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The representatives of 40 businesses on Monday filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his government for their failure in running the country effectively.

The lawsuit was filed at the Bangkok Civil Court.

The move was led by architect Duangrit Bunnag, who is also owner of the Never Ending Summer restaurant. He told the press that Prayut and his government were guilty of “wrongful acts” and should pay the plaintiffs 50 million baht in compensation.

He also said the government should have provided proper compensation to businesses affected by the national lockdown from the very start.

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Two men were arrested on Monday for allegedly running a Covid-19 vaccination registration scam via a flat in Bangkok’s Din Daeng area.

The operation, led by Railway Police commander Pol Maj-General Amnat Traipoj, also resulted in the arrest of five other suspects found in different locations.

The gang had reportedly been getting people to pay between 400 and 1,200 baht to register for a Covid-19 jab.

The case came to light in July when thousands of people showed up at the Bang Sue Central Vaccination Centre claiming they had registered for a shot, but their names were not on the official registration list. The centre then hired a lawyer to report the case to the police.

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The police have been collecting evidence for the past two months and called on the Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants.

The gang is believed to have made up to 360,000 from duping close to 8,000 people.

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Conducting tests among residents has effectively eased the Covid-19 situation in Surat Thani’s Koh Tao island, provincial authorities said on Sunday.

The operation was launched when more than 100 Covid-19 cases were reported after the island opened to tourists on July 15 as part of the Samui Plus Model.

However, the authorities announced on Sunday that almost 98 per cent of the island’s population has been tested for Covid-19 and the infection rate is under control.

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With customers generally staying away to protect themselves from Covid-19, a barber in Kalasin’s Yan Talat district has decided to go mobile.

Sittisak Chobphimai, 35, said he will initially set up his truck outside his aunt’s shrimp store every weekend. This way, he said, customers coming to buy shrimp can also get a trim.

He said he is also giving a 50-per-cent discount to help people.

“I will charge 50 baht for a haircut in the open air and 60 baht for one inside the airconditioned truck. Customers wanting me to visit them at home will be charged based on the distance and situation,” he said.

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Getting shrimp and a trim in Kalasin

Sittisak’s aunt Supawan Polyiam, 52, said her shop usually gets busy during the weekend, especially since her shop also doubles as a café.

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The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is currently preparing to prosecute a group of 16 government officials and businessmen for allegedly encroaching on land belonging to Sirinat National Park in Phuket.

The commission plans to soon file a lawsuit at the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases.

The group of government officials and businesses allegedly used a document called Sor Tor 1 to appropriate title deeds for 1,755 rai (281 hectares) land worth 30 billion baht since 2004.

The encroachment later expanded to 2,743 rai worth over 50 billion baht after 2011.

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Kittipat Tharapiban, the former national park chief, said once the legal procedures are completed, they will repair the ecosystem and allow citizens to use the Sirinat beach area.

Govt officials, businessmen face prosecution over national park land scam

“We have prepared 6,000 whistling pine tree sprouts to revive the ecosystem at the beach,” he said.

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The Commerce Ministry has set up a special 1569 nationwide hotline for people to file complaints if they find themselves having to pay unnecessarily high prices for necessities.

The ministry has also warned shopkeepers that they can face more than seven years behind bars and/or a fine of 140,000 baht if they take undue advantage of consumers, especially in areas hit by natural disasters.

Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit told the press on Sunday that his ministry wants to ease people’s burden, especially those already suffering from floods. As part of this effort, it has instructed all provincial offices to closely monitor prices and take action if shopkeepers are caught making profits.

Apart from making necessities available at affordable prices, the ministry will also ensure people have access to other necessary products like tools as well as cleaning and building equipment to repair their homes once the floods recede, Jurin said.

“Dealing with floods is actually the responsibility of the Interior Ministry with cooperation from provincial governors, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and other state agencies. But if people find themselves having to pay unnecessarily high prices, then they can file a complaint via the 1569 hotline, which has been set up by the Commerce Ministry’s Department of Internal Trade,” the minister said.

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The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is preparing a budget of Bt10.25 billion to expropriate over 17,500 rai (2,800 hectares) of land in six northeastern provinces for construction of a double-track rail route, a news source revealed on Sunday.

The project covers a distance of 355 kilometres from Khon Kaen to Nakhon Phanom provinces and passes 19 districts in four other provinces including Maha Sarakham, Roi Et, Yasothon and Mukdahan.

The SRT will need to expropriate over 7,100 plots of land and 930 buildings that are currently in the project areas.

The source revealed that despite some protests by those who will be affected by the expropriation, the majority of local people in the six provinces agreed that the project should start as soon as possible to establish a cheap and reliable transport route that will facilitate the export of products from the northeastern provinces to neighbouring countries.

The Khon Kaen – Nakhon Phanom double-track project has a total budget of Bt66.84 billion, with Bt55.46 earmarked for construction of tracks and train system, Bt10.25 for land expropriation, and Bt1.13 for consulting and other services.

The project is scheduled to open for public use by 2028.

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Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday (September 27) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 10,288 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 127 of whom have been found in prisons.

Death toll increased by 101, while 12,494 patients were cured and allowed to leave hospitals.

Cumulative cases in the country are at 1,571,926 with 16,369 total deaths.
 

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The Thailand Meteorological Department said on Monday that a monsoon trough lies across the Central and the East regions, while the southwest monsoon prevails over the Andaman Sea, the South and the Gulf of Thailand.

Thundershowers with isolated heavy rains are forecast for the North, the Northeast, the Central, the East and the South.

People in risky areas should beware of overflows and flash floods, the department said. Waves about 1-2 metres high and over two metres high during thundershowers are expected in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.

All ships should proceed with caution and keep off thundershowers, the department said.

The weather forecast for the next 24 hours:

North: Thundershowers in 70 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rain; temperature lows of 22-24 degrees Celsius, highs of 29-32°C.

Northeast: Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 23-25°C, highs of 30-34°C.

Central: Thundershowers in 70 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 23-24°C, highs of 29-34°C.

East: Thundershowers in 70 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 23-25°C, highs of 30-33°C; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres during thundershowers.

South (east coast): Thundershowers in 70 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 22-24°C, highs of 29-32°C; waves 1-2 metres high and two metres during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Thundershowers in 80 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 19-24°C, highs of 28-33°C; waves 1-2 metres high and over two metres during thundershowers.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 23-24°C, highs of 30-32°C.

Source: Thailand Meteorological Department

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Another 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine donated by Japan arrived in Bangkok on Sunday morning.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted a message of appreciation on Twitter, thanking the Japanese government for donating the third lot of 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Thailand to commemorate the 134th anniversary of Thailand-Japan diplomatic relations.

The third lot of the vaccine arrived to Suvarnabhumi Airport from Narita International Airport at 3am on Sunday. Japan has already provided 1.65 million vaccine doses to Thailand in total.

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