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Daily News Thai Caption: Totaled Daily News and many other Thai media reported on an appalling incident on the beach front at Ban Phe, Rayong, yesterday evening in which an apparently drunk British man in a pick-up killed and injured people before driving off and damaging four vehicles before overturning. Pol Capt Natthawat of the Phe Rayong police on the eastern seaboard was alerted to the incident yesterday evening and went with rescue services to the area near the Lotus store on the beach front road - Suan Son to Ban Phe Road - where they found an overturned four door pick-up. Inside was an apparently drunk Brtish man trapped in the driver's seat. Stephen P., 70, was given first aid. Picture; Daily News A police patrol nearby was giving CPR. But dead at the scene was Niran Pramuan, 53, and severly injured was 32 year old Chanasak. They were taken to Rayong Hospital. Witnesses reported seeing the foreigner reverse at high speed into the two men crushing them up against a lamppost. The driver then raced off colliding with two cars and two motorcycles before ending up on its side. Witnesses said that the British man lived locally and was a habitual drunkard who would drive in the wrong lane and that local people were fed up with his behavior. He was kept in custody while his injuries were treated as police prepared a breath test and for his subsequent prosecution. More on this as we hear of it. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-05 - 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 – Thailand’s border opening set to benefit northeast people who were most severely impacted due to Covid-19 By Thanachate Wisaijorn The border regions of the northeast Thailand, one of the regions that was most severely impacted from the impact of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, is starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel as cross border trade between the sister cities starts to pick up. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270933-opinion-–-thailand’s-border-opening-set-to-benefit-northeast-people-who-were-most-severely-impacted-due-to-covid-19/

By Thanachate Wisaijorn The border regions of the northeast Thailand, one of the regions that was most severely impacted from the impact of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, is starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel as cross border trade between the sister cities starts to pick up. The northeast region, which has seen those considered to be ‘less fortunate’ numbers rise over the past 2-years, as the income from tourism, manufacturing and other related industries shrink, is starting to benefit from the opening of the border trade between Thailand and Laos. As is the case in most countries around the world, border crossing among those living within the proximity of the demarcation line is a common factor, so is the case with those living in the northeast of Thailand where border crossing into Loas is a very common practice, at least it was the case pre-pandemic. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/43739/opinion-thailands-border-opening-set-to-benefit-northeast-people-who-were-most-severely-impacted-due-to-covid-19/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-09-05 - 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!

By Amir Vera, Jamiel Lynch and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN)At least 10 people have died and 15 others were hurt in what Canadian authorities are calling a mass stabbing, Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a news conference Sunday. Authorities say there are 13 crime scenes where victims were found across Saskatchewan in western Canada. Blackmore said it appears some of the victims were targeted and some were random. "It is certainly a very significant event if not the largest we've seen in the last number of years," Blackmore said. Full story: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/04/americas/saskatchewan-canada-stabbing/index.html -- © Copyright CNN 2022-09-05 - 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 - Monday 5 September by Chili Radio Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270931-world-sports-news-monday-5-september-by-chili-radio/

Listen to the news: Football - In the EPL Manchester United's new boy Antony scored on his debut and Marcus Rashford got two as Erik ten Hag's men ended Arsenal's 100% start to the season at Old Trafford. 3-1 they beat the Gunners and Bighton hammered sorry bottom side Leicester City 5-2. In Spain Villareal moved up to third in the table after beating Elche 4-0. There were also wins for Valencia, Osasuna and Espanyol. In Italy Jose Mouriniho's Roma were comprehensively beaten 4-0 at Udinese. In France Lens could only draw 1-1 at Reims and stay in third position. F1 - Max Verstappen continued his march to a second title after a comfortable victory in an eventful Dutch Grand Prix. Second was George Russell, third was Charles LeClerc. The Red Bull driver is 109 points clear of LeClerc in the Championship table. Tennis - Italian Matteo Berrettini secured his place in the US Open quarter-finals for a second successive year with a five-set win over unseeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York and American Coco Gauf has beaten China's Zheng Shuai 7-5 7-5. Download the Chili Radio app : https://chiliradio.app for Chili Pop and Chili Classics. -- © Copyright Chili RADIO 2022-09-05 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!

14-year-old student stomped by 20 rivals reportedly over a “wrong look” in Sri Racha By Tanakorn Panyadee PHOTO: ประชาชาตินิวส์ ทีวี ภูมิภาค Bowin subdistrict, Sri Racha — A 14-year-old student was reportedly threatened with a knife to the throat while getting stomped by 20 rivals whom the victim claimed got furious after he stared at their faces. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270928-14-year-old-student-stomped-by-20-rivals-reportedly-over-a-“wrong-look”-in-sri-racha/

PHOTO: ประชาชาตินิวส์ ทีวี ภูมิภาค By Tanakorn Panyadee Bowin subdistrict, Sri Racha — A 14-year-old student was reportedly threatened with a knife to the throat while getting stomped by 20 rivals whom the victim claimed got furious after he stared at their faces. “Kai,” a 14-year-old student, and his mother went to report their plight to Pol. Lt. Col. Nattapong Mueanphan at the Bowin Police Station with a video clip showing a chaotic moment when Kai was being stomped by a group of around 20 people. The brawl took place around 5.30 p.m. Friday, September 2nd, in the Bowin subdistrict of Sri Racha. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/03/14-year-old-student-stomped-by-20-rivals-reportedly-over-a-wrong-look-in-sri-racha/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-05 - 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!

Foreign driver killed in sedan-pickup collision in Chonburi By Tanakorn Panyadee PHOTO: บริษัท โสภณ เคเบิ้ล ที.วี.และสื่อสาร พัทยา จำกัด Pong subdistrict, Chonburi — An unidentified foreign driver was instantly killed when his sedan collided with a pickup truck in the Pong subdistrict. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270927-foreign-driver-killed-in-sedan-pickup-collision-in-chonburi/

PHOTO: บริษัท โสภณ เคเบิ้ล ที.วี.และสื่อสาร พัทยา จำกัด By Tanakorn Panyadee Pong subdistrict, Chonburi — An unidentified foreign driver was instantly killed when his sedan collided with a pickup truck in the Pong subdistrict. Pattaya Sawang Boriboon rescue workers arrived at a fatal road accident scene in Pong subdistrict of Banglamung at late night yesterday, September 3rd, to assist a foreign man who suffered serious injuries in a car crash. According to reports, the victim was driving a black Nissan sedan, which veered out of its lane and crashed into a black Nissan Navara pickup truck of a Thai couple namely Sanoh Phosrithong, 68, and Nuart Chans, 66. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/04/foreign-driver-killed-in-sedan-pickup-collision-in-chonburi/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-05 - 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!

Chadchart Launches Garbage Pilot Project In 3 Districts TNR Staff BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (Sept. 4) launched a campaign asking people to separate waste into two simple categories and also unveiled a new type of garbage truck as part of a garbage management pilot project in three districts, TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270926-chadchart-launches-garbage-pilot-project-in-3-districts/

Chadchart Launches Garbage Pilot Project In 3 Districts TNR Staff BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (Sept. 4) launched a campaign asking people to separate waste into two simple categories and also unveiled a new type of garbage truck as part of a garbage management pilot project in three districts, TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said. The three districts involved in this project are Pathumwan, Phayathai and Nong Khaem. People are asked to discard food waste in green or clear bags and general waste in black bags because putting them together makes it difficult to manage and recycle. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/09/04/chadchart-launches-garbage-pilot-project-in-3-districts/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-09-05 - 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 Can Keep Country Moving On Without Prayut: Academic By Thai Newsroom Reporters CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER Prawit Wongsuwan has been obviously showing his ability to keep the country moving on without Prayut Chan-o-cha as head of government, said a noted academic over the weekend. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270925-prawit-can-keep-country-moving-on-without-prayut-academic/

By Thai Newsroom Reporters CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER Prawit Wongsuwan has been obviously showing his ability to keep the country moving on without Prayut Chan-o-cha as head of government, said a noted academic over the weekend. Rangsit University political scientist Wanwichit Boonprong concluded that Prawit has looked more agile, self-confident and physically stronger than ever since he became caretaker premier to run the country whilst Prayut has been ordered by court to stop performing as head of government pending a court ruling on his eight-year tenure maximumly provided by law. “Like it or not, Prawit has apparently proven himself capable of keeping the country moving on without Prayut,” the academic put it. Prawit who claimed to be running the country virtually with the heart and not with any physical force would not only reshuffle the cabinet but strengthen the unity and efficiency of the largest coalition Palang Pracharath Party of which he concurrently acts as top leader only if Prayut’s eight-year rule is finally judged by the Constitutional Court to have already ended since August 24, Wanwichit said. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/09/03/prawit-can-keep-country-moving-on-without-prayut-academic/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-09-05 - 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!

Thailand Heading For A Bustling High Season TNR Staff THE TOURISM Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects a busy high season this year with both Thais and foreigners travelling extensively after Covid control measures were relaxed from April onwards with the country fully opened to tourism in July, INN News said Saturday evening (Sept. 3). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270924-thailand-heading-for-a-bustling-high-season/

TNR Staff THE TOURISM Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects a busy high season this year with both Thais and foreigners travelling extensively after Covid control measures were relaxed from April onwards with the country fully opened to tourism in July, INN News said Saturday evening (Sept. 3). Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, TAT’s governor, said a large number of foreign tourists had started coming to Thailand with the weaker baht to US dollar exchange rate spurring tourism. The Bank of Thailand set this rate at 36.804 baht to the dollar yesterday. TAT is also mounting promotional activities together with the private sector to ensure that foreigners holidaying in Thailand during the high season stay longer. TAT projects a big improvement in the second half of this year with around 7.5 million foreign tourists expected to come to Thailand. If arrivals in the first half are added this year’s total would be 9.62 million. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/09/03/thailand-heading-for-a-bustling-high-season/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-09-05 - 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!

Foreigner Kills Two Teenage Girls In Songkhla Crash TNR Staff AN AUSTRALIAN man driving a sport utility vehicle on a Songkhla road hit a motorcycle on which three female teenage students were riding, killing two of them and seriously injuring the third girl, Amarin TV said Sept. 2. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270923-foreigner-kills-two-teenage-girls-in-songkhla-crash/

TNR Staff AN AUSTRALIAN man driving a sport utility vehicle on a Songkhla road hit a motorcycle on which three female teenage students were riding, killing two of them and seriously injuring the third girl, Amarin TV said Sept. 2. This TV channel’s reporters went to the spot of the accident on Chalatat road in front of Royal Navy Shooting Range and interviewed Lt. Samphan Suwan who said officers there were the first to help the three girls who were lying unconscious on the road. The two students who died were identified as Ms. Pitchapa Boonrit, 16, and Ms. Anusara Chaowanasakul, 16, both fourth grade students, while Ms. Pattraporn Srisuwan, 16, was then undergoing an operation. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/09/03/foreigner-kills-two-teenage-girls-in-songkhla-crash/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-09-05 - 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!

Abhisit Admits Having Very Slim Chance Of Becoming PM Again By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER Abhisit Vejjajiva admitted today (Sept. 3) it would be very unlikely for him to become head of government again in the foreseeable future. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270922-abhisit-admits-having-very-slim-chance-of-becoming-pm-again/

By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER Abhisit Vejjajiva admitted today (Sept. 3) it would be very unlikely for him to become head of government again in the foreseeable future. Abhisit said his chances of being named premier again with supportive votes from MPs and senators would be utterly slim, compared to others though, he said, he may have readied himself for the top post of government. The former Democrat Party leader apparently referred to Bhumjaithai Party leader/Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and caretaker prime minister Prawit Wongsuwan who would be more likely to secure enough votes from the legislators to become head of government if Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s eight-year rule is finally judged by court to have ended since August 24. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/09/04/abhisit-admits-having-very-slim-chance-of-becoming-pm-again/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-09-05 - 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!

Woman arrested for the theft of ฿15.7 million from dead man’s bank account after he passed away by James Morris and Son Nguyen Ms Satang Thongramphan also known as Aoi counts the cash as officers arrest her at her home in Phitsanulok Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270921-woman-arrested-for-the-theft-of-฿157-million-from-dead-man’s-bank-account-after-he-passed-away/

Ms Satang Thongramphan also known as Aoi counts the cash as officers arrest her at her home in Phitsanulok on Thursday. On Sunday, the top brass of the Royal Thai Police in Phitsanulok including Police Lieutenant General Akradej Phimonsri, the commander of Police Region 6, briefed the media on a successful investigation that saw most of the money recovered. by James Morris and Son Nguyen Satang Thongramphan, also known as Aoi, claims that she became close to the bank account holder at a local care facility where he had been receiving treatment for cancer. Police raided her home last Thursday but it was only a second raid on Friday that unearthed the bulk of the funds, in cash, taken from the man’s bank account hidden in the accused woman’s car. A 46-year-old woman arrested by Thai police in Phitsanulok on Thursday after being found with millions of baht in cash pilfered from the bank account of a recently deceased bank official has denied theft of the money and claims she had developed a close relationship with the 56-year-old man whose smartphone was used to transfer ฿15.7 million ($428,961) from his bank account with Krung Thai Bank to her account in the ten days after the man had passed away. Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/09/04/woman-arrested-for-app-theft-of-15-million-baht-dead-bank-official/ -- © Copyright Thai Examiner 2022-09-05 - 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!

Bangkaew officially certified as Thailand’s second dog breed The Belgium-based Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) has finally approved the certification of the Thai Bangkaew as a new breed of dog, according to Deputy Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270920-bangkaew-officially-certified-as-thailand’s-second-dog-breed/

The Belgium-based Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) has finally approved the certification of the Thai Bangkaew as a new breed of dog, according to Deputy Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek. The Bangkaew is the second Thai breed approved by FCI, after the Thai Ridgeback in 2003. It is registered in Group 5 of the Spitz and primitive dogs like the Thai Ridgeback. According to the FCI, the Bangkaew is an old breed originating from Bangkaew village, in the Bang Rakam district of the northern province of Phitsanuloke. The breed’sancestry goes back to a cross between a Buddhist abbot’s local black and white bitch and a now extinct wild dog. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bangkaew-officially-certified-as-thailands-second-dog-breed/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-05 - 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!

Free university education would boost equality – but can Thailand afford it? The student debt forgiveness campaign believes the budget Thailand has set to reduce inequality – 700 billion baht – should be more than enough to ensure education is “really free”. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270919-free-university-education-would-boost-equality-–-but-can-thailand-afford-it/