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Daily News Thai Caption: Farewell Shabu.... Daily News reported that comment was rife online after a post about what happened to a diner at a leading Shabu restaurant. It was not named of course, a symptom of defamation laws in Thailand. The diner said they had gone to the machine for some Mocca and noticed cockroach legs in their drink. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The staff were bemused not offering so much as an apology and took the glasses away. Seeing other people use the machine the diner went back for a milk tea - there were even more insect legs in that one! Picture: Daily News Complaints to the admin page of the restaurant got an apology but little else. They said that the restaurant had just sprayed and the insects probably got inside the machine as they tried to get away from the spray. No compensation was offered. No check on the machine was in the offing. They just said that the staff were new and would be better trained to handle customer complaints in the future. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-14 - 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

Demonstrators demand new investigation team in drowned actress case A small group of people, with the support of some lawyers, demonstrated in front of Nonthaburi police station yesterday (Sunday) to demand, among other things, the replacement of the current team of police investigating the drowning of TV actress Nida Patcharaveerapong, aka “Tangmo”. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253377-demonstrators-demand-new-investigation-team-in-drowned-actress-case/

A small group of people, with the support of some lawyers, demonstrated in front of Nonthaburi police station yesterday (Sunday) to demand, among other things, the replacement of the current team of police investigating the drowning of TV actress Nida Patcharaveerapong, aka “Tangmo”. The demonstrators want the team from the Nonthaburi either to be replaced by officers from the Department of Special Investigation or by a new team, with the media taking part as observers, amid a media circus surrounding the case, the investigation of which has seen little progress. The latest forensics update indicates that the cuts on the actress’s thigh, believed to have been caused by the boat’s propeller, were not the cause of her death, because no major blood vessel was damaged. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/demonstrators-demand-new-investigation-team-in-drowned-actress-case/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-03-14 - 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

Puzzling incident at Chonburi concert - man run over by van, driver flees scene in Benz Sanook Thai Caption: (He) left the vehicle at the scene Mystery surrounds a late night incident in Huay Kapi sub-district of Muang district Chonburi after a concert featuring bands and Mor Lam singers, reported Sanook. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253375-puzzling-incident-at-chonburi-concert-man-run-over-by-van-driver-flees-scene-in-benz/

Sanook Thai Caption: (He) left the vehicle at the scene Mystery surrounds a late night incident in Huay Kapi sub-district of Muang district Chonburi after a concert featuring bands and Mor Lam singers, reported Sanook. Samed police were called at 3.40 am after a man aged about 60 was found with multiple broken bones. Nearby was an abandoned Toyota Commuter van with a tour company sticker in the rear. There were bloodsatins on the left front wheel of the van. No one had seen what happened. Staff were packing the stage away. But "Ek" said that the driver of the van had said: "I don't know what I just went over". Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The van driver then hurriedly got in a Mercedes Benz driven by another person and left the scene. Rescue official Sarawut said the victim had multiple injuries. Locals thought the victim was a man living nearby who had got very drunk and passed out in the now deserted and unlit area. They think the van went over him unaware he was there. Police are contacting the tour company to get a lead and hope to be able to locate the dead man's relatives. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-14 - 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

Unidentified man dies after being hit by a train in Pattaya By Goong Nang(GN) Banglamung/Pattaya – An unidentified man has been pronounced dead near a railway in Banglamung this morning (March 14th). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253371-unidentified-man-dies-after-being-hit-by-a-train-in-pattaya/

By Goong Nang(GN) Banglamung/Pattaya – An unidentified man has been pronounced dead near a railway in Banglamung this morning (March 14th). The Banglamung Police were notified of the accident in Soi Khao Noi in the Nongprue sub-district after midnight. Police, emergency responders, and The Pattaya News arrived at the scene to find the body of the man near the railway junction bleeding heavily from a head wound. No identification documents were found with him. His age was presumed around 40-50 years old. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/03/14/unidentified-man-dies-after-being-hit-by-a-train-in-pattaya/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-03-14 - 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

Foreigner and Thai wife flee for their lives as spurned forestry man sprays bullets - son dead 77kaoded Thai Caption: Crazy love - cruel shooting A foreigner staying with his Thai wife on a yearly visit to Buriram got a rude awakening about gun crazy, infidelity rampant Thailand at the weekend. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253370-foreigner-and-thai-wife-flee-for-their-lives-as-spurned-forestry-man-sprays-bullets-son-dead/

77kaoded Thai Caption: Crazy love - cruel shooting A foreigner staying with his Thai wife on a yearly visit to Buriram got a rude awakening about gun crazy, infidelity rampant Thailand at the weekend. Kanya, 37, and the foreigner (whose nationality was not given) were relaxing at home when Phitphirun, 45, arrived on a motorcycle. A couple of years ago she had struck up a relationship with him. Picture: 77kaoded Two months earlier Kanya had told him in Line messages that it was over between them as he wouldn't change his bad behavior. It was 2.30 pm. Phitphirun, a forestry official at the nearby Dong Yai nature reserve, said: "Ok, you're splitting up with me to shack up with someone else, right? Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe "Ok you all die". She didn't believe his boast as he drove off. But a short while later he returned in a forestry department pick-up and was holding a shotgun. He vaulted the wall and started firing. Picture: 77kaoded Kanya and her foreign husband managed to flee but inside the house were her sons and her bed ridden mother. She believed her 20 year old son from a previous relationship, Natthapong, came out of a room to confront Phitphirun. He was shot dead in the face. Pakham police at the bungalow, that is also used as a shop, found a Toyota with multiple bullet holes and evidence of many other shots fired inside the house in Hoothamnop sub-district. The shooter fled the scene and said he would surrender but had not done so yet. His boss at the nature reserve Somsuan Raksat went to the police to file charges of theft of a civil service gun and vehicle. He said that the suspect was familiar with that weapon and had stolen the keys to the vehicle. Meanwhile the police have applied for a warrant on charges of murder, attempted murder, weapons offences and trespass. More on this as we hear of it. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-14 - 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

The Pattaya water sports competition of 2022 has come to an end By Goong Nang(GN) Jomtien Beach, Pattaya-On Sunday, the 13th of March 2022, at Jomtien Beach, Pattaya mayor Mr. Sonthaya Khunpluem appointed his secretary Mr. Worapoj Pongpalee as a chairperson to preside over the closing ceremony and to award prizes to the winners of the Pattaya Water Sports competition 2022. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253369-the-pattaya-water-sports-competition-of-2022-has-come-to-an-end/

By Goong Nang(GN) Jomtien Beach, Pattaya-On Sunday, the 13th of March 2022, at Jomtien Beach, Pattaya mayor Mr. Sonthaya Khunpluem appointed his secretary Mr. Worapoj Pongpalee as a chairperson to preside over the closing ceremony and to award prizes to the winners of the Pattaya Water Sports competition 2022. This event was held under the concept of public sports competition and was supported by the annual budget of 2022. Moreover, the closing ceremony was also attended by Mr. Pradit Thongchai, head of the development of the sports tourism department and his crew, along with the Windsurfing Association of Thailand, the Standing Up Paddling Board club, the Local Jet Ski and Speedboat club, the Pattaya Windsurfing club, and many Thai and international contestants. The Office of Tourism and Sports has held this event with an intention to support and develop water sports in Pattaya to be widely known and for the city to truly live up to its name as “Sports City”. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/03/14/the-pattaya-water-sports-competition-of-2022-has-come-to-an-end/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-03-14 - 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

Industry Ministry Steps Up COVID Prevention at Factories Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - The Minister of Industry has instructed officials to step up efforts to prevent COVID-19 clusters at factories and production plants. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253365-industry-ministry-steps-up-covid-prevention-at-factories/

Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - The Minister of Industry has instructed officials to step up efforts to prevent COVID-19 clusters at factories and production plants. Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said his ministry recognizes the importance of implementing and enforcing disease prevention measures. He added that previous policies, such as the “bubble and seal” approach, were aimed at assisting factory operators. Several plants were forced to suspend operations during the peak of the pandemic after reporting infection clusters, significantly impacting the Thai economy. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe From the beginning of this year to March 6, COVID clusters were reported at 239 factories and involved nearly 3,300 people. About 2,300 of those affected were from factories participating in the “bubble and seal” program. According to the Suriya, the ministry is now urging its units and factory operators to ramp up disease prevention measures. He recommends that operators strictly follow COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration. Under these protocols, infected employees will be sent to field hospitals for treatment. Workers who test negative will meanwhile be housed at separate accommodations to avoid potentially infecting other groups. They will also not be permitted to participate in any cross-group work or travel beyond their workplaces and provided accommodations. Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view -- © Copyright NNT 2022-03-14 - 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

Station chief handcuffs himself to crazy son as he apologizes for holding a gun to his mum's head Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath said that Photharam police in Ratchaburi were called to a house after an out of control son held a gun to his mother's head on the second floor. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253364-station-chief-handcuffs-himself-to-crazy-son-as-he-apologizes-for-holding-a-gun-to-his-mums-head/

Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath said that Photharam police in Ratchaburi were called to a house after an out of control son held a gun to his mother's head on the second floor. After twenty minutes the cops persuaded Narong, 49, to give himself up. He left a pen gun on the staris as he came down. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Fearing that he would be attacked and in an act of reassurance with the man, the local station chief Pol Col Sombat Phongam handcuffed himself to Narong. He then apologized to his 73 year old mother Sakhu who was in a wheelchair. The family has been in strife after Narong's wife was jailed for drugs offences. The suspect was taken into custody on a charge of having an illegal weapon. He was tested for Covid and drugs and other charges may follow in due course. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-14 - 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

Chonburi announces 1,117 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and four new deaths By Goong Nang(GN) Highlights: 1,117 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today 2,375 positive ATK (rapid antigen) tests were reported but all require a second confirmed PCR test before being counted as official cases. The ATK positive tests are just “possible” cases until confirmed by PCR. TPN notes, however, that second confirmed tests are no longer mandatory except for high-risk groups. 1,351 (PCR) and 1,862 (ATK) recovered and were released from medical care Four new deaths Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253363-chonburi-announces-1117-new-and-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-and-four-new-deaths/

By Goong Nang(GN) Highlights: 1,117 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today 2,375 positive ATK (rapid antigen) tests were reported but all require a second confirmed PCR test before being counted as official cases. The ATK positive tests are just “possible” cases until confirmed by PCR. TPN notes, however, that second confirmed tests are no longer mandatory except for high-risk groups. 1,351 (PCR) and 1,862 (ATK) recovered and were released from medical care Four new deaths The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 1,117 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with four new deaths, March 14th, 2022. This makes a total of 55,694 cases (PCR) and 61,348 cases (ATK) of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 10,618 (PCR) and 25,857 (ATK) people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 93 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022. Additionally, 1,351 (PCR) and 1,862 (ATK) people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 44,983 (PCR) and 35,491 (ATK) people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began at the beginning of this year, January 2022. The four new deaths were at the age of 49, 68, 80 and 86 with personal health problems and pre-existing conditions. ฺOne of them was not vaccinated. In total, 2,010,251 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 86.31 percent of the total Chonburi population. Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/03/14/chonburi-announces-1117-new-and-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-and-four-new-deaths/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-03-14 - 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

18 year old woman arrested on human trafficking charges Picture: Siam Rath A sting conducted by police in Bangkok netted a teen offering underage children for sex, reported Siam Rath. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253361-18-year-old-woman-arrested-on-human-trafficking-charges/

Picture: Siam Rath A sting conducted by police in Bangkok netted a teen offering underage children for sex, reported Siam Rath. Police had become aware of a Line group offering entertainment for VIPs who could have their drinks mixed. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Further inquiries revealed it was much more than that and under 15s were involved. Picture: Siam Rath 18 year old Chanya was arrested at a hotel in Ram Inthra. Four girls aged 14-16 were rescued. Chanya, from Surin in the NE, said she'd been in the business and knew what to do so turned from entertainment girl to provider. She has been charged with human trafficking and faces many years in jail. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-14 - 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

Dying woman's last words: "I'm three months pregnant" - horror smash leaves three dead Picture: Siam Rath Plaeng Yao police in Chachoengsao and rescue services were called after a five vehicle collision on Route 3351, the Hua Samrong to Nong Pla Taphian Road. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253360-dying-womans-last-words-im-three-months-pregnant-horror-smash-leaves-three-dead/

Picture: Siam Rath Plaeng Yao police in Chachoengsao and rescue services were called after a five vehicle collision on Route 3351, the Hua Samrong to Nong Pla Taphian Road. Dead inside an unrecognisable Mitsubishi Triton pick-up was Somjet, 46. This vehicle had collided head on with a Pajero. Inside this vehicle were a 45 year old man and a pregnant woman. Rescue services took an hour before they were cut free from the wreckage of the two vehicles. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe A witness said that the driver of the Triton lost control in an overtaking attempt side swiping other vehicles. A local who was first on the scene said that the woman in the Pajero was still alive when he tried to help her. Her dying words were that she was three months pregnant, reported Siam Rath. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-14 - 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

Three boys drown in NE after going to the temple for sweets Picture: Thai Rath A grandfather came home from work to be told that his grandson was missing for a long time on Saturday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253359-three-boys-drown-in-ne-after-going-to-the-temple-for-sweets/

Picture: Thai Rath A grandfather came home from work to be told that his grandson was missing for a long time on Saturday. Santi, 60 went out looking with some neighbors and found the grim truth. Shoes and sweet wrappers by the side of a large pond leading up to the Rian Thing Resort in the Nong Phai area of Muang district, Udon Thani. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe In the pond and dead from drowning were his grandson Theeraphat, 8, and friends Phuttipong, also 8 and seven year old Thepmangkorn. Khreuawan, their teacher at the local school said she'd always warned them not to go and get sweets at the nearby temple as she feared they would go for a swim, reported Thai Rath. The pond is large and 3-4 meters deep. It is believed they went to the temple then died on their way home after going to swim. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-14 - 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

Pedestrian mown down by bus on Bangkok zebra crossing - driver charged as the carnage continues Picture: Daily News Thai media continued to report on the carnage on the Thai roads with the death in Bangkok of a woman out shopping. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253356-pedestrian-mown-down-by-bus-on-bangkok-zebra-crossing-driver-charged-as-the-carnage-continues/