo the country’s emerging growth which the Ministry of Finance itself sees as essential this year. Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/09/21/acting-pm-prawit-targets-35-baht-to-dollar-rate/ -- © Copyright Thai Examiner 2022-09-22 - 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!

Company Clerk, Rider Likely Linked To 3.4m Baht Payroll Theft TNR Staff CHONBURI police found the motorcycle and a pickup truck used in the theft of 3.46 million baht payroll at the car park of a bank Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 20) with the company clerk from whom the large amount of cash was snatched being the owner of the latter, TV Channel 7 said. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272561-company-clerk-rider-likely-linked-to-34m-baht-payroll-theft/

TNR Staff CHONBURI police found the motorcycle and a pickup truck used in the theft of 3.46 million baht payroll at the car park of a bank Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 20) with the company clerk from whom the large amount of cash was snatched being the owner of the latter, TV Channel 7 said. Police now believe that at least two persons were involved in this theft. Found 50 metres within a sugarcane field at Ban Bueng district where the bank is also located was the motorbike used by the thief wearing a food delivery rider’s uniform. Also found there was the bike’s cover and some spare parts. Investigation revealed that the thief then drove a white pickup truck to a garage in Mueang Chonburi, about 20 kilometres away, and parked it there. A police team immediately came to lift the suspect’s fingerprints from the vehicle. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/09/21/company-clerk-rider-likely-linked-to-3-4m-baht-payroll-theft/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-09-22 - 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!

Tangmo Nida’s Mother Gets Almost 10m Baht As Death Compensation TNR Staff THE MOTHER of actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, who drowned in Chao Phraya river during a speedboat trip in February this year, was given 400,000 baht in cash plus two cashier’s cheques totaling 1.6 million baht and a contract to pay her a salary of 30,000 baht a month for 20 years as compensation for her death yesterday (Sept. 21), Matichon newspaper said. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272559-tangmo-nida’s-mother-gets-almost-10m-baht-as-death-compensation/

TNR Staff THE MOTHER of actress Pataratida Patcharawirapong, or Tangmo Nida, who drowned in Chao Phraya river during a speedboat trip in February this year, was given 400,000 baht in cash plus two cashier’s cheques totaling 1.6 million baht and a contract to pay her a salary of 30,000 baht a month for 20 years as compensation for her death yesterday (Sept. 21), Matichon newspaper said. At a hearing in Nonthaburi court that lasted five hours, a settlement was reached with Mrs. Panida Siriyuttayothin, Tangmo Nida’s mother, having agreed to withdraw being the joint plaintiff in both the civil and criminal cases against the six suspects. The six suspects are Mr. Tanupat Lerttaweewit, or Hi So Por, the speedboat owner; Mr. Paiboon Srikanchananan, or Robert or Bird, the amateur skipper; Ms. Wisapat Manomairat, or Sand; Ms. Idsarin Juthasuksawat, or Gatick, her manager; Mr. Nithat Keeratisuthisathorn, or Job; and Mr. M. Phim Thamtheerasri, their consultant, Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/09/21/tangmo-nidas-mother-gets-almost-10m-baht-as-death-compensation/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-09-22 - 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!

Police lieutenant reportedly crashed his pickup truck into five motorcycles in Buriram, killing one and injuring three people By Nop Meechukhun Buriram – A police lieutenant was reportedly caught driving his pickup truck and crashing into five motorcycles in the Nang Rong District of Buriram province at around 6:00 PM. on Wednesday, September 21st, instantly killing one motorcyclist and injuring three people. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272558-police-lieutenant-reportedly-crashed-his-pickup-truck-into-five-motorcycles-in-buriram-killing-one-and-injuring-three-people/

By Nop Meechukhun Buriram – A police lieutenant was reportedly caught driving his pickup truck and crashing into five motorcycles in the Nang Rong District of Buriram province at around 6:00 PM. on Wednesday, September 21st, instantly killing one motorcyclist and injuring three people. CCTV footage in front of a Thai restaurant on the Nang Rong-Chamni road captured the moment when the official, who was later identified as Lieutenant Suthin Kongnanta, who was also a deputy inspector of the Buriram Provincial Police, rammed his truck into motorcycles waiting for a traffic light at the traffic island. A 25-year-old motorcyclist who was waiting to make a U-turn at the scene was killed instantly. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/21/police-lieutenant-reportedly-crashed-his-pickup-truck-into-five-motorcycles-in-buriram-on-wednesday-evening-killing-one-and-injuring-three-people/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-22 - 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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Roadworks on South Pattaya Second Road by Walking Street will be finished by September 30th PHOTO: บริษัท โสภณ เคเบิ้ล ที.วี.และสื่อสาร พัทยา จำกัด Deputy Mayor Manoch Nongyai declared that the ongoing drainage project on South Pattaya Second Road linking with Beach Road by Walking Street will be completed by September 30th, 2022, and will permanently fix flooding problems in nearby areas. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272544-roadworks-on-south-pattaya-second-road-by-walking-street-will-be-finished-by-september-30th/

Thailand sets May 7, 2023 as the tentative date of next general election Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) has tentatively designated May 7th next year as the date for the next general election, if the House of Representatives is not dissolved by the prime minister before the end of its four-year term on March 23rd. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272516-thailand-sets-may-7-2023-as-the-tentative-date-of-next-general-election/

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Thailand’s Vongtaveelap and Japan’s Baba among top stars competing in Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific championship The fourth edition of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific championship has attracted an incredibly strong field, including 22 of the top-100 players in the World Amateur Golf Ranking® (WAGR). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272556-thailand’s-vongtaveelap-and-japan’s-baba-among-top-stars-competing-in-women’s-amateur-asia-pacific-championship/

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia's first mobilisation since World War Two, warning the West that if it continued what he called its "nuclear blackmail" that Moscow would respond with the might of all its vast arsenal. "If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will use all available means to protect our people - this is not a bluff," Putin said in a televised address to the nation, adding Russia had "lots of weapons to reply". REUTERS 2022-09-21

Govt and military unable to justify why allocated budget for payroll went in shortfall for September By Erich Parpart Acting Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan said it was “normal” for the Cabinet to allocate emergency funding from the central budget worth 1.32 billion Baht for the Ministry of Defence to pay for wages of military personnel, even though such payments are budgeted in the regular fiscal year 2022 budget. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272502-govt-and-military-unable-to-justify-why-allocated-budget-for-payroll-went-in-shortfall-for-september /

By Erich Parpart Acting Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan said it was “normal” for the Cabinet to allocate emergency funding from the central budget worth 1.32 billion Baht for the Ministry of Defence to pay for wages of military personnel, even though such payments are budgeted in the regular fiscal year 2022 budget. “Why you asked?” Prawit replied to reporters when asked about the allocation. “This is normal,” he said without providing further explanation. The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a secret agenda to allocate an extra budget worth 1.32 billion Baht from the central budget for the Ministry of Defence to pay wages of military personnel within the army (760.45 million) and the air force (561.25 million). Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/44483/govt-and-military-unable-to-justify-why-allocated-budget-for-payroll-went-in-shortfall-for-september-2022/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-09-21 - 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 to issue COVID-19 reclassification measures this Friday The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration CCSA) is expected to announce a series of measures this Friday, in line with the reclassification of COVID-19 as an “infectious disease under watch”, as Thailand officially moves into a post-pandemic era from October 1st. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272501-thailand-to-issue-covid-19-reclassification-measures-this-friday/

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration CCSA) is expected to announce a series of measures this Friday, in line with the reclassification of COVID-19 as an “infectious disease under watch”, as Thailand officially moves into a post-pandemic era from October 1st. The Thai Ministry of Public Health issued two announcements on Monday to reclassify COVID-19 from a “dangerous infectious disease” to an “infectious disease under watch”, effective from October 1st, as the COVID-19 situation in the country is steadily improving, said Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisuree Traisoranakul today (Wednesday). She said that the CCSA’s measures will cover the legal, health, communication and management aspects after more than three years of living with COVID-19. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-to-issue-covid-19-reclassification-measures-this-friday/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-21 - 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!

Virologist claims 70 percent of Thais may have been infected with COVID-19 Up to 70% of the population of Thailand may have been infected with COVID-19, as most cases have not been officially recorded because they were asymptomatic or had only mild symptoms, according to Dr. Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University. He said that the estimated infection rate is based on the assessments of blood tests conducted so far, adding that the Omicron variant has spread widely in the past several months, but most of people did not report their infections to health authorities because they had no or only mild symptoms and only those admitted for treatment at hospitals have been recorded. He said, however, that the Disease Control Department, with funding from the Health Systems Research Institute (HSRI), will conduct an extensive survey to determine the extent of COVID-19 infection in the Thai population, using blood tests to find traces of infection or developed resistance through anti-nucleocapsid and anti-spike IgG tests. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/virologist-claims-70-percent-of-thais-may-have-been-infected-with-covid-19/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-21 - 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!

Praise online for handicapped lady - she may be small but now she's got her bachelor's degree 77kaoded Thai Caption: Bachelor small in stature - but brilliant Praise came online from Thai netizens for a handicapped lady from the north east of the country who has graduated with flying colors. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272498-praise-online-for-handicapped-lady-she-may-be-small-but-now-shes-got-her-bachelors-degree/

77kaoded Thai Caption: Bachelor small in stature - but brilliant Praise came online from Thai netizens for a handicapped lady from the north east of the country who has graduated with flying colors. A post online asked people if they remembered Waraporn Soisen or Mew from several years ago when she went through the starting rituals for her university course at Rajabhat University. Now the pocket dynamo has achieved her success with a bachelor's degree in Economics. This showed that handicaps need not be an obstacle in life. Picture: 77kaoded 77kaoded reported that Mew is just 92 cms tall and is handicapped in her hands and legs. But she dreamed of getting a degree when she was a young child. Now at age 26 after all her struggles at school and efforts in getting a bursary she has accomplished her dream. The media caught up with her at the home in Sateuk, Buriram, that she shares with her proud mum and dad and two siblings. Her message was clear: "Never give up". -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-21 - 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

Do the right thing and stop at Zebras - campaign continues Picture: Thai Rath The authorities in Thailand are continuing to press for Thai drivers to stop at Zebra crossings. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272497-do-the-right-thing-and-stop-at-zebras-campaign-continues/