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Big Joke going after eleven corrupt officials in multi million baht illegal fishing case Picture: Thai Rath Lt-Gen Surachate Hakpan - the Thai policeman known as Big Joke - is determined to root out corruption in the fishing industry. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272109-big-joke-going-after-eleven-corrupt-officials-in-multi-million-baht-illegal-fishing-case/

Picture: Thai Rath Lt-Gen Surachate Hakpan - the Thai policeman known as Big Joke - is determined to root out corruption in the fishing industry. Thai Rath reported that back in December 2021 there was a case of five ships illegally fishing in Thai waters in the south. Names on the boats had been changed from Malaysian to Indonesian operators. Three prosecutions and fines of 20 million baht have been made while two are still under investigation. Picture: Thai Rath The boats were meant to be kept for sale but it emerged that they had travelled to Malaysian waters where they have been stopped. Now Surachate is determined to prosecute 11 corrupt officials who allowed this to happen by taking back-handers. He promised they would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Surachate was put in charge of sorting out illegal fishing by retiring RTP chief pol Gen Suwat Chaengyodsuk. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-17 - 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

US national in mystery death fall from Nonthaburi building 77kaoded Thai Caption: Foreigner in mystery plunge Pak Kret police and Ruam Katanya rescue services were called after a US man fell to his death from the 9th floor of a rental building in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272105-us-national-in-mystery-death-fall-from-nonthaburi-building/

77kaoded Thai Caption: Foreigner in mystery plunge Pak Kret police and Ruam Katanya rescue services were called after a US man fell to his death from the 9th floor of a rental building in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi. Mr Campi, 43, was found dead with head injuries outside the building. He rented a storage unit on the eighth floor. Picture: 77kaoded A witness had seen him smoking a cigarette by the windows on the 9th floor before he fell. Natcha Phara, a security guard, said he heard a loud noise but what with the passing traffic he thought nothing of it. He was alerted to the incident by a van driver, reported 77kaoded. Picture: 77kaoded Police are contacting relatives and friends to try and understand what happened. They are keeping an open mind at the moment. The body was taken for autopsy at Thammasat Hospital in Rangsit. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-17 - 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

TAT Launches Coach Convoys to Boost Domestic Tourism BANGKOK, (TNA) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand and partners launched convoys of coaches to encourage Thai people to visit regions to support bus operators in the post-COVID era. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272098-tat-launches-coach-convoys-to-boost-domestic-tourism/

BANGKOK, (TNA) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand and partners launched convoys of coaches to encourage Thai people to visit regions to support bus operators in the post-COVID era. TAT deputy governor for domestic marketing Thapanee Kiatphaibol said that the project covered 500 tour coaches which would bring tourists to provinces in the North, the South, the Central Plains and the East and would run until the end of October. TAT handed out 10,000 baht per day per coach, but limited to 40,000 baht per coach, to tour firms for each inter-provincial trip that takes at least two days and one night. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1018993 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-09-17 - 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!

Official Campaign Period For Next Election Starts On Sept. 24 TNR Staff THE ELECTION Commission announced today (Sept. 16) that as of Sept. 24 the House of Representatives would have 180 days left of its current term and political parties could start campaigning for the next general election from that day onwards, Sanook.com said. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272097-official-campaign-period-for-next-election-starts-on-sept-24/

TNR Staff THE ELECTION Commission announced today (Sept. 16) that as of Sept. 24 the House of Representatives would have 180 days left of its current term and political parties could start campaigning for the next general election from that day onwards, Sanook.com said. According to Section 68 of the Organic Act campaigning can start when the House of Representatives has 180 days left till the election day. However should the House be dissolved then campaigning can start thenceforth till the election day. The Election Commission added that campaigning must be conducted in accordance with Section 73 of this law which prohibits vote buying or giving voters something of monetary value. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/09/16/official-campaign-period-for-next-election-starts-on-sept-24/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-09-17 - 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 PM Thaksin slams modest minimum wage hike of 5%, calls for ฿800 a day rate over 2 terms by James Morris and Son Nguyen Former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra Slow and fragile recovery is being seen which is driven by boosted consumer confidence in Thailand despite inflation and an effective haircut in real wages. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272095-former-pm-thaksin-slams-modest-minimum-wage-hike-of-5-calls-for-฿800-a-day-rate-over-2-terms/

Former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra by James Morris and Son Nguyen Slow and fragile recovery is being seen which is driven by boosted consumer confidence in Thailand despite inflation and an effective haircut in real wages. Employment levels in Phuket, the first foreign tourist destination to reopen, are still only at 50% of pre-pandemic levels. Thailand’s former Premier has slammed a 5% increase in the minimum wage for Thai workers as ‘sad’ and called for a Pheu Thai-led government to steer the economy towards a minimum wage of ฿800 per day over two terms in government. The slow pace of Thailand’s economic recovery means that it will be the second half of next year before the kingdom’s economy will have recovered from the loss of GDP caused by the virus emergency. In the meantime, the country, like others worldwide is reeling from the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine war and the growing impact of rising geopolitical tensions which will see an elevated level of inflation going into next year and a real loss of income for many working Thais despite the new minimum wage which will come into force on October 1st. A top economist with the Economic Intelligence Centre, the research arm of Siam Commercial Bank in a briefing this week stated that it will be the second or third quarter of next year before Thailand recovers from the economic setback inflicted by the country’s shutdown in 2020 to deal with the virus emergency. Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/09/16/former-pm-thaksin-slams-new-minimum-wage/ -- © Copyright Thai Examiner 2022-09-17 - 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!

Six years of elephant attacks in Thailand kill 135 and injure 116 135 people have been killed and 116 injured by wild elephants in the past six years, including 27 deaths in the first nine months of this year alone, according to the Office of Wildlife Conservation Information of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272094-six-years-of-elephant-attacks-in-thailand-kill-135-and-injure-116/

135 people have been killed and 116 injured by wild elephants in the past six years, including 27 deaths in the first nine months of this year alone, according to the Office of Wildlife Conservation Information of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. Dr. Supakit Vinitpornsawan, director of the office, attributed the attacks to the increased population of wild animals and increasing occasions when elephants venture out of their habitats to forage for food. He said that there are 3,000-4,000 wild elephants scattered across 38 national parks and 31 wildlife sanctuaries in Thailand, covering an area of 52,000 square kilometres. The number of elephants in the wild should not be considered as too many, but their numbers may outgrow some of their habitats and feeding grounds, he added. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/six-years-of-elephant-attacks-in-thailand-kill-135-and-injure-116/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-17 - 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!

Kyrgyzstani woman falls to death at hotel in Pattaya area, police investigating strange circumstances prior to fall By Goongnang Suksawat Pattaya – A Kyrgyzstani woman fell to death at a hotel in the Pattaya area after noon Friday (September 16th). She had previously filed a report to police over what she claimed was a Chinese gangster who defrauded her to become a prostitute in Pattaya. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272092-kyrgyzstani-woman-falls-to-death-at-hotel-in-pattaya-area-police-investigating-strange-circumstances-prior-to-fall/

By Goongnang Suksawat Pattaya – A Kyrgyzstani woman fell to death at a hotel in the Pattaya area after noon today (September 16th). She had previously filed a report to police over what she claimed was a Chinese gangster who defrauded her to become a prostitute in Pattaya. The Pattaya Police was notified of the incident at a hotel on Thap Phraya Road in Nongprue, Banglamung. The name of the hotel was withheld pending a further investigation. Law enforcement arrived at the seven storey hotel to find on the pavement outside the hotel the foreign woman who was later identified as a 30-year-old Kyrgyzstani woman. (The Pattaya News is withholding her name pending embassy and family notification.) She was later pronounced dead at the scene. The Pattaya City Police Chief Colonel Kunlachart Kunlachai went up to the room on the seventh floor where the woman stayed. Mr. Bechstein Hans Matthias, 58, an American national who is the room’s owner told police, “I stay with my two nephews. They are students who came to visit Thailand.” Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/16/kyrgyzstani-woman-falls-to-death-at-hotel-in-pattaya-area-police-investigating-strange-circumstances-prior-to-fall/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-17 - 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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Thai Defense Minister visits flood-hit areas in Rayong to provide military support PHOTO: Matichon online Defense Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is suspended from his duty as PM awaiting a constitutional court decision on his term limit, visited Rayong province to provide military support and boost the morale of the locals affected by flooding on Friday, September 16th. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272074-thai-defense-minister-visits-flood-hit-areas-in-rayong-to-provide-military-support/

Bang Saen is not a “savage city” and is totally safe for tourists Chonburi Provincial Police released an official statement following an allegation made by some Thai media, not us, that accused Bang Saen of being a “savage city” over a brutal public brawl that went viral on Wednesday, September 14th. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272057-bang-saen-is-not-a-“savage-city”-and-is-totally-safe-for-tourists/

Thailand reports 8th case of monkeypox in Thai man returning from Qatar The Disease Control Department has reported Thailand’s eighth confirmed monkeypox case, in a 23-year-old Thai man who recently returned home from Qatar, Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, director-general of the department said today (Friday). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272035-thailand-reports-8th-case-of-monkeypox-in-thai-man-returning-from-qatar/

The Disease Control Department has reported Thailand’s eighth confirmed monkeypox case, in a 23-year-old Thai man who recently returned home from Qatar, Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, director-general of the department said today (Friday). He said that the man had developed a fever, headache, rashes and then blisters on his body before he arrived in Bangkok from Qatar on Tuesday. After his arrival, the man met two friends. He went to the room of one of them and they ate together. He deposited his baggage with the second friend, without entering his room. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-reports-8th-case-of-monkeypox-in-thai-man-returning-from-qatar/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-16 - 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!

Part of NE renamed as "Land of the Nagas" - five lottery wins, will there be more... Sanook Thai Caption: It's the Land of the Nagas North easterners have called an area of Udon Thani known as Ban Chan sub-district to be renamed the "Land of the Nagas". Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272033-part-of-ne-renamed-as-land-of-the-nagas-five-lottery-wins-will-there-be-more/

Sanook Thai Caption: It's the Land of the Nagas North easterners have called an area of Udon Thani known as Ban Chan sub-district to be renamed the "Land of the Nagas". In five separate incidents house owners have spotted the unmistakeable sign of the divine in the shape of their bamboo growth. Each time lottery riches came to the lucky ones. The latest woman in Ban Dung district to find one was Kanitha, 47, who got out her praying kit lest the spirits look dimly on her pleas for increased wealth, reported Sanook. She admitted that her Naga was a smaller of the genre but she was not going to miss out on winning today's draw. She's advising 032 and 230 after expert analysis of the "normai". -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-16 - 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

Kids learn how to escape from a locked car Naew Na Thai Cap: Kids keen to learn - "They showed us how to save ourselves if we get stuck in a car Naew Na reported from Ban Plai Ra in Nakhon Sri Thammarat in the south of Thailand where local groups and rescue organisations are teaching pre-schoolers what to do if they get stuck in a car. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272031-kids-learn-how-to-escape-from-a-locked-car/

Naew Na Thai Cap: Kids keen to learn - "They showed us how to save ourselves if we get stuck in a car Naew Na reported from Ban Plai Ra in Nakhon Sri Thammarat in the south of Thailand where local groups and rescue organisations are teaching pre-schoolers what to do if they get stuck in a car. The playgroup kids - enjoying themselves under the guise of a cub scout activity - learned vital life skills. Like honking a horn and opening a locked door and seeking help. Picture: Naew Na It was all deemed a thumbs up success. A seven year old recently died at a school in Chonburi after being forgotten in a van all day. ASEAN NOW also carried a story about a firm trying to persuade schools to upgrade safety with a van management system who were being ignored by school directors when it came to shelling out money to protect children. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-16 - 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 Picture: Naew Na

Plucky gold shop owner fights back - it seems to run in the family Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that a gold shop owner in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, chased a man in a helmet who produced a gun and ran off with 68 baht weight in gold from the Yaowarat shop in Lotus Pak Chong. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272028-plucky-gold-shop-owner-fights-back-it-seems-to-run-in-the-family/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that a gold shop owner in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, chased a man in a helmet who produced a gun and ran off with 68 baht weight in gold from the Yaowarat shop in Lotus Pak Chong. The man tried to hijack a woman on a motorcycle but she ran off with the ignition key. The thief shot at Weerawat, 38, who was hit. But he managed to get several shots of his own away hitting the robber in the ribs. Police soon had him in custody with all the loot, worth 2.1 million baht. He was named as Prakit, 35 from Nakhon Sri Thammarat in the south. Picture: Thai Rath He was arrested next to a coffee vending machine after having run across the road to McDonalds. Police found evidence of many shots having been fired. The suspect was in possession of a 9 mm gun. Bravery seems to run in Weerawat's family. Picture: Thai Rath His elder brother Ditthawat, 40, was shot in an armed robbery of his gold shop of the same franchise name at Big C just 500 meters away. That robbery was done by a police corporal - Anucha, 25 - who pretended to be a delivery rider. He was soon in custody along with 3.6 million in gold jewelry. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-16 - 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