webfact Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Survey – Bangkok among 5 best cities for expats to live and work in 2022 After Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok has the most affordable monthly rent for a 1-bedroom city centre property, at £451, and a meal costs just £2.11. (Photo by Andreas Brücker) Bangkok has been ranked 5th among the world’s top 10 cities for expats to live and work this year, according to the global expat index by the online language learning platform Preply. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273678-survey-–-bangkok-among-5-best-cities-for-expats-to-live-and-work-in-2022/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 August’s Mountain B pub fire in Sattahip claims 24th life The deadly inferno at the Mountain B pub in Sattahip district of Chon Buri on August 5th claimed its 24th life last night (Monday), at the Somdech Phra Pinklao military hospital in Thon Buri. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273693-august’s-mountain-b-pub-fire-in-sattahip-claims-24th-life/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted October 4, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2022 Bank Explains Seizing Wrong House, Holding Talks TNR Staff GOVERNMENT Savings Bank last evening (Oct. 3) clarified the seizing of a wrong house in Pathum Thani on Sept.5. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273734-bank-explains-seizing-wrong-house-holding-talks/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 Prayut Unlikely To Be Named Post-Election PM: Academic By Thai Newsroom Reporters Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Photo: Thai Rath PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha would no longer be named head of a post-election government with about three quarters of a year for him to prolong his rule from now, according to a prominent academic. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273735-prayut-unlikely-to-be-named-post-election-pm-academic/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 De Facto Bhumjaithai Boss Vows To Send Anutin Running For PM By Thai Newsroom Reporters De facto Bhumjaithai boss Newin Chidchob talking to reporters while celebrating his birthday in Buriram today (Oct. 4) with Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Public Health Minister-cum-Bhumjaithai party leader Anutin Charnvirakul seated next to him. Photo: Thai Rath DE FACTO BHUMJAITHAI boss Newin Chidchob today (Oct. 4) pledged to send Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Public Health Minister-cum-Bhumjaithai party leader Anutin Charnvirakul contesting for prime minister in the next general election. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273736-de-facto-bhumjaithai-boss-vows-to-send-anutin-running-for-pm/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 Bangkokians Urged To Work From Home During Oct. 5-7 Due To Heavy Rain TNR Staff BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration (BMA) today (Oct. 4) said it is gearing up to ask the private sector to allow their staff to work from home during Oct. 5-7 to avoid the impact of torrential rain as some people were stranded in the floods last evening, Amarin TV said. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273737-bangkokians-urged-to-work-from-home-during-oct-5-7-due-to-heavy-rain/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 Danish inmate has died in Klong Prem prison in Bangkok by Jeannette Hinrup Peter Effersøe (blue shirt) detained in Phuket Airport, December 2015. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is able to confirm that a Danish citizen has passed in a prison in Thailand.” Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273738-danish-inmate-has-died-in-klong-prem-prison-in-bangkok/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 Another taxi incident goes viral in Phuket as tension between online app taxis and regular taxis appears to increase By Goongnang Suksawat Kamala – The driving licenses of two taxi drivers have been suspended after what relevant officials are calling a “dispute” in Kamala between a traditional “queue” taxi and a taxi driver for an online application. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273739-another-taxi-incident-goes-viral-in-phuket-as-tension-between-online-app-taxis-and-regular-taxis-appears-to-increase/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 Thailand to host ‘TBEX Asia 2022’ in Phuket in November By Goongnang Suksawat Hosting Travel Blog Exchange (TBEX) for the second time, Thailand will showcase Amazing New Chapters to bloggers, content creators and influencers from around the world. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273740-thailand-to-host-‘tbex-asia-2022’-in-phuket-in-november/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 Pattaya International Fireworks Festival 2022 returns in November with well over 100,000 visitors estimated to come By Adam Judd Pattaya, Thailand-One of Pattaya’s three biggest festivals, along with the New Year’s countdown and Songkran Wan Lai events, returns in November to light up the skies of Pattaya. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273741-pattaya-international-fireworks-festival-2022-returns-in-november-with-well-over-100000-visitors-estimated-to-come/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 World Sports News - Wednesday 5 October by Chili Radio Listen to the news: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273745-world-sports-news-wednesday-5-october-by-chili-radio/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Wednesday October 5 2022 Listen to the news: Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273747-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-wednesday-october-5-2022/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted October 5, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2022 Transistor radios are great in a crisis - cheap devices on comeback trail after PM's comments Daily News Thai Caption: The elderly like the idea The term "dinosaur" is often leveled at Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha and his political associates. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273756-transistor-radios-are-great-in-a-crisis-cheap-devices-on-comeback-trail-after-pms-comments/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 People urged to take their elders to get vaccinated for Covid despite disease downgrade by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - Although COVID-19 has been relegated to a communicable disease under surveillance, the health ministry still encourages everybody to get properly vaccinated. Health authorities are reasserting that more than half of Covid deaths involve persons who have not been administered the full vaccine regimen. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273757-people-urged-to-take-their-elders-to-get-vaccinated-for-covid-despite-disease-downgrade/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 French President Macron confirms APEC attendance (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) President Emmanuel Macron of France has officially confirmed that he will attend the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum scheduled for November 18-19, according to spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Tanee Saengrat. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273758-french-president-macron-confirms-apec-attendance/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 Tim Newton Today - Oct 5: Bangkok braces for flooding Chao Phraya, Anutin getting high Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273759-tim-newton-today-oct-5-bangkok-braces-for-flooding-chao-phraya-anutin-getting-high/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 "Deputy Joke" to the rescue as RTP react to robbery of Russian on Koh Samui Siam Rath reported from the southern Thai tourist island of Koh Samui where Lt-Gen Surachate Hakpan was called in to solve a crime of robbery with menaces against a Russian national. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273760-deputy-joke-to-the-rescue-as-rtp-react-to-robbery-of-russian-on-koh-samui/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted October 5, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2022 Hua Hin to get high speed train by 2032 By Online Reporter file photo Hua Hin has been confirmed as a destination for Thailand’s new high speed train project, the government has announced. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273761-hua-hin-to-get-high-speed-train-by-2032/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 Commerce ministry urges stores and wholesalers to keep adequate stock of items amid floods by Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - As floods sweep through many areas of Thailand, the commerce ministry is closely following developments of water situations in each locality. Stores and wholesalers are encouraged to keep adequate stocks of items to prevent shortages in areas hit by a flood. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273762-commerce-ministry-urges-stores-and-wholesalers-to-keep-adequate-stock-of-items-amid-floods/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 PM wades through the floods: Call for PM "until death do us part" Daily News Thai Caption: Wading through the floods Thai media Daily News reported from Warinchamrap district of Ubon Ratchathani in the NE of Thailand when PM Prayuth Chan-ocha and his large entourage visited flood victims. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273765-pm-wades-through-the-floods-call-for-pm-until-death-do-us-part/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 Secondary school pupil drowns after telling friends he'll do one more jump before going home Daily News Thai Caption: Jumped in and died Petchkasem area police were called after a 14 year old boy drowned in the Rat Samakhi canal behind the school of Wat Bamrung in Petchkasem Soi 69, Bang Khae, Bangkok yesterday evening. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273768-secondary-school-pupil-drowns-after-telling-friends-hell-do-one-more-jump-before-going-home/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 Police BMW almost covered in flood water in Chiang Mai Sanook Thai Caption: Left to drown Sanook reported from the Region 5 HQ of the RTP on Mahidol Road in Chiang Mai. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273770-police-bmw-almost-covered-in-flood-water-in-chiang-mai/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 GISTDA compares 2011, 2021 and 2022 - year of "Great Flood" was much worse than now Satellite imagery from the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency posted online compared flooding from different years. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273771-gistda-compares-2011-2021-and-2022-year-of-great-flood-was-much-worse-than-now/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 Former councillor and Sepak Takraw player dies after being dragged 300 meters by train Picture: Siam Rath Muang Uttaradit police and rescue services were called after a fatality on railway tracks in the area. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273773-former-councillor-and-sepak-takraw-player-dies-after-being-dragged-300-meters-by-train/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 CEO of Finnish berry firm suspected of human trafficking by Jeannette Hinrup The berry picking industry in Finland heavily relies on a foreign workforce. The CEO of Finnish berry company Polarica, Jukka Kristo, has been detained on the suspicion of human trafficking. The company has already brought around 1.000 berry pickers from Thailand to Finland this year. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273775-ceo-of-finnish-berry-firm-suspected-of-human-trafficking/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 Wife takes "mental patient" husband to surrender to police after ATM attack in south 77kaoded Thai Caption: Wife takes mental patient husband to surrender to police after ATM attack The wife of a 27 year old man who attacked two ATMs in downtown Trang in southern Thailand took him to surrender to police. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273776-wife-takes-mental-patient-husband-to-surrender-to-police-after-atm-attack-in-south/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 Snake catchers called to rescue python who fell into water tank 30 meters up Naew Na Thai Caption: Scary! Python in a water tank 30M up Snake catchers were called to Sam Ngam sub-district in Ang Thong central Thailand after a python apparently fell into a drinking water tank 30 meters above the ground. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273777-snake-catchers-called-to-rescue-python-who-fell-into-water-tank-30-meters-up/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Big clean-up begins Wednesday in Chiang Mai as floodwaters recede Chiang Mai’s municipal workers launched a big clean-up of roads in the commercial area today (Wednesday), including the Chang Khlan Road and the Night Bazaar as the level in the Ping River gradually falls. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273800-big-clean-up-begins-wednesday-in-chiang-mai-as-floodwaters-recede/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Anti-cybercrime team seizes 38 SIM boxes and arrests 2 suspects Police from Thailand’s Cybercrime Investigation Bureau arrested two men, believed to be members of a call centre scam gang, and seized 38 SIM boxes (SIM-Banks) in raids on 11 apartments in the southern province of Chumphon yesterday (Tuesday). Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273801-anti-cybercrime-team-seizes-38-sim-boxes-and-arrests-2-suspects/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 PM Prayut chairs first Cabinet meeting after temporary suspension ends Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha chaired his first Cabinet meeting today (Wednesday) at Government House after being absent since the Constitutional Court suspended him from active duty pending a ruling on his 8-year term in the office. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1273802-pm-prayut-chairs-first-cabinet-meeting-after-temporary-suspension-ends/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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