Have the authorities perhaps lost the plot?

OPINION

 

Last Saturday the Chonburi province saw recorded Covid cases under a manageable figure with Bang Lamung district which includes Pattaya averaging less than 100 cases a day.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261216-have-the-authorities-perhaps-lost-the-plot/

 

Campaign to stop use of Thai numerals in official documents

 

 

A signature collection campaign has been launched on social media, calling for state agencies to end the use of Thai numerals in official documents, for the sake of digital development.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261218-campaign-to-stop-use-of-thai-numerals-in-official-documents/

 

Thailand reports first case of monkeypox in transit passenger to Australia

 

 

Thailand has reported its first case of Monkeypox, in an air passenger travelling from Europe who stopped over at an international airport in Bangkok for about two hours prior to transiting onto a flight to Australia, where he later developed symptoms, according to the Disease Control Department.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261219-thailand-reports-first-case-of-monkeypox-in-transit-passenger-to-australia/

 

Price of diesel in Thailand to rise by another one baht/litre as global prices surge

 

 

The Fuel Fund Executive Committee decided today (Monday) to increase the retail price of diesel fuel by 1 baht to 33 baht per litre from tomorrow. The new price will remain for at least a week, as the committee will meet again on June 6th to decide whether the price should be further adjusted.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261220-price-of-diesel-in-thailand-to-rise-by-another-one-bahtlitre-as-global-prices-surge/

 

Personal Data Protection Law comes into force on June 1

 

 

After a two-year postponement, Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) will come into force on June 1st, according to Deputy Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261221-personal-data-protection-law-comes-into-force-on-june-1/

 

Protest against faulty “fancy” lamp posts in Nakhon Si Thammarat

 

 

Residents of the Muang district of Thailand’s southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat held a protest jog on Saturday night against the alleged inaction by local authorities in fixing the malfunctioning decorative lamp posts installed along a road in front of the King Rama IX public park.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261222-protest-against-faulty-“fancy”-lamp-posts-in-nakhon-si-thammarat/

 

PM Concerned about Thai Woman Fatality in Oman 

 

 

BANGKOK, May 30 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is worried about the death of a Thai woman in Oman and has ordered labor officials to visit her family in Sakon Nakhon province. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261223-pm-concerned-about-thai-woman-fatality-in-oman/

 

Lower COVID Alert under Consideration 

 

 

BANGKOK (TNA) – The Ministry of Public Health will discuss lowering its COVID-19 alert to level 2 this week as new COVID-19 cases are falling. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261224-lower-covid-alert-under-consideration/

 

Formal Bangkok gubernatorial election result delayed until Tuesday

 

 

The Election Commission (EC) has decided to postpone the endorsement of the official result of the Bangkok gubernatorial election until tomorrow (Tuesday), pending an investigation into the unofficial winner Chadchart Sittipunt’s use of vinyl fabric in his campaign posters.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261225-formal-bangkok-gubernatorial-election-result-delayed-until-tuesday/

 

38-year-old suspect barely escapes public lynching at reenactment after allegedly killing two of his relatives and injuring one with firearm in Chonburi

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Ban Bueng district, Chonburi — A 38-year-old intoxicated man allegedly killed two of his male relatives and seriously injured one, whom he claimed had slapped him in the face before, with a firearm in Chonburi. The suspect reportedly barely escaped the lynching of the victims’ relatives.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261227-38-year-old-suspect-barely-escapes-public-lynching-at-reenactment-after-allegedly-killing-two-of-his-relatives-and-injuring-one-with-firearm-in-chonburi/

 

4-year-old Thai boy drowns at pool villa in Chonburi

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Sattahip, Chonburi —  A 4-year-old Thai boy drowned at a pool villa in Sattahip and died after being submerged for one minute.  

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261228-4-year-old-thai-boy-drowns-at-pool-villa-in-chonburi/

 

Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station to open at BluPort Hua Hin on June 1

By Jonathan Fairfield

 

file photo

 

There is now another location for electric vehicle (EV) owners to charge their cars in Hua Hin.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261229-electric-vehicle-ev-charging-station-to-open-at-bluport-hua-hin-on-june-1/

 

UPDATE:

 

Monkeypox case in Thailand confirmed in transit passenger at Suvarnabhumi Airport last week 

by News Desk

 

The Chief of the Epidemiology Division of the Department of Disease Control within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr Chakkarat Pitayowonganon, has confirmed one case of monkeypox in a transit passenger in recent days travelling from Europe to Australia via Thailand who was reportedly asymptomatic.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261219-thailand-reports-first-case-of-monkeypox-in-transit-passenger-to-australia/?do=findComment&comment=17389581

 

Man guns down three after being asked for a beer as a 16-year-old is found dead in Pathum Thani

by Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

 

Police officers set up a crime scene at a building site in Pathum Thani on Saturday night after the remains of a 16-year-old were found on the scene with a single bullet wound to the chest area. Police later established that he had died during a youth gang ambush on the construction site earlier in the day. (Inset) The 11 mm handgun used later in Chonburi where a 38-year-old man on a motorcycle gunned down three older men after taking offence when one asked him for a bottle of beer.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261230-man-guns-down-three-after-being-asked-for-a-beer-as-a-16-year-old-is-found-dead-in-pathum-thani/

 

Man arrested in Thailand after fleeing Scotland following indecent images conviction in 2014

 

File photo for reference only

 

Police Scotland can confirm that a 46-year-old man from Lanarkshire, convicted of being found in possession of indecent images of children, in 2014 has been arrested in Thailand on an international warrant today, Monday, 30 May 2022.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261231-man-arrested-in-thailand-after-fleeing-scotland-following-indecent-images-conviction-in-2014/

 

Thailand setting up cyber-defense division after hacks targeting Ministry of Defense, Prime Minister’s Office

By Arun Saronchai

 

 

Thailand is setting up and recruiting hackers and engineers to safeguard the country’s digital infrastructure after persistent hacks targeting the country’s defense and leadership ministries throughout 2021.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261241-thailand-setting-up-cyber-defense-division-after-hacks-targeting-ministry-of-defense-prime-minister’s-office/

 

PPRP losing allies and friends ahead of big week and looming no-confidence motion

By Erich Parpart

 

 

The breakaway MPs from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) are not pulling their punches any longer when it comes to addressing their former party, if the latest developments are anything to go by.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261244-pprp-losing-allies-and-friends-ahead-of-big-week-and-looming-no-confidence-motion/

 

NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday May 31 2022
 

 

Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261246-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-tuesday-may-31-2022/

 

Transport minister Saksayam at Suvarnabhumi ahead of Thailand's latest reopening

 

77kaoded Thai Caption: Transport minister inspects readiness of Suvarnabhumi (Airport)

 

Thailand's transport minister Saksayam Chidchob was at  Suvarnabhumi yesterday after the Covid authorities further eased restrictions on foreign travelers into Thailand in the latest re-opening plan tomorrow, reported 77kaoded.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261254-transport-minister-saksayam-at-suvarnabhumi-ahead-of-thailands-latest-reopening/

 

UPDATE:

 

A user’s guide to Thailand’s controversial new data protection law

 

The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) will finally come into force on June 1, 2022. The law aims to guarantee protection for individuals and their personal data and to impose obligations for businesses and state agencies regarding the collection, processing, use, and disclosure of personal information. (Photo by Sai Kiran Anagani)

 

Postponed twice since 2019, Thailand’s first law on personal data protection will finally come into force this Wednesday (June 1) – despite last-minute efforts by the private sector to delay its implementation for another two years.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261221-personal-data-protection-law-comes-into-force-on-june-1/?do=findComment&comment=17390012

 

Kanchanaburi court set to decide fate of Brit who murdered Kalasin woman and stuffed her in red bag

 

Naew Na Thai Caption: Tomorrow's the day! Court to decide fate of farang who murdered Thai woman and stuffed her in a red bag

 

Naew Na reported that the Kanchanaburi court will today (Tuesday) announce its judgment in the case of a British man who murdered an entertainment woman from Kalasin.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261256-kanchanaburi-court-set-to-decide-fate-of-brit-who-murdered-kalasin-woman-and-stuffed-her-in-red-bag/

 

Police Commission sacks 30 more bent cops in May - total for year now sails past 100

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The Police Commission met for the fifth time this year at Government House chaired by Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261257-police-commission-sacks-30-more-bent-cops-in-may-total-for-year-now-sails-past-100/

 

Dept of Internal Trade puts brake on Pepsi price rise

 

Daily News Thai  Caption: Price rise

 

The director of the Department of Internal Trade Wattanasak Seua-iam said that antipated price rises on Pepsi products would not come into effect from tomorrow. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261259-dept-of-internal-trade-puts-brake-on-pepsi-price-rise/

 

Thailand Aims to Become ASEAN Bio Hub in 2027

by Na-ark Rojanasuvan

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand has announced its intention to become the “Bio Hub of ASEAN” within 2027.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261261-thailand-aims-to-become-asean-bio-hub-in-2027/

 

Tragedy in NE: Four eleven year olds from same school drown in Roi-Et - relative warns parents

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Tragedy struck in Nam Om sub-district of Roi-Et province in Thailand's north east yesterday afternoon when four eleven year olds drowned in a two meter deep body of water called Phon Lom Com.

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261262-tragedy-in-ne-four-eleven-year-olds-from-same-school-drown-in-roi-et-relative-warns-parents/

 

Thailand Aims to Welcome 500,000 Indian Tourists This Year

by Paul Rujopakarn

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Authorities are anticipating that the number of Indian tourists to Thailand will reach 500,000 by the end of 2022, after surpassing 100,000 since January.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261263-thailand-aims-to-welcome-500000-indian-tourists-this-year/

 

Consuming Pork Sashimi Can Lead to Lethal Illness

by Na-ark Rojanasuvan

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Members of the public are being warned about the potentially fatal risks associated with consuming raw pork, including blood infection and sepsis.

 

Full story:  https://aseannow.com/topic/1261264-consuming-pork-sashimi-can-lead-to-lethal-illness/

 

Massage lady attacks "unfaithful' husband with axe - she tries to get his phone in the ambulance as "evidence"

 

Daily News Thai Caption: Husband attacked with axe!

 

Daily News reported that a traditional Thai massage lady who suspected her husband of having an affair attacked him with an axe. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261266-massage-lady-attacks-unfaithful-husband-with-axe-she-tries-to-get-his-phone-in-the-ambulance-as-evidence/

 

UPDATE:

 

70,000+ Daily Travelers Expected Amid Relaxed Entry Restrictions

by Na-ark Rojanasuvan

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Airports of Thailand (AOT) expects more than 70,000 travelers to fly in daily after the kingdom further relaxed travel restrictions from June 1 onwards.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261254-transport-minister-saksayam-at-suvarnabhumi-ahead-of-thailands-latest-reopening/?do=findComment&comment=17390271

 

Tooled up and ready to rumble: Teams take part in SWAT Challenge

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Pol Lt-Gen Thanayuth Wutthijarasthamrong inspected the teams at the start of a five day long event called SWAT Challenge 2022.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1261269-tooled-up-and-ready-to-rumble-teams-take-part-in-swat-challenge/