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Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported on developments after 94 call center staff were extradited back to Thailand from Cambodia in a joint operation by the Thai and Cambodian police. Of the suspects 22 were named in warrants obtained by the Bang Khen (Bangkok) police, 4 in Udon Thani, 18 in Pahonyothin (Bangkok), 10 in Muang Chanthabiri and 25 in Tha Mai also in Chanthaburi in eastern Thailand. Yesterday at Pahonyothin police station in northern Bangkok the 18 suspects were taken to court where the police requested they be held for an inital 12 days on charges ranging from conspiracy to defraud and misrepresentation. Picture: Siam Rath ASEAN NOW has been reporting almost daily cases of call center fraud with the public in Thailand being bombarded with calls from various gangs. The usual modus operandi is to start with a recorded message that says people have been named in a drugs case or the like and they should press a number to speak to an operator. We advise you to put the phone down immediately. Even children have been targeted by the gangs who are skilled in isolating the vulnerable after random calls are made using VOIP. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-02 - 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

Delivery guy claims he's not guilty of negligence after filmed collision with soldier on another bike Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that the aunty of a delivery rider went with him to the Pahonyothin, Bangkok, police after dash cam footage emerged that they said showed his innocence. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267721-delivery-guy-claims-hes-not-guilty-of-negligence-after-filmed-collision-with-soldier-on-another-bike/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that the aunty of a delivery rider went with him to the Pahonyothin, Bangkok, police after dash cam footage emerged that they said showed his innocence. Police have fined both the delivery guy and a soldier on another bike 500 baht each for negligence. The media said that there was a collision between the two motorcycles causing the delivery rider to come off. The soldier then threw the delivery guy's bike a shot distance in a rage. The relative of the delivery guy wants police to consider the footage and take statements from the drivers of a BMW and a Honda Accord. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-02 - 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

Hawking Ya Ba: Hapless ex-con tried to sell drugs on the cheap to repay prison buddy Daily News Thai Caption: Hawking Ya Ba Daily News reported the arrest of a man in Chiang Mai after a tip from an informant that drugs were being peddled in the northern Thai city. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267719-hawking-ya-ba-hapless-ex-con-tried-to-sell-drugs-on-the-cheap-to-repay-prison-buddy/

Daily News Thai Caption: Hawking Ya Ba Daily News reported the arrest of a man in Chiang Mai after a tip from an informant that drugs were being peddled in the northern Thai city. Khajornkiat, 30, was arrested with 238,000 Ya Ba he had stashed at a cemetery building in Mae Rim. A Toyota pick-up was taken into evidence after an initial arrest in the parking lot of a well known downtown shopping mall. The suspect had been trying to sell the drugs on the cheap as a job lot to get out of debt. The media said he was willing to accept 3 million baht for the pills (meth mixed with caffeine) when the real street value when sold separately would be much higher. The media said 250 million baht but ASEAN NOW thinks they added a zero - 25 million would be more correct. The suspect said that he was supplied with the drugs by a man he met before his release from prison. Now he desperately needed 700,000 baht to repay him and was willing to go cheap. He blamed the economy for not being able to sell his stash. He faces charges for selling Class 1 drugs and a definite return to jail for an extremely long time. Investigations continue. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-02 - 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

One youth seriously hurt, four injured in school gang/ student violence 300 m from Bangkok police station Daily News Thai Caption: What's the fight all about? Daily News reported that Pol Capt Tharadol Wongcharoenyot of the Dusit police force in Bangkok led a team of investigators, medics and rescue personnel after violence flared between two school student groups and technical college students at the Ratchawat intersection on Rama V road. Full stony: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267711-one-youth-seriously-hurt-four-injured-in-school-gang-student-violence-300-m-from-bangkok-police-station/

Daily News Thai Caption: What's the fight all about? Daily News reported that Pol Capt Tharadol Wongcharoenyot of the Dusit police force in Bangkok led a team of investigators, medics and rescue personnel after violence flared between two school student groups and technical college students at the Ratchawat intersection on Rama V road. This is just 300 meters from the Dusit police station. Barely alive at the scene was a 17-18 year old youth dressed in white shirt and long black pants who had multiple stab wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital. Also taken to hospital were four others with less serious knife wounds. Two arrests were made. CCTV footage timed at 5.19 pm showed the encounter as two groups of school students arrived before they were attacked by the college students with knives. Investigators are trying to get to the bottom of the incident and will be interviewing the injured in hospital as they proceed with the case. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-02 - 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

Shallow grave murders in Korat: Tsunami team brought in/ "Big Mai" arrives but case drags on Picture: INN The case of two people found murdered in a shallow grave in Thung Arun sub-district of Nakhon Ratchasima has now entered its fifth day of investigation with few new leads. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267709-shallow-grave-murders-in-korat-tsunami-team-brought-in-big-mai-arrives-but-case-drags-on/

Picture: INN The case of two people found murdered in a shallow grave in Thung Arun sub-district of Nakhon Ratchasima has now entered its fifth day of investigation with few new leads. INN confirmed earlier suggestions with word coming from the forensic investigators at Maharat Hospital in Korat that the woman is Thai and the man a foreigner. They were both shot in the head before being encased in cement in a 1.5 meter deep pit in the woods 400 meters off the road. Yesterday at Chokchai police station the three task forces assembled to investigate - local, provincial and regional - compared notes over three hours. Picture: INN The press were excluded and following the meeting investigators continued quickly about their business without comment. Royal Thai Police deputy commander Gen Suchart Theerasawat was due to arrive in the area at 3 pm. He is a very senior policeman referred to as "Big Mai" (big new). Hopefully he could find out something new or hurry the investigation along. The only other development was that experts who worked on the investigation to determine the identity of victims of the Asian tsunami in 2004 have been called in to examine the fingerprints of the deceased. Picture: INN This is because their prints have seriously degraded after weeks in the ground. There has been a slow drip-feed of information coming in the case since Saturday but few definitive leads. For example the woman had several tattoos and it was initially believed a chip from silicone used in breast enhancement surgery would lead to her identification. How investigators could ascertain that the man was a foreigner has yet to be precisely articulated leading to much speculation. Immigration and Thailand based registration departments are still working to determine who they are. Both bodies were naked and had been shot in the head, with casings reportedly found near to the bodies and a place nearby where cement was mixed. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-08-02 - 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

NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday August 2 2022 Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267704-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-tuesday-august-2-2022/

Listen to the news: Thailand's department of disease control says the number of covid infections has leveled off at around 200, 000 a week, with infections rising slightly up country while Bangkok remains stable. The number of fatalities remains stable at around 20 a day. The department says the numbers are likely to all in a few weeks. The captain of a Nok Air aircraft that skidded off the runway at Chiang Rai airport on Saturday will be quizzes by regulators to explain why passengers were kept on board for about an hour after the accident. The aircraft engines were shut down leaving the passengers in darkness and without air conditioning. Two Thai nationals were detained by Malaysian authorities for three days after they consumed drinks containing cannabis in Thailand then crossed the border. The two were each find around 50 thousand baht before being released. Malaysian Customs are stepping up checks at its borders to curb the smuggling of cannabis from Thailand, The government has ordered 1,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine which it says will be used for high risk groups, the vaccines will be given by injection and should be available by the end of the month. Police are investigating fraud involving mushrooms and some 18 hundred victims that lost almost 1.9 billion baht. People were tricked into investing in mushroom farms by well known personalities who marketed the idea, saying no work would be required and investors would receive a dividend of 18 to 30% a month. However, funds dried up and complaints were made to the police. The main suspects are thought to have fled the country late last year, however Interpol has been contacted in an attempt to bring the suspects back to Thailand. Region: Singapore: U.S house speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived yesterday and is due to meet with Taiwan officials in Taipei later today and tomorrow despite objections from Beijing. However the final decision to visit remains fluid. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida yesterday urged all nuclear states to conduct themselves "responsibly" in non-proliferation efforts at a time when he said the road to a world without nuclear arms had become much more difficult. A fine start, cloud and rain sweeping across the country.. Chiang Mai: Bright becoming cloudy with thunder showers later 31C Bangkok: Cloudy with thundershowers 31C Pattaya and SE: cloudy with thundershowers 29C Phuket and the South: Cloudy with thunderstorms 28C Hua Hin: Bright becoming cloudy with thunder showers 30C Credits: Bangkok Post, The Nation, Asean Now, Khaosod English, Hua Hin Today, Royal Coast Review, Kulsawek Sawekwannakorn, Thainewsroom.com, The Pattaya News, Phuket News, Channel News Asia, South China Morning Post, The Straits Times. The Irrawaddy. Windy.com. Wunderground.com. Listen Live: Surf 102.5 Facebook: Surf 102.5 -- © Copyright SURF 102.5 FM 2022-08-02 - 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!

World Sports News - Tuesday 2 August by Chili Radio Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267696-world-sports-news-tuesday-2-august-by-chili-radio/

Listen to the news: Football - English Premier League captains are in talks over the future of the pre-match anti-racism gesture of taking a knee before the new season begins on Friday. The captains have already held one meeting on the subject without reaching a resolution. Another will take place when they have consulted with their team-mates. Players have been taking a knee before kick-off since the league restarted in June 2020 following the initial shutdown due to the Covid pandemic. F1 - Two-time champion Fernando Alonso is to drive for Aston Martin from next year on a multi-year contract.The 41-year-old Spaniard, who has raced for Alpine since 2021, will replace Sebastian Vettel following the German's retirement at the end of the season. Alonso, F1 champion in 2005 and 2006, returned to the sport last year after a two-year hiatus racing elsewhere. Golf - Luke Donald has pledged loyalty to Europe after being appointed Ryder Cup captain, replacing Henrik Stenson who was sacked for defecting to LIV Golf. The Swede was stripped of the captaincy after only 127 days because he signed a reported £40m contract with the Saudi Arabian-funded LIV series. Englishman Donald, a former world number one will lead Europe's quest to win back the trophy from the United States in Rome next year.He was passed over for the role when Stenson was appointed in March. Download the Chili Radio app : https://chiliradio.app for Chili Pop and Chili Classics. -- © Copyright Chili RADIO 2022-08-02 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

Thailand to purchase first 1,000 doses of Monkeypox vaccine, expected to arrive in late August By Nop Meechukhun National – The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) is preparing to buy 1,000 doses of the Monkeypox vaccine for injection among health risk groups, expected to arrive by the end of August. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267689-thailand-to-purchase-first-1000-doses-of-monkeypox-vaccine-expected-to-arrive-in-late-august/

By Nop Meechukhun National – The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) is preparing to buy 1,000 doses of the Monkeypox vaccine for injection among health risk groups, expected to arrive by the end of August. Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, Director-General of the Department of Disease Control, revealed on Monday, August 1st, that the Department has ordered the GPO to conduct the first lot of vaccine procurement. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/08/01/thailand-to-purchase-first-1000-doses-of-monkeypox-vaccine-expected-to-arrive-in-late-august/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-08-02 - 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!

The Engelbert Humperdinck legend continues in Hua Hin this month By Editor Sixties superstar Engelbert Humperdinck will be staging a one-night only concert in Hua Hin on Saturday 20th August. The Hua Hin concert at the InterContinental Hua Hin Resort is promoted as “The Legendary Engelbert Humperdinck in Hua Hin ” on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267688-the-engelbert-humperdinck-legend-continues-in-hua-hin-this-month/

By Editor Sixties superstar Engelbert Humperdinck will be staging a one-night only concert in Hua Hin on Saturday 20th August. The Hua Hin concert at the InterContinental Hua Hin Resort is promoted as “The Legendary Engelbert Humperdinck in Hua Hin ” on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are priced at 16,000. baht with a 3-course dinner course. Ticket sales start on August 3rd at www.thaiticketmajor.com and via InterContinental Hua Hin Resort Tel: +66 (0) 32 616 999, Email: [email protected] The is limited to about 400 seats at the swimming pool that stretches to Hua Hin beach and guests will enjoy a three course dinner at the resort and beverages. Born Arnold George Dorsey, and, known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck, the now 86 year old British singer has been described as “one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around”. He first achieved international prominence in 1967 with his recording of “Release Me”. He has sold 140 million records worldwide, including “Please Release Me”, “The Last Waltz” which reached number one on the UK charts, Lady Of The Night, Misty Blues, After The Loving, Spanish Eyes and Quando, Quando, Quando. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award. and was awarded a top star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Las Vegas Walk of Fame and Leicester Walk of Fame. Since his first million-selling chart-toppers, he has remained one of the world’s premier balladeers continuing to delight audiences around the globe. The event follows a performance at Resorts World Genting’s Arena Of Stars in Malaysia on August 13th. After the Hua Hin concert, he is set to perform at other Thailand venues at Centara Reserve Samui on August 22nd, then at the Centara Grand Phuket on August 24th. Source: https://royalcoastreview.com/2022/08/the-engelbert-humperdinck-legend-continues-in-hua-hin-this-month/ -- © Copyright Royal Coast Review 2022-08-02 - 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!

Annual Phuket ‘Hungry Ghost’ Festival to be held By Goongnang Suksawat PHUKET: The annual Phuket ‘Hungry Ghost’ or Por Tor festival will be hold in Phuket this month in Phuket Town. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267687-annual-phuket-‘hungry-ghost’-festival-to-be-held/

By Goongnang Suksawat PHUKET: The annual Phuket ‘Hungry Ghost’ or Por Tor festival will be hold in Phuket this month in Phuket Town. The festival is called ’Por Tor’ in Phuket but it is well known by foreigners as ‘Hungry Ghost’. Thai- Chinese people in Phuket believe ancestor’s spirits are released back to the earth to visit their relatives and families during this time of the year in the lunar calendar. One of the most important offerings for their ancestors is red turtle cakes. Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/08/01/annual-phuket-hungry-ghost-festival-to-be-held/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 2022-08-02 - 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!

Prayut retains all the cards as Thailand may be pivoting back to a one-ballot election process by Joseph O' Connor Political naiveté on the part of the leading Pheu Thai Party in believing that the coalition government, through the electoral reform process, was going to gift it the means to achieve an outright majority. This has been evident since April this year and yet the party continued with the charade. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267686-prayut-retains-all-the-cards-as-thailand-may-be-pivoting-back-to-a-one-ballot-election-process/

by Joseph O' Connor Political naiveté on the part of the leading Pheu Thai Party in believing that the coalition government, through the electoral reform process, was going to gift it the means to achieve an outright majority. This has been evident since April this year and yet the party continued with the charade. Now with an impressive victory in the censure debate in July and changes underway to see a return to the one ballot voting process, not only is the government looking like it will survive until a snap election is called but there is now an increased likelihood of a return of a coalition government if not led by General Prayut Chan ocha then by his ‘brother in arms’ General Prawit Wongsuwan. July was a significant month in Thai politics. First of all, it saw the government survive what looked like the most dangerous censure motion since 2019 despite potentially damaging revelations about monthly payments to smaller parties revealed by Setthakij Thai Party (Thai Economic Party) leader Thamanat Prompow. This weekend saw political scientists accept that Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha and his unwieldy coalition government appear on course to finish their term although a snap election is predicted to be called at the end of the year. Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/08/01/prayut-has-the-cards-with-one-ballot-pivot/ -- © Copyright Thai Examiner 2022-08-02 - 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!

Opinion: Nok Air keeping the passengers on a skid off plane for more than an hour was inexcusable By Erich Parpart 90 seconds is how long a manufacturer of a new aircraft has to demonstrate that all passengers can be evacuated in an emergency or else the plane would not be allowed to fly. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267685-opinion-nok-air-keeping-the-passengers-on-a-skid-off-plane-for-more-than-an-hour-was-inexcusable/

By Erich Parpart 90 seconds is how long a manufacturer of a new aircraft has to demonstrate that all passengers can be evacuated in an emergency or else the plane would not be allowed to fly. That is one of the reasons why cabin crews are being trained to evacuate an entire aircraft in less than 90 seconds, after the order to evacuate is made. The person to make the decision on when to evacuate is the captain. In the case of the Sunday night incident at Mae Fah Luang International Airport in Chiang Rai, the decision to evacuate the passengers was made more than an hour after the 7-year-old Nok Air flight DD108 skidded off the runway. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/42274/opinion-nok-air-keeping-the-passengers-on-a-skid-off-plane-for-more-than-an-hour-is-inexcusable/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-08-02 - 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!

Mushroom Farming Scammers Make Off With 1.29bn Baht TNR Staff Representative images of mushrooms. Photos: Sanook.com POLICE held an urgent meeting yesterday (Aug.1) to solve a mushroom farming fraud case in which 1,867 victims have lost altogether 1.29 billion baht in the well-promoted scam, TV Channel 7 said. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1267684-mushroom-farming-scammers-make-off-with-129bn-baht/