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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!

Part of NE renamed as "Land of the Nagas" - five lottery wins, will there be more... Sanook Thai Caption: It's the Land of the Nagas North easterners have called an area of Udon Thani known as Ban Chan sub-district to be renamed the "Land of the Nagas". Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272033-part-of-ne-renamed-as-land-of-the-nagas-five-lottery-wins-will-there-be-more/

Sanook Thai Caption: It's the Land of the Nagas North easterners have called an area of Udon Thani known as Ban Chan sub-district to be renamed the "Land of the Nagas". In five separate incidents house owners have spotted the unmistakeable sign of the divine in the shape of their bamboo growth. Each time lottery riches came to the lucky ones. The latest woman in Ban Dung district to find one was Kanitha, 47, who got out her praying kit lest the spirits look dimly on her pleas for increased wealth, reported Sanook. She admitted that her Naga was a smaller of the genre but she was not going to miss out on winning today's draw. She's advising 032 and 230 after expert analysis of the "normai". -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 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! 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

Kids learn how to escape from a locked car Naew Na Thai Cap: Kids keen to learn - "They showed us how to save ourselves if we get stuck in a car Naew Na reported from Ban Plai Ra in Nakhon Sri Thammarat in the south of Thailand where local groups and rescue organisations are teaching pre-schoolers what to do if they get stuck in a car. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272031-kids-learn-how-to-escape-from-a-locked-car/

Naew Na Thai Cap: Kids keen to learn - "They showed us how to save ourselves if we get stuck in a car Naew Na reported from Ban Plai Ra in Nakhon Sri Thammarat in the south of Thailand where local groups and rescue organisations are teaching pre-schoolers what to do if they get stuck in a car. The playgroup kids - enjoying themselves under the guise of a cub scout activity - learned vital life skills. Like honking a horn and opening a locked door and seeking help. Picture: Naew Na It was all deemed a thumbs up success. A seven year old recently died at a school in Chonburi after being forgotten in a van all day. ASEAN NOW also carried a story about a firm trying to persuade schools to upgrade safety with a van management system who were being ignored by school directors when it came to shelling out money to protect children. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 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! 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 Picture: Naew Na

Plucky gold shop owner fights back - it seems to run in the family Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that a gold shop owner in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, chased a man in a helmet who produced a gun and ran off with 68 baht weight in gold from the Yaowarat shop in Lotus Pak Chong. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272028-plucky-gold-shop-owner-fights-back-it-seems-to-run-in-the-family/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that a gold shop owner in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, chased a man in a helmet who produced a gun and ran off with 68 baht weight in gold from the Yaowarat shop in Lotus Pak Chong. The man tried to hijack a woman on a motorcycle but she ran off with the ignition key. The thief shot at Weerawat, 38, who was hit. But he managed to get several shots of his own away hitting the robber in the ribs. Police soon had him in custody with all the loot, worth 2.1 million baht. He was named as Prakit, 35 from Nakhon Sri Thammarat in the south. Picture: Thai Rath He was arrested next to a coffee vending machine after having run across the road to McDonalds. Police found evidence of many shots having been fired. The suspect was in possession of a 9 mm gun. Bravery seems to run in Weerawat's family. Picture: Thai Rath His elder brother Ditthawat, 40, was shot in an armed robbery of his gold shop of the same franchise name at Big C just 500 meters away. That robbery was done by a police corporal - Anucha, 25 - who pretended to be a delivery rider. He was soon in custody along with 3.6 million in gold jewelry. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 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! 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

Toyota Motors (Thailand) ordered to pay ฿10bn in outstanding import taxes and fees The Thai Supreme Court Division for Tax Cases has upheld the Appeals Court order for Toyota Motors (Thailand) to pay about 10 billion baht in customs duties and fees for the import of parts for the assembly of Toyota Prius hybrid cars in Thailand between 2010 and 2012. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272026-toyota-motors-thailand-ordered-to-pay-฿10bn-in-outstanding-import-taxes-and-fees/

The Thai Supreme Court Division for Tax Cases has upheld the Appeals Court order for Toyota Motors (Thailand) to pay about 10 billion baht in customs duties and fees for the import of parts for the assembly of Toyota Prius hybrid cars in Thailand between 2010 and 2012. The court ruled that the parts, which were imported by Toyota Motors (Thailand) from Japan, were in a complete form which could be assembled into a car immediately and, therefore, were not eligible for 80% import duty and fee reductions. Toyota Motors claimed that its imported spare parts were eligible, citing the Japan Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA). Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/toyota-motors-thailand-ordered-to-pay-฿10bn-in-outstanding-import-taxes-and-fees/ -- © 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!

Here’s how many tourists visited Prachuap Khiri Khan from Jan-Jul 2022 By Online Reporter File photo Prachuap Khiri Khan received just over 5 million tourists in the first half of the year, it has been revealed. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272025-here’s-how-many-tourists-visited-prachuap-khiri-khan-from-jan-jul-2022/

File photo By Online Reporter Prachuap Khiri Khan received just over 5 million tourists in the first half of the year, it has been revealed. During a meeting held earlier this week of the joint public-private sector committee to develop and solve economic problems in the province, the provincial governor, Mr. Sathien Charoenruen announced that approximately 5.1 million tourists had visited the province between from January to July 2022. Approximately 5 million Thai tourists and over 40,000 foreign tourists visited the province, generating a total of 17,442 million baht in tourism revenue. The revenue generated was split into 17 billion baht from Thai tourists and 400 million baht from foreign tourists, Mr. Sathien said. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/local-news/heres-how-many-tourists-visited-prachuap-khiri-khan-from-jan-jul-2022/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 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!

Free Pfizer vaccines available at Huay Mongkol Temple Sept 30 By Online Reporter Health officials have announced that free Prizer vaccines will be administered at Huay Mongkol Temple on September 30. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272024-free-pfizer-vaccines-available-at-huay-mongkol-temple-sept-30/

By Online Reporter Health officials have announced that free Prizer vaccines will be administered at Huay Mongkol Temple on September 30. The vaccines will be available to anyone who needs a first dose of booster shot, over the age of 18, regardless of nationality. The vaccinations will begin at 09.00-14.00 or until the vaccine stocks run out. Mr. Janewit Plisak, acting public health officer, Hua Hin District said that COVID-19 situation in the province is improving with only a handful of cases now reported each day. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/local-news/free-pfizer-vaccines-available-at-huay-mongkol-temple-sept-30/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 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!

Gun suspect back in custody after two hour manhunt Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that 50 men were mobilized to capture a man who ran off when being led to the cells at a police station. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272023-gun-suspect-back-in-custody-after-two-hour-manhunt/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that 50 men were mobilized to capture a man who ran off when being led to the cells at a police station. Anon, 24, being held on a gun charge, suddenly ran off into some nearby undergrowth as the Sakhla police were taking him up the steps of Phra Samut Chedi police station. Picture: Siam Rath The Sakhla police station is currently being rebuilt and has no functioning cells. After a two hour manhunt in 80 rai of wasteland the suspect was recaptured. Picture: Siam Rath He was naked by this time. He said he feared being found guilty in the gun case. Now the authorities have added attempting to escape to the rap sheet. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 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! 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

Video: Here one minute, almost gone the next! Daily News Thai Caption: Seizure, no vital signs Daily News reported that online comment was rife after a TikTok video under the name _pogky was widely viewed and shared. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272022-video-here-one-minute-almost-gone-the-next/

Daily News Thai Caption: Seizure, no vital signs Daily News reported that online comment was rife after a TikTok video under the name _pogky was widely viewed and shared. It showed a young Thai woman playing with her phone at a table. She then dramatically keels over backwards as five people rush to her side. Picture: Daily News Many people wished her a speedy recovery and said the same thing had happened to them. The video had grabbed netizens' attention with a "No vital signs" tag. Later the lady in question said before she fainted she had been to give blood but all tests and safety measures were followed. She said she had been for a battery of tests and there was nothing broken with doctors saying it was a circulatory issue. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 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! 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 sentenced to death for poisoning her own children Thailand’s Criminal Court sentenced a woman to death yesterday (Thursday) after finding her guilty of poisoning her own 2-year-old son and 4-year-old adopted daughter with an abrasive substance, to make them sick so she could appeal to the public for donations on social media to help the sick children. The adopted daughter died due to the poisoning. The 29-year-old single mother, identified as Nittha, aka “Mae Pook”, was charged with attempted murder, human trafficking, assault causing serious injury, assault causing the death of another person, defrauding the public and violations of the Computer Crime Act. The case dates back four years, when the woman took her 4-year-old daughter to Thammasat University Hospital for medical treatment after she developed acute stomach ache and began vomiting blood. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/woman-sentenced-to-death-for-poisoning-her-own-children/ -- © 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!

Thai justice minister turns to motorcyclists in push for "War on Drugs" victory - dangles 500 MB 5% carrot Picture: Thai Rath Thai justice minister Somsak Thepsuthin has turned to the ubiquitous motorcyclists on Thailand's roads for help in a final push to win the so-called war on drugs in the country. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272015-thai-justice-minister-turns-to-motorcyclists-in-push-for-war-on-drugs-victory-dangles-500-mb-5-carrot/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai justice minister Somsak Thepsuthin has turned to the ubiquitous motorcyclists on Thailand's roads for help in a final push to win the so-called war on drugs in the country. But he has warned hands off on cannabis - that's legal or at least a grey area. Somsak is mobilizing a potential 200,000 strong two wheel army in Thailand made up of "wins" (motorcycle taxi riders) and "riders" (motorcycle delivery guys). Bangkok alone is thought to have 81,970 'wins' and 100,000 'riders' but the authorities realise that unregistered people would add to those numbers. Nationwide the figure is thought to be 200,000 plus, reported Thai Rath. The idea is that such motorcyclists would be the "eyes and ears" on the ground when drug deals go down in the suburbs. File photo Somsak said that riders shouldn't think that by busting a small dealer the 5% due to them would be small. It may lead to the arrest of bigger players. And a chance for five percent of the 10.3 billion baht seized by the Justice Ministry in drug cases in the last year. (A sum that exceeded JM targets by 300 million). In all those cases informants among the public are due 500 million baht, he said. He hoped that with the motorcyclists on board he could take the war on drugs to every village and housing estate and win the day. But he warned people not to call 1386 about weed. Though there are some grey areas and it is still debatable whether the drug will be on the narcotics list again in the future, for now the drug is legal. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 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! 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 16: Thailand's Cannabis Bill dead in the water, acute flooding in east BKK Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272012-tim-newton-today-sep-16-thailands-cannabis-bill-dead-in-the-water-acute-flooding-in-east-bkk/

The fallout from Wednesday's vote to send the Cannabis Bill back to the authors, parts of eastern Bangkok suffering acute flood problems, EVs and electric scooters for Pattaya, school 'explosion' or shooting?

Death sentence! No clemency for foster mum who fed kids floor cleaner then went on Facebook for donations Picture: Thai Rath The central criminal court has handed down the death sentence to a woman known as "Mae Puk" in the media. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1272009-death-sentence-no-clemency-for-foster-mum-who-fed-kids-floor-cleaner-then-went-on-facebook-for-donations/