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Picture: INN INN reported on an incident at a bike shop in Bang Lamung, Pattaya in which 13 shots were fired. The shop is owned by Thada Bunphan or "Es Rom Klao", a famous tattooed YouTuber who has more than a quarter of a million subscribers. The YouTuber wasted no time in going live on his site to tell his fans in a video what had happened at 3 am yesterday morning. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Picture: INN No one was hit but a Honda City car belonging to an associate was damaged by one shot. In total 13 shots were fired. Picture: INN Thada said he knows who it was - a disgruntled customer who was unhappy with a bike repair. Bang Lamung police received a report from a mechanic at the shop and promised to investigate and check the areas' CCTV. -- © 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

EGAT Works With Microsoft to Mitigate Carbon Emissions by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and Microsoft Thailand have joined hands on efforts to mitigate carbon emissions. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260635-egat-works-with-microsoft-to-mitigate-carbon-emissions/

by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and Microsoft Thailand have joined hands on efforts to mitigate carbon emissions. EGAT Governor Boonyanit Wongrukmit and Dhanawat Suthumpun, managing director for Microsoft Thailand, signed a Memorandum of Understanding under the joint goal of value creation for EGAT through digital transformation. The 3-year collaboration will cover three key areas. The first involves innovating for a sustainable future through studies and explorations of digital technology integration. These include cloud platforms to accelerate value creation and business innovations in areas such as renewable energy, battery energy storage systems, grid modernization, and carbon capture and storage. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The agreement will also modernize EGAT’s operations with digital procedures and systems that incorporate expertise in technology, automation and AI into management functions. These include internal systems within power plants, carbon emission analyses, and environmental impact assessments to foster sustainable development. The last area involves strengthening EGAT’s infrastructure to support changes in the digital era by digitizing documents, utilizing cloud and other innovations to analyze in-depth data, modernize operational processes, enhance the organization’s performance, and transform its IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and data privacy systems to meet global standards. -- © Copyright NNT 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.

"Holy Father" hits back! Loony cult leader sues Chaiyaphum governor who mocks him in Facebook response Picture: INN The affair of the cult leader known as Phra Bida or the Holy Father has taken a new, and somewhat comical twist, notes ASEAN NOW. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260634-holy-father-hits-back-loony-cult-leader-sues-chaiyaphum-governor-who-mocks-him-in-facebook-response/

Picture: INN The affair of the cult leader known as Phra Bida or the Holy Father has taken a new, and somewhat comical twist, notes ASEAN NOW. Earlier this month the loony guru who advocated that his disciples eat his skin scapings, urine and feces for good health and who kept 11 decaying corpses at his Chaiyaphum retreat was slapped with eight criminal charges. He was subsequently bailed and fled to Phu Kradung, Loei, also in north east Thailand. Now the Holy Father has hit back. Chaiyaphum governor Kraisorn Kongchalat went on his personal Facebook page to mock his adversary. Kraisorn had earlier led the raid on the cult with a crime busting celebrity. Kraisorn said on Facebook: "Oooh! His holiness Phra Bida is suing me and wants me arrested. Now that's a badge of honor for my civil service work..he he". Earlier Kannamas Mancharoen, a female lawyer, had gone to the police to file charges on behalf of her client, Thawee Nanla (the holy father). The charges are trespass and dereliction of duty, reported INN. INN gave no indication that the police would arrest the governor whose Facebook post clearly indicated he wasn't the slightest bit worried, notes ASEAN NOW. The story has been the talk of Thailand over the last few weeks, the latest cultist preying on the gullible in Thailand. -- © 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

Famous Thai hitman arrested in Ranong after hiding out in Myanmar - he sought medical treatment in Thailand and was nabbed Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported on the arrest of a famous hitman known as "Toy Rap Ro" - named after the sub-district of Chumphon where he hails from. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260630-famous-thai-hitman-arrested-in-ranong-after-hiding-out-in-myanmar-he-sought-medical-treatment-in-thailand-and-was-nabbed/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported on the arrest of a famous hitman known as "Toy Rap Ro" - named after the sub-district of Chumphon where he hails from. Thep Satree special forces in conjunction with the Ranong police and military in the south heard that Nirut Krajang, 41, had returned to Thailand after hiding out in Myanmar. He was named in a Chumporn court warrant for premeditated murder. After seeing the suspect in a pick-up go into Ranong the authorities waited to ambush him on the return trip on the Kraburi to Rap Ro Road. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Picture: Siam Rath When the suspect saw the authorities he abandoned his pick-up and ran off but was soon in custody. Taken into evidence was a short shotgun, 320 yaba tablets and 26.5 grams of crystal meth. The suspect admitted that the weapon and the drugs were his. In addition to taking drugs he was dealing too. He had fled to Myanmar when the arrest warrant was issued and worked for four months in forestry there before he suffered an eye injury. He returned to Thailand for treatment at a hospital which proved to be his downfall. He is now in the custody of the Pak Chan police in Ranong. -- © 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

PM to attend 27th Nikkei Forum in Japan BANGKOK, May 25 (TNA) – Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha is scheduled to travel to Tokyo, Japan during May 25-27 to attend the 27th International Conference on the Future of Asia (Nikkei Forum) upon. an invitation of Nikkei Inc., said Government Spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260629-pm-to-attend-27th-nikkei-forum-in-japan/

BANGKOK, May 25 (TNA) – Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha is scheduled to travel to Tokyo, Japan during May 25-27 to attend the 27th International Conference on the Future of Asia (Nikkei Forum) upon. an invitation of Nikkei Inc., said Government Spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana. The International Conference on the Future of Asia, or Nikkei Forum, has been held annually since 1995 by Nikkei Inc., a Japanese media company which owns The Nikkei and the Financial Times. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe This year, political, economic and academic leaders from the Asia-Pacific region are invited to offer their opinions on regional issues and the role of Asia in the world under the theme: “Redefining Asia's Role in a Divided World”. The Prime Minister first attended the 26th Nikkei Forum last year via a teleconference, and this year will be his first in-person attendance at the event. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-948284 -- © 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.

Wealthy father and daughter in "moo ping" business charged with selling Thai women into sex slavery in Bahrain Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that officers of the Anti-Human Trafficking Police arrested two wealthy business people in Thonburi, western Bangkok yesterday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260628-wealthy-father-and-daughter-in-moo-ping-business-charged-with-selling-thai-women-into-sex-slavery-in-bahrain/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that officers of the Anti-Human Trafficking Police arrested two wealthy business people in Thonburi, western Bangkok yesterday. Picked up on warrants for human trafficking were Wiraya, 54, and Wachiraporn or Dr Wachi, 37. They were taken into custody beside the road in Soi Thaksin 4 in Bang Yi Ruea. They denied everything. The pair are mega rich individuials with interests in rental properties and many companies including one of Thailand's biggest "moo ping" or pork ball suppliers. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe It is alleged that from the start of 2015 they used their name and influence to recruit attractive women to work in Bahrain. The women thought they were going to be well paid for work in traditional Thai massage but instead were forced into sex slavery. Recently some escaped and went to the human trafficking police for help. The father and daughter are now being held in custody as investigations continue. -- © 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

Elon Musk’s Tesla registers subsidiary in Thailand By Online Reporter Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Inc has registered a subsidiary in Thailand, according to documents filed with the Department of Business Development. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260627-elon-musk’s-tesla-registers-subsidiary-in-thailand/

By Online Reporter Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Inc has registered a subsidiary in Thailand, according to documents filed with the Department of Business Development. The subsidiary, under the name of Tesla (Thailand) Co., Ltd. with a corporate registration number 0105565069229, was registered on April 25, 2022 with a registered capital of 3,000,000 baht. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The company is registered at 87 M Thai Tower, All Seasons Place, Room No. 2319, Floor 23, Wireless Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok. The formal description of the company’s operations includes the selling of electric automobiles, mounted energy storage systems and devices used with mounted energy storage systems. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/thailand-news/elon-musks-tesla-registers-subsidiary-in-thailand/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 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.

Drunk husband in classic sobriety test fail at Buriram police station - he'd been arguing with the missus Daily News Thai Caption: Sobriety test Daily News reported on a classic sobriety test fail at Nang Rong police station in Buriram, north eastern Thailand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260624-drunk-husband-in-classic-sobriety-test-fail-at-buriram-police-station-hed-been-arguing-with-the-missus/

Daily News Thai Caption: Sobriety test Daily News reported on a classic sobriety test fail at Nang Rong police station in Buriram, north eastern Thailand. Medics at Nang Rong hospital had called the police after a man - named only as "A" - was making trouble at the entrance. He claimed he wasn't drunk and was taken away. Officers made him try and walk straight down the cracks in the ceramic flooring. He staggered all over the place before almost collapsing and thumping his head. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Picture: Daily News Enough was enough for the police. They put him in the cells until he had sobered up. He said later that he had been fishing with his wife behind the hospital when they had a big argument and she ran off. He thought she had taken refuge in the hospital and went there to try and make up to her. He was charged with being drunk and disorderly and was fined. Daily News didn't report how much. -- © 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 unwittingly invites murderer into her home - he kills her son and his ex-girlfriend Daily News Thai Caption: Angry over pictures Phayathai police made a quick arrest after yet another shocking double murder in Bangkok. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260619-mum-unwittingly-invites-murderer-into-her-home-he-kills-her-son-and-his-ex-girlfriend/

Daily News Thai Caption: Angry over pictures Phayathai police made a quick arrest after yet another shocking double murder in Bangkok. Arrested after fleeing to Sam Khok district of Pathum Thani north of the Thai capital was former airman conscript Morakot Prapharoj, 24. He has been charged with the premiditated murder of Korakot Meunprap, 25, and his girlfriend Fah, 24, the airman's former lover, reported Daily News. It happened at a house in the Sa Kaeo community in the Phayathai police jurisdiction. Morakot said he was angry after his ex's new lover sent him provocative pictures of them together and dared him to do something about it. This he did in the early hours of yesterday morning. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Picture: Daily News Korakot's mother Khreauwan, 46, said she had risen early for work and was doing the dishes when a man she now knows to be Morakot arrived at the house with another man and said: "Is Art (his nickname) home?" Surprised that he knew who she was and thinking he was a friend of her son she said to go on upstairs. Morakot opened the door to the couple's bedroom and used an 11 mm gun to shoot the couple dead. The mother said she heard gunshots but the gunman had already fled the scene. -- © 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

Thai authorities investigate massive agricultural co-operatives fund fraud - two women go to ground That Rath reported that 300 million baht's worth of assets connected to a massive fraud of a state agricultural co-operatives fund have been seized. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260616-thai-authorities-investigate-massive-agricultural-co-operatives-fund-fraud-two-women-go-to-ground/

That Rath reported that 300 million baht's worth of assets connected to a massive fraud of a state agricultural co-operatives fund have been seized. Raids by the Department of Special Investigations, Nang Lerng police and other authorities seized 300 million baht in assets in Pathum Thani, Samut Songkhram and Phetchabun provinces. Houses and restaurants in Pathum Thani as well as two hotels in the other provinces were seized. Cars including a Porsche and designer bags and watches were included in the haul. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Work continues in what the media said was a 600 million baht fraud. It is connected to the Savings Cooperative, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Ltd. Its manager and head of finance - women named as Phuangthip and Siriporn respectively - went into hiding before the fraud was revealed. -- © 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

George W. Bush's gaffe about invasion of Iraq draws laughter from crowd By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN)An Iraqi national living in Columbus, Ohio, was arrested Tuesday and faces federal charges related to an alleged plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush, the Justice Department announced. Shihab Ahmed Shihab Shihab has been charged with aiding and abetting the attempted murder of a former United States official, as well as with an immigration crime for his alleged attempt to illegally bring foreign nationals to the United States. According to the Justice Department, Shihab is alleged to have planned to smuggle four Iraqi nationals as part of the plot. Court documents obtained by CNN describe reconnaissance by Shihab that included driving to the neighborhood of Bush's residence in Dallas. Full story: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/24/politics/george-w-bush-fbi-threat/index.html -- © Copyright CNN 2022-05-25

'Our civilisation may not survive' Ukraine invasion, says George Soros – video Veteran philanthropist tells World Economic Forum civilisation ‘may not survive’ what is coming Larry Elliott Economics editor Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens to be the “beginning of the third world war” that could spell the end of civilisation, the veteran philanthropist and former financier George Soros has warned. In a ferocious attack on Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Soros warned that autocratic regimes were in the ascendant and the global economy was heading for a depression. Soros, who has become a hate figure for the hard right in the US, also heavily criticised the former German chancellor Angela Merkel for cosying up to Moscow and Beijing. Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/24/ukraine-invasion-may-be-start-of-third-world-war-says-george-soros -- © Copyright The Guardian 2022-05-25

UPDATE: 76-year-old German tourist who spent over a week missing in Sirinat National Park released from hospital in Phuket By Goong Nang(GN) Phuket – A 76-year-old German tourist with memory loss issues who spent over a week missing in Sirinat National Park, which is about 15 kilometers away from her hotel in the Mai Khao sub-district, was released from a hospital in Phuket, May 23rd. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260598-update-76-year-old-german-tourist-who-spent-over-a-week-missing-in-sirinat-national-park-released-from-hospital-in-phuket/

By Goong Nang(GN) Phuket – A 76-year-old German tourist with memory loss issues who spent over a week missing in Sirinat National Park, which is about 15 kilometers away from her hotel in the Mai Khao sub-district, was released from a hospital in Phuket, May 23rd. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe May 23rd, a team from the Phuket Tourist Assistance Center (TAC) assisted Ms. Barbara Lange, 76, and her family at the Bangkok Hospital in Phuket after she was released from the hospital. Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/05/24/update-76-year-old-german-tourist-who-spent-over-a-week-missing-in-sirinat-national-park-released-from-hospital-in-phuket/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 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.

33-year-old man who abducted a 13-year-old girl while she was selling flowers on Rawai Beach being hunted by law enforcement By Goong Nang(GN) Rawai, Phuket – An arrest warrant has been issued for a 33-year-old man who abducted a 13-year-old girl while she was selling flowers on Rawai Beach, Mueang Phuket District, three months ago. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260596-33-year-old-man-who-abducted-a-13-year-old-girl-while-she-was-selling-flowers-on-rawai-beach-being-hunted-by-law-enforcement/