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Daily News Thai Caption: (Woman) who ordered theft of seats arrested Police in Bangkok have made a quick arrest after several seats and other items went missing from the Rajamangala stadium following the Manchester United vs Liverpool friendly match last Tuesday. A woman called Kenika Rattanainthachai, 34, had attended the match and took a liking to the merchandise. So she returned with a guy and stole 4 fancy red seats, a poster of Jackson Wang, 13 cheaper seats and 100 seat covers, reported Daily News. It was all caught on CCTV and led to her arrest at business premises in Thung Khru on Monday and a charge of theft using a conveyance. In an attempt at mitigation the woman said she was being treated for mental illness and she was attracted to things she liked. Picture: Daily News Winit Lertrattanachai, an organiser who alerted Hua Mark police, thought it ran deeper than that and that someone had paid her to get the seats. They are worth 100,000 baht each to collectors. A picture showed that at least three of the red seats had been slashed with a knife damaging the cushions. Investigations continue. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-07-19 - 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’s marketing plan 2023 to revitalise Thai tourism towards high value and sustainable growth Continuing to showcase Thailand 5F, 4M soft-power foundations for the international market, and highlighting more responsible tourism routes for the domestic market. TAT Newsroom The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced the marketing plan for 2023 that will continue this year’s goal to revitalise and transform Thai tourism, while placing greater emphasis on the recovery of the tourism sector towards stronger and sustainable, more responsible, more digital and more inclusive tourism growth. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266334-tat’s-marketing-plan-2023-to-revitalise-thai-tourism-towards-high-value-and-sustainable-growth/

Continuing to showcase Thailand 5F, 4M soft-power foundations for the international market, and highlighting more responsible tourism routes for the domestic market. TAT Newsroom The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced the marketing plan for 2023 that will continue this year’s goal to revitalise and transform Thai tourism, while placing greater emphasis on the recovery of the tourism sector towards stronger and sustainable, more responsible, more digital and more inclusive tourism growth. Staged in a hybrid meeting format, the annual TAT Action Plan for 2023 conference was presided over by H.E. Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports. Also present at the event were Dr. Thosaporn Sirisumphand, TAT’s Chairman of the Board, and officials and figures from the Thai public and private tourism sectors, as well as members of the media. Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, TAT Governor, said, “TAT sees 2023 as a year of a new beginning for Thai tourism. Hence, we have outlined our marketing strategy for next year adhering to the TAT’s Corporate Plan 2023-2027, which aims to heighten the TAT’s position as the strategic leader in driving Thailand towards experience-based and sustainable tourism. “TAT is committed to help revitalise and transform Thai tourism under our three strategic objectives, which are: to ‘drive demand’ for meaningful travel, to ‘shape supply’ by developing a new tourism ecosystem, and to ‘thrive for excellence’ by making the TAT a data-driven organisation. We believe this will heighten our goal for Thailand to achieve high value and sustainable tourism growth,” Mr. Yuthasak added. TAT will continue to use the “Visit Thailand Year 2022-2023: Amazing New Chapters” as the communication strategies for the international market. Thailand will continue to be promoted as a world-class destination that offers something for everyone under the ‘From A-Z: Amazing Thailand Has It All’ concept. This will be showcased alongside the kingdom’s 5F, 4M soft-power foundations; namely, Food, Film, Fashion, Festival, Fight, Music, Museum, Master, and Meta. Particularly for long-haul international market, TAT recognises 2023 as the ‘time is the new currency’ era. Therefore, emphasis will be placed on promoting Thailand as a year-round destination for health and wellness aficionados, families with kids, active seniors, and remote workers / teleworkers through co-promotions with leading brands. Strategic marketing activities will be launched in new source markets, including Saudi Arabia and the USA’s large secondary cities through partnerships with the airlines. For the short-haul international market, TAT has outlined ‘The Great Resumption’ under the ‘2Qs, 5News’ strategy. The ‘2Qs’ are ‘Quick Win’ to drive back the demands of tourists and ‘Quality’ to achieve more numbers of revisits and higher trip expenditure. The ‘5News’ include ‘New Segments’ with growth potential, ‘New Areas’ for source tourist markets, ‘New Partners’ in existing markets, ‘New Infrastructure’ relating to travel and tourism, and ‘New Way’ of travel experiences that will focus on responsible tourism. TAT will also promote all points of entry into Thailand, via land, water, and air with an aim to reinstate more than 80% of the regional air capacity in 2019. In addition, more collaborative partnerships will be formed between TAT and the airlines to help boost the international tourism business by increasing the seating capacity to Thailand. Initially, this will focus on key source markets with no travel restrictions to drive the travel demand of high-disposable income groups (Millennials, Gen-X, and Silver-Age People), hyper-personalisation groups (health and wellness, sports tourism, and responsible tourism), and new segments (digital nomads and remote workers / teleworkers). For the domestic market, TAT will focus on increasing the travel frequency of domestic tourists by promoting Thailand as a year-round destination under the ‘REAL’ strategy: Responsible Tourism, Extra-ordinary Experience, Avantgarde Marketing and Less for more Economy. Highlights of each of the five regions of Thailand will be promoted, including nostalgic experiences in the North for Multi-Gen Families, ‘Trend C2’ innovative routes in the Central Region for Gen-Y and Gen-Z, culinary and luxury tourism offers in the Each for high-income Gen-Y and Millennial Families, Dharma – Nature – Culture routes in the Northeast for Gen-Y and employed people, and inclusive responsible tourism in the South. Moreover, TAT will promote secondary cities up and down Thailand. TAT has formulated the marketing plan for 2023 adhering to the Thai government’s Bio-Circular-Green or BCG Economy Model, which is conforming to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The BCG model is being used to revive the tourism industry with the aim of safe, inclusive, and sustainable travel. Moreover, to ‘thrive for excellence’ by making TAT a data-driven organisation, TAT will use the Thailand Tourism Virtual Mart (TTVM) via https://virtualmart.tourismthailand.org as the key online B2B platform for Thai tourism business and international tourism operators. “For 2023, TAT expects Thailand to generate a total tourism revenue of 1.73 trillion Baht with 970 billion Baht from the international market and 760 billion Baht from the domestic market (for base case scenario) and 2.38 trillion Baht with 1.50 trillion Baht from the international market and 880 billion Baht from the domestic market (for best case scenario). This represents about 80% of Thailand’s tourism performance in 2019,” Mr. Yuthasak concluded. Source: https://www.tatnews.org/2022/07/tats-marketing-plan-2023-to-revitalise-thai-tourism-towards-high-value-and-sustainable-growth/ -- © Copyright TAT NEWS 2022-07-19 - 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!

Former murdering cop says sadistic bedroom sex games led to death of his wife Daily News Thai Caption: Wife dead after attack Police in the Ban Nasan district of Surat Thani were called to a house in a rubber plantation where a 51 year old woman called Gift lay dead. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266333-former-murdering-cop-says-sadistic-bedroom-sex-games-led-to-death-of-his-wife/

Daily News Thai Caption: Wife dead after attack Police in the Ban Nasan district of Surat Thani were called to a house in a rubber plantation where a 51 year old woman called Gift lay dead. Dressed in t-shirt and shorts and lying on the bed the former school teacher was badly battered about the head and eye socket. The body was sent for autopsy. The man responsible was her husband Boy, 52, who surrendered to police, reported Daily News. He said that on Sunday evening he had been drinking with his pals and had gone home at 11 pm and went to sleep with his wife. When he woke up she was still and he phoned his relatives. He said he didn't mean it. He explained that he and his wife engaged in sadistic sex games involving violence and that this was the cause of her death, all a tragic mistake. He was charged with assault causing death. The younger sister of the victim said that Boy had turned violent after being released from prison five years ago. It emerged that Boy was a former police lance corporal in Krabi before he was drummed out of the RTP. He shot a fellow officer dead in an argument over a woman in 2011 and received a 6 year four month sentence that he completed in 2017. Now it appears - under the guise of a sex game gone wrong - he has killed yet again, notes ASEAN NOW. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-07-19 - 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

"I can't earn enough in Thailand" says Thai woman tricked by work scam for "Land of Ginseng" Daily News Thai Caption: Tricked into non-existent work A Thai woman who is among 50 compatriots tricked by a devious agency into applying for work in South Korea said she couldn't earn enough in Thailand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266331-i-cant-earn-enough-in-thailand-says-thai-woman-tricked-by-work-scam-for-land-of-ginseng/

Daily News Thai Caption: Tricked into non-existent work A Thai woman who is among 50 compatriots tricked by a devious agency into applying for work in South Korea said she couldn't earn enough in Thailand. She admitted that the work she intended to do in the Asian giant that is South Korea was illegal. But she saw no way out of her predicament when she saw the Facebook add for riches in what Thais call the Land of White Ginseng, reported Daily News. "I know I was wrong," said Gift at Central Investigation Bureau HQ yesterday. "But I'm a million baht in debt and there's just me and my mum left. I would never get enough money by working in Thailand". So Gift and many others contacted a female Thai agent with a South Korean husband who promised they would fix up everything and she could pay them back later. All that needed to be paid upfront was a flight insurance fee deposit of 7,500 and 15,000 in other charges to get the ball rolling. Picture: Daily News However she realised when she applied for a K-ETA or electronic entry into Korea that she had been conned. Permission denied. She returned to contact the Facebook people and found she was now blocked and there was no way to get back her initial investment. Another lady went with the founder of "Sai Mai Tong Rort" Ekkaphop Leuangprasert yesterday. He said that lots of people in his Sai Mai area - up to 50 - had been conned by the agency into getting jobs in Europe and Korea. He was planning on contacting the Labour Department as well as the police to get action against the fraudsters. ASEAN NOW notes that the precise nature of the illegal work proposed to the Thai ladies was not specified. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-07-19 - 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

What the weakening baht means for Thailand’s economy By Thai PBS World’s Business Desk The plunging value of the baht appears ominous and raises worrying questions about its impact on the Thai economy. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266324-what-the-weakening-baht-means-for-thailand’s-economy/

By Thai PBS World’s Business Desk The plunging value of the baht appears ominous and raises worrying questions about its impact on the Thai economy. On Friday (July 15), the baht fell to 36.73 to the US dollar, its lowest in 15 years and eight months, according to Kasikorn Research Center. Between July 11-15, foreign investors sold Thai shares worth 1.1 billion baht. Net buys have totalled 122 billion baht since early this year. They also sold Thai bonds resulting in net capital outflows of 2.1 billion baht from the Thai bond market since early this year. Combined with the fast-rising inflation in Thailand and in many countries, a large number of consumers may feel the squeeze. The weakening value of the baht has inflicted losses on some people while some have gained, said a senior director at the Bank of Thailand (BOT). The manufacturing sector is complaining about rising production costs, as raw material and energy prices soar. “We don’t hear complaints from other groups,” Daranee Saeju, senior director at BOT’s financial markets department, said without mentioning export groups. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/what-the-weakening-baht-means-for-thailands-economy/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-07-19 - 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!

Tourist police pull out all the stops to reunite Qatari tourist with a Casio he left in a taxi Picture: Siam Rath Police colonel Piyarach told how he and his men instructed their patrols to swing into action and return a Casio watch in a bag that a Qatari tourist had left in a taxi. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266320-tourist-police-pull-out-all-the-stops-to-reunite-qatari-tourist-with-a-casio-he-left-in-a-taxi/

Picture: Siam Rath Police colonel Piyarach told how he and his men instructed their patrols to swing into action and return a Casio watch in a bag that a Qatari tourist had left in a taxi. The incident threatened to ruin the tourist's holiday but the police came up trumps in their detective work and the visitor to the kingdom was left beaming from ear to ear thrilled with the police, the Thai people and Thai taxi drivers. Pol Col Piyarach revealed to Siam Rath that he got a call about 2.30 pm on Sunday about the plight of Mohammad Hardy. The Qatari national had been travelling in a taxi from Central World to Lang Suan in the Lumpini police jurisdiction. Then one of a tourist's worst nightmares began - forgetting a valuable, cherished item in a taxi in a foreign land. Where to turn? Subordinate officer Pol Capt Chanok Chaiprasertsakul took up the investigative challenge from this point and hit on the idea of utilizing CCTV to solve the mystery of the missing watch in a bag. Chanok managed to catch the taxi in question on footage from a hotel near the Qatari's address. It was working and clear as day and armed with the number of the cab - 4799 - he then made representations to the Department of Land Transport that registers all drivers and their cabs. Thank goodness they did. Soon the investigation took a final twist as the driver was located. He was called chauffeur Wijit Naphaeng by the media. A meeting was arranged at the Tourist Police office for the official handover of the Casio in a bag. When this was done Mohammad Hardy was effusive in his praise for everything Thai. "The Thai police are so kind, " he observed, "and Thais are lovely, their smiles are great, I love Thailand and the Thai taxi drivers", he added. This followed more good news from the weekend when a group of Saudi ladies were reunited with a bag they left in a taxi they took from Suvarnabhumi Airport. It appears that the Tourist Police are doing everything to play their part in assuring that forgetfulness doesn't spoil anyone's holiday - especially now that tourists are flooding back into Thailand. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-07-19 - 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

ANAN sees better outlook as tourism recovers, sees sales reaching 13 billion By Pitchayapa Phiwpong Ananda Development Plc (ANAN), one of Thailand’s leading developer or mid-high end condominium developers, has come out to say that its revenues and sales figures were starting to see some recovery although it remains cautious on the outlook as the world heads into recession. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266318-anan-sees-better-outlook-as-tourism-recovers-sees-sales-reaching-13-billion/

By Pitchayapa Phiwpong Ananda Development Plc (ANAN), one of Thailand’s leading developer or mid-high end condominium developers, has come out to say that its revenues and sales figures were starting to see some recovery although it remains cautious on the outlook as the world heads into recession. Chanond Ruangkritya, Chief Executive Officer at the ANAN, revealed that ANAN, during the second quarter of 2022, has achieved sales of as much as 3.9 billion baht, growing almost 80% from the first quarter, which is higher than the target set for both condominium projects and horizontal projects with both online and offline marketing strategies to support the needs of buyers thoroughly, both domestic and abroad. “Things are improving but there remains a lot of things to be done,” Chanond told Thai Enquirer. Ananda, which is the developer of projects such as Ideo, Ashton and the lower end market such as Elio and Unio, said that it was hoping that the rest of the year would be stronger although a possible rate hike in the months ahead could slow things down slightly. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/41926/anan-sees-better-outlook-as-tourism-recovers-sees-sales-reaching-13-billion/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-07-19 - 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!

Curtain Raiser – Censure may damage Prayut’s image ahead of polls, unlikely to bring govt. down By Erich Parpart Today is the start of the fourth and final censure motion against the government of 2014 coup leader and incumbent Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha, and the hopes that this no-confidence debate would bring down the government is nothing but hopes and dreams of those opposed to this government. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266316-curtain-raiser-–-censure-may-damage-prayut’s-image-ahead-of-polls-unlikely-to-bring-govt-down/

By Erich Parpart Today is the start of the fourth and final censure motion against the government of 2014 coup leader and incumbent Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha, and the hopes that this no-confidence debate would bring down the government is nothing but hopes and dreams of those opposed to this government. The government lead by the Palang Pracharath party continues to enjoy a comfortable majority in the parliament and whispers of possible horse trading that continues to circulate in the corridors of the newly built parliament on the banks of Chaophaya river would help ensure that the government of Prayut will sail through this no-confidence debate. Even the opposition has basically given up its hopes of possibly toppling the government and that is the reason why it did not target a few key ministers but instead took on to censure as many as 11 ministers in the cabinet of 35 ministers. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/41904/curtain-raiser-censure-may-damage-image-of-prayut-ahead-of-polls-but-unlikely-to-bring-him-down/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-07-19 - 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 NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday July 19 2022 Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266313-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-tuesday-july-19-2022/

Listen to the news: Prime Minister Prayut says he is ready for the no-confidence debate in parliament which starts today and runs through till Friday. Meanwhile the Pheu Thai opposition party said the public could join the no-confidence debate via a dedicated “Line’ account. This will be the fourth and final no-confidence motion against the government before elections due in March next year. Amnesty International has called for the Thai government to launch an independent, prompt, thorough, and effective investigation into the use of Pegasus spyware a developed in Israel after reports that at least 30 political activists in Thailand had been hacked. Pegasus has been used by governments to spy on journalists, activists, and dissidents and the Israeli firm behind it, NSO Group, has been sued by Apple and placed on a US trade blacklist. Bangkok governor Chadchart Sitti-punt has decided to hold more public events in order to boost the economy, saying they are not to blame for the current rise in new Covid-19 infections. However he added "If there is a sound reason to call off events, then that would be fine. Police have arrested Fifteen men from Myanmar who had crossed the border looking for work in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Local residents had reported seeing the group to police, they have been charged with illegal entry and will most likely be deported. Region: Malaysia customs officials have seized a container filled with rare animal parts worth some US$18 million sing dollars, thought to have come from Africa, including elephant tusks, rhino horns and pangolin scales. It’s believed the shipment was on route to China. China's heatwave is expected to return this week with temperatures in the south likely to reach 39 to 42 C. Forecasters say temperatures will be higher for longer and last some 40 days or through until mid August. Fine and sunny with cloud and thundery showers this afternoon Chiang Mai: Sunny, partly cloudy rain later today 35C Bangkok: Sunny, partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers this afternoon 34C Pattaya and SE: Sunny, partly cloudy with showers this afternoon 32C Phuket and the South: Sunny, partly cloudy DRY 30C Hua Hin: Fine and sunny becoming cloudy with more rain this afternoon 33C Credits: Bangkok Post, The Nation, Asean Now, Khaosod English, Hua Hin Today, Royal Coast Review, Kulsawek Sawekwannakorn, thainewsroom.com, The Pattaya News, Phuket News, Channel News Asia, South China Morning Post, The Straits Times. The Irrawaddy. Windy.com. wunderground.com. Listen Live: Surf 102.5 Facebook: Surf 102.5 -- © Copyright SURF 102.5 FM 2022-07-19 - 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!

Mahidol University Research: Vaccinations Have Saved Almost Half A Million Lives By Editor A research team from Mahidol University has estimated that the government’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign over the past two years prevented nearly 490,000 deaths. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266310-mahidol-university-research-vaccinations-have-saved-almost-half-a-million-lives/

By Editor A research team from Mahidol University has estimated that the government’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign over the past two years prevented nearly 490,000 deaths. The team based their work on a mathematic modelling carried out by the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis in 185 countries from when the first vaccinations were administered in 2021 until July 3, 2022. Charin Modchange, the research team leader from Mahidol University’s Faculty of Science, said that the analysis suggested that 490,000 additional lives would have been lost if no vaccines had been distributed. “Our team also ran the [MRC’s] mathematical model and the outcome was rather significantly interesting. We found that the death rate in Thailand is below 0.1%, which is very close to that of seasonal flu,” he said. Earlier, the Department of Disease Control chief, Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, had said that Omicron’s BA.4/BA.5 sub variant produces less severe symptoms than the previous Delta variant, adding that the high number of booster shots given to people has also been an important factor in reducing the number of deaths as well as the severity of symptoms. Dr Opas said the ministry will keep a close watch on daily infections after the long weekend, insisting that universal prevention and vaccination measures are important to limit transmission. “We still recommend that the elderly, people living with chronic diseases and pregnant woman should receive booster shots as fast as possible,” he said. “We have also found that the death toll in these groups is higher among those who receive booster vaccinations late, so we are recommending that anyone who falls under the high-risk category has a booster every three months.” Source: https://royalcoastreview.com/2022/07/mahidol-university-research-vaccinations-have-saved-almost-half-a-million-lives/ -- © Copyright Royal Coast Review 2022-07-19 - 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!

World Sports News - Tuesday 19 July by Chili Radio Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266304-world-sports-news-tuesday-19-july-by-chili-radio/

Listen to the news: Football - Belgium reached the quarter-finals of the European Women's Championship for the first time after overcoming Italy 1-0 to claim second place in Group D which means Iceland saw their Euro 2022 tournament come to an end, despite snatching a dramatic 1-1 draw against already-qualified France. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has signed a one-year contract extension that commits him to AC Milan past his 41st birthday.The Sweden striker, who turns 41 in October, scored eight league goals last season as Milan beat rivals Inter to the Serie A title. Staying with AC Milan, they say police apologised to midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko after he was stopped as part of a search for a suspect involved in a shooting. The incident happened in Milan on 3 July but went viral after being shared on social media. In the video the 27-year-old, who is on loan from Chelsea, can be seen being searched by a policeman while two officers point a gun at a car. After a conversation between the officers the Frenchman is released. Cricket - England's World Cup winner Ben Stokes will retire from one-day international cricket after today's series opener against South Africa in Durham. The 31-year-old, who made his debut against Ireland in 2011, has scored 2,919 runs, and taken 74 wickets in 104 ODIs. Download the Chili Radio app : https://chiliradio.app for Chili Pop and Chili Classics. -- © Copyright Chili RADIO 2022-07-19 Chili Radio: https://chiliradiothailand.com Listen Live: https://chiliradio.asia - 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!

Mystery as Brit jogger found dead in shallow Thailand canal with no signs of foul play Ex-pat Richard Wayne Moorcroft was spotted fully-clothed in the shallow ditch in Pattaya on Sunday shortly after 7am local time. Officers say there were no signs of murder He was found in a canal (Image: Viral Press) By Kelly-Ann MillsNews Reporter Police were investigating the mystery death of a British jogger who was found dead floating face down in a canal in Thailand. Ex-pat Richard Wayne Moorcroft was spotted fully-clothed in the shallow ditch in Pattaya on Sunday shortly after 7am local time. Police and paramedics arrived to pull the 63-year-old's body from the water and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Full story: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/mystery-brit-jogger-found-dead-27511169 -- © Copyright Mirror 2022-07-19

Grand Palace welcomes new attractions, stirs interests in history Recently discovered under the ground, several ancient sculptures are now adding to the attractions of the already splendid Grand Palace. They have drawn public attention not just for their looks but also for their charming and interesting historical background. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266303-grand-palace-welcomes-new-attractions-stirs-interests-in-history/

Recently discovered under the ground, several ancient sculptures are now adding to the attractions of the already splendid Grand Palace. They have drawn public attention not just for their looks but also for their charming and interesting historical background. Upon hearing about the new decorations around the Grand Palace last week, tourists flocked to see the centuries-old stone sculptures. Since then, those visitors have been flooding social media feeds with photos of the fascinating sculptures. “I went to Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha inside the Grand Palace) and saw about a hundred new ‘stone dolls’ set up all around the temple. I asked the staff and learned that they have been restored by the Fine Arts Department. They are not replicas but they had been buried for hundreds of years,” said academic Arnond Sakworawich on his Facebook page where he posted the photos. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/grand-palace-welcomes-new-attractions-stirs-interests-in-history/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-07-19 - 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!