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TNR Staff AFTER a video clip of a debt collector violently beating up a young woman who failed to pay up went viral on social media Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) provincial police last evening (May 24) arrested and filed three charges against him, Naewna newspaper said. In the video clip the debt collector, Mr. Supachai (surname withheld), or Toei, 29, is seen hitting and kicking the young debtor and also pulling her hair while she took all the blows without resisting in any way. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe This incident occurred at noon on May 22 at Hin Dat subdistrict, Dan Khun Thot district, with the unidentified 23-year-old woman later filing a complaint at Hin Dat police station. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/05/25/debt-collector-who-brutally-beat-up-young-woman-arrested/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-05-26 - 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.

Wonderfruit Festival is set to return in December at Siam Country Club in Pattaya By Tanakorn Panyadee The Wonderfruit Festival is set to return in December at Siam Country Club in Pattaya. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260710-wonderfruit-festival-is-set-to-return-in-december-at-siam-country-club-in-pattaya/

By Tanakorn Panyadee The Wonderfruit Festival is set to return in December at Siam Country Club in Pattaya. The Wonderfruit Festival recently announced its comeback after over two years of being canceled due to Covid-19 in December of this year. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The announcement has now officially been made on its website, stating that it could not resist the audience’s fierce demand for its comeback. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/05/25/wonderfruit-festival-is-set-to-return-in-december-at-siam-country-club-in-pattaya/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-05-26 - 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.

Alloy wheel thief finally arrested in Bang Lamung, Chonburi By Tanakorn Panyadee Bang Lamung, Chonburi — An alloy wheel thief was finally arrested by Laem Chabang police. The thief was reportedly involved in several identical cases around Sri Racha and Bang Lamung. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260709-alloy-wheel-thief-finally-arrested-in-bang-lamung-chonburi/

By Tanakorn Panyadee Bang Lamung, Chonburi — An alloy wheel thief was finally arrested by Laem Chabang police. The thief was reportedly involved in several identical cases around Sri Racha and Bang Lamung. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe At 1 p.m. today, May 25th, Laem Chabang police held a press conference to announce the arrest of a 23-year-old alloy wheel thief, Thanawat Pankaew, who had reportedly been stealing alloy wheels from Sri Racha and Bang Lamung residents’ cars. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/05/25/alloy-wheel-thief-finally-arrested-in-bang-lamung-chonburi/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-05-26 - 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.

Walking Street road repairs expected to complete by August 2022, say Pattaya City officials By Tanakorn Panyadee PHOTO: บริษัท โสภณ เคเบิ้ล ที.วี.และสื่อสาร พัทยา จำกัด Walking Street, Pattaya — Pattaya city has spent 13 million baht to expedite Walking Street road repairs, city officials stated this afternoon. The project is expected to be completed by mid-August 2022. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260708-walking-street-road-repairs-expected-to-complete-by-august-2022-say-pattaya-city-officials/

PHOTO: บริษัท โสภณ เคเบิ้ล ที.วี.และสื่อสาร พัทยา จำกัด By Tanakorn Panyadee Walking Street, Pattaya — Pattaya city has spent 13 million baht to expedite Walking Street road repairs, city officials stated this afternoon. The project is expected to be completed by mid-August 2022. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Today, May 25th, local media reported on the progress of Walking Street repairs after electric wires were moved underground, leaving several unsurfaced spots and construction materials on Walking Street and causing inconvenience to a large number of residents and tourists. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/05/25/walking-street-road-repairs-expected-to-complete-by-august-2022-say-pattaya-city-officials/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-05-26 - 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.

Ballots missing in Pattaya sound familiar Mr. Trump! ASEAN NOW Op-Ed Lost ballot papers have become almost as contagious as the Covid Omicron virus. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260705-ballots-missing-in-pattaya-sound-familiar-mr-trump/

ASEAN NOW Op-Ed Lost ballot papers have become almost as contagious as the Covid Omicron virus. Apparently, it was reported that two ballots were reported missing from one polling station, and two excessive ballots were found in another, putting the official results on hold in two districts. Therefore, unofficial results of the Pattaya mayoral and council elections on Sunday, the first such election in over ten years, have now been withdrawn pending an investigation. They are looking into the mysterious absence of these two ballot sheets, and one case of a ballot sheet being issued to a person who is ineligible to vote. The late-night decision to withdraw the results, by, Permanent Secretary of Pattaya city and Director of the Pattaya mayoral and council elections Pramote Taptim, came just a few hours after he had actually announced the results at city hall, in which Poramet Ngampichet, of the “We Love Pattaya” team, had apparently won the mayoral election. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Pramote said that he will consult the Election Commission in Bangkok about how to deal with the problem, with the possibility of a fresh election needing to be held at the two polling stations where the ballot sheets went missing. So that is the story so far in what is fast becoming a situation ripe for a Thai soap opera. Familiar territory I seem to remember a rather irate Donald Trump having the same issue regarding recounts and lost ballot papers in the last Presidential elections in the United States. This month’s presidential elections in the Philippines fell far short of “free and fair” due to rampant vote-buying, politically motivated violence, and serious shortcomings in the electoral process, according to a group of international election monitors. In an interim report the International Observer Mission (IOM), which was sponsored by the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines, found that the May 9 polls, “took place in the most repressive atmosphere seen since the time of dictator Ferdinand Marcos” – not coincidentally, the father of this year’s winning candidate, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Among these were unprecedented failures in the country’s electronic voting system and problems with the voter lists that saw many voters unable to cast a ballot. The IOM also noted “a higher level of blatant vote-buying, disturbing level of ‘red-tagging’” – in which opposition members are publicly accused of ties to communist insurgents – “and a number of incidents of deadly violence.” Voting in the Philippines has in the past always related to violence. French blank votes A record 13,600,000 voters, or 28% of the electorate, abstained in the second round of the French presidential election on Sunday, April 24. Blank and invalidated votes, meanwhile, declined in proportion compared to the 2017 presidential race, which featured the same two finalists, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. The bottom line is that voting systems around the world seem to have not engaged with modern IT systems, to enable us the voters, to actually believe in the final result. It seems a mystery. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-26 - 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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Thailand Steps Up Efforts to Verify Stateless People BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is accelerating efforts to verify the Thai nationality of stateless people living in the kingdom. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260688-thailand-steps-up-efforts-to-verify-stateless-people/

New luxury parliamentary club comes under fire A new controversial, luxurious and exclusive “Parliamentary Club”, equipped with a variety of recreational and exercise facilities, is coming under fire and has prompted questions about this lavish use of taxpayers’ money, when several more pressing issues are not being tackled. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260662-new-luxury-parliamentary-club-comes-under-fire/

Driver seriously injured after flying iron scrap hit his head while driving a pickup in Chonburi By Goong Nang(GN) PHOTO: Wisarn Sangjaroen / Top News Chonburi – A 43-year-old driver has sustained injuries after a piece of flying iron scrap hit his head, smashing his windshield, while he was driving his pickup truck in the Mueang Chonburi district. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260646-driver-seriously-injured-after-flying-iron-scrap-hit-his-head-while-driving-a-pickup-in-chonburi/

PHOTO: Wisarn Sangjaroen / Top News By Goong Nang(GN) Chonburi – A 43-year-old driver has sustained injuries after a piece of flying iron scrap hit his head, smashing his windshield, while he was driving his pickup truck in the Mueang Chonburi district. The Mueang Chonburi Police were notified of the incident yesterday (May 24th) on the Bypass Road in Nong Maidang sub-district. Emergency responders arrived at the scene to find the pickup truck in which the front glass was heavily damaged. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/05/25/driver-seriously-injured-after-flying-iron-scrap-hit-his-head-while-driving-a-pickup-in-chonburi/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-05-25 - 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.

7 Provinces Warned of Rising Mekong River BANGKOK, May 25 (TNA) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has warned people in seven northeastern provinces that the Mekong River will rise on May 25 and 26. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260645-7-provinces-warned-of-rising-mekong-river/

BANGKOK, May 25 (TNA) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has warned people in seven northeastern provinces that the Mekong River will rise on May 25 and 26. The warning followed the report from the Office of the National Water Resources that heavy rains measured 250 millimeters in Laos and the discharge rate at the Nam Ou dam in Laos was increased from 500 cubic meters per second to 2,400 cubic meters per second. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The flow through the Xayaburi dam was thus expected at 6,600 cubic meters per second and that would affect the level of the Mekong River. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-948390 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-05-25 - 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.

"I'm not selling my lucky eel - even for 10,000 baht - locals get praying Daily News Thai Caption: Merit worthy Daily News reporters - who clearly didn't have much better to do - went to Rayong after hearing about a lucky eel, notes ASEAN NOW. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260643-im-not-selling-my-lucky-eel-even-for-10000-baht-locals-get-praying/

Daily News Thai Caption: Merit worthy Daily News reporters - who clearly didn't have much better to do - went to Rayong after hearing about a lucky eel, notes ASEAN NOW. Manop, 30, a resident of Klaeng said that he has a sideline job - catching eels. He uses a PVC pipe and shellfish as bait in a swamp next to his house. He was stunned when he caught an albino eel - he'd never seen the like of it. Now all the locals were turning up to pray to it in the hope of winning the lottery. Picture: Daily News He said he's been offered 10,000 baht for the 300 gram, 67 cm long specimen but no way was he selling his "lucky" catch. Thais, it appears, will stop at nothing to try and get the winning numbers. In another story today on ASEAN NOW they thought that the death of a fisherman would lead them to riches in the next draw, due June 1st. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-25 - 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

Mum convinced her teen son who was stabbed twice is a victim of mistaken identity - he has the same name as a neighbor Picture: Daily News Daily News went to a housing estate in Bang Rak Noi, Nonthaburi north west of Bangkok after a stabbing incident last Friday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260642-mum-convinced-her-teen-son-who-was-stabbed-twice-is-a-victim-of-mistaken-identity-he-has-the-same-name-as-a-neighbor/

Picture: Daily News Daily News went to a housing estate in Bang Rak Noi, Nonthaburi north west of Bangkok after a stabbing incident last Friday. Anat, 17, was roughed up then stabbed in the abdomen and ribs after three men arrived on a motorcycle. He lived but is grievously ill in hospital. His 40 year old mother told reporters that she believes it was a case of mistaken identity because a boy who lives next door who is having problems with a gang is also called Anat and even looks like him. She said that last Friday her son was sitting in a grassy area in the estate when the three men arrived. He then went to be with four friends when the men approached them. The other guys ran for their lives leaving Anat confused. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe He was punched, kicked then stabbed twice. Satisfied with their handiwork the assailants then cooly left. She said that her son had never had any trouble with anyone and the gang were clearly after the neighbor and it was a case of mistaken identity. The younger brother of the other Anat said it was true. His elder sibling is in hiding elsewhere as the gang are determined to kill him. Daily News didn't say what it was about, just that the Bang Sri Muang police were studying CCTV to try and get a lead. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-25 - 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

Fisherman died in his own net - now ghoulish locals dream of lottery win Picture: 77kaoded 77kaoded published a story about a tragedy of an old fisherman who died after getting entangled in his own net. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260640-fisherman-died-in-his-own-net-now-ghoulish-locals-dream-of-lottery-win/

Picture: 77kaoded 77kaoded published a story about a tragedy of an old fisherman who died after getting entangled in his own net. Now in a sick twist the locals in his village think they can benefit by winning the lottery, notes ASEAN NOW. Lt-Col Phichet Machuay of the Khok Samrong police in Lopburi, central Thailand, and rescue services were called after Long Thongnak, 64, was found dead in a klong in Moo 11. At the scene police found four fish in a collection net and two in a fishing net. The body of Long was laid out dressed only in a pair of underpants. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Tee, 36, the victim's son-in-law said that Long had gone fishing at midday yesterday and when he hadn't come home by 5pm he went looking for him. At the klong he found shoes and a bag but no sign of his father-in-law. He shouted but got no response. When he tried to retrieve the older man's fishing net it was stuck. So he dove into the water and got a terrible shock. Long was under the water entangled in his own net 1.5 meters down. He hauled him up onto the bank along with the two fish also in the net. Police believe he got caught and there was no one around to help. After struggling to get out he got exhausted and drowned. The locals said that many people have died in the klong. They believe it is an omen for a lottery win with the age of the victim 64 and the numbers of fish - 2 and 4 - helping to give them the winning numbers. Relatives believe it was an accident and are preparing for the funeral after an autopsy. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-25 - 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

Thailand gym attack: Hastings victim's face 'butchered' Gary Reed's eye socket was shattered in the attack. A British man who was attacked in a gym in Thailand says his face was "butchered", leaving him fighting to save his eye so he can return home. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260639-thailand-gym-attack-hastings-victims-face-butchered/

Gary Reed's eye socket was shattered in the attack. A British man who was attacked in a gym in Thailand says his face was "butchered", leaving him fighting to save his eye so he can return home. Gary Reed, from Hastings in East Sussex, was struck with a dumbbell while working out in Pattaya on 16 May. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe He said the attack shattered the orbital bone around his eye that now requires reconstructing. Full story: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-61556251 -- © Copyright BBC 2022-05-25 - 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.

Pattaya video: Multiple shots fired at famous Thai YouTuber's bike shop Picture: INN INN reported on an incident at a bike shop in Bang Lamung, Pattaya in which 13 shots were fired. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260636-pattaya-video-multiple-shots-fired-at-famous-thai-youtubers-bike-shop/