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Five foreign tourists escape serious injuries after Tuk Tuk taxi overturns in Patong By Goongnang Suksawat PHOTO: Newshawk Phuket Patong – Five foreign tourists have escaped serious injuries after a Tuk Tuk overturned in Patong on Friday evening (July 15th). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266189-five-foreign-tourists-escape-serious-injuries-after-tuk-tuk-taxi-overturns-in-patong/

PHOTO: Newshawk Phuket By Goongnang Suksawat Patong – Five foreign tourists have escaped serious injuries after a Tuk Tuk overturned in Patong on Friday evening (July 15th). The Patong Police were notified of the accident at 6:30 P.M. on a bridge road near the Tri Trang Beach in Patong. They arrived at the scene to find the overturned yellow Tuk Tuk taxi on the road. Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/07/16/five-foreign-tourists-escape-serious-injuries-after-tuk-tuk-taxi-overturns-in-patong/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 2022-07-18 - 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!

Tourists wait up to five hours for ferries from Samui Island By Goongnang Suksawat PHOTO: FILE PHOTO Koh Samui – Tourists were disappointed after waiting up to five hours for ferries from Samui Island. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266188-tourists-wait-up-to-five-hours-for-ferries-from-samui-island/

PHOTO: FILE PHOTO By Goongnang Suksawat Koh Samui – Tourists were disappointed after waiting up to five hours for ferries from Samui Island. Saturday (July 16th) at 4:00 P.M. Thai and foreign tourists were heading back from Samui Island after the long holidays have almost ended. At the Sea Tran Ferry Pier, cars were in long queues many kilometers long where tourists were waiting to leave the island. The problem was because the ferry company had decreased the ferry rounds down to six, according to tourists at the scene. Normally, the ferry leaves every hour. Mr. Pitasit Gargharn told the associated Thai media, “I am from Bangkok. I like to visit Samui Island but I have been waiting for five hours. This makes me bored and disappointed when visiting Samui Island.” Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/07/17/tourists-wait-up-to-five-hours-for-ferries-from-samui-island/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 2022-07-18 - 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!

Hat Yai-Malaysia Train Services Resume After Two-Year Hiatus by Natthaphon Sangpolsit HAT YAI (NNT) - The Hat Yai and Padang Besar train stations in Songkhla have been revitalized by the resumption of cross-border train services to Malaysia that had been suspended for more than two years due to the pandemic. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266187-hat-yai-malaysia-train-services-resume-after-two-year-hiatus/

by Natthaphon Sangpolsit HAT YAI (NNT) - The Hat Yai and Padang Besar train stations in Songkhla have been revitalized by the resumption of cross-border train services to Malaysia that had been suspended for more than two years due to the pandemic. Travelers at the stations expressed excitement over the resumption of the cross-border train trips, with many Thais and Malaysians buying tickets for the services. Two daily trips take place from Hat Yai station to Padang Besar station on the border for a total of four trips when the return journey is counted. A seat costs 50 baht and those entering Malaysia switch to the KTM high-speed train at Padang Besar station before traveling to Kuala Lumpur on the KTM. Immigration is processed at Padang Besar station, both for those arriving in and departing from Thailand. Tourism businesses said they welcomed the resumption of the Thailand-Malaysia train service and expect the development to provide a boost for tourism in cities near the border, such as Sadao and Hat Yai. The trains are also believed to benefit overall tourism in the Southern region, as businesses see traveling by train as economical while helping travelers avoid road congestion. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-07-18 - 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!

Caution Advised Over Seasonal Dengue Fever Natthaphon Sangpolsit BANGKOK (NNT) - Authorities have voiced concern over seasonal dengue fever and are advising people to see a doctor if they notice any symptoms of the illness. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266186-caution-advised-over-seasonal-dengue-fever/

Natthaphon Sangpolsit BANGKOK (NNT) - Authorities have voiced concern over seasonal dengue fever and are advising people to see a doctor if they notice any symptoms of the illness. Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul said Thailand is currently in the rainy season, providing an ideal environment for mosquitoes and increasing the risk of dengue fever cases nationwide. She cited data from the Department of Disease Control (DDC), which reported 5,196 dengue fever cases from January 1 to June 30, with six fatalities. The government is urging the public to be vigilant and remove potential mosquito breeding grounds in their communities. People are also encouraged to closely monitor their personal and family health as the pandemic is still ongoing as well. Anyone with a high fever that does not go away after taking medication, along with headaches, stiffness and red rashes on their body, should stop taking aspirin-related drugs and ibuprofen and seek medical attention immediately. For more information on dengue fever or other illnesses, the DDC hotline can be contacted by calling 1422. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-07-18 - 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!

Holidaymakers Urged to Check for COVID Symptoms After Returning Home by Natthaphon Sangpolsit BANGKOK (NNT) - People returning home from the long holiday are advised to take precautions to ensure they did not contract COVID-19 during their trips. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266185-holidaymakers-urged-to-check-for-covid-symptoms-after-returning-home/

by Natthaphon Sangpolsit BANGKOK (NNT) - People returning home from the long holiday are advised to take precautions to ensure they did not contract COVID-19 during their trips. Dr Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, director-general of the Department of Health, urged those visiting other provinces during the holiday to monitor their conditions after returning home. He also advised people to take rapid-antigen tests if they develop symptoms such as a cough, sore throat, muscle pain, headache and fever. Anyone who has spent more than four hours in crowded areas or on public transportation should also take an antigen test. According to the director-general, free antigen test kits (ATKs) will be distributed via the Paotang app for pickup at local pharmacies, or people can use their ID cards to receive the free kits. Those who test positive but exhibit mild symptoms are advised to get medicine as outpatients from hospitals where they are registered for free treatment. Additionally, they should self-isolate for five days and closely monitor themselves for another five days. They are still allowed to leave the house during the self-monitoring period but must follow strict prevention protocols such as wearing masks and practicing social distancing. The director-general also urged employers to take precautions such as providing hand sanitizers at entrances, in front of lifts and inside restrooms. Employees should meanwhile evaluate themselves using the "Thai Save Thai" app and notify their employers if they are in a high-risk group, as well as adhere to Universal Prevention measures. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-07-18 - 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 levy hits further turbulence with fears it could harm airline’s effort to boost flight numbers by James Morris and Son Nguyen Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn announce the Thailand Tourism Fee (TTF) earlier in the year at ฿300 per tourist entering Thailand which offers automatic insurance cover. The proposal, which at one point was designed to exclude expats and people living in Thailand with work permits, was removed from the agenda of the cabinet in June due to problems with a plan to collect the fee with reports of resistance from international airlines and who were tasked with collecting the charge and providing final passenger manifests to Bangkok after takeoff. The latest news is that all foreigners will now be charged the proposed fee on entry but that it has again been postponed to find a suitable way of collecting the levy for sea and land passengers. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266184-tourist-levy-hits-further-turbulence-with-fears-it-could-harm-airline’s-effort-to-boost-flight-numbers/

Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn announce the Thailand Tourism Fee (TTF) earlier in the year at ฿300 per tourist entering Thailand which offers automatic insurance cover. The proposal, which at one point was designed to exclude expats and people living in Thailand with work permits, was removed from the agenda of the cabinet in June due to problems with a plan to collect the fee with reports of resistance from international airlines and who were tasked with collecting the charge and providing final passenger manifests to Bangkok after takeoff. The latest news is that all foreigners will now be charged the proposed fee on entry but that it has again been postponed to find a suitable way of collecting the levy for sea and land passengers. by James Morris and Son Nguyen The fee will provide automatic insurance cover with 11.3% of the money from it going to pay for limited medical insurance coverage for visitors with a ceiling of ฿500,000 for 30 days after they first enter Thailand while 88.7% will go to a fund to be used by the government to develop foreign tourism infrastructure in the kingdom. However, ongoing efforts to implement the proposal have repeatedly been stalled or postponed since 2019 and even before this, similar moves in 2006 and 2013, all fell through. Many observers feel that the likelihood of a General Election being called between now and the end of 2022 as well as the pressing and critical economic need to boost foreign tourism numbers with increased international flight connections and frequency into Thailand may see the plan being postponed yet again. Efforts by Thailand to introduce a new tourist levy to be known as the Thailand Tourism Fee (TTF) are making slow progress after it was confirmed this week that the plan is currently being delayed over discussions to formulate a method to collect the charge for incoming travellers by land and sea. It has also emerged that the proposed collection method has generated resistance from the international airline industry who are being asked to charge the fee which involves communication between Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports and aircraft with the finalised passenger manifest required to be transmitted to Bangkok 15 minutes after takeoff for each incoming flight to the kingdom. Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/07/18/tourist-levy-or-fee-hits-further-turbulence-airline-flights/ -- © Copyright Thai Examiner 2022-07-18 - 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!

New Type Of Teddy Bear Aphrodisiacal Ecstasy Pills Seized At Border TNR Staff A PARAMILITARY unit together with border anti-narcotics officers seized a large amount of a new type of ecstasy pill cutely shaped like a teddy bear but having aphrodisiacal properties as well as some strong sleeping tablets on the Thai bank of Mekong river in Nakhon Phanom province Saturday (July 16), Sanook.com said today. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266183-new-type-of-teddy-bear-aphrodisiacal-ecstasy-pills-seized-at-border/

TNR Staff A PARAMILITARY unit together with border anti-narcotics officers seized a large amount of a new type of ecstasy pill cutely shaped like a teddy bear but having aphrodisiacal properties as well as some strong sleeping tablets on the Thai bank of Mekong river in Nakhon Phanom province Saturday (July 16), Sanook.com said today. Col. Sukontharat Chaophong, who led the paramilitary unit from Surasak Montri Task Force, had been tipped off that drugs were going to be smuggled from Laos and dropped off at Ban Kham Phak Praew village, Nam Kam subdistrict, That Phanom district, and led the team to lie in wait there. After a while a suspect came on a long-tail boat from Laos side and unloaded 2 black suitcases on the river bank but managed to escape before the team could arrest him. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/07/17/new-type-of-teddy-bear-aphrodisiacal-ecstasy-pills-seized-at-border/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-07-18 - 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!

Online medical service launched for COVID-infected Gold Health Card holders Thailand’s National Health Security Office (NHSO) is providing a free online telemedicine service to COVID-infected Gold Health Card holders in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266182-online-medical-service-launched-for-covid-infected-gold-health-card-holders/

Thailand’s National Health Security Office (NHSO) is providing a free online telemedicine service to COVID-infected Gold Health Card holders in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon. Deputy Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek said the card holders can register either via the “Good Doctor Technology” or the “MorDee” applications and they will get access to online counselling from a doctor, who will assess their symptoms and prescribe medicines, which may include Favipiravir, to be sent to their house free of charge. The service is being made possible through the cooperation of two companies, which have been providing digital medical services through their applications, said Rachada. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/online-medical-service-launched-for-covid-infected-gold-health-card-holders/

Bangkok to arrange orderly pavement vending The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has been trying to regulate pavement vending in an effort to ensure safety, enough pedestrian space and to allow vendors to make a living in an orderly way. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266181-bangkok-to-arrange-orderly-pavement-vending/

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has been trying to regulate pavement vending in an effort to ensure safety, enough pedestrian space and to allow vendors to make a living in an orderly way. Deputy Bangkok Governor Chakkaphan Phewngam, accompanied by the director of the City Law Enforcement Department, Suphakrit Boonkhan and Kosol Sunthornpuek, Bang Sue’s district chief officer, inspected five locations yesterday (Saturday) in a district where 171 registered vendors are being allowed to trade on the pavement legally. Chakkaphan told the media during the inspection that it was discovered that some vendors were not trading at their designated spots, while others erected their stalls too close to zebra crossings, putting pedestrians at risk. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bangkok-to-arrange-orderly-pavement-vending/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-07-18 - 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!

Three dead, four injured in explosion at Ratchaburi smelting plant Three employees were killed and four others were injured in an explosion and fire at a smelting works in Photharam district of Thailand’s Ratchaburi province Saturday night. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266180-three-dead-four-injured-in-explosion-at-ratchaburi-smelting-plant/

Three employees were killed and four others were injured in an explosion and fire at a smelting works in Photharam district of Thailand’s Ratchaburi province Saturday night. Police said that three electricians were sent to the works to repair a malfunctioning control board but, while they were working on the device, it exploded and started a fire. Other factory workers rushed to their rescue, using a fire extinguisher and water, but four of them received electrical shocks. The fire was brought under control shortly afterward. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/three-dead-four-injured-in-explosion-at-ratchaburi-smelting-plant/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-07-18 - 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!

BKK governor says contractor accountable for delay in Sukhumvit 103 tunnel project Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt announced Sunday that the contractor for the construction of the 4.9 billion baht underground tunnel project in Sukhumvit Soi 103, Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Plc, must be held accountable for the delays. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266179-bkk-governor-says-contractor-accountable-for-delay-in-sukhumvit-103-tunnel-project/

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt announced Sunday that the contractor for the construction of the 4.9 billion baht underground tunnel project in Sukhumvit Soi 103, Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Plc, must be held accountable for the delays. The contract for the project was signed with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on January 13th, 2016 and was scheduled to be completed on February 15th this year. On February 26th, however, a wall in the tunnel, about 30 metres underground, collapsed, forcing a more than two-year delay in the completion of the project. Governor Chadchart and one of his deputies, Wisanu Subsompon, inspected the construction site, where he was met by several residents of the area, who complained about the inconvenience and hardship they are enduring as a result of the project. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bkk-governor-says-contractor-accountable-for-delay-in-sukhumvit-103-tunnel-project/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-07-18 - 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!

BMA and MoPH to discuss plans for dealing with capital’s COVID-19 surge The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) will hold a special meeting Monday with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) concerning joint preparations to cope with the steady surge in COVID-19 infections in the capital and its suburbs. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266178-bma-and-moph-to-discuss-plans-for-dealing-with-capital’s-covid-19-surge/

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) will hold a special meeting Monday with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) concerning joint preparations to cope with the steady surge in COVID-19 infections in the capital and its suburbs. Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Kiattibhoom Vongrachit said today that he has invited Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt to join a meeting of the medical and public health emergency operations centre committee to discuss plans to cope with the current steady rise in infections, averaging 2,000 cases per day needing hospitalisation nationally, half of which are in Bangkok. He said that he would like the governor to introduce initial measures to reduce or cancel activities which may pose a risk of spreading the disease and to prepare medical facilities, especially hospital beds. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bma-and-moph-to-discuss-plans-for-dealing-with-capitals-covid-19-surge/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-07-18 - 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!

The lack of skilled pilots is now causing chaos at our airports by Michael Bridge file photo. Credit: Wikipedia Now the world seems to want to fly again to visit relatives or just to get out of the home, airports are finding they are unable to cope. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1266177-the-lack-of-skilled-pilots-is-now-causing-chaos-at-our-airports/