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Navy Seal to the rescue after mother and child drive into klong in NE Thailand Sanook Thai Caption: Two lives saved Sanook reported praise for a Thai Navy Seal after he happened to be passing and saw a car drive off the road into a klong at a bend. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263338-navy-seal-to-the-rescue-after-mother-and-child-drive-into-klong-in-ne-thailand/

Sanook Thai Caption: Two lives saved Sanook reported praise for a Thai Navy Seal after he happened to be passing and saw a car drive off the road into a klong at a bend. Chief Petty Officer 3rd Class Anuchit Phromdonkloi dived into the water and managed to rescue a mother (aged about 48) and her child. Anuchit said that the child has terminal cancer and was on the back seat unable to help himself get out. They were both recovering from their ordeal that was featured in a TikTok post under the name tankook2533 on Friday. The accident and rescue happened in So Phisai district, Bung Kan in Thailand's north east. Anuchit was on his way to his own mother's funeral at the time. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-20 - 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: Sanook

Cambodians tooled up and ready to fight - immigration/police make 6 arrests in Samrong dept store Daily News Thai Caption: Fighting with rivals of same nationality (Cambodian) Security at what Daily News called a "famous department store in Samrong", Samut Prakan, called the authorities after seeing a group of Cambodian young men behaving suspiciously yesterday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263335-cambodians-tooled-up-and-ready-to-fight-immigrationpolice-make-6-arrests-in-samrong-dept-store/

Daily News Thai Caption: Fighting with rivals of same nationality (Cambodian) Security at what Daily News called a "famous department store in Samrong", Samut Prakan, called the authorities after seeing a group of Cambodian young men behaving suspiciously yesterday. Samut Prakan immigration and Samrong Neua police made six arrests, all Cambodians, on the fifth floor. One of the men, Pas, aged 20, hurt his head falling over while running after trying to get a large sword like weapon out from his waistband. Picture: Daily News Boy, 18, and Tep, 19 were found in possession of eight ping pong explosive devices and two sharp iron rods that they claimed were for their own protection after they were attacked by compatriots in another gang before. Daily News had a picture of a knife disguised to look like a comb. Three others had no weapons. None of the miscreants had any papers on them. Boy and Tep were charged with possession of the explosives, weapons possession in a public place and illegal entry. The others were charged with illegal entry and possessing weapons and all were detained. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-20 - 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

Gang "burning rubber" on the highway will soon be caught, say Rayong police Picture: Thai Rath Pluak Daeng police in Rayong, eastern Thailand, said they know the identity of a group of men revving up a pick-up and causing black smoke from the tires on the highway. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263332-gang-burning-rubber-on-the-highway-will-soon-be-caught-say-rayong-police/

Picture: Thai Rath Pluak Daeng police in Rayong, eastern Thailand, said they know the identity of a group of men revving up a pick-up and causing black smoke from the tires on the highway. There were many cheers from onlookers outside a concert called "Style Sai Joh" that took place next to a gas station in Soi Suphan. Road users were less amused by the noise, filthy smoke and potential danger. Pol Lt-Col Tossaphol Premkamol told Thai Rath over the phone that they knew the identity of the miscreants and the plate of the pick-up. They would be caught today or very soon thereafter. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-20 - 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

Holy Father latest: Says he's suing Dr Fish, the governor and health services - disciple supports him too Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath went to the hermitage in Phu Kradung, Loei, where the so called Holy Father or Phra Bida is holed up with about 30 disciples. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263330-holy-father-latest-says-hes-suing-dr-fish-the-governor-and-health-services-disciple-supports-him-too/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath went to the hermitage in Phu Kradung, Loei, where the so called Holy Father or Phra Bida is holed up with about 30 disciples. Thawee Nanra, 75 - the bare -chested mystic at the center of claims his food products contained bodily secretions and he was keeping corpses - was raided recently by a social activist called Mor Pla (Dr Fish) and the Chaiyaphum governor Kraisorn Kongchalat and health services at a retreat in Kon San, Chaiyaphum. He then moved onto Loei. Reporters found the way to the "Rai Yoo Yen Pen Suk" (Peaceful and Happy place) barred by a barrier but they were permitted entry. There were ten pick-ups and cars parked there. The disciples were in a house and the Holy Father was in a chair more than willing to give an interview. He confirmed previous reports that he was suing Mor Pla for trespass and defamation and the Chaiyaphum governor for trespass. He said they didn't have a warrant to search his place. He is also suing the Chaiyaphum health department for suggesting that his food products contained feces. "Yes, it's true that I will be taking them to court," intoned the holy one. "Their "live" filmed intrusion caused me considerable damage and the governor was over the top. "And I deny there was feces in the food. I got the products from elsewhere and it's just victimization. They tested out of date stock and no one wants it now and it's all gone rotten anyway". Disciple Wilaiwan, 46, came up with an even more outlandish story as she supported her mentor. She said she was suing Mor Pla herself for suggesting that her one month old infant died from ingesting the holy father's feces and urine. She said the truth of the matter was that the infant died from a blood disorder at Chaiyaphum Hospital. She requested taking the infant's body to the retreat after she claimed to have had a dream in which the child asked to be taken there. She claimed that the Holy Father speaks nothing but the truth and has caused no trouble to anyone. Least of all her - he has helped her get money, she suggested. in previous stories reported by ASEAN NOW the governor has smirked at suggestions he will be sued saying: "Go ahead - I consider my actions to be a badge of honor". -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-20 - 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

PrikPot Sparks Thailand’s Online Cannabis Market Thailand's nascent cannabis industry has a flagship online retailer straight out of the legislative gates. 09 June 2022 was the dawning of a new age in Thailand. That is not hyperbole or exaggeration. Info: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263328-prikpot-sparks-thailand’s-online-cannabis-market/

Thailand's nascent cannabis industry has a flagship online retailer straight out of the legislative gates. 09 June 2022 was the dawning of a new age in Thailand. That is not hyperbole or exaggeration. As a nation, Thailand has become the first in Asia to legalize cannabis, leading the way with a modern take on an industry with huge potential, and taking down unwarranted stigma from a crop that has myriad benefits. This raises some very prevalent questions from the uninitiated and experienced enthusiast alike: Now that cannabis is legal, what sources are reliable, safe and high-quality? Now that cannabis is legal, can this product come to me rather than me to it? Undoubtedly, PrikPot has the right answers to those and many more thoughts on interested individual's minds. With two-and-a-half decades experience in digital marketing and social media, the company brings a consummate approach to quality of service and communication with anyone interested in their products. The ink on the legislation passed earlier this month is barely dry and PrikPot.com already has a comprehensive list of premium cannabis strains that are 100% organic, developed by providers with years of growing expertise at their backs. Alongside a line up that will turn heads, customers will have the added pleasure of great value for money as PrikPot’s prices are not only competitive but include free shipping to any destination in Thailand. Buying from the site is seamless, efficient, and convenient from the first page one sees until the final click to confirm your order. That’s all it takes, and the cannabis of a customer’s choosing is on its way. At the time of writing, PrikPot’s cannabis listings include Sativa, Indica, and Hybrid strains, with some Keif thrown in for good measure. Here is a full list of what is on offer: Blue OG (Hybrid) Café Racer (Hybrid) Cookies Kush (Indica Gigabud (Indica) Jack Herer (Sativa) Kief (in limited quantities) Mandarin Cookies V2 (Hybrid) Monster OG (Indica) Original Trainwreck (Hybrid) Peach Sherbert (Hybrid) Silky Delight (Hybrid) Skunk #11 (Hybrid) Skywalker Haze (Hybrid) Strawberry Kush (Hybrid) Tropical Runtz (Hybrid) White Lavender (Hybrid) An impressive selection of entirely organic cannabis strains that will only grow from here. Making top-tier cannabis available to anyone in Thailand is not where PrikPot stops with their philosophy of quality over everything. Their ordering system allows for direct bank transfer or cash on delivery, the latter meaning a customer does not pay a single Baht until the courier hands them a package. Orders confirmed before 13:00 Monday through Friday will benefit from same day shipping and arrive at a customer’s door the next day. Any orders placed outside that window may take two nights to reach their destinations. Even with a comprehensive website, stellar product, attractive pricing and customer-friendly shipping options, PrikPot knows there will still be questions on their customers’ minds and inquiries they wish to make directly. For that, the company has grabbed the bull by the horns, allowing anyone to send a message through their website, chat live with an associate, or send emails to clear up any questions a customer may have. This is the full-service cannabis retailer that Thailand didn’t know it needed. It’s here and ready to serve. Members of ASEAN NOW are entitled to a 10% discount on all orders. Just enter the discount code ASEAN10 at the time of checkout. Learn more at: https://go.prikpot.com/aseannow

Drunk driver plows into 7 parked vehicles in Samut Prakan - he denies it but CCTV tells otherwise Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that many vehicles were damaged and there was an injury after a pick-up driven by a drunk driver plowed into parked cars. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263327-drunk-driver-plows-into-7-parked-vehicles-in-samut-prakan-he-denies-it-but-cctv-tells-otherwise/

Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that many vehicles were damaged and there was an injury after a pick-up driven by a drunk driver plowed into parked cars. Bang Plee police attended the scene in Soi Wat Sriwaree Noi in Bang Chalong on Saturday night. They found an Isuzu with its front smashed in. CCTV recorded the moment of impact. It showed the pick-up coming from Lat Krabang at speed before the driver lost control. A witness reported no attempt to brake as people jumped out of the way. The injured person was taken to a local hospital. Wani, 48, the driver of the pick-up looked drunk and said he had had 4 bottles of beer from 6pm. It was now about 9pm. He said he was going home from his company to Ramkhamhaeng. He claimed at first that he was not responsible - there had already been a collision - but the CCTV showed otherwise and he was arrested. His alcohol level was 226 mg, well over the limit. He was charged with drunk driving causing damage and injury. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-20 - 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

Older female driver plows into front of pharmacy - wrong gear suspected Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that a female driver aged about 50 was caught on CCTV plowing into the front of the Pharma Med chemists on the Bang Bo Road in Samut Prakan. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263325-older-female-driver-plows-into-front-of-pharmacy-wrong-gear-suspected/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that a female driver aged about 50 was caught on CCTV plowing into the front of the Pharma Med chemists on the Bang Bo Road in Samut Prakan. She was supposed to be reversing after coming into the store to buy her meds. The owner of the store Pornkanok Sianglam was with her husband at the time but they were both lucky to escape injury as the car hit a table and the counter. She told the media over the phone that the damage had still not been repaired after the incident last Monday. Near closing time a woman aged about 50 and her daughter had come into the store, made their purchases and left. She asked the older lady driver if she had gone into the wrong gear but she was too shocked to reply leaving her daughter to contact the insurance company. Pornkanok said that no repairs have yet been made giving her concern about drugs that need to be kept in air-conditioning and possible theft at night. She reported the matter to the Bang Bo police. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-20 - 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: Siam Rath

Dozens of factory workers in lucky escape as company bus collides with barrier near bend Daily News Thai Caption: Lost it at a bend Daily News reported that rescue services were on the scene on the Nakhon Ratchasima - Kabinburi road (Route 304, MK marker 173) after a bus carrying several dozen factory workers failed to negotiate a bend. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263323-dozens-of-factory-workers-in-lucky-escape-as-company-bus-collides-with-barrier-near-bend/

Daily News Thai Caption: Lost it at a bend Daily News reported that rescue services were on the scene on the Nakhon Ratchasima - Kabinburi road (Route 304, MK marker 173) after a bus carrying several dozen factory workers failed to negotiate a bend. It hit the barrier but didn't topple over into the central ditch. The front windshield was smashed. The driver was 45 year old Wirat Wongphan. Shocked passengers from a factory in the Kabinburi Industrial estate said they were on their way home after overtime and noticed the bus moving sharply from side to side two or three times before the collision. Picture: Daily News They felt they were lucky that the bus didn't fall into the ditch. The accident happened outside the Chao Phor Seua shrine at a bend where the media said there had been many accidents causing injuries and fatalities mostly involving buses and trucks. Investigations into the cause of the accident continue. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-20 - 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

NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Monday June 20 2022 Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263322-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-monday-june-20-2022/

Listen to the news: The department of education has now banned the sale of food and drinks that contain cannabis as well as banning the plant for recreational purposes at universities. University heads have also been told to organise activities and promote the proper use of the plant to students and local communities. A recent poll shows people are concerned about inappropriate use of cannabis among children and teens. Police were deployed at Din Daeng yesterday afternoon where they urged a small number of anti-government protesters not to be verbally abusive against them. The crowd chanted Release our friends! And Prayut get out!" The government committee will meet today to review overpriced lottery tickets and discuss ways that vendors may sell and increase the number of tickets sold online.. More than 5 million lottery tickets sold online in just 3 days for the draw due to take place on July 1st. Police in Bangkok say a man has confessed to walking into a gold shop over the weekend with a gun and making off with a necklace worth 2 million baht. Officers say the man was distressed after his crypto currency investments suffered major losses. The Progressive Liquor Bill is due to be put to parliament. Under the bill people would be permitted to homebrew alcohol and small and medium breweries would be allowed to operate. Region: Philippines: The daughter of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, 44 year old Sara Duterte-Carpio was sworn in as the country's 15th vice president yesterday. She said: The days ahead may be full of challenges that call for us to be more united as a nation," her role is due to start on 30th June. Japan: A 5.2 quake struck off the western coastal prefecture of Ishi-kawa yesterday afternoon, there were no reports of injury or major damage. Sunny becoming cloudy with isolated showers Chiang Mai: Sunny becoming cloudy with isolated thunder showers this afternoon 33C Bangkok: Sunny hot 36C Pattaya and SE: Sunny partly cloudy Dry 33C Phuket and the South: Bright, partly cloudy 30C Hua Hin: Fine sunny and hot becoming cloudy, perhaps an isolated shower late this afternoon 33C Listen Live: Surf 102.5 Facebook: Surf 102.5 -- © Copyright SURF 102.5 FM 2022-06-20 - 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!

Progressive Liquor Bill moves a step closer to passing, says Move Forward MP By Erich Parpart The historic Progressive Liquor Bill could become law before the end of 2022, a parliamentarian who introduced the new Bill told Thai Enquirer on Monday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263318-progressive-liquor-bill-moves-a-step-closer-to-passing-says-move-forward-mp/

By Erich Parpart The historic Progressive Liquor Bill could become law before the end of 2022, a parliamentarian who introduced the new Bill told Thai Enquirer on Monday. Move Forward MP Taopiphop Limjittrakorn, one of the key proponent of the bill, told Thai Enquirer by phone that the draft still had to make its way through a committee before a second and third reading but that he was feeling ’positive.’ A 25-member committee was set up to scrutinise the Bill after it passed its first reading last week. If passed, the Progressive Liquor Bill would allow Thais to practice homebrewing and for small and medium breweries to enter the alcohol market. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/41006/progressive-liquor-bill-moves-a-step-closer-to-passing-says-move-forward-mp/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-06-20 - 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!

Thailand's Roads: The carnage continues as drunk piles into parked cars; "700 dead in June" Picture: Daily News Daily News - who have been running a campaign to raise awareness about the perils of the Thai roads for several years - reported 27 fatalities "at the scene" on Saturday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263314-thailands-roads-the-carnage-continues-as-drunk-piles-into-parked-cars-700-dead-in-june/

Picture: Daily News Daily News - who have been running a campaign to raise awareness about the perils of the Thai roads for several years - reported 27 fatalities "at the scene" on Saturday. This brought the total to 700 deaths so far this month (June 1st to 18th) according to Dr Thaejing Siriphanich of the Thai Anti-Drink Driving Foundation. The number did not tally with Daily News' monthly figures. The media cautioned that the number was low due to multiple agencies not reporting the numbers at the weekend until Tuesday. Picture: Daily News The media reported that so far this year there have been 6,877 deaths. This compares to 6,909 in the same period last year. To highlight awareness Daily News chose to mention a pick-up driven by a drunk driver that plowed into around half a dozen vehicles parked by the side of the road in Bang Plee, Samut Prakan, reported elsewhere on ASEAN NOW. Picture: Daily News ASEAN NOW notes that the country is once again heading for about 14,000 annual at the scene deaths. The reality when fatalities on the way to and at hospitals are added the figure is well in excess of 20,000 per year. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-20 - 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

World Sports News - Monday 20 June 2022 by Chili Radio Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263313-world-sports-news-monday-20-june-2022-by-chili-radio/

Listen to the news: Golf - Britain's Matt Fitzpatrick has won the US Open at The Country Club Brookline finishing on 6 under 68 in his final round. The 27 year old who is from Sheffield Yorkshire, not only earned his first championship title but also won his first victory on a PGA Tour. Scotty Scheffler and Will Zalatoris tied for 2nd. F1 - Red Bull's Max Verstappen held off a late challenge from Ferrari's Carlos Sainz to win the Canadian Grand Prix. The two started the final 15 laps nose to tail after a late safety car but, despite heavy pressure from Sainz, Verstappen held on with older tyres. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell took third and fourth for Mercedes as Ferrari's Charles Leclerc recovered to fifth from the back of the grid. Verstappen extended his championship lead over Leclerc to 49 points. Athletics - Britain's double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes has revealed she is gay, The 52-year-old, who won gold in the 800 and 1,500 metres at the 2004 Games in Athens, said she had known she was gay since she was 17. Swimming - Fina, swimming's world governing body, has voted to stop transgender athletes from competing in women's elite races if they have gone through any part of the process of male puberty. Fina will also aim to establish an 'open' category at competitions for swimmers whose gender identity is different than their birth sex. Download the Chili Radio app : https://chiliradio.app for Chili Pop and Chili Classics. -- © Copyright Chili RADIO 2022-06-20 Chili Radio: https://chiliradiothailand.com Listen Live: https://chiliradio.asia - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

Thai vet becomes first person in the world to get Covid from a cat, Thai media Daily News Caption: Because the cat sneezed in (the vet's) face Thai media Daily News reported yesterday that a Thai vet is the first reported case in the world to get Covid-19 from a cat. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1263311-thai-vet-becomes-first-person-in-the-world-to-get-covid-from-a-cat-thai-media/