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Thailand Road Carnage: Three dead, three injured as pick-up collides head on with 10 wheel truck Thai Rath reported from Chanthaburi on Thailand's eastern seaboard where three people died yesterday when a pick-up collided head on with a ten wheel truck. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272112-thailand-road-carnage-three-dead-three-injured-as-pick-up-collides-head-on-with-10-wheel-truck/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported from Chanthaburi on Thailand's eastern seaboard where three people died yesterday when a pick-up collided head on with a ten wheel truck. It happened around 12 noon on Route 317 KM marker 76. Picture: Thai Rath Five people all aged in their fifties were on their way in a Toyota pick-up to a hospital in Muang district to see a sick relative. The driver of a 10 wheel truck taking animal feed to Sa Kaeo told police that in an area of roadworks he swerved to the right to miss a motorcycle with sidecar. Picture: Thai Rath In doing so he collided head on with the oncoming Toyota. Dead at the scene inside the pick-up were Kanthong, 55, Teuan, 56 and 53 year old Kasem, all local people. Picture: Thai Rath The driver Khamree, 57, and another female passenger called Waree, 54, were taken to Soi Dao Hospital with grievous injuries. The driver of the ten wheeler, Suthep, 38, suffered only minor injuries from flying glass. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-17 - 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

Woman charged with killing her boyfriend - police mention "jealousy" in stabbing death Picture: Thai Rath A woman who stabbed her boyfriend to death with a knife gave herself up to the custody of the Tha Kham police in western Bangkok. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272111-woman-charged-with-killing-her-boyfriend-police-mention-jealousy-in-stabbing-death/

Picture: Thai Rath A woman who stabbed her boyfriend to death with a knife gave herself up to the custody of the Tha Kham police in western Bangkok. Salinthip Khwansirirot, 23, was wanted in connection with the death of a motorcycle delivery rider, said Siam Rath. Sahawat, 22, was killed in a fight at a condo in Rama 2. The assailant fled. Thai Rath reported comments from the head of met Region 9 Pol Maj-Gen Ponganan Khlaikhleung. He said that the suspect surrendered of her own volition, admitted the couple had argued, that it happened in a rented room and that they did not live together. Picture: Siam Rath Following the incident she contacted the juristic person and her mother and father. Ponganan said that there was not a third party involved but the case hinged on "jealousy" without giving further details. The suspect has been charged with assault causing death. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-17 - 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

Alleged swindler who posed as policeman arrested on train in Ayutthaya Picture: Daily News Police arrested a man who was involved in a 5 million baht fraud on the Line application. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272110-alleged-swindler-who-posed-as-policeman-arrested-on-train-in-ayutthaya/

Picture: Daily News Police arrested a man who was involved in a 5 million baht fraud on the Line application. Opas Chuchao, 31, was arrested on a Chiang Mai to Bangkok train at Ban Phachi train station, reported Daily News. A warrant had been issued for his arrest in February after a complainant went to the Prachinburi Police to report online fraud. It is claimed that Opas pretended to be a Chiang Rai policemen in a scam involving the falsification of documents. Victims were called to say they were mixed up in a drugs case and would need to send money from their accounts to one operated by the gang. They then disappeared. Such call center frauds are being reported on an almost daily basis, notes ASEAN NOW. The suspect was taken to Prachinburi police station for questioning. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-17 - 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

Big Joke going after eleven corrupt officials in multi million baht illegal fishing case Picture: Thai Rath Lt-Gen Surachate Hakpan - the Thai policeman known as Big Joke - is determined to root out corruption in the fishing industry. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272109-big-joke-going-after-eleven-corrupt-officials-in-multi-million-baht-illegal-fishing-case/

Picture: Thai Rath Lt-Gen Surachate Hakpan - the Thai policeman known as Big Joke - is determined to root out corruption in the fishing industry. Thai Rath reported that back in December 2021 there was a case of five ships illegally fishing in Thai waters in the south. Names on the boats had been changed from Malaysian to Indonesian operators. Three prosecutions and fines of 20 million baht have been made while two are still under investigation. Picture: Thai Rath The boats were meant to be kept for sale but it emerged that they had travelled to Malaysian waters where they have been stopped. Now Surachate is determined to prosecute 11 corrupt officials who allowed this to happen by taking back-handers. He promised they would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Surachate was put in charge of sorting out illegal fishing by retiring RTP chief pol Gen Suwat Chaengyodsuk. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-17 - 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

US national in mystery death fall from Nonthaburi building 77kaoded Thai Caption: Foreigner in mystery plunge Pak Kret police and Ruam Katanya rescue services were called after a US man fell to his death from the 9th floor of a rental building in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272105-us-national-in-mystery-death-fall-from-nonthaburi-building/

77kaoded Thai Caption: Foreigner in mystery plunge Pak Kret police and Ruam Katanya rescue services were called after a US man fell to his death from the 9th floor of a rental building in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi. Mr Campi, 43, was found dead with head injuries outside the building. He rented a storage unit on the eighth floor. Picture: 77kaoded A witness had seen him smoking a cigarette by the windows on the 9th floor before he fell. Natcha Phara, a security guard, said he heard a loud noise but what with the passing traffic he thought nothing of it. He was alerted to the incident by a van driver, reported 77kaoded. Picture: 77kaoded Police are contacting relatives and friends to try and understand what happened. They are keeping an open mind at the moment. The body was taken for autopsy at Thammasat Hospital in Rangsit. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-17 - 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 Launches Coach Convoys to Boost Domestic Tourism BANGKOK, (TNA) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand and partners launched convoys of coaches to encourage Thai people to visit regions to support bus operators in the post-COVID era. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272098-tat-launches-coach-convoys-to-boost-domestic-tourism/

BANGKOK, (TNA) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand and partners launched convoys of coaches to encourage Thai people to visit regions to support bus operators in the post-COVID era. TAT deputy governor for domestic marketing Thapanee Kiatphaibol said that the project covered 500 tour coaches which would bring tourists to provinces in the North, the South, the Central Plains and the East and would run until the end of October. TAT handed out 10,000 baht per day per coach, but limited to 40,000 baht per coach, to tour firms for each inter-provincial trip that takes at least two days and one night. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1018993 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-09-17 - 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!

Official Campaign Period For Next Election Starts On Sept. 24 TNR Staff THE ELECTION Commission announced today (Sept. 16) that as of Sept. 24 the House of Representatives would have 180 days left of its current term and political parties could start campaigning for the next general election from that day onwards, Sanook.com said. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272097-official-campaign-period-for-next-election-starts-on-sept-24/

TNR Staff THE ELECTION Commission announced today (Sept. 16) that as of Sept. 24 the House of Representatives would have 180 days left of its current term and political parties could start campaigning for the next general election from that day onwards, Sanook.com said. According to Section 68 of the Organic Act campaigning can start when the House of Representatives has 180 days left till the election day. However should the House be dissolved then campaigning can start thenceforth till the election day. The Election Commission added that campaigning must be conducted in accordance with Section 73 of this law which prohibits vote buying or giving voters something of monetary value. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/09/16/official-campaign-period-for-next-election-starts-on-sept-24/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-09-17 - 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 PM Thaksin slams modest minimum wage hike of 5%, calls for ฿800 a day rate over 2 terms by James Morris and Son Nguyen Former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra Slow and fragile recovery is being seen which is driven by boosted consumer confidence in Thailand despite inflation and an effective haircut in real wages. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272095-former-pm-thaksin-slams-modest-minimum-wage-hike-of-5-calls-for-฿800-a-day-rate-over-2-terms/

Former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra by James Morris and Son Nguyen Slow and fragile recovery is being seen which is driven by boosted consumer confidence in Thailand despite inflation and an effective haircut in real wages. Employment levels in Phuket, the first foreign tourist destination to reopen, are still only at 50% of pre-pandemic levels. Thailand’s former Premier has slammed a 5% increase in the minimum wage for Thai workers as ‘sad’ and called for a Pheu Thai-led government to steer the economy towards a minimum wage of ฿800 per day over two terms in government. The slow pace of Thailand’s economic recovery means that it will be the second half of next year before the kingdom’s economy will have recovered from the loss of GDP caused by the virus emergency. In the meantime, the country, like others worldwide is reeling from the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine war and the growing impact of rising geopolitical tensions which will see an elevated level of inflation going into next year and a real loss of income for many working Thais despite the new minimum wage which will come into force on October 1st. A top economist with the Economic Intelligence Centre, the research arm of Siam Commercial Bank in a briefing this week stated that it will be the second or third quarter of next year before Thailand recovers from the economic setback inflicted by the country’s shutdown in 2020 to deal with the virus emergency. Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/09/16/former-pm-thaksin-slams-new-minimum-wage/ -- © Copyright Thai Examiner 2022-09-17 - 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!

Six years of elephant attacks in Thailand kill 135 and injure 116 135 people have been killed and 116 injured by wild elephants in the past six years, including 27 deaths in the first nine months of this year alone, according to the Office of Wildlife Conservation Information of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272094-six-years-of-elephant-attacks-in-thailand-kill-135-and-injure-116/

135 people have been killed and 116 injured by wild elephants in the past six years, including 27 deaths in the first nine months of this year alone, according to the Office of Wildlife Conservation Information of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. Dr. Supakit Vinitpornsawan, director of the office, attributed the attacks to the increased population of wild animals and increasing occasions when elephants venture out of their habitats to forage for food. He said that there are 3,000-4,000 wild elephants scattered across 38 national parks and 31 wildlife sanctuaries in Thailand, covering an area of 52,000 square kilometres. The number of elephants in the wild should not be considered as too many, but their numbers may outgrow some of their habitats and feeding grounds, he added. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/six-years-of-elephant-attacks-in-thailand-kill-135-and-injure-116/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-17 - 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!

Kyrgyzstani woman falls to death at hotel in Pattaya area, police investigating strange circumstances prior to fall By Goongnang Suksawat Pattaya – A Kyrgyzstani woman fell to death at a hotel in the Pattaya area after noon Friday (September 16th). She had previously filed a report to police over what she claimed was a Chinese gangster who defrauded her to become a prostitute in Pattaya. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272092-kyrgyzstani-woman-falls-to-death-at-hotel-in-pattaya-area-police-investigating-strange-circumstances-prior-to-fall/

By Goongnang Suksawat Pattaya – A Kyrgyzstani woman fell to death at a hotel in the Pattaya area after noon today (September 16th). She had previously filed a report to police over what she claimed was a Chinese gangster who defrauded her to become a prostitute in Pattaya. The Pattaya Police was notified of the incident at a hotel on Thap Phraya Road in Nongprue, Banglamung. The name of the hotel was withheld pending a further investigation. Law enforcement arrived at the seven storey hotel to find on the pavement outside the hotel the foreign woman who was later identified as a 30-year-old Kyrgyzstani woman. (The Pattaya News is withholding her name pending embassy and family notification.) She was later pronounced dead at the scene. The Pattaya City Police Chief Colonel Kunlachart Kunlachai went up to the room on the seventh floor where the woman stayed. Mr. Bechstein Hans Matthias, 58, an American national who is the room’s owner told police, “I stay with my two nephews. They are students who came to visit Thailand.” Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/16/kyrgyzstani-woman-falls-to-death-at-hotel-in-pattaya-area-police-investigating-strange-circumstances-prior-to-fall/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-17 - 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!

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Thai Defense Minister visits flood-hit areas in Rayong to provide military support PHOTO: Matichon online Defense Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is suspended from his duty as PM awaiting a constitutional court decision on his term limit, visited Rayong province to provide military support and boost the morale of the locals affected by flooding on Friday, September 16th. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272074-thai-defense-minister-visits-flood-hit-areas-in-rayong-to-provide-military-support/

Bang Saen is not a “savage city” and is totally safe for tourists Chonburi Provincial Police released an official statement following an allegation made by some Thai media, not us, that accused Bang Saen of being a “savage city” over a brutal public brawl that went viral on Wednesday, September 14th. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272057-bang-saen-is-not-a-“savage-city”-and-is-totally-safe-for-tourists/

Thailand reports 8th case of monkeypox in Thai man returning from Qatar The Disease Control Department has reported Thailand’s eighth confirmed monkeypox case, in a 23-year-old Thai man who recently returned home from Qatar, Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, director-general of the department said today (Friday). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272035-thailand-reports-8th-case-of-monkeypox-in-thai-man-returning-from-qatar/

The Disease Control Department has reported Thailand’s eighth confirmed monkeypox case, in a 23-year-old Thai man who recently returned home from Qatar, Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, director-general of the department said today (Friday). He said that the man had developed a fever, headache, rashes and then blisters on his body before he arrived in Bangkok from Qatar on Tuesday. After his arrival, the man met two friends. He went to the room of one of them and they ate together. He deposited his baggage with the second friend, without entering his room. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-reports-8th-case-of-monkeypox-in-thai-man-returning-from-qatar/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-16 - 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!