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Despairing husband holds solo protest seeking justice for dead wife (nationthailand.com)

Despairing husband holds solo protest seeking justice for dead wife

NationalDec 04. 2020

By THE NATION

A despondent husband held a stake out in the traffic island in the middle of Bangkok’s Ratchayothin intersection on Thursday night to seek justice for his wife who had been killed there in October.A social-media user found the man sitting on the island with a board explaining the tragedy, and shared the story, which brought several journalists to the spot in the wee hours of Friday.Chokchai Baipreuk, 36, said his wife Duangjai, 33, was crushed to death by a public bus at the intersection on October 15. At around 9.40am that day, their 17-year-old son was taking Duangjai on his bike to the supermarket where she worked, when they were crashed into by bus No 39. The son managed to get away with a few injuries, but Duangjai died immediately.Chokchai said he filed a police case and police have said that they are collecting evidence and preparing documents. He added that he has also contacted the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA), which oversees public buses in Bangkok, but has received no updates.However, he said, the bus driver contacted him and compensated him with cash personally.Chokchai said he wanted justice for his wife as well as for someone to take responsibility for their son. He added he had lost his job due to the Covid-19 crisis and his wife was the only breadwinner in the family.At about 1.30am, an officer from the Phaholyothin Police Station showed up asking Chokchai to move to the station because he was worried of his safety.

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Car owner escapes unhurt as vehicle suddenly catches fire (nationthailand.com)

Car owner escapes unhurt as vehicle suddenly catches fire

NationalDec 04. 2020

By The Nation

The owner of a second-hand car escaped unscathed after the vehicle suddenly caught fire while he was driving.

On Thursday night, Artit Raiphimai, 41, was returning home from The Mall Bang Khae. He felt heat being emitted under the car, which he had been using for only a month.

When he got out of the vehicle, flames suddenly began to spread all over.

Taling Chan police were notified of the situation and contacted firefighters to extinguish the fire on Chimplee Road. They spent 10 minutes controlling the fire but the car was entirely burnt.

Artit had to contact the insurance agency to cover the damage.

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Monks play the Good Samaritan to assist flood-hit people (nationthailand.com)

Monks play the Good Samaritan to assist flood-hit people

NationalDec 04. 2020

By The Nation

Monks from Wat Tha Sathon in Surat Thani province have volunteered to help people affected by the severe flood in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.

On Thursday, pictures of monks helping victims in the disaster-hit areas of the southern province were published on the Internet.

They delivered aid packages, which included food and water to people who were stranded due to water-logging, and later monitored the situation whether they could do something more.

Some 500 kilograms of rice, 500 cans of canned fish, 600 packs of semi-instant noodles and 600 bottles of water were given to help the flood victims.

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iLaw director invited to Parliament to discuss CDA (nationthailand.com)

iLaw director invited to Parliament to discuss CDA

NationalDec 04. 2020Jon Ungphakorn 

By The Nation

Jon Ungphakorn, director of the Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw), has been invited to return to Parliament to explain the importance of the elected members in the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA).

Wirat Rattanaset, government chief whip and head of the committee reviewing constitutional amendments, has reportedly invited Jon Ungphakorn and Udom Rathamarit, the committee’s former head.

Jon said before the meeting that iLaw had insisted the members of the CDA had to be elected, not appointed.

“When we proposed it, some MPs said that we did not open opportunities for people at the provincial level which is not true. On the contrary, the election would give people an opportunity to elect people who reflect their needs,” he said.

Meanwhile, Palang Pracharat Party MP Paiboon Nititawan and a senator, Somchai Sawangkarn, have requested Parliament to ask the Constitutional Court to interpret Parliament’s authority in the amendment and that motion has been postponed without a due date.

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Father’s Day exhibition at Temple of the Emerald Buddha (nationthailand.com)

Father’s Day exhibition at Temple of the Emerald Buddha

NationalDec 04. 2020

By THE NATION

People witness the beauty of Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, also known as Temple of the Emerald Buddha, in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district on Thursday night.

The temple will be open to the public until 9.30pm during the National Father’s Day exhibition, which runs from December 1-6, while December 5 is the birthday of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great.

Interested people can attend the exhibition at the temple by entering via Sawasdisopa Gate of the Royal Palace.

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Baht could swing with fluctuating global stock markets this month (nationthailand.com)

Baht could swing with fluctuating global stock markets this month

NationalDec 04. 2020

By THE NATION

The baht opened at 30.19 to the US dollar on Friday, unchanged from Thursday’s close.The Thai currency is likely to move between 30.10 and 30.30, said Jitipol Puksamatanan, senior director of the chief investment office at SCB Securities.On Thursday night, the S&P 500 decreased by 0.1 per cent, while the Stoxx 600 was unchanged.The price of crude oil and gold rose by 0.5 and 0.8 per cent respectively, reflecting the weakening dollar.Opec+ tended to increase its production volume.In the US, the initial jobless claims announced this week were 712,000 positions. However, the US ISM Services Index dropped to 55.9 points, implying that the economic situation in the US was still unreliable for investors.The dollar index decreased by 0.5 per cent, while the yen and the pound were the most strengthened currencies.Also, the Ten-Year Treasury yield fell by two basis points to 0.92 per cent.In Thailand, the baht moved in a narrow range. Jitipol believed that a turning point is the global stock market, which could fluctuate in the rest of the month.

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Municipality in Chonburi to seek listing as ‘smart city’ in the EEC (nationthailand.com)

Municipality in Chonburi to seek listing as ‘smart city’ in the EEC

NationalDec 04. 2020Narongchai Khunpluem 

By THE NATION

Saen Suk Municipality in Chonburi province aims to seek certification as a “smart city” from the Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand though it is not currently listed in the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society’s plan for smart city development.

Saen Suk mayor Narongchai Khunpluem said: “The EEC needs strong city development plan to handle labourers and their families of approximately 6 million people who will be seeking jobs and residences in EEC areas in 2021.”

“Saen Suk Municipality is aiming to be a model smart city with the use of modern technology such as smart wristbands for senior citizens, which have proved to be successful in the pilot phase by saving the life of three elders.

“There are 7,916 senior citizens living in Saen Suk, or 16.9 per cent of total population, comprising 3,317 males and 4,599 females,” added Narongchai.

“Of these, 398 are dependent on caregivers or 5 per cent of the total elders.

“The municipality has developed Senior Development Centres at 25 local hospitals as well as established the telehealth platform to provide healthcare services to patients and senior citizens who could not visit the hospital,” he added.

“Apart from medical aspect, the city is planning to add smart security, smart pole and smart environment systems to enhance public safety and promote tourism in Saen Suk,” added Narongchai.

“We have also established an air quality inspection station in Ban Suan and Thung Sukhla subdistricts to monitor air pollution and PM2.5 situation in the city.”

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Nine killed, 1,037 villages affected in Nakhon Si Thammarat floods (nationthailand.com)

Nine killed, 1,037 villages affected in Nakhon Si Thammarat floods

NationalDec 04. 2020

By THE NATION

Flash floods and water runoffs in Nakhon Si Thammarat province since earlier this week have left nine people dead.

Twenty-three districts, 145 subdistricts and 1,037 villages have been affected as of Thursday, provincial governor Kraisorn Wisitwong said.

“The province has dispatched officials to provide assistance to affected people such as giving food and drinking water, evacuating locals to safe areas, and estimating the damage to public and private properties,” he said.

“Military officials are installing a temporary steel bridge since Wednesday to replace the Wat Wang Sai bridge at Kamlon subdistrict, Lanska district, which has been damaged by the flood.”

With the 80-metre-long bridge connecting Kamlon to other subdistricts being damaged, more than 3,000 villagers have to use an alternate route which is more than 5km away.

Colonel Yutthanam Muang-Ngam, commander of the 15th Infantry Division, added that his division had been working with the local administration office in installing the temporary bridge, as well as providing transport for local people in case of emergency while the installation work is in progress.

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Shopping subsidy stimulates over Bt33 billion spending in 40 days (nationthailand.com)

Shopping subsidy stimulates over Bt33 billion spending in 40 days

NationalDec 04. 2020

By THE NATION

The government’s subsidised shopping scheme, as part of stimulus measures to lift the economy, has facilitated spending amounting to Bt33.75 billion as of December 2.

The “Kon La Khreung” (Let’s Go Halves) scheme runs from October 23 to December 3.

Under the campaign, 10 million citizens will receive discounts of up to Bt150 per day on purchases at participating stores, capped at Bt3,000 per person throughout the period.

Ministry of Finance deputy spokesman Pornchai Theeravet said that “Nearly 900,000 merchants have registered to join the campaign, while 9.52 million people have exercised their right and spent Bt17.23 billion, whereas the government has subsidised Bt16.52 billion, creating total spending in the economy of Bt33.75 billion,

“Provinces that have seen the most spending are Bangkok, Songkhla, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Chonburi and Chiang Mai.”

On Thursday, the Centre for Economic Situation Administration approved a Bt22.5-billion budget to extend the campaign to the second phase, which will run through March 31, 2021.

“The second phase would open for 5 million more citizens, while those who have registered in the first phase would automatically get an extra Bt500 discount cap per person to spend in the second phase,” he said.

“The previous Bt3,000 cap would also get extended to March 31 automatically, so there’s no need to hurry with the spending before the year’s end to avail of the full discount,” he said.

“The Ministry of Finance estimates that the Kon La Khreung campaign, together with the addition of Bt500 to spending allowances of state welfare card holders, would help stimulate the economy and result in at least a 0.2 per cent increase in GDP,” added Pornchai.

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Temperature drops further in upper Thailand, rains ease in the South (nationthailand.com)

Temperature drops further in upper Thailand, rains ease in the South

NationalDec 04. 2020

By THE NATION

The Thailand Meteorological Department said on Friday that a strong high-pressure system from China covers upper Thailand while westerly winds prevail over the North, resulting in cool to cold weather with strong winds.

Temperature is expected to drop 2-4 degrees Celsius. Mountaintops are likely to be cold to very cold with frost in some areas.

The weak northeast monsoon prevailing over the Gulf and the South reduces rain in the areas.

Waves in the Gulf are likely to rise about two metres high and 2-3 metres high during thundershowers. All ships should proceed with caution and keep off thundershower, while small boats should keep ashore, the department said.

The weather forecast for the next 24 hours:

North: Cool to cold weather; minimum temperature 13-19 degrees Celsius, maximum 28-31°C; temperature on hilltops is likely to drop to 4-13°C with frost in some areas.

Northeast: Cool to cold weather with strong winds; minimum temperature 14-19°C, maximum 28-29°C; temperature on hilltops is likely to drop to 7-14°C.

Central: Cool weather with strong winds; minimum temperature 19-21°C, maximum 29-31°C.

East: Cool weather with strong winds; minimum temperature 18-23°C, maximum 30-32°C; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres off shore.

South (east coast): Mostly cloudy with thundershowers in 40 per cent of the areas; minimum temperature 23-25°C, maximum 25-32°C; waves two metres high and 2-3 metres during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Mostly cloudy with thundershowers in 30 per cent of the areas; minimum temperature 22-24°C, maximum 26-28°C; waves two metres high and over two metres during thundershowers.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Cool weather with strong winds; minimum temperature 21-23°C, maximum 30-32°C.