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Public should not worry about new Omicron subvariants: DMSC by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - Newer subvariants of COVID-19 continue to emerge as BA.5 remains the predominant strain in Thailand. Health authorities said the general public should not worry about the new subvariants, as they do not seem to be more virulent or transmissible than their predecessors. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271919-public-should-not-worry-about-new-omicron-subvariants-dmsc/

by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - Newer subvariants of COVID-19 continue to emerge as BA.5 remains the predominant strain in Thailand. Health authorities said the general public should not worry about the new subvariants, as they do not seem to be more virulent or transmissible than their predecessors. The Department of Medical Sciences (DMSC) has provided an update on the current COVID-19 variant monitoring in Thailand, with 9 cases caused by BA.2.75 and its sub-lineages detected in Thailand so far. Dr. Supakit Sirilak, Director General of the DMSC, said the department has identified the variants from 359 samples in the last week, from which 5 cases were found to be caused by the BA.2.75 subvariant, while the majority or 333 cases belonged to the BA.4 and BA.5 group. The DMSC chief said additional mutations are found in the new sub-lineages of BA.2.75, such as BA.2.75.2. Further monitoring is still needed to determine whether these new mutations affect the transmissibility or severity of the disease. Health authorities in Thailand have detected and reported the cases of BA.2.75.1, BA.2.75.2, and BA.2.75.3, which are offsprings of the BA.2.75 subvariant, to the GISAID database. Most patients developed mild symptoms, and have been discharged from the hospital. Dr. Supakit said the department has been working collectively with scientists around the world to monitor the virus to focus on any signs of concerns. He reassured the general public that the department is capable of detecting new changes in the virus, asking them not to panic over information posted on social media. Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220915112735710 -- © Copyright NNT 2022-09-14 - 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!

UPDATE: Thailand’s Cannabis-Hemp Bill withdrawn from House agenda The Bhumjaithai party’s flagship piece of legislation, the draft Cannabis-Hemp Bill, which has already passed its first reading in the House of Representatives, was dealt a major setback when the House voted yesterday (Wednesday), by 198:136 and 12 abstentions, for the review of the Bill to be withdrawn from the House meeting agenda. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271861-bhumjaithai-party-rebuffs-democrats’-call-for-reclassification-of-cannabis-as-a-cat-5-narcotic/?do=findComment&comment=17607300

Thailand’s Cannabis-Hemp Bill withdrawn from House agenda The Bhumjaithai party’s flagship piece of legislation, the draft Cannabis-Hemp Bill, which has already passed its first reading in the House of Representatives, was dealt a major setback when the House voted yesterday (Wednesday), by 198:136 and 12 abstentions, for the review of the Bill to be withdrawn from the House meeting agenda. The Bill was supposed to be deliberated by the House yesterday in its second reading, but Democrat and opposition MPs from the Pheu Thai and Move Forward parties voiced opposition to the Bill, which they claim has been extensively altered during the scrutiny process, after the first-reading of the original version. During the debate yesterday, Democrat MP Satit Wongnongtaey sought consultation from fellow MPs before further deliberation of the Bill, pointing out that the original version had 45 sections, but the amended version has 69. He noted that almost every section of the original Bill has been amended and asked the House if the Bill could be withdrawn from the meeting agenda for another review. He also said that, since the Bill was initiated by the Bhumjaithai party, it is possible that it would not be approved by the Council of State, government’s legal arm, and relevant state agencies in its current form. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailands-cannabis-hemp-bill-withdrawn-from-house-agenda/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-15 - 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!

First Swedish plogging for green and clean city in Bangkok by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana The Embassy of Sweden will join forces with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Thammasat university’s Puey Park for the People to arrange the first plogging in Bangkok, Thailand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271913-first-swedish-plogging-for-green-and-clean-city-in-bangkok/

by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana The Embassy of Sweden will join forces with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Thammasat university’s Puey Park for the People to arrange the first plogging in Bangkok, Thailand. The event will take place on 18 September 2022, 5:30 – 8:45 hrs. Plogging is the act of picking up trash while jogging. It started as an organized activity in Sweden in 2016. Today, an estimated 2 million people plog daily in over 100 countries. Full story: https://scandasia.com/first-swedish-plogging-for-green-and-clean-city-in-bangkok/ -- © Copyright ScandAsia 2022-09-15 - 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!

Three Thai suspects arrested in Nong Khai for allegedly shipping large amount of crystal meth to New Zealand By Nop Meechukhun Nong Khai – The Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) on Wednesday, September 14th, announced a major confiscation of 16 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, reportedly preparing for shipment to New Zealand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271911-three-thai-suspects-arrested-in-nong-khai-for-allegedly-shipping-large-amount-of-crystal-meth-to-new-zealand/

By Nop Meechukhun Nong Khai – The Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) on Wednesday, September 14th, announced a major confiscation of 16 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, reportedly preparing for shipment to New Zealand. During the operation, three Thai suspects, namely Nawibul, 21, Weerachit Sindhorn, 20, and Anuchit Masantia, 22, were captured in the Mueang district of Nong Khai province along with 32 packs of crystal meth, 500 grams each, and four mobile phones. NSB commissioner Sarayuth Sanguanpokhai told the Associated Press that the arrest followed the expanding investigation after three sticks of heroine, weighing 14 kilograms, hidden in a jar of skin whitening cream was discovered at DHL Chiang Mai province with a destination in Australia on August 30th. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/15/three-thai-suspects-arrested-in-nong-khai-for-allegedly-shipping-large-amount-of-crystal-meth-to-new-zealand/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-15 - 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!

Tim Newton Today - Sep 15: Thailand's Cannabis Bill rejected, new Thai taxi rates, Prayut's D-Day on Sep 30 Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271909-tim-newton-today-sep-15-thailands-cannabis-bill-rejected-new-thai-taxi-rates-prayuts-d-day-on-sep-30/

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Police in Khon Kaen start project to train locals in dealing with drug addicts - One Prod in Each Sub-district Picture: Thai Rath Police in Khon Kaen are so worried about the menace from drugs like Ya Ba that they are arming the population. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271907-police-in-khon-kaen-start-project-to-train-locals-in-dealing-with-drug-addicts-one-prod-in-each-sub-district/

Picture: Thai Rath Police in Khon Kaen are so worried about the menace from drugs like Ya Ba that they are arming the population. They have started a project that translates as One Prod Per Sub-District. These are prods and poles designed to subdue people high on amphetamines or booze who are creating a public nuisance. Picture: Thai Rath The police were on hand to train 180 participants in how to do their job...before they arrive on the scene that is. Thai Rath called it new tech but it seemed low tech but effective according to locals who gave the thumbs up to the initiative. Picture: Thai Rath People noted that there has been an explosion in drug and mental health related cases meaning that kamnans and phu yai ban (local leaders) are often left with no recourse but to take matters into their own hands before the RTP can turn up. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-15 - 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

Thais turning to aubergines under the coffin trick to get the lottery numbers - what next! Sanook Thai Caption: "Makheua" numbers under a coffin Thailand is almost at fever pitch as another lottery draw is coming tomorrow, Friday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271905-thais-turning-to-aubergines-under-the-coffin-trick-to-get-the-lottery-numbers-what-next/

Sanook Thai Caption: "Makheua" numbers under a coffin Thailand is almost at fever pitch as another lottery draw is coming tomorrow, Friday. Experts are looking for ways to get the all important numbers like the last three digits. The latest craze is passing makheua or small Thai green aubergines under the coffins of dead people, then cutting them up to divine the numbers, reported Sanook. This worked for a drawing in August with many winning on the number 358 following a guy's TikTok post about his departed gran. Now the same person's aunt has shuffled off her mortal coil too and this time the numbers are different. In a viral video viewed two million times people were being told to back 868 or 550 on the back of aunty's demise. It seems Thais will go anywhere for an edge in winning the lottery, notes ASEAN NOW. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-15 - 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

Student recovering after fall from fourth floor at school onto teacher's Ford Picture: Thai Rath The director of a school in Yala, southern Thailand, has called for a full committee of investigation after a M4 female student fell from the fourth floor of a building at Kanarasadornbumroong School. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271898-student-recovering-after-fall-from-fourth-floor-at-school-onto-teachers-ford/

Picture: Thai Rath The director of a school in Yala, southern Thailand, has called for a full committee of investigation after a M4 female student fell from the fourth floor of a building at Kanarasadornbumroong School. The student broke her leg and had minor head injuries. She is recovering in hospital and is able to speak normally, reported Thai Rath. Her fall appeared to have been broken after she landed on the hood of a teacher's Ford. Picture: Thai Rath Police were on the scene investigating and talking to witnesses. Noppadol Muneerat, the director promised a full committee would investigate what happened. The student was described as quiet and new to the school after coming from another province. Whether she jumped or fell is being investigated. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-15 - 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

Phatthalung seeks recognition from UN for raising water buffalo in vital ecosystem Picture: INN INN reported that officials in Phatthalung had been meeting ahead of a UN inspection. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271897-phatthalung-seeks-recognition-from-un-for-raising-water-buffalo-in-vital-ecosystem/

Picture: INN INN reported that officials in Phatthalung had been meeting ahead of a UN inspection. The authorities are trying to get the area certified as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System used for the raising of water buffalo. A UN team from the Food and Agriculture Organization is due in Thailand in the first week of October to assess the area and its farming. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-15 - 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

That's the problem right there! Farmers go on pointing fest Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath published lots of pictures of farmers forlornly pointing at what is loosely referred to as their road. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271895-thats-the-problem-right-there-farmers-go-on-pointing-fest/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath published lots of pictures of farmers forlornly pointing at what is loosely referred to as their road. It's a mass of tire tracks and rivulets and they can't get their produce through to market. Some one hundred complainants from five villages across two sub-districts gathered to tell the media their version of road rage. Picture: Siam Rath Phajon, 59, said they were fed up with it all. Many locals turned out to do the activity favored at such protests - a bit of pointing as they demanded that the relevant authorities get repairing. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-15 - 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

Python who bit staffer among two captured Picture: Siam Rath Rescue services including Bang Khen firemen took two pythons into custody yesterday following an attack. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271894-python-who-bit-staffer-among-two-captured/

Picture: Siam Rath Rescue services including Bang Khen firemen took two pythons into custody yesterday following an attack. A snake had featured on a clip on social media after it rushed out and bit a staffer at the Forest Research and Training Center in northern Bangkok, reported Siam Rath. Picture: Siam Rath The creature that did the biting was 3.5 meters long and undernourished. It will be assessed before a decision is made on its future. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-09-15 - 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 - Thursday September 15 2022 Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271893-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-thursday-september-15-2022/

Listen to the news: The Constitutional Court announced it will deliver its verdict on suspended Prime Minister Prayut’s eight-year term in office at 3 p.m. on Friday September 30. It’s announcement follows receipt of a petition signed by 171 opposition MPs asking for a ruling on when Prayut’s eight-year tenure ends. Prayut says he will respect the Court’s ruling. The government has passed an amendment bill to free some 3.4 million Students from having to pay interest and outstanding amounts on Loans for education and avoid prosecution. The education loan fund established in 1998 provides each student with a loan of up to 200 thousand baht. Two Thai celebrities, a husband and wife, reported to police yesterday to hear charges of fraud known as Forex 3d, involving billions of baht. The couple and two others allegedly obtained loans with the intention to defraud the public and post false information online. The two denied the charges and said they would provide evidence to investigators on Sept 30th. Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has proposed building a so-called flood highway that would allow run-off from areas upstream of Bangkok to drain faster and directly into the sea as a long term solution, the interior minister acknowledged the idea as a point for discussion but noted the capitals canals had been dredged and were providing runoff to the ocean. A doctor in Nakhon Ratchasima has asked parents of young children to be aware of the respiratory ‘syn-say tial’ virus after one boy died from the disease on Monday. Several others have been admitted to hospital, symptoms are similar to flu and can lead to a serious lung infection. Forestry officials have asked police to take legal action against a group of Hmong people who prevented them from leaving a hotel resort that was allegedly built illegally on a mountain side in Petchabun. Officials were about to inspect 12 new resorts when several locals parked three pickup trucks to block their exit at about 2.40pm. They tried to negotiate their way out but were blocked in until around 10pm. Officials asked why authorities failed to take any action. Region: China: Typhoon Muifa ripped though the east coast of China And battered much of Shanghai with wind speeds of over 150 kms per hour, flights were canceled at both Shanghai airports, This is the second typhoon to hit the area in a week, a third major typhoon in the China sea is expected to veer north towards Japan and S. Korea. Chiang Mai: Bright, cloudy with thunderstorms 32C Bangkok: Bright, partly Cloudy thunderstorms 32C Pattaya and SE: Bright, partly Cloudy DRY 30C. Phuket: Bright, partly cloudy DRY 29 C. Hua Hin: A fine day clouding over with rain this afternoon 32 C 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 2022-09-15 - 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!

UPDATE: School director backs down: Football returns for the kids and his golf course is no more Sanook Thai Caption: (School) golf course plowed up The director of a school in the north east who turned his kid's football pitch into a mini golf course has been forced into a quick about turn. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1271891-school-director-backs-down-football-returns-for-the-kids-and-his-golf-course-is-no-more/