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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. Supha Kennakham, 49, was found dead by Chana Songkhram police in a pool of blood on a zebra crossing under the wheels of the #82 bus. She was still clutching her vegetables and dinner in her left hand. Bus driver Manas Saranrom, 47, said he was driving from Sanam Luang to Phrapradaeng. He'd been going along Sumeru Road and at the Banglamphu interesection turned right and hit the lady on the crossing, reported Daily News. Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported he was charged with negligent driving causing death, not obeying traffic signals and not stopping at a zebra crossing. Another 20 were added to the dead at the scene stats on Saturday, reported Daily News- a quiet day as it was a weekend and the police don't bother to report the death toll until Monday or Tuesday. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe They said that 491 had died so far this month. ASEAN NOW counted 504. Since the start of the year 2,929 have been killed at the scene that compares with 3,121 in the same period last year. The figure is much higher when deaths on the way to and at hospitals are added. Thailand is supposed to be obeying zebra crossing rules since a doctor was mown down by a policeman on a Ducati last month. Whether the death of an 'ordinary' resident will have as much impact remains to be seen. 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

Ticket sales for Manchester United v Liverpool in Bangkok postponed By Jonathan Fairfield Ticket sales for the Manchester United v Liverpool match, which is scheduled to take place in Bangkok in July, have been postponed. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253355-ticket-sales-for-manchester-united-v-liverpool-in-bangkok-postponed/

By Jonathan Fairfield Ticket sales for the Manchester United v Liverpool match, which is scheduled to take place in Bangkok in July, have been postponed. Early bird tickets were due to go on sale on March 10 and on general sale on March 11. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe A press conference which was due to be held at Siam Paragon on March 9 to formally announce the fixture, titled “THE MATCH Bangkok Century Cup 2022”, did not take place. As of yet, it is not known when tickets will go on sale for the game which is due to be played at Bangkok’s Rajamangala National Stadium on July 12. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/ticket-sales-for-manchester-united-v-liverpool-in-bangkok-postponed/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 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

Fixed broadband speeds in Thailand among the fastest in the world By Jonathan Fairfield file photo Broadband speeds in Thailand are some of the fastest in the world, according to a new global index based on the median download speeds of internet users around the world. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253354-fixed-broadband-speeds-in-thailand-among-the-fastest-in-the-world/

file photo By Jonathan Fairfield Broadband speeds in Thailand are some of the fastest in the world, according to a new global index based on the median download speeds of internet users around the world. The Speedtest Global Index by internet analytics firm Ookla found that Thailand has the third fastest median download speeds for fixed broadband, behind Singapore and Chile. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The index studied data gathered from Ookla’s Speedtest tool in October, November and December last year. During those three months, internet users in Thailand recorded median download speeds of 176Mbps, 171Mbps and 173Mbps. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/thailand-news/fixed-broadband-speeds-in-thailand-among-the-fastest-in-the-world/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 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

Khon Kaen guy's lucky day as bride pays whopping 12 million baht dowry Picture: Thai Rath It was role reversal time yesterday at the Khon Kaen International Convention Center when a Thai bride paid the dowry. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253350-khon-kaen-guys-lucky-day-as-bride-pays-whopping-12-million-baht-dowry/

Picture: Thai Rath It was role reversal time yesterday at the Khon Kaen International Convention Center when a Thai bride paid the dowry. Pitchaya Phanoomai or Bailew and Panupol Thepjanrak or Micky, both 33, were tying the knot. But instead of the groom fronting up all the dowry it was the bride who paid 12 million baht. There was 2 million in cash, 500,000 in jewelry, a land title deed worth 5 million and a 7 million baht house and land for the couple to live in, reported Thai Rath. In addition Micky got a BMW Series 3 car worth 2.8 million. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Bailew explained that Micky had been lovely to her for years catering to her every whim. She said that her family is well off with lots of business interests including a restaurant in Khon Kaen that is in Thailand's NE region. Now it was payback time and her relatives agreed to the arrangement as they were very much in love. Picture: Thai Rath Micky, not surprisingly, said he was delighted. The couple received guests with all the usual trappings of a Thai engagement yesterday though the roles were reversed. In the evening a big slap up feast and wedding ceremony was planned with many guests from both the bride and groom's family. 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

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Thailand reports 22,130 new COVID-19 cases, 69 deaths, 23,508 recoveries File photo Thailand on Monday (March 14) reported 22,130 new COVID-19 cases, 23,508 recoveries and 69additional deaths over the past 24 hours. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253344-thailand-reports-22130-new-covid-19-cases-69-deaths-23508-recoveries/ //CLOSED// /Admin

Thailand reports 22,130 new COVID-19 cases, 69 deaths, 23,508 recoveries File photo Thailand on Monday (March 14) reported 22,130 new COVID-19 cases, 23,508 recoveries and 69 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253344-thailand-reports-22130-new-covid-19-cases-69-deaths-23508-recoveries/

File photo Thailand on Monday (March 14) reported 22,130 new COVID-19 cases, 23,508 recoveries and 69 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. Monday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 3,206,955 with 23,778 deaths. Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe -- © 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

Opinion: Accident involving Pakistani refugee and top cop’s son shows trust in Thailand’s institutions at all time low By Cod Satrusayang This past Saturday, the son of former Deputy Police Chief General Wirachai Songmetta, Pornmet Songmetta, steered his nine million baht Porsche onto a motorcycle driven by a Pakistani refugee. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253343-opinion-accident-involving-pakistani-refugee-and-top-cop’s-son-shows-trust-in-thailand’s-institutions-at-all-time-low/

By Cod Satrusayang This past Saturday, the son of former Deputy Police Chief General Wirachai Songmetta, Pornmet Songmetta, steered his nine million baht Porsche onto a motorcycle driven by a Pakistani refugee. The crash, which happened at 1 am near Saphan Taksin bridge, resulted in the death of the refugee and minor injuries for Pornmet. Two days later and police said they were still awaiting the results of the breathalyzer test to see if Pornmet was driving under the influence. Now I don’t know the refugee, or Pornmet, or his father for that matter. They could all be upstanding, amazing people and this could be a tragic accident. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/38515/opinion-accident-involving-pakistani-refugee-and-top-cops-son-shows-trust-in-thailands-institutions-at-all-time-low/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 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

UPDATE: Police charges against top cop’s Porsche driving son at the centre of fatal Bangkok car accident by James Morris and Son Nguyen Scenes from early on Saturday morning at the foot of King Taksin Bridge in Thonburi where the fatal accident occurred involving a silver Porsche Taycan car driven by 29-year-old Pornmet Songmetta which hit a Yamaha motorbike ridden by 40-year-old Pakistani Waseem Ahmad causing him severe head injuries from which he later succumbed at nearby Taksin Hospital. (Right) The father of the driver, Police General Wirachai Songmetta is one of Thailand’s most respected police officers and also one of the country’s wealthiest men. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253339-police-charges-against-top-cop’s-porsche-driving-son-at-the-centre-of-fatal-bangkok-car-accident/

End in sight for major roadworks affecting drivers between Hua Hin and Bangkok By Online Reporter Rama II Road construction. File photo Transport officials have confirmed that a series of major roadworks that affect motorists traveling to and from Bangkok and Hua Hin are on schedule for completion. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253341-end-in-sight-for-major-roadworks-affecting-drivers-between-hua-hin-and-bangkok/

Rama II Road construction. File photo By Online Reporter Transport officials have confirmed that a series of major roadworks that affect motorists traveling to and from Bangkok and Hua Hin are on schedule for completion. The ‘Motorway 82’ construction along the Rama II Road is part of an infrastructure upgrade which will boost transportation links between Bangkok and southern Thailand. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Anyone who has traveled between Bangkok and Hua Hin, and indeed anywhere in the south and the Thai capital, will have seen the construction taking place. For several years, the roadworks have caused major disruptions to journeys on what is a notoriously busy stretch of road in and out of Bangkok. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/end-in-sight-for-major-roadworks-affecting-drivers-between-hua-hin-and-bangkok/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 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

Police charges against top cop’s Porsche driving son at the centre of fatal Bangkok car accident by James Morris and Son Nguyen Scenes from early on Saturday morning at the foot of King Taksin Bridge in Thonburi where the fatal accident occurred involving a silver Porsche Taycan car driven by 29-year-old Pornmet Songmetta which hit a Yamaha motorbike ridden by 40-year-old Pakistani Waseem Ahmad causing him severe head injuries from which he later succumbed at nearby Taksin Hospital. (Right) The father of the driver, Police General Wirachai Songmetta is one of Thailand’s most respected police officers and also one of the country’s wealthiest men. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253339-police-charges-against-top-cop’s-porsche-driving-son-at-the-centre-of-fatal-bangkok-car-accident/

Scenes from early on Saturday morning at the foot of King Taksin Bridge in Thonburi where the fatal accident occurred involving a silver Porsche Taycan car driven by 29-year-old Pornmet Songmetta which hit a Yamaha motorbike ridden by 40-year-old Pakistani Waseem Ahmad causing him severe head injuries from which he later succumbed at nearby Taksin Hospital. (Right) The father of the driver, Police General Wirachai Songmetta is one of Thailand’s most respected police officers and also one of the country’s wealthiest men. by James Morris and Son Nguyen 29-year-old Mr Pornmet Songmetta reportedly works with the family firm Absolute Clean Energy, a Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) listed electricity distribution firm which operates 19 power plants in Thailand. His expensive Porsche Taycan Turbo suffered minor damage early on Saturday morning, near Taksin Bridge in Thonburi when it hit the Yamaha Fino motorbike of 40-year-old Waseem Ahmad leading to his death shortly afterwards at nearby Taksin Hospital in Bangkok. Charges for reckless driving causing death are expected against 29-year-old Mr Pornmet Songmetta, a scion of the family of former Deputy National Police Chief Wirachai Songmetta one of the kingdom’s most well known and respected police officers who is also one of the richest men in the country. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe On Sunday morning in Bangkok, police with the Metropolitan Police Bureau confirmed that charges of reckless driving causing death are being prepared against the son of former Deputy National Police Chief Wirachai Songmetta. This follows a fatal traffic accident in Bangkok in the early hours of Saturday morning near the Taksin Bridge in the Thonburi district of the capital on the Chao Phraya river. Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/03/13/charges-for-top-cop-porsche-driving-son/ -- © Copyright Thai Examiner 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

One person seriously injured after two trailer trucks crash in the Pattaya area By Goong Nang(GN) PHOTO: Chaiyapruek Pattaya 5711 Banglamung – An unidentified woman has sustained severe injuries after two trailer trucks crashed in Banglamung this weekend. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253338-one-person-seriously-injured-after-two-trailer-trucks-crash-in-the-pattaya-area/

PHOTO: Chaiyapruek Pattaya 5711 By Goong Nang(GN) Banglamung – An unidentified woman has sustained severe injuries after two trailer trucks crashed in Banglamung this weekend. The Nongprue Police was notified of the accident on Number 36 Road in the Nong Plalai sub-district overnight Friday, March 11th. Emergency responders arrived at the scene to find two damaged trailer trucks on the road. A woman, whose name and age was not released by Nongprue Police, was found stuck in one of the trailer trucks. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/03/13/one-person-seriously-injured-after-two-trailer-trucks-crash-in-the-pattaya-area/ -- © 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

77-year-old female pedestrian dies after being hit by a speeding motorbike rider in Chonburi By Goong Nang(GN) PHOTO: Dragon Rescue 72 Chonburi – A 77-year-old pedestrian has been pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by a motorbike in Mueang Chonburi district. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253337-77-year-old-female-pedestrian-dies-after-being-hit-by-a-speeding-motorbike-rider-in-chonburi/

PHOTO: Dragon Rescue 72 By Goong Nang(GN) Chonburi – A 77-year-old pedestrian has been pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by a motorbike in Mueang Chonburi district. The Don Hualor Police was notified of the accident on Suk Prayoon Road in the Don Hualor sub-district this week. They arrived at the scene to find Mrs. Airikanya Hiraorayoonpong, 77, unconscious on the road. She was later pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders. Nearby, rescue workers found a damaged motorbike. The driver, Mr. Chatphon Panthong, 27, admitted to speeding and told Dragon Rescue services, “I was driving at about 100 kilometers per hour when the pedestrian crossed the road. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/03/13/77-year-old-female-pedestrian-dies-after-being-hit-by-a-speeding-motorbike-rider-in-chonburi/ -- © 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

Mother of drowned Thai actress seeks second autopsy by Central Institute of Forensic Science The mother of the late Thai TV actress Nida Patcharaveerapong, aka “Tangmo” and her lawyer went to the investigative division of the First Region Provincial Police Bureau Saturday to demand a second autopsy, to be performed by the Justice Ministry’s Central Institute of Forensic Science. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253336-mother-of-drowned-thai-actress-seeks-second-autopsy-by-central-institute-of-forensic-science/

The mother of the late Thai TV actress Nida Patcharaveerapong, aka “Tangmo” and her lawyer went to the investigative division of the First Region Provincial Police Bureau Saturday to demand a second autopsy, to be performed by the Justice Ministry’s Central Institute of Forensic Science. The lawyer, Kritsana Sriboonpimsuey, told the media that the Nida’s mother, Panida Sirayuthyothin, wants another autopsy, but was not sure that the police would agree, as he urged the media help support her wish. The first autopsy was performed by the Police General Hospital’s Institute of Forensic Medicine. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/mother-of-drowned-thai-actress-seeks-second-autopsy-by-central-institute-of-forensic-science/ -- © 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

Government Orders Revisions to Provide Longer Paid Maternity Leave by Natthaphon Sangpolsit BANGKOK (NNT) - The government is working to amend laws in order to promote higher quality working lives for women. The Ministry of Labor is now seeking to provide women with paid maternity leave for up to 98 days, up from 90 currently. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1253335-government-orders-revisions-to-provide-longer-paid-maternity-leave/