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Centre, Poramase Ngampiches Poramase Ngampiches of the “We Love Pattaya group” has won the Pattaya mayoral election, according to the unofficial results from fresh elections held yesterday (Sunday) at two polling stations, following a delay in issuing results from the May 22nd election, the first such in a decade, due to a mismatch between the number of ballots cast and registered voters. Altogether he garnered 14,482 votes, followed by Sinchai Wattanasartsathorn of Pattaya Ruamjai group, who received 12,524 votes. Kittisak Nilwattanathochai, of the Move Forward party-backed Pattaya Future group, came third, with 8,774 votes and Sakchai Tanghoh received 990 votes. 38,524 of the 78,018 eligible voters cast ballots, representing a 49.38% voter turnout. There were 1,004 invalid votes and 750 blank ballots. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/we-love-pattaya-candidate-wins-pattaya-mayoral-election/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-13 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

Officials out in force in Silom Soi 4 and Patpong - Covid, fire and safety checks to fulfil new governor's aims Daily News Thai Caption: Stressing the requirements Daily News reported that recently elected Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has a 216 point checklist to "Make Bangkok Livable For All" again post pandemic. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262601-officials-out-in-force-in-silom-soi-4-and-patpong-covid-fire-and-safety-checks-to-fulfil-new-governors-aims/

Daily News Thai Caption: Stressing the requirements Daily News reported that recently elected Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has a 216 point checklist to "Make Bangkok Livable For All" again post pandemic. As part of this a priority is to get the Thai capital's famed nightlife back on track. Picture: Daily News With this in mind a host of officials headed by Bangkok Metropolitan Authority advisor Pol Gen Adit Ngamjitsuksri went to Silom Soi 4 and Patpong in Bang Rak. He was joined by Bang Rak district officials, local police, firemen, rescue services, the military and excise officials. Picture: Daily News Top of their priorities was to ensure that Covid protocols including vaccinations for staff were all being followed and 12 pm ending for the serving of alcohol was being observed. They were also checking that fire and other safety considerations were all in place for the benefit of tourists. The aim is to get everything back to normal as soon as possible after the pandemic. Picture: Daily News -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-13 - 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. 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

Middle age lady nips off to the toilet and comes back with "evidence" of payment on phone - gets away with free meal Picture: Daily News Somneuk Thepphotha, 37, the owner of Butcher Boy in Pak Kret Nonthaburi, a quality beef restaurant, went to Daily News after being ripped off by a customer. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262596-middle-age-lady-nips-off-to-the-toilet-and-comes-back-with-evidence-of-payment-on-phone-gets-away-with-free-meal/

Picture: Daily News Somneuk Thepphotha, 37, the owner of Butcher Boy in Pak Kret Nonthaburi, a quality beef restaurant, went to Daily News after being ripped off by a customer. He said that three people - two women and a man - arrived on a motorcycle and after racking up a bill of 2,080 baht for dinner on Friday said they wanted to scan the payment. Picture: Daily News But one of the diners said she preferred not to pay at the table as she had an urgent need to use the toilet. She dashed off and emerged a short while later with "evidence" of payment on her phone that the server accepted. Picture: Daily News After the diners had left the server checked and the scan turned out to be fake. No money had been added to the account. Somneuk went to file a report with the Rattanathibet police and contacted the bank who confirmed no payment had been made. Picture: Daily News He said he was prepared to accept an apology from the diner if payment is made. If not he wants the matter prosecuted fully. These times without many customers were hard enough as it is he said as he obliged the media with some handy pointing to the now empty table and lavatory. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-13 - 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. 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

PETA’s orientalism threatens local jobs in Thailand with ill-informed monkey campaign By Erich Parpart and Cod Satrusayang An ill-informed campaign by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) to ban a coconut milk company is threatening local livelihoods in Thailand and is notable for being patently false and terrifically orientalist. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262595-peta’s-orientalism-threatens-local-jobs-in-thailand-with-ill-informed-monkey-campaign/

Woman on phone to man - before she ends call assailant arrives and stabs her to death Daily News Thai Caption: Stabbed to death multiple times Witnesses in Chiang Mai told told how they heard a woman arguing with someone on the phone outside a convenience store in Ban Pakha, Doi Saket, reported Daily News. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262594-woman-on-phone-to-man-before-she-ends-call-assailant-arrives-and-stabs-her-to-death/

Daily News Thai Caption: Stabbed to death multiple times Witnesses in Chiang Mai told told how they heard a woman arguing with someone on the phone outside a convenience store in Ban Pakha, Doi Saket, reported Daily News. Before she'd put the phone down a man arrived on a motorcycle, parked and launched himself at the victim and stabbed her multiple times. Suphaporn, or May, 39 from Ban Yang Thong in the Doi Saket area had four stab wounds to the chest, ribs and abdomen. She died on the way to or at hospital after attempts to save her at the scene failed. Doi Saket police have studied CCTV and said they are aware of the identity of the attacker. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-13 - 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. 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

Video: Netizens slam irresponsible young people in nighttime antics on car roof Sanook Thai Caption: Don't try this Footage posted to a site that translates "So You Wanna Be Famous" showed the moments when a person on a Honda Jazz roof pretended to be swimming. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262589-video-netizens-slam-irresponsible-young-people-in-nighttime-antics-on-car-roof/

Sanook Thai Caption: Don't try this Footage posted to a site that translates "So You Wanna Be Famous" showed the moments when a person on a Honda Jazz roof pretended to be swimming. They had nothing to hold onto as motorcyclists coming up behind cheered. The crazy antics at a roundabout in Bang Saen, Chonburi, central east Thailand, at 4 am were widely criticised by netizens. Sanook went to the area after and spoke to Trai Khunnatham Chonburi rescue personnel Sasiporn, 22, and Panusorn, 26. Initially the person was on the bonnet, they said, then went on the roof with nothing to hold onto as they circled the roundabout. They said the person responsible was risking death and should think about the appropriateness of their actions. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-13 - 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. 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

Students seriously injured after being hit by motorcycle on Zebra - CCTV footage is clear Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath published a story about yet another school student being hit and seriously injured by a motorcyclist while crossing a zebra on the way to class in the morning. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262587-students-seriously-injured-after-being-hit-by-motorcycle-on-zebra-cctv-footage-is-clear/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath published a story about yet another school student being hit and seriously injured by a motorcyclist while crossing a zebra on the way to class in the morning. It follows another incident in Chiang Mai. Picture: Siam Rath This time the M2 - second year of secondary - female student suffered a fracture of the leg/groin area. The media had clear footage from CCTV. Picture: Siam Rath Chartchai Chitkadechanarong, deputy director of Banharn Jemsai Withaya 3 school in Dan Chang sub-district of Suphanburi, central Thailand, said that teachers and security were immediately on the scene and a passing ambulance ferried the injured teen to Dan Chang hospital. She was later transferred to another hospital. Picture: Siam Rath Pol Lt-Col Jetsada Panichwong deputy at the Dan Chang police said that the motorcyclist did not flee the scene. They said they had difficulty stopping in time. The person responsible is a local employee who was on their way to work. The person has been in touch with the parents and will be prosecuted. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-13 - 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. 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 13 2022 Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262586-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-monday-june-13-2022/

Listen to the news: Police attempted to serve an arrest warrant on The father of Deputy Education Minister Kanok-wan Vila-wan yesterday but were unable to find him, Soon-torn Vila-wan, chairman of the local authority in Prachin Buri is ‘wanted’ over the occupation of some 150 rai of land in Khao Yai National Park. Bangkok's new governor Chad-chart Sitti-punt, has plans to assist the homeless and disabled to improve their quality of life. He said Bangkok's homeless population increased by some 30 percent as people lost jobs due to Covid, His new project would provide support with finding new jobs and give access to cheap housing supported by the Human Settlement Foundation. Police in Taiwan investigating the murder of a Thai couple last week, may seek assistance from Thai police. They suspect the murderer was a Thai national and may have fled back to Thailand after leaving the bodies of the couple in a parked car at a train station near Taipei. Operators of inter-provincial buses say they will reduce or halt some services due to the increase in the price of diesel. Locally police were called after a shooting at a music festival in Ban Lat Phetchaburi left one person dead, the 39 yr old male was shot 3 times. Details are vague but it appears the incident followed an argument with the shooter who was drunk and fled on a motorcycle. He was later involved in an accident and arrested, police also found the weapon used in the attack. Region: Beijing: warned its relationship with the United States would not improve unless Washington stops trying to “suppress and contain China on all fronts”. Speaking at Asia’s top security summit in Singapore, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said Beijing was committed to peaceful development and maintaining international order, but stressed that it would “fight to the very end” if its core interests, such as Taiwan,were threatened. The general added: “We should seek peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation rather than power politics. Speaking at the same summit Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang said: Taiwan does not want to close the door to China and is willing to engage in the spirit of goodwill, but on an equal basis and without political preconditions, Chiang Mai: cloudy rain thundershowers 34C Bangkok: Bright but cloudy 36C Pattaya and SE: Sunny partly cloudy Dry 32 Phuket and the South: Bright, Cloudy Dry 30C Hua Hin: Fine Sunny becoming cloudy, perhaps some rain later this afternoon 33C Listen Live: Surf 102.5 Facebook: Surf 102.5 -- © Copyright SURF 102.5 FM 2022-06-13 - 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. Easiest way to own or rent a car in Thailand - click here to find out more!

World Sports News - Monday 13 June 2022 by Chili Radio Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262577-world-sports-news-monday-13-june-2022-by-chili-radio/

Listen to the news: Football - In last night's Nations League action Spain saw off the Czech Republic in Malaga to move into top spot in Nations League Group A2, 2-0 they won. Haris Seferovic scored the fastest goal in the tournament's short history to give Switzerland a 1-0 victory over Portugal, he scored after 55 seconds. Erling Haaland continued his prolific international form with two goals as Norway beat Sweden 3-2. There were also wins for Greece, North Macedonia and Malta. Coach Mauricio Pochettino is to leave Paris St-Germain following talks with the club at the end of last week. PSG are still to make a formal announcement but it is understood the former Tottenham manager will not serve the final year of his contract. F1 - Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and took control of the World Championship after an engine failure on Charles Leclerc's Ferrari. Verstappen led team-mate Sergio Perez to a Red Bull one-two, as George Russell took third for Mercedes, with team-mate Lewis Hamilton finishing fourth. Cricket - Centuries from Joe Root who is 163 not out and Ollie Pope who scored 145 kept England in the second Test with New Zealand on the third day at Trent Bridge Nottingham UK. New Zealand scored 553. England in reply are 473 - 5 off 114 overs. -- © Copyright Chili RADIO 2022-06-13 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!

There’s a new generation of tourists visiting Hua Hin for health and wellness By Jonathan Fairfield Mr. Vaipanya Kongkwanyuen, Chiva-Som General Manager Earlier this year Thailand announced plans to lure more foreign tourists by aiming to establish itself as a leading destination for medical and wellness tourism. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262571-there’s-a-new-generation-of-tourists-visiting-hua-hin-for-health-and-wellness/

Mr. Vaipanya Kongkwanyuen, Chiva-Som General Manager By Jonathan Fairfield Earlier this year Thailand announced plans to lure more foreign tourists by aiming to establish itself as a leading destination for medical and wellness tourism. Promoting itself as a medical tourism hub is one of the key drivers of Thailand’s tourism industry in the post COVID-19 era. Hua Hin and Cha Am will be among the first locations in Thailand to be promoted as destinations for medical and wellness tourism. If the plans prove successful, it could be a major boon for Thailand, and also Hua Hin and Cha Am in particular. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/local-news/theres-a-new-generation-of-tourists-visiting-hua-hin-for-health-and-wellness/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 2022-06-11 - 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!

10-kilogram monitor lizard caught after clawing into water storage room of Pattaya hotel By Tanakorn Panyadee Pattaya — A 10-kilogram monitor lizard was caught after clawing into the water storage room of a Pattaya hotel. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262570-10-kilogram-monitor-lizard-caught-after-clawing-into-water-storage-room-of-pattaya-hotel/

By Tanakorn Panyadee Pattaya — A 10-kilogram monitor lizard was caught after clawing into the water storage room of a Pattaya hotel. Pattaya social workers were notified by a concerned citizen at 6.30 p.m. yesterday, June 10, that a massive monitor lizard had clawed into the water storage room of a Pratumnak Hill Hotel in the Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung, Chonburi. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/06/11/10-kilogram-monitor-lizard-caught-after-clawing-into-water-storage-room-of-pattaya-hotel/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-06-11 - 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 Minister of Digital Economy warns that posting alleged crime pictures or videos online without involving police could violate new Personal Data Protection Act By Tanakorn Panyadee PHOTO: รมว.ชัยวุฒิ ธนาคมานุสรณ์ Nation — The Thai Minister of Digital Economy and Society has warned all citizens who record a picture or video of an alleged crime to only send it to law enforcement to avoid violating the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262569-thai-minister-of-digital-economy-warns-that-posting-alleged-crime-pictures-or-videos-online-without-involving-police-could-violate-new-personal-data-protection-act/

PHOTO: รมว.ชัยวุฒิ ธนาคมานุสรณ์ By Tanakorn Panyadee Nation — The Thai Minister of Digital Economy and Society has warned all citizens who record a picture or video of an alleged crime to only send it to law enforcement to avoid violating the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). If a Good Samaritan recorded a person involved in a potential criminal situation, would this offend the PDPA? This was one of the questions that had been controversial on social media since the launch of the Personal Data Protection Act or PDPA on June 1st. However, the Minister of Digital Chaiwut Thanakmanusorn recently responded to this question: “Posting an inappropriate picture or video of another person online is an offense and could get you into trouble. But, as long as you only send the footage to law enforcement, that shoud be fine,” Chaiwut said. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/06/11/thai-minister-of-digital-economy-warns-that-posting-alleged-crime-pictures-or-videos-online-without-involving-police-could-violate-new-personal-data-protection-act/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-06-11 - 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!

Disaster Dept Assures Tsunami Warning System Still Effective by Natthaphon Sangpolsit BANGKOK (NNT) - The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department (DDPM) has assured the public that its tsunami warning systems are still intact after its tsunami detection buoys had been found displaced from their original locations. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262568-disaster-dept-assures-tsunami-warning-system-still-effective/

by Natthaphon Sangpolsit BANGKOK (NNT) - The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department (DDPM) has assured the public that its tsunami warning systems are still intact after its tsunami detection buoys had been found displaced from their original locations. The DDPM clarified the situation following reports that Thailand’s tsunami detection buoys in the Andaman Sea and the Indian Ocean lost contact with their uplink satellite. The department explained that Indian authorities had since recovered one of the buoys in the Indian Ocean after the department lost contact with it on October 22 of last year. Officials are also recovering a second buoy in the Andaman Sea that they had lost contact with on Thursday (9 June). The DDPM said both buoys will be replaced with newer ones, with installation to take place in November amid more favorable weather conditions. The department also assured that its tsunami warning systems remain operational and effective in the absence of the buoys because they focus on data analyzed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which compiles information from various nations. The DDPM is also strictly following all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for tsunami warnings to ensure effective and immediate action when necessary. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-06-11 - 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!

Top Virologist Dr Yong Says COVID Should Not Keep Students From School by Natthaphon Sangpolsit BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s top virology expert has said children with COVID-19 should not be absent from school for too long given expanding vaccination coverage and the nature of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which is far less virulent than previous strains. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1262567-top-virologist-dr-yong-says-covid-should-not-keep-students-from-school/