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Retail prices of benzene and all types of gasohol have increased eight times during May, by a combined total of 4 baht per litre, with the only price drop being on May 12th. The latest price increase came into effect this morning (Saturday), as prices of benzene and gasohol increased by 40 satang/litre to 51.26 baht/litre for benzene, 43.85 baht/litre for gasohol 95, 43.58 baht/litre for gasohol 91 and 42.74 baht/litre for gasohol E20. The diesel price remains unchanged at 31.94 baht/litre until Sunday. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe According to the Ministry of Energy, it is likely that the price of diesel will increase next week, as the current price is still below the 35-baht/litre ceiling. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/benzene-and-gasohol-prices-increase-by-about-4-baht-per-litre-in-may/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-05-28 - 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.

Four injured after plumber in pick-up collides with teachers in car in Krabi - police look after 500K found in car 77kaoded Thai Caption: Head on collision - terrible damage 77kaoded reported on yet another terrible head on collision in Krabi in the south of Thailand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261005-four-injured-after-plumber-in-pick-up-collides-with-teachers-in-car-in-krabi-police-look-after-500k-found-in-car/

77kaoded Thai Caption: Head on collision - terrible damage 77kaoded reported on yet another terrible head on collision in Krabi in the south of Thailand. Their pixellated pictures showed the actions of rescue workers at the scene of the carnage. Muang Krabi police had been alerted at 6 pm to the collision on the Tham Seua - Pho Riang Road in Krabi Noi sub-district. A seriously damaged white Toyota pick-up was on its side. Driver Chalermchai, 34, a local plumber was taken to Krabi Hospital with severe injuries. Nearby was a Toyota Yaris, also badly damaged with three occupants, all seriously injured. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Picture: 77kaoded The driver was a lady called Nanthanach, 30. Her passengers were two ladies called Atiporn, 26, and Kanjana, 25. All three are teachers at Phanom Bencha school in Khao Phanom district. They were also taken to Krabi Hospital. Police found more than 500,000 baht in the car and took it for safe keeping. Witnesses said the Yaris was coming from Khao Phanom heading to Muang Krabi while the pick-up was heading in the opposite direction. They collided head on. Investigations will continue when the injured have recovered. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-28 - 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. 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

Electrical worker grievously injured after being electrocuted and falling three meters from repair basket Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that an electrical engineer with the Betong electrical authority in the far south of Thailand was taken to hospital unconscious after falling three meters from a basket atop a crane. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261002-electrical-worker-grievously-injured-after-being-electrocuted-and-falling-three-meters-from-repair-basket/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that an electrical engineer with the Betong electrical authority in the far south of Thailand was taken to hospital unconscious after falling three meters from a basket atop a crane. Rescue services were called to Rattanakit Road, Soi 4, in Muang Betong, Yala province, where Rusalan, 26, was unconscious and bloodied following the fall. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Colleagues said that he had been electrocuted while making repairs. He was taken to hospital after the incident at 7.30 pm last night. Thai Rath did not report on his latest condition. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-28 - 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. 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

"Kind" hawker shoots maintenance man dead after being told not to feed stray dogs - parents criticized too Daily News Thai Caption: Anger at criticism of parents Daily News reported on a murder in Surat Thani committed by a hawker who the media called "kind" (jai bun) because he liked to feed stray dogs. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261000-kind-hawker-shoots-maintenance-man-dead-after-being-told-not-to-feed-stray-dogs-parents-criticized-too/

Daily News Thai Caption: Anger at criticism of parents Daily News reported on a murder in Surat Thani committed by a hawker who the media called "kind" (jai bun) because he liked to feed stray dogs. Pol Capt Chaowalit Atteng of the Muang district police in Surat Thani responded to reports of a shooting in Moo 3 of Wat Pradu sub-district. He found only bloodstains as the victim - a maintenance man at an old people's home called Saen - had already been taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. He had been shot in the arm with the bullet going into the chest. Evidence was found of two shots having been fired. CCTV showed that the person responsible was a man called Nott, a 26 year old food hawker. Thereafter Lamae police at a checkpoint in the neighboring southern province of Chumphon arrested him in a red Nissan. Nott told investigators that whenever he saw stray dogs he wanted to feed them. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe This included strays outside the old people's home. He was told not to by the maintenace man there but he secretly continued to do so. This resulted in him being verbally abused by the maintenance man who went as far as to question the good character of his parents. Subsequently he took a gun with him and when the abuse happened again he shot the maintenance man. He then drove his motorcycle home and told his mother what had happened. He asked her to look after his dog then got in his car and headed to Bangkok to see his fiance. He intended to surrender there. But before that could happen he was stopped in Chumphon. He took police to where he had stashed the murder weapon in undergrowth in Surat Thani. He has been charged with premeditated murder and gun offences and detained. ASEAN NOW notes that stray dogs are a perennial problem in Thailand. While some people are praised for feeding them others think this only exacerbates the problem. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-28 - 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. 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

Highway police get award for work on road accidents - but reality of carnage on Thai roads continues Picture" Siam Rath The chief of the Highway police was basking in the praise after receiving the top prize at a Thailand Road Safety seminar. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260996-highway-police-get-award-for-work-on-road-accidents-but-reality-of-carnage-on-thai-roads-continues/

Picture" Siam Rath The chief of the Highway police was basking in the praise after receiving the top prize at a Thailand Road Safety seminar. It was for road safety research, reported Siam Rath. But as always there were plenty of fatal accidents on the deadly Thai roads with Thai Rath showing an inverted Camry in Chonburi today. The country remains in the top ten in the world according to reports this week, an unwanted accolade that PM Prayuth Chan-ocha is keen to reverse, notes ASEAN NOW. Picture: Thai Rath Highways chief Ekkarat Limsangkat said that law enforcement on the Thai roads was resulting in a reduction of accidents and ever improving safety. ASEAN NOW notes that Ekkarat headed a commission that looked into the problems of safety on the roads and made recommendations as to how this might be improved and how changes in the law might be implemented and assist in this regard. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Now his focus was particularly on taking action against persistent road traffic violators who refuse to pay fines. Sometime ignoring up to 70 tickets, suggested Siam Rath. He intended to weed out these individuals for the benefit of all good drivers on the roads. Picture: Siam Rath He cited the situation in Chiang Rai province in the north of Thailand where there were 1,237 people who had ten tickets or more. He said this was good because there were 1.3 million people in the province and things were actually improving. Picture: Thai Rath He stated that the police care about road safety and enforcement. This came as Thai PM Prayuth instigated the latest moves to improve road safety over the next five years in particular so that by mid century Thailand could hold its head up with the best nations on earth in this regard, notes ASEAN NOW. But the present reality on the roads came in the form of a Thai Rath picture, showing that much still needed to be done. This was an upside down Toyota Camry that had hit a lamppost in Muang Chonburi. Driver Peerapong had been given CPR at the scene but died from his injuries around 12.30 am this morning. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-28 - 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. 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

Give me Thailand any day over the Philippines! It’s SLIGHTLY less mad… OPINION | by Rooster Speculation was rife this week after local and gubernatorial elections that the results might herald a major shift in the political landscape. Is the polarization in Thai politics coming to an end?, some wondered. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260994-give-me-thailand-any-day-over-the-philippines-it’s-slightly-less-mad…/

OPINION | by Rooster Speculation was rife this week after local and gubernatorial elections that the results might herald a major shift in the political landscape. Is the polarization in Thai politics coming to an end?, some wondered. Political academics were unsure what independent candidate Chadchart Sittipunt’s landslide win in Krung Thep might mean for the next general election. Some thought it might even lead to a general not being elected…. Chadchart was the minister of transport in the Yingluck Shinawatra government before she was kicked out to join “phee Tony” in fugitive exile. Brother Thaksin went online to suggest that the results were a kick in the teeth for Prayut and his cronies and may lead to his triumphal return. He called it an “omen for democracy”. Whenever I read stuff like this I think of a different ‘omen’, namely what happened to former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino who lasted only a few seconds after arriving back at Manila airport in 1983. He was due to go to jail. The airport is now named after him and a bronze plaque is on the tarmac where he was shot. Who actually did it remains uncertain to this day. Many were jailed on trumped up charges. Aquino’s wife Corazon was elected president after the people’s uprising that removed dictator Marcos from the Philippines in 1986. I was at the Philippines' embassy in Bangkok then joining in the celebrations. Now Marcos’s son Bong Bong is back in charge. Sometimes what goes on in the Philippines makes Thailand look almost normal. Manila was Rooster’s first and only stop on my initial foray to Asia in 1982 - a stopover on the way to see a mate who worked on the P&O liner The Canberra that was moored in Sydney. I returned to London far more amazed by the Philippines than Down Under. Its corruption seemed incredible for an Asian novice; Pope John Paul II had visited in 1981 and they’d put up giant wooden screens so he didn’t see the slums! The Manila archbishop was Cardinal Sin. Not to mention all of Imelda’s shoes. I always thought I would go back one day though I never have. During a year in Australia in 1984/5 I spent a great deal of time in the company of naturalized Filipinos….okay Filipinas! I even learnt a smattering of Tagalog. I met a lady called Charity who had a twin sister called Faith…..but there was no Hope. Despite being still in her teens she told me that her mother had forced her to marry a relative to get him residency status in the land of milk and honey. He arrived from Luzon for the ceremony and rather than have a wedding reception afterwards he had his golf clubs with him and went for a round! When immigration came calling they found Charity sleeping alone in a single bed with no male clothes in the wardrobe and the husband was promptly deported. After this revelation I went behind the family’s back to consult a Justice of the Peace who I worked with checking ads at the Yellow Pages in Milson’s Point. Together we succeeded in getting her a divorce. When the family found out I was not on their Xmas present list. I thought I’d get married and we even had a son. But the timing was wrong and I was in love with Thailand. Eventually we split up. The mother once called my flat in Bangkok in 1987 and said I would be shot in the next few days. I sat facing the door in restaurants for a while remembering that Charity’s mother once held a gun to her father’s head in Manila before they emigrated to Sydney. I recall being interrogated on the family sofa in Toongabbie and was followed by an aunt whenever I met Charity. I always felt I made the right choice in plumping for the madness of Thailand! Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Most people who have been to both, though not all, have tended to agree with me over the years. So to other news…. In Pattaya the victory of Poramet in the election for mayor spoke more of the patronage system than the tactical voting in Bangkok. Then “irregularities” emerged. It was not nice seeing departing mayor Sontaya - part of the infamous Kamnan Poh family who treats Pattaya as his personal fiefdom - holding up the victor’s hands. Poramet is appropriately nicknamed “Beer” but will probably never have to singh for his supper…. In ASEAN NOW forum news, Rooster was glad to see the return of the international news section on Wednesday after a brief hiatus. This was accompanied by the return of the former CEO of Thaivisa George Anderssen, a Hua Hin resident, as business development manager. A major overhaul of forum rules was promised. We’ve never met though I was happy to discover that George is one of my fans! He left Thaivisa a few months before I joined as a translator. In international news Australia welcomed a Labor government for the first time in many years. Not seeing Scott Morrison’s face will be a godsend. Anthony Albanese is the new PM and there are hopes that he will up Australia's green-cum-climate agenda. Stateside, the FBI said they had foiled a plot to kill George W. For the war in Iraq rather than his memorable gaffe confusing Ukraine with the Arab state. Twenty one people including 19 young children and two teachers were shot at a Texas school. Senator Ted Cruz refused to countenance gun control and President Biden appeared toothless to act. I recommend they read “Dunblaine - Our Year of Tears” about the school shooting in Scotland that helped Brits do something about the menace of guns. In sporting news the English Premier League ended in sensational fashion with a triumph for Manchester City who pipped gallant Liverpool who play Real Madrid tonight in the Champions League final (2 am Sunday Thai time). In Ireland at Punchestown a horse called Sawbuck won at 300-1, the joint highest price in the history of UK and Irish racing. The horse was the maximum 999-1 on exchange site Betfair and won quite easily. Back in Thailand the end of the pandemic was on again off again faster than a Nana girl’s drawers. But it looked as though those horrible masks would be officially ditched come mid-June. That’s well overdue. I think I shall burn mine like feminists used to do with their bras - anything for Facebook likes! In Thonburi a wealth father and daughter double act were arrested by the Anti-Human Trafficking cops for selling women into sex slavery in Bahrain. They denied it. The couple have made a huge fortune selling “moo ping” (pork balls) - if proven guilty let’s hope the court sticks it to them. Again in Pattaya, yet another Indian was relieved of his gold necklace - the sixth in just a few weeks. When are they going to learn to leave their necklaces in Delhi and be cautious when called “hansum” by random ladyboys? Latest story going mad internationally as well as in Thailand concerns monkeypox. If it causes any more disruption to me and my kids’ lives I promise to go ape. I read that it is spread through contact with bodily fluids. Expect Anutin to start making money out of condoms very soon. Through the late 1980s and 90s HIV/AIDS was the fear though it never decimated the sex industry. At least half a million Thai people contracted the virus and NGOs still say there are a lot more. Please protect yourself when sleeping with strangers. Apropos Anutin, he was in Geneva hobnobbing with WHO chief Dr Tedros, thrilled that Thailand had been named a BioHub. The health minister is on the crest of a wave right now with some of the pandemic debacles well and truly behind him Expect a bold bid to be the next PM for Bhumjaithai; I’m sure he’ll do better than Boris because the British will not forget “partygate” at the polls. In lottery news the Thai media sank to new depths when they covered a tragic story of how a 64 year old fisherman died when he got entangled in his own net. His son-in-law found him under the water. 77kaoded reported that the Lopburi locals were banking on the victim’s age and the number of fish he caught for next week's draw. Words fail me, and that doesn't happen often! Less ghoulish but just as idiotic were people in Klaeng, Rayong who thought that Manop’s albino eel was the answer. They were pictured lighting joss-sticks and praying for luck by a black bucket. Finally the most amusing story of the week was the continuing obsession with Phra Bida - “christened” as the Holy Father by devout atheist Rooster. His “second coming” after his arrest for having his disciples eat his body fluids was to instruct a lawyer to sue the governor of Chaiyaphum for trespass and dereliction of duty. Fair play to governor Kraisorn who mocked the loony cultist on Facebook calling him “his holiness”. And saying that he regarded Phra Bida’s arrest as a badge of honor for him in his civil service career. It’s high time more of these charlatans were put behind bars. Rooster -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-28 - 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. 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

Recently, the Thai government announced an increase in special subsidies for the elderly who receive the state pension in fiscal year 2022. They will get an extra payment of 100-250 baht for April through September 2022. It means that, if you are 60 years old and receive a subsidy 600 baht, you will get an extra 100 baht, all in all you will receive 700 baht for 6 months. Senior citizens who do not have other sources of income, however, are struggling to live on state subsidies. Source: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/why-some-elderly-thais-cannot-afford-to-retire/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-05-28 - 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.

Anutin: No monkeypox in Thailand - suspected cases just turn out to be herpes Sanook Thai Caption: No monkeypox in Thailand Thailand's DPM and Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated yesterday that there were no confirmed cases of monkeypox in the kingdom. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260991-anutin-no-monkeypox-in-thailand-suspected-cases-just-turn-out-to-be-herpes/

Sanook Thai Caption: No monkeypox in Thailand Thailand's DPM and Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated yesterday that there were no confirmed cases of monkeypox in the kingdom. The only suspected cases from countries being monitored for the disease turned out to just be herpes, reported Sanook. The minister was answering press questions at health ministry HQ in Bangkok yesterday after getting back from the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Thursday. He had been apprised of the monkeypox situation by Dr Rome Buathong of the International Communicable Disease Control and Quarantine Division. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe People still had to register for Thailand Pass and any suspected cases would be handled by the Barasnaradura Institute who would do testing. He urged the continued wearing of masks, frequent hand washing and social distancing. He said he had raised the question of monkeypox and vaccines with WHO chief Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus who assured him of assistance if required. Thailand was ready, however, with measures of its own in this regard saying that the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has kept frozen smallpox vaccine for more than 40 years and sent it to the Department of Medical Science for quality inspection already. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-28 - 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. 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

Prayuth latest: Has a swipe at social media for always making trouble where there is none Picture: Thai Rath Thai Prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was in a mixture of moods yesterday as his team completed the Nikkei Forum in Japan. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260990-prayuth-latest-has-a-swipe-at-social-media-for-always-making-trouble-where-there-is-none/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was in a mixture of moods yesterday as his team completed the Nikkei Forum in Japan. It was a mixture of satisfaction and frustration. He was happy that the government was doing good work but annoyed that detractors - especially those on social media - were always picking a fight over nothing. He praised the work done by the government in being a pivotal part of ASEAN and ASIA for the good of the people and said that work will continue. He accepted that some will agree and some will disagree. But what is it about Thai politics, he asked, where people are always finding something negative to say. Prayuth had been pictured on the plane going to Japan and social media comment had been rife about what he was actually reading. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe "What is wrong with Thai politics and social media?" he asked, suggesting that they were always reading something into what he was reading! His focus was on making a better Thailand and working for the good of the nation and it's place in the region, reported Thai Rath. Sanook had several pictures with the caption "they're always making trouble". Prayuth was speaking from the Palace Hotel in Tokyo where he was having lunch with his entourage. ASEAN NOW notes that such mild outbursts, and sometimes more vituperative ones, have always been a feature of Prayuth's tenure since he seized power in a coup in 2014. The former army general has never fully got used to criticism of his role and efforts as a politician. Despite no longer being a general perhaps he misses the days when he could give orders and the subalterns would jump to attention. And there was no criticism of his actions. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-28 - 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. 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

Tobacco is bad for the planet and the health World No Tobacco Day, May 31 this year, highlights the detrimental impacts of tobacco on the environment. (photo by Freepik.com) Smoking and second-hand smoking not only cause cancer and other respiratory diseases but tobacco use also has a negative impact on the environment, both of which place a significant burden on public health and the economy. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260984-tobacco-is-bad-for-the-planet-and-the-health/

World No Tobacco Day, May 31 this year, highlights the detrimental impacts of tobacco on the environment. (photo by Freepik.com) Smoking and second-hand smoking not only cause cancer and other respiratory diseases but tobacco use also has a negative impact on the environment, both of which place a significant burden on public health and the economy. “Tobacco is killing our planet. Every stage of the production and use of a cigarette – from farming to manufacturing and from selling to smoking and littering contributes significantly to environmental pollution,” said Dr. Olivia Nieveras of World Health Organization (WHO) Thailand. She was speaking at a hybrid seminar held last week to mark World No Tobacco Day on May 31, which this year highlights the detrimental impacts of tobacco on the environment. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Smoking costs Thailand over 350 billion baht per year in health-care expenses and lost productivity or around 2.1% of the country’s GDP. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/tobacco-is-bad-for-the-planet-and-the-health/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-05-28 - 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.

Venice tourists swim nude in canals and vandalize church Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Summer in the northern hemisphere is hotting up, travel chaos reigns, and tourists are intent on having some "revenge travel." Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260983-venice-tourists-swim-nude-in-canals-and-vandalize-church/

Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Summer in the northern hemisphere is hotting up, travel chaos reigns, and tourists are intent on having some "revenge travel." And in Venice, that makes for a perfect storm of visitors behaving badly. The past couple of weeks have seen a slew of tourist transgressions in the city, from skinny dipping in the UNESCO-preserved canals to vandalizing one of the city's iconic churches. On the night of May 15-16, the façade of the Redentore church -- designed by Renaissance "starchitect" Andrea Palladio, and the site of perhaps the city's most famous festival -- was vandalized. Full story: https://us.cnn.com/travel/article/venice-vandalism-naked-swimming/index.html -- © Copyright CNN 2022-05-28

US gun control: What is the NRA and why is it so powerful? Relatives of children at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde gathered at a nearby civic centre IMAGE SOURCE, REUTERS In the wake of a school shooting in Texas that left 19 children and two adults dead, President Biden asked: "When are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?" Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260979-us-gun-control-what-is-the-nra-and-why-is-it-so-powerful/

Relatives of children at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde gathered at a nearby civic centre //IMAGE SOURCE, REUTERS In the wake of a school shooting in Texas that left 19 children and two adults dead, President Biden asked: "When are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?" The National Rifle Association (NRA), the largest gun-owners' organisation in the US, lobbies against gun-control laws. It is holding its annual meeting in Texas, from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 May. What has the NRA said about the Texas shooting? The NRA condemned the shooting in Uvalde, calling it a "horrific and evil crime" and "the act of a lone, deranged criminal". It said it would "redouble our commitment to making our schools secure." Full story: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35261394 -- © Copyright BBC 2022-05-28

Palestinian report says Israel deliberately killed Al Jazeera's Shireen Abu Aqla By Raffi Berg BBC News Shireen Abu Aqla's killing drew outrage and condemnation around the world IMAGE SOURCE, EPA A Palestinian investigation has concluded that Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Aqla was intentionally shot dead by an Israeli soldier. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260978-palestinian-report-says-israel-deliberately-killed-al-jazeeras-shireen-abu-aqla/

Shireen Abu Aqla's killing drew outrage and condemnation around the world IMAGE SOURCE, EPA By Raffi Berg BBC News A Palestinian investigation has concluded that Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Aqla was intentionally shot dead by an Israeli soldier. Announcing the findings, the Palestinian attorney general said "the only shooting was by the occupation forces, with the aim of killing". The Israeli defence minister rejected the report, calling it "a blatant lie". Full story: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61562545 -- © Copyright BBC 2022-05-28

Swedish woman dies after being hit by motorcycle in Thailand by Gregers Møller A Swedish woman died after being hit in Khao Lak in Thailand by a motorcycle. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260976-swedish-woman-dies-after-being-hit-by-motorcycle-in-thailand/