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Grim accident in Nonthaburi - old person crossing UNDER pedestrian bridge Picture: Siam Rath Muang Nonthaburi police attended an accident that was allegedly caused by an old person crossing the road under a pedestrian bridge. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268997-grim-accident-in-nonthaburi-old-person-crossing-under-pedestrian-bridge/

Picture: Siam Rath Muang Nonthaburi police attended an accident that was allegedly caused by an old person crossing the road under a pedestrian bridge. It happened near the end of Phibil Songkhram Soi 11. The old person crossing caused an MG to brake sharply, a collision with a delivery guy on a Honda PCX and a #65 bus. The MG was hit by the bus and the rider hit the bus, it appeared. The upshot was that Pornsak, 50, was dead in the road, that was covered in his blood. It happened around 3 pm yesterday, reported Siam Rath. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-16 - 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

Big Joke in Phuket: Finds dangerous footpaths and faded Zebra - get it sorted he demands Picture: Siam Rath Poster boy cop of the Royal Thai Police Pol Lt-Gen Surachate Hakpan was in Phuket yesterday checking up on his boss's much vaunted Special Safety Zone 4.0 community policing initiative. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268996-big-joke-in-phuket-finds-dangerous-footpaths-and-faded-zebra-get-it-sorted-he-demands/

Picture: Siam Rath Poster boy cop of the Royal Thai Police Pol Lt-Gen Surachate Hakpan was in Phuket yesterday checking up on his boss's much vaunted Special Safety Zone 4.0 community policing initiative. But during his tour he found plenty of things wrong in the Thalang Road area and told local contractors and officers to get their fingers out and make repairs. First, as reported by Siam Rath, was his observation that there were not enough safety barriers on some repairs to the footpaths. He told the contractor to get it sorted lest there be an accident to members of the public. Then outside a well known restaurant called Raya he noticed that the markings on a Zebra Crossing were faded and this could cause accidents. Picture: Siam Rath He told the Muang district police chief and his deputy to contact the relevant authorities to make repairs. In relation to Smart Safety Zone 4.0 he said it was so much more than CCTV - it was all about the police and the community working together for better outcomes. ASEAN NOW notes that Surachate has been put in charge of reviewing the community policing plan that is the baby of soon to retire RTP chief Pol Gen Suwat Chaengyodsuk. It won an award for community policing in Dubai but few members of the public have a clue what it is. Surachate - known universally by the moniker Big Joke - says that after pilot projects the safety zone plans will be increasingly rolled out. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-16 - 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

Prachuap: 107 illegal migrants nabbed at pineapple plantation Picture: Siam Rath Region 7 police chief Pol Lt-Gen Thanyuth Wuthijarasthamrong announced yesterday that joint operations by the military, DOPA, immigration and Ao Noi police ohad led to the arrest of 107 illegal migrants. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268994-prachuap-107-illegal-migrants-nabbed-at-pineapple-plantation/

Picture: Siam Rath Region 7 police chief Pol Lt-Gen Thanyuth Wuthijarasthamrong announced yesterday that joint operations by the military, DOPA, immigration and Ao Noi police ohad led to the arrest of 107 illegal migrants. The migrants were picked up at a pineapple plantation in Ban Nong Seua, Muang district of Prachuap Khirikhan province in south/central Thailand. There were 85 men and 22 women. Their nationalities were not revealed in the Siam Rath story. The chief said that the authorities were doing the bidding of PM Prayuth Chan-ocha, DPM Prawit Wongsuwan and the chief of the RTP and his deputy. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-16 - 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

Lady wants justice from car manufacturer - they damaged her car not once but TWICE! Picture: Sanook A Thai lady called Phromsiri, 31, went to the Thai media to seek justice after what on the face of it seems some appalling customer service. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268992-lady-wants-justice-from-car-manufacturer-they-damaged-her-car-not-once-but-twice/

Picture: Sanook A Thai lady called Phromsiri, 31, went to the Thai media to seek justice after what on the face of it seems some appalling customer service. Sanook published many pictures of her damaged car but with the make "vaselined" out. Nowhere in a long story was the location or identity of the manufacturer mentioned. We'll leave that speculation up to posters; here is her story. On June 2nd she put her car into the service center for checks as she was planning an up country trip. She handed over the keys to a staffer who promptly backed it into another vehicle causing some scratches to the paint work. Picture: Sanook It was agreed that they would repair the scratches with a new paint job but as Phromsiri was going to another province this was deferred for a while. On 29th July she put her car back in for the paint job as agreed and was told she'd be able to pick it up on August 1st. On 30th July she got a call from the company to say that her car had been damaged when it was being taken to another garage. When she saw it she was shocked to see both the front and the back had been completely smashed in. A meeting with a senior manager was arranged for August 1st. She said she wanted a new car as the vehicle was relatively new - she'd paid just 16 instalments representing a year and a bit. She was told no way. She then suggested that the company return her down payment and 16 instalments and she was prepared to buy a new one from them. This was taken to a committee meeting on August 9th but also rejected. Picture: Sanook The company offered to do a full repair and give her a 30,000 baht extra payment in cash and extend the warranty by two years. This Phromsiri rejected. Her car had been so badly damaged she didn't fancy this resolution. She suggested a third idea. This was to make the repairs and give her 500,000 baht for time wasted and other considerations. She told Sanook that she didn't expect this to be agreed as it was far too much but she expected the company to come back with a revised offer. They didn't, they just rejected her plan out of hand at a commitee meeting on 11th August. So she went to the police to file a report, the media to seek justice and adds further that she plans to contact the watchdog group Damrongtham before taking the matter to court. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-16 - 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

Foreigner Held For Catching Parrotfish In National Park Area TNR Staff A FOREIGN man who posted a video of himself on TikTok after catching endangered parrotfish off Phi Phi Leh island, Krabi province, which is part of Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park has been detained and now faces legal action, Matichon newspaper said this morning (August 16). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268991-foreigner-held-for-catching-parrotfish-in-national-park-area/

TNR Staff A FOREIGN man who posted a video of himself on TikTok after catching endangered parrotfish off Phi Phi Leh island, Krabi province, which is part of Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park has been detained and now faces legal action, Matichon newspaper said this morning (August 16). Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silpa-archa said Mr. Roslan Benedia, a Dutch national, was apprehended at a room in Phuket and brought in for questioning at 3.30 p.m. yesterday. This action was taken after he posted but later deleted a video clip on his TikTok account @roslanofficial showing himself holding two parrotfish and three other fish in his left hand and a stabbed moray eel in the other. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/08/16/foreigner-held-for-catching-parrotfish-in-national-park-area/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-08-16 - 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!

Commerce Ministry Rejects Instant Noodle Price Rise BANGKOK, Aug 16 (TNA) – The internal trade chief said he was aware that instant noodle manufacturers were facing higher production costs but he had to reject their request to raise the product price to eight baht per pack. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268989-commerce-ministry-rejects-instant-noodle-price-rise/

BANGKOK, Aug 16 (TNA) – The internal trade chief said he was aware that instant noodle manufacturers were facing higher production costs but he had to reject their request to raise the product price to eight baht per pack. Wattanasak Sueaiam, director-general of the Department of Internal Trade, said he acknowledged the press conference in which the five instant noodle manufacturers jointly sought permission to increase their product price from six baht to eight baht per pack due to rising production costs. He said that his department was carefully considering the matter to treat all parties fairly. However, it had not allowed any manufacturer to raise the price yet. If any operators increased it or hoard the products, they would be liable to a jail term of up to seven years and/or a maximum fine of 140,000 baht, Mr Wattanasak said. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-998468 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-08-16 - 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!

You heard it here! 08 or 72 for today's lottery! They're written in a NE tree... Daily News Thai Caption: You can see the numbers plain as day Daily News reporters raced to Chaiyaphum in the north east where locals are convinced they saw numbers in the bark of a tree that could be the answer to today's lottery draw. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268988-you-heard-it-here-08-or-72-for-todays-lottery-theyre- written-in-a-ne-tree/

Daily News Thai Caption: You can see the numbers plain as day Daily News reporters raced to Chaiyaphum in the north east where locals are convinced they saw numbers in the bark of a tree that could be the answer to today's lottery draw. They went to a house in ban Kulalom in Muang district where there was a "Khaena" tree. Owner Prasan said that a while back he had had a dream in which the spirits of the land had advised him that if he wanted his family to get rich he should dig at the base of the tree. Lo and behold 70-80 cms below the surface he found an image of Buddha on a stone slab that he reckons is more than 100 years old. Picture: Daily News Now locals were busy praying to the tree and lighting joss-sticks convinced they will benefit too by divining numbers from the bark. Some people thought the numbers were 08 while others reckoned 72. A lady called Khamra, 52, was sure that the spirits were right after Prasan's dream. She saw 08. The draw for the state lottery, drawn every two weeks, takes place this afternoon. Many Thais bet on two numbers to increase their chance of winning by buying government tickets or betting on underground markets. ASEAN NOW takes no responsibility if the numbers don't come up...... -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-16 - 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

There's the trash! Some great pointing as residents in Bang Plee complain about stinky dump Daily News Thai Caption: Littering! Bang Plee Yai officials in Samut Prakan along with health and environmental staff were called to investigate a landfill dump. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268986-theres-the-trash-some-great-pointing-as-residents-in-bang-plee-complain-about-stinky-dump/

Daily News Thai Caption: Littering! Bang Plee Yai officials in Samut Prakan along with health and environmental staff were called to investigate a landfill dump. Residents had gone to the media after finding stinking trash used to fill land that appeared to be a fish pond, reported Daily News. The media had some good shots of people pointing out the obvious. Workers were ordered to stop what they were doing and a full investigation was promised to get to the bottom of what was going on. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-16 - 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

ECD seize 3,000 cartons of illegal cigarettes worth 2 million baht in Bangkok Daily News Thai Caption: Tax not paid Daily News reported that officers from Thailand's Economic Crime Division seized non-tax paid cigarettes worth 2 million bahtin Bangkok. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268983-ecd-seize-3000-cartons-of-illegal-cigarettes-worth-2-million-baht-in-bangkok/

Daily News Thai Caption: Tax not paid Daily News reported that officers from Thailand's Economic Crime Division seized non-tax paid cigarettes worth 2 million bahtin Bangkok. Two suspects were arrested after ECD chiefs and officials from an illegal cigarette organization were sent in. Picture: Daily News Officials mounted checks in Lad Prao and Ramkhamhaeng where cigarettes were being sold to minors. Earlier there had been five arrests over the importation of illegal cigarettes in the south involving 3 million baht's worth. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-16 - 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

Video: "Strict measures" to ensure safety and legality in Khao San Road 77kaoded Thai Caption: Strict! In the Khao San area 77kaoded reported with a video on BMA officials ensuring that the law was being followed in relation to fire safety at Khao San Road clubs. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268981-video-strict-measures-to-ensure-safety-and-legality-in-khao-san-road/

77kaoded Thai Caption: Strict! In the Khao San area 77kaoded reported with a video on BMA officials ensuring that the law was being followed in relation to fire safety at Khao San Road clubs. And bars and dispensaries offering the sale of marijuana were also visited. This after the devastating Mountain B fire earlier this month that killed many people and the legalization of weed in June. A female deputy governor went with her staff and the police to ensure safety at clubs again checking exits were not locked. If things were not perfect she advised how to achieve this. The visit was mounted yesterday evening by Dr Thawida Kamolwech and local officials. Chana Songkhram police chief Pol Col Sanong Saengmanee tagged along. Several media referred to "strictness". The trip included visits to a street stall selling Jack Daniels and ganja and a more salubrious dispensary purveying such items in jars as "Gelato Runts" and "Gorilla Glue". Picture: 77kaoded Dr Thawida told the media she was concerned for the safety of people going out in the area regarding entry and exit points to clubs. She was also checking licences were in place. Mountain B and many others in Thailand didn't bother with that. Picture: 77kaoded She was also concerned with cleanliness and order and was following up on previous visits to make sure that clubs and businesses were putting their act together. One wasn't and a further 11 were ordered closed temporarily to make changes. Despite economic hardship she stressed the need for businesses to be following the law and inspiring confidence to customers - especially foreigners of which there were many. Picture: 77kaoded Their safety in a place unfamiliar to them was paramount, she said. She said that clubs in the area were claustrophobic and exit routes outside were important. Exits from clubs needed to be multiple, not just one. Also on her radar were noise abatement measures and overcrowding. Sasithorn Prasitporn-udom of the Phra Nakhon authority stressed the need for the measures to be lasting: "We can't have two exits this week then next week back to one," she cautioned promising further checks. ASEAN NOW notes that much criticism has been leveled at the Thai authorities for laxity in following up crackdowns in the past. Neither this report or a similar one by Daily News commented about the officials' checks on marijuana selling shops in the area. It was all about club safety. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-16 - 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 AAA.mp4

How does Thailand rank on the price of sex index? ANALYSIS File photo We recently reported that Thailand’s tourism chiefs will present a plan to the government in September to extend nightlife opening hours only in select and strictly controlled areas in foreign tourism hotspots, in a plan designed to increase tourism earnings and attract more western travelers. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268980-how-does-thailand-rank-on-the-price-of-sex-index/

Payback time: Bailed man with EM anklet shoots palm plantation owner after harboring 12 year grudge Daily News Thai Caption: Revenge after 12 years! A Thai man out on bail in southern Thailand on a charge of attempted murder - and wearing an EM anklet - said it was payback time after shooting dead a palm oil plantation owner in Surat Thani. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268978-payback-time-bailed-man-with-em-anklet-shoots-palm-plantation-owner-after-harboring-12-year-grudge/

Daily News Thai Caption: Revenge after 12 years! A Thai man out on bail in southern Thailand on a charge of attempted murder - and wearing an EM anklet - said it was payback time after shooting dead a palm oil plantation owner in Surat Thani. Pol Lt Thanaphat Somphuwech and senior officers went to the plantation in Nam Rorp sub-district where they found Sommai Klangrak, 49, dressed in blue shirt and black pants, with 36 holes in him from shotgun pellets to the back, back of the head and thighs A worker said they were putting in fertilizer at the time under the direction of the boss when "Mack" arrived and fired twice. Sommai's last words were: "Mack meung ying goo thammai?" (Mack why have you shot me?). A short while after Thanasak "Mack" Suwannajit, 28, surrendered to the custody of the Phunphin police admitting everything. Picture: Daily News He said that 12 years ago Sommai had attacked him so badly that he had had to plead for his life. Today was payback time. He said he borrowed the shotgun from his uncle on the pretext that he was going hunting. Daily News reported that two months ago the court had bailed the suspect on a charge of attempted murder and ordered him to wear the EM, an electronic monitoring anklet. The media did not make it clear that the attempted murder charge referred to the same person that was shot. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-16 - 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

Election law finalised in parliament but the basis for the next General Election is still uncertain by Joseph O' Connor Electoral reform bill that was passed by parliament on Monday due to continued failure to make a quorum, is very likely to be reviewed by the Constitutional Court. If it is struck down, it could leave Thailand facing a constitutional crisis or holding the next General Election under the 2019 provisions and regulations. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268975-election-law-finalised-in-parliament-but-the-basis-for-the-next-general-election-is-still-uncertain/