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By Tanakorn Panyadee Pattaya — Pattaya law enforcement and immigration have increased patrols on foreigners who may have overstayed in the city and are up to no good, following recent cases of nightclub busts involving foreigners on overstay. Police and immigration officers inspected several nightclubs and gogos on Pattaya Walking Street in South Pattaya at 10 PM on Friday, November 4th, in search of foreign tourists who might have overstayed their visas. The inspection was led by Pol. Col. Thanawat Poolsawat, chief of Chonburi Immigration Office, and Pol. Col. Kunlachart Kunlachai, police chief of the Pattaya police station. The patrol came after police found that many cases recently were linked to foreigners on overstay, such as the abduction-ransom case of a Chinese tourist in which the alleged abductor had overstayed his visa for more than 400 days. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/11/05/pattaya-police-and-immigration-tighten-surveillance-on-foreigners-on-overstay/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-11-07 - 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!

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that police in Phuphian district of Nan in the north of Thailand had fined seven McLaren drivers 10,000 baht each for negligent driving. A group of more than 20 drivers in the supercars worth between 18 and 27 million baht each according to the media had been caught on dash cam footage. They were overtaking fast in a narrow area where locals know to slow down at bends. This was happening more and more as visitors returned to a tourist area and locals at the Muang Jang housing estete had demanded action. Picture: Thai Rath Provincial police chief Pol Maj-Gen Piyaphan Phatrapongsin said that police would prosecute fancy cars and normal cars for negligent driving at the same rate. The law allows for fines of 2,000 baht to 10,000 baht for negligent driving. The police had fined 7 drivers 10,000 baht each on this occasion after reviewing the footage. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-11-05 - 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 sales@aseannow.com for more information

Picture: Manager Police and rescue services were called after a car was driven into the city moat in Chiang Mai late last night and was submerged. It happened near Siam TV on Chang Lo Road in Muang district, reported Manager. At the scene was a wet Danish man aged about 30 dressed only in boxer shorts. He was in a state of shock. He said he had been on a night out. Picture: Manager He said that there was someone trapped in the car who unlike him had been unable to exit the vehicle. Divers found a 40 year old woman unconscious and brought her out and after CPR was given she was rushed to hospital. The Dane kept saying there was someone else in the vehicle and a search was further done over the next two hours as the Honda Brio with Phrae plates was brought out. Picture: Manager But no one else was found so it was assumed that the foreign man was mistaken due to shock. Police took pictures and are interviewing witnesses to try and determine who was driving and what happened. Chiang Mai News in English reported that a 30-40 year old Thai woman had died after being trapped in the car. They said the accident occurred at 12.50 am yesterday. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-11-05 - 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 sales@aseannow.com for more information

Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn outlining the results of a Phuket pilot study on 4 am opening hours as his ministry finalises a brief for cabinet to get approval in principle for the later closing time in popular nightlife strips across Thailand with foreign tourists. by Joseph O' Connor Pilot study on the Bangla Road in Phuket carried out by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports shows that 2 am to 3 am is the most profitable period for nightlife venues with foreign tourists only leaving their hotels at 11 pm. Minister Phiphat said it is important to bring all nightlife venues under the supervision of authorities as illegal establishments pose a risk. Tourism Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn is still pushing his plan for 4 am closing hours for the country’s top nightlife strips which is to come before the cabinet on November 15th next. Even if approved in principle there will still have to be public hearings and consultations. On Thursday, the minister said the plan was about making sure nightlife venues were supervised and regulated while conforming to the behavioural patterns of foreign tourists in Thailand’s popular nightlife hotspots. It comes as Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) boss Yuthasak Supasorn has unveiled a partnership deal with Korean Air and Delta Airlines along with 50 US travel agents aimed at bringing up to 1 million American and Canadian tourists to Thailand in the coming year. The development comes as it is increasingly clear that the recovery of Thailand’s foreign tourism industry is being impaired by reduced flight connectivity, especially with North America. Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Thursday that he will present a proposal to the cabinet on November 15th next to agree to extend opening hours for night clubs in key tourist hotspots around the country notably in Bangkok, Pattaya, Bangla Road in Phuket, Phang-nga and Krabi until 4 am as well as Ko Samui in Surat Thani. Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/04/4-am-nightlife-closing-time-pushed-again/ -- © Copyright Thai Examiner 2022-11-05 - 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 Online Reporter The municipality has announced plans to launch a new system that will mean people in Hua Hin will be able to pay their water bills at convenience stores or via online banking. Currently, people who receive their bill from the Hua Hin Municipal Waterworks Division either pay the person who delivers the bill or they have to go to the waterworks office in person to pay their bill. The current system causes problems for both the Waterworks Division and for people who need to pay their bills. The Waterworks Division says that collecting money from people can take longer than it should do, while residents complain that having to pay bills in person is a huge inconvenience. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/local-news/paying-your-water-bill-in-hua-hin-is-about-to-get-much-easier/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 2022-11-04 - 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!

Image by Couleur from Pixabay The government has defended its liquor policy, as announced in an edict which came into force today (Wednesday), insisting that it is in the public interest, will put an end to the current oligopoly and is not intended to wrong-foot the opposition Move Forward Party as alleged. The essence of the edict is to allow individuals to produce liquor for household consumption and for commercial purposes if they wish, said Deputy Government Spokesperson Tipanan Sirichana. She explained that it will promote fair competition, equal market access and protect the health and safety of consumers by ensuring that the liquor products are up to standard. The edict will protect local wisdom, increase job opportunities in communities and will enable the state to collect taxes from the producers, she added. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/government-claims-its-liquor-policy-is-in-the-public-interest/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-11-03 - 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!

PHOTO: MGR Online By Goongnang Suksawat Samui Island, Surat Thani – A naked British man was caught at a beach on Samui Island. The Samui Police was notified over the past Halloween weekend that a naked foreign man was found walking up and down in the sea at Baan Mae Nam Beach in Mae Nam sub-district. They arrived at the scene to find the naked foreigner in the sea. Boat operators tried to help him but he swam away. The foreign man was later pulled up from the water and was asking to put on clothes. Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/11/01/naked-british-man-caught-wandering-around-beach-on-samui-island/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 2022-11-02 - 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!

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that Pol Gen Surachate Hakpan - who they called Deputy Joke - was at the Muang Pattaya police station to announce developments in underage sex cases at the Cobra Beer Bar. Mr Michael, a Brit and Mr Jens, a German, paid 2,000 baht for sex with 14 and 15 year olds. The owner of the bar took 500 baht. The pair were arrested after the crime on September 24th. Also arrested was bar owner Ornthana, 43, after a search warrant was served at her address in Soi Chaiyapreuk 2. The names of ten underage girls were found on bills. She faces human trafficking charges. Surachate was in town to wrap up the investigation that was of great public interest as well as being followed closely in the media. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-11-01 - 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 sales@aseannow.com for more information

Daily News Thai Caption: Causing yet more trouble A mental patient with a crazy history of weird stunts in Bangkok was allowed to go home by the police after he grabbed Progressive Movement party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit by the neck at a bookfair. Then he startled fairgoers by announcing that he had a bomb. The assailant was Kanetpitsanuthep Jakkapopmahadeja. Known in the Thai media by his moniker of "Kay Roi Lan" (Hundred Million K) his list of weird stunts is as long as his name. A while back he brought the area outside Central World to a standstill after attacking himself and releasing half a dozen cobras. Various media have said he is an eccentric involved in real estate. Closer to the truth it might be said that he is a wealthy man who is mentally ill displaying macabre behavior involving superstitious beliefs scaring the wider public. In most countries people shouting "Bomb!" in a public place would not result in bail. In this case the police took K Roi Lan to hospital for a mental health evaluation. His son turned up to say he would continue treatment at home and he needn't be admitted. Doctors agreed and the assailant and his son went home. The assailant has to report to police again on November 8th when he will be taken to court. He faces a month in prison and/or a 10,000 baht fine for causing public panic. Thanathorn through a rep added a charge of assault. Whether that will be deemed common or serious assault will be up to medical reports. The organizer of the event at the Sirikit International Convention Center is set to make several charges of their own. And Lumpini police are considering taking legal action against the family or the assailant's carers re their custody of a mental health patient. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-25 - 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 sales@aseannow.com for more information

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported on a visit of 32 Thai tourists to a beachside resort in Chumphon, southern Thailand that went wrong. The party from all over Thailand that included business people and female civil servants were all invited by Chumporn furniture dealer Thanom, 58. He was proudly going to show off his province with a tour and a fancy dinner for the participants. But after the gusest had arrived and well after 36,000 baht deposit had been made for seven rooms the resort announced at 10pm that they could not fulfil the booking. The resort owner claimed it was an electrical problem. Thanom went with his lawyer Jarin Kongma, 56, to the Pak Nam Chumphon police whose call to the resort to get them to repay the money got instant dividends. Picture: Siam Rath But Thanom said it was a deplorable situation that need to be addressed by the local TAT who should inspect hotels on their patch. One of the tourists called Patiphat said he had come from Chiayaphum and it was a more than ten hour drive. They had no idea where they would be able to stay as the beach was out of the question. The owner of the resort put the phone down claiming another incoming call when reporters questionsed him about this happening before. It appeared that the resort in question has been known to let down customers in the past and there were claims of a hidden agenda. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-25 - 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 sales@aseannow.com for more information

The Bank of Thailand has defended new rules for cash deposits through automated cash deposit machines (CDMs), introduced by the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO). Bank of Thailand’s Payment Systems Policy Office’s senior director, Budsakorn Teerapunyachai, said today (Tuesday) that the new measure is in line with the AMLO law against money laundering and financial support for terrorism. She also said that the central bank will urge all commercial banks to modify their systems to accommodate the new requirement and other card-less identification services. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-central-bank-defends-new-controls-on-cash-deposits-via-cdms/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-19 - 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!

Picture: Daily News Two French men arrested for an attack on a Thai motorcyclist who was knocked unconscious on Saturday night have been ordered held without bail by the court in Koh Samui southern Thailand. The attack happened in the Chawaeng area of the holiday island. Video footage that can be seen on YouTube here showed the passenger of a red plate white Porsche attack Somkhuan Songkhot with fists and kicks. He is still in ICU. Picture: Siam Rath The Porsche had tailgated Somkhuan's bike after his wife who was riding pillion had remarked on the beauty of the car and wanting one. Daily News suggested there had been a collision without giving further evidence. Now further details have emerged about the two men in the luxury car who Siam Rath named in English as 34 year old Bugeya Vincent Raymond, the passenger who assaulted Somkhuan, and Vincent Julien Gerard Rene, 28, the driver. Daily News called them businessmen. Yesterday Pol Capt Sirachat Kamunee of the Bo Phut police took both men to court where Lakhana, 47, opposed bail. Picture: Daily News They were then taken to the Koh Samui District Prison where they will be held as police and prosecutors prepare the case against them. They have been charged with causing grievous bodily harm and driving a motor vehicle with a red plate at night. Whether they were drunk or not at the time of the attack is as yet undetermined. Sirachat said that is because when they were arrested they were drinking in a bar. They had alcohol readings of more than 100 mg each. They had not taken drugs. Surat Thani immigration chief Pol Col Supharik Phankoson said that the man who actually attacked Somkhuan was in Thailand on a 30 day tourist visa after arriving from Munich, Germany, on September 19th at Suvarnabhumi. His visa was up today. He gave his address as Hua Hin. Picture: Daily News The driver of the Porsche was on a one year marriage visa (he has a Thai wife) and was permitted to stay in Thailand until August 26th next year. He lives in Hua Hin with his wife and child or children. He had made a total of 28 visits to Thailand his last one being in May this year. The pair were holidaying in Samui after arriving on October 4th. The 28 year old's wife and children had already returned to Hua Hin. Both men will be recommended for blacklisting, said Col Supharik. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-18 - 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 sales@aseannow.com for more information

From November 15th, people who want to deposit cash via cash deposit machines (CDMs) in Thailand will be required to identify themselves by inserting their credit or debit cards and entering their Personal Identification Number (PIN) or password. The new measure has been introduced by the Anti-Money Laundering Office and will be applied to all commercial banks, to prevent the laundering of money earned from drug trafficking, illegal gambling or other criminal activity. According to AMLO, the alternative for those who do not have a credit or debit card PIN or password for their bank accounts is to deposit their money and show their ID cards tobank tellers in the branch, which will incur service charges. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/new-rule-for-cash-deposit-machines-from-november-15th/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-18 - 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!

Daily News Thai Caption: Evil woman! Muang Pattaya police and Sawang Boribun rescue services were called after an Indian businessman was left battered and blooded in an attack by a Thai woman. It happened at the Honest Room in Moo 10 a place with an Indian restaurant downstairs and rental rooms upstairs. Picture: Daily News Mr Hitesh Harivadan Shah had a two inch gash to his face and was covered in blood. He had been hit by an apparently drunk woman who was wielding a stand on a temperature device. Staff told how their boss had been attacked after the woman, who arrived earlier in the morning to rent a room, lost her key card, reported Daily News. Picture: Daily News Staff wanted 1,000 baht for a replacement. The assailant attacked Mr Shah and fled into the night just after midnight this morning. He was given first aid at the scene before being taken to Memorial Hospital. Police are studying CCTV to try and find the attacker and expected Mr Shah to file a report soon. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-15 - 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 sales@aseannow.com for more information Picture: Daily News

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that police officers from the Anti Corruption and Misconduct Suppression Division arrested the dean of the faculty of political sciences and the acting head of the dean's office at Burapha University in Saensuk district of Chonburi on Thailand's eastern seaboard. The arrest concerns complaints received and investigated upon by the authorities that millions of baht went missing from a 1.1 billion baht Groundwater Resource Management fund back in January 2018. Investigations showed that three foreign lecturers had supposedly been paid 150,000 baht each to come to Thailand. But the reality was that the three who had been paid 450,000 baht in total had arrived in Thailand in February 2017 and left the same month. They had not been back since. In addition the police say they have evidence that many foreigners paid 30,000 to 40,000 baht for a training seminar that never took place. There was only evidence that they had booked rooms. There had been no seminar face to face or online. And there had been no foreigners attending. Dean Theerapong Bualao, 48, and Ms Sayaphat Kitikittisarawanno, 46, face multiple corruption charges including embezzlement of funds. They have denied everything and after fingerprinting at Saensuk police station in the Bang Saen area were released pending further inquiries. Pol Maj-Gen Jaroonkiat Pankaew said that 47 projects were investigated and 8 showed evidence of illegality in that there was "a hidden agenda for personal gain". Investigations are expanding. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-13 - 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 sales@aseannow.com for more information

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Daily News Thai Caption: Prostitutes' star attractions A Russian and an Indian man are the latest victims of theft perpetrated by Beach Road prostituites in Pattaya on Thailand's eastern seaboard. The Russian was assailed by ladyboys and the Indian had a phone stolen from his room. The thefts totalling almost 140,000 baht were reported to the Muang Pattaya constabulary within minutes, reported Daily News. First up to tell Pol Capt Chanon Katebua what happened on a stroll on the beach was 31 year old Ivan I. from Russia. Picture: Daily News He said he was out for a peaceful perambulation of the beach area when he was accosted by two ladies packing what British tourists refer to as "meat and two veg". Despite Mr Ivan I. being adamant that he did not want a service in his room the ladyboys persisted in their lewd attentions. Finally he managed to break free of their caresses only to realise too late that he had been relieved of his 120,000 baht golden necklace. Picture: Daily News A glance back and it was evident that the thieves had melted into the background. Within moments Capt Chanon had another case. Picture: Daily News This time it was Indian national Mr Sekar M,, 29, who said that he had had a liaison with a Beach Road prostitute that had continued back in his room. When the deed was done so was Mr Sekar M. - the girl had lifted his 18,400 baht Huawei phone. Capt Chanon took all the particulars as local investigative forces prepared to swing into action on behalf of the let down tourists. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-10-03 - 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 sales@aseannow.com for more information

Cha Am beach, file photo By Online Reporter Tourism officials are eyeing collaboration as a means to help promote creative and sustainable tourism in Phetchaburi and Hua Hin. On Wednesday (Sept 28) Ms. Eblarp Sripirom, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Phetchaburi Office held a meeting with the governor of Phetchaburi Province, Petchaburi Sports Tourism, Phetchaburi Municipality, Cha-am Municipality, Thai Hotel Association : Western Chapter, Prachuap-Phetchaburi Golf Association, Phetchaburi Provincial Tourism Business Association and the Hua Hin-Cha-am Tourism Business Association to discuss ways on how they can work together to promote creative and sustainable tourism. According to Ms. Eblarp, the purpose of this meeting was to promote Phetchaburi province as a sustainable tourist destination. The area has a number of attractions for both Thai and foreign tourists, including Kaeng Krachan National Park, which is a world heritage site, and Cha Am’s famous beach, Ms. Eblarp said. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/officials-eye-collaboration-to-promote-tourism-in-phetchaburi-and-hua-hin/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 2022-09-29 - 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!

The Livestock Development Department buried about 24 tonnes of frozen pork, which originated in Brazil and was smuggled into Thailand from a neighboring country, at a landfill in Phayuha Khiri district of Nakhon Sawan province. . The pork was seized from a cold storage facility in Samut Prakan on September 11th. It was delivered by truck to the department’s quarantine zone in Phayuha Khiri district for destruction, to prevent the possible spread of African swine fever (ASF). Officials from the department said that Brazil has no agreement for the export of pork to Thailand and it is a country in which ASF has been reported. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/24-tonnes-of-pork-smuggled-from-brazil-destroyed-to-prevent-spread-of-swine-flu-in-thailand/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-28 - 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 Monica Miller & Peter Hoskins The pound has fallen to a record low against the dollar as markets react to the UK's biggest tax cuts in 50 years. In early Asia trade, sterling slipped just below $1.04 - the lowest level since decimalisation in 1971 - before regaining some ground to about $1.05. That came after Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng unveiled historic tax cuts funded by huge increases in borrowing. Full story: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63030208 -- © Copyright BBC 2022-09-26

TNR Staff AS FLOODING in many parts of the country has led to people being exposed to various hazards particularly electric shock as happened to some students on Friday, Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda today (Sept. 18) ordered local administrative organisations nationwide to quickly get all installations checked for electrical leakage, Naewna newspaper said. Altogether five students suffered electric shock in Udon Thani on Friday with one of them having been saved by Mr. Atthachai Artudom, or Bass, 19, a vocational student who also works as a rider who himself got a shock from doing so. Gen. Anupong told Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and provincial administrative organisations to coordinate with the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) or Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) to quickly check all installations, particularly in flooded areas, for electrical leaks. This includes electric meters and large billboards and trees near power poles. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/09/18/interior-ministry-orders-nationwide-electrical-leakage-check/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-09-19 - 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!

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 sales@aseannow.com for more information

Picture: 77kaoded A 63 year old motorcycle taxi rider called Subin Waitook got far less than he bargained for after agreeing to take a farang to Central Bang Na. The agreed fee was 300 baht but when they got there the foreigner changed the goalposts and said they wanted to be taken back to Bearing BTS. Expecting to be paid a newly agreed 450 baht Subin held out his hand. Instead of Thai money the foreigner handed him what he thought was a 20 Euro coin. That would more than cover the journey, thought Subin as the foreigner hurriedly went up the BTS staircase and out of sight. Picture: 77kaoded Subin went back to the rank as proud as Punch only to get the sucker punch when he inquired of a buddy how much the coin was really worth. He was informed that he had been a bit of a plonker. The coin was a 20 cent coin making his windfall worth not 700+ baht but precisely 7.36 baht at yesterday's rates. Not surprisingly the "win" advised people to only accept fares in baht: "How are we to know what foreign money is worth?", he lamented. Picture: 77kaoded Before relating another tale of woe as to how a separate farang had asked him to take her to Robinson's from her hotel, didn't pay, asked to be taken back, then only paid 70 baht rather than double for the round trip, reported 77kaoded. Now he has the picture of a 20 cent Euro coin on his phone for posterity. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 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! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email sales@aseannow.com for more information

By Adam Judd Pattaya, Thailand-Viral photos, included in this article, of what appears to be a young foreign man sitting on Pattaya Beach Road with beads and signs offering to sell them for one baht to fund his travel around the world have driven fierce debate on social media. The trend, which was common before Covid-19 but has been rarer in recent times, has been called “begpacking” by many. Essentially, it means that one is looking to either beg or sell small items, like the individual seen on Pattaya Beach, to fund their travel around the globe. In this particular case, the unidentified, young, long-haired foreign man was sitting not far from Mike’s shopping mall on Pattaya Beach in the evening of September 12th, selling one baht beads and necklaces. Signs asking to help support his travel were placed near him in Thai and English. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/13/viral-begpacker-photos-from-pattaya-beach-road-cause-polarizing-debate-on-social-media/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-13 - 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!

Paul Henstock, 54, was hoping for the holiday of his dreams (Image: Paul Henstock) He saved hard for this holiday - but now he struggled to get back home A Nottingham man has been left "trapped" in Thailand after his return ticket was cancelled two weeks before the flight. Paul Henstock, a taxi driver from Mapperley Park, was hoping to have the holiday of his dreams in Bangkok. But his dream holiday was ruined by a message he received on Wednesday (August 31), telling him that his flight back home was cancelled. The 54 year old, said he "woke up" to the news, and has immediately called the lastminute.com agency to arrange to get on another flight. He flew from the Gatwick Airport to Thailand on July 5, and was due to return home on September 11 on a flight provided by the Singaporean low-cost airline Scoot. He has spent £524.19 on his tickets purchased on lastminute.com. "I booked a ten week holiday to travel Thailand", Mr Henstock said. "I should fly home on September 11, which is just in a few days - but on Wednesday morning I woke up to a text from lastminute.com saying that my flight was cancelled." Full story: https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/nottingham-man-dumped-thailand-after-7549016 -- © Copyright Nottingham Post 2022-09-06 - 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!