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Proposal to extend Thailand tourist visas and visa on arrival to 45 days By Online Reporter File photo The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is set to propose extending the length of stay for tourist visas and visa on arrival (VOA) to a maximum of 45 days. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268343-proposal-to-extend-thailand-tourist-visas-and-visa-on-arrival-to-45-days/

File photo By Online Reporter The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is set to propose extending the length of stay for tourist visas and visa on arrival (VOA) to a maximum of 45 days. According to TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn, a proposal will be presented to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) at a meeting due to be held on August 19. The proposal will call for the period of stay for tourist visas to be extended from the current 30 days to a maximum of 45 days, while the period of stay for visa on arrival extended from 15 days to a maximum of 45 days. The extension would be effective from the date of approval and run through to December 31, 2022. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/thailand-news/proposal-to-extend-thailand-tourist-visas-and-visa-on-arrival-to-45-days/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 2022-08-09 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Video: Rain in Nakhon Nayok - "Sorry mate, your car's on its roof!" 77kaoded Thai Caption: Car comes off delivery trailer and overturns A second hand car dealer in Kabinburi had to call a customer to say there was a problem with the delivery of his Toyota Altis. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268342-video-rain-in-nakhon-nayok-sorry-mate-your-cars-on-its-roof/

77kaoded Thai Caption: Car comes off delivery trailer and overturns A second hand car dealer in Kabinburi had to call a customer to say there was a problem with the delivery of his Toyota Altis. It had come off the transporter and ended up on its roof. Police and rescue services went to the scene on the Suwannasorn Road heading towards Ban Na. The driver of the transporter, whose name was not provided by 77kaoded just his age as 35, said that he had been hired to take the car to Phijit. Picture: 77kaoded It was raining and cars in front had slowed but he was unable to brake in time and veered into the central reservation losing his load. He was obliged to call the dealer in Kabinburi so that he could relay the news to the new owner. 77kaoded had a video of the aftermath. They added that heavy rain in the area had resulted in the temporary closure of the Nang Rong waterfall to tourists in the central Thai province. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-09 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

Team behind organic farm in Hua Hin winners of major sustainability award By Online Reporter Khun Ong (left) and Khun Jack from Pran Por Piang Organic Lifestyle & Farm The team behind an organic farm in Hua Hin have won a top award for their work in sustainable tourism and social enterprise. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268341-team-behind-organic-farm-in-hua-hin-winners-of-major-sustainability-award/

Khun Ong (left) and Khun Jack from Pran Por Piang Organic Lifestyle & Farm By Online Reporter The team behind an organic farm in Hua Hin have won a top award for their work in sustainable tourism and social enterprise. The Pran Por Piang Organic Lifestyle & Farm, which is located in Thap Thai, have been crowned winners of the DASTA SE HERO 2022 project. The project, which is organised by DASTA (Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Public Organization)) aims to recognise Thailand’s best young social entrepreneurs. Those taking part in the project were required to demonstrate how their business benefits the local community. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/team-behind-organic-farm-in-hua-hin-winners-of-major-sustainability-award/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 2022-08-09 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Family of deceased manager of Mountain B presented with million baht check at Sattahip temple Picture: INN The family of the manager of Mountain B who went back into the flames at the nightclub to help customers has been presented with a check for more than a million baht by Labour minister Suchart Chomklin. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268340-family-of-deceased-manager-of-mountain-b-presented-with-million-baht-check-at-sattahip-temple/

Picture: INN The family of the manager of Mountain B who went back into the flames at the nightclub to help customers has been presented with a check for more than a million baht by Labour minister Suchart Chomklin. The presentation by ministerial aide Suthep Chityawong to Benjamaporn Klaisaeng, the mother of Wiriya Tengsagna, 31, was made at the temple of Wat Pa Yup in Sattahip, reported INN. The payment was work related benefits for Wiriya's descendants comprising 50,000 baht in funeral expenses, 1,008,000 for dying while doing his job and other benefits totalling 1,082,711.46. Benjamaporn said she first heard about the fire at 1.30 am when she saw on the news that 13 had died. At 3 am her daughter-in-law called to say she could not contact her son. Then friends called with the tragic news and a picture of her dead son. She said that staff had told her that he had initially escaped the inferno but had tried to go back in and save others. He lost his life by the entrance to the venue. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-09 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

UPDATE: Ex-PM Thaksin wins 17 billion baht Revenue Department tax case Exiled former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has won a tax case, involving the Revenue Department, after the Central Tax Court ruled that the department’s order for his two children to pay 17 billion baht in back taxes and interest, over the sale of shares in Shin Corporation to Singapore government’s Temasek Holdings Limited, was unlawful. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268303-thaksin-wins-case-against-revenue-department/?do=findComment&comment=17530707

Ex-PM Thaksin wins 17 billion baht Revenue Department tax case Exiled former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has won a tax case, involving the Revenue Department, after the Central Tax Court ruled that the department’s order for his two children to pay 17 billion baht in back taxes and interest, over the sale of shares in Shin Corporation to Singapore government’s Temasek Holdings Limited, was unlawful. The court said that the two children, Panthongtae and Pintongtha, were just proxies of Thaksin and the department’s tax appraisal summons for both of them was unlawful, adding that the department should have served the summons directlyon Thaksin himself. Thaksin’s two children bought 329 million Shin Corp’s shares, at one baht per share, from Ample Rich, an offshore company controlled by the Shinawatra family, and sold the shares to Temasek via the Stock Exchange of Thailand, at a price of 49.25 baht each, making a profit of about 16 billion baht, according to the Revenue Department’s assessment. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/ex-pm-thaksin-wins-17-billion-baht-revenue-department-tax-case/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-09 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Mountain B fire: 30 witnesses interviewed - no word yet on what caused the tragedy Picture: INN INN carried a report into the continuing investigation into the fire last week at Mountain B in Sattahip, Chonburi. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268339-mountain-b-fire-30-witnesses-interviewed-no-word-yet-on-what-caused-the-tragedy/

Picture: INN INN carried a report into the continuing investigation into the fire last week at Mountain B in Sattahip, Chonburi. Provincial police chief Pol Maj-Gen Attasit Kitjahan said there were 15 fatalities and 40 injuries. A scientific, forensic investigation into the cause continues and 30 witness statements have been taken. So far only the owner "Sia B" has been charged with negligence causing death and not having a licence. Attasit said that the cause of the fire remains in doubt and urged the media to be patient as investigators continue their work. Civil engineers have been studying the structural integrity of the building before investigators are allowed to gather further evidence. Attasit urged any further customers at the pub to come forward and speak to the investigation taskforce. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-09 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

Zebra crossing death: RTP and doctor killing cop sued for 72 million baht Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that the Civil Court in Ratchadaphisek, Bangkok, will meet at the end of next week to hear the case for civil damages in the case of "Dr Kratai". Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268336-zebra-crossing-death-rtp-and-doctor-killing-cop-sued-for-72-million-baht/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that the Civil Court in Ratchadaphisek, Bangkok, will meet at the end of next week to hear the case for civil damages in the case of "Dr Kratai". Dr Kratai - real name Waralak Suphawatjariyakul - is the opthalmologist who was mown down on a zebra Crossing in Bangkok by a cop on a Ducati motorcycle. She died and the policeman - Lance Corporal Norawich Buadok - has already been prosecuted in the criminal court on many charges in relation to the incident back in February. The case caused much soul searching and resulted in Zebra crossings throughout the country being upgraded and demands that the police prosecute drivers if they failed to stop. The media kept the case alive for a while reporting every time CCTV cameras caught people disobeying the law. ASEAN NOW notes that drivers and motorcyclists routinely ignore such crossings in Thailand. Pedestrians using one do so at their peril. The parents of Dr Kratai - Dr Anirut and Rachanee - are suing the Royal Thai Police, the first defendant, and Norawich demanding 72 million baht in damages. After legal arguments about court jurisdiction yesterday the court will meet to further hear the case on Friday August 19th at 9am. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-09 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

Shock as locals in the flooded north see a croc.....but there's a twist Daily News Thai Caption: Two more where that came from! Nernmaprang official Thaweesak Lorka responded after locals saw what they thought was a crocodile in floodwaters in the northern province of Phitsanulok. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268335-shock-as-locals-in-the-flooded-north-see-a-crocbut-theres-a-twist/

Daily News Thai Caption: Two more where that came from! Nernmaprang official Thaweesak Lorka responded after locals saw what they thought was a crocodile in floodwaters in the northern province of Phitsanulok. As the authorities were working out how to catch the crocodile someone spotted that it didn't appear to be moving much. It was given a prod and there was no response. It was found to just be a rubber head. Picture: Daily News Soon a local resort owner said that his rubber croc was missing - he used it for decoration and it'd been washed away in the floods. And there were two more out there somewhere that he'd like to have back, reported Daily News. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-09 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

Sexy Thai woman "Oi Roi Joop" fined 5,000 baht by cops after naked show in restaurant Picture: Thai Rath Social media celebrity Oi Roi Joop was fined 5,000 baht by the Lamlukka police in Pathum Thani after getting up and removing her clothes in a restaurant and having a boogie. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268334-sexy-thai-woman-oi-roi-joop-fined-5000-baht-by-cops-after-naked-show-in-restaurant/

Picture: Thai Rath Social media celebrity Oi Roi Joop was fined 5,000 baht by the Lamlukka police in Pathum Thani after getting up and removing her clothes in a restaurant and having a boogie. The police took a dim view after a social media clip of the busty, sexy 25 year old was widely viewed. It happened at Toy Station, an entertainment-cum-restaurant venue north of the Thai capital Bangkok at the end of last month. Local police chief Pol Col Wiwat Atsawawiboon said that on Sunday evening he spoke to Papawee Chaimongkhol, also known as Oi Roi Joop (Oi Kiss). Thai Rath had a picture of her giving a "wai" after talking to the cops. Picture: Thai Rath She said she'd gone to Toy Station with friends to celebrate a birthday and was very drunk. She lost it with all the excitement and decided to remove all her clothes and get up and have a bit of a dance. She was fined 5,000 baht for offending public morals. The owner of Toy Station was also interviewed. Wanchai Kertsawat, 24, is being prosecuted for not having a licence. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-09 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

Should teachers hit students? Case highlights teacher/student/parent relationships in Thailand Sanook Thai Caption: Teacher feels discouraged Sanook reported on yet another case of a teacher hitting a student in a Thai school. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268327-should-teachers-hit-students-case-highlights-teacherstudentparent-relationships-in-thailand/

Sanook Thai Caption: Teacher feels discouraged Sanook reported on yet another case of a teacher hitting a student in a Thai school. Some will say it's nothing - "I was given a clip around the ear as a child and it never did me any harm". Others will say a teacher should never raise their hand to a pupil EVER - it is a sign of a bad teacher who can't properly control a class with words. This case encapsulates the relationship between teachers, parents, students and directors in Thai schools. And the acceptance that casual violence against children is acceptable. Things are very different in international schools in Thailand, notes ASEAN NOW. It came to light after a post on social media in a clip that showed a computer studies class at a school in Sriracha, Chonburi, central Thailand. A female teacher hits a student around the ear. The poster said they shouldn't have done that. Sanook went to Thai Kasikorn Songkro school where they met acting director Sittichoke Sridee, Natcha, a computer science teacher and Wanwisa, 40, the parent of a M2 boy. They were later joined by the boy. It happen two weeks ago. The teacher said three boys had arrived late to class and couldn't remember their log in details and were told to go to the front of the class. One was hit - the teacher called it "just a slap". She didn't think anything of it, and she claimed neither did the boy. Then it was on social media after a fellow pupil filmed it - it was all very discouraging, she claimed. The director praised the teacher for being dedicated and able to control the class. The parent said that it was fine to hit her child to bring him into line. The boy said he didn't mind and it was nothing. A former teacher at an international school told ASEAN NOW: "If that happened at an international school the teacher would be sacked. Or at the very least not have their contract renewed after an investigation. "There is no place for any kind of violence in the classroom and someone who does this can't control a student with words and should not be teaching. Picture: Sanook "What goes on in Thai schools may be different but assault is assault no matter what. "What do you expect the boy in the incident to say except that he was in the wrong and it's okay. "He is powerless in the face of officialdom and deserves protection". The debate goes on about the role of teachers in schools in Thailand. In this story the media is sympathetic to the school and the teacher after hearing the explanations and the agreement of the parent. But should not the fundamental person who should be protected be the student no matter what they might have done in the class? What is your opinion? -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-09 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

Video: Shooting incident in downtown Ayutthaya - police arrive as ice factories feud Picture: Naew Na Dramatic video from CCTV has emerged of a gunfight and police action in downtown Ayutthaya, central Thailand yesterday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268325-video-shooting-incident-in-downtown-ayutthaya-police-arrive-as-ice-factories-feud/

Picture: Naew Na Dramatic video from CCTV has emerged of a gunfight and police action in downtown Ayutthaya, central Thailand yesterday. In the video a collision occurs between vehicles before heavily armed men come out of a black van. People run away and run towards the scene. Naew Na reported that it was a feud between two ice factories in Koh Rian and Uthai district. Picture: Naew Na Four people are in custody and three were taken to hospital with injuries, according to a local kamnan. The incident happened in the area of Wat Yai Chaimongkhol near a level crossing. Two 9mm guns and two .38s were taken into evidence. Picture: Naew Na It appears that a delivery man with a load of ice had arrived elsewhere to find his way blocked. There was a subsequent collision and gunfight before police arrived on the scene. Several damaged vehicles including a red Hammer were at the police station as investigations continue. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-09 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

Woman shoots her abusive boyfriend dead - shop employee grabs the gun before she can kill herself Picture: Sanook Khu Khot police in Lam Lukka, Pathum Thani were called after a shooting early yesterday morning in front of a shop selling plastic goods. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1268322-woman-shoots-her-abusive-boyfriend-dead-shop-employee-grabs-the-gun-before-she-can-kill-herself/

Picture: Sanook Khu Khot police in Lam Lukka, Pathum Thani were called after a shooting early yesterday morning in front of a shop selling plastic goods. Dead at the scene was 40 year old Supornchai who had been shot four times in the abdomen, ribs and chest by a 9mm gun, reported Sanook. The shooter was his girlfriend Tharinya, also 40. A CZ gun was taken into evidence. Noi, 27, a Laotian worker at the shop said that her boss had just made merit and was walking back in the store when a woman whom she recognised as a night cashier arrived and started shooting. She said "don't shoot" but the assailant continued to fire into his body. Picture: Sanook Tharinya said she had been together with the deceased for 4 years, they had no children and had not registered a marriage. They had frequent arguments and she claimed he often beat her and grabbed her throat. Stress built up over time until he ordered her out of the house. She went to live elsewhere and the bitter disputes continued over the phone until he dared her to come and get him. She said she bought the weapon on the internet and intended to shoot herself too before the store employee grabbed the gun from her and stopped her. Pol Capt Ek-Amorn Seesan is taking witness statements and studying CCTV to wrap up the case. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-09 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information