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Three men found with 1,000 kilos of weed at Phetchabun resort Picture: INN Region 1 police announced the arrest of three men, part of a gang smuggling marijuana across the border (from Laos, suggests ASEAN NOW) bound for the central region. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256011-three-men-found-with-1000-kilos-of-weed-at-phetchabun-resort/

Picture: INN Region 1 police announced the arrest of three men, part of a gang smuggling marijuana across the border (from Laos, suggests ASEAN NOW) bound for the central region. Seksan, 35, Kriangkrai, 30 and Kamthorn, 36, were arrested at a resort in Beung Samphan district of Phetchabun in Thailand's NE region. A van and a pick-up and 1,000 kilos of marijuana were all taken into evidence. The case was the expanding of the inquiry after a man called Kamphol was arrested with 649 kilos of the drug in Wang Noi, Ayutthaya on February 3rd. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Police had been following the gang's activities and became aware of the movement of drugs between Lomsak and Saraburi, reported INN. A pick-up was leading the pair on lookout and the van with the drugs was coming up behind. The men had dropped into a resort for the night. They admitted everything. Aetna Platinum+ Light on premium, great on coverage -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-07 - 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

Find this elderly foreigner who stole a 150 baht bottle of rum from granny Picture: Siam Rath A son went online to complain about thieves constantly targeting a grocer's he runs with his mum. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256009-find-this-elderly foreigner-who-stole-a-150-baht-bottle-of-rum-from-granny/

Picture: Siam Rath A son went online to complain about thieves constantly targeting a grocer's he runs with his mum. Wiranit, 50 and mum Thongdaeng, 67, run a store 24/7 in two shifts in Phosri Road, downtown Udon Thani. Earlier in the week mum was in charge of the store that sells mostly alcohol and cigarettes. But she was sleeping. The son was at home. Picture: Siam Rath The mum was disturbed from her slumbers by the sound of a cabinet opening. It was a farang (language used by Siam Rath in their story) who was bald and obese with a black shoulder bag. Picture: Siam Rath He shoplifted a "baen" or half bottle of Saengsom worth about 150-160 baht. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe CCTV confirmed he was riding a red and black ladies' motorcycle and was wearing a black helmet. Wiranit said that people were always stealing from them, especially taking advantage of his mother's age when it was her turn in the shop. Picture: Siam Rath He said that the thieves before were all Thais - now a farang was stealing from them. They never report theft to the police - they can't be bothered with the fuss. Wiranit told the media he had a message for the foreigner: "You're a farang, living in Thailand. I won't report you but you shouldn't do this". Mum Thongdaeng was more direct: "Just come back and pay for the booze," she said. Aetna Platinum+ Light on premium, great on coverage -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-07 - 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

On Thailand’s Koh Samui, chain hotels look beyond Chinese tourists for a post-pandemic rebound Jitsiree Thongnoi in Samui A beach on the Thai island of Samui. Photo: Shutterstock ● On the Thai island of Samui, high-end hotel chains have been expanding to take advantage of pent-up travel demand as the country further eases entry rules Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1256000-on-thailand’s-koh-samui-chain-hotels-look-beyond-chinese-tourists-for-a-post-pandemic-rebound/

A beach on the Thai island of Samui. Photo: Shutterstock Jitsiree Thongnoi in Samui ● On the Thai island of Samui, high-end hotel chains have been expanding to take advantage of pent-up travel demand as the country further eases entry rules ● Thailand’s government is aiming for 10 million international visitors this year, but high-value Chinese tourists are unlikely to be among them for a while yet So many tourists used to visit Chaweng beach on the Thai island of Samui before the pandemic that “you could not find the seats or the sand”, according to hotelier Patrick Moukarzel. For now there’s plenty of space, but the island’s tourism industry is not banking on that lasting much longer after Thailand further relaxed entry rules for vaccinated foreigners this month. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Hotels like the Centara Reserve Samui, where Moukarzel is general manager, are gearing up to take advantage of the pent-up demand – even though he estimates that visitor numbers to the island where the six-star resort is located are currently only “15 per cent of what they used to be”. Some bars and shops remain closed on Samui, but as international visitors begin to trickle in, other businesses and people who made their living from tourism before the pandemic have started to return, hoping to cash in on the rebound. Full story: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3173245/thailands-koh-samui-chain-hotels-look-beyond-chinese-tourists -- © Copyright South China Morning Post 2022-04-07 - 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

The hazards of Thai driving: Now late night driver finds a woman lying down praying in the middle of the road Daily News Thai Caption: Near miss! Daily News went to investigate after a company employee called Phanuwat went on social media to describe what happened to him on Monday evening. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255998-the-hazards-of-thai-driving -now-late-night-driver-finds-a-woman-lying-down-praying-in-the-middle-of-the-road/

Daily News Thai Caption: Near miss! Daily News went to investigate after a company employee called Phanuwat went on social media to describe what happened to him on Monday evening. Phanuwat, 32, was driving along in the Soi Klong Thanaon Bang Yai area of Nonthaburi when he saw what looked like a tree or trunk ahead in the gloom. He slowed down and realised it was a woman. She was praying and lying in the middle of the road. He wound down his window a little. He could hear crying. He lit the surreal scene with his headlights so she wouldn't be run over by traffic coming up behind. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Picture: Daily News Soon a male motorcyclist arrived and dragged her off the tarmac by her legs. She was still praying up and down and crying but he said something to her. Soon other vehicles arrived and he left them to it. The police later told Daily News that the woman and her husband had had a domestic dispute after getting paralytically drunk. The cops saw the lady home to bed. Aetna Platinum+ Light on premium, great on coverage -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-07 - 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 HAUNTING.mp4

‘Less Plastic Phuket’ a stepping stone to better waste management Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash In the past few years, the COVID-19 outbreak has increased the amount of plastic waste, despite many people working from home, as well as the dramatic drop in the number of foreign tourists, due to the closure of Thailand’s borders during the pandemic. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255997-‘less-plastic-phuket’-a-stepping-stone-to-better-waste-management/

Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash In the past few years, the COVID-19 outbreak has increased the amount of plastic waste, despite many people working from home, as well as the dramatic drop in the number of foreign tourists, due to the closure of Thailand’s borders during the pandemic. On the other hand, the rapid urbanisation and changing trends in consumption are the main factors behind the rapid increase in single-use plastics. The data from Thailand’s Pollution Control Department shows that, during January and December 2020, the quantity of plastic waste rose 40%, compared with the same period last year. Amidst the third COVID-19 wave, in April 2021, the increase in the amount of plastic litter jumped to 45%, or 139 grams/person/day on average. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Each year, at least 14 million tons of plastic waste ends up in the world’s oceans. Geologically speaking, the areas near shores and islands need proper waste disposal and management systems to prevent rubbish from landfill sites getting into the sea. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/less-plastic-phuket-a-stepping-stone-to-better-waste-management/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-04-07 - 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

Kid out swimming finds submerged car - it contains 43 year old man who may have been murdered Picture: Thai Rath Police and rescue services went to Salalai sub-district in Sam Roi Yod, Prachuap Khiri Khan after a boy out swimming found a car in a klong by a weir beneath his feet. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255994-kid-out-swimming-finds-submerged-car-it-contains-43-year-old-man-who-may-have-been-murdered/

Picture: Thai Rath Police and rescue services went to Salalai sub-district in Sam Roi Yod, Prachuap Khiri Khan after a boy out swimming found a car in a klong by a weir beneath his feet. When rescue divers hauled out the vehicle it was discovered to be a Nissan March. There was considerable damage to the windshield in particular and the windows had been wound down. Dead inside curled up on the rear seat was 43 year old Khomsak from Chonburi, reported Thai Rath. The body had been dead between one and two days and decomposition was setting in. No locals were reported missing. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Police have not ruled out murder in the case. An autopsy is being carried out in Sam Roi Yod hospital as investigations continue. Aetna Platinum+ Light on premium, great on coverage -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-07 - 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

Hua Hin eyes wellness and sports tourists By Jonathan Fairfield Hua Hin Today recently spoke to Khun Isra Stapanaseth, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Director for Prachuap Khiri Khan who explained how wellness, as well as sporting events will be used to attract tourists to Hua Hin. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255993-hua-hin-eyes-wellness-and-sports-tourists/

By Jonathan Fairfield Hua Hin Today recently spoke to Khun Isra Stapanaseth, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Director for Prachuap Khiri Khan who explained how wellness, as well as sporting events will be used to attract tourists to Hua Hin. Tourists who have an interest in health, wellness and sports, alongside the domestic market, will be the new focus for the tourism industry in Hua Hin and throughout Prachuap Khiri Khan. “There is huge potential for Hua Hin from wellness tourism”, Khun Isra Stapanaseth, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Director for Prachuap Khiri Khan, told Hua Hin Today. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe “Wellness tourism can help to attract tourists with a higher spending power and we have already begun to market Hua Hin as a wellness destination to overseas markets”, Mr Isra added. Khun Isra explained that twenty nine TAT offices around the world are now drafting plans on how to draw wellness tourists to Hua Hin. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/hua-hin-eyes-wellness-and-sports-tourists/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 2022-04-07 - 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

Thailand's hanging wires: Motorcyclist nearly decapitated calls for authorities to act Daily News Thai Caption: Strangled by a coms cable A 30 year old motorcyclist called Meuanfan, 30, turned to Daily News for help after she came off her motorcycle. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255990-thailands-hanging-wires-motorcyclist-nearly-decapitated-calls-for-authorities-to-act/

Daily News Thai Caption: Strangled by a coms cable A 30 year old motorcyclist called Meuanfan, 30, turned to Daily News for help after she came off her motorcycle. She was a victim of Thailand's famous hanging wires. Her bike went skidding as she was nearly decapitated at the entrance to a housing estate in Muang district of Surin. She was unconscious and helped by locals. She said it was lucky she wasn't run over. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Picture: Daily News She said there had been many accidents because of these wires and she demanded quick action. Daily News found 8 posts laden with wires and evidence on the road surface of several accidents. Aetna Platinum+ Light on premium, great on coverage -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-07 - 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

Japan lifts entry ban to 106 countries including Thailand By Cod Satrusayang Japan will lift the entry ban for foreign nationals from 106 countries including Thailand, the Japanese government said this week, but tourism arrivals will still be on hold. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255989-japan-lifts-entry-ban-to-106-countries-including-thailand/

By Cod Satrusayang Japan will lift the entry ban for foreign nationals from 106 countries including Thailand, the Japanese government said this week, but tourism arrivals will still be on hold. The government in Tokyo has relaxed entry restrictions and Covid-19 measures gradually for the past month. The country introduced a lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 and halted all travel by foreign nationals. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe But according to a foreign ministry statement on Wednesday, the country will increase the cap of foreign arrivals from 7,000 per day to 10,000 per day starting this month. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/39220/japan-lifts-entry-ban-to-106-countries-including-thailand/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-04-07 - 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

Three arrested in car park: They were selling a Laotian tiger cub for 400,000 baht Picture: Thai Rath Police from the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division became aware of the activity of a gang trading in exotic species online. https://aseannow.com/topic/1255987-three-arrested-in-car-park-they-were-selling-a-laotian-tiger-cub-for-400000-baht/

Picture: Thai Rath Police from the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division became aware of the activity of a gang trading in exotic species online. With the help of a group called WJC they infiltrated the group and bided their time. When a tiger cub came up for sale they arranged to buy it for 400,000 baht - 200,000 baht deposit and the rest at point of sale. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe That was a car park at a Bang Yai, Nonthaburi, shopping mall. Arrested there were Pheerapon, 23, and Pornthiwa, 30. Chartree, 41, was waiting nearly with the cub and after the 200,000 balance was paid he too was arrested. Picture: Thai Rath The cub, aged four months, was smuggled across the border from Laos. Each of the gang members was responsible for a different job such as sourcing animals or advertising, reported Thai Rath. Also taken into evidence was a Honda City and three phones. Aetna Platinum+ Light on premium, great on coverage -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-07 - 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

Benz driven in Sattahip kills three workers after going through police checkpoint and taunting cops Picture: Thai Rath There was high drama on the road leading out of Sattahip in the east of Thailand heading towards the U-Tapao airport. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255986-benz-driven-in-sattahip-kills-three-workers-after-going-through-police-checkpoint-and-taunting-cops/

Picture: Thai Rath There was high drama on the road leading out of Sattahip in the east of Thailand heading towards the U-Tapao airport. A 49 year old man in a Mercedes Benz called Ritthipong deliberately went through a police checkpoint after being pulled over for a breath test. Policemen jumped to save their lives as Ritthipong fled the scene. But further up the road as a chase ensued he sideswiped a car and plowed into a group of four workers burying cables. Soo, 19, from Myanmar died at the scene. Sanook reported that his Myanmar girlfriend Fah arrived and after being in floods of tears, fainted. Preecha, 58 and another Myanmar national called Rin died in hospital. Surachai, 30, was left seriously injured. Ritthipong was taken to hospital with a broken rib. In the earlier report the media suggested the driver of the Benz had "given a finger" to police and dared them to catch him Picture: Sanook In a subsequent report Thai Rath said that Ritthipong is a toll booth cash collector. Footage from the dash cam of his car showed that he had gone through a police checkpoint twice. He had been allowed to pass on the first sweep but then he did a U-turn and across the road from the checkpoint started hurling abuse at the cops. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe He dared them to search his vehicle belligerently saying: Have you got a search warrant? and hurling expletives. He then went through the checkpoint a second time, was pulled over for a breath test but drove off at speed instead. He has been slapped with five charges including negligent driving causing death, reckless driving, ignoring instructions of a policeman, attempting to injure a policeman and defamation. Alcohol and drug tests results are pending. Aetna Platinum+ Light on premium, great on coverage -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-07 - 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

Elderly patients not being responsible by shunning booster shot, says senior doctor By Cod Satrusayang Elderly patients who refuse to get the booster shots are putting themselves at unnecessary risk and filling up healthcare facilities due to their inaction, a senior doctor told Thai Enquirer on Thursday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1255984-elderly-patients-not-being-responsible-by-shunning-booster-shot-says-senior-doctor/

By Cod Satrusayang Elderly patients who refuse to get the booster shots are putting themselves at unnecessary risk and filling up healthcare facilities due to their inaction, a senior doctor told Thai Enquirer on Thursday. Thailand has seen an uptick in Covid-19 cases for the last few months due to the arrival of the fast-spreading Omicron variant. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The country added 26,081 new cases on Thursday with 91 fatalities. The average number of deaths per day has hovered between 60-90 cases for over a month with 75 per cent of those who have passed away from Covid-19 being 60 or above. Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-07 - 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