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Prachuap aims to reduce road deaths by two thirds in the next five years By Online Reporter File photo Officials in Prachuap Khiri Khan have set an ambitious goal of reducing the number of road fatalities by approximately two thirds over the next five years. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271054-prachuap-aims-to-reduce-road-deaths-by-two-thirds-in-the-next-five-years/

File photo By Online Reporter Officials in Prachuap Khiri Khan have set an ambitious goal of reducing the number of road fatalities by approximately two thirds over the next five years. The goal was announced by Mr. Sathien Charoenruen, governor of Prachuap Khiri Khan during a meeting of the Road Safety Administration Center on Monday (Sept 5). The goal is to reduce the rate of the deaths as a result of road traffic accidents to 12 per 100,000 population by the end of 2027, Governor Sathien told the meeting. In order to achieve the goal it would mean that the province would suffer approximately 41 deaths from traffic accidents in a year. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/local-news/prachaup-aims-to-reduce-road-deaths-by-two-thirds-in-the-next-five-years/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 2022-09-06 - 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!

Nurses find vital signs monitor still working after dead patient is taken away - could it herald a lottery win?! Picture text: Just after taking a dead patient away, this is what nurses found Siam Rath reported on a video going viral on TikTok that they said really made the hair on the back of your neck stand to attention. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271053-nurses-find-vital-signs-monitor-still-working-after-dead-patient-is-taken-away-could-it-herald-a-lottery-win/

Picture text: Just after taking a dead patient away, this is what nurses found Siam Rath reported on a video going viral on TikTok that they said really made the hair on the back of your neck stand to attention. It was posted by a nurse. It showed an empty bed from which a deceased patient had just been removed. Yet the vital signs monitor was still on. The poster admitted that the machine was probably malfunctioning. But they called the number that was displaying - 45 - a "laek suay" - meaning that it was nice and may herald a lottery win. Netizens commented in droves with many suggesting the machine be checked while others planned to play 45 in the next lottery draw. That is expected to take place at the end of next week. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-06 - 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

Weed stealing brothers nabbed - they took three plants "to look after" Picture: 77kaoded 77kaoded reported on developments after a man called Thanadol Srirasan, 42, went to the police with CCTV evidence after two men stole three of his marijuana plants from a soi in Phrapradeang, Samut Prakan. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271050-weed-stealing-brothers-nabbed-they-took-three-plants-to-look-after/

Picture: 77kaoded 77kaoded reported on developments after a man called Thanadol Srirasan, 42, went to the police with CCTV evidence after two men stole three of his marijuana plants from a soi in Phrapradeang, Samut Prakan. Soon in the custody of the Phrapradaeng cops were two brothers. Thanwa Saengsuwan, 22, walked straight into the lion's den - he was arrested at the police station when he happened to go there to sort out a road traffic accident. He had to admit it was him when shown the CCTV. He said he'd been with his younger brother aged 17 who was subsequently picked up at home along with two of the plants. Clothes and a motorcycle used in the theft were taken into evidence. They admitted everything and were charged with theft at night using a conveyance. They said they were going to raise the plants themselves. Thanwa said he didn't know who the plants belonged to though he admitted to having lived in the area before and knowing the owner. If he'd known they belonged to the house owner he wouldn't have taken them. There were dozens of ganja plants and kratom plants he said after taking two big ones and a small one. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-06 - 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

Wall collapses on man's Honda - he's left to rue his good fortune amid his bad luck Sanook Thai Caption: Fortune amid misfortune A Honda driver told Sanook how he was just steps away from potential death after a wall collapsed on his car. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271048-wall-collapses-on-mans-honda-hes-left-to-rue-his-good-fortune-amid-his-bad-luck/

Sanook Thai Caption: Fortune amid misfortune A Honda driver told Sanook how he was just steps away from potential death after a wall collapsed on his car. (for video click HERE) But his insurance had run out just a few hours before. A video showed the moment when a wall atop an old three story building collapsed in heavy wind and rain in Bang Sai sub-district of Muang district, Chonburi on Thailand's eastern seaboard. Local mayor Rungreauangsin Wongsaithong told the media that it was an old religious affairs building that was 55 years old. Rain had gathered weakening the wall. Civil engineers were trying to determine the structural integrity of the building before decided if it could be repaired or would have to be demolished. Barriers had been erected amid fears of more collapse. The Honda owner Anucha, 38, was still in a state of shock contemplating how he had been both fortunate to avoid death and unlucky in other ways. He said that he had opened the hood of his car to put in a new battery. But he had forgotten to bring his spanner so he went back home to retrieve it. He'd not walked ten steps before the wall came crashing down. He said he didn't normally park there but it was close to his home and convenient for a battery change. But there was further misfortune for Anucha. He said that his insurance had run out at 4 pm and the wall collapsed at 9.20 pm. He advised the public not to park next to old buildings or advertising hoardings in the monsoon. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-06 - 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

Cross border trade between Thailand and Myanmar showing signs of recovery since Singkhon crossing opened in August Picture: Siam Rath A meeting chaired by Prachuap Khiri Khan governor Sathian Charoenrian discussed the problem of illegal migrants and improving cross border trade, reported Siam Rath. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271047-cross-border-trade-between-thailand-and-myanmar-showing-signs-of-recovery-since-singkhon-crossing-opened-in-august/

Picture: Siam Rath A meeting chaired by Prachuap Khiri Khan governor Sathian Charoenrian discussed the problem of illegal migrants and improving cross border trade, reported Siam Rath. This followed the opening of the Singkhon crossing between Thailand and Myanmar for cross border trade in August. The border is open for that between Monday and Saturday 8.30 am to 4.30 pm. Picture: Siam Rath It was reported that trade in the sum of 153 million baht had been accomplished comprising 144 million baht in imports and 9.5million in exports. This compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019 that totaled 1,625 million baht for the whole year. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-06 - 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

"May I take this?" says hapless gold shop robber before running out with 300K necklace - public make arrest Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported on a gold shop robbery that was soon resolved yesterday morning. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271045-may-i-take-this-says-hapless-gold-shop-robber-before-running-out-with-300k-necklace-public-make-arrest/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported on a gold shop robbery that was soon resolved yesterday morning. A staffer at the Mae Thongsuk Yaowarat gold shop on the first floor of Big C, Saphan Mai, northern Bangkok, by the name of Suriya Sukta, 40, said that just after opening time at 10 am a man had come in. He wanted a gold bar but after being told they had none he was shown, and turned down, jewelry. He seemed like an ordinary customer and came back a second time and was shown 5 baht and 10 baht weight gold necklaces. Suriya handed over a ten baht weight necklace - worth in the region of 300,000 baht - and saw that the man was getting excited and his hands were shaking. Added to the fact that he had taken the best part of an hour to decide what to buy - most unusual - Suriya secretly beckoned to staff that something untoward may be about to happen. It did. The man said: "Phee phom khor na?' (may I have this?) and ran out with the ten baht necklace. Siriya chased him and was assisted by a security guard and a member of the public in apprehending the thief in Pahonyothin Soi 50. Surasak Siribun, 29, said he is a van driver and didn't have enough money. He has many problems not least of all a 100,000 baht online gambling debt. He said that his girlfriend in Sakhon Nakhon had told him not to do anything rash but he saw no way out. So he parked his van outside the nearby market and prepared to rob the gold shop. He has been charged with robbery by the Bang Khen police and detained. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-06 - 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

Ananda sees Thai property market starting to pick-up, announces launch of 6 new projects worth 21 billion Baht By Thanaphum Charoensombatpanich Thailand’s property market has started to see recovery and many of the developers are starting to plan major project launches as economy starts to see recovery. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271043-ananda-sees-thai-property-market-starting-to-pick-up-announces-launch-of-6-new-projects-worth-21-billion-baht/

By Thanaphum Charoensombatpanich Thailand’s property market has started to see recovery and many of the developers are starting to plan major project launches as economy starts to see recovery. As part of the move Thailand’s real estate developers such as Ananda Development Plc (ANAN) decided to announce that it was looking to launch as many as 6 projects during the 2nd half of the year that would be worth more than 21 billion Baht. The bold move to launch so many projects by Ananda comes as the company starts to become more confident about the sales and transfer, thanks to the recovery in the economy and measures undertaken by the government to help the real-estate sector. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/43776/ananda-sees-thai-property-market-starting-to-pick-up-announces-launch-of-6-new-projects-worth-21-billion-baht/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-09-06 - 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!

Tattooed motorcyclist "going the wrong way" dies after collision with Yaris in Kanchanaburi Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that Tha Muang police in Kanchanaburi, western Thailand, were called after a collision between a motorcycle and a car on Route 323 at 7.40 pm yesterday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271037-tattooed-motorcyclist-going-the-wrong-way-dies-after-collision-with-yaris-in-kanchanaburi/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that Tha Muang police in Kanchanaburi, western Thailand, were called after a collision between a motorcycle and a car on Route 323 at 7.40 pm yesterday. They found a Honda Wave on its side and lots of bits of the bike over the road. Saichon, 48, a man from Suphanburi, was dead from multiple injuries. He had a tattoo of a growling tiger on his chest. Thai Rath didn't explain the significance of this, though they mentioned it several times. Ten meters away was a stopped Honda Yaris with extensive damage to the front and bits of bike embedded. The unnamed driver was only slightly injured but taken to hospital. A witness said that he saw the motorcyclist at the edge of the road going the wrong way before the collision. Police are interviewing a pick-up driver to determine what happened. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-06 - 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

Turtle washed up dead on Rayong beach - investigation into cause of death underway Daily News Thai Caption: Cause (of death) urgently sought! Daily News reported sad news from Mae Ramphung beach in Muang district of Rayong on Thailand's eastern seaboard after a turtle washed up dead. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271036-turtle-washed-up-dead-on-rayong-beach-investigation-into-cause-of-death-underway/

Daily News Thai Caption: Cause (of death) urgently sought! Daily News reported sad news from Mae Ramphung beach in Muang district of Rayong on Thailand's eastern seaboard after a turtle washed up dead. Environmentalists, vets and fishing experts were called after a tourist found the creature outside the Rayong Beach Hotel on Monday afternoon. It was 50 cms long, 30 cms wide and weighed about 10 kilos. Vet Thanaphan Chomcheun said that it was a green sea turtle (chelonia mydas or tao tanu in Thai) aged about 5. Its sex could not be determined. The body had no injuries and an initial examination of the intestinal contents revealed nothing untoward. The turtle was taken away for a full autopsy to determine the cause of death and hopefully prevent a recurrence. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-06 - 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

Tim Newton Today - Sep 6: Airline passengers stranded, long Covid, Singapore and Thailand's economic woes Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271034-tim-newton-today-sep-6 airline-passengers-stranded-long-covid-singapore-and-thailands-economic-woes/

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Husband went to attack ex wife "because she was going to find a farang husband" Daily News Thai Caption: Reconciliation failed The thought that a Thai man's ex wife was going to find a "phua farang" (western husband) proved too much for a drunk guy in the north east, reported Daily News. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271033-husband-went-to-attack-ex-wife-because-she-was-going-to-find-a-farang-husband/

Daily News Thai Caption: Reconciliation failed The thought that a Thai man's ex wife was going to find a "phua farang" (western husband) proved too much for a drunk guy in the north east, reported Daily News. Chutiphon, 40, tanked himself up on booze and jumped over the wall of a house in Phakdeeburirak Road in Nangrong district of Buriram. He was armed with a knife. A furious argument developed with his ex wife Suthanee, 36. The couple split four months ago. Seeing things were headed in a bad direction Chutiphon's former mother-in-law Sommai, 60, tried to intervene. She was stabbed in the right side of the ribs. Chutiphon still tried to attack his ex wife and his 18 year old son. Picture: Daily News The young man "graaped" the feet of his father begging him to stop which he eventually did. He fled on a motorcycle and was arrested at the bus station trying to flee the area. The wife said she would have no forgiveness for her ex. The mother in law is out of danger but still in hospital. Chutiphon, in tears, said that he had ordained into the monkhood in 2005 but left of his own volition. He admitted he and his wife had had constant arguments and that he like to drink but they carried on for the sake of their two children. Picture: Daily News But when she said she wanted to take up with a foreigner, that was too much to bear. He spent every waking hour thinking about that before drinking himself into a stupor to embolden himself and going to see his wife armed with a knife. He said he didn't mean to hurt anyone, he was trying to reconcile. "It was the booze," he said. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-06 - 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

Opinion – Gen Prawit actions speak louder than his words as all indications are he aims to dethrone Gen Prayut from Premiership By Erich Parpart Questions are being asked whether Caretaker Prime Minister and reportedly the mastermind behind the 2014 coup – General Prawit Wongsuwon, has run out of use of General Prayut Chan-o-cha. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271032-opinion-–-gen-prawit-actions-speak-louder-than-his-words-as-all-indications-are-he-aims-to-dethrone-gen-prayut-from-premiership/

By Erich Parpart Questions are being asked whether Caretaker Prime Minister and reportedly the mastermind behind the 2014 coup – General Prawit Wongsuwon, has run out of use of General Prayut Chan-o-cha. From the looks of it, the answer to the question seems to be a big ‘yes’. Although caretaker Prime Minister Prawit has said that he would not reshuffle the Cabinet yet as he awaits the outcome of the Constitutional Court’s verdict on the fate of General Prayut’s 8-years term limit, because he wants to respect the Prime Minister. There are at least 4 Cabinet seats that are vacant and need urgent reappointment, but such a move is only likely after the Constitutional Court gives its verdict later this month. The court has already called in a meeting on September 8th and will likely hand in its verdict 15-days thereafter which could be as early as September 26th. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/43769/opinion-gen-prawit-actions-speak-louder-than-his-voice-as-all-indications-are-he-aims-to-dethrone-gen-prayut-from-premiership/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-09-06 - 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!

Prawit insists he has no power to reshuffle Cabinet Acting Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan during an inspection tour in Krabi on Monday. Acting Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan on Monday dismissed speculation of a possible Cabinet reshuffle. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271031-prawit-insists-he-has-no-power-to-reshuffle-cabinet/