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PHOTO: ประชาชาตินิวส์ ทีวี ภูมิภาค By Tanakorn Panyadee Bowin subdistrict, Sri Racha — A 14-year-old student was reportedly threatened with a knife to the throat while getting stomped by 20 rivals whom the victim claimed got furious after he stared at their faces. “Kai,” a 14-year-old student, and his mother went to report their plight to Pol. Lt. Col. Nattapong Mueanphan at the Bowin Police Station with a video clip showing a chaotic moment when Kai was being stomped by a group of around 20 people. The brawl took place around 5.30 p.m. Friday, September 2nd, in the Bowin subdistrict of Sri Racha. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/03/14-year-old-student-stomped-by-20-rivals-reportedly-over-a-wrong-look-in-sri-racha/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-05 - 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!

Foreign driver killed in sedan-pickup collision in Chonburi By Tanakorn Panyadee PHOTO: บริษัท โสภณ เคเบิ้ล ที.วี.และสื่อสาร พัทยา จำกัด Pong subdistrict, Chonburi — An unidentified foreign driver was instantly killed when his sedan collided with a pickup truck in the Pong subdistrict. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270927-foreign-driver-killed-in-sedan-pickup-collision-in-chonburi/

PHOTO: บริษัท โสภณ เคเบิ้ล ที.วี.และสื่อสาร พัทยา จำกัด By Tanakorn Panyadee Pong subdistrict, Chonburi — An unidentified foreign driver was instantly killed when his sedan collided with a pickup truck in the Pong subdistrict. Pattaya Sawang Boriboon rescue workers arrived at a fatal road accident scene in Pong subdistrict of Banglamung at late night yesterday, September 3rd, to assist a foreign man who suffered serious injuries in a car crash. According to reports, the victim was driving a black Nissan sedan, which veered out of its lane and crashed into a black Nissan Navara pickup truck of a Thai couple namely Sanoh Phosrithong, 68, and Nuart Chans, 66. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/04/foreign-driver-killed-in-sedan-pickup-collision-in-chonburi/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-05 - 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!

Chadchart Launches Garbage Pilot Project In 3 Districts TNR Staff BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (Sept. 4) launched a campaign asking people to separate waste into two simple categories and also unveiled a new type of garbage truck as part of a garbage management pilot project in three districts, TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270926-chadchart-launches-garbage-pilot-project-in-3-districts/

Chadchart Launches Garbage Pilot Project In 3 Districts TNR Staff BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (Sept. 4) launched a campaign asking people to separate waste into two simple categories and also unveiled a new type of garbage truck as part of a garbage management pilot project in three districts, TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said. The three districts involved in this project are Pathumwan, Phayathai and Nong Khaem. People are asked to discard food waste in green or clear bags and general waste in black bags because putting them together makes it difficult to manage and recycle. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/09/04/chadchart-launches-garbage-pilot-project-in-3-districts/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-09-05 - 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!

Prawit Can Keep Country Moving On Without Prayut: Academic By Thai Newsroom Reporters CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER Prawit Wongsuwan has been obviously showing his ability to keep the country moving on without Prayut Chan-o-cha as head of government, said a noted academic over the weekend. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270925-prawit-can-keep-country-moving-on-without-prayut-academic/

By Thai Newsroom Reporters CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER Prawit Wongsuwan has been obviously showing his ability to keep the country moving on without Prayut Chan-o-cha as head of government, said a noted academic over the weekend. Rangsit University political scientist Wanwichit Boonprong concluded that Prawit has looked more agile, self-confident and physically stronger than ever since he became caretaker premier to run the country whilst Prayut has been ordered by court to stop performing as head of government pending a court ruling on his eight-year tenure maximumly provided by law. “Like it or not, Prawit has apparently proven himself capable of keeping the country moving on without Prayut,” the academic put it. Prawit who claimed to be running the country virtually with the heart and not with any physical force would not only reshuffle the cabinet but strengthen the unity and efficiency of the largest coalition Palang Pracharath Party of which he concurrently acts as top leader only if Prayut’s eight-year rule is finally judged by the Constitutional Court to have already ended since August 24, Wanwichit said. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/09/03/prawit-can-keep-country-moving-on-without-prayut-academic/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-09-05 - 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!

Thailand Heading For A Bustling High Season TNR Staff THE TOURISM Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects a busy high season this year with both Thais and foreigners travelling extensively after Covid control measures were relaxed from April onwards with the country fully opened to tourism in July, INN News said Saturday evening (Sept. 3). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270924-thailand-heading-for-a-bustling-high-season/

TNR Staff THE TOURISM Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects a busy high season this year with both Thais and foreigners travelling extensively after Covid control measures were relaxed from April onwards with the country fully opened to tourism in July, INN News said Saturday evening (Sept. 3). Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, TAT’s governor, said a large number of foreign tourists had started coming to Thailand with the weaker baht to US dollar exchange rate spurring tourism. The Bank of Thailand set this rate at 36.804 baht to the dollar yesterday. TAT is also mounting promotional activities together with the private sector to ensure that foreigners holidaying in Thailand during the high season stay longer. TAT projects a big improvement in the second half of this year with around 7.5 million foreign tourists expected to come to Thailand. If arrivals in the first half are added this year’s total would be 9.62 million. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/09/03/thailand-heading-for-a-bustling-high-season/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-09-05 - 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!

Foreigner Kills Two Teenage Girls In Songkhla Crash TNR Staff AN AUSTRALIAN man driving a sport utility vehicle on a Songkhla road hit a motorcycle on which three female teenage students were riding, killing two of them and seriously injuring the third girl, Amarin TV said Sept. 2. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270923-foreigner-kills-two-teenage-girls-in-songkhla-crash/

TNR Staff AN AUSTRALIAN man driving a sport utility vehicle on a Songkhla road hit a motorcycle on which three female teenage students were riding, killing two of them and seriously injuring the third girl, Amarin TV said Sept. 2. This TV channel’s reporters went to the spot of the accident on Chalatat road in front of Royal Navy Shooting Range and interviewed Lt. Samphan Suwan who said officers there were the first to help the three girls who were lying unconscious on the road. The two students who died were identified as Ms. Pitchapa Boonrit, 16, and Ms. Anusara Chaowanasakul, 16, both fourth grade students, while Ms. Pattraporn Srisuwan, 16, was then undergoing an operation. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/09/03/foreigner-kills-two-teenage-girls-in-songkhla-crash/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-09-05 - 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!

Abhisit Admits Having Very Slim Chance Of Becoming PM Again By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER Abhisit Vejjajiva admitted today (Sept. 3) it would be very unlikely for him to become head of government again in the foreseeable future. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270922-abhisit-admits-having-very-slim-chance-of-becoming-pm-again/

By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER Abhisit Vejjajiva admitted today (Sept. 3) it would be very unlikely for him to become head of government again in the foreseeable future. Abhisit said his chances of being named premier again with supportive votes from MPs and senators would be utterly slim, compared to others though, he said, he may have readied himself for the top post of government. The former Democrat Party leader apparently referred to Bhumjaithai Party leader/Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and caretaker prime minister Prawit Wongsuwan who would be more likely to secure enough votes from the legislators to become head of government if Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s eight-year rule is finally judged by court to have ended since August 24. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/09/04/abhisit-admits-having-very-slim-chance-of-becoming-pm-again/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-09-05 - 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!

Woman arrested for the theft of ฿15.7 million from dead man’s bank account after he passed away by James Morris and Son Nguyen Ms Satang Thongramphan also known as Aoi counts the cash as officers arrest her at her home in Phitsanulok Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270921-woman-arrested-for-the-theft-of-฿157-million-from-dead-man’s-bank-account-after-he-passed-away/

Ms Satang Thongramphan also known as Aoi counts the cash as officers arrest her at her home in Phitsanulok on Thursday. On Sunday, the top brass of the Royal Thai Police in Phitsanulok including Police Lieutenant General Akradej Phimonsri, the commander of Police Region 6, briefed the media on a successful investigation that saw most of the money recovered. by James Morris and Son Nguyen Satang Thongramphan, also known as Aoi, claims that she became close to the bank account holder at a local care facility where he had been receiving treatment for cancer. Police raided her home last Thursday but it was only a second raid on Friday that unearthed the bulk of the funds, in cash, taken from the man’s bank account hidden in the accused woman’s car. A 46-year-old woman arrested by Thai police in Phitsanulok on Thursday after being found with millions of baht in cash pilfered from the bank account of a recently deceased bank official has denied theft of the money and claims she had developed a close relationship with the 56-year-old man whose smartphone was used to transfer ฿15.7 million ($428,961) from his bank account with Krung Thai Bank to her account in the ten days after the man had passed away. Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/09/04/woman-arrested-for-app-theft-of-15-million-baht-dead-bank-official/ -- © Copyright Thai Examiner 2022-09-05 - 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!

Bangkaew officially certified as Thailand’s second dog breed The Belgium-based Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) has finally approved the certification of the Thai Bangkaew as a new breed of dog, according to Deputy Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270920-bangkaew-officially-certified-as-thailand’s-second-dog-breed/

The Belgium-based Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) has finally approved the certification of the Thai Bangkaew as a new breed of dog, according to Deputy Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek. The Bangkaew is the second Thai breed approved by FCI, after the Thai Ridgeback in 2003. It is registered in Group 5 of the Spitz and primitive dogs like the Thai Ridgeback. According to the FCI, the Bangkaew is an old breed originating from Bangkaew village, in the Bang Rakam district of the northern province of Phitsanuloke. The breed’sancestry goes back to a cross between a Buddhist abbot’s local black and white bitch and a now extinct wild dog. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bangkaew-officially-certified-as-thailands-second-dog-breed/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-05 - 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!

Free university education would boost equality – but can Thailand afford it? The student debt forgiveness campaign believes the budget Thailand has set to reduce inequality – 700 billion baht – should be more than enough to ensure education is “really free”. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270919-free-university-education-would-boost-equality-–-but-can-thailand-afford-it/

The student debt forgiveness campaign believes the budget Thailand has set to reduce inequality – 700 billion baht – should be more than enough to ensure education is “really free”. “It’s not about whether our country has enough money but more about our country’s money management and allocation,” said Prim Maneechote, a member of the #SLFdebtforgiveness campaign said on during an interview with Inskru. This platform normally brings teachers together to share ideas and experiences Prim said the money that millions of Thais owe to the Student Loan Fund (SLF) should, in fact, not be considered loans. “They would not have had to borrow money if the government offered free education,” Prim said. “Why do young people have to take loans just because they want to study?” Assoc Prof Dr Sustarum Thammaboosadee, who teaches at Thammasat University’s College of Interdisciplinary Studies, expressed a similar view in an interview with BBC Thai. “In the upcoming fiscal year [starting October 1], the government has allocated 700 billion baht to reduce inequality. This budget is separate from basic welfare such as subsidies for the universal healthcare coverage scheme or monthly payments for the elderly,” he said. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/free-university-education-would-boost-equality-but-can-thailand-afford-it/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-05 - 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!

1,280 hectares of rice fields in Nakhon Ratchasima flooded and damaged More than 1,280 hectares of rice fields in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima have been damaged after being under water for more than a week, and more rice farmland will be damaged if heavy rain continues. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270918-1280-hectares-of-rice-fields-in-nakhon-ratchasima-flooded-and-damaged/

More than 1,280 hectares of rice fields in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima have been damaged after being under water for more than a week, and more rice farmland will be damaged if heavy rain continues. The affected rice fields are scattered across 25 villages along the Mun River. They flooded after irrigation officials in Ubon Ratchathani opened five sluice gates, to discharge water through a dam into the Mun River, in preparation for heavy rain forecast from tomorrow (Monday) through Friday. Troops from a barracks in Ubon Ratchathani province have set up a hotline service for villagers living along the Mun River, so they can seek help in case of flooding. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/1280-hectares-of-rice-fields-in-nakhon-ratchasima-flooded-and-damaged/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-05 - 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!

Charter Court ruling on PM’s term will be a “breaking point” – UDD leader Jatuporn Photo from สำนักข่าวราษฎร – Ratsadon News A ruling from the Constitutional Court on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s 8-year term in office, whether it is in his favour or not, will be the “breaking point” for the Thai society, claimed United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) leader Jatuporn Prompan yesterday (Sunday). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270917-charter-court-ruling-on-pm’s-term-will-be-a-“breaking-point”-–-udd-leader-jatuporn/

Photo from สำนักข่าวราษฎร – Ratsadon News A ruling from the Constitutional Court on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s 8-year term in office, whether it is in his favour or not, will be the “breaking point” for the Thai society, claimed United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) leader Jatuporn Prompan yesterday (Sunday). Jatuporn and Nititorn Lamlua led a small group of protesters, who gathered at Ratchaprasong intersection in the heart of Bangkok today, to demand the ouster of the so-called “3-Ps”, who include Prime Minister Prayut, Acting Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan and Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda. The UDD leader said that the number of protesters is not the issue, adding that they will be able to mobilise more people at the right time “which is not necessary yet.” He did, however, hint that the right time for mass protests will be when the Constitutional Court issues its ruling on Prayut’s term in office, expected sometime in the next 4-5 weeks. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/charter-court-ruling-on-pms-term-will-be-a-breaking-point-udd-leader-jatuporn/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-05 - 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!

Bangkok urged to promote bicycle communities The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is being urged to promote the creation of bicycle “communities” in the capital, to encourage more people to turn to the bicycle as an alternative means of transport. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270916-bangkok-urged-to-promote-bicycle-communities/

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is being urged to promote the creation of bicycle “communities” in the capital, to encourage more people to turn to the bicycle as an alternative means of transport. Professor Dr. Thongchai Panswad, an advisor to the Thailand Walking and Cycling Institute (TWCI) and a pioneer in the use of bicycles in Bangkok, said that it is difficult, in practice, to use bicycles to travel across Bangkok, because it covers such a large area. He said that it is, however, possible to travel by bicycle in a limited area, for instance of not more than three kilometres, and suggests the concept bicycle communities. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bangkok-urged-to-promote-bicycle-communities/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-05 - 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!