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[Update] Visitors to 27 Chonburi hotspots urged to get Covid tests

NationalJan 15. 2021

By The Nation

*Correction : De Florist Café was wrongly named as a spot visited by a patient. The patient actually visited Dripoly Restaurant. We apologise for the mistake.

Chonburi’s Provincial Health Office has issued a list of Covid-19 hotspots as part of its efforts to track down at-risk members of the public. 

People who visited 27 locations in the province between December 20 and 31, 2020 and have not yet been tested for Covid-19 are urged to contact their local district health office for virus screening.

The 27 locations are as follows:

– James Boy Pub and Karaoke, Sri Racha district

– Satang Pub, Sri Racha

– Sense of the Sea bar, Bang Lamung

– Dripoly, Bang Lamung

– Spicy restaurant, Sri Racha

– Flower Snack Japan shop, Sri Racha

– Brewery 90 Sriracha, Sri Racha

– Orange Bar Amata Nakorn, Muang Chonburi

– Cool Club restaurant, Sri Racha

– Halem Snack Japanese shop, Sri Racha

– Bar Snack shop, Sri Racha

– Midori Snack, Sri Racha

– Pa Dang Beer Brewery, Sattahip

– Mountain Bar and Bistro restaurant, Sattahip

– Nuu Mai Deu restaurant, Sri Racha

– Kiss Snack bar, Sri Racha

– Hops Bar Pattaya, Bang Lamung

– OPPAI Snack shop, Sri Racha

– SANKYU39 Bar & Bistro, Sri Racha

– 48 Bar, Sri Racha

– Friend Zone club, Bang Saen

– BUZZED BAR, Sri Racha

– MEETING CLUB, Sriracha

– Differ Club Pattaya, Bang Lamung

– Lan Lom restaurant, Sri Racha

– Snooker club near Brewery 90, Sri Racha

– Plearn Bar 168 restaurant, Sattahip

To report Covid-19 symptoms after visiting any of the locations above, phone Muang Chon Buri District Public Health Office at (038) 282148, Sriracha District Public Health Office at (038) 322503, Sattahip District Public Health Office at (038) 245330, or Bang Lamung District Public Health Office at (038) 221925.

Chonburi recorded 10 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, bringing total to 630 cases from the outbreak that began in mid-December. Of these, 357 are still being treated in hospital.

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Officer suspended after being charged with raping Myanmar drug suspect in police station

NationalJan 15. 2021

By THE NATION

A police senior sergeant-major in Surat Thani province has been suspended from duties for allegedly raping a Myanmar drug suspect at a local police station.

The officer was an investigation squad leader at Bo Phut Police Station in Surat Thani’s Koh Samui district.

Surat Thani police chief Pol Maj-General Sathit Pholpinit issued an urgent order on January 13 suspending the officer, and appointed a disciplinary committee to investigate the incident within seven days.

The alleged incident reportedly took place at around 1.50am-2.30am on January 13, when the suspect took a 21-year-old female Myanmar national, who had been detained at Bo Phut Police Station on a drug charge, out of her holding cell to another room. After allegedly being raped, she was taken back to the cell.

After the incident, the victim notified the Myanmar Embassy, which filed a complaint with Bo Phut police chief Pol Colonel Yutthana Sirisombat. Yutthana reportedly said that he had interrogated the senior sergeant-major, who partly admitted and partly denied committing the alleged crime.

The officer was then charged with raping a woman and is now under detention at Koh Samui Court, while the victim has been brought to Koh Samui Hospital for physical examination.

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40 arrested in raid on gambling den in Nonthaburi

NationalJan 15. 2021

By THE NATION

Forty people have been arrested after police raided a house in Nonthaburi province suspected of being a gambling den.

The raid of the house in Soi Wat Lad Pla Duk on Kanchanaphisek Road in Nonthaburi’s Bang Bua Thong district on Thursday night followed a tip-off.

“Officials have arrested 40 persons, 33 are Thai nationals and seven are migrant workers of the casino,” said Pol Maj-General Jiraphop Phuridet, deputy chief of the Central Investigation Bureau.

“Officials have also confiscated decks of cards of the Dragon-Tiger game, plastic chips and some cash as evidence.”

All the suspects were taken to Bang Bua Thong Police Station for interrogation and screening for Covid-19 in isolation rooms.

Preliminary investigation of the migrant workers revealed that the casino had been opened for only two days at the house and the owner had plans to move it around to other locations periodically. Police are gathering evidence and information to track down the owner.

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Bt75-million budget approved for building infrastructure in land reform projects

NationalJan 15. 2021

By THE NATION

A budget of Bt75 million has been approved by the Agricultural Land Reform Office (ARLO) for the building of infrastructure in 61 land reform projects to increase agricultural efficiency after the lands have been delivered to farmers.

ARLO secretary-general Vinaroj Supsongsuk said the board of directors had approved Bt71.2 million for building underground water wells and solar power water pump systems for 61 projects in 18 provinces, while Bt4.4 million would be used to build a 3.95-kilometre road to connect a plantation in the Khao Phanom district in Krabi province to a main road.

“The infrastructure would help ensure continued water supply to farming areas as well as improve transportation to the plantation,” he said.

In 2020, the ARLO had taken repossession of over 494,000 rai (79,040 hectares) of land from those who had possessed them illegally and has distributed the land to 43,128 farmers.

“One of ARLO’s main missions in 2021 is to allocate 5,479 rai of land to over 200 farmers in Krabinoi subdistrict in Krabi under the Krabinoi Smart City initiative,” he added.

“ARLO will help build infrastructure such as water source, electrical system and roads in the community to promote business expansion, local employment, as well as tourism industry, as Krabinoi is located near Krabi International Airport.”

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Upper Thailand gets warmer by 1-3°C, while monsoon weakens in South

NationalJan 15. 2021

By THE NATION

The weakening high-pressure system over upper Thailand would push temperatures up by 1-3 degrees Celsius, but the overall weather would remain cool to cold with morning fog, the Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Friday.

Mountaintops remain cold to very cold.

Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon prevailing across the Gulf of Thailand and the South is also weakening. Waves in the lower Gulf are about two metres high. All ships should proceed with caution, the department said.

The weather forecast for the next 24 hours:

North: Cool to cold weather with morning fog; minimum temperature 12-17 degrees Celsius, maximum 26-32°C; temperature on hilltops is likely to drop to 5-12°C.

Northeast: Cold weather with morning fog; minimum temperature 10-15°C, maximum 28-31°C; temperature on hilltops is likely to drop to 6-13°C.

Central: Cool weather with morning fog; minimum temperature 16-18°C, maximum 30-32°C.

East: Cool weather with morning fog; minimum temperature 17-21 degrees, maximum 29-33°C; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres offshore.

South (east coast): Cool weather with thundershowers in 10 per cent of the areas; minimum temperature 18-25°C, maximum 28-30°C; waves two metres high and over two metres during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Partly cloudy with thundershowers in 10 per cent of the areas; minimum temperature 21-24°C, maximum 31-33°C; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres offshore.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Cool weather with morning fog; minimum temperature 17-19°C, maximum 30-32°C.

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Thailand launches anti-suicide team to help people in despair

NationalJan 15. 2021

By THE NATION

The national public health committee has appointed a team to halt the rising suicide trend in Thailand.

Speaking in his role as the committee’s chair, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the team will integrate operations of several government agencies, including the ministries of Social Development and Human Security, Education, and Justice.

Anutin said the operational team will inform people of their basic rights and welfare entitlements, and also offer solutions for their problems. The team will screen people in at-risk groups including the mentally ill, alcohol or drug addicts, and people who have already attempted suicide.

Statistics show that 53,000-54,000 people try to kill themselves in Thailand each year. Of these, about 4,000 are successful in committing suicide.

The suicide rate has risen since 2017, with males accounting for the majority of victims. Statistics for 2020 demonstrate that the economic crisis triggered by Covid-19 was a key factor in suicide deaths.

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Visitors to 27 Chonburi hotspots urged to get Covid tests

NationalJan 14. 2021

By The Nation

Chonburi’s Provincial Health Office has issued a list of Covid-19 hotspots as part of its efforts to track down at-risk members of the public.

People who visited 27 locations in the province between December 20 and 31, 2020 and have not yet been tested for Covid-19 are urged to contact their local district health office for virus screening.

The 27 locations are as follows:

– James Boy Pub and Karaoke, Sri Racha district

– Satang Pub, Sri Racha

– Sense of the Sea bar, Bang Lamung

– De Florist Cafe, Bang Lamung

– Spicy restaurant, Sri Racha

– Flower Snack Japan shop, Sri Racha

– Brewery 90 Sriracha, Sri Racha

– Orange Bar Amata Nakorn, Muang Chonburi

– Cool Club restaurant, Sri Racha

– Halem Snack Japanese shop, Sri Racha

– Bar Snack shop, Sri Racha

– Midori Snack, Sri Racha

– Pa Dang Beer Brewery, Sattahip

– Mountain Bar and Bistro restaurant, Sattahip

– Nuu Mai Deu restaurant, Sri Racha

– Kiss Snack bar, Sri Racha

– Hops Bar Pattaya, Bang Lamung

– OPPAI Snack shop, Sri Racha

– SANKYU39 Bar & Bistro, Sri Racha

– 48 Bar, Sri Racha

– Friend Zone club, Bang Saen

– BUZZED BAR, Sri Racha

– MEETING CLUB, Sriracha

– Differ Club Pattaya, Bang Lamung

– Lan Lom restaurant, Sri Racha

– Snooker club near Brewery 90, Sri Racha

– Plearn Bar 168 restaurant, Sattahip

To report Covid-19 symptoms after visiting any of the locations above, phone Muang Chon Buri District Public Health Office at (038) 282148, Sriracha District Public Health Office at (038) 322503, Sattahip District Public Health Office at (038) 245330, or Bang Lamung District Public Health Office at (038) 221925.

Chonburi recorded 10 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, bringing total to 630 cases from the outbreak that began in mid-December. Of these, 357 are still being treated in hospital.

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EC sets date for municipal elections

NationalJan 14. 2021

By THE NATION

The Election Commission announced on Thursday that Thailand’s municipal election has been scheduled for March 28, and an official statement will be released on February 1.

Contenders for the posts of mayor and executives of the country’s 2,472 municipalities will be able to register for the race between February 8 and 12.

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Chuan launches mercy mission to flooded Pattani

NationalJan 14. 2021

By The Nation
Photos by Charoon Thongnual

A government delegation led by House speaker and ex-PM Chuan Leekpai visited flood victims at Nurul Ihsan Mosque in Pattani’s Talubo subdistrict on Thursday.

The team handed out bags of relief supplies to local residents whose homes and villages have been submerged for the past week.

The water level in Pattani province is slowly dropping, but residents remain concerned that more rain could bring a second round of flooding.

The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reports that 11,642 households in Yala and Pattani are still flooded out.

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Trips on Gold Line to cost Bt15 from Saturday onwards

NationalJan 14. 2021

By The Nation

Commuters will now be paying a fare of Bt15 for the BTS Gold Line running from Krung Thon Buri and Klong San stations.

The line, which was launched on December 15, provided free services for one month in line with the Bangkok governor’s policy.

Commuters can use their BTS Skytrain passes or Rabbit cards for the line.

The Gold Line, an automated people mover, serves as a feeder line between the BTS Silom line and Iconsiam shopping centre.

Statistics over the past month showed an average of 10,000 passengers used the line daily, with the heaviest traffic of people at the Charoen Nakhon station. Though after the new wave of Covid-19 infections, the number of passengers dropped to 3,000 per day.

The BTS Green Line extension from Ha Yaek Lat Phrao and Khu Khot stations also opened for service on December 15. An average of 150,000 passengers are expected to use this line, though the number dropped to 80,000 per day after the new wave of infections. This service is still free as authorities have not set a fare yet.