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One million signatures claimed in support of Amnesty International ousting Image Credit: Amnesty International Thailand Vice Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s office Seksakol Atthawong claimed today (Tuesday) that he has collected up to a million signatures in support of his campaign to expel Amnesty International (AI) from Thailand, which he and his supporters accuse of being a threat to the country. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1247183-one-million-signatures-claimed-in-support-of-amnesty-international-ousting/

Transport Min pushes for Suvarnabhumi expansion BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Transport is pushing for the expansion of Suvarnabhumi International Airport to prepare for more air travels. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1247175-transport-min-pushes-for-suvarnabhumi-expansion/

Health Ministry Plans to Lower COVID Alert to Level 3 BANGKOK, Jan 18 (TNA) – The Public Health Ministry will propose lowering COVID-19 alert from Level 4 to Level 3 and relaxed restrictions as the disease’s situation is stable. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1247188-health-ministry-plans-to-lower-covid-alert-to-level-3/

Serial car thief and gang ringleader arrested in Bangkok and taken to Ratchaburi Picture: Daily News Thai authorities announced the arrest of the leader of a car theft gang called Nakharin "Krit" Ngernsuwan, 46, and another gang member Khunakon "Pe" Phanngern, 28. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1247156-serial-car-thief-and-gang-ringleader-arrested-in-bangkok-and-taken-to-ratchaburi/

Picture: Daily News Thai authorities announced the arrest of the leader of a car theft gang called Nakharin "Krit" Ngernsuwan, 46, and another gang member Khunakon "Pe" Phanngern, 28. This followed the theft of a pick-up outside a house in Ratchaburi. The suspects were picked up at Mo Chit bus station and taken back south to face charges. Daily News reported that Nakharin was wanted on no less than seven warrants for vehicle theft and had been in jail multiple times but always seemed to serve short sentences before getting out and reoffending. Police intend to make him pay properly this time after the gang were responsible for a string of car and bike thefts that reached the ears of the upper echelons of the RTP. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-01-18 - 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

Mother fears son, 12 has been abducted - get's 12K ransom demand - don't pay, he'll lose a finger Picture: Sanook A distraught Thai mother has gone to the Pratunam Chulalongkorn police in Rangsit north of Bangkok to report her son aged 12 missing since midnight on Saturday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1247155-mother-fears-son-12-has-been-abducted-gets-12k-ransom-demand-dont-pay-hell-lose-a-finger/

Picture: Sanook A distraught Thai mother has gone to the Pratunam Chulalongkorn police in Rangsit north of Bangkok to report her son aged 12 missing since midnight on Saturday. He left on a CBR motorcycle and has not been seen since. She said that she had received a text message that suggested he had been abducted and that if she wanted to see him whole again she needed to pay 12,000 baht. She was told not to tell the police but promptly did just that. She said that she was told that if the ransom was not paid they'd cut off one of his fingers, reported Sanook. The case took another turn when it appeared that the missing boy may be elsewhere as a locator on his mother's phone suggested he might be in Nong Bua Lamphu in the north east. She said he had been wandering about outside their house before he disappeared on a motorcycle. Police investigations continue. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-01-18 - 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

Mother in such fear of her son that she set up CCTV surveillance - he trashes her house Channel 7 Thai caption: Mother scared by son - he went on a mad drunken rampage Channel 7 reported that police in Nong Khai received a 191 call and sent Tha Bo district officers to a house where Prathuan, 57, and many neighbors were waiting. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1247154-mother-in-such-fear-of-her-son-that-she-set-up-cctv-surveillance-he-trashes-her-house/

Channel 7 Thai caption: Mother scared by son - he went on a mad drunken rampage Channel 7 reported that police in Nong Khai received a 191 call and sent Tha Bo district officers to a house where Prathuan, 57, and many neighbors were waiting. Prathuan showed officers her house and the damage done by her son Chatchai, 31, who went on a drunken rampage. At this point Chatchai arrived in a pick-up with music blaring. The neighbors ran in all directions fearing for their lives. Chatchai wouldn't get out of his vehicle. The police blocked escape routes and eventually after 30 minutes he gave himself up. A Norico gun and magazine and lots of ammunition were found in the pick-up along with three knives. No other incriminating evidence was found in his bedroom in the house. He said that he had consumed two beers and was furious that his mother and neighbors had installed CCTV to monitor his behaviour. His mother feared he was going to burn the house down like he'd threatened before. She said he took drugs and was continually borrowing small sums of money from her to buy Ya Ba. Chatchai siad he was bequeathed the gun by his father. He was taken away for a urine test and prosecution. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-01-18 - 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

Tigers on the BBQ: Thai hunters are unlikely to be innocent and should go to jail, Dutch activist tells ASEAN NOW A well known Dutch animal rights activist and owner of a wildlife sanctuary in Phetchaburi has told ASEAN NOW that the hunters responsible for the deaths of two tigers in Kanchanaburi are "not as innocent as they claim they are". Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1247152-tigers-on-the-bbq-thai-hunters-are-unlikely-to-be-innocent-and-should-go-to-jail-dutch-activist-tells-asean-now/

A well known Dutch animal rights activist and owner of a wildlife sanctuary in Phetchaburi has told ASEAN NOW that the hunters responsible for the deaths of two tigers in Kanchanaburi are "not as innocent as they claim they are". Edwin Wiek reckons they have killed the animals to make money from their skins, bones and penises. Thai PBS reported that five men had been bailed by the court after park rangers found two tiger skins and lots of tiger meat on a barbecue in Kanchanaburi last week. Weapons were also found after the men fled the scene having been alerted by dogs. Edwin told ASEAN NOW that he agrees with the authorities that claims the men acted in retaliation for the loss of livestock - namely cows - were unlikely to be true. He told us that due to new laws promulgated in 2020 there are stiff penalties for killing tigers and that a precedent should be set. He said that this looked like "organized crime". "The skin of a tiger can fetch 50 to 60,000 baht each if you know where to sell it," he said. "It would be at least 30 - 40,000 if you didn't. "Bones fetch about the same and a tiger penis can be sold for 50-60,000 baht. "There is lots of money to be made if you know how to get rid of the tigers. Finally he said: "It looks to me that they are not as innocent as they claim they are". Thai PBS quoted authorities as saying that they believed the hunters were guilty though a local park chief admitted it was up to the court whether they were granted bail or not. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-01-18 - 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

Seven rescued from Gulf of Thailand after speed boat sinks Six passengers and the skipper of a speed boat have been rescued as they were floating in the sea, about four kilometres from the shore of Laem Ngob district of the eastern province of Trat, after their boat sank. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1247151-seven-rescued-from-gulf-of-thailand-after-speed-boat-sinks/

Six passengers and the skipper of a speed boat have been rescued as they were floating in the sea, about four kilometres from the shore of Laem Ngob district of the eastern province of Trat, after their boat sank. The sunken vessel’s skipper said that he was heading back to the mainland with his six passengers after disembarking another group of passengers on Koh Chang. He also said that the sea at the time was rough and the front side of his boat cracked under the force of the waves, allowing water to enter the hull until the vessel sank, leaving all 7 people floating on the surface. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/seven-rescued-from-gulf-of-thailand-after-speed-boat-sinks/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-01-18 - 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

Bloodbath in Pattaya: Jealous man stabs his wife to death Picture: Thai Rath Nong Prue police in Pattaya went to the Ngam Charoen housing estate on Sunday night where they found a bloodbath. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1247150-bloodbath-in-pattaya-jealous-man-stabs-his-wife-to-death/

Picture: Thai Rath Nong Prue police in Pattaya went to the Ngam Charoen housing estate on Sunday night where they found a bloodbath. In a two story townhouse they found Apinya, 39, dead from multiple stab wounds. Theerasak, 29, who had stab wounds to his shoulder, neck and chest was cradling the corpse of his wife but still breathing. He was given first aid then rushed to hospital. Noi, 48, a relative of the man said that her husband had received a call from Theerasak saying that he had discovered his wife was being unfaithful and he was going to kill her. They didn't think he meant it. It appears that Theerasak murdered his wife then tried to end his own life with the knife that was found at the scene, reported Thai Rath yesterday. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-01-18 - 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

Thai commandos arrest man who shot rival in head in Samui in 2010 - argument over a woman Picture: Thai Rath Thai special commandos caught up with a murderer in Chumphon yesterday after he'd been on the run for a dozen years. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1247147-thai-commandos-arrest-man-who-shot-rival-in-head-in-samui-in-2010-argument-over-a-woman/

Picture: Thai Rath Thai special commandos caught up with a murderer in Chumphon yesterday after he'd been on the run for a dozen years. Niphon Chairat, 45, was arrested at his puncture repair shop in Sawi district. He was named in a January 2010 warrant for murder and weapons offences after an incident at The Peak pub in Bo Phut, Koh Samui. He had argued with Charoensak Somjaimai, 36, after they both tried to chat up the same woman. Security guards intervened but the argument continued later outside when Niphon drew a gun and shot his rival three times in the head. Next day he drove a boat out to sea and dumped the gun before fleeing Koh Samui for good. He worked as an employee in many areas before his arrest reported Thai Rath. The suspect admitted the crime and was taken back to Koh Samui from Chumphon, a southern Thai province. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-01-18 - 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

Thai man beats pensioner to death in Roi-Et after old man accused him of stealing Picture: Thai Rath Suwannaphum police in Roi-Et in Thailand's north eastern region were called to a hospital where Hong Sudadech, 70, was fighting for his life. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1247143-thai-man-beats-pensioner-to-death-in-roi-et-after-old-man-accused-him-of-stealing/

Picture: Thai Rath Suwannaphum police in Roi-Et in Thailand's north eastern region were called to a hospital where Hong Sudadech, 70, was fighting for his life. He'd been stabbed under the armpit and in the shoulder and had been battered over the head. He lost the fight to survive, reported Thai Rath yesterday. Police soon studied CCTV and saw that a man on a motorcycle had been petting a dog outside the old man's house. It was Akaradech, 21. It emerged that the young man got enraged after the pensioner accused him of stealing from his house. The older man had followed the younger one to some waste ground where they argued. People heard this but did not intervene. Akradech admitted getting a club and using a kitchen knife he had with him to attack Hong. He was charged with murder and weapons offences and detained. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-01-18 - 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

Bangkok: Commandos arrest man for rape of 14 year old in Isaan Picture: Siam Rath Thai special commandos under the leadership of Pol Maj-Gen Phumin Phumphanmuang served an arrest warrant for rape on 21 year old Kittiphop at a housing estate in Soi Suan Siam, Beung Kum district of Bangkok yesterday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1247141-bangkok-commandos-arrest-man-for-rape-of-14-year-old-on-isaan/

Picture: Siam Rath Thai special commandos under the leadership of Pol Maj-Gen Phumin Phumphanmuang served an arrest warrant for rape on 21 year old Kittiphop at a housing estate in Soi Suan Siam, Beung Kum district of Bangkok yesterday. The arrest related to a case back in September when Kittiphop befriended a girl of 14 on Facebook. After chatting her up for a month he proposed meeting face to face and picked her up from her home saying he would take her out. Instead he took her to a "maan rute" or curtain hotel where he forcibly raped her. He took her home saying she'd be in danger if she told anyone, reported Siam Rath. She ignored the threat and immediately told her mother who filed a report with the Huay Thap Than police in Kalasin. The suspect fled but investigators got a warrant and found out where he'd gone. He admitted everything and was taken back to Isaan. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-01-18 - 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

Brake failure! Pile up at Bangkok pedestrian crossing as cement mixer plows into vehicles Picture: Siam Rath A driver of a cement mixer that plowed into cars, a pick up and motorcycles and injured an old lady crossing the road said that his brakes failed. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1247137-brake-failure-pile-up-at-bangkok-pedestrian-crossing-as-cement-mixer-plows-into-vehicles/

Picture: Siam Rath A driver of a cement mixer that plowed into cars, a pick up and motorcycles and injured an old lady crossing the road said that his brakes failed. Sawai, 45, saw the light at amber on the crossing and said he applied his brakes. Getting no response he veered to the side slamming into three cars, a pick-up and four motorcycles. Thanorm, 64, was not seriously injured and was taken to Paolo Rangsit hospital after the incident at Soi 30 on Song Prapha yesterday. Don Muang police captain Chayasit Phama is leading the investigation into what happened, reported Siam Rath. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-01-18 - 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

Tsunami threat: Prayuth orders authorities to up their game as faulty early warning buoy revealed Picture: Siam Rath It has been revealed that a buoy in the Andaman sea to warn of a possible tsunami is broken. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1247135-tsunami-threat-prayuth-orders-authorities-to-up-their-game-as-faulty-early-warning-buoy-revealed/