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By Goong Nang(GN) Phuket – A Canadian was shot to death with about 10 bullet wounds found on his body at a pool villa in Phuket last night (February 4th). The Chalong Police was notified of the body this morning (February 5th) at a pool villa near Rawai Beach on Wiset Road in Rawai sub-district. Police and emergency services arrived at the pool villa to find the body of the foreign man who was later identified as a Canadian national, 31. (The Pattaya News is withholding his name pending embassy and family notification.) About ten bullet wounds were found on his body. More than ten cartridges were found at the scene. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/02/05/canadian-man-shot-to-death-at-a-pool-villa-in-phuket-was-shot-at-least-ten-times/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-02-05 - 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 of yesteryear; Rooster reminisces as an antidote to all that boring news With the pandemic still being used as an excuse to keep us compliant and crime and road accidents dominating the ASEAN NOW news, Rooster thought it was time for some light hearted relief from the predictable madness. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1249239-thailand-of-yesteryear-rooster-reminisces-as-an-antidote-to-all-that-boring-news/

With the pandemic still being used as an excuse to keep us compliant and crime and road accidents dominating the ASEAN NOW news, Rooster thought it was time for some light hearted relief from the predictable madness. So here, in no particular order are some of my observations gleaned since I first darkened Thailand’s doors. When Mrs Thatcher was sending a fleet to what Argentinians called “Islas Malvinas”.... I’m sure there are people who have been in the kingdom much longer than me who can come up with a much better list so give it a go in the comments. For those who have got their wings - ten years residence in my view - some of these will strike a chord with you, too, as they are not all as old as the Khao Yai hills. Enjoy! It’s entitled: “I remember Thailand when…. ...the only ATM was a mother-in-law, and she was just open for deposits; when fixed bank interest rates stood at 15% and sterling was worth 93 baht and rising. …the taxi driver never turned on the meter because there wasn’t one; taxis were better for free Thai lessons than noisy tuk-tuks even though the latter were more exciting especially when they turned over. ...the Bangkok police stood on main roads at the end of the month to relieve motorcyclists of their money but nobody fined you for not wearing a helmet - the law didn’t even exist; green micro-buses belched smoke and a trip on a regular city bus had just been raised to 2 baht from 1.50. Scandalous! ...when the conductress shouted “mee dek duay” (kid getting on/off) and I was touched that adults stood for children. Now everyone has their noses in their phones and the outside world is unnoticed. ...only one in a thousand wore a mask and you could enjoy a Thai lady smiling coyly after you caught her glancing in your direction. ... there was no such thing as the BTS and the streets flooded in Sukhumvit for months on end instead of just a few hours. ...motorcycle shops sold choppers from Japan and it said on the Green Book “brought in in bits”; hardly any cars were even made in Thailand. ...the Bangkok Bank on Silom at 21 storeys was the tallest building in Thailand and my first Japanese student said she’d lived on the fourth floor in Lang Suan and it was the highest property for miles around. ...the Thai government said they’d make sure the visiting Japanese foreign minister would be taken for a soapy massage, PM Chartchai was pictured in the Post on a Honda Rebel and PM Banharn, when asked “Comment allez-vous?” after he said he had a French degree, replied “Arai Wa?” ...a bungalow on Chaweng beach was 50 baht a night and similarly priced mushroom omelettes were on the menu under “No Name”; when the owner of Candlelight beach bungalow on Samet was murdered and I thought this exceptional; when a trek through the jungle was necessary to get to White Sands beach from the port on Koh Chang. ...Panga Wimoo ran a guest house near Fang and introduced the westerners to a substance he called “fin”. ...you could win a pick-up from the top of a Lipovitan-D bottle(I once won 5 baht….). ...a happy hour Kloster at Patpong was 25 baht and 40 after 9 pm and the girls all seemed like angels; when “One Night in Bangkok played” and we gyrated after hours to “Rhythm is a Dancer” at the Superstar Disco or at Nasa to Carabao’s “Made in Thailand” or sang the English words of a western song as the mondegreen “ai hia, ai naa, ai sat, son teen” (ask a Thai if you’re unsure of the meanings, but be careful…) ...you needed tax clearance in Banglamphu to leave the country, permanent residence cost just 20,000 baht and the British Embassy actually offered a service. ….the girls in the Thermae coffee shop greeted you in Thai rather than Japanese; and how the “niterie entertainment scene” was never the same again when a 1,000 baht note was introduced). ...the first McDonald’s was opened (c. 1985 at Sogo I think) and you got your fast food fast instead of waiting half an hour for the Grab orders. ...I could look down and see my feet instead of leaning and toppling over. ...the Thai police didn’t take bribes and then I woke up in a fearful sweat realising it had all been a terrible dream. ...a Thai woman carrying a little extra weight after a one night stand thanked me with a “wai'' after I gave her one baht for the Thong Lo soi bus. ...music was all on pirated 25 baht cassettes next to Lacoste shirts and Rolex made in Thailand and Hong Kong (the better ones…). ...kids actually went to school and were taught by teachers in places called classrooms instead of by their parents at home. ... the only supermarket in Thailand was Villa’s lone branch on Sukhumvit (though I still can’t afford most of their prices); when a cornetto was 5 baht and the only milk was banana flavored Foremost in Soi Ngam Duplee near the Malaysia Hotel. ...an IT teacher introduced me to something called an “icon” on a computer screen, a huge desktop cost me 25,000 baht and CD-Rom and diskettes were all the rage. ...my first mobile phone cost 20,000 baht (a Siemens flip thing) and you needed to sign all sorts of documents to show you were not a criminal; when such a phone didn’t have the internet (what??) and cameras were things that had Olympus written on the side and you took Kodak film in to be developed. ...my two bedroom flat in Soi 39 cost 5,750 baht yet Japanese residents couldn’t find a place to live for less than 60,000. ...Thais paid 1,000 baht departure tax and foreigners were allowed to come and go for free. and finally… ...watching The Killing Fields in Soi Cowboy in the daytime and walking out into the scorching afternoon sun and realizing we were only a few hundred kilometers from the Cambodian border where the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot still reigned. Yes, today seems mundane in comparison to the excitement of the 80s and 90s, even the noughties. If only us pensioners could turn back the clock…. So herewith some of the noteworthy news of the last seven days. In Rooster’s northern Bangkok bolthole a by-election dealt a shattering defeat to dinosaur Prayut whose party limped in fourth. Not to worry, I’m sure he’ll find a way to make sure Pheu Thai suffer for their temerity in thrashing his khaki clad butt. In the north-west 28 illegal Myanmar migrants were found stuffed in a Chevy. Someone who broke wind feared they’d be beaten to death. A Pit Bull - don’t they make lovely cute pets for children eh, dog lovers - mauled a woman waiting for her relative in the garden. Many on the forum decided it was the Thai owners at fault, encore une fois. Officials in Rayong scurried (the most used word of the week) to contain the oil spill that print media said would wipe 1.5 billion baht off Koh Samet’s tourism coffers in the next few months. Never mind, fish were still declared edible. Wishing she hadn’t eaten raw prawns was a Phitsanulok woman who loved “Kung Chae Nam Plaa” and got a parasite in her eye blinding her. Test and Go was resurrected and almost 0.001% of previous tourist numbers were interested. My daughter called her and her brother’s upcoming visit “biting the bullet” rather than coming to see their dear old dad. They must quarantine on Day 1 and 5 but the flights only cost 16,000 baht return to London. Thai media continues to put out the myth that there is no quarantine. A gun toting loony in Chanthaburi settled four scores on a murder spree. The forum questioned Rooster’s bathetic choice of the word “disgruntled” for Prasit; that made your columnist decidedly gruntled all week. We were told that Covid-22 was on the way, not to mention Omicron sub-variants. Zzzzzzzzz…… In Thong Lo the local constabulary “lined up to get something” outside a business premises. An investigation was promised as the forum went on a click-fest. In Chiang Mai an 88 year old British resident crashed his car into a police box then got out and urinated over it. The car, not the police box - that would have been terrible. Shades of Basil Fawlty beating up his car. Forum posters bickered about which country’s nationals are the worst behaved. Brits sneaked it by a whisker with Americans having to take second place for once. Australians used the word “pom” with gay abandon even though it’s been deleted from the Scrabble dictionary as a slur in the latest cull. When are the moderators going to get on the politically correct bandwagon! (Some while back, thinking myself helpful to word gaming buddies, I put all 400 deleted slurs on my Facebook page - FB threatened me with a ban if I didn't remove my post). In international news, Facebook announced a first ever quarterly drop in users in their 18 year history. TikTok is on the march; time for Mark Suckerberg to make a trip to Bangkok, where there is the highest per capita FB use in the world. Bankokians demand to be recognized! In sports news Britain's mixed doubles curling team gave Canada a sound beating at the Winter Olympics. This completely overshadowed Rafael Nadal’s heroics in Melbourne. David Goodwillie is considering changing his name to Badwillie after being hired by Raith Rovers then effectively sacked. There was a huge backlash at the Scottish football club (oxymoron alert) for employing a man named as a rapist in a civil case. Finally the tourist police in Phuket spent all week scurrying. First they scurried to limit the damage done by the taxi mafia who had a go at a Thai/Indian tourist. A senior cop said ride hailing apps were here to stay, the taxi drivers wai-ed and nodded then went back to sharpening their knives. Then tourism plod pulled out all the stops to try and get a tourist from Greece reunited with 4,900 Euros he had left overnight in an unlocked car at a condominium. Mmmm…. It all seemed like Greek to me. What a shame it wasn’t a taxi, then he could have been assured of the return of the money. In full. Rooster -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-02-05 - 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

A guide to pediatric COVID-19 vaccine as Thailand’s young kids roll up their sleeves (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP) Thailand’s free mass vaccination programme is finally being expanded to younger kids. From this week, children aged 5 to 11 are eligible for jabs against COVID-19, having braved two years of the pandemic without any vaccine protection. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1249235-a-guide-to-pediatric-covid-19-vaccine-as-thailand’s-young-kids-roll-up-their-sleeves/

(Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP) Thailand’s free mass vaccination programme is finally being expanded to younger kids. From this week, children aged 5 to 11 are eligible for jabs against COVID-19, having braved two years of the pandemic without any vaccine protection. While all children in the younger age group are invited to get a shot now, priority is being given to kids who are more vulnerable to the virus and its symptoms. This at-risk group includes children who are battling diabetes or obesity. The Education Ministry says about 2.57 million kids aged 5 to 11 have already been registered for COVID-19 jabs via their schools. But this number accounts for just 61.4 per cent of students in this age range, so the ministry plans to intensify its promotion of COVID-19 vaccination for younger students. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/a-guide-to-pediatric-covid-19-vaccine-as-thailands-young-kids-roll-up-their-sleeves/ Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-02-05 - 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

Ex-Australian embassy staff member charged by Thai police after cameras found in women's bathrooms in Bangkok mission Exclusive by ABC Investigations' Elise Worthington and South-East Asia correspondent Mazoe Ford The embassy in Bangkok is one of Australia's largest foreign missions.(Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) A former staff member at the Australian embassy in Bangkok has been charged by Thai police after spy cameras were discovered in women's bathrooms inside the secure government building. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1249233-ex-australian-embassy-staff-member-charged-by-thai-police-after-cameras-found-in-womens-bathrooms-in-bangkok-mission/

The embassy in Bangkok is one of Australia's largest foreign missions.(Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) Exclusive by ABC Investigations' Elise Worthington and South-East Asia correspondent Mazoe Ford A former staff member at the Australian embassy in Bangkok has been charged by Thai police after spy cameras were discovered in women's bathrooms inside the secure government building. The discovery raises serious questions about how the cameras were able to be installed and remain undiscovered, potentially for years. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) confirmed that a former locally engaged staff member at the Australian embassy in Bangkok was arrested by Royal Thai Police on January 6. Full story: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-05/cameras-found-in-bathrooms-in-australian-embassy-in-thailand/100805908 -- © ABC NEWS 2022-02-05 - 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

Sri Racha to hold ‘Hemp- Marijuana, King of Herbs’ festival By Goong Nang(GN) Festival – The ‘Hemp- Marijuana, King of Herbs’ festival will be held in Sri Racha later this month. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1249232-sri-racha-to-hold-‘hemp-marijuana-king-of-herbs’-festival/

By Goong Nang(GN) Festival – The ‘Hemp- Marijuana, King of Herbs’ festival will be held in Sri Racha later this month. The ‘Hemp- Marijuana, King of Herbs’ festival will be held from February 9th to February 14th at the Pacific Park Shopping Mall in Sri Racha. The festival is aimed to publicize people about the benefits of marijuana and to delete old thoughts that it is only for drug addicts and damages society. Nowadays, according to organizers, marijuana is a new economic herb and will be vital for the future economy of Thailand. There will be 24 booths at the festival which will include how to grow marijuana legally, skin products from marijuana, marijuana drinks, and Marijuana for medical use. There will be concerts at the festival too. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/02/05/sri-racha-to-hold-hemp-marijuana-king-of-herbs-festival/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-02-05 - 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

Tragedy in Krabi: Two year old drowns after slipping and falling into a klong Picture: 77kaoded Police and rescue services in the Ao Nang area of Krabi were called after a two year old girl called Jasmine tragically drowned. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1249229-tragedy-in-krabi-two-year-old-drowns-after-slipping-and-falling-into-a-klong/

Picture: 77kaoded Police and rescue services in the Ao Nang area of Krabi were called after a two year old girl called Jasmine tragically drowned. When rescue arrived the little girl was being cradled by her mum, 29 year old Suwannee, as a crowd of 100 had gathered. Despite efforts to revive the infant she was already dead. Her father Somchai, 30, said he had been on a fishing trip and was resting at home when his four year old daughter rushed in to say that Jasmine had fallen in the klong at a bridge. He dashed to the scene but Jasmine had been washed away. She was found 200 meters downstream. Picture: 77kaoded Police were told that the four year old and two year old had walked out of their house to go and find their mum who was doing something nearby. 77kaoded published a picture of the bridge whose handrail would have provided scant protection for a small child in the result of a slip. Long Stay Visa Health Insurance Plans -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-02-05 - 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

Phuket: Sources tell media it's high time that airport was opened up to free competition among taxis Picture: INN INN reported that their sources in the private sector in Phuket had told them it was time that free enterprise among competing taxis and public service vehicles was allowed at Phuket airport. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1249228-phuket-sources-tell-media-its-high-time-that-airport-was-opened-up-to-free-competition-among-taxis/

Picture: INN INN reported that their sources in the private sector in Phuket had told them it was time that free enterprise among competing taxis and public service vehicles was allowed at Phuket airport. The source noted that the taxi mafia on the holiday island had been ripping off the public since the year dot. Moves to rein them in had all failed and now it was time to act decisively. Their main point was to allow free competition at the airport that would result in lower fares for the consumer. Also taxis should be allowed to arrive at the airport without passengers. New pricing structures were introduced by the local department of land transport in November 2021 but a recent spat has caused the whole issue of overcharging to resurface. Long Stay Visa Health Insurance Plans -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-02-05 - 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 Joke" flies in to offer support to bomb victims in south - plants tree RTP chief Gen Suwat Chaengyodsuk sent in the cavalry in the form of his charismatic deputy Lt-Gen Surachate Hakpan after unrest in the far south. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1249227-big-joke-flies-in-to-offer-support-to-bomb-victims-in-south-plants-tree/

RTP chief Gen Suwat Chaengyodsuk sent in the cavalry in the form of his charismatic deputy Lt-Gen Surachate Hakpan after unrest in the far south. The man known as Big Joke was visiting Songkhla after roadside explosions rocked Ban Ma Khok injuring locals, EOD bomb disposal officers and a policeman. Big Joke handed out gifts in support of officials then went on a helicopter ride to survey the area. His arrival was greeted with a huge vinyl board with his image on. He was also honored with planting a tree, a plaque recording the historic date of Surachate's visit , February 4th 2565, reported Siam Rath. Long Stay Visa Health Insurance Plans -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-02-05 - 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

Electrical worker dies after basket become detached and he falls from crane Daily News caption: When your number is up... Daily News reported that when your number is up, that's the end. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1249218-electrical-worker-dies-after-basket-become-detached-and-he-falls-from-crane/

Daily News caption: When your number is up... Daily News reported that when your number is up, that's the end. "Duang theung khaat". They were referring to the death of an electrical worker who was doing repair work in a basket atop a crane when the basket came loose and fell to the ground. Rattanathibet police and rescue services rushed to the scene in a car park at the Samakhee housing estate in Muang Nonthaburi yesterday. Picture: Daily News Attempts to revive the man failed. He was named as 33 year old Damrong. A grocer nearby told the media that they had heard a loud noise. Colleagues of the man tried to save him with CPR but their efforts proved fruitless. Long Stay Visa Health Insurance Plans -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-02-05 - 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

Former boxer beats his mother to death after he's told not to go out on a motorcycle - all caught on CCTV Daily News caption: The moment a mother is murdered Daily News reported on a tragedy in Buriram in the north east of Thailand after a 31 year old son was caught on CCTV beating his own mother to death. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1249216-former-boxer-beats-his-mother-to-death-after-hes-told-not-to-go-out-on-a-motorcycle-all-caught-on-cctv/

Daily News caption: The moment a mother is murdered Daily News reported on a tragedy in Buriram in the north east of Thailand after a 31 year old son was caught on CCTV beating his own mother to death. He has severe mental health issues and had been forbidden to ride a motorcycle. The CCTV showed the moment when Prawit's aunty, 60 year old Sangwan, came out to stop him riding the bike. His mother, aged 56, got involved and both ladies were pushed over in the scuffle. Seeing things were taking a turn for the worse Sangwan ran off to get help. Meanwhile "Wit" - utilizing a variety of weapons lying around such as a ceramic plank and a metal pipe - attacked his mother in the head and smashed her in the face. He was seen getting another weapon after the first stage of the frenzied attack took place. He then wrapped her head in plastic before walking off. He was soon in custody, sedated and charged with matricide - the killing of his own mother known in Thai as "matukhaat". A relative who is also assistant phu yai ban said that Wit had learned Thai boxing since childhood and fought under the name of "Prawit Sit Phrakhru" - the last part of the name being the area where the murder occurred. He had been conscripted into the army in Lopburi but before his discharge he attacked a trainer. Since then he had suffered a series of mental problems in which he had paranoia, hallucinations and heard voices. It was suspected that he had not been taking his meds and reacted terribly to being told he couldn't use the motorcycle; relatives had feared he would hurt himself if he went out on the bike. Now he is in the custody of the Muang Buriram police. Long Stay Visa Health Insurance Plans -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-02-05 - 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

Death of another motorcyclist killed at alcohol checkpoint - he slammed into back of truck that had slowed Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported on the death of another motorcyclist on the Udon Thani to Sakon Nakhon Road last night. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1249215-death-of-another-motorcyclist-killed-at-alcohol-checkpoint-he-slammed-into-back-of-truck-that-had-slowed/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported on the death of another motorcyclist on the Udon Thani to Sakon Nakhon Road last night. In the undergrowth being pointed at by a cop was a Kawasaki Ninja bike. Picture: Thai Rath A picture showed a helmet lying in the road next to a bit of pixellated body part. Nearby was the corpse of the rider who had no ID. Aphinet, 29, the driver of an 18 wheel truck trailer said that he was going from Mukhdahan to a sugar refinery and had slowed because of a police alcohol checkpoint 100 meters down the road. The road narrowed to one lane with cones in place. He heard a loud bang and got out to investigate discovering the grisly scene. Police surmised that the motorcyclist had been going fast and had been unable to brake in time and had slammed into the back of the trailer. The body is being kept at Soon Udon Thani hospital as police attempt to contact relatives. Long Stay Visa Health Insurance Plans -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-02-05 - 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

No cover up in Dr Kratai death: Police chief says family can have complete faith in "scrupulously fair RTP" Picture: Thai Rath The chief of the Phayathai police station in Bangkok has told the family of the doctor who died on a Zebra Crossing a couple of weeks ago that they should have no concerns about the Royal Thai Police and their investigations. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1249210-no-cover-up-in-dr-kratai-death-police-chief-says-family-can-have-complete-faith-in-scrupulously-fair-rtp/

Picture: Thai Rath The chief of the Phayathai police station in Bangkok has told the family of the doctor who died on a Zebra Crossing a couple of weeks ago that they should have no concerns about the Royal Thai Police and their investigations. Waralak Suphawtrajariyakul - bettern know as Dr Kratai - was mown down on the crossing by police Lance Corporal Norawich Buadok riding a Ducati Monster on January 21st outside a kidney institute. The mother of the opthalmologist, concerned about the transparency of the investigation involving a policeman, filed a letter with the Commissioner for Law, Justice and Human Rights Secretariat of the House of Representatives. Pol Col Bowonphop Sunthornrekha said that she was within her rights to do so but she need have no fear that the case was not being handled fairly and justly. His investigation team would answer any questions put to them by House reps. "The Thai police do things with scrupulous fairness and justice," he told Thai Rath yesterday. "And we don't cover things up. "We are quite open about our investigations and can be approached anytime for details". He did, however, say that what the lance corporal gave in evidence and the precise details will have to wait until the court case. Prosecutors will have the case file by mid February, he said, the police were still waiting on a Ramathibodhi Hospital autopsy report before wrapping up their investigation. Norawich - who entered the monkhood briefly to atone for the event - has been charged with nine counts. Long Stay Visa Health Insurance Plans -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-02-05 - 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

COVID-19: Thailand reports 10,490 new coronavirus cases, 21 deaths, 8,479 recoveries File photo Thailand on Saturday (February 5) reported 10,490 new COVID-19 cases, 8,479 recoveries and 21 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1249209-covid-19-thailand-reports-10490-new-coronavirus-cases-21-deaths-8479-recoveries/ //CLOSED// /Admin

COVID-19: Thailand reports 10,490 new coronavirus cases, 21 deaths, 8,479 recoveries File photo Thailand on Saturday (February 5) reported 10,490 new COVID-19 cases, 8,479 recoveries and 21 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1249209-covid-19-thailand-reports-10490-new-coronavirus-cases-21-deaths-8479-recoveries/