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Police conclude late TV actress’s fall from boat was neither accident nor murder After two months of extensive investigation, under the glare of public scrutiny, police announced yesterday (Tuesday) that they have concluded that TV actress Nida Patcharaveerapong, aka “Tangmo” died of suffocation from drowning and that she did not accidentally fall into the Chao Phraya River, but she fell due to someone else’s negligence. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1257909-police-conclude-late-tv-actress’s-fall-from-boat-was-neither-accident-nor-murder/

"I couldn't control myself" says guard after stabbing his ex to death in jealous rage Naew Na Thai Caption: Jealous rage - security guard stabs ex girlfriend to death Naew Na reported on a murder outside a security company in the Pak Kret area of Nonthaburi. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1257887-i-couldnt-control-myself-says-guard-after-stabbing-his-ex-to-death-in-jealous-rage/

Naew Na Thai Caption: Jealous rage - security guard stabs ex girlfriend to death Naew Na reported on a murder outside a security company in the Pak Kret area of Nonthaburi. Rescue services gave Nam, 21, 30 minutes of CPR to no avail. She was pronounced dead at the scene. She had been stabbed four times in the back and twice in the chest. Surrendering to police at the scene was 19 year old Wirasak a security guard. He had lived with Nam before but they split up because of his jealousy. He said that when they ended their relationship they promised each other not to have new relationships that would overtly embarrass the other side. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe When he saw his ex with a work colleague who had been involved with his girlfriend before he snapped. He said he could not control his anger. In a jealous rage he left his balcony and went downstairs to the security company and an argument ensued. Friends said the couple had worked together before at Lotus in the security detail. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-26 - 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. - 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

Prawit hints that Prayut might not be PPRP candidate in next election By Erich Parpart The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has more than one candidate for the prime minister position to prepare for all eventualities ahead of the next election, its leader said on Tuesday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1257884-prawit-hints-that-prayut-might-not-be-pprp-candidate-in-next-election/

By Erich Parpart The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has more than one candidate for the prime minister position to prepare for all eventualities ahead of the next election, its leader said on Tuesday. “We might have a backup,” said Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan while he was answering questions from reporters at government house. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The question was related to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha’s premiership terms as the law stipulates that an individual can only serve as prime minister for eight years, no matter whether the four-year terms were served back-to-back or not. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/39687/prawit-hints-that-prayut-might-not-be-pprp-candidate-in-next-election/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-04-26 - 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. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Amazing Thailand: Temple demons with watches and a sub - but abbot claims it's not a political statement! Sanook Thai Cap: Changed so that everyone feels better Thai social media was laughing after a temple in the north east of the country upgraded its demons guarding a chapel. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1257879-amazing-thailand-temple-demons -with-watches-and-a-sub- -but-abbot-claims-its-not-a-political-statement/

Sanook Thai Cap: Changed so that everyone feels better Thai social media was laughing after a temple in the north east of the country upgraded its demons guarding a chapel. One of the "yaks" was holding a submarine instead of a club. The one on the other side had two watches on his wrist with a tag saying their belonged to a friend. He had a phone saying he was in a meeting and a tank by his side, reported Sanook. Both demons were sleeping, one in a mask! Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The abbot of Wat Muang in Nakhon Ratchasima Phra Platphaiwan Jittakhutto said they had refurbished the area and wanted to attract more faithful to make merit. He denied they were trying to make a political point saying it was all about Buddhist teachings. But after all the chatter on social media it had been decided to change the demons. The watches would be replaced with bracelets and the submarine would be a more traditional club while the phone would become a bible and the tank would be removed altogether. The Thai government has been much criticized for buying expensive subs from China while DPM Prawit Wongsuwan was in hot water after claiming that he had borrowed high end watches from a friend, time pieces that were not declared on assets' declarations, notes ASEAN NOW. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-26 - 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. - 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

Hundreds of durians scattered after sleepy pickup truck driver overturns in Ban Bueng By Goong Nang(GN) PHOTO: .naewna Chonburi – Hundreds of durians worth more than 500,000 baht scattered all over a roadside after a pickup truck overturned in the Ban Bueng district yesterday morning (April 25th). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1257873-hundreds-of-durians-scattered-after-sleepy-pickup-truck-driver-overturns-in-ban-bueng/

PHOTO: .naewna By Goong Nang(GN) Chonburi – Hundreds of durians worth more than 500,000 baht scattered all over a roadside after a pickup truck overturned in the Ban Bueng district yesterday morning (April 25th). Chonburi police were notified of the accident on Number 344 Road in Ban Bueng. They arrived at the scene to find an overturned brand new pickup truck on the side of the road. No injuries, however, were reported. Hundreds of durians were found scattered nearby. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/04/26/hundreds-of-durians-scattered-after-sleepy-pickup-truck-driver-overturns-in-ban-bueng/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-04-26 - 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. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Angry customer returns after being asked to leave bar - he shoots at staffer but winds up dead himself Daily News Thai Caption: He died in return fire A Thai man who was asked to leave a bar in the Orm Noi sub-district of Krathum Baen, Samut Sakhon, returned to confront the staffer after hours. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1257872-angry-customer-returns-after-being-asked-to-leave-bar-he-shoots-at-staffer-but-winds-up-dead-himself/

Daily News Thai Caption: He died in return fire A Thai man who was asked to leave a bar in the Orm Noi sub-district of Krathum Baen, Samut Sakhon, returned to confront the staffer after hours. But the ambush went wrong and he was fatally shot in the head. Trouble brewed at the Highway 85, a restaurant-cum-bar on Petchkasem Road. Monthon or "Beer", aged 25, had asked Theerawat, 27, to leave the premises because he was not following the protocols. Angry, he returned in the early hours of Monday after the bar shut driven to the scene by a friend in a pick-up. He ambushed Beer when he came out of the store but missed with a shot from a gun that hit the front of the bar. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Beer responded by shooting Theerawat in the back of the head with a 9 mm Ruger SR9C. Theerawat died in hospital. Police found just bloodstains at the scene and the weapon used by Theerawat that was lying about. Beer was charged with attempted murder and weapons offences. He denied the first charge saying it was self defence. Daily News did not explain why the charge was attempted murder and not murder. The suspect was detained. The victim's father said his son usually just drank locally but had gone further afield after a bender to celebrate an ordination. He'd come home and his dad begged him not to go out again and to think of his wife and child. The wife, four months pregnant, said that she had wondered where her husband had got to so called his mobile. A nurse picked up at the hospital. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-26 - 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. - 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

Baht drops against dollar to 5-year low, poised to drop further By Panithan Onthaworn The baht weakened to 34 baht against the US dollar on Tuesday, its lowest point against the greenback in five years, due to growing concerns on global economic situations, with analysts warning of further losses. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1257871-baht-drops-against-dollar-to-5-year-low-poised-to-drop-further/

By Panithan Onthaworn The baht weakened to 34 baht against the US dollar on Tuesday, its lowest point against the greenback in five years, due to growing concerns on global economic situations, with analysts warning of further losses. The Thai currency opened at 34.07 baht per US dollar on Tuesday, a level not seen since 2017, weakening from Monday’s close of 34.04. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Poon Panichpibool, a market strategist at Krungthai Bank, said the currency market is avoiding mounting risks arising from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes and the Covid-19 outbreak situation in China. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/39692/baht-drops-against-dollar-to-5-year-low-poised-to-drop-further/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-04-26 - 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. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Parents urged to protect young children against COVID-19 amid deaths of Under 5s Prominent Thai virologist Dr. Yong Poovorawan is urging parents of children under 5 to take special care of them by protecting them from COVID-19 infection, citing the death toll among young children. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1257870-parents-urged-to-protect-young-children-against-covid-19-amid-deaths-of-under-5s/

Prominent Thai virologist Dr. Yong Poovorawan is urging parents of children under 5 to take special care of them by protecting them from COVID-19 infection, citing the death toll among young children. Quoting initial information from the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Yong, head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Medicine of Chulalongkorn University, said in his Facebook post today (Tuesday) that there have been 51 deaths of children from COVID-19 this year, 39 of whom were under 5 and, of these, 10 were healthy children and 19 had underlying conditions. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe He said that deaths of young children who are healthy is unacceptable, but often occur quite quickly. He also pointed out that, currently, there are no vaccines for available for children under five in Thailand. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/parents-urged-to-protect-young-children-against-covid-19-amid-deaths-of-under-5s/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-04-26 - 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. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Ladyboy faces four charges after Facebook live bikini dance outside temple, police station and 7-Eleven Sanook Thai Caption: Society, please forgive me Police in Lam Lukka, Pathum Thani, north of the Thai capital Bangkok, were not amused when a transgender went on a Facebook live page to have a boogie in a swimsuit. Full story:https://aseannow.com/topic/1257868-ladyboy-faces-four-charges-after-facebook-live-bikini-dance-outside-temple-police-station-and-7-eleven/

Sanook Thai Caption: Society, please forgive me Police in Lam Lukka, Pathum Thani, north of the Thai capital Bangkok, were not amused when a transgender went on a Facebook live page to have a boogie in a swimsuit. Ponksakorn Panbunmee, 23, gyrated in front of Wat Prachumrat, the Lam Lukka police station and a branch of 7-Eleven, reported Sanook. The cops soon had the ladyboy in hand and the purple bikini and phones on the evidence table. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Pongsakorn said he got all excited and was only doing it for his fans. He was slapped with four charges including obscene and annoying behavior in public and blocking the way. Pongsakorn apologised to wider society adding that the show was only intended for friends. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-26 - 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. - 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

70-year-old woman reportedly raped by man in Chonburi who threatened to return By Tanakorn Panyadee Chonburi – A 70-year-old woman was reportedly choked and raped by an unidentified man with a buzz cut who threatened to return if she reported the rape to the police. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1257867-70-year-old-woman-reportedly-raped-by-man-in-chonburi-who-threatened-to-return/

By Tanakorn Panyadee Chonburi – A 70-year-old woman was reportedly choked and raped by an unidentified man with a buzz cut who threatened to return if she reported the rape to the police. Yesterday, April 25th, local media met with Champa Khemthong, a female 70-year-old scavenger, who was reportedly raped by an unknown man with a buzz cut at her rental room near the Nong Ri – Thong Khung Rd, Nong Ri sub-district, Mueang district, Chonburi. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe According to the victim’s statement, the crime occured around 01.30 PM on April 20th. She was in her room when the culprit broke in, strangled her with a knife to her throat, and raped her. After finishing his malfeasance, the culprit threatened the victim not to report to the police, and that he would return. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/04/26/70-year-old-woman-reportedly-raped-by-man-in-chonburi-who-threatened-to-return/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-04-26 - 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. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Teen conned into sending naked pictures for 25K - she gets no money and even pays tax Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported on a disturbing case of a 13 year old girl in Udon Thani in Thailand's north east who fell victim to a fraudster online. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1257866-teen-conned-into-sending-naked-pictures-for-25k-she-gets-no-money-and-even-pays-tax/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported on a disturbing case of a 13 year old girl in Udon Thani in Thailand's north east who fell victim to a fraudster online. Ann, an assumed name, said she was contacted on Facebook by someone from the page of Sunisa Jompanya. They said she could earn 25,000 baht by sending some naked pictures. She pointed out that she was only 13 not 18 to which the fraudster said: "No worries, we handle girls as young as ten". She sent one picture then got cold feet. She was told by the fraudster that she had to send more or she would be exposed on social media among her friends. She sent eight more pictures and a video call clip. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Picture: Siam Rath Then the fraudster told the girl that she needed to pay tax on her earnings and must transfer about 800 baht to their account. Worried about being exposed she borrowed the money from a friend without telling her parents. She received no money. Now she is being assisted by the admin of a group run by Weeraphol Raksamerwong who will take her to the police today. The girl was in tears and said she was suicidal after what happened. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-26 - 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. - 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

Pick-up thief nabbed after dropping into the woods for a little snooze! Police warn public about leaving the engine running Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that a thief in Rayong who stole a pick-up drove into the woods for a nap. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1257865-pick-up-thief-nabbed-after-dropping-into-the-woods-for-a-little-snooze-police-warn-public-about-leaving-the-engine-running/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that a thief in Rayong who stole a pick-up drove into the woods for a nap. But he was soon arrested by Muang Rayong police in what the media called a "scrum" with other interested parties. Kittichoke, 18, said he had gone to see his mother to get money for gas at her second hand shop in Choengnoen sub-district.. He parked outside and kept the engine running while he got the money. But Sorawuth, 35, happened to be passing and saw his opportunity to steal. He drove off towards Ban Laeng with Kittichoke in fruitless pursuit on foot. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Picture: Siam Rath Muang district police were informed of the theft. Also in the pick-up was the victim's phone that was sending out a location signal. Police traced this to Soi San Jao and observed the thief coming out of the woods in the car where he had been resting. He said: "It was hot and I didn't fancy walking". Kittichoke's mother praised the police for their swift action and return of the vehicle. The suspect was just out of prison after serving time on a drugs charge. They warned the public not to leave a car unattended with the engine running. You might not be as lucky as this family, they said. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-26 - 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. - 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

Fruit Trade Promoted in Eastern Thailand by Na-ark Rojanasuvan BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand is campaigning to elevate the fruit trade in the kingdom’s east as the tropical fruit hub of Asia. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1257863-fruit-trade-promoted-in-eastern-thailand/