https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenOne thing i failed to mention ... I filed my Canadian tax return as a Canadian in receipt of Canadian income (CPP, OAS, RRIF income, interest, dividends and capital gains from Canadian brokerage/financial institutes). However my income from outside of Canada and outside of Thailand greatly exceeded that Canadian income. Hence for me, and my financial situation, given the size of my total global income, it made legal financial sense for me NOT to file under Section-217 (of Canadian income tax act). Which is why I wrote a covering letter with my tax return, advising CRA that I was not filing under Section-217. Note, it may make sense, for someone for a smaller or no global income (outside of Canada), if you (like me) you assess you are obliged to file a Canadian income tax return, to instead file the Canadian tax return under Section-217 of the Canadian income tax act. Frankly, before my running the numbers, I found it confusing whether to file, or not to file, under Section-217. Further, for many Canadians, if not a Canadian tax resident, you may not be obliged to file a Canadian tax return, even if in receipt of some Canadian income (if withholding tax was held at source in Canada). Everyone has to look at their own tax situation and (painfully) crank through the numbers to assess the best approach.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:46:59 +0000I mean the difference from the way he is speaking there and his 'put up job' in the police station 'apologising' to her parents.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:46:31 +0000There are some that actively encourage their 14 year old daughters to go Koh Samui.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:42:52 +0000https://aseannow.com/thailand-news/new-mercedes-driver-hits-8-cars-in-bangkok-r2546/A driver of a red-plate Mercedes-Benz crashed into eight vehicles in Bangkok’s Town in Town area after reportedly losing control of his emotions following an argument with his wife, leaving two people injured. Get today's headlines by email The crash happened on the afternoon of 29 June 2026 on Sri Vara Road in Phlapphla subdistrict, Wang Thonglang district. Officers from Wang Thonglang Police Station and traffic police attended the scene after receiving reports of a series of collisions involving multiple vehicles and worked to manage traffic while investigating. The vehicle involved was a Mercedes-Benz with temporary red registration plates, driven by 42-year-old Preechacharn. Police said the Mercedes first struck a parked vehicle before continuing forward and colliding with several more cars without stopping. Eight vehicles were damaged in total. They included two Hondas, three Toyotas, a red-plate BYD, a Isuzu and a Chevrolet. Damage ranged from bumpers and bonnets to front and rear bodywork damage. Two people who were inside vehicles that were struck suffered injuries and were taken to hospital. Debris from the collisions was scattered across the road, causing traffic disruption for a period. Traffic police carried out a breath alcohol test on the driver, which returned a reading of 0 milligrams percent, indicating no alcohol was detected. Police said preliminary enquiries found that Preechacharn had been driving through the area when the chain-reaction crash occurred. Investigators are continuing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the collisions. A witness, 36-year-old delivery rider Ridwan Khemthong, said he was waiting for a customer order beside the road when he heard repeated crashing sounds from further along the street. He initially believed it was a normal traffic accident but then saw the Mercedes continue driving and striking more vehicles before eventually coming to a stop. Picture courtesy of ThaiRath Ridwan said he approached the driver to check whether he had been injured and initially assumed he had been drinking. However, he detected no smell of alcohol and instead found the driver shaking, frightened and crying. According to Ridwan, the driver told him he had recently argued with his wife and had received a phone call in which she asked to end their relationship. Ridwan said the driver claimed he was under severe stress, could not regain his composure and lost control of his emotions before the crash. Ridwan said he tried to calm him and told him personal problems should not be taken out through dangerous driving because innocent people could be harmed. ThaiRath reported that police gathered evidence, including statements from victims and witnesses, CCTV footage and forensic examination, and the investigation will determine what legal action will be taken against the driver. Join the discussion? Already a member? Adapted by ASEAN Now ThaiRath 30 June 2026Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:41:31 +0000A driver of a red-plate Mercedes-Benz crashed into eight vehicles in Bangkok’s Town in Town area after reportedly losing control of his emotions following an argument with his wife, leaving two people injured. Get today's headlines by email The crash happened on the afternoon of 29 June 2026 on Sri Vara Road in Phlapphla subdistrict, Wang Thonglang district. Officers from Wang Thonglang Police Station and traffic police attended the scene after receiving reports of a series of collisions involving multiple vehicles and worked to manage traffic while investigating. The vehicle involved was a Mercedes-Benz with temporary red registration plates, driven by 42-year-old Preechacharn. Police said the Mercedes first struck a parked vehicle before continuing forward and colliding with several more cars without stopping. Eight vehicles were damaged in total. They included two Hondas, three Toyotas, a red-plate BYD, a Isuzu and a Chevrolet. Damage ranged from bumpers and bonnets to front and rear bodywork damage. Two people who were inside vehicles that were struck suffered injuries and were taken to hospital. Debris from the collisions was scattered across the road, causing traffic disruption for a period. Traffic police carried out a breath alcohol test on the driver, which returned a reading of 0 milligrams percent, indicating no alcohol was detected. Police said preliminary enquiries found that Preechacharn had been driving through the area when the chain-reaction crash occurred. Investigators are continuing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the collisions. A witness, 36-year-old delivery rider Ridwan Khemthong, said he was waiting for a customer order beside the road when he heard repeated crashing sounds from further along the street. He initially believed it was a normal traffic accident but then saw the Mercedes continue driving and striking more vehicles before eventually coming to a stop. Picture courtesy of ThaiRath Ridwan said he approached the driver to check whether he had been injured and initially assumed he had been drinking. However, he detected no smell of alcohol and instead found the driver shaking, frightened and crying. According to Ridwan, the driver told him he had recently argued with his wife and had received a phone call in which she asked to end their relationship. Ridwan said the driver claimed he was under severe stress, could not regain his composure and lost control of his emotions before the crash. Ridwan said he tried to calm him and told him personal problems should not be taken out through dangerous driving because innocent people could be harmed. ThaiRath reported that police gathered evidence, including statements from victims and witnesses, CCTV footage and forensic examination, and the investigation will determine what legal action will be taken against the driver. Join the discussion? Already a member? Adapted by ASEAN Now ThaiRath 30 June 2026 View full articleTue, 30 Jun 2026 09:41:31 +0000I think that at this point in time the core of the remaining trump supporters are the 6 teeth/6 yachts bunch, and those guys will probably never leave him even when he yanks their Medicaid/Obamacare/Pensions/Food stamps/Trailers.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:40:55 +0000I've done that a few times. It works well if it's an infection or something straightforward that you want another opinion on. But it gets a bit trickier if you are dealing with imagery. I'm not convinced all specialists can properly interpret MRIs or CT scans on their own. The reports for these scans are written by experienced radiologists or interventional radiologists (if you're lucky). Many doctors would rely on that report as definitive. So when trying to get a second opinion of the scan I'd try not to show the new doctor the original radiologist's report, because I'd want him or her to give me their own main specific impressions. Some doctors can interpret the scans, others seem to struggle.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:40:15 +0000Give him the injection👍Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:40:01 +0000Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:39:20 +0000No doubt immigration charges for overstaying will also follow in due course and charges for working without WP and doing jobs reserved for Yhais - working as a labourer and in a retail business. Immigration knows when people overstay visas. With AI they should be able to do a better job at tracking them down. He obviously rented a room and had an owned or rented bike, probably both in his name. From the tattoos on her upper body the victim didn’t look like she had only just arrived in Pattaya for the first time but she didn’t deserve to die a horrible death, whatever she was up to.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:35:52 +0000Yes a dumb Aussie, not only dumb but a wrongunTue, 30 Jun 2026 09:35:10 +0000Over time many have researched what works for the average person regarding weights. They have come to certain conclusions which has any person working out enough to stimulate growth, harden the muscles and increase strength. Weight training is done for those reasons, as there are other methods of exercise that can work the whole body also. Anyone can benefit from the routines set forth in the books or magazines. What works for anyone can work for you, but eventually you'll know what exercises to do more of, and add some as you get more into training to shock the muscles. There are basic exercises a person can stick with the rest of their lives and still make gains, and there are additional exercises that can fine tune your body's development. No one needs more than 3 days a week to make gains, but you can work a split routine, where you work out every body part twice in 6 days time. That's usually after you've been training awhile and if you want more gains, but over training can happen then so the exercises have to be varied, along with one light and one heavy day during those 6 days per bodypart. Those 3 days a week still are enough for anyone, and you only need to work out around an hour and 15 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the routine. 2 bodyparts needing a little longer than just one. You can get it done in an hours time if you superset, an example training chest and back on the same day, alternating from a chest exercise to a back one with no rest. 3 sets per exercise is plenty after a warmup set. When you're in expat years, those 3 days a week are plenty, and an hour and a half is enough, IF you aren't wasting time on your phone or talking to others.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:33:50 +0000Geeze, a foreigner riding a HondaWave, that's the bottom of the barrel. Stick with a Scoopy if you are small person, PCX if you are big. Honda won't let you down.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:33:04 +0000It's a hard life!Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:33:02 +0000If the Tories appointed someone who was too scared to face scrutiny and/or appointed someone who did not face any competition so their views could be scrutinized then you might actually have a point here. But they didn't. So you don't. Also, Theresa May called an early election after becoming leader 3 years before she needed to.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:31:34 +0000There is a bug in the forum software, unfortunately.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:31:27 +0000mt advice for what its worth , stick to the "Wave" and avoid Honda Scoopys and especially the PCX as there is too much to go wrong on them, a Wave will last 20 years plus easily, and as another member has said ,they are virtually indestructible, even for young Thai lads , and that's saying something I have had a 110 Wave for 22 years never had a problem with it , my wife has inherited a Pcx from the daughter who now lives in Denmark , its only 6 year old and there's been no end of trouble with it , I could never recommend one especially second hand.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:30:32 +0000I think (but I'm not sure) a husband can work for a wife's business. When I hear "partner", I always assume it's a same-sex relationship. I think the issue is when there is a big sh*t storm.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:29:36 +0000Is it any different from parents sending their daughters to Pattaya to "earn" money for the family?Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:29:16 +0000Yeah, you bloody yanks were so lucky getting additional pages. I'm an Aussie, we used to be issued 64 page passports, I'd go through that in less than 10 years, also had my concurrent passport, valid 3 years, blew that away in a couple of yearsTue, 30 Jun 2026 09:29:15 +0000Thank you, but does quoting the same post twice make it even wittier?Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:28:41 +0000https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/simon-peter-carman-australian-tourist-arrested-in-pattaya-over-suitcase-murder-of-thai-teenager-family-demands-death-penalty/news-story/1fe5423adaa2aca19e2fad4accdd24b4 Indeed - Strange how people always like to try and blame all crime and murders on English people.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:28:20 +0000It may well have been considered a much more serious offence in Thailand. Unbelievable that there may be places which do not consider it extremely serious. I think there are some very sick people in Japan. I saw a documentary on BBC about it last year Stacey Dooley who I do not find particularly talented but she does seek out some of the injustices in the world. Office workers going for a drink after work to bars where youngsters were dressed inappropriately and acting much younger than they were. All perfectly legal, above board and even acceptable. Apparently, they even have vending machines which sell 'worn' underwear. I bet the 'wearer' is nothing like the person pictured on the box. Very, very strange race.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:27:13 +0000https://aseannow.com/thailand-news/police-arrest-van-driver-smuggling-rare-langur-in-saraburi-r2545/Thai highway police have arrested a 29-year-old van driver after he was found transporting a rare Douc langur, a protected primate species, along a major highway in Saraburi province on 28 June 2026. The suspect, identified only as Wacharin was detained at kilometre marker 97 on Phahonyothin Road in Nong Nak, Nong Khae District. He has since been charged under Thailand’s wildlife protection laws. Get today's headlines by email According to the Highway Police Division, officers from Highway Police Sub-Division 2, Division 1, acting under orders from senior commanders including Pol Maj Gen Phonsak Laorujiralai, Pol Col Thatcha Pothisuwan, Pol Lt Col Sorasak Saengchan, and Pol Maj Montri Sriwattanakul, stopped a white passenger van registered in Mukdahan for a routine inspection. During the stop, officers discovered a single Douc langur (Pygathrix spp.) confined in a cage placed beside the second-row passenger seats. Authorities confirmed the animal is classified as a controlled wildlife species and is protected under Thai law and the CITES international wildlife trade convention, which restricts its import and export. The discovery led to the immediate arrest of the driver at the scene. Investigators said Wacharin told police he had been hired by an unidentified individual to collect what he believed was a “monkey” from outside a Robinson department store in Mukdahan province. He was allegedly instructed to deliver the animal to Chatuchak weekend market in Bangkok. He claimed he received an advance payment of 4,000 baht for the transport job. Police have charged him with possessing a controlled wildlife species without notifying the relevant authorities, in violation of the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act 2019, including Sections 9 and 19 in conjunction with Section 90, as well as related ministerial regulations covering CITES-listed species. Thaitabloid reported that authorities have transferred the suspect and the seized animal to Nong Khae Police Station for further legal proceedings. Investigators are now working to trace the individual who arranged the transport and to identify any wider trafficking network potentially involved in the illegal wildlife trade. Picture courtesy of Thaitabloid Join the discussion? Already a member? Adapted by ASEAN Now Thaitabloid 30 June 2026Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:26:40 +0000Thai highway police have arrested a 29-year-old van driver after he was found transporting a rare Douc langur, a protected primate species, along a major highway in Saraburi province on 28 June 2026. The suspect, identified only as Wacharin was detained at kilometre marker 97 on Phahonyothin Road in Nong Nak, Nong Khae District. He has since been charged under Thailand’s wildlife protection laws. Get today's headlines by email According to the Highway Police Division, officers from Highway Police Sub-Division 2, Division 1, acting under orders from senior commanders including Pol Maj Gen Phonsak Laorujiralai, Pol Col Thatcha Pothisuwan, Pol Lt Col Sorasak Saengchan, and Pol Maj Montri Sriwattanakul, stopped a white passenger van registered in Mukdahan for a routine inspection. During the stop, officers discovered a single Douc langur (Pygathrix spp.) confined in a cage placed beside the second-row passenger seats. Authorities confirmed the animal is classified as a controlled wildlife species and is protected under Thai law and the CITES international wildlife trade convention, which restricts its import and export. The discovery led to the immediate arrest of the driver at the scene. Investigators said Wacharin told police he had been hired by an unidentified individual to collect what he believed was a “monkey” from outside a Robinson department store in Mukdahan province. He was allegedly instructed to deliver the animal to Chatuchak weekend market in Bangkok. He claimed he received an advance payment of 4,000 baht for the transport job. Police have charged him with possessing a controlled wildlife species without notifying the relevant authorities, in violation of the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act 2019, including Sections 9 and 19 in conjunction with Section 90, as well as related ministerial regulations covering CITES-listed species. Thaitabloid reported that authorities have transferred the suspect and the seized animal to Nong Khae Police Station for further legal proceedings. Investigators are now working to trace the individual who arranged the transport and to identify any wider trafficking network potentially involved in the illegal wildlife trade. Picture courtesy of Thaitabloid Join the discussion? Already a member? Adapted by ASEAN Now Thaitabloid 30 June 2026 View full articleTue, 30 Jun 2026 09:26:40 +0000