webfact Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 ANNOUNCEMENT: ASEAN NOW will re-launch the World News Forum today, May 25. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260555-asean-now-re-launches-world-news-forum/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted May 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2022 Thai Ministry of Public Health to propose ending mask mandates by mid June Dr. Kiatpoom Wongrachit, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), announced this afternoon, May 24th, 2022, that the MOPH is planning to propose to the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration or CCSA to end mask mandates in most situations across Thailand by mid June. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260581-thai-ministry-of-public-health-to-propose-ending-mask-mandates-by-mid-june/ 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Alleged Estonian drug dealer on Interpol’s red notice list caught after hiding for four years An alleged Estonian drug dealer on Interpol’s red notice list was arrested in Pattaya after being on the loose for four years, according to Chonburi Immigration officials. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260582-alleged-estonian-drug-dealer-on-interpol’s-red-notice-list-caught-after-hiding-for-four-years/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Are your passwords safe in Thailand and the World? ASEAN NOW Op-Ed As we keep reading in the media, crimes committed in the virtual world have intensified in both form and their frequency. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260587-are-your-passwords-safe-in-thailand-and-the-world/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Anti-Monkeypox measures introduced at Thai airports Overseas arrivals, from countries where Monkeypox infections have been detected, are now screened for symptoms, such as blisters, by health officials as they walk through the scanners at Thailand’s international airports. They are then issued with a “health beware” notice, in QR code form, as the country steps up measures to prevent the import of the disease from overseas. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260588-anti-monkeypox-measures-introduced-at-thai-airports/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted May 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2022 UPDATE: Thailand’s new air quality standard to become effective in June 2023 The National Environmental Board has approved the Pollution Control Department’s proposal to tighten the air quality safety standard by reducing the safe amount of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere from an average 50 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3) to 37.5 μg/m3 in any 24 hour period. The new standard will become effective on June 1st next year. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260556-air-safety-threshold-adjusted/?do=findComment&comment=17377395 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Thai engineers win APEC 2022 App Challenge Photo from apec.org Two Thai engineers won the 2022 APEC App Challenge, held in Thailand, early this week during the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade meeting. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260589-thai-engineers-win-apec-2022-app-challenge/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted May 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2022 UPDATE: Thailand looks to end mandatory mask wearing by mid-June By Online Reporter file photo Most people in Thailand may no longer be required to wear a face mask from the middle of next month, the permanent secretary for public health said on Tuesday (May 24). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260581-thai-ministry-of-public-health-to-propose-ending-mask-mandates-by-mid-june/?do=findComment&comment=17377402 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Woops, Air Asia Lands On The Wrong Runway At Don Mueang By Editor FILE PHOTO: A Thai Air Asia Airbus A320-200 plane prepares for take off at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, June 29, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/File Photo Thailand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAT) has reported what it describes as a “serious incident” which took place earlier this month. On May 4, an AirAsia Airbus A320-200 is reported to have landed on the wrong runway at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260590-woops-air-asia-lands-on-the-wrong-runway-at-don-mueang/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Parts Shortages Impact Thai Auto Industry by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has confirmed that scarcity of parts caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and lockdown measures in China continued to impact Thailand’s automobile industry in April. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260591-parts-shortages-impact-thai-auto-industry/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted May 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2022 Teachers Told to Stop Punishing Students Over Hairstyle Violations by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Education has asserted that teachers have “no right” to cut students’ hair as punishment for breaking hairstyle rules. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260592-teachers-told-to-stop-punishing-students-over-hairstyle-violations/ 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted May 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2022 Thailand Maintains Tight Border Control Against Illegal Crossing by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - Visitors traveling to Thailand can expect more fluid entry procedures starting 1 June, as the country continues to ease restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260593-thailand-maintains-tight-border-control-against-illegal-crossing/ 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 35-year-old man injured by a gunshot wound after violent altercation between multiple people in Koh Kaew, Phuket By Goong Nang(GN) Koh Kaew, Mueang Phuket – A 35-year-old man has sustained injuries from a gunshot wound after fighting with a group of other men at a house in the Koh Kaew sub-district in Mueang Phuket district just before midnight May 23rd. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260595-35-year-old-man-injured-by-a-gunshot-wound-after-violent-altercation-between-multiple-people-in-koh-kaew-phuket/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 33-year-old man who abducted a 13-year-old girl while she was selling flowers on Rawai Beach being hunted by law enforcement By Goong Nang(GN) Rawai, Phuket – An arrest warrant has been issued for a 33-year-old man who abducted a 13-year-old girl while she was selling flowers on Rawai Beach, Mueang Phuket District, three months ago. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260596-33-year-old-man-who-abducted-a-13-year-old-girl-while-she-was-selling-flowers-on-rawai-beach-being-hunted-by-law-enforcement/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 UPDATE: 76-year-old German tourist who spent over a week missing in Sirinat National Park released from hospital in Phuket By Goong Nang(GN) Phuket – A 76-year-old German tourist with memory loss issues who spent over a week missing in Sirinat National Park, which is about 15 kilometers away from her hotel in the Mai Khao sub-district, was released from a hospital in Phuket, May 23rd. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260598-update-76-year-old-german-tourist-who-spent-over-a-week-missing-in-sirinat-national-park-released-from-hospital-in-phuket/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Thai authorities investigate massive agricultural co-operatives fund fraud - two women go to ground That Rath reported that 300 million baht's worth of assets connected to a massive fraud of a state agricultural co-operatives fund have been seized. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260616-thai-authorities-investigate-massive-agricultural-co-operatives-fund-fraud-two-women-go-to-ground/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Mum unwittingly invites murderer into her home - he kills her son and his ex-girlfriend Daily News Thai Caption: Angry over pictures Phayathai police made a quick arrest after yet another shocking double murder in Bangkok. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260619-mum-unwittingly-invites-murderer-into-her-home-he-kills-her-son-and-his-ex-girlfriend/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Drunk husband in classic sobriety test fail at Buriram police station - he'd been arguing with the missus Daily News Thai Caption: Sobriety test Daily News reported on a classic sobriety test fail at Nang Rong police station in Buriram, north eastern Thailand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260624-drunk-husband-in-classic-sobriety-test-fail-at-buriram-police-station-hed-been-arguing-with-the-missus/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Elon Musk’s Tesla registers subsidiary in Thailand By Online Reporter Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Inc has registered a subsidiary in Thailand, according to documents filed with the Department of Business Development. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260627-elon-musk’s-tesla-registers-subsidiary-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Wealthy father and daughter in "moo ping" business charged with selling Thai women into sex slavery in Bahrain Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that officers of the Anti-Human Trafficking Police arrested two wealthy business people in Thonburi, western Bangkok yesterday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260628-wealthy-father-and-daughter-in-moo-ping-business-charged-with-selling-thai-women-into-sex-slavery-in-bahrain/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 PM to attend 27th Nikkei Forum in Japan BANGKOK, May 25 (TNA) – Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha is scheduled to travel to Tokyo, Japan during May 25-27 to attend the 27th International Conference on the Future of Asia (Nikkei Forum) upon. an invitation of Nikkei Inc., said Government Spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260629-pm-to-attend-27th-nikkei-forum-in-japan/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted May 25, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2022 Famous Thai hitman arrested in Ranong after hiding out in Myanmar - he sought medical treatment in Thailand and was nabbed Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported on the arrest of a famous hitman known as "Toy Rap Ro" - named after the sub-district of Chumphon where he hails from. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260630-famous-thai-hitman-arrested-in-ranong-after-hiding-out-in-myanmar-he-sought-medical-treatment-in-thailand-and-was-nabbed/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 "Holy Father" hits back! Loony cult leader sues Chaiyaphum governor who mocks him in Facebook response Picture: INN The affair of the cult leader known as Phra Bida or the Holy Father has taken a new, and somewhat comical twist, notes ASEAN NOW. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260634-holy-father-hits-back-loony-cult-leader-sues-chaiyaphum-governor-who-mocks-him-in-facebook-response/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 EGAT Works With Microsoft to Mitigate Carbon Emissions by Paul Rujopakarn BANGKOK (NNT) - The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and Microsoft Thailand have joined hands on efforts to mitigate carbon emissions. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260635-egat-works-with-microsoft-to-mitigate-carbon-emissions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Pattaya video: Multiple shots fired at famous Thai YouTuber's bike shop Picture: INN INN reported on an incident at a bike shop in Bang Lamung, Pattaya in which 13 shots were fired. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260636-pattaya-video-multiple-shots-fired-at-famous-thai-youtubers-bike-shop/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Thailand gym attack: Hastings victim's face 'butchered' Gary Reed's eye socket was shattered in the attack. A British man who was attacked in a gym in Thailand says his face was "butchered", leaving him fighting to save his eye so he can return home. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260639-thailand-gym-attack-hastings-victims-face-butchered/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Fisherman died in his own net - now ghoulish locals dream of lottery win Picture: 77kaoded 77kaoded published a story about a tragedy of an old fisherman who died after getting entangled in his own net. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260640-fisherman-died-in-his-own-net-now-ghoulish-locals-dream-of-lottery-win/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Mum convinced her teen son who was stabbed twice is a victim of mistaken identity - he has the same name as a neighbor Picture: Daily News Daily News went to a housing estate in Bang Rak Noi, Nonthaburi north west of Bangkok after a stabbing incident last Friday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260642-mum-convinced-her-teen-son-who-was-stabbed-twice-is-a-victim-of-mistaken-identity-he-has-the-same-name-as-a-neighbor/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted May 25, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2022 "I'm not selling my lucky eel - even for 10,000 baht - locals get praying Daily News Thai Caption: Merit worthy Daily News reporters - who clearly didn't have much better to do - went to Rayong after hearing about a lucky eel, notes ASEAN NOW. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260643-im-not-selling-my-lucky-eel-even-for-10000-baht-locals-get-praying/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 7 Provinces Warned of Rising Mekong River BANGKOK, May 25 (TNA) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has warned people in seven northeastern provinces that the Mekong River will rise on May 25 and 26. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1260645-7-provinces-warned-of-rising-mekong-river/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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