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Listen to the news: The government says it will most likely lift compulsory wearing of face masks in some public places and allow night entertainment venues to operate until 2am, as Covid slowly becomes recognised as endemic. Further meetings this week with the CCSA Center for Covid-19 will analyze the falling rate of infections and declining death rate. 66 Myanmar nationals were arrested yesterday In Kanchanaburi, 8 of them were in a car that came off the road after it passed a police checkpoint prompting a chase, the Thai driver was apprehended and 8 Burmese were taken in for questioning, each had paid around 28 thousand baht to work agents. The government raised the price cap for diesel to 34 baht per liter from today. This comes just one week after the price rose from 32 to 33 baht per liter. Locally: AirAsia has confirmed it will fly 3 times a week from Hua Hin to Chiang Mai from the 1st of July. Region: China warned Australia to "act prudently" or face "serious consequences" after Canberra accused a Chinese fighter jet of dangerously intercepting one of its spy planes over the South China Sea. Australia claims it is not unusual to carry out surveillance flights in the South China Sea - a region Beijing insists comes under its domain despite a 2016 ruling at the Hague that dismissed its claims. Chiang Mai: Sunny partly cloudy some thundershowers 34C Bangkok: Sunny partly cloudy with showers 33C Pattaya and SE: Bright cloudy with showers 31, Phuket and the South: Cloudy Dry 30C Heavier rain to the far south, Hua Hin: Sunny becoming cloudy perhaps and isolated shower later 32C, Listen Live: Surf 102.5 Facebook: Surf 102.5 -- © Copyright SURF 102.5 FM 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!

World Sports News - Tuesday 7 June 2022 by Chili Radio Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261968-world-sports-news-tuesday-7-june-2022-by-chili-radio/

Listen to the news: Football - Defending champions France have one point from two Nations League games after being held to a 1-1 draw by Croatia in Split. Denmark beat Austria 2-1 and there were also wins for Latvia and Kazakhstan. Golf - Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson will play at this week's opening event of the LIV Golf Invitational Series after a four-month break from the game. He completes a 48-strong field in the $25m Greg Norman led event at Centurion Club in St Albans UK. The 51-year-old had sought a release from the PGA Tour to play in the event. However the PGA Tour has said players taking part in the event could face sanctions. Basketball - An exclusive LeBron James trading card is expected to sell for more than $6m at an auction this week. The one-of-a-kind card featuring the 18-time 37 year old NBA All-Star, includes patches taken from jerseys James has worn in his career.The card was found after a year-long hunt among collectors during a live social media event. It came after Canadian rapper Drake bought 10 cases of the basketball cards to try to locate it -- © Copyright Chili RADIO 2022-06-07 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!

High value-low impact: Hua Hin’s tourism industry and the focus on quality, not quantity By Jonathan Fairfield Khun Krod Rojanastien Thailand is aiming to reset its entire tourism industry by pivoting away from mass tourism to one which focuses on quality over quantity. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261958-high-value-low-impact-hua-hin’s-tourism-industry-and-the-focus-on-quality-not-quantity/

Khun Krod Rojanastien By Jonathan Fairfield Thailand is aiming to reset its entire tourism industry by pivoting away from mass tourism to one which focuses on quality over quantity. For Hua Hin, it is this new focus which will underpin the ambitious plans to develop the city, along with neighboring Cha Am, into Thailand’s premier destination for health and wellness. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The aim is for Hua Hin to create its own niche in wellness tourism by capturing demand from ‘high quality’ tourists who offer greater spending power. According to a key figure from Thailand’s health and wellness sector, the pandemic has already brought a shift towards wellness tourism. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/high-value-low-impact-hua-hins-tourism-industry-and-the-focus-on-quality-not-quantity/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 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!

Arrest warrant to be issued for three people involved in incident in which a Russian woman fell to her death in Patong By Goong Nang(GN) Patong – An arrest warrant is to be issued for three people who were involved in an incident in which a Russian woman fell to her death from a condominium in Patong last week. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261956-arrest-warrant-to-be-issued-for-three-people-involved-in-incident-in-which-a-russian-woman-fell-to-her-death-in-patong/

By Goong Nang(GN) Patong – An arrest warrant is to be issued for three people who were involved in an incident in which a Russian woman fell to her death from a condominium in Patong last week. The Royal Thai Police Deputy Police Spokesman Colonel Kritsana Pattanacharoen today (June 6th) stated to the associated Thai press, “The cause of death from the autopsy result has been concluded. Police have investigated the entire situation regarding the cause of her death with the pieces of evidence that they have.” Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The Phuket Express noted the cause of death has not been revealed by police and that relevant officials declined to comment on it, citing that further legal proceedings needed to be followed first. Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/06/06/update-arrest-warrant-to-be-issued-for-three-people-involved-in-incident-in-which-a-russian-woman-fell-to-her-death-in-patong/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 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!

UPDATE: Thai Tourism Minister to propose Thailand Pass cancellation at the next Covid center meeting By Adam Judd Bangkok – The Thai Tourism and Sports Minister is preparing to propose the “Thailand Pass” cancellation for foreigners entering the country to the Thai Prime Minister in order to attract more tourists to Phuket and other leading tourist locations. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261955-proposal-to-scrap-thailand-pass-comes-as-moves-to-return-to-normal-face-a-new-hurdle-politics/?do=findComment&comment=17403924

Thai Tourism Minister to propose Thailand Pass cancellation at the next Covid center meeting By Adam Judd Bangkok – The Thai Tourism and Sports Minister is preparing to propose the “Thailand Pass” cancellation for foreigners entering the country to the Thai Prime Minister in order to attract more tourists to Phuket and other leading tourist locations. Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprikarn revealed today, June 6th, that after the country reopened under the Phuket Sandbox and Test&Go measures, tourists gradually arrived on the island despite strict regulations. About 20,000-30,000 people per month had traveled to Phuket under the Phuket Sandbox implementation and about 8,000-12,000 people per day under the Test&Go measures. When scrapping such measures, there are now more than 20,000 tourists daily roughly. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The Minster aimed for the number to increase to 30,000 foreign tourists per day. So, the cancellation of the “Thailand Pass” will play an important role according to the Minister’s plan. Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/06/06/thai-tourism-minister-to-propose-thailand-pass-cancellation-at-the-next-covid-center-meeting/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 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!

Proposal to scrap Thailand Pass comes as moves to return to normal face a new hurdle: politics by Joseph O' Connor Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha on his visit to Phuket on Monday where he spoke at Phuket International Airport and later at Phuttha Mongkol Nimit School in the city. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261955-proposal-to-scrap-thailand-pass-comes-as-moves-to-return-to-normal-face-a-new-hurdle-politics/

Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha on his visit to Phuket on Monday where he spoke at Phuket International Airport and later at Phuttha Mongkol Nimit School in the city. Before the visit, Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn (inset centre) told reporters that he was going to ask that a proposal to abolish the Thailand Pass regime for foreign tourists be placed before the next meeting of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) in a move designed to boost visitor numbers and the challenged Thai economy. by Joseph O' Connor Thailand’s economy is facing rising inflation and slowing export growth with fears of a GDP contraction in the second quarter. The scrapping of the Thailand Pass regime altogether is one of the last cards the government has to play to boost foreign tourist numbers along with later nightlife opening hours and the abolition of the outdoor face mask mandate. With fears that Thailand’s economy in the second quarter may go into reverse with a GDP contraction and its highest rate of inflation for fourteen years in May, a proposal, on Monday, from Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn to table a proposal to rescind the Thailand Pass application for foreign tourists entering the kingdom may look like a no brainer but these are not ordinary times. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The announcement by Mr Phiphat came in advance of a visit by the Prime Minister, Prayut Chan ocha, to Phuket which was had very much a feel of an election stop and comes at a time when his government is nearing its end and everything, including moves to free up the foreign tourism market, is taking on a political dimension. Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/06/07/minister-wants-to-scrap-thailand-pass-app/ -- © Copyright Thai Examiner 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!

Thai Expats celebrate Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in style by Michael Bridge file photo In Thailand, British Embassy staff arranged for a celebratory digital message to be beamed from the top of the Baiyoke Tower, one of Bangkok’s tallest buildings. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261954-thai-expats-celebrate-queen’s-platinum-jubilee-in-style/

by Michael Bridge In Thailand, British Embassy staff arranged for a celebratory digital message to be beamed from the top of the Baiyoke Tower, one of Bangkok’s tallest buildings. The British Embassy hosted a party to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on Thursday June 2nd. The British Club also held a big party at their club and a Jubilee knees up was well attended at the Robin Hood pub in Pattaya too. Expats and their Thai partners entered into the spirit of the occasion and helped raise a lot of money for local children’s charities too. Over in South Korea, even K-pop superstars Blackpink attended a Queen’s Birthday Party last week celebrating the Platinum Jubilee with British Embassy staff. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Queen’s favorite recipes HM Ambassadors and High Commissioners representing the UK around the world have nominated seventy of their favourite recipes to a special ‘Platinum Jubilee Cookbook’ celebrating British food and drink products. The book, which includes a joint foreword from Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, was created by FCDO diplomat Ameer Kotecha, who also came up with the idea of a competition to invent a new ‘Platinum Pudding’ to be dedicated to HM The Queen. Many of the dishes included have been served up to HM The Queen or other Royals on official overseas visits. All the royalties from sales of the book are being donated to The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust and The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund. Meanwhile many expats based in Thailand held their own parties and next weekend the party continues with a massive garden party at the Retreat Bowls Club in Pattaya. Thank you, Mam seems to be the message, everywhere. -- © 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

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British man hiding in Chonburi over child sexual abuse charges arrested A 45-year-old British man wanted for child sexual abuse charges was arrested by Chonburi immigration officers for overstay and was set for extradition. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261937-british-man-hiding-in-chonburi-over-child-sexual-abuse-charges-arrested/

Buriram to Distribute Cannabis Seedlings for Home Cultivation BANGKOK (NNT) - On Friday (10 June), a day after marijuana is to be officially declassified as a controlled substance, one thousand free cannabis plants will be given away to residents in Buri Ram. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261916-buriram-to-distribute-cannabis-seedlings-for-home-cultivation/

Royal Thai Police on Alert for Possible Iranian Spies BANGKOK (NNT) - The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has issued an order for all police nationwide to monitor for possible Iranian spies following an arrest in Indonesia that prompted security concerns. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261917-royal-thai-police-on-alert-for-possible-iranian-spies/

Walk-in vaccination services launched at all of Thailand’s sub-district hospitals In an attempt to get about 16 million people their booster COVID-19 vaccine shots, sub-district (Tambon) health promotion hospitals will provide free walk-in vaccination services to members of the public and will arrange for staff to conduct group vaccinations at factories and offices where many people want to be inoculated. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261890-walk-in-vaccination-services-launched-at-all-of-thailand’s-sub-district-hospitals/

In an attempt to get about 16 million people their booster COVID-19 vaccine shots, sub-district (Tambon) health promotion hospitals will provide free walk-in vaccination services to members of the public and will arrange for staff to conduct group vaccinations at factories and offices where many people want to be inoculated. Director of the Division of Communicable Diseases Dr. Vichan Pawan said today (Monday) that the Public Health Ministry has made it as convenient as possible for the public, including the elderly and children over 6 years old, to get vaccinated, in an attempt to reach the target of 60% of the Thai population being inoculated with booster shots, as part of the plan for COVID-19 to be reclassified as an endemic disease in Thailand. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe About 56.8 million people in Thailand have received at least one shots of vaccine against COVID-19 vaccine to date. A total of 28.5 million booster shots have been administered, according to the Department of Disease control. In some provinces, Dr. Vichan said that less than 20% of the population have received booster jabs. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/walk-in-vaccination-services-launched-at-all-of-thailands-sub-district-hospitals/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-06 - 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!

Inflation surpasses forecast for May, rising 7.10% y-o-y, highest in 13 years By Panithan Onthaworn Thailand’s headline consumer price index (CPI) surged more than expected in May, rising by 7.10 per cent from a year earlier, due to higher energy prices, the Commerce Ministry said on Monday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261889-inflation-surpasses-forecast-for-may-rising-710-y-o-y-highest-in-13-years/

By Panithan Onthaworn Thailand’s headline consumer price index (CPI) surged more than expected in May, rising by 7.10 per cent from a year earlier, due to higher energy prices, the Commerce Ministry said on Monday. The monthly CPI increase exceeded the market forecast of 5.8 per cent and was the highest since July 2008. In April, the inflation rate gained by 4.65 per cent year-on-year. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe “The spike in the inflation rate was caused by rising energy prices, as well as the expiration of some government subsidies for living costs,” said Ronnarong Phoolpipat, director-general of the ministry’s Trade Policy and Strategy Office. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/40655/inflation-surpasses-forecast-for-may-rising-7-10-y-o-y-highest-in-13-years/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-06-06 - 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!

Fishermen to petition against catching of inedible, immature fish Facebook: Napop N Nutsati A group of small-scale fishermen, from 23 provinces, arrived in the estuary of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok today (Monday), after a voyage of over 10 days from the southern province of Pattani, as part of their campaign to end to the destructive catching of inedible and immature fish which, they claim, will wipe out fish stocks in the Thai waters. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261888-fishermen-to-petition-against-catching-of-inedible-immature-fish/

Facebook: Napop N Nutsati A group of small-scale fishermen, from 23 provinces, arrived in the estuary of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok today (Monday), after a voyage of over 10 days from the southern province of Pattani, as part of their campaign to end to the destructive catching of inedible and immature fish which, they claim, will wipe out fish stocks in the Thai waters. During the voyage, which started on May 27th at Panareh beach in Pattani, the group stopped in Prachuap Khiri Khan, to attend a public discussion on the issue of inedible and immature fish catches. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The group plans to sail up the Chao Phraya river to parliament, arriving on June 8th, World Oceans Day, to submit their petition, addressed to the government and to parliament, to push for the enforcement of the Fisheries Act B.E. 2558 (2015), which sets the size of fish that can be caught legally, to preserve immature fish and other marine species. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/fishermen-to-petition-against-catching-of-inedible-immature-fish/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-06-06 - 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 police announce results of three day crackdown against youth motorcycle racers and parents Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported from Muang district police station in Chachoengsao yesterday where the top brass announced the results of a crackdown on young street racers and their parents. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261884-thai-police-announce-results-of-three-day-crackdown-against-youth-motorcycle-racers-and-parents/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported from Muang district police station in Chachoengsao yesterday where the top brass announced the results of a crackdown on young street racers and their parents. They had a large vinyl sign that proclaimed their proactive policing to stop street racing. From 3rd to 5th June a total of 35 bikes were confiscated. Police would only return them to the owners when illegal modifications were reversed to factory specs. All the young people - caught meeting for races at gas stations and convenience stores - had their particulars taken. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Action was taken against five parents. Bike shops that sell illegal parts and modify and detail bikes were part of an information drive. Noisy exhausts that were taken off the bikes would be crushed later, reported the media. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-06-06 - 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