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Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that City Hall in Pattaya were doing something about the city's infamous hanging wires after a shaming on social media. They said that a video had been posted by a foreign tourist. It concerned a road leading to South Pattaya which has a leaning powerpole in the area of a Big C. Deputy mayor Manote Nongyai admitted it was a terrible mess. He said there were plans to bury cables and the leaning pole would be removed after checks to make sure it didn't represent an immediate danger to passing tourists. He added that there are plans to bury cables on nine roads in the resort before the end of this month. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-10 - 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

New seat belt rules to apply from September By Editor Not wearing a seat belt in any seat of a car in Thailand will soon be punishable by a 2,000 baht fine. The rule will come into effect 120 days after its publication in the Royal Gazette on September 5, 2022. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268452-new-seat-belt-rules-to-apply-from-september/

By Editor Not wearing a seat belt in any seat of a car in Thailand will soon be punishable by a 2,000 baht fine. The rule will come into effect 120 days after its publication in the Royal Gazette on September 5, 2022. Parents will be required to ensure that their children wear a seat belt for the duration of their journey to prevent injuries in the event of an accident. Under Section 123 of the Road Traffic Act (No.13) 2022, drivers and passengers must abide by the following rules while travelling in a car. The driver must wear a seat belt at all times while driving. Front seat passengers and passengers sitting in the back or any other row are required to wear a seat belt at all times while travelling in a vehicle. Passengers under 6 years old must be seated in a child safety seat at all times while travelling to prevent injuries in the event of an accident. Passengers under 135 centimetres must wear a seat belt at all times while travelling to prevent injuries in the event of an accident. Drivers and passengers who are unable to wear a seat belt for health reasons are exempt from complying with Section 123. However, that person must introduce other safety measures to prevent injuries in the event of an accident. Anyone who does not comply will be liable to a fine or no more than 2,000 baht. Source: https://royalcoastreview.com/2022/08/new-seat-belt-rules-to-apply-from-september/ -- © Copyright Royal Coast Review 2022-08-10 - 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!

Hapless, drunk would-be thief spends night in sushi shop - then leaves his licence behind Sanook Thai Caption: Couldn't steal so takes a nap Sanook reported on the antics of a presumably drunk man who tried to steal from a sushi shop in Chiang Mai. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268451-hapless-drunk-would-be-thief-spends-night-in-sushi-shop-then-leaves-his-licence-behind/

Sanook Thai Caption: Couldn't steal so takes a nap Sanook reported on the antics of a presumably drunk man who tried to steal from a sushi shop in Chiang Mai. Having failed to do that he slept all night in his shorts in the VIP room before leaving after 5am on his motorcycle dropping his licence in the car park. Clear CCTV at the Daiso Sushi restaurant on the 700th Anniversary of Chiang Mai stadium road revealed the incident that started around midnight Monday. After parking his bike beside the restaurant he broke in at the rear then tried and failed to smash his way into an accounts' office. He smashed a door leading upstairs in a rage then after sleeping for a while on a table removed his clothes except for his shorts and turned the air and light on in the VIP room where he spent the rest of the night as if it was his own home. At 5.10 am he turned the lights out and left. Sitthisak, 31, the manager discovered all this when he turned up for work in the morning and reviewed the CCTV. In addition a driving licence was found in the car park and when the picture was compared to the man on the CCTV it was clearly him. Mae Ping Muang police took that into evidence and dusted for prints before they issued a summons for trespass at night and attempted theft. Sitthisak said the man was clearly drunk adding that at one point he had relieved himself up against a door inside the restaurant. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-10 - 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

All-out Efforts Done to Protect Bangkok from Flooding PATHUM THANI, Aug 10 (TNA) – The director-general of the Royal Irrigation Department has ordered subordinates to collaboratively manage their pump stations connected to the drainage system of Bangkok to protect the capital from flooding as water from the North and high tides will converge on Aug 10-16. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268450-all-out-efforts-done-to-protect-bangkok-from-flooding/

PATHUM THANI, Aug 10 (TNA) – The director-general of the Royal Irrigation Department has ordered subordinates to collaboratively manage their pump stations connected to the drainage system of Bangkok to protect the capital from flooding as water from the North and high tides will converge on Aug 10-16. Praphit Chanma, the director-general, issued the order as he was inspecting water in the Rangsit Prayoonsak Canal in Pathum Thani province. It is a key canal that the department uses to receive water from the North before it flows to Bangkok through the Chao Phraya River. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-995098 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-08-10 - 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!

Video: Knife wielding man "high on meth" causes restaurant customers to scatter in fear Sanook Thai Caption: All the customers clear out Sanook published a five minute+ video from two CCTV angles when trouble raged in a moo katha (pork BBQ) restaurant in the Bang Yi Khan police jurisdiction in the Thai capital Bangkok. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268449-video-knife-wielding-man-high-on-meth-causes-restaurant-customers-to-scatter-in-fear/

Sanook Thai Caption: All the customers clear out Sanook published a five minute+ video from two CCTV angles when trouble raged in a moo katha (pork BBQ) restaurant in the Bang Yi Khan police jurisdiction in the Thai capital Bangkok. The VIDEO showed a situation gradually escalating out of control before a man armed with two large knives caused all the customers to flee into the rain outside leaving him still ranting. Bang Yi Khan police arrested a man at 4 am Tuesday in a house nearby following the incident at the Arun Amarin 36 shop around 7.30pm on Monday. Chayanon, 24, was charged with criminal damage, drug taking, threatening behavior and weapons offences. Police said a combination of meds and drugs set him off. Shop owner Juthalak told the media that the man came in to make an order and said: "Are you f+++ing looking at me?" to a staffer who replied that they were just taking his order. The staffer advised him to go home and cool off before the man said to other customers "wash the soles of my @@@@ feet". Things escalated with some stool throwing. The customer then left and returned with two knives saying to customers: "You want this do you?" One customer picked up a baseball bat and the melee caused all the customers to flee into the rain. The man damaged items in the shop and cars outside. Juthalak said she had seen him on his motorcycle but never spoken to him. She discovered after that he was a crystal meth or "ice" user. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-10 - 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

Leaked papers suggest issue of Prayut’s 8-years was discussed by charter drafting committee ahead of drafting ByThai Enquirer The contentious issue of whether the 2014 coup leader and current Prime Minister, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, is going to breach the 8-year term limit of the Prime Ministership, continues to be the talk of the town with the latest information released showing that the term count began when Gen Prayut became Prime Minister in 2014. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268442-leaked-papers-suggest-issue-of-prayut’s-8-years-was-discussed-by-charter-drafting-committee-ahead-of-drafting/

ByThai Enquirer The contentious issue of whether the 2014 coup leader and current Prime Minister, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, is going to breach the 8-year term limit of the Prime Ministership, continues to be the talk of the town with the latest information released showing that the term count began when Gen Prayut became Prime Minister in 2014. Kanchanee Walayasevi, the leader of the Peace-Loving Thais group, came out to reveal information on her social media page documents which showed that the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) had in meeting #500 discussed this issue. According to the data revealed and yet to be authenticated, the clock for the 8-year term for General Prayut as Prime Minister may have started 3-months after the May 2014 coup although some of the CDC members have come out to say that the clock started after HM the King countersigned the charter in 2017. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/42617/leaked-papers-suggest-issue-of-prayuts-8-years-was-discussed-by-charter-drafting-committee-ahead-of-drafting/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-08-10 - 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!

Police in NE shoot Ya Ba crazed man dead at temple Daily News Thai Caption: Nearly stabbed too Daily News reported on the shooting of a Ya Ba crazed man by police at a temple in NE Thailand after he threatened to stab an officer he had already attacked. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268440-police-in-ne-shoot-ya-ba-crazed-man-dead-at-temple/

Daily News Thai Caption: Nearly stabbed too Daily News reported on the shooting of a Ya Ba crazed man by police at a temple in NE Thailand after he threatened to stab an officer he had already attacked. Na Yung station chief Pol Col Sakon Feuangkrasae in Udon Thani told the media yesterday that the incident started Monday when Pol Sgt Chalermphol Chaphuthorn received reports of a man trying to attack a teacher at the Ban Na Muang Thong border patrol police school. The assailant - Ranyu "Mot" Thongnarin, 36 - left on a motorcycle and was followed to the temple of Wat Phu Hua Ban two kilometers away. When Mot, who was holding two 40 cm knives, saw officers outside the monks' quarters he went for Sen Sgt Maj Saden Anthapanya, 47, who was hit in the left side of the head and suffered a deep five cm long gash causing him to fall over. The assailant then tried to stab him to inflict even worse injury. At this point Chalermphol fired twice in the air that didn't stop the assailant. So Chalermphol fired directly at the chest of the assailant killing him instantly. Picture: Daily News Bunreuang Khun-in, 65, said that Mot was a rubber farmer who had disputes with relatives and was residing at the temple. The injured officer is recovering in Na Yung hospital where he was given 11 stitches for the head wound. The aunty of the shot man said that he was a hothead who got into drink and drugs after his wife from Myanmar left him to become a nun in her home country. The couple have an 8 year old son. She said that drugs took over his life after the split. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-10 - 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

Toad travelled 6,000 miles from Thailand to Wales stowed away in student's suitcase Hannah Turian got the fright of her life when she saw the creature had leapt out of her luggage By Benjamin Summer WALES NEWS A live toad was the last thing Hannah expected when unpacking her suitcase (Image: HANNAH TURIAN) A student was terrified when a toad appeared out of her suitcase after a journey back from Thailand. Hannah Turian, who just completed the second year of her psychology degree, had travelled to Thailand to volunteer in a school. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268438-toad-travelled-6000-miles-from-thailand-to-wales-stowed-away-in-students-suitcase/

A live toad was the last thing Hannah expected when unpacking her suitcase (Image: HANNAH TURIAN) Hannah Turian got the fright of her life when she saw the creature had leapt out of her luggage By Benjamin Summer WALES NEWS A student was terrified when a toad appeared out of her suitcase after a journey back from Thailand. Hannah Turian, who just completed the second year of her psychology degree, had travelled to Thailand to volunteer in a school. When the Cardiff University student came home, she unpacked her toothbrush and a few other items from her suitcase at 1.30am. She'd been travelling for 35 hours and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary in her luggage. The next morning, she was on the phone to her mum and was in for a serious shock. She told WalesOnline: "I was up early because I was quite jet lagged. I heard something moving and didn't know what it was. Then I saw something had moved in my suitcase so I shut the suitcase, ran out of my room and screamed. Full story: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/toad-travelled-10000-miles-thailand-24703168 -- © Copyright Wales Online 2022-08-10

Video: Gas spewing canister on back of pick-up - "chilled" delivery man! Daily News Thai Caption: So dangerous Daily News reported on a TikTok video of about ten seconds posted by amiteo217 that showed a rusty old gas tank on the back of a pick-up spewing gas. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268435-video-gas-spewing-canister-on-back-of-pick-up-chilled-delivery-man/

Daily News Thai Caption: So dangerous Daily News reported on a TikTok video of about ten seconds posted by amiteo217 that showed a rusty old gas tank on the back of a pick-up spewing gas. It was surrounded by other canisters being delivered outside shops. The poster said he had heard and smelled gas after getting his lunch and he alerted the lady at the food shop who got the owner to do something. He responded in a "chilled" manner by just stuffing a old rag in the leak and calling his boss. The poster spoke facetiously of Thailand's "quality gas canisters". Netizens reacted in droves pointing out that a single spark could have led to disaster. To which the poster responded that he didn't dare start his ignition. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-10 - 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

UPDATE: Thai murder reenactment video: Mum of victim tries to kick murderess in the head as she apologizes for killing son Picture: Sanook Thai Rath published a video of the reenactment Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268434-thai-murder-reenactment-video-mum-of-victim-tries-to-kick-murderess-in-the-head-as-she-apologizes-for-killing-son/

Thai murder reenactment video: Mum of victim tries to kick murderess in the head as she apologizes for killing son Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath published a video of the reenactment of a murder that took place early Monday morning outside a plastic store at the See Mum Muang market in Lamlukka, Pathum Thani north of the Thai capital Bangkok. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268434-thai-murder-reenactment-video-mum-of-victim-tries-to-kick-murderess-in-the-head-as-she-apologizes-for-killing-son/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath published a video of the reenactment of a murder that took place early Monday morning outside a plastic store at the See Mum Muang market in Lamlukka, Pathum Thani north of the Thai capital Bangkok. Sanook published still shots of what had unfolded when Tharinya Kiatniru, 40, arrived at the Jae Nee store and shot Supornchai, 40, four times just after he had finished giving alms to monks. The video showed the murderess in red and black with a toy gun. The mother of the victim asks officers if she can point at her but she is kept back. The victim - played by a man in a mask - fell to the ground after being shot twice by a 9mm gun that Tharinya had bought on the internet. Picture: Sanook She then pumped two more bullets into him to finish him off. Then she pointed the gun at her own head before lowering it and talking to the dead man. At this point a staffer at the store grabbed the gun and she was tied up to a metal post before police arrived. (These details appeared not to be part of the reenactment). Following the reenactment of the crime Tharinya went on the ground to "graap" to show her remorse and apology to the mother of Supornchai. She was further restrained and told to calm down after aiming a kick at the head of the woman who killed her son. Tharinya was then taken away to the Khu Khot police station. Station chief Pol Col Manatwet Thong-im said she had been charged with premiditated murder and weapons' offences and would appear in Thanyaburi court today. Tharinya apologised to the family and said she wanted to die too. She said that she was beaten regularly by Supornchai in a stormy 4 year relationship that yielded no children. She had worked as a cashier at the plastics store. He told her to get out but their arguments continued over the phone in which he dared her to come and shoot him. ASEAN NOW notes that a former police chief tried to end these reenactments some years ago but they persist to this day. Many descend into chaos as people try to attack and even lynch those featured in them. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-10 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information Picture: Sanook Picture: Sanook Picture: Sanook

Mae Rampung and Koh Samet traders file for 38MB+ damages over oil spill in Rayong Picture: Thai Rath A group of 38 traders, resort owners and restaurant owners from Mae Rampung beach and Koh Samet files for damages in the sum of more than 38 million baht over the oil spill that severely damaged the Rayong coast back in January. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268430-mae-rampung-and-koh-samet-traders-file-for-38mb-damages-over-oil-spill-in-rayong/

Picture: Thai Rath A group of 38 traders, resort owners and restaurant owners from Mae Rampung beach and Koh Samet files for damages in the sum of more than 38 million baht over the oil spill that severely damaged the Rayong coast back in January. The claims are against Star Petroleum Refining Co Ltd or SPRC. Leading the case are businesswomen Sompong Sirimha and Thanyalak Rattanaphan along with a total of 38 people who are asking for 38,834,175 baht in damages incurred to their businesses. Yesterday they were pictured with their two lawyers and other representatives from the tourism and business sectors outside the court in Rayong. Lawyer Rat Kanphai said that the court had received the claim and investigations would follow in what is a civil case. He said that many more claims would follow against the company by other groups. Thai Rath reported that seven months of negotiations with the petroleum company had stalled with claimants saying they did not feel the company was genuine in providing relief. Hence the matter is now being dealt with in the courts. ASEAN NOW notes that an oil slick from a pipeline devastated large swathes of the mainland and the holiday island of Koh Samet back in January and February of this year. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-10 - 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

"First beached whale in Krabi" hauled away by backhoe Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath published a sad picture of a large beached whale being hauled away by backhoe before being buried in southern Thailand yesterday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268428-first-beached-whale-in-krabi-hauled-away-by-backhoe/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath published a sad picture of a large beached whale being hauled away by backhoe before being buried in southern Thailand yesterday. The 7.3 meter long, 2.5 ton male whale had beached on Long Beach, Koh Lanta. Officials said that there are many whales in the Krabi area but this was the first one that had beached. An initial examination by vets called in from Trang suggested there were no injuries on the body and that it had been dead for around three days with decomposition already set in. A full autopsy is being carried out. The whale was buried in an area at the beach. Ten officials from the Mu Koh Lanta National Park, navy safety personnel and fishermen had arrived earlier and contacted vets. The media said that no cause of death was yet determined in what was a first for Krabi. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-10 - 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