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Hua Hin to improve quality of tap water By Online Reporter Hua Hin Municipality will introduce measures to improve the quality of the tap water in the city. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248408-hua-hin-to-improve-quality-of-tap-water/

By Online Reporter Hua Hin Municipality will introduce measures to improve the quality of the tap water in the city. Mr. Atichart Chaisri, Deputy Mayor of Hua Hin, met with employees from the municipality’s Waterworks Division to discuss ways in which the local water supply can be improved. The meeting was held after the municipality received complaints from the public about water quality. People were complaining the tap water was sometimes red or brown in colour and that it was not as clean as it should be. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/local-news/hua-hin-to-improve-quality-of-tap-water/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 2022-01-29 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

How a local running group has helped build friendships among expats and Thais in Hua Hin By Jonathan Fairfield Sport can help bring people together and for members of a group in Hua Hin, walking and running has been a route to being more active and meeting new people Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248407-how-a-local-running-group-has-helped-build-friendships-among-expats-and-thais-in-hua-hin/

By Jonathan Fairfield Sport can help bring people together and for members of a group in Hua Hin, walking and running has been a route to being more active and meeting new people Every Saturday morning a group of expats and Thais meet up to run, walk and explore the trails and less beaten paths around Hua Hin and the surrounding area. The Hua Hin Trail Runners, which started as a way for founder Paul Van Slyke to improve his own running speed and endurance has evolved into a popular group fostering fitness and friendship among the expat community in Hua Hin. The group, which is organised via a Facebook group of the same name, is just over a year old, but now boasts more than 700 members. Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/how-a-local-running-group-has-helped-build-friendships-among-expats-and-thais-in-hua-hin/ -- © Copyright Hua Hin Today 2022-01-29 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

74-year-old man seriously injured after being hit by a motorbike while crossing the road under a pedestrian bridge in Chonburi By Goong Nang(GN) PHOTO: Wisarn Sangjaroen / Top News Chonburi – A 74-year-old man was seriously injured after being hit by a motorbike while crossing a road under a pedestrian bridge in the Mueang Chonburi district earlier this week. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248406-74-year-old-man-seriously-injured-after-being-hit-by-a-motorbike-while-crossing-the-road-under-a-pedestrian-bridge-in-chonburi/

PHOTO: Wisarn Sangjaroen / Top News By Goong Nang(GN) Chonburi – A 74-year-old man was seriously injured after being hit by a motorbike while crossing a road under a pedestrian bridge in the Mueang Chonburi district earlier this week. Emergency responders were notified of the accident on a road in the Nong Ree sub-district. They arrived at the scene to find a male pedestrian who was later identified as Mr. Boonsorn Boonmak, 74. He had sustained severe injuries. Nearby, first responders found the male motorbike driver and a female passenger, who were not identified by emergency teams. They also sustained various injuries. All of them were rushed to a local hospital. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/01/28/74-year-old-man-seriously-injured-after-being-hit-by-a-motorbike-while-crossing-the-road-under-a-pedestrian-bridge-in-chonburi/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-01-29 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Elderly foreign expat dies while getting a massage at a massage shop in Pattaya By Goong Nang(GN) Banglamung – An elderly foreign expat died at a massage shop in Banglamung late this afternoon in the middle of a massage(January 28th). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248404-elderly-foreign-expat-dies-while-getting-a-massage-at-a-massage-shop-in-pattaya/

By Goong Nang(GN) Banglamung – An elderly foreign expat died at a massage shop in Banglamung late this afternoon in the middle of a massage(January 28th). The Nongprue Police was notified of the incident at a massage shop in Soi Khao Talo, Nongprue. Police, emergency responders and The Pattaya News arrived at the massage shop to find the body of the foreigner who was later identified only as a foreign national aged around 70-years-old. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/01/28/elderly-foreign-expat-dies-while-getting-a-massage-at-a-massage-shop-in-pattaya/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-01-29 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Commerce Ministry pushes Thai digital content to the world By Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce has announced a plan to promote Thailand’s digital content through workshops and campaigns, aiming to better promote Thai culture and soft powers. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248403-commerce-ministry-pushes-thai-digital-content-to-the-world/

By Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce has announced a plan to promote Thailand’s digital content through workshops and campaigns, aiming to better promote Thai culture and soft powers. The first campaign for this year starts with a content pitching event where Thai content producers get to negotiate deals with major streaming platforms, namely Netflix, WeTV, iQIYI, and Viu. With this campaign, the Ministry of Commerce hopes to position Thailand as Asia’s leader in digital content. Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit said his ministry will be supporting the export of Thai digital content and soft powers to a wider audience at the international level. The ministry expects this content pitching event to generate some 300 million baht in value. He ordered the Department of International Trade Promotion to make future plans and report on the outcomes of promotional events throughout this year. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-01-29 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Thai Revenue Department says no withholding tax on trade in cryptocurrencies (FILES) In this file photo taken on July 19, 2021 this illustration photograph shows a physical banknote and coin imitations of the Bitcoin crypto currency, in Istanbul. – Bitcoin slid below $40,000 on January 10, 2022, falling to its lowest level since the end of September as the world’s leading cryptocurrency showed no end to its volatility. Bitcoin dropped to $39,663.18, having soared to a record high of over $66,000 in October. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) The Revenue Department has agreed to do away with the proposed 15% withholding tax, which was to be imposed on digital asset trades, and to allow losses to be deducted from income earned in the same year by exchange operators under the supervision of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said Revenue Department Director-General Ekniti Nitithanprapas today. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248402-thai-revenue-department-says-no-withholding-tax-on-trade-in-cryptocurrencies/

(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 19, 2021 this illustration photograph shows a physical banknote and coin imitations of the Bitcoin crypto currency, in Istanbul. – Bitcoin slid below $40,000 on January 10, 2022, falling to its lowest level since the end of September as the world’s leading cryptocurrency showed no end to its volatility. Bitcoin dropped to $39,663.18, having soared to a record high of over $66,000 in October. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) The Revenue Department has agreed to do away with the proposed 15% withholding tax, which was to be imposed on digital asset trades, and to allow losses to be deducted from income earned in the same year by exchange operators under the supervision of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said Revenue Department Director-General Ekniti Nitithanprapas today. He said this move will prevent tax law from being an obstacle to the development of the cryptocurrency business in Thailand, while retaining the principle of fair taxation. He said that trade in digital assets has been growing rapidly in Thailand, with the daily volume of trade rising exponentially, from about 240 million baht to an average of 4.84 billion baht in just two years. -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-01-29 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-revenue-department-says-no-withholding-tax-on-trade-in-cryptocurrencies/

Thai schools advised to suspend group activities to prevent COVID-19 infections Schools nationwide have been told to suspend all group activities after clusters of infections, among students and teachers, have been found in schools in 11 provinces, including a boarding school for female students in Ratchaburi where more than 300 of the 576 students and teachers tested positive for COVID-19. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248401-thai-schools-advised-to-suspend-group-activities-to-prevent-covid-19-infections/

Schools nationwide have been told to suspend all group activities after clusters of infections, among students and teachers, have been found in schools in 11 provinces, including a boarding school for female students in Ratchaburi where more than 300 of the 576 students and teachers tested positive for COVID-19. Assistant spokesperson for the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan said today (Friday) that their subcommittee is concerned over clusters of infections in eateries, markets, factories and, in particular schools, where clusters have been detected in Ratchaburi, Nan, Phetchaburi, Prachin Buri, Sa Kaeo, Roi-et , Samut Prakan, Nong Khai, Yasothon, Loei and Si Sa Ket. She said clusters have been found in pre-school, kindergarten, boarding and sports schools, despite students and teachers being fully inoculated. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-schools-advised-to-suspend-group-activities-to-prevent-covid-19-infections/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-01-29 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

to continue: Thailand Live Saturday 29 Jan 2022 https://aseannow.com/topic/1248400-thailand-live-saturday-29-jan-2022/

More vessels deployed to prevent oil slick from reaching beaches Ten additional vessels have been deployed in a major clean-up operation in the seas off Rayong following an oil leak late Tuesday, while fishing boats are laying booms to prevent the oil from reaching the beaches and the Moo Koh Samet-Khao Laem Ya national park, where it would harm coral reefs and marine species. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248357-more-vessels-deployed-to-prevent-oil-slick-from-reaching-beaches/

Details of Revised Test & Go Program Announced BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced details for the Test & Go program which will be reinstated on February 1, 2022. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248353-details-of-revised-test-go-program-announced/

Thai prosecutors concerned they may miss opportunity to indict Red Bull heir This frame grab from video footage taken on September 3, 2012 and received from Thai PBS via AFPTV on September 1, 2020 shows Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya leaving Thong Lor police station in Bangkok, after he was summoned following a hit-and-run case which resulted in the death of a police officer. – The case against the Thai heir to the Red Bull billions accused of a fatal hit-and-run was “compromised” from beginning to end, the premier’s office said on September 1, 2020, calling the entire procedure “dishonest”. (Photo by various sources / AFP) Thai public prosecutors have expressed concern that they may not be able to indict Red Bull heir, Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, on a drug abuse charge before the time allowed under the statute of limitations for the offence runs out in the next eight months. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248349-thai-prosecutors-concerned-they-may-miss-opportunity-to-indict-red-bull-heir/

Kanchanaburi murder latest: Funeral held for deceased Brit, crowdfunding appeal started for attempted murder victim A crowd funding appeal has been started for the British man who survived last week's attack by a 22 year old man wielding a sickle, reports ASEAN NOW. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248399-kanchanaburi-murder-latest-funeral-held-for-deceased-brit-crowdfunding-appeal-started-for-attempted-murder-victim/

A crowdfunding appeal has been started for the British man who survived last week's attack by a 22 year old man wielding a sickle, reports ASEAN NOW. The "Just Giving" appeal, started by Nicole Shaw, had raised about 40,000 baht out of a target of about 225,000 for Shaun Dagnan. The appeal said they were raising 5,000 pounds to "Help Daggy in Thailand". It continued: "On Saturday 15th January (actually it was 22nd) our friend Shaun Dagnan was subjected to a horrific attack whilst on holiday in Thailand as seen on the national news. His friend was sadly killed so we're very lucky to still have him with us after sustaining his very serious injuries. "His travel insurance has lapsed due to an unexpected extended stay. While he is receiving some support from immigration and the British consulate (embassy) this isn't going to be a short process. "We are trying to raise funds to help support with costs of medical expenses and recovery. Any donations and help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you". Earlier unconfirmed reports suggested that Mr Dagnan had been living in Thailand with his wife Pranee for three years. Mr Dagnan posted on his Facebook page on Wednesday that he was now out of hospital and home. He said he was still very poorly and very sore. Later pictures were posted Friday of what appeared to be the funeral of 49 year old Marcus Evans who died last Saturday. Several police officers were in attendance as monks chanted. Mr Dagnan said: "RIP Marcus my friend and a true gentleman. I'll miss our night time banter and you will surly (sic) be missed by many fly high and sweet dreams TOP MAN much love". A 22 year old Thai man, reportedly with mental health problems, is helping police with their inquiries in the western Thai city of Kanchanaburi. The story has made headlines throughout the world. Pictures from Shaun Dagnan's Facebook page. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-01-29 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information

Questions raised over plan to categorise COVID-19 as endemic in Thailand A colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (purple), isolated from a patient sample, at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. (Photo by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248333-questions-raised-over-plan-to-categorise-covid-19-as-endemic-in-thailand/

A colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (purple), isolated from a patient sample, at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. (Photo by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Chief of the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Diseaseห Health Science Centre, Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha, has raised some questions about the Ministry of Public Health’s plan to reclassify COVID-19 as an endemic disease in Thailand. In his Facebook post today, in response to the National Communicable Disease Committee’s approval yesterday of the criteria which must be met before COVID-19 can be declared to be an endemic disease in Thailand, he raised the following questions: Will COVID-19 no longer be treated as dangerous infectious disease? Is a screening and isolation process still needed? Is there still a need to report infection updates? If someone needs treatment, will they have to use their Gold Card to apply for it? Will there be compensation for businesses affected by COVID-19? Will people taking COVID-19 tests have to pay for them? Can people still claim compensation from the National Health Security Office (NHSO) for any undesirable side effects from vaccines as they are only for emergency use? Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/questions-raised-over-plan-to-categorise-covid-19-as-endemic-in-thailand/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-01-28 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Oil Slicks 9 Times Bigger than Ko Samet BANGKOK, Jan 28 (TNA) – A satellite photo supplied by the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) showed oil slicks in the Map Ta Phut bay covered 47 square kilometers, nine times bigger than Ko Samet. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248332-oil-slicks-9-times-bigger-than-ko-samet/

BANGKOK, Jan 28 (TNA) – A satellite photo supplied by the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) showed oil slicks in the Map Ta Phut bay covered 47 square kilometers, nine times bigger than Ko Samet. GISTDA released the picture taken by the TerraSAR-X satellite at 6.23pm on Jan 27 as it followed the crude oil leaked from an undersea pipe at a loading buoy in the bay about 20 kilometers southeast of the Map Ta Phut port at the night of Jan. 25. The picture showed that the oil slicks expanded to an area of 47 square kilometers, equivalent to nine times the size of Ko Samet, about 6.5 kilometers from Muang district of Rayong and about 12 kilometers from Ko Samet. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-871453 -- © Copyright TNA 2022-01-28 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Netizens go into irony overdrive after idiot on a bike lies down in traffic Daily News caption: "He wants to sleep in the traffic" Thai netizens had a comment-fest after pictures of a motorcyclist in an orange jacket lying down on his bike were posted on Facebook. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1248328-netizens-go-into-irony-overdrive-after-idiot-on-a-bike-lies-down-in-traffic/