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Govt’s senior housing up to 15 times overbooked, triggering lottery (nationthailand.com)

Govt’s senior housing up to 15 times overbooked, triggering lottery

NationalDec 04. 2020

By The Nation

Most units at the government’s first Senior Housing Complex are overbooked less than a month after it opened for reservations, said the Treasury Department on Friday.

The housing project for the elderly in Samut Prakan’s Bang Phli district is a collaboration between the Treasury Department and Ramathibodi Hospital, which is building an Elderly Care and Hospice Complex on the plot.

Units priced Bt1.82 million are overbooked by 150 per cent, Bt2.10 million units by 200 per cent, Bt2.80 million units by 300 per cent, and Bt2.99 million units by a whopping 1,500 per cent (15 times overbooked). 

However, units priced at Bt1.99 million are still available for reservation. 

A lottery will now be conducted to decide who gets to move into the complex.    

“The department will end the reservation period today [December 4] to check the eligibility of people who have booked units,” said Yuttana Yimgarund, director-general of the Treasury Department. “The department will then place their names into a lottery.”

Sixty per cent of reserved units will be paid for in cash, 40 per cent via loans.

“The project is expected to start construction in April next year and open at the end of 2022,” Yuttana said. 

Talks on another 50-rai senior complex nearby will be conducted by Ramathibodi Hospital and the Government Housing Bank on December 8, he said.

The senior complexes are part of the government’s policy to address Thailand’s rapidly ageing society.

Separately, Yuttana said 141 rai of state land in Phuket will be used to build a comprehensive health centre to promote the holiday destination as a world-class medical tourism city.

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Responsible behaviour will prevent second Covid wave, says poll (nationthailand.com)

Responsible behaviour will prevent second Covid wave, says poll

NationalDec 04. 2020

By THE NATION

A survey conducted by Super Poll shows that taking responsibility for one’s own health is the most effective way to prevent a second wave of Covid-19 infections in Thailand.Noppadon Kannika, Super Poll Research Centre’s director, said the survey was conducted between December 1 and 4 on 1,154 samples nationwide.According to the survey, 96.2 per cent said they were worried about a second wave in the country, though 3.8 per cent were unconcerned.As to what can be done to prevent another wave, 96.5 per cent said people should behave responsibly towards themselves and others in society.Also 95.1 per cent said people should avoid going to protest sites to protect themselves from Covid-19, while 92.4 agree that all border checkpoints must be strictly monitored. Another 91.3 per cent said the work-from-home measure should be implemented again.Meanwhile, 91.8 per cent said they were satisfied by the public health authorities’ response to the outbreak.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat residents wallowing in floods – and garbage (nationthailand.com)

Nakhon Si Thammarat residents wallowing in floods – and garbage

NationalDec 04. 2020Photos by Charoon Thongnual 

By The Nation

Heavy flooding has brought a new problem for Nakhon Si Thammarat residents to deal with – tonnes and tonnes of garbage.

Provincial authorities have been working on clearing the trash to make way for the water to flow.

Garbage is one of the biggest issues faced by Nakhon Si Thammarat, which has been ranked as one of the biggest creators of trash in the country.

Meanwhile, despite low tide, several residents in the Pak Phanang River Basin are still flooded in and are seeking aid in food and transportation.

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Sites visited by Covid patient in Phichit disinfected (nationthailand.com)

Sites visited by Covid patient in Phichit disinfected

NationalDec 04. 2020

By The NationLocations in Phichit province that were visited by one of the Thai women who sneaked into the country have been disinfected, as has the venue where a Chinese opera festival will be organised.

On Thursday, vehicles normally used to spray pesticide in farms were being driven around the province spraying hydrogen peroxide for sanitising purposes.

The chemical was sprayed in all schools and three public venues that the Covid-19 patient had allegedly visited, including Bird Bar and Crocodile Rock Pub in Muang district.

The chemical was also sprayed at the venue where an annual event will be held.

A 25-year-old Phichit native, who had been at the 1G1 Hotel in Tachilek across the border between November 17 and 27, sneaked back into Thailand via Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district on November 28. She then took a flight to Bangkok and another to Phitsanulok before travelling home to Phichit.

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Entry from Tachilek made easier to stop people from sneaking back in (nationthailand.com)

Entry from Tachilek made easier to stop people from sneaking back in

NationalDec 04. 2020

By The Nation

Chiang Rai provincial authorities are cooperating with their counterparts in Myanmar to help Thais return home via legal channels in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19.

This move comes after 10 Thai women working in Myanmar’s Tachilek district sneaked into the country and put hundreds of people at risk in several provinces. There have been several new Covid-19 cases in Tachilek.

As of Thursday, 17 of the 67 Thais who had registered with the Border Consortium have returned to Thailand.

Chiang Rai Immigration Superintendent Pol Colonel Nuttawut Saengduean said another 42 Thai nationals had registered with the Foreign Ministry to return via the Mae Sai checkpoint.

He said returnees will be allowed to enter the country every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and are required to be tested for the virus and spend 14 days in isolation at places designated by the authorities.

“They will be sent to Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital immediately if they test positive,” he said.

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New local Covid-19 case found in Chiang Rai (nationthailand.com)

New local Covid-19 case found in Chiang Rai

NationalDec 04. 2020

By The Nation

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Friday reported 13 new cases in state quarantine facility and one local transmission case over a 24-hour period.

Eight of those in quarantine facilities were Thai women, one Thai male and four foreigners.

A Thai woman, 45, returned from Ukraine and tested positive on December 1 after staying in a state quarantine hotel in Samut Prakarn province for one day.

A Thai woman, 33, returned from the Netherlands and tested positive on December 1 after stay in a state quarantine hotel for three days in Bangkok.

A Thai masseuse, 33, returned from Norway and tested positive on December after staying in a state quarantine facility for three days in Chonburi.

A Nepali man, 46, tested positive on December 1 after saying in an alternative state quarantine hotel for five days in Bangkok

A Czech man, 71, tested positive on December after staying in an alternative state quarantine hotel for 12 days in Samut Prakan.

A German woman, 68 and a Thai woman, 41, travelled from Germany and tested positive during December 26-28 in an alternative state quarantine hotel in Samut Prakan and a state quarantine facility in Chonburi after staying in for four days and five days respectively.

Three people flew in from the United States — an American man, 31, and a Thai female engineer, 30, tested positive in an alternative state quarantine in Bangkok, while a Thai male student, 32, tested positive in a state quarantine hotel in Chonburi during December 1-2 after staying in for 12 days, five days, and arrival day respectively.

Three Thai women, aged 23, 24 and 25, who worked in an entertainment venue in Myanmar returned legally to Thailand on December 2 and were taken to Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital.

Meanwhile, a male waiter, 28, at 8088 cafe restaurant in Chiang Rai, was confirmed as a local transmission case and was taken to Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital. His health history reveals the source of infection was likely a friend, a 28-year-old Phayao resident, who had worked at the 1G1 entertainment venue in Myanmar’s Tachilek district in early November and had allegedly illegally entered the country on November 27. He had contact with her from November 28-30; they had meals and she shared his room. He also went to the Farm Festival at Singha Park in Chiang Rai with three other friends. His symptoms started developing on December 2 which was the same day he went for a test and was found to be positive for Covid-19.

Meanwhile, seven patients have recovered and been discharged.

The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand increased to 4,053 (1,081 in state quarantine), 154 are in hospital, 3,839 have recovered and 60 have died

According to Worldometer, as of 10am on Friday, the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak has reached 65.53 million (up by 687,631), 45.4 million have recovered, while 18.65 million are active cases (106,570 in severe condition) and 1.51 million have died (up by 12,679).

Thailand ranks 151st for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 14.53 million, followed by India 9.57 million, Brazil 6.49 million, Russia 2.38 million and France 2.26 million.

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Phitsanulok gang war leaves five youngsters badly injured (nationthailand.com)

Phitsanulok gang war leaves five youngsters badly injured

NationalDec 04. 2020

By The Nation

A clash between two gangs in Phitsanulok’s Wang Thong district in the wee hours of Friday resulted in five young people getting seriously injured.

Police showed up to find the five victims in a critical condition with several gunshot wounds.

Initial investigation revealed that they were heading to a fair in the district when members of a rival gang showed up and began attacking them with guns and ping pong bombs.

The attackers apparently thought their territory was being encroached upon.

Police have launched an investigation and a manhunt for the offenders.

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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.