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Protesters pay tribute to political exiles suspected victims of forced disappearance (nationthailand.com)

Protesters pay tribute to political exiles suspected victims of forced disappearance

NationalDec 13. 2020Pro-democracy protesters commemorate the memory of Surachai Danwattananusorn, a prominent political activist, on Saturday in Bangkok on the second anniversary of his alleged forced disappearance. 

By The Nation

Pro-democracy protesters organised an event to remember three prominent political dissidents who became victims of alleged forced disappearance two years ago.

The event was held at the October 14 Memorial in Bangkok on Saturday, amid political unrest in Thailand resulting from intensified protests and the police policy of slapping lese majeste charges against over 20 protest leaders.

Two years ago on this day, Surachai Danwattananusorn, and his two aides — Chatchan “Phoochana” Buphawan, and Kraidej “Kasalong” Luelert — disappeared from their residences in Laos where they lived in exile. The bodies of Surachai’s two aides were discovered floating in Mekong River in Janurary 2019 while Thai authorities denied any involvement in the suspected murder cases.

Surachai had critical views of the Thai military-backed government and the monarchy. Surachai also proposed that Thailand alter its political system and become a republic.

Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, leader of the June 24 group, praised Surachai who had joined the communist insurgency during the cold war, as a fighter for justice. Now Surachai’s idea of Thailand as a republic is being discussed especially among the youth movement, he said.

Somyot blamed the lese majeste law for violating human rights and said the law was an obstacle for people to see the truth.

Surachai’s wife, Pranee called for the Prayut Chan-o-cha government to sincerely investigate the forced disappearance of Surachai and his two aides.

Since the 2014 coup, rights groups have said that at least nine political dissents were victims of forced disappearance and they suspected that their political activities were the cause of their disappearance, while Thai authorities have said they did not have role in their disappearance.

Pranee appealed that people who held different political views should not be killed, adding that Surachai’s spirit may now  be  aware that the young generation have followed his cause by standing up to injustice and demanding  reforms.

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Nakhon Ratchasima governor pulls the plug on music festival amid Covid-19 fears (nationthailand.com)

Nakhon Ratchasima governor pulls the plug on music festival amid Covid-19 fears

NationalDec 13. 2020

By The Nation

The Big Mountain Music Festival in Nakhon Ratchasima province has been cancelled following complaints of laxity in Covid-19 control measures.

The decision was made by the provincial governor and the provincial Communicable Diseases Committee.

There were also rumours that a 43-year-old woman with fever had come from Chiang Mai to attend the music festival. The woman and her close contacts have tested negative.

Nakhon Ratchasima Governor Wichian Chantaranothai on Sunday called the agencies involved in organising the Big Mountain Music Festival in Pak Chong district for an urgent meeting after finding many complaints about lax Covid-19 control measures, including lack of a limit on the number of people who could attend, not enforcing the wearing of masks and social distancing.

Tens of thousands of people had flocked to the Ocean Khao Yai area, the stage for the music festival, originally scheduled for Saturday-Sunday evening. Crowds gathered outside the entrance to the venue for 2-3 hours on Saturday night.

Only 50,000 people were eventually allowed inside, from the original capacity of more than 150,000 people on 500 rai (80 hectares), in order to comply with orders from the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration.

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Lao ‘family’ of six detained in Ubon Ratchathani (nationthailand.com)

Lao ‘family’ of six detained in Ubon Ratchathani

NationalDec 13. 2020

By The Nation

Six Laotians were detained in Ubon Ratchathani province on Saturday when they were waiting for a Thai man to take them to Bangkok.

At 5pm, police managed to detain three male and three female Laotions in Na Tan district. They said that they were a family looking for jobs in Thailand.

A Thai man who was responsible for taking them to the capital charged each of them Bt2,500 and told them to wait in a house.

They were taken to be screened for Covid-19 while the person who made the deal for their travel was summoned to the police station for investigation.

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Tourists invited to help bring waste out of Phu Kradueng National Park (nationthailand.com)

Tourists invited to help bring waste out of Phu Kradueng National Park

NationalDec 13. 2020

By The Nation

The Phu Kradueng National Park is inviting tourists to join locals in its garbage recovery programme.

The park staff will sort the waste out for tourists to take back. Many tourists are interested in participating in the project, park authorities said.

Phu Kradueng National Park chief Samret Phusansri said on Sunday that tourists continue to pay a lot of attention and visit the Phu Kradueng National Park in good numbers.

On December 11, 3,332 tourists stayed overnight in 59 houses and 270 tents on the mountain, he said.

The park has also invited tourists to join the local garbage recovery programme.

The aim of the programme is to promote tourism that understands nature and create an awareness about conservation, he said.

“We would like to thank tourists for taking this opportunity, resulting in zero plastic waste on Phu Kradueng Park,” Samrat said.

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Parents question police prevarication in case of their son’s death in accident (nationthailand.com)

Parents question police prevarication in case of their son’s death in accident

NationalDec 13. 2020

By The Nation

Parents in Phetchaburi province have demanded clarity about the accident that killed their 22-year-old son as the police had not provided them plausible evidence.

Rungkit Noi-nim and his wife Rerai Noinim told reporters on Saturday that Sumet Noi-nim died in the accident on December 2.

Police told them that the motorcycle he was riding fell, but they said witnesses and rescuers provided them some information that indicated he was hit by another vehicle.

Sai-ngam Noinim, the victim’s aunt, then started an investigation by asking for some footage from security cameras of nearby locations which, she claimed, supported their belief.

The family then demanded an official investigation that would clarify the cause of death while the police did not rule out the possibility that Sumet might have been hit by another car.

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Woman stabbed in another random assault case in Udon Thani (nationthailand.com)

Woman stabbed in another random assault case in Udon Thani

NationalDec 13. 2020

By The Nation

In another case of a random brutal attack by an armed person, a woman in Udon Thani province was slashed with a knife on Saturday night.

Police were notified about the attack at around 9pm and went to rescue a Grab Food delivery employee. The woman suffered an injury on the right shoulder.

The victim said that when she was riding a motorcycle, a man charged at her and tried to stab her with a knife. She then speeded up to get away but the assailant was able to slash her.

A knife was recovered from the area, which is in police custody for investigation. The alleged assailant is absconding.

The incident follows another horrific incident in Udon Thani on December 5 when a man, suspected to be under the influence of drugs, allegedly killed two people and injured six, including high-school girls.

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17 people test positive for Covid-19 in quarantine (nationthailand.com)

17 people test positive for Covid-19 in quarantine

NationalDec 13. 2020

By The Nation

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Sunday reported 17 new cases in state quarantine facilities and a border area checkpoint over a 24-hour period.

All the cases were Thais and foreigners coming from foreign countries.

They included a Thai woman, 69, and an Indian woman, 72, coming from the United States via Taiwan; a Thai woman, 54, and a Swiss man, 57, from Switzerland; a Pakistani man, 45, and a British man, 71, from their home countries; a Thai man, 22, from Japan; a Thai businesswoman, 20, from Bahrain (a re-active case ater testing positive on November 21); four Thai women aged 19-30 working at an entertainment venue and returning from Myanmar who tested positive at a local quarantine facility.

Meanwhile, five women, 22-35, who worked at an entertainment venue meet PUI criteria for Covid-19 when they were passing through a border checkpoint and were taken to a hospital where they were later found positive.

Meanwhile, eight patients have recovered and been discharged.

The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand increased to 4,209 (1,216 in state quarantine), 226 are in hospital, 3,923 have recovered and been discharged and 60 people have died.

According to Worldometer, as of 10am on Sunday, the total number of confirmed cases had reached 72.1 million (up by 635,548), 50.49 million have recovered, 20 million are active cases (106,813 in severe condition) and 1.61 million have died (up by 10,327).

Thailand ranks 151st for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 16.53 million, followed by India 9.86 million, Brazil 6.88 million, Russia 2.62 million and France 2.36 million.

Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Disease Control Department, urged all Thai people who are actively aware of the virus to continue wearing masks and inform officers about illegal entry of people and suspected infections. Many cases were caught quickly, which prevented them from spreading.

He debunked rumours of infected people entering the Big Mountain 2020 Music Festival in Chiang Mai, as a woman, 43, who has myasthenia gravis, and seven of her contacts had tested negative. He said the music event was too crowded while the organisers ignored public health officers’ recommendation, leading to the cancellation of the event by using the power of the provincial health office and governor.

“We didn’t want to cancel the event. However, high risk was seen from people staying in a close group and some didn’t wear a mask,” said Dr Opas.

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Nonthaburi to host largest food truck festival next week (nationthailand.com)

Nonthaburi to host largest food truck festival next week

NationalDec 13. 2020

By The Nation

The largest food truck festival will come to Nonthaburi next Thursday.

Backed by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the “All Good Food Truck” event will bring together the largest collection of goods and food on trucks in Thailand from December 17-19.

The event wiil be held near Muang Thong Thani lake, Popular Road, Ban Mai subdistrict in the Pak Kret district of Nonthaburi province.

The event will be presented in the form of a food festival gathering more than 250 food trucks from all regions of Thailand, including entertainment activities and mini concerts for three days.

Food Truck or the presentation of vehicles to be modified as “Mobile kitchen” is becoming a popular business today suited for the lifestyle of the new generation. It also responds to the needs of convenience and flexibility, being able to move the sales to the next location easily, especially outdoor events, large halls, traditional festivals and music festivals.

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Electric cables, power lines on 48.7km roads in Bangkok moved underground (nationthailand.com)

Electric cables, power lines on 48.7km roads in Bangkok moved underground

NationalDec 13. 2020

By The Nation

Overhead electric cables on some of Bangkok’s busiest roads have been successfully moved underground, the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) has said.

MEA, a state enterprise under the Ministry of Interior, said the project has covered 48.6 kilometres so far, including some areas of major roads, such as Silom, Sukhumvit, Phaholyothin, Phya Thai, Rama 1, Rama IV, Ratchadamri, Ratchawithi, Ratchaprarop, Sri Ayutthaya, Sawankhalok, Sathu Pradit, Sawang Arom, Phitsanulok and Nakhon Sawan.

The MEA said that as part of the government’s efforts to make Bangkok an Asean metropolis, the underground cables project has been continuously transformed into an underground electric cable system, accelerating the construction of a smart metro city for sufficiency and stability of the electrical system including improving the landscape in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakarn.

The MEA’s plan to shift aerial power lines underground has selected necessary routes according to the train construction, key utilities, main road, and business area. Important places were areas with high demand for electricity and rapid growth in demand for electricity, the MEA said.

The project is expected to cover a total distance of 167 kilometres.

Work is ongoing, covering a total distance of 128.2 kilometres in the Nonsi area, Rama III Road, Ratchadaphisek – Rama 9, Ratchadaphisek – Asoke, around Chitralada Royal Villa, Rama IV Road, Witthayu Road, inner-city area (Sathorn Road, Charoen Rat Road, Chidlom Road, Phetchaburi Road, Din Daeng Road), and Henri Dunant Road along the Blue Line, Light Green, Pink, and Yellow train routes.

The process is underway for recruiting contractors for 38.8 kilometres consisting of roads along the Orange Line, Green Line Extension and Purple Line trains (Arun Amarin Road – Borommaratchachonnani Road – Prannok Road – Thahan Road – Pracharat 1 Road and Samsen Road). The contractor is expected to be finalised before 2021.