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One person dead, one injured in Phuket Town night club shooting A 27-year-old man died while another man sustained injuries after fighting and a shooting at a nightclub in Phuket Town. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267656-one-person-dead-one-injured-in-phuket-town-night-club-shooting/

Thirty suspected monkeypox cases in Thailand cleared of disease All 30 suspected monkeypox cases have been cleared of the disease by lab tests, but the Disease Control Department will continue to trace any more suspected cases, the department’s director-general, Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, said today (Monday). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267647-thirty-suspected-monkeypox-cases-in-thailand-cleared-of-disease/

Couriers and Public Urged to Monitor for Illicit Drugs and Suspicious Activities BANGKOK (NNT) - The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) is increasing its vigilance against drug smuggling by mail, as organized crime syndicates diversify their distribution strategies to outmaneuver authorities and move illegal narcotics undetected. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267649-couriers-and-public-urged-to-monitor-for-illicit-drugs-and-suspicious-activities/

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Burmese cock puts Thai in its place! Rooster wins 40MB in historic live streamed fight Daily News Thai Caption: Gets 40 million baht Cock fighting in Thailand - much restricted during the pandemic but now enjoying a resurgence - was taken to a new level yesterday in Samut Prakan. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267639-burmese-cock-puts-thai-in-its-place-rooster-wins-40mb-in-historic-live-streamed-fight/

Daily News Thai Caption: Gets 40 million baht Cock fighting in Thailand - much restricted during the pandemic but now enjoying a resurgence - was taken to a new level yesterday in Samut Prakan. It's always been big business and the gambling is huge but now a rooster has won a staggering 40.2 million baht. Two well known cocks from training camps in Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi fought it out for the purse at the Thertto arena, an event streamed live online. Emerging victorious was a cock with Burmese pedigree called Thao Saen Khom from the Mee Suwan team in Ayutthaya who beat one from Muang Non in the fourth round. Daily News had a blow by blow account as the Burmese bred cock showed the Thai one how it's done. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-01 - 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

Pandemic what pandemic? Mystic troglodyte emerges from cave after 3+ years - Thai Yai people celebrate Sanook Thai Caption: First picture of "Khru Ba Bun Chum" You'd have to have been living in a cave for a few years to have missed one of the biggest events in modern human history. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267636-pandemic-what-pandemic-mystic-troglodyte-emerges-from-cave-after-3-years-thai-yai-people-celebrate/

Sanook Thai Caption: First picture of "Khru Ba Bun Chum" You'd have to have been living in a cave for a few years to have missed one of the biggest events in modern human history. The Covid pandemic. But that's just what a hermit called "Khru Ba Bin Chum" has been doing after he pledged to become a troglodyte for three years, three months and three days. Crowds of disciples of Thai Yai people - an ethnic group many of whom live in Thailand - were waiting for his emergence from the cave in Muang Ket district in Shan state, across the border in Myanmar. Sanook had no word as yet on any comments from the hermit and only had pictures of his back whilst praying. For anyone wondering what a troglodyte is, ASEAN NOW notes that it is a human cave dweller derived from the Greek "trogle" meaning "hole" and "dyein" meaning to enter. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-01 - 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

Bus driver blames door that opened all by itself for accident that injured 11 - he's also tested for alcohol 77kaoded Thai Caption: 11 injured as bus slips off road 77kaoded reported on an accident in which 11 passengers including the conductress were injured when a #134 Bangkok bus from Mo Chit to Bang Bua Thong left the road at a bend in Bang Yai, Nonthaburi. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267634-bus-driver-blames-door-that-opened-all-by-itself-for-accident-that-injured-11-hes-also-tested-for-alcohol/

77kaoded Thai Caption: 11 injured as bus slips off road 77kaoded reported on an accident in which 11 passengers including the conductress were injured when a #134 Bangkok bus from Mo Chit to Bang Bua Thong left the road at a bend in Bang Yai, Nonthaburi. The driver Athit, 50, claimed that the door next to his seat suddenly swung open in a rain storm and as he tried to grab and close it he lost control and veered off the road. He was breathalysed but had no alcohol in his system. Picture: 77kaoded The bus was taken to the Bang Yai police station where it is being examined. The driver was also being further questioned. Passengers had broken arms, head swellings and facial wounds and were taken to three area hospitals following the incident yesterday evening. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-01 - 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

Prayut’s chances of reviving fortunes set to get a boost with launch of 2 political parties this week set By Erich Parpart This week marks a milestone for the political changes in Thailand, as 2 political parties are set to be launched that are likely to be there to help 2014 coup leader Prayut Chan-ocha return to power. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267633-prayut’s-chances-of-reviving-fortunes-set-to-get-a-boost-with-launch-of-2-political-parties-this-week-set/

By Erich Parpart This week marks a milestone for the political changes in Thailand, as 2 political parties are set to be launched that are likely to be there to help 2014 coup leader Prayut Chan-ocha return to power. The 1st party launched today was Ruam Phaen Din, which is the reincarnation of Palang Chart Thai Party, a party that has 1 Member in the parliament (MP) after it managed to secure 71,000 votes during the 2019 general elections. General Wit Devahastin na Ayudhya, a former leader of the Settakij Thai Party and a close aide of Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, is now set to be the leader of Ruam Phaen Din party. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/42263/prayuts-chances-of-reviving-fortunes-set-to-get-a-boost-with-launch-of-2-political-parties-this-week-set/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-08-01 - 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!

Shallow grave murder of couple: Fingerprints sent to immigration, cartridges found at scene INN continued to update the public on the case where an unidentified male and female were found shot and buried encased in cement in woods in Chokchai district, Nakhon Ratchasima. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267632-shallow-grave-murder-of-couple-fingerprints-sent-to-immigration-cartridges-found-at-scene/

INN continued to update the public on the case where an unidentified male and female were found shot and buried encased in cement in woods in Chokchai district, Nakhon Ratchasima. It was earlier suggested that the woman was Thai and the man a foreigner. It was also suggested they were killed elsewhere. That might need to be revised after a further examination revealed new clues. The latest developments followed a two hour meeting held by Chokchai chief Pol Col Sukhon Sri-arun. Twenty officers are working on the case. The scene, some 400 meters off the road, is being further checked for additional bloodstains as well as an area 50 meters from the site where cement appeared to have been mixed. And now it was reported that 3 nine mm shell casings were found 1-2 meters from the shallow grave. These appeared to have been missed in the initial investigation at the end of last week. Also both immigration and the civil registry authorities in Thailand have been sent fingerprints from both the female and male victim in an attempt to discover who they were. With no evidence in their story, INN stated in their first line that forensic investigators expect to know the identity of the victims "rew rew nii" - very soon. Stay tuned to ASEAN NOW for the latest in this case. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-01 - 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

Ranger Count Steady Despite Budget Cuts by Paul Rujopakarn NAKHON RATCHASIMA (NNT) - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has assured that it will maintain the current number of forest rangers and their welfare amid increasing budget constraints. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267629-ranger-count-steady-despite-budget-cuts/

by Paul Rujopakarn NAKHON RATCHASIMA (NNT) - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has assured that it will maintain the current number of forest rangers and their welfare amid increasing budget constraints. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa made the pledge in front of hundreds of rangers from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), the Department of Royal Forest (DRF) and the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) at the Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima on Saturday (30 July) during an event celebrating Ranger Day. The minister said their hard work is greatly appreciated by the agency and that he will do his best to secure their employment with the agency. To offset the revenue loss caused by the closure of all national parks due to the pandemic, the ministry started reducing the number of DNP rangers by 33% in 2022. Others have experienced a wage reduction of up to 25%. At the time, the ministry also announced that additional budget cuts would be implemented in October, prompting many officials to express concerns about their careers. About 80% of some 20,000 rangers from all departments under the ministry’s jurisdiction are temporary staff members. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-08-01 - 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 media continues promotion of Tourist Police/tourism recovery as Japanese lady reunited with iPhone Picture: Siam Rath It appears that the Thai media - and Siam Rath in particular - are actively engaged in promoting the activities of the Thai Tourist Police, suggests ASEAN NOW. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267627-thai-media-continues-promotion-of-tourist-policetourism-recovery-as-japanese-lady-reunited-with-iphone/

Picture: Siam Rath It appears that the Thai media - and Siam Rath in particular - are actively engaged in promoting the activities of the Thai Tourist Police, suggests ASEAN NOW. There have been a plethora of stories recently in which forgetful tourists have lost items and been reunited with them. It's starting to rival honest cabby stories but these are all about tourists. And it's always the tourist police who come up trumps inspiring the eternal gratitude of the tourists and their intention to "come back again and again to the land of smiles". This as Thailand battles to restore tourism post pandemic and beat ASEAN rivals to the tourist dollar. In the latest story by Siam Rath - really nothing more than sucking up to the police by mentioning commanders and lesser ranking individuals swinging into action - a Japanese tourist who couldn't speak Thai went to the Ayutthaya police when she lost her iPhone. The cops who couldn't understand Ayano Yasuhara, 45, either called in the wondrous tourist police. They asked Ayano, the wife of a Bridgestone tire company executive in Thailand for a few days, where she'd been. Picture: Siam Rath She explained to a Japanese interpreter that she'd been to a temple and a Shell gas station. The cops took her back to the gas station where honest loo cleaner Wanphen said she'd found it and handed it in to the gas station counter, sure that the owner would return. The tourist cops ascertained that it was indeed Ayano's. Then followed a round of thank yous,khop khuns and domo arigatos while pictures were taken to promote the tourist police. Picture: Siam Rath One appeared to show the Bridgestone exec doing a "wai-cum- bow" to the toilet cleaner. While the last word was left to the Japanese lady: "We'll be back in Thailand for sure!" At least it would have been the last word. Those were reserved for tourist police spokesman and deputy commander Pol Maj-Gen Apichart Suribunya - to praise the tourist police, encourage the Thai public to follow the loo cleaner's public spiritedness and say this kind of thing just shows what a wonderful place Thailand is for tourism. He even managed to slip in the expression "quality tourism" for good measure and of course mentioned the 1155 hotline for tourists.

UPDATE: Quick Investigation Ordered into Fatal Bridge Collapse SAMUT SAKHON, Aug 1 (TNA) – The governor of Samut Sakhon province ordered quick investigation into the cause of the U-turn bridge collapse that killed two people and injured two others on Rama II Road in front of Vibharam Samutsakhon Hospital. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267600-bangkok-area-five-ton-section-of-u-turn-bridge-under-construction-falls-on-inbound-traffic-killing-two/?do=findComment&comment=17515596

Quick Investigation Ordered into Fatal Bridge Collapse SAMUT SAKHON, Aug 1 (TNA) – The governor of Samut Sakhon province ordered quick investigation into the cause of the U-turn bridge collapse that killed two people and injured two others on Rama II Road in front of Vibharam Samutsakhon Hospital. The tragedy happened at the 34 th kilometer marker of the road in Muang district at about 8.30pm yesterday (July 31). The U-turn bridge had been closed for repair. Its beam fell on to vehicles that were using the Bangkok-bound express lanes of the road. The 10-meter-long concrete beam weighing about five tons hit and split a Bangkok-registered car. Its front passenger died instantly and its driver was injured. It took rescue workers about an hour to free the body from the car. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-989242 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-08-01 - 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: Two killed as part of flyover collapses on Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon Two people were killed and two others injured when a support beam of a U-turn flyover bridge, undergoing maintenance, collapsed on Sunday night, forcing the Highways Department temporarily to close the road to in-bound traffic on the busy Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon province. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267600-bangkok-area-five-ton-section-of-u-turn-bridge-under-construction-falls-on-inbound-traffic-killing-two/?do=findComment&comment=17515543

Two killed as part of flyover collapses on Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon Two people were killed and two others injured when a support beam of a U-turn flyover bridge, undergoing maintenance, collapsed on Sunday night, forcing the Highways Department temporarily to close the road to in-bound traffic on the busy Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon province. Maintenance of the bridge was suspended, pending an investigation into the cause of the cave-in, said Highways Department Director-General Sarawut Songsivilai last night. It is reported that workers were about to pour cement on the flyover bridge, in front of the Vibharam Hospital, when the beam suddenly collapsed onto a few cars on the in-bound lanes of Rama II Road, damaging three of them. One person was crushed to death in his car and an official of the Highways Department, who was supervising the maintenance work, was also killed. Two others were injured. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/two-killed-as-part-of-flyover-collapses-on-rama-ii-road-in-samut-sakhon/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-01 - 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 art teacher slammed for destroying kid's work "because it wasn't handed to me" Sanook Thai Caption: Why did a teacher do this? Sanook reported that Thai social media was going ballistic after yet another occasion when a a Thai teacher exhibited a heavy handed approach to a young child's learning and imagination. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267623-thai-art-teacher-slammed-for-destroying-kids-work-because-it-wasnt-handed-to-me/

Sanook Thai Caption: Why did a teacher do this? Sanook reported that Thai social media was going ballistic after yet another occasion when a a Thai teacher exhibited a heavy handed approach to a young child's learning and imagination. A child had clearly taken a great deal of time to prepare what looked like a natural scene of a pond, an animal and vegetation is plasticine. But the kid left it outside the classroom and didn't give it to the art teacher by hand. Furious about this the teacher, according to the child and their parent, destroyed it and left it ruined. Before and after shots accompanied the Facebook post. ASEAN NOTES that teachers in Thai schools are often criticised for being fussy about rules rather than letting children express themselves and develop. In an education system where conformity rather than individuality is the norm. In this case the media said that the parent would be going to see the school director today to demand that the teacher concerned be reprimanded and it doesn't happen to another child ever again. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-01 - 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

RTP chief tells some "lax and flabby" cops to buck up their ideas or face disciplinary and criminal charges Daily News Thai Caption: Responding to government policy Daily News reported on the next phase of the recovery from the pandemic and especially the role of the Royal Thai Police. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267621-rtp-chief-tells-some-lax-and-flabby-cops-to-buck-up-their-ideas-or-face-disciplinary-and-criminal-charges/