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Thailand may experience fertiliser shortages in April and May and prices are expected to increase further as a result of the ongoing war in Ukraine. President of Thai Fertiliser and Agricultural Supplies Association Plengsakdi Prakaspesat said today (Monday) that stocks of fertiliser held in storage by the private sector may be exhausted, because some traders are reluctant to import, due to domestic price controls. Import prices have increased sharply following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Compared to last March, he said that the prices of compounds used to produce fertiliser have increased steeply, citing urea, the price of which has increased from US$360 per tonne to $1,000, ammonia sulphate 21-0-0 from $180 per tonne to $400, phosphate 18-46-0 from $570 per tonne to $1,164 and potash 0-0-60 from $256 to $750. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/worries-raised-over-possible-fertiliser-shortage-in-thailand-amid-war-in-ukraine/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-03-29 - Aetna 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

Social media report on damage of olfactory nerve through deep nasal swab is fake news The Anti-Fake News Centre of Thailand has refuted as a fake news a social media report claiming that taking a deep nasal swab, for COVID-19 testing for example, can damage the olfactory nerve. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1254968-social-media-report-on-damage-of-olfactory-nerve-through-deep-nasal-swab-is-fake-news/

The Anti-Fake News Centre of Thailand has refuted as a fake news a social media report claiming that taking a deep nasal swab, for COVID-19 testing for example, can damage the olfactory nerve. According to the fake report, damage to the olfactory nerve can affect health and life span, because the olfactory nerve is one of two paths through the skull, which connects the nasal passage and the brain, through which viruses and bacteria can cross the blood-brain barrier. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The centre said that the Medical Services Department has carefully checked the report and found that a deep nasal swab may touch the sensory nerve in the nose, but will not damage it. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/social-media-report-on-damage-of-olfactory-nerve-through-deep-nasal-swab-is-fake-news/ -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-29 - Aetna 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

Health Minister says no water splashing on Khaosan Road during Songkran The Ministry of Public Health has rejected a request, from businesses on Bangkok’s famed backpacker haven Khaosan Road, to allow water splashing, although other ways to celebrate Thailand’s traditional New Year Songkran are permitted. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1254967-health-minister-says-no-water-splashing-on-khaosan-road-during-songkran/

The Ministry of Public Health has rejected a request, from businesses on Bangkok’s famed backpacker haven Khaosan Road, to allow water splashing, although other ways to celebrate Thailand’s traditional New Year Songkran are permitted. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Monday) that it is still necessary keep the risk of COVID-19 infections, from close contact, to a minimum among Songkran revellers. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe He admitted, though, that it will be difficult to prevent people from being close together when they gather at a specific venue. The minister then asked businesses in the Khaosan area to be patient and to wait another year before water splashing resumes, noting that public compliance with safety measures is needed, as Thailand is moving to classify COVID-19 as an endemic disease, tentatively by July. Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/health-minister-says-no-water-splashing-on-khaosan-road-during-songkran/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-03-29 - Aetna 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

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Will Thailand be ready for the next generation? by Michael Bridge The world is changing, and it is forcing governments, corporations, and the citizens of the globe rethink how to exist. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1254965-will-thailand-be-ready-for-the-next-generation/

by Michael Bridge The world is changing, and it is forcing governments, corporations, and the citizens of the globe rethink how to exist. Silicon Valley has changed how we control our day-to-day being, and conservationists are also demanding us to take care of the planet too. So, are we and the citizens of Thailand going to be ready, or will the country be left behind? In a recent interview looking ahead to the next decade, Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput, governor of the Bank of Thailand thought the world will be defined by two major trends: sustainability and technology. It is of course no secret that Bangkok’s future is at risk with rising sea levels, so something needs to be done soon to protect the city, otherwise like Jakarta, the capital may have to move to higher ground. "Digital technology will be the other transformative force going forward. More efficient computers have allowed us to collect and make use of a quantity of data that was previously unimaginable," Suthiwartnarueput said. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Companies and governments all over the world are already finding ways to integrate technology into their products, not only to increase efficiency but also to improve the experiences and lives of the public. So, if these predictions come true, what will life be like in 10 years? The workforce of the future will be more flexible with certain services and companies finding their skilled staff will never need to enter an office again. Where we work will be relevant. So, it is likely that large resorts that are standing empty, may change from attracting short-stay tourists into becoming attractive to families whose parents prefer to work online. Working besides the beach has to be preferred to being cooped up in a city condominium. Mass tourism will give way to small groups of eco-conscious travelers, and national park regulations will be updated with sustainability in mind. Along with the service sector, agriculture and manufacturing will experience a major shift as well. “Consumers' growing concerns about sustainability and health has led to green product categories that are able to command higher prices,” Suthiwartnarueput said. Thailand’s traditions are wonderful; however, the country needs to try to find a balance between tradition and a digital future if it is to survive over the next 10-30 years. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-29 - Aetna 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

Big preparations underway for Bangkok’s first governor, council elections in many years Analysts say Bangkok’s by-election will be a test of rival parties’ popularity with voters ahead of the election for Bangkok governor later this year. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has set aside about 343 million baht for the holding of the Bangkok gubernatorial and city councillor elections on May 22nd, the first such elections in nine and 12 years respectively. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1254930-big-preparations-underway-for-bangkok’s-first-governor-council-elections-in-many-years/

Analysts say Bangkok’s by-election will be a test of rival parties’ popularity with voters ahead of the election for Bangkok governor later this year. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has set aside about 343 million baht for the holding of the Bangkok gubernatorial and city councillor elections on May 22nd, the first such elections in nine and 12 years respectively, and will deploy about 170,000 officials and others for the elections, said BMA Permanent Secretary Khachit Chatchavanich today (Monday). He said that the manpower has already undergone six training sessions and is now well prepared to carry out their responsibilities. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/big-preparations-underway-for-bangkoks-first-governor-council-elections-in-many-years/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-03-28 - Aetna 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

Bangkok opens six walk-in vaccination facilities ahead of Songkran holiday The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is urging everyone to get inoculated against COVID-19 before the Songkran festival in mid-April and has opened six vaccination facilities offering walk-in inoculation. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1254925-bangkok-opens-six-walk-in-vaccination-facilities-ahead-of-songkran-holiday/

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is urging everyone to get inoculated against COVID-19 before the Songkran festival in mid-April and has opened six vaccination facilities offering walk-in inoculation. According to the BMA’s public relations office, members of the public can visit any of the facilities to receive vaccine shots without the need for an appointment. The locations include the Bangkok Youth Centre (Thai-Japanese) at Din Daeng, from 8am until 4pm. It is closed from April 13th to 17th. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bangkok-opens-six-walk-in-vaccination-facilities-ahead-of-songkran-holiday/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-03-28 - Aetna 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: Park is so beautiful that the crocs are coming out to see the butterflies! Never ones to miss a trick to show how well Thailand's parks are doing these days, the authority had a doozy for their video annals. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1254923-video-park-is-so-beautiful-that-the-crocs-are-coming-out-to-see-the-butterflies/

Never ones to miss a trick to show how well Thailand's parks are doing these days, the authority had a doozy for their video annals. It featured an are near the Phetch River in Kaeng Krachan national park in Phetchaburi. A secret field camera by the river caught the moment that a rare freshwater crocodile came out - apparently to wonder at the show of hundreds of butterflies that had gathered at the spot, reported Thai PBS. croc.mp4 Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The croc seems bemused in the 30 second video leading the PR staff to wax lyrical about the current beauty of their park perhaps beguiling the large reptile. So good is the ecosystem that an increasing number of freshwater crocs are in the area where they can't but help enjoy the thriving park! -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-28 - Aetna 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

Bluedragon Lottery to Cease Operations by April 2 by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - Bluedragon Lottery Company, a major online government lottery ticket vendor, has announced that it will stop operating from April 2 onwards until further notice. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1254921-bluedragon-lottery-to-cease-operations-by-april-2/

by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - Bluedragon Lottery Company, a major online government lottery ticket vendor, has announced that it will stop operating from April 2 onwards until further notice. The company’s president, Pachara Metsiyaporn, made the announcement online on Sunday evening. He said the company will still sell tickets and offer the prize redemption service for the April 1 rotation, adding that physical tickets can also be collected after the date. He also reiterated that lottery tickets sold by his company exist in both digital and physical formats. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Pachara further noted that the company’s other services are still on track, including amulets, charms and fortune telling, along with future projects such as mobile noodle vendors, metaverse projects and NFTs. Police earlier raided the company’s headquarters and seized 2 million lottery tickets after it was found to have sold overpriced tickets via its online platform. The operation was launched after police were tipped off that the company had purchased more than 2 million tickets from quotas allocated to officially licensed vendors. It then offered the tickets on its own platform, which distorted the lottery price mechanism and drove costs above the 80-baht government price ceiling. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-03-28 - Aetna 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

Scary Incident - parents must beware of this nutter! Daily News Thai Caption: Warning Daily News reported on a scary incident that has come to light in the Sai Mai area of Bangkok. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1254917-scary-incident-parents-must-beware-of-this-nutter/

Daily News Thai Caption: Warning Daily News reported on a scary incident that has come to light in the Sai Mai area of Bangkok. CCTV footage posted to the Sai Mai Must Survive site showed a little girl aged 3- 4 within the front yard of a house on the afternoon of March 22nd. A man stops outside and lays down a bag before entering the unlocked gate. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe He then grabs the girl forcibly after she resists and kisses her 2-3 times on the mouth. Relatives and neighbors came out and the man fled the scene. Comment and shares were rife online, reported Daily News, who had not followed up with the Sai Mai police as yet. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-28 - Aetna 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

Dramatic scenes at four vehicle collision in NE - two in hospital Daily News Thai Caption: Fatalities avoided Daily News carried a report of a collision between a Vios and an Isuzu pick-up in Sakon Nakhon in the NE region of Thailand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1254913-dramatic-scenes-at-four-vehicle-collision-in-ne-two-in-hospital/

Daily News Thai Caption: Fatalities avoided Daily News carried a report of a collision between a Vios and an Isuzu pick-up in Sakon Nakhon in the NE region of Thailand. The Vios was turning from the left lane into the right when the pick-up hit it. The Vios exploded into flames but the driver got out alive. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The driver of the Isuzu also lived as both men were taken to hospital. The drivers of two other vehicles that were damaged - a Toyota and a Ford - were uninjured. The accident happened on the bypass near Sakon Village housing estate. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-28 - Aetna 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

Delivery driver killed as truck/trailer carrying bricks and four wheeler collide Picture: Naew Na Sam Khok police and rescue service Poh Teck Tung were called to an accident on Route 347, the Pathum Thani to Bang Pahan Road yesterday afternoon Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1254912-delivery-driver-killed-as-trucktrailer-carrying-bricks-and-four-wheeler-collide/

Picture: Naew Na Sam Khok police and rescue service Poh Teck Tung were called to an accident on Route 347, the Pathum Thani to Bang Pahan Road yesterday afternoon. A large truck trailer carrying bricks had been making a turn when it collided with a four wheel, high sided van. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Apiwan from Kalasin, aged 32, needed to be cut out of the van and despite an attempt at CPR he did not regain consciousness. He was dead at the scene. Seni, 31, the driver of the brick lorry said he had no idea where the van came from - he looked three times, reported Naew Na. Sam Khok police are investigating what happened. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-28 - Aetna 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

Motorcyclist dies on way back from taking exams Picture: Thai Rath Police were called to Mitraphap (Friendship Highway) yesterday after a young motorcyclist lost control of his vehicle and collided with a cement center barrier. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1254910-motorcyclist-dies-on-way-back-from-taking-exams/

Motorcyclist dies on way back from taking exams Picture: Thai Rath Police were called to Mitraphap (Friendship Highway) yesterday after a young motorcyclist lost control of his vehicle and collided with a cement center barrier. Pakorn, 21, was dead at the scene. Only his visor was recovered - the main part of his helmet was lost. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe He'd been riding a Yamaha YZF-R3 and had lost control between KM markers 66 and 67. The deceased was on his way home after taking exams to attain the rank of sergeant, reported Thai Rath. Police assigned high speed and unfamiliarity with the road as contributing factors. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-28 - Aetna 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

National Cancer Institute Warns of Rising Breast Cancer Cases Among Thai Women by Natthaphon Sangpolsit BANGKOK (NNT) - The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has indicated that breast cancer is a major public health problem for women around the world and is the most common cancer for women in Thailand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1254908-national-cancer-institute-warns-of-rising-breast-cancer-cases-among-thai-women/