The Immigration Police arrested a Swedish man for overstaying his visa by over three years in the Isaan province of Sakon Nakhon.

 

Swede dreams turned sour: Swedish man arrested for overstaying visa in northern Thailand

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303855-swede-dreams-turned-sour-swedish-man-arrested-for-overstaying-visa-in-northern-thailand/

Thai baht instability rises due to political unrest

 

Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

Political unrest is heightening baht oscillations against the US dollar, as Thailand finds itself without a stable government, the head of the Bank Thailand asserts.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303886-thai-baht-instability-rises-due-to-political-unrest/

Pheu Thai-Led Coalition Govt Now Has 314 MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Pheu Thai wheeler-dealer Bhumtham Wechayachai. Top photo: Thai Rath

 

THE PHEU THA-LED coalition government now has mustered a combined force of 314 MPs including those of the “uncles’ camps” on their side, confirmed Pheu Thai wheeler-dealer Bhumtham Wechayachai.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303911-pheu-thai-led-coalition-govt-now-has-314-mps/

 

Family of six survives crash in brand new pickup on first day of ownership in northern Thailand

by Nattapong Westwood

 

Picture courtesy of @nayrescue TikTok.

 

In a surprising twist of events, a newly acquired pickup truck with a red license plate, indicating its fresh out-of-showroom status, was involved in a significant collision on the same day in northern Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303912-family-of-six-survives-crash-in-brand-new-pickup-on-first-day-of-ownership-in-northern-thailand/

 

Phuket Provincial Office Exposes Counterfeit Monk Amulet Sales Disguised as Tourist Attractions

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

In response to the recent online media buzz, several temples in popular tourist destinations were found to be renting space to foreigners for the sale of counterfeit monk amulets and sacred objects, resembling coin exchange centers.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303914-phuket-provincial-office-exposes-counterfeit-monk-amulet-sales-disguised-as-tourist-attractions/

 

Taxi Ignites in Midst of Chao Phraya River Ferry Crossing, Engulfed in Flames
 

 

News outlets reported that Lt. Col. Teerasak Chaimanee, Deputy Inspector of Phra Pradaeng Police Station, received information about a taxi catching fire while parked on the pedestrian bridge crossing the Chao Phraya River in front of Phra Pradaeng Police Station on Srinakarin Dam Road, Samut Prakan Province. Upon notification, the local fire department rushed to the scene to control the flames.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303916-taxi-ignites-in-midst-of-chao-phraya-river-ferry-crossing-engulfed-in-flames/

 

Hong Kong men arrested with 4kg of Heroin in Bangkok condo

 

 

The Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF) apprehended two Hong Kong men hiding 4kg of heroin inside a lion statue-shaped cement figure in a condominium near Bangkok's Rama 9 district.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303918-hong-kong-men-arrested-with-4kg-of-heroin-in-bangkok-condo/

 

Deadly road incident: Teenager dead and friends injured in Nakhon Pathom
by Nattapong Westwood

 

Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

A horrific accident occurred during the early hours of the day as a teenager fell victim to a deadly road incident. Three young boys were returning home after celebrating a friend’s birthday when their journey turned fatal.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303920-deadly-road-incident-teenager-dead-and-friends-injured-in-nakhon-pathom/

 

NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday 18 August 2023

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303921-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-friday-18-august-2023/

 

Elephant brutality: Wild Thai Park shooting sparks probe
by Mitch Connor

 

Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

In Loei, law enforcement services are currently being solicited by park authorities to uncover the culprit behind a recent act of elephant brutality in Phu Luang wildlife sanctuary in this northeastern region.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303922-elephant-brutality-wild-thai-park-shooting-sparks-probe/

 

Foreign investments bolster Thai economy with 58.9 billion baht boost
by Alex Morgan

 

Photo courtesy of Freepik

 

From January through July of this year, Thailand welcomed a foreign investment sum of 58.9 billion baht.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303925-foreign-investments-bolster-thai-economy-with-589-billion-baht-boost/

 

Assistant Thai Police Commissioner discusses Thaksin's Return to Thailand

 

 

Assistant Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police, Lieutenant General Prachuap Wongsuk, has called for an urgent meeting with relevant officials, including immigration police, border patrol police, local police, and others.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303928-assistant-thai-police-commissioner-discusses-thaksins-return-to-thailand/

 

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Employee treatment: Hotel manager suspended for cruelty to grieving worker
by Samantha Rose

 

Photo courtesy of labourman.co.za

 

Following a social media uproar about an employee being denied leave during her mother’s final days, a renowned hotel has suspended the manager involved, known as “Kob”, pending an internal investigation into employee treatment within the workforce.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303888-heartless-boss-denies-leave-to-woman-grieving-mother’s-death-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=18283686

 

OPINION: A long road ahead for Thailand

by Juwee Vorawandthanachai

 

We all should have been celebrating. The celebration should have started the night of the election when the Democratic Alliance, led by the Move Forward Party, claimed victory.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303935-opinion-a-long-road-ahead-for-thailand/

 

5 year old Chiang Mai boy murdered, 1.5B baht Chinese scam busted : Tim Newton Today - August 18

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303937-5-year-old-chiang-mai-boy-murdered-15b-baht-chinese-scam-busted-tim-newton-today-august-18/

 

Thalang Residents Ask for Action Against Intoxicated Man Regularly Trespassing Into Other People’s Homes
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Thalang – An intoxicated father holding his two-year-old daughter climbed into another person’s home in Thalang to take a shower and according to local residents this isn’t the first time this man has trespassed into another’s property.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303940-thalang-residents-ask-for-action-against-intoxicated-man-regularly-trespassing-into-other-people’s-homes/

 

British TikToker praises Thai gas man’s effort to master the English language

by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via TikTok @scootinthailand

 

A British Tiktoker shared a video of a Thai gas attendant and applauded his dedication to improving his English communication skills.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303942-british-tiktoker-praises-thai-gas-man’s-effort-to-master-the-english-language/

 

Aging Thailand agonises over welfare state as elderly subsidy cut

 

 

Grey clouds gather over Thailand’s welfare state as elderly subsidy cut

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303943-aging-thailand-agonises-over-welfare-state-as-elderly-subsidy-cut/

 

Domestic violence in Lopburi turns deadly with wife fatally shooting gout-afflicted husband
by Nattapong Westwood

 

Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

An incident of domestic violence turned fatal after a quarrel turned into a violent brawl in Chaibadan district of Lopburi province, yesterday. A 45 year old man identified as Wasan was fatally shot during a heated exchange with his wife.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303945-domestic-violence-in-lopburi-turns-deadly-with-wife-fatally-shooting-gout-afflicted-husband/

 

Thailand and nearby countries to set up a center to assist human trafficking victims and suppress call center gangs

by Namo Vananupong

 

    
BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand and a number of nearby countries are working together to combat the menace of call center gangs that have caused billions of baht in losses.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303946-thailand-and-nearby-countries-to-set-up-a-center-to-assist-human-trafficking-victims-and-suppress-call-center-gangs/

 

Suspect arrested in Chiang Mai after 5 year old boy murdered

By Peter Roche

 

PHOTO: Sanook

Police in Chiang Mai have arrested a 30 year old man who allegedly picked up a 5 year old boy at his school and then killed him.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303948-suspect-arrested-in-chiang-mai-after-5-year-old-boy-murdered/

 

Bangkok fire outbreak traps ‘Mother of the Year’
by Nattapong Westwood

 

Photo courtesy of KhaoSod.

 

A horrifying fire outbreak occurred at a renowned townhouse in the Lat Phrao district in Bangkok mobilising emergency services to rescue an 80 year old woman. The fire services were summoned to Amornphan Village 9, Soi Chokchai 4, Soi 84, Lat Phrao district at approximately 4am today.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303951-bangkok-fire-outbreak-traps-‘mother-of-the-year’/

 

82 year old man dies after being stung by swarm of wasps
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via ThaiRath

 

An 82 year old Thai man tragically died after he was stung by a swarm of wasps in an abandoned house in the Isaan province of Maha Sarakham.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303953-82-year-old-man-dies-after-being-stung-by-swarm-of-wasps/

 

Sniffing out success: Thailand’s first sniffer dog training centre unleashed for battling narcotics
by Mitch Connor

 

Sniffer Dogs in Thailand, chula.ac.th.

 

The Thai Customs Canine Training Centre (TCCTC) was officially inaugurated yesterday in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303954-sniffing-out-success-thailand’s-first-sniffer-dog-training-centre-unleashed-for-battling-narcotics/

 

Thai rice packers agree to delay price increase

 

 

The Internal Trade Department (ITD) has asked the Thai Rice Packers and Thai Millers associations to postpone their plan to increase the price of packed rice, to ease the burden on consumers.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303955-thai-rice-packers-agree-to-delay-price-increase/

 

Economic downturn in China = fewer holiday bookings for Phuket

By Peter Roche

 

Flickr/Dawn in Phuket, Thailand

The downturn in the Chinese economy is having a knock-on effect on Thailand’s tourism outlook, according to a Bangkok Post report. In particular, tourism operators say forward bookings for October’s Golden Week holiday are down.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303956-economic-downturn-in-china-fewer-holiday-bookings-for-phuket/

 

Rival Motorbike Taxi Groups Clash in Pattaya, Four People Injured
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — An alley in Pattaya turned into a war zone in the small hours of Friday when a group of ride-sharing riders, Bolt, clashed with a group of orange-vested traditional motorbike taxi riders, Win, leaving four Bolt riders injured. One man nearly lost his finger.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303957-rival-motorbike-taxi-groups-clash-in-pattaya-four-people-injured/

 

Over 1.4 tonnes of pangolin scales seized in Kalasin province

 

 

Thai police seized about 1.4 tonnes of pangolin scales, worth about 50 million baht, from a truck in the north-eastern province of Kalasin on Wednesday, as it was heading for Mukdahan province to be smuggled through Laos and into China.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303959-over-14-tonnes-of-pangolin-scales-seized-in-kalasin-province/

 

Lengthy parliamentary debate expected during PM selection on August 22nd

 

 

Pheu Thai party’s prime ministerial candidate does not need to give a vision statement during the joint sitting of parliament, scheduled on August 22nd to select the prime minister, said House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha at a press conference today (Friday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303969-lengthy-parliamentary-debate-expected-during-pm-selection-on-august-22nd/

 

Apple issues warning for people who charge their iPhone while they’re sleeping

 

 

Doing so could have major consequences

 

Most people find that there’s no better time to charge your iPhone than when you’re asleep at night.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1303970-apple-issues-warning-for-people-who-charge-their-iphone-while-they’re-sleeping/