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by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister’s Office has marked its 90th anniversary with the prime minister providing moral support for office personnel and urging them to continue working for the public interest. Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha presided over the ceremony to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Prime Minister’s Office. Deputy prime ministers, Cabinet ministers and civil servants of the office also participated in the ceremony. On this occasion, Gen Prayut gave his best wishes to all executives and employees of the Prime Minister’s Office. He also said the agency has driven development in Thailand at various levels over the nine decades since its establishment. This was especially true for such initiatives as the 20-year national strategy, national reform, and economic and social development plans. The office also facilitated the coordination of civil services to effectively implement government policies. Gen. Prayut said its efforts contributed to Thailand’s progress towards becoming a developed nation while leaving no one behind. Additionally, the premier commended the efforts of personnel under all 27 sub-agencies of the Prime Minister’s Office, noting that these efforts benefited the nation and its people. He has asked all 27 agencies to drive innovation and public service management in ways that correspond with the New Normal conditions of Thai society. The agencies were also instructed to prepare for future challenges while prioritizing the interests of the public and the nation. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-06-28 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

What's that sound? Americans whooping in joy at the exchange rate! File photo for reference only If you're wondering why your American expat neighbors are whooping in joy it's only because of the exchange rate. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264238-whats-that-sound-americans-whooping-in-joy-at-the-exchange-rate/

File photo for reference only If you're wondering why your American expat neighbors are whooping in joy it's only because of the exchange rate. This week the $US has hit 35 baht in what the authorities have called a many year low (or high depending on your perspective). However, your expat neighbors from Britain may be crying into their warm beer as the pound sterling is languishing with a recent recovery stalling. The pound had dropped as low as 42.2 baht on Superrich in mid June then rose to 43.45 last Friday. Today's Superrich top rates: US Dollar : 35.25 baht Euro : 37.25 Pound : 43.20 $ Aus : 24.35 $ NZ : 22.10 $ Can : 27.35 -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-28 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - 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

Two Indian tourists nabbed attempting to smuggle wildlife in their luggage Two Indian tourists were held in custody yesterday (Monday) after officials of Thailand’s Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation found 109 live animals in their luggage at Suvarnabhumi international airport. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264236-two-indian-tourists-nabbed-attempting-to-smuggle-wildlife-in-their-luggage/

Two Indian tourists were held in custody yesterday (Monday) after officials of Thailand’s Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation found 109 live animals in their luggage at Suvarnabhumi international airport. The two Indian women were about to board a flight to Chennai in India when luggage inspection officials noticed something suspicious in their bags, as they passed through an X-ray machine, and alerted wildlife officials. The two bags were opened and officials found several species of live animals inside. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/two-indian-tourists-nabbed-attempting-to-smuggle-wildlife-in-their-luggage/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-28 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

A full belly of delicious Thai curry for just 25 baht - project by TRA and PT begins in July Picture: Daily News The Thai Restaurant Association have agreed with PT gas stations to run stalls offering Thai curry to the public at just 25 baht a sitting. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264235-a-full-belly-of-delicious-thai-curry-for-just-25-baht-project-by-tra-and-pt-begins-in-july/

Picture: Daily News The Thai Restaurant Association have agreed with PT gas stations to run stalls offering Thai curry to the public at just 25 baht a sitting. There will be 80 such facilities called "Kamjang Jai Curry" at PT stations in and around Bangkok. TRA chief Thaniwan Kunmongkhol said that good quality ingredients had been sourced with the help of major suppliers at knockdown prices. Picture: Daily News With the help of PT they were able to do their bit to alleviate some of the economic hardship being faced by the Thai people. Previews of the great taste can be made at MBK center in Bangkok this week before the project starts in earnest through July, reported Daily News. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-28 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - 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

Lottery fever as "viper crawls into Thai man's Yaris" Naew Na continued their almost daily fascination about the appearance of snakes where they shouldn't be and the connection to the lottery. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264233-lottery-fever-as-viper-crawls-into-thai-mans-yaris/

Naew Na continued their almost daily fascination about the appearance of snakes where they shouldn't be and the connection to the lottery. In this case a large green snake or viper fell out of a Bo Tree and slithered into the engine compartment of a car in Ang Thong, central Thailand. Somchai, 37, said he saw the one meter long snake crawl up his Yaris (8 กก 4049). "I tried my best to get it out," said Somchai before he gave up and called the snake catchers. Meanwhile a large number of locals had gathered hopeful that the car's plate number would be the answer to the lottery, next drawn on Friday 1st July. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-28 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - 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

500 kilos of marijuana from Laos seized on border - no arrests - now what happens to the weed? Picture: Naew Na Thai media Naew Na reported that the QRF (Surasak Montree) military forces on the Laos - Thai border in Mukdahan in the NE got a tip about an impending delivery of marijuana on Sunday night. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264231-500-kilos-of-marijuana-from-laos-seized-on-border-no-arrests-now-what-happens-to-the-weed/

Picture: Naew Na Thai media Naew Na reported that the QRF (Surasak Montree) military forces on the Laos - Thai border in Mukdahan in the NE got a tip about an impending delivery of marijuana on Sunday night. At 11.40 pm in the area of Ban Phai Lom 7-8 men on a long tail boat offloaded 20 sacks of wrapped plastic. The media said that when the soldiers confronted the gang "they all managed to utilize the dark and their familiarity with the surroundings" and escape back across the Mekong to Laos. Picture: Naew Na This, ASEAN NOW notes, can be viewed as standard rhetoric that no one really wanted a bust, just the drugs. Which begs the question now that marijuana has been legalized in Thailand. What happens to the haul? Burned in a big show at a later date or...... -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-28 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - 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

International headwinds offset Thai economy’s gains By Thai PBS World’s Business Desk Despite the fast-rising inflation driven largely by food and energy costs, some economic research houses have recently revised upward or at least maintained their economic growth projections for Thailand for the year. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264228-international-headwinds-offset-thai-economy’s-gains/

By Thai PBS World’s Business Desk Despite the fast-rising inflation driven largely by food and energy costs, some economic research houses have recently revised upward or at least maintained their economic growth projections for Thailand for the year. Siam Commercial Bank’s Economic Intelligence Center (EIC) recently revised upward its economic growth forecast to 2.9 percent this year, up slightly from the previous projection of 2.7 percent, citing a recovery in tourism and services. Kasikorn Research Center maintains its economic growth projection of 2.5-2.9 percent, citing positive impact from the government fully reopening the country to foreign travelers from June 1. Tailwind: tourism The almost consensus view among economists is that the country is set to gain from reopening its doors to tourists. COVID-19 quarantine and related visa application rules have been scrapped. The number of tourist arrivals has so far risen faster than predicted by many observers. “We expect Thailand to welcome 7.4 million foreign tourists this year, up from the previous estimate of 5.7 million,” said Somprawin Manprasert, chief economist at EIC. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/international-headwinds-offset-thai-economys-gains/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-28 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

P5 child molested by child in P6 - 10,000 baht paid in compensation, school director "transferred" Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported along with other Thai media on an alarming case of the sexual molestation of a girl in primary 5 by a boy in primary 6. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264225-p5-child-molested-by-child-in-p6-10000-baht-paid-in-compensation-school-director-transferred/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported along with other Thai media on an alarming case of the sexual molestation of a girl in primary 5 by a boy in primary 6. The mother has revealed that the case was sorted out with money rather than any medical examination. A key figure in the community said it was handled without a sacking, the school director was transferred. No pregnancy was involved, that was a miscommunication. The boy was in P6 and the girl aged 11 was in P5 at the school in Wichianburi, Phetchabun, NE Thailand. It happened on June 21st. It was suggested that the female director of the school had told the 11 year old not to tell anyone as she could get in trouble. The girl complied. But on the evening of Friday 24th the parent of the child overheard a conversation in which her daughter referred to what happened asking advice of a cousin. Then it all came out when the parent confronted the child. Picture: Siam Rath It emerged that the victim had run to tell a teacher what had happened and been taken to the school director. But the director feared losing face if the matter became known so she tried to cover it up, it was alleged. Reporters went to Ban Nam Orm school in Moo 7 in Yang Sao sub-district where there are just two teachers and a director. It was open as normal. The director wasn't there and no investigation had yet begun The incident happened in the library. The boy was 12. Reporters found the guardian of the victim who said that on Friday it was agreed that 10,000 baht be paid. They were all related. No medical tests were made and no police report was filed. She had no idea how the news leaked out. It appears that the child was in the care of a grandparent. The child's skirt was hitched up and something of a sexual nature was done to her. A senior figure in the village said that the director was not sacked and voluntarily decided to be transferred. The director was a good person who had developed the school. She got on well with everyone in the area and had sought a budget to spend on the school. Picture: Siam Rath There was no truth that she was in disagreement with villagers or that she had said to the child: "You're not pregnant, no need to tell anyone". The truth was that the parents of the boy who work in Bangkok were called back to the village so that on Friday a settlement could be made between the relatives. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-28 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - 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

Delivery rider in tears after apparent food hoax - but there's a happy ending Picture: Sanook A TikTok post by mymolly55, reported on by Sanook, featured a motorcycle food delivery guy in tears. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264222-delivery-rider-in-tears-after-apparent-food-hoax-but-theres-a-happy-ending/

Picture: Sanook A TikTok post by mymolly55, reported on by Sanook, featured a motorcycle food delivery guy in tears. He'd brought 30 boxes of salmon sashimi but was unable to contact the customer who ordered it. It appeared he'd been hoaxed. An employee of Ford nearby took pity on the rider and arranged for the whole lot to be purchased separately so the Line Man wasn't out of pocket. Netizens said that there should be rules in place so that people who turn down orders or who hoax delivery companies are penalized rather than delivery drivers who have to carry the can. The companies might also step up to the plate - as it were - to compensate delivery men and women. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-28 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - 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

Netizens call for justice in case of famous Thai in China whose dog died on an airplane Daily News Thai Caption: #callforjustice Daily News reported that netizens on the Chinese platform Weibo and on Thai Twitter were commenting in droves on the case of Mimi Lee, a Thai former member of the Rocket Girls 101 pop group who has become very popular in China, and her pet dog. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264219-netizens-call-for-justice-in-case-of-famous-thai-in-china-whose-dog-died-on-an-airplane/

Daily News Thai Caption: #callforjustice Daily News reported that netizens on the Chinese platform Weibo and on Thai Twitter were commenting in droves on the case of Mimi Lee, a Thai former member of the Rocket Girls 101 pop group who has become very popular in China, and her pet dog. She had posted on Weibo about her sad story of her fluffy white pooch that was travelling from Bangkok to Shianghai on a plane. She said she was waiting for the dog's arrival after quarantine procedures after they had been parted for two years. She got to the airport early, such was her sense of anticipation. But she was then told that her beloved pet had stopped breathing. She contacted two sections of the airline in a desperate bid to get to the bottom of what happened. All she found out was that her pet was in the hold at a "high temperature." A hashtag started trending on Twitter that translates as#justiceformimi. Netizens noted that sending pets is more expensive than regular cargo and food and water should be provided but had apparently not been touched. The airline was not named, notes ASEAN NOW. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-28 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - 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: Daily News

Gambling arrests just "window dressing" ahead of the no confidence debate, says Chuwit Daily News Thai Caption: Just "window dressing" Firebrand former politician and soapy massage boss Chuwit Kamolwisit poured scorn on the government and Thai officials yesterday in a Facebook post. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264216-gambling-arrests-just-window-dressing-ahead-of-the-no-confidence-debate-says-chuwit/

Daily News Thai Caption: Just "window dressing" Firebrand former politician and soapy massage boss Chuwit Kamolwisit poured scorn on the government and Thai officials yesterday in a Facebook post. He referred to a story carried on ASEAN NOW in which 52 gamblers at a casino in the basement of a building in Rachada Soi 18 were arrested for playing baccarat. Thirty eight foreigners and 14 Thais were busted playing baccarat but no one was surprised that those behind the operation were not arrested. Chuwit said that Soi 18 was part of his old stamping ground and called the whole thing "throwing coriander on the path" - window dressing in English, meaning just for show. This was purely for show so that if the government is questioned about their record at the upcoming no confidence debate - for example about action on gambling - they could point to this and say "look we are doing our job". He compared it all to a show on Thai TV that translates as "You Asked For It". He mocked the whole notion suggesting that the Chinese backer of the den would have had no clue as to why he had to shut down for a while - "what's a no confidence debate?" the Chinese would have said. Be under no illusions, continued Chuwit on his personal FB page, as soon as the debate is over the casino will be opened again, reported Daily News. Our story yesterday translated from the Thai press, contained absolutely no suggestion that even a manager had been arrested in the raid - just hapless gamblers who carried the can like drug mules in narcotics cases, notes ASEAN NOW. The Thai press can never get enough of Chuwit who had a long career in the darker side of Thai business before becoming a politician, being jailed then emerging as a TV presenter and much followed social and government critic. Many feel that with his experience he should know what he is talking about. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-28 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - 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

Malaria from monkeys – warning issued By Editor Warnings are being issued to keep away from southern and eastern Thailand forests after finding populations of monkeys suffering from malaria. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264212-malaria-from-monkeys-–-warning-issued/

By Editor Warnings are being issued to keep away from southern and eastern Thailand forests after finding populations of monkeys suffering from malaria. The warning from the Disease Control Department in Bangkok comes after human infections surged by 10 times the usual number, with interactions with primates understood to be the leading cause. A total of 70 cases of Plasmodium Knowlesi Malaria were reported between last October and the end of March, compared to only 10 cases in the entire year before. Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong from the Disease Control Department said that health professionals are yet to determine whether the deadly parasite — which causes fever, chills and loss of appetite among other symptoms — can be spread from human to human. Known carriers include crab-eating macaques, pig-tailed macaques, stump-tailed macaques, Rhesus macaques, and Assamese macaques. Individuals who experience any symptoms and have a history of touching the monkeys in the southern provinces of Ranong and Songkhla and the eastern province of Trat have been advised to seek immediate medical attention. At-risk people, including tourists, workers and people living in the forest, have also been asked to take preventative action against mosquito bites by wearing tight clothing, applying mosquito repellent and sleeping under mosquito nets. -- © Copyright Royal Coast Review 2022-06-28 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

Jomtien Beach: Large force assembles to prevent traders using beach, road and footpaths Picture: Daily News The Sattahip district chief mobilized a large force of officers on Na Jomtien beach yesterday evening to ensure that the sands, roads and footpaths on a 1 km stretch were free of traders. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1264210-jomtien-beach-large-force-assembles-to-prevent-traders-using-beach-road-and-footpaths/