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Chadchart to focus on Bangkok’s undecided voters, Aswin to increase fire stations Independent candidates in Bangkok’s gubernatorial election, Chadchart Sittipunt and former Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang, are ramping up their campaigns, nearly two weeks ahead of the highly anticipated election, with the former focusing on convincing undecided voters. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259126-chadchart-to-focus-on-bangkok’s-undecided-voters-aswin-to-increase-fire-stations/

Independent candidates in Bangkok’s gubernatorial election, Chadchart Sittipunt and former Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang, are ramping up their campaigns, nearly two weeks ahead of the highly anticipated election, with the former focusing on convincing undecided voters. The former transport minister attached to the Pheu Thai party who is leading in recent polls, Chadchart insists that he is running as an independent candidate and has been campaigning without support from any political party or party members. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe He admitted, however, that he has received support from various groups who do not have political affiliations. He also said that he will increase his communication with senior citizens, to convey his ideas and plans for how Bangkok should be developed to become the regional centre of creative economic development and health-related tourism. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/chadchart-to-focus-on-bangkoks-undecided-voters-aswin-to-increase-fire-stations/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-05-10 - 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

Phuket doctors state that a 12-year-old boy who went blind was NOT from a Covid-19 vaccine, following viral story By Goong Nang(GN) Phuket – A 62-year-old grandmother called the press for help after her 12-year-old boy in the Thalang district has gone blind after he reportedly received a second dose of the Covid -19 vaccine, according to her. Meanwhile, leading Phuket doctors have confirmed the boy’s blindness was, according to them, NOT due to a Covid-19 vaccine. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259125-phuket-doctors-state-that-a-12-year-old-boy-who-went-blind-was-not-from-a-covid-19-vaccine-following-viral-story/

By Goong Nang(GN) Phuket – A 62-year-old grandmother called the press for help after her 12-year-old boy in the Thalang district has gone blind after he reportedly received a second dose of the Covid -19 vaccine, according to her. Meanwhile, leading Phuket doctors have confirmed the boy’s blindness was, according to them, NOT due to a Covid-19 vaccine. Local Phuket media visited the 12-year-old boy (The Phuket Express is withholding his name) over the past weekend. The boy lives with his 62-year-old grandmother and 62-year-old grandfather in the Thalang district. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe His grandmother, Mrs. Kaesri Saeong, told the Phuket media, “My nephew received the second dose of a Pfizer vaccine last year on November 25th, 2021. Ten days after he said he was unwell before convulsing. He was sent to an ICU room at a hospital. When he woke up he had gone completely blind.” Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/05/09/phuket-doctors-state-that-a-12-year-old-boy-who-went-blind-was-not-from-a-covid-19-vaccine-following-viral-story/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 2022-05-10 - 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

UPDATE: Cult followers advised to get check-ups after consuming their own bodily discharges Followers of a cult leader in a village in Khon San district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Chaiyaphum have been advised to get medical check-ups at their nearest hospital. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259060-thailand-gripped-by-case-of-holy-hermit-who-advises-disciples-to-eat-body-secretions-to-cure-illness/?do=findComment&comment=17349970

Cult followers advised to get check-ups after consuming their own bodily discharges Followers of a cult leader in a village in Khon San district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Chaiyaphum have been advised to get medical check-ups at their nearest hospital after they consumed their own urine, feces, scurf, pus, and phlegm on the recommendation of the cult’s leader, to “cure their illnesses”. The leader, a 75-year-old man, has been arrested in Chaiyaphum on initial charges of encroachment on public land and violation of the Communicable Diseases Act. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Director-General of the Department of Disease Control Department (DDC) Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong said today (Monday) that human urine, excrement and other discharges are unhygienic and must not be consumed, especially feces, which is infested with harmful bacteria which can lead to diarrhea, cholera and other serious diseases. Police raided the cult’s “monastery” in Chaiyaphum’s Dong Klang sub-district on Saturday, following a tip-off that there are 11 cadavers being kept in coffins in the compound and that the cult leader had provided bizarre treatments to his follower. Dozens of jars containing the concoctions were also found. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/cult-followers-advised-to-get-check-ups-after-consuming-their-own-bodily-discharges/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-05-10 - 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

Can Thailand afford not to host a Formula One Grand Prix? by Michael Bridge Now that the green light has been given for The Buriram International Circuit (known as Chang International Circuit) to host its second MotoGP later this year, could this be the time for Thailand to put in a bid to attract the much bigger and higher-profile Formula One to the land of smiles? Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259124-can-thailand-afford-not-to-host-a-formula-one-grand-prix/

by Michel Bridge Now that the green light has been given for The Buriram International Circuit (known as Chang International Circuit) to host its second MotoGP later this year, could this be the time for Thailand to put in a bid to attract the much bigger and higher-profile Formula One to the land of smiles? If any of you F1 fans saw the incredible buzz generated by the new Miami Grand Prix held this weekend, the publicity gained will pay huge dividends for the city and Florida for months. We know that the feedback from the Moto GP riders to racing in Thailand was a big thumbs up, as they all voted the Buriram weekend a few years back as the best run race on their calendar that season. Certainly, the income generated from overseas fans booking trips to Thailand paid off big time for the TAT. Singapore has recently resigned a long-term contract to continue hosting their night grand prix so the city elders must be incredibly pleased with the results there. Perhaps the mix of small towns and F1 has not always been successful, as the Korean Grand Prix was dropped from the Formula One calendar only three years after it was unveiled in the rural county of Yeongam in 2010. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Could Buriram cope? If Thailand has a realistic chance to attract the Formula Grand, they will need to find a new location away from the countryside, possibly in Bangkok or even Pattaya. Las Vegas will host a race in 2023 and the organisers are looking for more razzle dazzle locations in the future to provide exciting TV coverage. Some years ago, apparently, a proposed route for Thailand's future Formula 1 Grand Prix had been agreed upon, according to officials in the country. Then the Governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand was quoted as saying that the committee behind the project had given the green light to circuit plans. Starting and finishing at the Royal Thai Naval Dockyard, the 5.995-km (3.725-mi) layout would take in various tourist attractions, including the Grand Palace, Victory Monument and Temple of Dawn, while a capacity of 150,000 has been estimated. The starting and finishing point would be on the bank of the Chao Phraya River. Certainly, it would provide a superb amount of great publicity for the city and attract thousands of F1 fans to stay in the city and party. Remember Alex Albon who is currently doing well at Williams Racing is Thai, so what better time to say to F1, forget Russia and think of Thailand instead. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-10 - 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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Entertainment venue operators call for bars and nightlife in tourism ”blue-zone” areas to be fully, legally reopened in June PHOTO: Daily News A group of nightlife entertainment venues operators has submitted a proposal letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O’Cha to legally allow their businesses to be reopened, primarily in ”blue-zone” areas geared to tourism like Phuket and Pattaya, to help promote tourism from June 1st onwards. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259098-entertainment-venue-operators-call-for-bars-and-nightlife-in-tourism-”blue-zone”-areas-to-be-fully-legally-reopened-in-june/

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Thai water buffaloes to be proposed as a UN agricultural heritage systems The Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Co-operatives is preparing to propose the inclusion of the raising of Thailand’s water buffaloes in the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259091-thai-water-buffaloes-to-be-proposed-as-a-un-agricultural-heritage-systems/

Thailand Affirms Neutral Stance on Russia-Ukraine Crisis BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand has affirmed that it will not take sides in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as the kingdom prepares to join a high-level U.S.-ASEAN meeting next week in Washington, D.C. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259092-thailand-affirms-neutral-stance-on-russia-ukraine-crisis/

Passenger Boat Operators Seek Fare Rise BANGKOK, May 9 (TNA) – The operator of passenger boats in the Saen Saep canal sought permission to raise fares by one baht. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259080-passenger-boat-operators-seek-fare-rise/

BANGKOK, May 9 (TNA) – The operator of passenger boats in the Saen Saep canal sought permission to raise fares by one baht. Chawalit Methayapraphat, managing director of Krobkrua Khonsong (2002) Co which provides the boat service, said the fare rise was necessary because of the increasing price of diesel which constituted 55% of the overall operating cost. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The company informed the Marine Department that it needed to raise its fares by at least one baht. The department already reported the request to the Ministry of Transport. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-938492 -- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-05-09 - 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

Dead motorcyclist's spirit still riding in NE Thailand after hanging wires accident Daily News Thai Caption: Dead Motorcyclist Rides Again Daily News reported mysterious goings on in Surin in the NE of Thailand after a motorcyclist died in a hanging wires accident. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259078-dead-motorcyclists-spirit-still-riding-in-ne-thailand-after-hanging-wires-accident/

Daily News Thai Caption: Dead Motorcyclist Rides Again Daily News reported mysterious goings on in Surin in the NE of Thailand after a motorcyclist died in a hanging wires accident. Bunkert Phromwat, 40, died after his neck became entangled in wires on April 29th. He has already been cremated but apparently the spirit is still restless and continues to drive around the area. Someone pointed to his pink bike. Picture: Daily News A relative called Surin Ninkaew, 60, said that she and others - during a drinking session - had heard the sound of the bike but saw no one on it. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe She was convinced that the spirit of Bunkert had unfinished business and was concerned for him three children, wife and mother he had left behind. Meanwhile, the cable company responsible for the wires came up with 100,000 baht funeral expenses and plan to help the family with more compensation. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-09 - 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

Palm Oil Production Slows Amid Price Surge by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - Producers of bottled palm oil are reportedly facing higher costs following a spike in global prices. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259077-palm-oil-production-slows-amid-price-surge/

by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - Producers of bottled palm oil are reportedly facing higher costs following a spike in global prices. World crude palm oil leaped to 62-63 baht/kg from 53 baht/kg during the pre-Songkran period. Fresh palm is currently priced at 13 baht/kg, over three times the state-guaranteed price of 4 baht. The Ministry of Commerce previously set the ceiling price of bottled palm oil at 70 baht per bottle, though the actual price is now around 77-78 baht per bottle. Manufacturers have been forced to shoulder the excess costs. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Several palm oil producers have since resorted to slowing down their production line, while others are using stocked crude palm oil or mixing palm oil with other types of vegetable oil to prevent shortages. A number of manufacturers have also started exporting local crude palm oil to foreign nations offering more lucrative deals. Thailand exported about 112,000 metric tons of crude palm oil in March, seven times higher than the previous month. The April figure is likely to continue this trend. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-05-09 - 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

Thai man stoical after finding maggots crawling in his chicken dinner Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath went to investigate after a man in Bangkok went online to say he had found maggots in his dinner he had bought by the side of the road. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259076-thai-man-stoical-after-finding-maggots-crawling-in-his-chicken-dinner/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath went to investigate after a man in Bangkok went online to say he had found maggots in his dinner he had bought by the side of the road. Saeng-Arun, 52, said he had picked his wife up after work and dropped in at a stall in Ramkhamhaeng to buy some "kai tom palo". When they got home and opened the bag it was full of at least ten maggots. He wasn't touching that! Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe He said he wasn't going to make a big deal of it but wouldn't be going back to the stall. He understood that these days times were hard but urged traders to maintain cleanliness and customers to chose places that are hygienic. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-09 - 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

Two NE boys set off on 1,450 km walk to Phuket to visit their cousin with 10 baht and a bag of bananas Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that two boys aged 14 and 12 had left the care of their grandparents in Ban Dung, Udon Thani and set out to walk to Phuket. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259075-two-ne-boys-set-off-on-1450-km-walk-to-phuket-to-visit-their-cousin-with-10-baht-and-a-bag-of-bananas/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that two boys aged 14 and 12 had left the care of their grandparents in Ban Dung, Udon Thani and set out to walk to Phuket. They wanted to see their cousin "Captain" who lives on the holiday island 1,450 kms away. All they had for the long journey was a bag of bananas and 10 baht, plus a bottle of water. The boys ran off when someone who runs an admin page tried to help them. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe They were soon found hiding in the undergrowth on the Ban Dung to Ban Sumsao Road and persuaded to go back to their grandparents. Their folks were happy to see them while Weeraphan Raksamerwong, admin of a help page, said he would help them to make the journey to see their cousin later. The boys' parents work in Phangnga, also in the south. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-09 - 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 Road Carnage: Two drivers dead, 3 critical as 10 wheeler and pick-up collide in Sattahip Picture: Naew Na Naew Na reported that Pol Capt Bunsong Yingyong of the Phlutaluang constabulary in Sattahip, Chonburi, was called after a ten wheel truck went across the central reservation and slammed head on into a pick-up on Route 332 near the Jay - Kasemphon intersection. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259074-thailand-road-carnage-two-drivers-dead-3-critical-as-10-wheeler-and-pick-up-collide-in-sattahip/

Picture: Naew Na Naew Na reported that Pol Capt Bunsong Yingyong of the Phlutaluang constabulary in Sattahip, Chonburi, was called after a ten wheel truck went across the central reservation and slammed head on into a pick-up on Route 332 near the Jay - Kasemphon intersection. Driving the pick-up was 63 year old Banthit who was pronounced dead in hospital. In a critical condition was his front seat passenger Siriphen, 61. Also critical were the back seat passengers named as Somsak, 32, and Mongkhol, 19. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe They were taken to the Sirikit and Sattahip hospitals. Thrown from the cab of his earth moving truck was 58 year old Sunthorn, pronounced dead at the scene. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-09 - 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