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by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai Health Promotion Foundation and Thammasat University have launched the Social Telecare platform aimed to improve healthcare services for the vulnerable population. This platform is now being piloted at 89 hospitals across the country. The Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) has announced the new Social Telecare platform, designed to help improve the livelihoods of the vulnerable population in regard to healthcare services. Developed together with the Faculty of Social Administration at Thammasat University, the platform aims to help improve access to the National Health Security services among persons with disabilities, inmates, dependent elders, and monks, among others. The platform is now being piloted in a sandbox with 89 hospitals, covering all 13 health districts. The campaign has so far provided training for some 2,000 social workers, healthcare professionals, and village health volunteers. The Social Telecare platform will be linked to primary care units, enabling real-time patient evaluating and reporting functions, with data further provided to multidisciplinary teams in order to provide more comprehensive services. The platform is aimed to help cut down on some costs associated with the public health system, while allowing data to be analyzed for policy-making purposes and address systemic issues in the future. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220823002933968 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-08-23 - 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!

National Strategy Committee approves 1,026 projects by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - The National Strategy Committee has approved 1,026 projects that cater to the national strategic goals as the national strategic development plan enters the second phase. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269653-national-strategy-committee-approves-1026-projects/

by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - The National Strategy Committee has approved 1,026 projects that cater to the national strategic goals as the national strategic development plan enters the second phase. Presiding over the committee’s meeting today, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said the National Strategy Committee had laid out a national strategic guideline in keeping with global developments. He asked the government, general public, and private sector to cooperate in the implementation of national strategies toward concrete outcomes within a set time frame. The Prime Minister said the materialization of national strategies has entered the second phase, with the current focus being to ensure sufficient income among the general public, while the third phase will focus on the elimination of poverty. 1,026 projects have been approved and will be carried out in the fiscal year 2024. The committee also approved the draft 2023-2037 amendment for the national strategic master plan, which provides better clarity and coverage for individual goals; together with the national development guideline, and the guideline for the materialization and evaluation of the 13th National Economic and Social Development Plan. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220823003842971 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-08-23 - 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!

PM admires RCEP growth by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, has already helped Thailand sustain trade growth with other member countries. Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha lauded this positive outcome and asked Thai businesses to leverage this partnership. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269652-pm-admires-rcep-growth/

by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, has already helped Thailand sustain trade growth with other member countries. Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha lauded this positive outcome and asked Thai businesses to leverage this partnership. According to the Ministry of Commerce, Thailand in the first half of 2022 recorded 169 billion U.S. dollars in trade value with RCEP partners, a 13% year-on-year growth. The country’s export to RECP partners within the same period grew 9% at 78.17 billion dollars. The Ministry of Commerce’s report suggests all categories of exported goods have benefited from the RECP deal, including processed farmed products, farmed goods, and industrial goods. RCEP is a new free trade agreement with 15 members, namely the 10 ASEAN countries, Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, and New Zealand. The pact has a combined population of 2.3 billion people, and a combined GDP of 28.5 trillion U.S. dollars, or around 33.6% of the global GDP. The Thai government is encouraging businesses to fully leverage the benefits provided through RCEP, which can help reduce manufacturing costs, improve performance, and enhance competitiveness. One of the strengths provided by RCEP is its rules of origin, which allow businesses to obtain tax waivers more easily, in a more streamlined process. The Department of Foreign Trade has already set up the certificate of origin request system for eligible businesses to apply for tariff waivers and reductions. More information is available on the department’s website www.dft.go.th, or call the 1385 hotline. Story: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220822210402909 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-08-23 - 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!

Health Min presents Smart Family policy as a means of handling low fertility by Namo Vananupong BANGKOK (NNT) - APEC Health Week is taking place in Thailand from 22 August until Friday. The Ministry of Public Health is hosting the High Level Meeting on Health and the Economy (HLMHE) in Bangkok. Ministry officials today presented their ‘Smart Family’ policy to address low childbirth and mitigate impacts on labor and the economy. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269651-health-min-presents-smart-family-policy-as-a-means-of-handling-low-fertility/

by Namo Vananupong BANGKOK (NNT) - APEC Health Week is taking place in Thailand from 22 August until Friday. The Ministry of Public Health is hosting the High Level Meeting on Health and the Economy (HLMHE) in Bangkok. Ministry officials today presented their ‘Smart Family’ policy to address low childbirth and mitigate impacts on labor and the economy. On the first day of APEC Health Week, deputy public health minister Sathit Pitutecha inaugurated a policy dialogue on the topic of Smart Families. He said 17 of the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are facing demographic problems. Specifically, overall fertility rates in these 17 economies are lower than the rates needed to sustain their populations. This results in a tendency for a population decline and could have long-term impacts on each of the 17 economies. Mr. Sathit said Thailand is one of the said economies, with the country of 66 million having recently become an ageing society. The country is on course to becoming a ‘super-aged’ society in due course. The deputy health minister explained today’s meeting allowed APEC representatives to have exchanges on their economy’s demographic situation. Health officials, family planning experts, civil society members, and private sector representatives also participated in the talks. Among the sub-topics discussed included fertility planning, avoiding unintended pregnancy, and Thailand’s ‘Smart Families’ program. Department of Health Director-General Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai said Thailand had implemented 3 phases of demographic policies. The initial phase had to do with encouraging people to have more children. This resulted in Thailand’s population rising to 26.3 million in 1960 from 14.5 million in 1937. The second phase involved the promotion of family planning, starting in 1970. Consequently, the rate of people practicing birth control rose from 14% to 72%. The third phase is the present period, when the demographic structure is more complex than in the past. Unintended pregnancy, teenage pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy, and unsafe abortion also exacerbate Thailand’s decline in fertility. In support of the Smart Family policy, a number of laws and relevant policies have been issued. Among these were the 2nd national fertility development strategy and a law on the prevention and remedy of teenage pregnancy. The latter has allowed the delivery figure among teens aged 15-19 to drop by half. It also mitigated the problem of teenagers dropping out of the education system by enabling welfare for teenage mothers. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220822212745938 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-08-23 - 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!

Scammers are bombarding Thai customers with spam numbers File photo Over the past few weeks, many have been receiving calls from various numbers that start with +697. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269650-scammers-are-bombarding-thai-customers-with-spam-numbers/

File photo Over the past few weeks, many have been receiving calls from various numbers that start with +697. It is very annoying and although you must not answer, the ringing goes on for over 60 seconds. According to Thailand's Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES), they say it is most likely a scam call centre trying to swindle you out of money. If a number starting with +697 rings you, don't answer, as it can be extremely dangerous. The Digital Economy and Society Ministry warned people against answering calls with the prefix “+697”, saying that the prefix was used by call-centre scammers. The warning was made by DES spokesperson who explained that the +697 prefix was assigned to numbers based on IP (Internet Protocol) telephony. They said that since IP phone numbers do not have to be registered with the authorities, call-center scammers tend to use them to make untraceable calls to victims. As a result, the DES asked the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission and mobile phone operators to assign incoming IP calls with the +697 prefix to alert customers of the potential danger. “To avoid being deceived, people should not answer such calls.” The DES recommends that people who receive SMS messages or calls from suspicious numbers can tell their mobile phone operators to block them. It has now happened to a colleague who wrote down the numbers that had tried to call them and called DTAC their phone provider. He was told to use his own phone to block these calls. In view of the large numbers being affected, you would have thought that providers would be more proactive!!! Scammers seem to be everywhere especially using celebrities to endorse products. You see a photo of a well-known international celebrity investing in a particular fund that can make you instant profits. It is so obviously a scam it is surprising that Facebook with all its clout cannot stop them immediately. Anyway having blocked the +697 numbers on his mobile it will be interesting to see if they stop calling. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-23 - 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

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Man pilloried online for ramming car into students on zebra crossing A motorist has come under heavy criticism on social media today (Monday) after he allegedly rammed his car into a group of students last Friday, as they were walking over a zebra crossing in front of their school in Bangkok’s Phaya Thai district, injuring three of them. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269617-man-pilloried-online-for-ramming-car-into-students-on-zebra-crossing/

Pattaya residents and social media upset about overnight foreign motorbike racers A large group of what appears to be Middle Eastern tourists with over 30 motorbikes allegedly blocked parts of Sukumvit Road to illegally race motorbikes. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269625-pattaya-residents-and-social-media-upset-about-overnight-foreign-motorbike-racers/

Thailand’s Committee on Energy Policy Administration (CEPA) agreed today (Monday) to help shoulder the burden on household electricity consumers through discounts from September until December, the period the fuel tariff (FT) will be hiked. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269638-household-electricity-users-to-get-discounts-from-september-to-december/

Health Ministry: 5-Day Quarantine Realistic BANGKOK, Aug 22 (TNA) – The Ministry of Public Health has confirmed that five-day quarantine for COVID-19 cases is suitable for the present situation of the disease and it will not pose a higher risk of transmission compared with seven-day quarantine. and longer one. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269572-health-ministry-5-day-quarantine-realistic/

BANGKOK, Aug 22 (TNA) – The Ministry of Public Health has confirmed that five-day quarantine for COVID-19 cases is suitable for the present situation of the disease and it will not pose a higher risk of transmission compared with seven-day quarantine. and longer one. Dr Rungruang Kitphati, spokesman of the ministry, said the five-day quarantine plus another five days of condition observation for those who were asymptomatic or had mild symptoms were based on the present situation of COVID-19 and on academic knowledge. The 5+5 scheme received support from relevant authorities in and outside the Ministry of Public Health and suited the normal life of people, he said. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1002337 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-08-22 - 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!

Ladyboy charged with murder after knife attack on young lover following "bong" assault claim Picture: Thai Rath Bangkok Yai police were called to AWS Machine's offices on Petchkasem Road in western Bangkok after a young man was attacked with a fruit paring knife. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269571-ladyboy-charged-with-murder-after-knife-attack-on-young-lover-following-bong-assault-claim/

Picture: Thai Rath Bangkok Yai police were called to AWS Machine's offices on Petchkasem Road in western Bangkok after a young man was attacked with a fruit paring knife. Poh Teck Tung tried to save Atthanirut's life with CPR but their efforts were in vain, reported Thai Rath. The Bangkok man died on the third floor in staff accommodation at the company. He had a stab wound to the chest and a 10 cms knife was taken into evidence. Ladyboy Mr Cherphat, 37, from Uttaradit was in tears and surrendered to police and was taken to the police station where he was charged with murder. He said that the victim was his boyfriend. They had argued and split up but got together again. The victim had just smoked a bong and drank kratom tea. Cherphat claimed that he hit him for no reason with the bamboo bong that made him so made he got the knife and stabbed him. Chernphat then called the younger man's step father, 28 year old Tharaporn who contacted rescue services who were not in time to save the victim. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-22 - 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! 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

House Speaker to submit petition concerning PM’s term to Constitutional Court on Monday Chuan Leekpai, President of Thailand’s National Assembly and House Speaker, is expected to submit the opposition parties’ petition to the Constitutional Court today (Monday). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269567-house-speaker-to-submit-petition-concerning-pm’s-term-to-constitutional-court-on-monday/

Chuan Leekpai, President of Thailand’s National Assembly and House Speaker, is expected to submit the opposition parties’ petition to the Constitutional Court today (Monday), to seek a ruling on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s 8-year term in the office, claimed by the Opposition and some academics to come to an end on August 24th this year. In the petition, the Constitutional Court is also asked to order the prime minister to cease his work and duties as prime minister. Meanwhile, the Election Commission will separately consider submitting a similar petition from political activist Srisuwan Janya. The Election Commission has three options in dealing with Srisuwan’s petition. They could drop the petition, because the Court will have received the opposition’s petition, probably today. Alternatively, they could reject the petition on the grounds that there is no issue, because the prime minister’s term has not yet expired, or they could forward the petition to the Constitutional Court. -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-22 - 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!

Crane brings down road sign after narrowly missing train station under construction Naew Na Thai Caption: Warning: Crane brings down sign nearly getting motorcyclist Neaw Na reported that dash cam footage - that they didn't appear to publish - showed the scary moments that a 10 wheel vehicle with crane went along a Bangkok road. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269566-crane-brings-down-road-sign-after-narrowly-missing-train-station-under-construction/

Naew Na Thai Caption: Warning: Crane brings down sign nearly getting motorcyclist Neaw Na reported that dash cam footage - that they didn't appear to publish - showed the scary moments that a 10 wheel vehicle with crane went along a Bangkok road. Before the driver realised his crane was extended he had narrowly missed an elevated train station under construction. Then he brought down a large road sign and busted a pole. Picture: Naew Na Finally he cottoned on to the trouble he was causing. Not before he nearly killed a motorcyclist with the sign, reported the media. Naew Na had screenshots of the drama then went to Tiwanon Road in Pak Kret to show the extent of the damage. The precarious nature of the damaged pole - and the sign still lying there - seemed to indicate that the authorities had yet to do anything. The media called for quick action from the authorities after the incident on Saturday. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-22 - 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! 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 turn to farming - and big melons - to boost Thai tourism Picture: 77kaoded 77kaoded reported from Lopburi in Central Thailand where the Tourism Authority of Thailand hope that promoting farming and farm products will boost tourism. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269565-tat-turn-to-farming-and-big-melons-to-boost-thai-tourism/

Picture: 77kaoded 77kaoded reported from Lopburi in Central Thailand where the Tourism Authority of Thailand hope that promoting farming and farm products will boost tourism. Santi Pawai of the tourism and sports ministry opened the "Farm Festival in Lopburi" event in Chai Badan district. Among the products that the TAT hope to wow the tourists were a load of delicious looking large melons for 100 baht a kilo. The show is the latest attempt by the TAT to boost the economy and tourism post pandemic. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-22 - 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! 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 man with gun in klong taken away after mummy persuades him to give up - he'd attacked his girlfriend Picture: INN INN reported that Suan Phrik Thai police in Muang district of Pathum Thani north of the Thai capital Bangkok were called yesterday after a man attacked his girlfriend. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269564-thai-man-with-gun-in-klong-taken-away-after-mummy-persuades-him-to-give-up-hed-attacked-his-girlfriend/

Picture: INN INN reported that Suan Phrik Thai police in Muang district of Pathum Thani north of the Thai capital Bangkok were called yesterday after a man attacked his girlfriend. Rungthiwa, 20, was taken to hospital with a head wound. Aphiwuth, 28, brandishing a gun jumped into klong Wat Sadej that is clogged with much vegetation. Picture: INN Police engaged the services of the fire department to spray him in an effort to get him to give himself up. When that failed his mother Amnuay, 63, took up the challenge and reasoned with her son who gave up after 30 minutes. Police took him away in a pick-up for prosecution. An aunt of the victim called Pae, 37, said she called the cops and didn't know what the argument was all about. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-22 - 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! 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