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Five workers were seriously injured in an explosion at a cooking gas tank filling factory in Bang Sao Thong district of Thailand’s Samut Prakan province last night (Monday). According to reports from firefighters, who were the first to arrive, a group of workers were transferring the liquefied petroleum gas from a large tank into cylinders immediately before the explosion. It is thought that gas might have leaked out during the filling process and a spark triggered the explosion. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/five-seriously-injured-in-blast-at-cooking-gas-filling-factory/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-30 - 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!

Monk rides pillion to help hunt down temple purse thief! Sanook Thai Caption: Monk hunts down a thief A pillion riding monk at a temple in Chonburi joined in the chase for a motorcycle taxi thief who stole a lady's purse, reported Sanook. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270396-monk-rides-pillion-to-help-hunt-down-temple-purse-thief/

Sanook Thai Caption: Monk hunts down a thief A pillion riding monk at a temple in Chonburi joined in the chase for a motorcycle taxi thief who stole a lady's purse, reported Sanook. Chollada, 21, had been visiting Wat Chong Lom in the eastern seaboard province with her husband. She needed to go back to the car to get her kid's blanket and left her purse on a table. When she came back it was gone and CCTV revealed the thief was a motorcycle taxi rider with the #1 on his jacket. This was when the police were informed and a monk - who knew the victim - joined in the chase on the back of a local's bike. Wutthichai, 38, was apprehended on Sukprayoon Road in Phanat Nikhom district. Four thousand baht and a phone were rcovered. But the lady's purse containing her Thai ID was missing. Wutthichai said nothing and was taken away to the Muang Chonburi police station for prosecution. Sanook further reported that opened bottles of lao khao (white spirit) and beer were found in the thief's motorcycle. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-30 - 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 Bikers in show of "greng jai"- no revving of engines late at night because baby is sleeping Picture: Sanook Sanook reported on a feel good story after a TikTok video was posted by meenaxsr900. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270393-big-bikers-in-show-of-greng-jai-no-revving-of-engines-late-at-night-because-baby-is-sleeping/

Picture: Sanook Sanook reported on a feel good story after a TikTok video was posted by meenaxsr900. The video featured a group of what the Thais call "Big Bikers" who were showing consideration to a neighborhood community. The bikers were wheeling their high powered machines instead of revving them and creating annoyance because there was a sleeping baby in one of the houses. They wheeled past then started their engines further down the road. The post spoke of "greng jai" a Thai term that is widely used to mean showing consideration for someone else or their feelings. It is a trait that Thais are particularly proud of. The poster joked that the bikers looked like thieves in the night but praised the group. The video was liked nearly 40,000 times and received widespread comment. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-30 - 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

Cable Way rescue: Seriously injured foreign tourist brought to safety after fall at Phangnga waterfall Daily News Thai Caption: Dramatic rescue! Rescue services aided and abetted by the local police and immigration took part in a two hour rescue after a tourist from the Netherlands slipped and fell on rocks at the Phrao Waterfall in Phangnga, southern Thailand yesterday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270392-cable-way-rescue-seriously-injured-foreign-tourist-brought-to-safety-after-fall-at-phangnga-waterfall/

Daily News Thai Caption: Dramatic rescue! Rescue services aided and abetted by the local police and immigration took part in a two hour rescue after a tourist from the Netherlands slipped and fell on rocks at the Phrao Waterfall in Phangnga, southern Thailand yesterday. Mrs Cornelia Pieternella, 52, had broken bones from her hip to her right leg and was unable to move. A cable way was set up to winch her to safety after she was giving pain killing injections, put on a drip and strapped to a stretcher. It all happened high up on level three of the waterfall that is not yet officially open to tourists, reported Daily News. The incident happened when Phangnga chief of the Guides' Association happened to be making a survey of the area. He said he saw a group of tourists and the accident happened in front of his eyes. He was able to use his contacts to ensure that all the authorities were soon on their way. However it was difficult as only four wheel drive vehicles were able to enter the area. The injured tourist was unable to move and a cable way had to be set up in oder to effect her rescue. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-30 - 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

Phetchaburi World Shadow Puppet Festival By Editor Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270391-phetchaburi-world-shadow-puppet-festival/

By Editor In Thailand, there are shadow puppet troupes and theatres all over the country. The World Shadow Puppet Festival will be promoting this art form with shadow puppet groups from more than 20 countries from around the world coming to Phetchaburi in September. This includes from Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, China, India, Iran, and Nepal. Other countries include Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Greece, Germany, France, Australia and United States of America. There will be international puppet shows such as Fusion Wayang Kulit from Malaysia, Sbek Thom and Sbek Touch troupes from Cambodia, Shadow puppet from Taiwan, and the Tholpavakoothu Puppet Centre from India. Thailand puppet troupes include those from Wat Khanon, Ban Don, Wat Sawang Arom and shadow puppet artists from the south, central region, and the northeastern region. Opening the festivities is the Life in Shadows exhibition, including photographic works of puppet art from Southeast Asia. Shadow puppets from around the world will be displayed at the Nang Yai Museum. Together with the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau and the Phetchaburi Provincial Government, Harmony Puppet Thailand is presenting this event from 9-11 September 2022. For More information call 098-296-959 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/HarmonyPuppetTH Source: https://royalcoastreview.com/2022/08/phetchaburi-world-shadow-puppet-festival/ -- © Copyright Royal Coast Review 2022-08-30 - 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 points the finger! "Big Pom" rattles RTP cage ordering an end to bribery and corruption NOW OR ELSE! Daily News Thai Caption: Absolutely forbidden! Acting PM Prawit Wongsuwan - named as caretaker last week after the constitutional court suspended Prayuth Chan-ocha amid suggestions his eight year tenure had come to an end - took little time to try and reign in the Royal Thai Police. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270384-prawit-points-the-finger-big-pom-rattles-rtp-cage-ordering-an-end-to-bribery-and-corruption-now-or-else/

Thailand’s new police chief announced The National Police Policy Committee Meeting has voted unanimously to appoint Police General Damrongsak Kittipraphat as the next National Police Chief, succeeding Police General Suwat Jangyodsuk, who will retire on September 30th. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270340-thailand’s-new-police-chief-announced/

Daily News Thai Caption: Absolutely forbidden! Acting PM Prawit Wongsuwan - named as caretaker last week after the constitutional court suspended Prayuth Chan-ocha amid suggestions his eight year tenure had come to an end - took little time to try and reign in the Royal Thai Police. At yesterday's first meeting of the Police Commission - a commitee previously chaired by Prayuth - Prawit demanded action from the police to clean up their act. The RTP - that critics say is merely a mafia organisation in brown - were told by Prawit at the meeting: No more bribes No inappropriate behaviour at all No corruption in any shape or form The RTP were to offer no favors and follow the law to the letter. Or else. Prawit instructed all commanders to ensure that anyone who disobeys his commands be dealt with according to disciplinary procedures and/or the law itself. Prawit's bark against the RTP was #5 on a list of five orders as reported after the meeting by spokesman Pol Maj-Gen Yingyot Thepjamnong. It was no surprise that Daily News picked up on this for their headline containing the name "Big Pom" - Prawit's nickname. "Pom" means round or plump, as well as fortress, notes ASEAN NOW. Picture: Daily News Prawit is well known for his penchant for overindulgence in a culinary capacity. Other orders on Prawit's watch as reported by Yingyot were for the RTP to get tough on drugs, illegal migrants, tech crime including call centers and online weapons' sales and loan sharking. Moments earlier RTP commander Pol Gen Suwat Chaengyodsuk had addressed the press. Suwat is retiring at the end of September and the meeting was being held to rubber stamp choices for his successor and in total confirm the selection of 254 senior officers who will take up positions at the start of October. This is the period of the annual reshuffle. Suwat refused to be drawn on who his successor will be telling the press that there were various legal reasons why they would have to wait. The law is the law and the RTP have to follow that, he suggested hopefully. The new chief of the Thai police - reportedly already selected by Prayuth - will be the 13th. The Thai public will be hoping that number is not unlucky but might herald some change in the activities of their police force. But no one will be holding their breath. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-30 - 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

"Auspicious" Bo Tree comes down in storm - later in the day firemen make gruesome discovery Picture: Thai Rath Firemen in the Bang Chalong area of Bang Plee, Samut Prakan, made a gruesome discovery after a large Bo Tree fell down from a garden into the Bang Chalong canal. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270382-auspicious-bo-tree-comes-down-in-storm-later-in-the-day-firemen-make-gruesome-discovery/

Picture: Thai Rath Firemen in the Bang Chalong area of Bang Plee, Samut Prakan, made a gruesome discovery after a large Bo Tree fell down from a garden into the Bang Chalong canal. Submerged under the water in a tangle of twigs and branches was the body of a man who had been riding a motorcycle. Thanawat Ngamyiam, 38, a factory worker from Samut Prakan had drowned. Bunlert, the owner of the house said that the Bo Tree had been on the banks of the klong for years and he left it there when he built a house on the land seven years ago as it provided shade and was an auspicious tree, reported Thai Rath. Bo trees are an integral part of the Buddhist religion, notes ASEAN NOW. There is a temple adjacent to the property. Firemen had initially arrived on the scene to survey the damage caused by the fallen tree but did not begin their clearing work because the electricity lines that had fallen were still live. They were unaware that there was a motorcycle under the branches. Later shoes and a helmet were found then a leg was seen under the water after a fireman inadvertently dropped a knife used for cutting in the water. Police accepted that there was no foul play and that the man had clearly been on his way to work when the tree fell on him in the storm propelling him into the klong. An autopsy was ordered. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-30 - 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

NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday August 30 2022 Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270381-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-tuesday-august-30-2022/

Listen to the news: Forty seven groups and organizations submitted a joint letter calling for Gen Prayut to resign immediately" from the post of PM without waiting for the ruling of the Constitutional Court. The letter states that caretaker PM Gen Prawit lacks legitimacy and the situation is "worsening". The groups also called for a clear time frame from the Constitutional Court to make it’s ruling. Some 400 officials and police began to demolish five resorts that they say were unlawfully constructed in the mountainous "sea of clouds" tourist area, Angry villagers protested the demolition. They called on the authorities to wait until the local court makes its decision. Forestry officials say that 36 resorts had been built there illegally. Their owners were being sought for prosecution. Thailand’s state railways is seeking more government funding to extend the Red Line train service in response to the rising cost of fuel prices, the exchange rate and inflation, which has increased cost of construction work Representatives of the over 30 victims of a fake investment scheme have filed a complaint with police and raised a 2 million baht reward for anyone giving clues to the whereabouts of a female Youtuber who disappeared after allegedly swindling them out of over 2 billion baht in investments. The YouTuber known as Natty is believed to have fled the country. Thai police have a new chief. The six-member commission voted 6-0 in favour of Pol Gen Damrong-sak as the new head of police, He’s expected to hold his position for just one year before retiring next year. Soldiers and local authorities in Bangkok have been preparing for more flooding as water is expected to run off from the hills towards the capital. Sandbags have been distributed in local communities close to the river. Region: India will commission its first domestically built aircraft carrier on Friday, the INS Vikrant. India will then have two aircraft carriers in its fleet, the first was purchased from Russia. The new commission is seen as part of India's efforts to bolster its navy and keep a watchful eye on China, Chinese authorities have shut the world's largest electronics market and 24 metro stations in Shenzhen after just 11 cases of coronavirus were found. Daily Covid testing is still a feature of daily life, with most public spaces and offices needing proof of a test within 48 hours. Chiang Mai: Sunny 34C Bangkok: Bright partly cloudy 33C Pattaya and SE: Cloudy with rain this afternoon 31C Phuket and the South: Cloudy with thunderstorms 28C Hua Hin: A fine day some cloud DRY 31C Credits: Bangkok Post, The Nation, Asean Now, Khaosod English, Hua Hin Today, Royal Coast Review, Kulsawek Sawekwannakorn, Thainewsroom.com, The Pattaya News, Phuket News, Channel News Asia, South China Morning Post, The Straits Times. The Irrawaddy. Windy.com. Wunderground.com. Listen Live: Surf 102.5 Facebook: Surf 102.5 -- © Copyright SURF 102.5 FM 2022-08-30 - 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!

South: Seriously injured man in chains seeks military help after beating by "poltician's son" Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that a seriously injured man went to a military unit in Samnak Kham sub-dictrict of Sadao, Songkhla, telling how he had been kept chained up and assaulted by the son of a politician in the area. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270378-south-seriously-injured-man-in-chains-seeks-military-help-after-beating-by-polticians-son/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that a seriously injured man went to a military unit in Samnak Kham sub-dictrict of Sadao, Songkhla, telling how he had been kept chained up and assaulted by the son of a politician in the area. The alleged assailant is the owner of a business producing fighting cows for the popular southern Thai sport of "chon wua". The injured man is an employee. Maen, 33, was in chains on his hands and had bruises over his entire body including his eye and had been starved of food and water for two days. He managed to get away by loosening his chains and somehow stealing a local's motorcycle and travelling the two kilometers to the army camp. He was given food and drink as army personnel assessed his injuries and cut off the chains from his hands. He said that he had been ordered by the politician's son to bury a gun in a bamboo thicket but the gun was stolen and he was blamed. He was being punished as a result. Sadao police were contacted and he was taken to hospital where an xray revealed a broken arm. Doctors said he should stay in the hospital but he refused fearing that his boss would come looking for him. He contacted a friend and fled the area telling no one where he was going and refusing to file a police report about what had happened to him. This all played out on Sunday evening in the district of Sadao that borders Malaysia. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-30 - 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

World Sports News - Tuesday 30 August by Chili Radio Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270376-world-sports-news-tuesday-30-august-by-chili-radio/

Listen to the news: Cycling - Kenyan cyclist Suleiman Kangangi has died following a high-speed crash in a race in the United States over the weekend. The 33-year-old, who raced for the East African based Team Amani, was taking part in the Overland gravel race in Vermont. Football - In Spain's La Liga Atletico Madrid won 1-0 at Valencia and Athletic Bilbao won 4-0 at Cadiz. English Premier League side Nottingham Forest have signed Atletico Madrid's full-back Renan Lodi on a season-long loan. The 24-year-old Brazilian is the 18th signing of the summer for the newly promoted side and Midland rivals Wolves have agreed to pay Stuttgart 18m euros plus add-ons for their striker Sasa Kalajdzic. The 25 year old striker, 25, has been monitored by Wolves' for a number of weeks. West Ham have announced the "club record signing" of Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta on a five year contract. The 25-year-old has joined from Lyon for a deal that could rise to could rise to more than £50m with potential add-ons. Baseball - A Mickey Mantle baseball card has been sold for $12.6m to become the most valuable piece of sports memorabilia ever sold at auction. The previous record of 8.3 million dollars was held by the shirt worn by footballer Diego Maradona when he scored the 'Hand of God' goal at the 1986 World Cup which was sold in May at Sotheby's in London. Download the Chili Radio app : https://chiliradio.app for Chili Pop and Chili Classics. -- © Copyright Chili RADIO 2022-08-30 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!

Bangkok morning turns to night - it's climate change as top Thai scientist warns of more "extreme weather" Picture: Siam Rath A top scientist in Thailand has predicted that the country is now entering the start of a period of "extreme weather". Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270374-bangkok-morning-turns-to-night-its-climate-change-as-top-thai-scientist-warns-of-more-extreme-weather/

Picture: Siam Rath A top scientist in Thailand has predicted that the country is now entering the start of a period of "extreme weather". Dr Thon Thamrongnawasawat, a marine scientist at Kaset university in the Thai capital, went on his personal Facebook page to make the warning after Bangkokian's woke to hellish looking clouds yesterday morning. People on social media posted video and pictures as scary and fast moving clouds rolled over Bangkok turning morning into night, reported Siam Rath. Though for many the storm's bark was worse than its bite, it dumped little rain in some areas and soon moved on, though the day remained unclear with intermittent showers until further evening light shows notes ASEAN NOW. The met office has predicted storms and lightning all week. Dr Thon said: "It turned Bangkok from morning into night. It was "maek loke rorn" (hot earth clouds)", he said. This resulted from a warming ocean, evaporation and hot weather meaning there was more vapor in the atmosphere, he noted. ASEAN NOW picture He said that the clouds contained a huge volume of water to dump but there was not much rain - this time. But wait for next time this happens or subsequent times. He called it the start of "extreme weather" - a term he used in English. This is due to climate change, he continued, with greehouse gases in the atmosphere that would cause "devastating consequences especially in countries that are economically fragile". He cited Pakistan as an example of this with great swathes of the country reportedly under water at this time after some of the most serious flooding there in memory. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-30 - 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

Thailand grapples with allowing more Chinese landowners Relaxation of ownership laws aims at wealthy Chinese but political opposition says scheme will widen the wealth divide By PREM SINGH GILL A panoramic view of Bangkok at dusk. The Thai capital has attracted Chinese homebuyers in recent years. Photo: iStock Thailand has been a popular expatriate destination for investment and retirement for decades, but foreign land ownership has long been restricted. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270367-thailand-grapples-with-allowing-more-chinese-landowners/

A panoramic view of Bangkok at dusk. The Thai capital has attracted Chinese homebuyers in recent years. Photo: iStock Relaxation of ownership laws aims at wealthy Chinese but political opposition says scheme will widen the wealth divide By PREM SINGH GILL Thailand has been a popular expatriate destination for investment and retirement for decades, but foreign land ownership has long been restricted. Foreigners can own no more than 49% of any condominium development and are restricted from owning most freehold estates. Yet Thailand is keen to attract wealthy international investors — particularly those from China. Thailand’s now-suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha proposed a policy that would allow foreigners to own land for residential use on July 15, 2022. Thai officials claim this will boost the economy by luring wealthy foreigners to spend and invest in the country. Investing 40 million baht (US$1.1 million) in Thai property, securities or funds for a period of at least three years is now one of many preconditions for foreign nationals to own up to one rai (approximately 1,600 square meters) of land beginning in September 2022. Full story: https://asiatimes.com/2022/08/thailand-grapples-with-allowing-more-chinese-landowners/ -- © Copyright ASIA TIMES 2022-08-30 - 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 Hits Back At Critic Attacking Charity Show TNR Staff Bangkok Governor Chadchart modelling at the charity event. Photo: INN News and Sanook.com BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt slammed Mr. Srisuwan Chanya for posting photos of him modelling and criticising him for not paying attention to floods and traffic jams pointing out that it was a charity event for the disabled and he was not paid anything, INN News and Sanook.com said yesterday (August 29) Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270366-chadchart-hits-back-at-critic-attacking-charity-show/