Getting a visa or passport to travel overseas may take longer

by Michael Bridge

 

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Now borders are opening, and there are more options for travel many are keen to get on a plane or train.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259712-getting-a-visa-or-passport-to-travel-overseas-may-take-longer/

 

Thailand’s regional strategies revealed at the ASEAN-US summit

 

Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, participates in the US-ASEAN Special Summit at the US State Department in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2022. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-cha, speaking at the special ASEAN-US summit, revealed Thailand’s regional strategies, which will promote peace and resilience in the post-pandemic era.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259714-thailand’s-regional-strategies-revealed-at-the-asean-us-summit/

 

Concern over side effects means parents unwilling to vaccinate young children

 

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Many parents are not taking their children to be vaccinated because they are concerned over the possible side effects, said Health Services Department Director-General Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai today (Sunday), citing the results of an opinion survey conducted by the department.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259715-concern-over-side-effects-means-parents-unwilling-to-vaccinate-young-children/

 

Thai hotels listed among TripAdvisor’s best hotels of 2022

 

Image Credit: Pimalai Resort and Spa via TripAdvisor

 

Two of Thailand’s hotels have been included among TripAdvisor’s global list of the top 25 hotels in 2022.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259716-thai-hotels-listed-among-tripadvisor’s-best-hotels-of-2022/

 

Thai Foreign Minister to visit Saudi Arabia to cement bilateral cooperation

 

Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai / Photo from Facebook Page Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand

 

Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai has been assigned by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to visit Saudi Arabia to follow-up on cooperation in all areas between Thailand and Saudi Arabia.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259717-thai-foreign-minister-to-visit-saudi-arabia-to-cement-bilateral-cooperation/

 

Tiger cubs and hornbills seized from house in Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima

 

Photo Courtesy of The Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

 

Wildlife officials seized two tiger cubs, six great hornbills and two wreathed hornbills from a house in Non Sung district of the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima on Friday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259718-tiger-cubs-and-hornbills-seized-from-house-in-thailand’s-nakhon-ratchasima/

 

Safety at a price: Why compulsory car seat use is controversial in Thailand

 

 

For decades now, Thai parents have been letting their children ride in cars without a car seat, and sometimes even without a belt. The practice – which also applies to school buses – is so prevalent that people fail to realize the danger involved.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259719-safety-at-a-price-why-compulsory-car-seat-use-is-controversial-in-thailand/

 

More reporters suspended over coverage of alleged sexual harassment by senior monk

 

 

Two more broadcast reporters were suspended and one online influencer has been fired as the backlash over the apparently “staged” video, featuring a supposed sex abuse victim of an ailing senior monk in Yasothon province, intensifies.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259720-more-reporters-suspended-over-coverage-of-alleged-sexual-harassment-by-senior-monk/

 

Endemic Plan Approved, CCSA Endorsement Pending

by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Plans are underway to treat COVID-19 as an endemic disease, after the Ministry of Public Health held discussions with government agencies and the industrial, tourism and commercial sectors.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259721-endemic-plan-approved-ccsa-endorsement-pending/

 

New Chao Phraya Bridge Scheduled to Open in 2023

by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) has provided updates on the construction of the Chao Phraya River’s widest cable-stayed bridge, which is scheduled to open in 2023.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259722-new-chao-phraya-bridge-scheduled-to-open-in-2023/

 

Health Minister joins 15th ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting

by Tarin Angskul

 

    

BALI (NNT) - Public Health Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul attended the 15th ASEAN Health Ministers’ Meeting (AHMM) in Bali, Indonesia.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259723-health-minister-joins-15th-asean-health-ministers-meeting/

 

U.S. Makes $150 Million Commitment to ASEAN

by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

 

    

WASHINGTON (NNT) - The United States has promised to spend US $150 million on Southeast Asian infrastructure, security, pandemic preparedness and other efforts that observers say are aimed at countering China’s influence in the region.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259724-us-makes-150-million-commitment-to-asean/

 

Romanian tourist falls to death from Na Mueang waterfall while taking photos in Koh Samui yesterday afternoon

By Adam Judd

 

 

Surat Thani – A 23-year-old Romanian tourist fell to her death from a cliff at the Na Mueang waterfall on Koh Samui, Surat Thani, Saturday afternoon, May 14th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259725-romanian-tourist-falls-to-death-from-na-mueang-waterfall-while-taking-photos-in-koh-samui-yesterday-afternoon/

 

At least 6,000 tourists to join the upcoming Full Moon Party on Pha-Ngan Island in Surat Thani, say tourism operators

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

PHOTO: Post Today

 

Surat Thani – It is expected that at least 6,000 tourists will join the next Full Moon Party on Pha-Ngan Island in Surat Thani province on May 16th, 2022.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259726-at-least-6000-tourists-to-join-the-upcoming-full-moon-party-on-pha-ngan-island-in-surat-thani-say-tourism-operators/

 

Durian-mangosteen pairing benefits health, research finds

 

 

Summertime in Thailand can be torture in the heat, but it is also the best time of year to tuck into the abundance of local fruit, particularly durian, which is dubbed the ‘King of Fruit’. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259727-durian-mangosteen-pairing-benefits-health-research-finds/

 

EV charging station in Cha Am makes it even easier for drivers to recharge their cars

By Jonathan Fairfield

 

 

An EV charging station in Cha Am is making it even easier for electric vehicle (EV) drivers to recharge their cars.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259728-ev-charging-station-in-cha-am-makes-it-even-easier-for-drivers-to-recharge-their-cars/

 

Thai Marine Department accelerates “Bang Saray Model” study to potentially boost domestic tourism in Chonburi with a port, beach expansion

By Nop Meechukhun

 

 

Chonburi – The Thai Marine Department has accelerated the study of the “Bang Saray Model” in the Sattahip district to potentially boost domestic tourism after Covid-19 hardships.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259729-marine-dept-accelerates-“bang-saray-model”-study-to-potentially-boost-domestic-tourism-in-chonburi-with-a-port-beach-expansion/

 

GPS made me do it! Divers called to "miracle" escape in southern river - lottery today!

 

Daily News Thai Caption: GPS believed

 

Daily News began the week in familiar fashion with a story about a "miracle" escape from a car that plunged into  a river in southern Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259745-gps-made-me-do-it-divers-called-to-miracle-escape-in-southern-river-lottery-today/

 

Som Tam seller shoots creditor in his shop who came to call in a debt owed by his wife

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Creditor shot

 

Sattahip police and rescue services were called to the Tam Saderd Som Tam shop in Sukhumvit Soi 50 (Phairoj) after a fatal shooting.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259746-som-tam-seller-shoots-creditor-in-his-shop-who-came-to-call-in-a-debt-owed-by-his-wife/

 

Teen gets washing powder instead of a phone after ordering online - always open your package

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Ordered a phone....got washing powder

 

A 15 year old girl went to the Pattaya police after a package arrived she had been waiting for.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259747-teen-gets-washing-powder-instead-of-a-phone-after-ordering-online-always-open-your-package/

 

As schools prepare to reopen, what toll has COVID taken on Thailand’s children?

By Thai PBS World’s General Desk

 

 

Schools in Thailand will open their doors for the first time in more than two years on May 17, as the pandemic recedes.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259753-as-schools-prepare-to-reopen-what-toll-has-covid-taken-on-thailand’s-children/

 

Ex-cop handcuffs wife in jealous rage - shoots mother in law dead then turns gun on himself - wife critical

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Mae Ramad police in the north western Thai province of Tak were called after two people were shot dead and a woman was gravely injured, reported Thai Rath.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259754-ex-cop-handcuffs-wife-in-jealous-rage-shoots-mother-in-law-dead-then-turns-gun-on-himself-wife-critical/

 

Help on the way for twelve year old conned into buying iPhone on 20 baht a day repayment terms by teen

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported on the case of a 12 year old who was conned into buying an iPhone online.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259755-help-on-the-way-for-twelve-year-old-conned-into-buying-iphone-on-20-baht-a-day-repayment-terms-by-teen/

 

Hotel refuses to accept responsibility after man's wife with prawn allergy nearly dies from buffet

 

Image: Sanook

 

A husband went on Facebook to explain what happened when he went with his wife to eat at a hotel buffet in Thong Lo, Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259758-hotel-refuses-to-accept-responsibility-after-mans-wife-with-prawn-allergy-nearly-dies-from-buffet/

 

Man murdered at barbers over motorbike parking

 

Picture: INN

 

INN reported on a fatal shooting at a barber shop in the Choke Chai area of Nakhon Ratchasima in Thailand's north east.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259760-man-murdered-at-barbers-over-motorbike-parking/

 

Pattaya: two injured as van demolishes wall at downtown gas station

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Muang Pattaya police and Sawang Boriboon rescue services were called to a gas station near the bridge leading to Route 7 on Sukhumvit Road yesterday evening.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259762-pattaya-two-injured-as-van-demolishes-wall-at-downtown-gas-station/

 

Isn’t Bangkok now a renter’s market?

By Michael Bridge

 

With the ending of the pandemic, the global nomads are now thinking of moving their base from one city to another.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259765-isn’t-bangkok-now-a-renter’s-market/

Pattaya: Rescue services called as Honda CRV bursts into flames in parking lot - driver baffled

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported on an incident in the parking lot of the Outlet Mall in Pattaya when a car burst into flames yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259766-pattaya-rescue-services-called-as-honda-crv-bursts-into-flames-in-parking-lot-driver-baffled/

 

Lottery fever: Now a pineapple that looks like a Buddhist leaf suggests the winning number

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na hotfooted it to a pineapple plantation in Muang district of Phayao after reports of a weird Jam Pathong variety growing there.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259767-lottery-fever-now-a-pineapple-that-looks-like-a-buddhist-leaf-suggests-the-winning-number/

 

Thailand Eyes Becoming ASEAN Health Emergency Hub

by Paul Rujopakarn

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand aims to serve as the new ASEAN Center for Public Health Emergencies and Emerging Diseases (ACPHEED).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1259769-thailand-eyes-becoming-asean-health-emergency-hub/