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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has the full authority over the troubled Green Line train project, better known as the BTS system, including the controversial operating concession, fares and debts incurred in the construction of the system, according to Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda. After meeting newly-elected Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt yesterday (Monday), Gen Anupong said that he is confident that Chadchart will be able to solve problems related to the train system without the need to seek cabinet approval. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Chadchart, however, insisted that the final decision still rests with the cabinet and the Interior Ministry and that the city administration is ready to be guided by both. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bma-authorised-to-manage-troubled-green-line-bts-train-system-interior-minister/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-07 - 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!

Agencies Encouraged to Consider Promoting Tourism via Metaverse by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - Relevant units are being urged to consider utilizing new innovations, including metaverse technology, to promote tourism in Thailand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261999-agencies-encouraged-to-consider-promoting-tourism-via-metaverse/

by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - Relevant units are being urged to consider utilizing new innovations, including metaverse technology, to promote tourism in Thailand. The recommendation was made during Thailand Tourism Congress 2022 in Phuket, where the prime minister delivered a keynote address on sustainably enhancing the quality of Thai tourism. Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha described tourism as the main revenue engine for Thailand. In addition to the metaverse, he called on those responsible for promoting tourism to look into the use of Augmented Reality (AR) and blockchain technology. He also said it should be possible to attract new travelers to Thailand using virtual reality, similar to South Korea’s plan to launch “Metaverse Seoul” as part of its Seoul Vision 2020. This would establish Seoul as the world’s first capital to be represented in the metaverse. Gen Prayut noted that Bangkok could become the second. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Additionally, the premier said his administration was ready to listen to tourism-related proposals from Phuket’s private sector. These will then be compiled into a white paper and submitted to the government at the end of the congress. Phuket Tourist Association (PTA) President Bhummikit Ruktaengam meanwhile proposed that the administration amend certain laws to better accommodate tourists. These would include laws requiring travelers to fill out unnecessary documents, with the aim of replacing them with more convenient online applications. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-06-07 - 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!

Crocs everywhere in Chachoengsao - price plummets meaning farms don't bother to catch escapees Picture: 77kaoded 77kaoded went to the Saochangoke area of Bang Khla district in Chachoengsao province where they interviewed a local kamnan about the number of escaped crocodiles in the area. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261997-crocs-everywhere-in-chachoengsao-price-plummets-meaning-farms-dont-bother-to-catch-escapees/

Picture: 77kaoded 77kaoded went to the Saochangoke area of Bang Khla district in Chachoengsao province where they interviewed a local kamnan about the number of escaped crocodiles in the area. What they found out was rather scary. This followed the capture of one crocodile who bit a 64 year old woman while she was fishing for prawns. Picture: 77kaoded There are plenty more crocodiles where that came from; in fact there is the potential for thousands since the price of crocodiles plummeted and farm owners don't bother to round up animals that escape. Pramuk Rojanatan or Kamnan Gae of Sao Changoke is a well known owner of a boxing camp in the area. He said the one that bit the woman most likely came from a crocodile farm of which there are many in the area. Lots of farms have ceased their businesses because of very low prices. A two meter croc once valued at 100,000 baht is now worth just 500 baht so when they escape no one bothers to catch them. When the price was in the 10,000's of baht range they cared, now they don't. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Picture: 77kaoded He called the situation worrying. When they escape from the farms they are easy to round up at first because they don't know how to swim properly and they tend to bask on the land. Teams can go out at night and catch the reflection of their eyes in lamps. But once they learn how to swim, that's when the problems really start. They are much harder to catch. Asked by the media if they were being deliberately let go by the farms he believed this was not the case. But he said some farms have 1,000s of crocs even 10,000s. They pile up next to fences one on top of each other making it easy for the ones on top to escape. He had made efforts to contact the fisheries department to address the issue. Picture: 77kaoded But it was getting worse, especially in the rainy season as the banks of the Bang Pakong river burst and water enters adjacent farms meaning many crocs escape that way too. Ten were captured recently and taken to a facility in Nakhon Sawan. The main reason behind the fall in the price is that most crocodiles were exported but the quality is lacking and foreign buyers are no longer interested in the skins of Thai crocs. He said that apart from his area there are loads of other crocodile farms in the province that lies to the east of the Thai capital Bangkok. The media said in their headline that the situation was worrying having heard what the kamnan had to say. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-07 - 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

PTTEP Starts First CCS Project in Thailand BANGKOK, June 7 (TNA) – PTT Exploration and Production PCL is the first organization to start a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Thailand, at its Arthit gas field in the Gulf of Thailand, in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261995-pttep-starts-first-ccs-project-in-thailand/

BANGKOK, June 7 (TNA) – PTT Exploration and Production PCL is the first organization to start a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Thailand, at its Arthit gas field in the Gulf of Thailand, in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. PTTEP chief executive officer Montri Rawanchaikul said the company was determined to help reduce global warming and its relevant initiatives included the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from its petroleum production process. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe According to him, PTTEP developed its CCS project which applies the technology that many countries are actively using because of its higher effectiveness in decreasing carbon dioxide emissions compared with other technologies. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-955406 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-06-07 - 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!

"The lights were green" says everyone in 3 vehicle collision - "farang's" pick-up overturns Naew Na Thai Caption: What a collision! 3 vehicles at a crossroads near the governor's office The drivers of two vehicles and the passenger in a third all said their lights were on green after an accident near the governor's offices in downtown Udon Thani yesterday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261993-the-lights-were-green-says-everyone-in-3-vehicle-collision-farangs-pick-up-overturns/

Naew Na Thai Caption: What a collision! 3 vehicles at a crossroads near the governor's office The drivers of two vehicles and the passenger in a third all said their lights were on green after an accident near the governor's offices in downtown Udon Thani yesterday. A caucasian foreigner driving a pick-up ended up in a "miracle" escape as his vehicle overturned. Another driver praised his amulets. Muang Udon traffic police at the scene found a smashed up Nissan Almera, a Toyota and a Mitsubishi Triton on its roof, reported Naew Na. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Picture: Naew Na Nawara Saengkham said she was with her "chao farang" husband who was driving the Triton. They'd just left home and were going to a department store. She said the lights were green for them and her husband wasn't going fast. She saw the Toyota either going straight or turning and there was a collision. She wasn't exaclty sure how they ended up overturned but claimed it was a miracle they were not badly hurt. They had managed to clamber out. Kittinan Rattanathip was with a couple of family members in the Nissan. He'd just been to the department store and was heading for the land office. Picture: Naew Na "My light was on green," he said, "I went into the other two vehicles that had collided". He said he was saved from serious injury by his seatbelt and the two amulets he wore around his neck and hung in the car. Naew Na went into some detail as to what kind of amulets they were. The driver of the Toyota, Pratheuang Klinkhlai said his light was green. There was no damage to state property. Police are looking at CCTV in the hope that it might provide the key to solving the riddle. ASEAN NOW notes that there is an adage in Thailand: "Stop on red but take the greatest care on green". -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-07 - 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

Arrested! Yaba crazed NE man makes a bonfire of household items at his parents house INN reported on yet another out of control yaba addict tanked up on the meth drug and alcohol. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261987-arrested-yaba-crazed-ne-man-makes-a-bonfire-of-household-items-at-his-parents-house/

INN reported on yet another out of control yaba addict tanked up on the meth drug and alcohol. This one was Wisit, 30, the only son of Dawan and Manop, his 58 year old folks. On Sunday evening he ripped off some doors and took household possessions outside and made a large bonfire at the house in Khon Kaen. INN reported on the aftermath next day. Phairat Thaensa, the Phu Yai Ban in the village of Ban Hin Tang said that Wisist had been nothing but trouble for the last two years after getting addicted to meth. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Rehab had proved useless, he always returned to the drug. Khok Pho Chai police chief Pol Col Chalit Morakotsriwan said there had been no damage done to the structure of the house as the fire was extinguished before it could spread. Wisit was taken into custody where he tested positive for drug use. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-07 - 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: NE motorcyclist going the wrong way seriously injured after riding down 7m hole in the road Picture: 77kaoded Poh Teck Tung rescue services and police in Samrong were called after a 40 year old motorcyclist from Maha Sarakham drove his Yamaha Fino down an open electrical shaft on Sri Nakharin Road in Samut Prakan last night. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261984-video-ne-motorcyclist-going-the-wrong-way-seriously-injured-after-riding-down-7m-hole-in-the-road/

Picture: 77kaoded Poh Teck Tung rescue services and police in Samrong were called after a 40 year old motorcyclist from Maha Sarakham drove his Yamaha Fino down an open electrical shaft on Sri Nakharin Road in Samut Prakan last night. Workers were down the 7 meter deep hole at the time when Saengathit Nonyaso dropped into the under ground power cable chamber. He wound up in one meter deep water. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Site foreman Phraiwan Meesopha, 41, told 77kaoded that the area had been properly sealed off with cones and an electric sign. But the motorcyclist came at speed the wrong way. A six minute video published on YouTube showed the highlights from a one hour rescue operation to haul the stricken rider up to street level and take him to hospital. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-07 - 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: Double rape/ murderer of children nearly lynched at Phetchaburi reenactment Sanook Thai Caption: Nearly gets a kicking! Scenes of utter chaos broke out at a reenactment of the rape and murder of two teens in Phetchaburi, south/central Thailand yesterday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261982-video-double-rape-murderer-of-children-nearly-lynched-at-phetchaburi-reenactment/

Sanook Thai Caption: Nearly gets a kicking! Scenes of utter chaos broke out at a reenactment of the rape and murder of two teens in Phetchaburi, south/central Thailand yesterday. A video - link here - showed police barely able to control angry people in Nong Chumphon sub-district of Kao Yoi. Sanook reported that Nai Chert Srijoon, 53, was nearly lynched. Women were hurling expletives as people tried to stop a police van that hurriedly took the suspect away from the violent encounter. Nai Chert was arrested in Chanthaburi in Thailand's east after being on the run for 14 years. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Picture: Sanook Back in 2008 he raped and murdered a 13 year old girl and murdered a 16 year old girl. The first victim was strangled and tossed in some water while the second, contacted a short while after, was raped then also strangled and thrown in undergrowth by the side of a road. Both victims were known to the offender. He said that after the crimes he went to hide in Klong Toei, then Lopburi and finally Chanthaburi from where he hailed. He did various jobs never using his Thai ID number so that he could evade capture. The violent and angry scenes took place at a third reenactment spot. Wanchai, the father of the 16 year old - holding his murdered daughter's picture - and relatives managed to break through a police cordon and try to attack the murderer. The reenactment - a common feature of Thai cases - had to be abandoned at this point. Several years ago an RTP chief called for reenactments to stop but they continue to this day with the media always in attendance for high profile ones, notes ASEAN NOW. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-07 - 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

Phang Nga: "Lovable" dancing policeman wows Thailand Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported from Phang Nga in southern Thailand where they said a lovable traffic cop just couldn't resist dancing. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261978-phang-nga-lovable-dancing-policeman-wows-thailand/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported from Phang Nga in southern Thailand where they said a lovable traffic cop just couldn't resist dancing. Pol Capt Theerapong Srisakda - also known as Officer Gott - showed his moves dressed in a black mask and sunnies. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Picture: Siam Rath He even managed to do his job as the parade at the San Lak Phangnga festival streamed past. On one side of the road were the more traditional female dancers and elephants while traffic passed on the other. The festival is running until next Saturday. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-07 - 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 Dancing starts 0:56:

Region 7 chief shows off gun cache after "Battle of the Bullies" Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that Region 7 of the Royal Thai Police in central Thailand had raided 36 places in a crime crackdown. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261977-region-7-chief-shows-off-gun-cache-after-battle-of-the-bullies/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that Region 7 of the Royal Thai Police in central Thailand had raided 36 places in a crime crackdown. It was called "The Battle of the Bullies - to protect the good". Showing off some of the weaponry seized was Region 7 chief Pol Lt-Gen Thanayut Wuthijarasthamrong in Suphanburi yesterday. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Picture: Siam Rath He was flanked by other top brass and heavily armed commandos. Seized were more than 8,000 Ya Ba, nearly 9 kilos of "ice (crystal meth), about 17 grams of ganja, a few grams of ketamine, 32 guns, 4 bullets, 3 ping pong ball explosives, and a couple of cars and two motorcycles. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-07 - 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

Crazy Thailand riding: Look no hands! Daily News Thai Caption: Riding the highway to hell? Daily News featured the antics of yet another crazy motorcyclist on the Thai roads. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261976-crazy-thailand-riding-look-no-hands/

Daily News Thai Caption: Riding the highway to hell? Daily News featured the antics of yet another crazy motorcyclist on the Thai roads. This one was using his feet instead of his hands on the handlebars. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe He was featured on the site that translates as "So you wanna be famous Return Part 3". A video showed the rider overtake a truck with scant disregard for his own or others' road safety. Thai netizens commented in droves. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-07 - 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 AA.mp4

MoPH: No sign of increased Covid infection after bars and clubs reopened - but caution remains Picture: Siam Rath Thailand's leading Covid-19 spokesman presented an upbeat stance after the latest numbers were issued. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261975-moph-no-sign-of-increased-covid-infection-after-bars-and-clubs-reopened-but-caution-remains/

Picture: Siam Rath Thailand's leading Covid-19 spokesman presented an upbeat stance after the latest numbers were issued. Dr Opas Kankawinpong, director of the Department of Disease Control, said that Covid infections were going down and health services were fully able to cope. He expected other diseases to now be fully treated at hospitals, reported Siam Rath. He said there was no sign at all of increased infections following the June 1st reopening of the entertainment sector in Thailand. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Though he cautioned that it would be one or two weeks before that could be confirmed. There have been indications that the Thai authorities would consider further easing of restrictions in the coming weeks if the numbers support the move, notes ASEAN NOW. That may include allowing bars and clubs to open beyond the 12 pm ceiling possibly to 2 am. Dr Opas said that there are currently 20-30 deaths daily from Covid and the over 60s and those with seven other diseases remain the people most at risk. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-07 - 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 - Tuesday June 7 2022 Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261974-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-tuesday-june-7-2022/