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Wife attacked with table leg then dragged home by jealous husband - police find her dead at his house Sanook Thai Caption: Attacked with a club - I didn't think I'd kill her Police Captain Phiphat Thongruang of the Thay Meuang police in Phangnga, southern Thailand, was called to a house after a murder in Bang Thong sub-district. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256943-wife-attacked-with-table-leg-then-dragged-home-by-jealous-husband-police find-her-dead-at-his-house/

Sanook Thai Caption: Attacked with a club - I didn't think I'd kill her Police Captain Phiphat Thongruang of the Thay Meuang police in Phangnga, southern Thailand, was called to a house after a murder in Bang Thong sub-district. Dead at the house wrapped in a brown sarong was 29 year old Chattharika. Her jeans shorts were speckled with mud. She had several blunt force trauma wounds to the forehead and left side of her head among other injuries to her body. She had been drinking with Suriya, 34, the owner of the house with whom the victim had been living as man and wife for the last two years, reported Sanook. They had a big argument and Suriya attacked her. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The attack happened 200 meters away behind the property of a neighbor called Julin, 60, where bloodstains were found on a bed, floor and wall. There were signs of a fight and a table leg had come off. Suriya admitted attacking her but said he didn't mean to kill her. He said that after they had been drinking at home his wife disappeared and he went looking for her. He claimed he found her in bed with a neighbor. The neighbor was just in a pair of underpants. His wife was dressed but her bra was undone. He said he chased her then broke a table and used the leg to bash his wife 3 or four time then dragged her back home through the mud. Suriya's father Anudit, 61, said his son's marriage started well enough until his daughter in law and son started drinking heavily together. Suriya is a jealous man. This daily boozing caused them to neglect their rubber and palm farming work. He also questioned his daughter in law's fidelity and general character. Julin said the victim had fled to another house 100 meters away before she came to his house and was attacked by her husband outside. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-16 - 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. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 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

Songkran shooting: One dead two injured as rival groups at merit-making fire guns in Bung Kan Picture: Siam Rath Muang Bung Kan police in NE Thailand were called after a shooting incident between rival groups at a Songkran merit-making event in Khon Kong sub-district. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256936-songkran-shooting-one-dead-two-injured-as-rival-groups-at-merit-making-fire-guns-in-bung-kan/

Picture: Siam Rath Muang Bung Kan police in NE Thailand were called after a shooting incident between rival groups at a Songkran merit-making event in Khon Kong sub-district. It happened during some country singing - Mor Lam - that had to be curtailed as shots rang out. A 33 year old woman and a 16 year old child were hit initially and as the trouble intensified Thossaporn Saenglaek, 23, was killed. Siam Rath reported that the shooting was trouble between rival groups from Khok Kong and Na Sai villages. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Ten people involved have been interviewed by the Muang district police. The elder sister of the deceased man said he had got caught up in the trouble after friends had told him about the fighting and he had rushed to the scene only to be shot on the way. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-16 - 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. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 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

Video: Woman mistakes brake for accelerator and plows into front of gold shop injuring two CCTV screenshot Kanchanadit police in Surat Thani, southern Thailand, were called after a Thai female driver put her foot down on the accelerator when she meant the brake. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256935-video-woman-mistakes-brake-for-accelerator-and-plows-into-front-of-gold-shop-injuring-two/

CCTV screenshot Kanchanadit police in Surat Thani, southern Thailand, were called after a Thai female driver put her foot down on the accelerator when she meant the brake. CCTV footage at 4.25 pm Thursday from an area outside the Kanchanadit market showed a Honda City car plow into the Pa Siri gold shop next to Krung Thai bank. The driver gets out amid much screaming and shattering of glass. The front of the gold shop was badly damaged as the car drove in at speed. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The driver and shop owner were both injured though the car driver declined hospital treatment for a head injury saying she'll go later. Shop owner 52 year old Kornrat Somsuk had a hand injury. The driver of the car was given the assumed name of Nam by Thai Rath. She said she mixed up the brake and the accelerator. She was charged with negligent driving causing damage. The damage will be taken care of by insurance, said the media. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-16 - 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. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 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

Four dead as pick-up slams into power pole in Chanthaburi - family on way home from seaside trip Picture: Thai Rath A seaside family trip to the sea ended in tragedy yesterday when a pick-up slammed into a roadside tree in Makham district of Chanthaburi in eastern Thailand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256933-four-dead-as-pick-up-slams-into-power-pole-in-chanthaburi-family-on-way-home-from-seaside-trip/

Picture: Thai Rath A seaside family trip to the sea ended in tragedy yesterday when a pick-up slammed into a roadside tree in Makham district of Chanthaburi in eastern Thailand. Rescue services attended the scene on Route 319 by the entry to Wat Chaman. Thai Rath said that initially there were 7 injuries with four trapped and unconscious in the main cab of the pick-up. Four were pronounced dead at Makham Hospital - two women and two children, a boy and a girl. They were on their way home to Doi Dao district after a Songkran trip to the coast. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-16 - 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. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 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 records highest daily COVID-19 deaths since January File photo Thailand on Saturday (April 16) reported 18,892 new COVID-19 cases, 22,220 recoveries and 125 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256932-thailand-records-highest-daily-covid-19-deaths-since-january/ //CLOSED// /Admin

Thailand records highest daily COVID-19 deaths since January File photo Thailand on Saturday (April 16) reported 18,892 new COVID-19 cases, 22,220 recoveries and 125 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256932-thailand-records-highest-daily-covid-19-deaths-since-january/

File photo Thailand on Saturday (April 16) reported 18,892 new COVID-19 cases, 22,220 recoveries and 125 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. Saturday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 4,012,184 with 26,754 deaths. The report comes as people are being asked to fully comply with Covid-19 control measures outlined by the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), including a ban on water-splashing activities, to prevent infection cases from increasing after the Songkran holidays. Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana stated that the government and the CCSA encourage full cooperation from local communities and tourists to follow regulations rather than spoiling the festive spirit by directly enforcing the ban. He added that water splashing, powder smearing, and mass gatherings in public places during the holidays allow Covid-19 to spread easily and would later create a major burden for healthcare facilities in the country.** **NNT contributed to this report Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-16 - 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. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 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

Khao San Road's last Songkran night: Large crowds as police maintain order Daily News Thai Caption:The last night Daily News reported from Khao San Road in the heart of Bangkok that was celebrating the last night of the Songkran New Year festival last night. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256931-khao-san-roads-last-songkran-night-large-crowds-as-police-maintain-order/

Daily News Thai Caption:The last night Daily News reported from Khao San Road in the heart of Bangkok that was celebrating the last night of the Songkran New Year festival last night. Picture: Daily News They said that the police and local authorities were manning the entry and exit points to ensure the rules were being followed. That was coupled with periodic checks that visitors were not illegally engaging in banned water fights. All proceeded without incident. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-16 - 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. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 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 Picture: Daily News

Vote for the UK government to index link pensions in Thailand by Michael Bridge file photo With the cost of living going through the roof, and just topping up the car is now a luxury, retirees in Thailand need to count every baht they get each month. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256926-vote-for-the-uk-government-to-index-link-pensions-in-thailand/

file photo by Michael Bridge With the cost of living going through the roof, and just topping up the car is now a luxury, retirees in Thailand need to count every baht they get each month. Over the past few months, the British media have been reporting on the government’s plans to increase the UK pensions by up to GBP10 a week. That equates at today’s rate of exchange of an extra THB1,760 a month. Sounds great, but because we all decided to retire to the land of smiles, our monthly payments are not indexed link. Live in Spain or even the Philippines and UK pensioners will get the extra. So why should I be penalised for deciding to move to Thailand to retire? I actually wrote about this situation a couple of months ago when they launched a UK Govt petition. So far over 8,500 viewed the post and the petition has risen to over 9,500 votes. If we can reach 10,000 signatures by May 29th then the government must respond to this petition. As a British taxpayer for most of my life, the UK awarded me the top bracket for my pension when I reached 65 years old. That was seven years ago, and they gave me GBP177.50 a week. OK to start with that meant they transferred THB36,400 a month to my Thai bank account. Now at the current exchange rate, that has dropped to THB30,000 a month. However, as this is not indexed linked, I still get GBP177.50 today because OAPs in some parts of Asia are not entitled to have their payments indexed linked at all. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe If, however, I had decided to retire to say Spain, today they would be sending me GBP185.00 a week, which would equate at today’s exchange rate to THB32,584 a month. That extra THB2,584 a month would go a long way in buying my monthly food bill. I left England back in 2004 and therefore canceled all my UK bank accounts as I moved to the UAE and then Thailand. Now I am sure several of you who still retain an address in the UK, could get around the system by having their pension paid into a UK bank and then sent over here. However, you do need a permanent UK address, which I do not have. Unfair retiring in Thailand I still find it hard to take on board that if I paid my taxes and National insurance why can I not choose where I want to live? What difference to the UK Pension office is it, if they transfer my pension to Spain or Thailand? It is about time all of us UK expats got a fair deal. Let us know if you are also becoming the poor relation in expat pension transfers or is it just our bad luck. Could we do anything about it? YES....Here is the latest petition to the British government. Please add your name. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/601821 On April 18th through the efforts of our AseanNow viewers, the petition had reached 9,759 votes, just a mere 241 to go so tell your UK expats to keep voting. It could make a difference. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-16 - 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. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 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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Justice Ministry Plans to Establish DNA and Biometric Collection Center to Reduce Crimes BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Justice is proposing the establishment of a center to collect DNA and biometric information from inmates and suspects charged by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to reduce repeated crimes in Thailand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256895-justice-ministry-plans-to-establish-dna-and-biometric-collection-center-to-reduce-crimes/

Villagers of Bang Bo District suffer unregulated hazardous electricity poles The villagers and residents of the Bang Bo District, Samut Prakan in Thailand have expressed their disappointment at fact that electric poles are so low to the ground, as their main complaint was that the wires dangling from the poles constitute a grave danger for passerby people and drivers driving on the roads. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256920-villagers-of-bang-bo-district-suffer-unregulated-hazardous-electricity-poles/

Dicing with death: Thai motorists continue to play with their lives on the roads During the Songkran festival, perhaps even more so than during other long holidays, the issue of road safety is taken seriously. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256875-dicing-with-death-thai-motorists-continue-to-play-with-their-lives-on-the-roads/

During the Songkran festival, perhaps even more so than during other long holidays, the issue of road safety is taken seriously. The fact that we still call the Thai New Year holidays “the 7 dangerous days” and report the daily death and injury tolls says a lot about the situation. Pandemic or not, Thailand’s roads remain the deadliest in Southeast Asia, and among the top 10 in the global hall of shame. As Thais travel for vacations or to their homes during the major festival, which this year ends on Sunday, April 17, the number of road injuries and deaths increases. The pattern is repeated every year and the reasons behind the injuries of fatalities are always the same – drunk driving, speeding, and not wearing helmets. Sadly, all the causes of accidents can be prevented. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Every time the road safety issue is highlighted such as during festivals or after shocking accidents, the authorities go on high alert and react. But most of the time, it is the same old Thailand where lax law enforcement, negligent police, and irresponsible drivers meet on the streets. That’s the reason why Thailand’s road fatality rate is more than double the global average of 18 per 100,000 population. In 2012, Thailand’s fatalities caused by road accidents were 36.2 per 100,000 people according to the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s report. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/dicing-with-death-thai-motorists-continue-to-play-with-their-lives-on-the-roads/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-04-15 - 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. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Video: Every dog has his day! This mutt puts one over on Thai man Daily News Thai Caption: The appearance of a thief! Daily News reported on a video being widely viewed and commented upon on Facebook. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256874-video-every-dog-has-his-day-this-mutt-puts-one-over-on-thai-man/

Daily News Thai Caption: The appearance of a thief! Daily News reported on a video being widely viewed and commented upon on Facebook. It featured two men outside a property talking. One is on a motorcycle playing with his phone. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe A dog comes up and he is half interested. But it soon dawns on him that a shoe is missing. Chuckles can be heard on the video as the man cannot put two and two together. The CCTV revealed that it was a local dog that took the shoe. Netizens loved the video with some saying facetiously "you just can't trust thieves these days". -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-15 - 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. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 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

10,000 tourists flock to Koh Phi Phi for Songkran Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that 10,000 Thai and foreign tourists had descended on Koh Phi Phi, the famous holiday island in Krabi southern Thailand, for the Songkran holidays. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256872-10000-tourists-flock-to-koh-phi-phi-for-songkran/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that 10,000 Thai and foreign tourists had descended on Koh Phi Phi, the famous holiday island in Krabi southern Thailand, for the Songkran holidays. The media said that restaurant and resort owners were smiling again after two Songkran washouts in the last two years due to the pandemic. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Proving particularly popular was Maya Bay, recently reopened after several years of closure to help the area recover its natural environment after years of over-tourism. It is thought that 400 million baht will be spent in the island economy during the New Year holidays. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-15 - 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. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 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 Picture: Thai Rath Picture: Thai Rath Picture: Thai Rath Picture: Thai Rath

21 injured in seven vehicle pile up at Lopburi lights - Indian tourists in van that allegedly caused it Naew Na Thai Caption:7 vehicle pile up - 21 injured at intersection with traffic lights Naew Na reported that yesterday evening the Muang Khom police in Lopburi province, central Thailand, attended the scene after a multiple vehicle pile-up. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256871-21-injured-in-seven-vehicle-pile-up-at-lopburi-lights-indian-tourists-in-van-that-allegedly-caused-it/