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Baby elephant found dead in Thap Lan National Park

NationalDec 28. 2020

By The Nation

Nakhon Ratchasima locals stumbled across the decaying carcass of a baby elephant lying in a stream in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Thap Lan National Park on Monday.

The locals alerted park rangers, who mounted an investigation at the scene just south of Ban Taling Chan village in Khonburi district.

The national park is designated a protected area for endangered elephants and tigers but is under pressure from encroachment.

Elephants had been known to raid farmers’ crops in the area, and rangers are monitoring the situation

The one-year-old male elephant had been dead for at least three days. A team of veterinarians are investigating the cause of death.

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Hate speech blames Rayong people for Covid cluster

NationalDec 28. 2020

By THE NATION

A Rayong resident, 25, filed a police complaint on Monday over a social media comment claiming people in the province were the source of a second-wave Covid-19 outbreak.

Muang district police said a man named Kanok (surname withheld) from Nikhom Phatthana district had filed a complaint against a Facebook user. The Facebook user’s message read, “Rayong locals are the origin of Covid-19. I hate them so much. What they did has stopped me from returning home. I want to burn the city down.”

At least 92 cases of Covid-19 have been found in the eastern province over the past few days. Rayong’s police chief has been moved to an inactive post after health authorities traced the origin of the outbreak to an illegal gambling den in Muang district.

As of Monday, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported 56 new cases in Rayong.

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Mae Sot taxi driver tests positive, may have infected passengers

NationalDec 28. 2020

By THE NATION

Mae Sot Hospital announced recently that passengers of a yellow and green taxi in Tak province must report to local public health officials after the taxi driver tested positive on Sunday.

The 48-year-old taxi driver was among four Covid-19 patients found on the same day. She was driving a taxi with licence number กข 48 ตาก (Gor Kor 48 Tak), and it is believed she may have infected passengers she picked up between December 13 and 21.

The four patients, including the driver, have been linked to three infected Myanmar nationals who worked at a minimart in Mae Sot district, the hospital added.

Meanwhile, the provincial transport office in Mae Sot suspended some of its services from Monday after it was discovered that Covid-19 cases had visited the office between December 23 and 25.

Mae Sot transport office temporarily suspends services, pending Covid-19 test results

The state transport office in Tak’s Mae Sot district has suspended some of its services after learning that a Covid-19 patient had visited the office recently. It has also quarantined six workers until test results are released.

Meanwhile, public health officials are hunting for everybody who may have come in contact with any of the four Covid-19 cases found on Sunday.

Among them is a 48-year-old driver of a green and yellow taxi with licence plate number กข 48 ตาก and the driver of a blue Isuzu songthaew bus licence plate 10-1380 ตาก. Passengers using either service between December 13 and 27 have been urged to undergo tests.

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Health minister’s first test comes back negative

NationalDec 28. 2020

By The Nation

An initial test on Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has come back negative for Covid-19, said the ministry on Monday.

Anutin was tested after coming into close contact with Samut Sakhon governor Verasak Vichitsaengsri during a trip to the province to oversee construction of a field hospital and promote confidence in shrimp consumption.

Verasak tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday and is isolating at home.

Anutin has been quarantined for 14 days and will be tested again in three days. The incubation period of the virus is 3-7 days after contact with an infected person. The ministry said Anutin will continue to work and issue orders via online meetings and the Line app. He will also provide a timeline of his movements over the past few days via his personal Facebook account.

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Strict control over Krabi’s main city in bid to prevent infections

NationalDec 28. 2020

By The Nation

Krabi’s provincial health authorities announced on Monday that Muang district was being marked as surveillance area, with strict measures imposed on activities requiring large gatherings.

Such controls have not been applied to Phi Phi island.

All massage shops, spas, gyms, pubs, karaoke booths and snooker establishments have been closed from Monday to Wednesday, while schools, child care centres, internet cafes and stadiums will be closed until Sunday.

Cinemas, theatres, malls, supermarkets, convenience stores and fresh markets are required to strictly follow measures put in place to curb the spread of Covid-19.

People are allowed to enter Krabi, provided they wear masks, clean their hands regularly, maintain social distance, avoid entering crowded areas and check in and out via the MorChana app when entering or leaving malls.

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Chula students hail ‘four heroes’ of pro-democracy protests

NationalDec 28. 2020

By The Nation

The Student Government of Chulalongkorn University (SGCU) on Sunday granted awards to four students who participated in pro-democracy protests. Two of the students have been charged with lese majeste.

The awards were given to support the fight for freedom, said the SGCU, describing the four students as seeds of courage who grew out of darkness.

The awardees had applied knowledge gained from studying at the university to benefit the nation and the people and they deserve to be exalted, it added.

The four students are Siraphop Attohi and Suthinee Jangphiphatnawakit from the Faculty of Art, Sukriya Wannayuwat from the Faculty of Education, and Rawisara Eksakul, Bachelor of Arts.

Sukriya and Siraphop are facing lese majeste charges stemming from their participation in the protests.

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Shrimp get celebrity endorsement

NationalDec 28. 2020Photos by Supakit Khumkun

By The Nation

Actor Bin Bunluerit, a staunch royalist, was spotted selling shrimp at Bt100 per kilogram near Wat Bang Chalong Nok in Samut Prakan on Monday.

He had apparently bought some 1.8 tonnes of shrimp from a breeder in Samut Prakan’s Ban Rakat sub-district to help farmers suffering from the fallout of Covid-19. His aim was also to help people understand that consuming shrimp is safe, even after a new cluster of Covid-19 cases was found in Samut Sakhon’s main shrimp market.

Bin, who worked as a rescue volunteer, was recently caught in a war of words over the pro-democracy movement’s call for reform of the monarchy.

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Seven test positive in Nakhon Ratchasima, Covid cases found in 43 provinces

NationalDec 28. 2020

By THE NATION

Nakhon Ratchasima authorities announced on Monday that seven people have tested positive for Covid-19, though none of them are in severe condition.

The newest case was a 55-year-old seafood delivery person, who tested positive in Muang district.

Between December 10 and 25 he had visited markets in Samut Sakhon and Chachoengsao to pick up seafood for deliveries in Nakhon Ratchasima.

In between, he also visited his hometown in Trat twice, once from December 11 to 14 and then again from December 22 to 23.

He was checked as part of a hunt for active cases on Saturday, and he tested positive on Sunday. He is currently in hospital

In Nakhon Ratchasima’s 34 districts, Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Muang, Sikhiu, Phimai and Bua Yai districts.

As of Monday, Covid-19 cases were found in 43 provinces in the new wave of infections. The provinces are Samut Sakhon, Bangkok, Rayong, Chonburi, Samut Prakan, Prachinburi, Kamphaeng Phet, Nonthaburi, Phetchaburi, Nakhon Sawan, Samut Songkhram, Ang Thong, Saraburi, Uttaradit, Krabi, Phetchabun, Chachoengsao, Nakhon Pathom, Loei, Udon Thani, Ratchaburi, Ubon Ratchathani, Pathum Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Chaiyaphum, Surat Thani, Suphanburi, Trang, Tak, Satun, Chai Nat, Sukhothai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Surin, Phichit, Narathiwat, Ayutthaya, Nakhon Nayok, Khon Kaen, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Songkhla and Lopburi.

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Airline trainee in Don Mueang Airport tests positive for Covid-19

NationalDec 28. 2020

By The Nation

A trainee at an airline that operates flights out of Don Mueang Airport has tested positive for Covid-19, Flying Officer Sumpun Kutranon, general manager of the airport, said on Monday.

He said the trainee had lost his sense of smell on December 23 and tested for Covid-19 at a hospital the following day.

“The trainee is being treated in hospital because the test came in positive on Christmas Day,” he said.

He said the airport authorities have checked all CCTV footage and found the trainee had worn a mask at all times.

“However, those who came into contact with the trainee have been instructed to go into self-quarantine and wait for results. Those who are at low risk of infection were instructed to monitor their symptoms and strictly observe measures put in place by the Public Health Ministry,” he said.

Flying Officer Sumpun Kutranon

Sumpun said the airport has implemented the following measures to curb the spread of the virus:

• The airport’s medical division has been instructed to cooperate with the Department of Disease Control on containing the spread of virus.

• The airport will call those who came into contact with the patient and have them tested in hospital.

• All areas inside passenger terminal will be disinfected every hour.

• Passengers’ temperature will be checked at all entrances. Anybody with body temperature above 37.3 degrees Celsius will not be allowed to enter.

• Seating in terminal area has been marked out to ensure social distancing.

• Staff will either be made to work from home or on a shift basis to reduce congestion.

• Staff must wear a face mask at all times.

“The airport and Public Health Ministry are monitoring the situation closely,” he said.

The airport can be contacted via the 1722 hotline or by calling its PR centre at (02) 535 1192.

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Tourists cancel hotel bookings over new wave of infections

NationalDec 28. 2020

By THE NATION

More than 20 per cent of bookings for Chiang Mai’s Mon Jam area have been cancelled in response to the new wave of Covid-19 infections.

Mon Jam is a popular attraction in the province, as its mountaintop viewpoints offer stunning vistas of the Mae Rim Valley and the Royal Project.

Wichit Methaanankul, president of the Mon Jam Agro Tourism Association, said the cancellations accounted for up to Bt1 million in lost earnings.

However, he said, he hopes tourism will recover in the beginning of 2021, adding that hotel operators are required to practice health measures in line with the Public Health Ministry’s requirements.