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Phuket Tourist Police warns about rental of motor vehicles without proper licenses By Goongnang Suksawat Phuket – The Phuket Tourist Police has issued a warning about rental vehicles without a proper driving license. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269521-phuket-tourist-police-warns-about-rental-of-motor-vehicles-without-proper-licenses/

By Goongnang Suksawat Phuket – The Phuket Tourist Police has issued a warning about rental vehicles without a proper driving license. The warning states, “The owner or driver of a motor vehicle who lets anyone without a proper driving license to drive a vehicle will be fined not exceeding 2,000 baht.” Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/08/21/phuket-tourist-police-warns-about-rental-of-motor-vehicles-without-proper-licenses/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 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!

Skeleton found near viewpoint in Wichit By Goongnang Suksawat Wichit – A skeleton was found near a viewpoint in Wichit, August 20th. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269520-skeleton-found-near-viewpoint-in-wichit/

By Goongnang Suksawat Wichit – A skeleton was found near a viewpoint in Wichit, August 20th. The Wichit Police was notified of the skeleton at 5:45 P.M. from a local resident near the Ao Yon – Khao Khad Road near the Khao Khad Viewpoint in Wichit, Mueang Phuket. Police and rescue workers arrived at the scene to find the male skeleton covered with a cloth. His uniform was similar to a security guard. Police believed that the man died at least six months before he was found. The skeleton was taken to the Vachira Phuket Hospital for final identification. Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/08/21/skeleton-found-near-viewpoint-in-wichit/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 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!

Thai police smash a major drug trafficking gang in Pathum Thani Police have smashed a major drug trafficking gang in Pathum Thani province, arresting at least five suspects, seizing 3.4 million methamphetamine tablets and impounding 15 million baht in assets. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269519-thai-police-smash-a-major-drug-trafficking-gang-in-pathum-thani/

Police have smashed a major drug trafficking gang in Pathum Thani province, arresting at least five suspects, seizing 3.4 million methamphetamine tablets and impounding 15 million baht in assets, in an operation which has been running since mid-July, according to Pol Lt-Gen Jiraphat Phumichit, commissioner of the First Region Provincial Police Bureau. He said Sunday that the gang used a car, disguised as a school vehicle, to transport methamphetamine from Thailand’s northern provinces to a warehouse in Pathum Thani, before it was transported to the southernmost provinces for smuggling out of the country. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-police-smash-a-major-drug-trafficking-gang-in-pathum-thani/ -- © 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!

Two districts in Phetchabun province face the worst flooding in 60 years People living in the Lom Sak and Lom Kao districts of Thailand’s northern province of Phetchabun are facing what is being described as the worst flooding in 60 years, following heavy rain last night, according to Surin Chanthawong, chief of the Pa Sak River basin survey station yesterday (Sunday). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269517-two-districts-in-phetchabun-province-face-the-worst-flooding-in-60-years/

People living in the Lom Sak and Lom Kao districts of Thailand’s northern province of Phetchabun are facing what is being described as the worst flooding in 60 years, following heavy rain last night, according to Surin Chanthawong, chief of the Pa Sak River basin survey station yesterday (Sunday). He said that water from the Nam Lao and Nam Ya tributaries has poured into the Pa Sak River, forcing him to leave the station, because the floodwater reached a depth of some 10.30 metres. Phetchabun Governor Krit Kongmuang ordered volunteers and officials from the public disaster prevention and mitigation provincial office to help the worst-hit people evacuate to higher ground today. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/two-districts-in-phetchabun-province-face-the-worst-flooding-in-60-years/ -- © 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!

Will Thailand have to get involved in the South China Sea tensions File photo The senior diplomats have been flying around Asia this month as China ramped up its muscles with a huge display of military hardware close to Taiwan. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269516-will-thailand-have-to-get-involved-in-the-south-china-sea-tensions/

File photo The senior diplomats have been flying around Asia this month as China ramped up its muscles with a huge display of military hardware close to Taiwan. This was at a time when Nancy Pelosi an American politician serving as speaker of the United States House of Representatives decided to pay a visit on the President of Taiwan. Some would say her timing was not helpful, however, tensions have been rumbling in the region for some time. Apart from China declaring they want to reclaim Taiwan, there have also been several conflicts in the South China Sea involving Vietnamese and Filipinos commercial vessels being stopped by Chinese navy gunboats. File photo The Philippines has been told it needs to foster long-term cooperation with like-minded nations to protect its strategic interests and become a "constructive" player in the region amid a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, a political analyst from the Stratbase ADR Institute said this week. Sounds like the superpowers are ganging up to set up alliances and in the Philippine’s case, they are the piggy in the middle of this potentially delicate situation. It is not surprising that although China has re-opened talks with the Marcos government over investments, that the US sent its top diplomat to Manila. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was the first major overseas top diplomat to actually sit down and hold serious talks with the newly elected President. Bangkok Visit Meanwhile, Blinken attended the G20 Foreign Minister in Indonesia and came to Bangkok for meetings with the Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha. They had met previously in Washington back in May. The message posted by the US Department of State stated how important it was to push our cooperation, not only between Thailand and the United States but between ASEAN and the United States, into tangible cooperation in areas such as public health and climate change, as well. The two countries signed a Communiqué on the Strategic Alliance and Partnership between the two countries. Bangkok will be hosting the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting later in the year and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to attend. China has also confirmed that President Xi Jinping will visit Thailand for the APEC summit in November. This will be the first time President Xi has been to Thailand. Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha is keen to chair this prestigious meeting maybe before he is forced to step down from office. Meanwhile if US China relations don’t improve the Thai government like the Philippine government will have to decide if they can continue to stay neutral for much longer. -- © 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

Background to the Forex-3D swindle Forex-3D is the name of the foreign exchange futures investment scheme created by a forex brokerage company, “RMS Familia”. It was established in 2015, with a young man, named Apiruk Kothi, as the chief executive officer. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269515-background-to-the-forex-3d-swindle/

Forex-3D is the name of the foreign exchange futures investment scheme created by a forex brokerage company, “RMS Familia”. It was established in 2015, with a young man, named Apiruk Kothi, as the chief executive officer. The company advertised, inviting members of the public to invest in forex futures by offering returns of about 10% per month on a required minimum investment of 5,000 baht. Due to the attractive returns, many were attracted and invested in the scheme. Like all previous Ponzi schemes, it crashed due to liquidity problems. The investors were initially paid handsomely, as promised, prompting them to invest more. At the same time, the investors were promised another 5% commission if they managed to persuade new investors to join the Forex-3D scheme. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/background-to-the-forex-3d-swindle/ -- © 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!

Two men fall into deep well in Pattaya after cover breaks, one killed By Tanakorn Panyadee PHOTO: รักสยาม นิวส์ Pattaya — Two Thai men fell into an extremely deep well after its cover, on which they were sitting and chatting, broke, killing one 47-year-old man while the other 60-year-old man miraculously survived. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269514-two-men-fall-into-deep-well-in-pattaya-after-cover-breaks-one-killed/

PHOTO: รักสยาม นิวส์ By Tanakorn Panyadee Pattaya — Two Thai men fell into an extremely deep well after its cover, on which they were sitting and chatting, broke, killing one 47-year-old man while the other 60-year-old man miraculously survived. Nongprue Police and Sawang Boriboon Thammasatan emergency responders rushed to a residence on Soi 1 in the Nong Pla Lai subdistrict of Banglamung today, August 20th, to rescue two men who had fallen into a well. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/20/two-men-fall-into-deep-well-in-pattaya-after-cover-breaks-one-killed/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 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!

Justice Minister gives compensation worth two million baht to families of 19 deceased victims of Mountain B nightclub fire By Tanakorn Panyadee PHOTO: ข่าวคนชล Sattahip — Justice Minister gave compensation worth two million baht to the families of the 19 deceased victims of the Mountain B nightclub fire, saying he would consider asking the Department of the Special Investigation (DSI) to treat this case as a special case. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269513-justice-minister-gives-compensation-worth-two-million-baht-to-families-of-19-deceased-victims-of-mountain-b-nightclub-fire/

PHOTO: ข่าวคนชล By Tanakorn Panyadee Sattahip — Justice Minister gave compensation worth two million baht to the families of the 19 deceased victims of the Mountain B nightclub fire, saying he would consider asking the Department of the Special Investigation (DSI) to treat this case as a special case. Somsak Thepsutin, Minister of Justice, on Friday, August 19th, delivered compensation worth 2,090,000 baht in total to the families of the 19 victims who lost their lives in the Mountain B nightclub fire, which took place in Chonburi’s Sattahip district on August 5th. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/20/justice-minister-gives-compensation-worth-two-million-baht-to-families-of-19-deceased-victims-of-mountain-b-nightclub-fire/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 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!

UPDATE: Salon owner surrendered to Pathum Thani police after allegedly stabbing couple to death over bad haircut quarrel By Nop Meechukhun Pathum Thani – A salon owner, 50, has turned himself in to Pak Khlong Rangsit District Police Station after reportedly stabbing an extra actress and her husband to death at a salon located in Tesco Lotus Department Store in Pathum Thani on Saturday, August 20th. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269507-couple-stabbed-to-death-at-mall-in-pathum-thani/?do=findComment&comment=17557215

Salon owner surrendered to Pathum Thani police after allegedly stabbing couple to death over bad haircut quarrel By Nop Meechukhun Pathum Thani – A salon owner, 50, has turned himself in to Pak Khlong Rangsit District Police Station after reportedly stabbing an extra actress and her husband to death at a salon located in Tesco Lotus Department Store in Pathum Thani on Saturday, August 20th. Local police arrived at the department store after being alerted to the attack on Saturday. There, two bodies of the Thai couple were found – whose names were revealed as Nok,41, and Pop, 40. According to local witnesses, the couple came to get their hair done at the salon but the hairdresser could not make the hairstyle as they needed. So, both parties agreed to revisit later for the correction but the couple was still not satisfied with the hairstyle. Therefore, they came back again on Saturday with their 8-year-old daughter to negotiate with the shop owner. However, the negotiation reportedly turned into a quarrel as the customers allegedly claimed that they would sue the shop. The owner, who was later identified as Lek, reportedly grabbed a knife and stabbed the woman before turning to attack her husband. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/21/salon-owner-surrendered-to-pathum-thani-police-after-allegedly-stabbing-couple-to-death-over-bad-haircut-quarrel/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 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!

Flights Between Thailand and China Likely to Increase in September by Natthaphon Sangpolsit BANGKOK (NNT) - Passenger flights between Thailand and China could see a five-fold increase in September, as authorities discuss adding more scheduled flights between the two nations. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269512-flights-between-thailand-and-china-likely-to-increase-in-september/

by Natthaphon Sangpolsit BANGKOK (NNT) - Passenger flights between Thailand and China could see a five-fold increase in September, as authorities discuss adding more scheduled flights between the two nations. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) recently contacted the authority about the possibility of increasing passenger flights between China and Thailand. The CAAC proposed increasing the number of flights from three to fifteen per week. The CAAC also requested a list of Thai airlines interested in flying to China so that Chinese airports could prepare for increased traffic. In response to this request, the CAAT met with Thai airline operators to assess their interest, with the intention of submitting the flight plan to the CAAC by this week. The CAAT acknowledges that China is still maintaining strict disease control measures and that additional flights would prioritize business or necessary trips between the two countries. However, the CAAT said Thai authorities are preparing for more arrivals when China relaxes its travel restrictions. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220821154026520 -- © Copyright NNT 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!

Authorities Crack Down on Illegal Rohypnol Sales by Natthaphon Sangpolsit BANGKOK (NNT) - Government agencies have been instructed to crack down on manufacturers and vendors who illegally produce or sell Rohypnol in order to help prevent drug abuse among teenagers. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269511-authorities-crack-down-on-illegal-rohypnol-sales/

by Natthaphon Sangpolsit BANGKOK (NNT) - Government agencies have been instructed to crack down on manufacturers and vendors who illegally produce or sell Rohypnol in order to help prevent drug abuse among teenagers. According to Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed concern about illegal Rohypnol sales on online platforms and has instructed authorities to address the issue. He requested that the Royal Thai Police collaborate with the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society to track down drug sources and suppress criminal activity on online platforms. The premier made the remarks following reports that the drug has been used illegally by teenagers as an alternative to illegal narcotics. Some users would keep the drug in their mouths until they become intoxicated while others mix it with alcohol to use as a date rape drug. The Princess Mother National Institute on Drug Abuse Treatment (PMNIDAT) warned that Rohypnol is a controlled psychotropic substance. Under the Psychotropic Substances Act 2016, the drug must be taken under the supervision of a doctor, dentist or veterinarian and cannot be purchased in general stores. The spokesperson warned that anyone caught selling the drug without permission from the Ministry of Public Health could face up to 5-20 years in prison and/or fines ranging from 100,000-400,000 baht. Any health office that possesses Rohypnol without a permit faces up to 1-5 years in prison and/or fines of 20,000-100,000 baht. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220821154432523 -- © Copyright NNT 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!

Local massage vendors in Phuket protest over foreign investors allegedly operating shops at much lower prices By Goongnang Suksawat Phuket – About 80 local massage vendors in Phuket protested at the Phuket City Hall complaining about massage shops which were allegedly being invested in by foreigners operating with much lower prices, hurting their business. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269510-local-massage-vendors-in-phuket-protest-over-foreign-investors-allegedly-operating-shops-at-much-lower-prices/

By Goongnang Suksawat Phuket – About 80 local massage vendors in Phuket protested at the Phuket City Hall complaining about massage shops which were allegedly being invested in by foreigners operating with much lower prices, hurting their business. The protest Friday morning (August 19th) was led by Mr. Tansiwit Klaichaem from local massage vendors associations. They filed a letter to the Phuket Governor. Mr. Tansiwit told The Phuket Express, “There is a massage shop chain which has been invested in by foreigners but operated by Thais. They have many shops in Phuket, all essentially a copy of each other. Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/08/20/local-massage-vendors-in-phuket-protest-over-foreign-investors-allegedly-operating-shops-at-much-lower-prices/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 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!

Intoxicated woman bites off part of a tourist’s ear on a baht bus in Pattaya By Nop Meechukhun Banglamung, Chonburi – A Thai-American tourist was rushed to a local hospital after reportedly being bitten on his ear by a Thai intoxicated woman at the intersection of the Second Road, South Pattaya. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1269509-intoxicated-woman-bites-off-part-of-a-tourist’s-ear-on-a-baht-bus-in-pattaya/