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Girlfriend allegedly burns down her boyfriend’s friend’s home this morning in Pattaya because he didn’t contact her By Tanakorn Panyadee Nong Prue sub-district, Chonburi — An enraged girlfriend allegedly burned down the house of her boyfriend’s friend this morning out of rage after being unable to find him. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260970-girlfriend-allegedly-burns-down-her-boyfriend’s-friend’s-home-this-morning-in-pattaya-because-he-didn’t-contact-her/

By Tanakorn Panyadee Nong Prue sub-district, Chonburi — An enraged girlfriend allegedly burned down the house of her boyfriend’s friend this morning out of rage after being unable to find him. Early this morning, at 12.30 a.m. on May 27th, Pattaya firefighters and police were notified of an alleged arson at a house in the Nong Prue sub-district, Bang Lamung, Chonburi. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Police arrived and found the residents of a wooden house escaping from the fire that was spreading rapidly. The fire was finally extinguished, but most of the property was totally destroyed. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/05/27/girlfriend-allegedly-burns-down-her-boyfriends-friends-home-this-morning-in-pattaya-because-he-didnt-contact-her/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-05-28 - 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.

Thailand and Japan Discuss Ways to Enhance Regional Cooperation by Krajangwit Johjit BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand and Japan are exploring options to enhance regional ties to ensure peace and prosperity for the Asia-Pacific region. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260969-thailand-and-japan-discuss-ways-to-enhance-regional-cooperation/

by Krajangwit Johjit BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand and Japan are exploring options to enhance regional ties to ensure peace and prosperity for the Asia-Pacific region. Bilateral cooperation and proper response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict were among the topics discussed during a meeting between Thai Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Thursday (26 May). Gen Prayut flew to Japan to attend the 27th International Conference on the Future of Asia (Nikkei Forum) which was held from May 25 - 27, 2022. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe According to government spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, Gen Prayut congratulated Kishida on the successful establishment of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) which was held in Tokyo earlier this week. The IPEF was established by the United States and twelve other countries to strengthen regional ties and ensure a strong, resilient, and clean economy for the region. Regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Japanese Prime Minister stressed the need for the international community to unite their voice in opposing Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The Thai leader also spoke out on the issue, emphasizing the importance of diplomatic efforts in ending the war as soon as possible. The meeting between the two leaders is expected to strengthen bilateral cooperation on economic and security issues established following the Japanese Prime Minister’s official visit to Thailand earlier this month. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-05-28 - 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.

Trying to find a good condo is getting tougher in Pattaya OPINION | by ASEAN NOW I am only going on personal experience, but trying to find a good value condo in the Pattaya area is getting tougher. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260968-trying-to-find-a-good-condo-is-getting-tougher-in-pattaya/

OPINION | by ASEAN NOW I am only going on personal experience, but trying to find a good value condo in the Pattaya area is getting tougher. Having been in the same condo I decided it was time to move and maybe enjoy a different area in Pattaya. Having experienced the decline in tourists due to the Covid pandemic of the past three years, I thought there must be a huge amount of choice. I now realise that Pattaya is again back in fashion and that is evident by the number of Thais who flock here every weekend and start taking their selfies all over the place. With international travellers also returning many landlords are at last seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. I have lost count of the number of large condos I have visited where they keep saying we are sold out and have almost no rentals to show you. It would seem the lure of higher daily returns when renting out a condo via Airbnb is also taking quite a few prime units off the agents lists too. Another frustrating issue is the habit of some realtors to still post condos for rent, when they were actually rented up to six months back. It may be a way of showing they have a lot of inventory, but it is very time consuming and annoying for the clients looking. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe As prime areas like Cozy Beach and Pratamnak are getting expensive I thought I would venture East to check out Na Jomtien or even Bang Saray. Both are quieter areas but with fantastic beaches and lower rentals. However, it seems the 20 kms along from Pattaya to Sattahip is just one big construction site for a new expressway. Unlikely to be complete for another year, I certainly would not want to endure those traffic jams and dust for 12 months! My observations are concerning Pattaya so I cannot speak about the situation in Bangkok, Hua Hin or say Phuket. Let us know. So at the moment, I suppose to find my ideal 50-60m2 of space will just take a bit longer and unfortunately may cost me a bit more too. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-28 - 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. 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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Night Venues Warned to Follow Prevention Measures After Reopening BANGKOK (NNT) - Nightclubs, bars, and other nightlife entertainment venues have been warned to strictly adhere to Covid-19 prevention measures as they prepare to reopen for business next month. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260929-night-venues-warned-to-follow-prevention-measures-after-reopening/

Government Seeks Vaccine Supply for Smallpox and Monkeypox BANGKOK (NNT) - The government is seeking to secure a supply of smallpox vaccine from the World Health Organization (WHO) in order to boost public immunity in the event of a viral outbreak. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260925-government-seeks-vaccine-supply-for-smallpox-and-monkeypox/

Boy creates QR code to trace missing elderly people with memory problems A 15-year-old Thai student has created a QR code system for use by elderly people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or other age-related memory loss. The system will help their family locate their elder relative if they go missing from home, according to the Facebook page of the Mirror Foundation. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260923-boy-creates-qr-code-to-trace-missing-elderly-people-with-memory-problems/

Amazing Thailand: Now people from far and wide pay homage to kilometer marker for lottery numbers Daily News Thai Caption: Numbers revealed Daily News reported that people armed with joss-sticks and flowers and other "divining devices" were coming from far and wide to pay homage to a roadside kilometer marker. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260907-amazing-thailand-now-people-from-far-and-wide-pay-homage-to-kilometer-marker-for-lottery-numbers/

Daily News Thai Caption: Numbers revealed Daily News reported that people armed with joss-sticks and flowers and other "divining devices" were coming from far and wide to pay homage to a roadside kilometer marker. The apparently powerful marker in Khalameh sub-district of Surin in Thailand's north east has provided the answer to lottery wins on many occasions, it was claimed. There was a steady stream of the faithful arriving all day to pray for riches. One of them, Utthorn, 59, said he and his relatives had rented a pick-up to come and get lucky. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe He said there were various methods to divine the numbers such as putting numbered ping pong balls in an earthenware jar and drawing them - his preferred method. He drew 805 for the three numbered one and 54 for the two. "But really," he explained earnestly, "it's all about how much merit you make". The next draw is Thursday June 1st next week. ASEAN NOW notes, somewhat skeptically, that with the amount of stories daily about omens for the lottery, we have just about covered every number by now. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-27 - 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. 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

What Is The Future Of Pattaya’s Walking Street? By Editor Pattaya’s most infamous street is not scheduled for knockdown according to mayor-elect Poramet Ngampichet. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260906-what-is-the-future-of-pattaya’s-walking-street/

By Editor Pattaya’s most infamous street is not scheduled for knockdown according to mayor-elect Poramet Ngampichet. During a tour this week of the never-ceasing repavement and cable- burying areas, he said that Walking Street was an essential part of the resort’s tourist future. Plans to re-orientate Walking Street into a leisure paradise for families with theme parks, classy restaurants and new shopping arcades appear to be taking a back seat. Before and during the Covid pandemic, Pattaya authorities had suggested that the resort’s future might resemble Miami, Singapore or Abu Dhabi in which business centers lie apparently side-by-side with leisure pursuits. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe There had also been suggestions that the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), might fund a wholesale “family” redevelopment of Walking Street to complement the neighboring Bali Hai port facilities which have benefitted from external funding. Various beach reclamation projects and transport improvements, including ring roads and motorways, are also EEC projects. However, there is a growing consensus that Pattaya must rely on its traditional tourist markets after more than two years as a ghost town. The war in Ukraine and the ongoing absence of the overseas Chinese market has doubled-down on this feeling that Pattaya needs to walk before taking up running. However, City Hall stresses that Pattaya has already progressed from its Sin City image. Source: https://royalcoastreview.com/2022/05/what-is-the-future-of-pattayas-walking-street/ -- © Copyright Royal Coast Review 2022-05-27 - 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.

Oh Grandad! Nonagenarian didn't renew his Thai ID for nearly 40 years - now he has a Smart Card! 77kaoded Thai Caption: Grandad didn't renew his ID for 40 years 77kaoded reported on a charming story from Sa Kaeo province about a 95 year old man called Kaew Thongdeenork who hadn't renewed his Thai ID card for nearly 40 years. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260904-oh-grandad-nonagenarian-didnt-renew-his-thai-id-for-nearly-40-years-now-he-has-a-smart-card/

77kaoded Thai Caption: Grandad didn't renew his ID for 40 years 77kaoded reported on a charming story from Sa Kaeo province about a 95 year old man called Kaew Thongdeenork who hadn't renewed his Thai ID card for nearly 40 years. The last time he did was when Wang Sombun was a sub-district not a district. And that was April 1st 2526 or 1983. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Kaew turned up with about ten of his relatives with his old ID that was still in pretty good shape. District chief Kijja Saowaros helped the old man with compiling the evidence needed and a new card was done in just seven minutes and presented to him by local official Rayes Rai. It was all smiles but Kaew was not letting on why he had not renewed his card for so long. Neither was there any talk of a fine, notes ASEAN NOW. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-27 - 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. 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

Man imprisoned for 5 years for urging harm to PM’s twin daughters via tweet The Criminal Court yesterday (Thursday) sentenced to 5 years, without suspension, a man who was accused of sending a message on Twitter, urging people to sexually assault the twin daughters of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260903-man-imprisoned-for-5-years-for-urging-harm-to-pm’s-twin-daughters-via-tweet/

The Criminal Court yesterday (Thursday) sentenced to 5 years, without suspension, a man who was accused of sending a message on Twitter, urging people to sexually assault the twin daughters of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Police tracked the message to its sender, identified as Wuttichai Saridlertworasin, who was summoned by the police to hear computer crime and criminal charges against him in March 2021. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The 36-year-old man claimed, however, that he did not have a Twitter account and that someone had hacked into his Facebook account and attached his picture to the threatening message on Twitter. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/man-imprisoned-for-5-years-for-urging-harm-to-pms-twin-daughters-via-tweet/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-05-27 - 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.

Northern factory worker goes to the police after getting a million baht in her account instead of 10K salary Picture: Sanook Sanook reported that a factory worker at an industrial estate in Lamphun in the north of Thailand went to the police after getting a shock when checking on a Krung Thai banking app as to whether her monthly salary had been paid. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260902-northern-factory-worker-goes-to-the-police-after-getting-a-million-baht-in-her-account-instead-of-10k-salary/

Picture: Sanook Sanook reported that a factory worker at an industrial estate in Lamphun in the north of Thailand went to the police after getting a shock when checking on a Krung Thai banking app as to whether her monthly salary had been paid. She was due about 10,000 baht. But when Sujitra, 36, from Nong Chang Kheun sub-district checked she had 1,063,863.15 baht in her account. Almost ten years wages! She said her heart started pumping and she didn't know what to do at first fearing that a drugs gang was laundering money with her. She decided to take half a day off and go with a friend to the bank who checked and found the money was really in her account. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Bank staff said she should report it to the police first and this she did with the industrial estate force headed by Pol Col Weerachat Ratacharoen who advised her to come back again today. Sanook quoted an unnamed senior police source as saying they think the money is connected to a 68 million baht fraud perpetrated by a dentist and relatives conning people out of money in relation to an iron or steel and mask business. Money was being transferred by the gang so that they might avoid capture. The source expected other people to come forward with sums of money transferred to their accounts. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-27 - 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. 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

Naen the fake doctor up to her old tricks Sanook Thai Caption: You did it again Naen! Sanook reported on the arrest of a Thai woman - found wearing Sirirat hospital garb - who has multiple cases of being a fake doctor behind her. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260897-naen-the-fake-doctor-up-to-her-old-tricks/

Sanook Thai Caption: You did it again Naen! Sanook reported on the arrest of a Thai woman - found wearing Sirirat hospital garb - who has multiple cases of being a fake doctor behind her. Her name is Natthachanan Phitakchaikorn or more simply Naen. She was arrested by officers of the Consumer Protection Crime Suppression Division. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe She has been busted in 13 cases for similar offences and most recently came out of jail last August. On this occasion she opened a clinic in Bang Na and asked real doctors to apply for jobs there. She put her own name on their application documents and used these to work at various clinics. The media said that she was "mai khet" - meaning she had not learned her lesson. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-27 - 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. 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

Govt to Sell Lottery Tickets Online on June 2 BANGKOK, May 27 (TNA) – The Government Lottery Office will make lottery tickets available via its online “Digital Lottery” platform on June 2. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260896-govt-to-sell-lottery-tickets-online-on-june-2/

BANGKOK, May 27 (TNA) – The Government Lottery Office will make lottery tickets available via its online “Digital Lottery” platform on June 2. GLO director Lt Col Noon Sansanakom said that 10,513 vendors were contracted to sell government lottery tickets through the platform and at least 5 million lottery tickets would be available via the online channel. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Through platform, small-scale vendors will sell the lottery tickets that they receive directly from the GLO. From them, people can buy lottery tickets at their 80-baht official price and also support the living of the small-scale vendors. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-949629 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-05-27 - 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.

Mayoral secretary shot in head while family watch TV Thai Caption: The moment (a man) was shot in ambush Sanook published a shocking video showing CCTV from an outside area at a house in Moo 7 Nong Nok Khai, Krathum Baen, Samut Sakhon on Wednesday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260895-mayoral-secretary-shot-in-head-while-family-watch-tv/