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Modifying headlights can cost motorists up to Bt50,000 in fines (nationthailand.com)

Modifying headlights can cost motorists up to Bt50,000 in fines

NationalNov 24. 2020

By THE NATION

Motorists who have modified their headlights or taillights may face fines of up to Bt50,000, the Department of Land Transport warned recently.

“We have received complaints via the 1584 hotline about people’s visibility being affected by headlights and taillights that have been modified to be too bright, flashing or in colours other than those specified by law, such as blue,” said Jantira Buruspat, deputy director-general.

“Such modifications go against the 1979 Vehicle Act, which stipulates a maximum penalty of Bt2,000 if the vehicle’s equipment fails to meet legal requirements. It also violates the 1979 Land Transport Act, which stipulates a maximum penalty of Bt50,000 for adding objects to vehicles that can harm other people’s physical or mental health,” she added.

Jantira said Land Transport Offices in all provinces as well as certified vehicle inspection centres have been instructed to strictly screen vehicles for modifications when motorists come in for licence renewal or yearly inspection.

“Owners of vehicles that fail to meet requirements will be told to rectify their equipment before their licence is renewed or vehicle inspected,” she said. “We are also working with police by getting officers to randomly inspect vehicles at selected checkpoints. Officials can immediately press charges if any vehicles are found with modified headlights or taillights.”

Photos or video clips of vehicles with modified lights can be sent to Line ID @1584DLT, Facebook @dlt1584, http://ins.dlt.go.th/cmpweb/ or via email: dlt_1584complain@hotmail.com, along with licence number and date and time the pictures were taken.

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Police on alert around Crown Property Bureau (nationthailand.com)

Police on alert around Crown Property Bureau

NationalNov 24. 2020

By THE NATION

Police have set up barbed wires around the Crown Property Bureau in Bangkok’s Dusit district, where a pro-democracy demonstration is scheduled for Wednesday.

Deputy Metropolitan Police Bureau Commissioner Pol General Piya Tawichai stated on Monday that nine troops of police have been ordered to monitor the situation at the Crown Property Bureau for 24 hours.

The demonstration on Wednesday was first announced on November 18 during the pro-democracy protest at Bangkok’s Ratchaprasong intersection.

However, several details on the demonstration have not been revealed, including the starting time.

On Sunday, protest leader Parit Chiwarak announced that a big surprise was in store for the pro-democracy protesters.

On the same day, pro-democracy Ratsadon group posted on its Facebook page, urging people to bring cute things with them to the protest site or wear cute costumes.

The Ratsadon advised people to bring a bottle of water, and warned them not to wear yellow shirts as some people might mistake them for royalists.

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Police prevent brawl between Thanathorn supporters and royalists (nationthailand.com)

Police prevent brawl between Thanathorn supporters and royalists

NationalNov 24. 2020Photos by Wanchai Kraisornkhajit 

By The Nation

Police had to intervene to prevent a conflict between yellow shirts and supporters of former Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit on Tuesday morning.

The incident happened at Thung Song Hong Police Station in Bangkok when

Thanathorn arrived there with his supporters to acknowledge the charge on holding the shares of V Luck Media, violating Section 151 of the law governing the election of MPs.

His supporters were waiting for him outside the police station when they encountered about 10 royalists who came to insult Thanathorn.Around 9.30am, the yellow shirts tried to charge at them, but they were stopped by policemen.

Police had to set up metal barriers between the two groups to prevent violence.

Thanathorn was later moved to Metropolitan Police Bureau 2 to ease the situation. His supporters followed him and offered him a cake a day before his birthday. Thanathorn was born on November 25, 1978.

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PCD joins hands with US agency to develop air quality forecasting using space technology (nationthailand.com)

PCD joins hands with US agency to develop air quality forecasting using space technology

NationalNov 24. 2020

By The Nation

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has announced cooperation with the United States government to develop air-quality monitoring and forecasting system using space technology.

The Mekong Air Quality Explorer (http://aqatmekong-servir.adpc.net/en/mapviewer/) will serve as a tool for managing air pollution problems through its partnership with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC), Servir-Mekong, and Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) to implement dust solutions under the National Agenda Steering Action Plan.

PCD director-general Atthapol Charoenchansa said the air quality monitoring and forecasting system would help report the air quality in Thailand. Information was computed from Nasa’s three-hour satellite data and mathematical modelling system to enhance the nationwide coverage of PM2.5 dust mass along with a three-day forecast in conjunction with the operation of GISTDA, the main Thai agency that develops satellite data systems, to monitor PM2.5 sources, heat points, combustion areas, and the direction of dust, including the spatial spreading behaviour of PM2.5 dust both in the country and around the country hourly. This will enable timely advice for people in the area to prepare and prevent health impacts. It is also a data support tool for the “Burn Check” application to register fuel management in agricultural areas.

He added that the cooperation in technology development would focus on preventing and solving the problem of PM2.5 dust by using modern tools, technology, and knowledge from all relevant sectors to integrate the solution for PM2.5 dust problem with sustainable efficiency.

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Several Songkhla districts still struggling with floods (nationthailand.com)

Several Songkhla districts still struggling with floods

NationalNov 24. 2020

By The Nation

Songkhla’s four districts, Sadao, Hat Yai, Muang Songkhla and Na Mom, have been inundated for several days and the situation is worsening due to run-offs.

Though the authorities have tried to drain the water, heavy flooding has blocked access to some 300 households and several villages.

Officials have been visiting the affected areas to find ways to ease the situation.

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Democrat leader to have words with MPs who did not toe party line on charter changes (nationthailand.com)

Democrat leader to have words with MPs who did not toe party line on charter changes

NationalNov 24. 2020File Photo: Jurin Laksanawisit 

By The Nat8ionCommerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Tuesday that as Democrat Party leader, he will have words with three MPs who did not vote for all charter amendment motions in line with the party.

Jurin said on Monday that all Democrat MPs had been told of the party’s stance on charter changes, adding that though everybody is entitled to their personal opinions, politically they should toe the party line.

He did not say if the MPs in question will be punished.

The Democrat leader had said earlier that his party supports charter amendment bills proposed by the coalition government and the opposition, as they will pave the way for the establishment of a charter drafting assembly. The Democrat Party does not support any changes to the first two chapters of the Constitution.

Jurin said during the discussion set for later in the day, they will touch on the fact that some party MPs still follow the ideology of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), which helped the military junta seize power in 2014.

PDRC was formed in late 2013 by former Democrat MP Suthep Thaugsuban to overthrow the Yingluck Shinawatra government and proceed with national reform through a non-elected royalist council.

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Police eye brutal lese majeste law to deal with protesters (nationthailand.com)

Police eye brutal lese majeste law to deal with protesters

NationalNov 24. 2020File Photo: Jaruwat Waisaya 

By The Nation

In a meeting led by assistant police chief Pol Lt-General Jaruwat Waisaya on Tuesday morning, national police discussed the option of applying the draconian lese majeste law on anti-establishment protesters.

However, the number of youngsters to face charges will depend on investigation reports.

Meanwhile, a source from the security sector said rumours of the Army getting ready to launch a coup are fake as the political situation is not critical at the moment.

As for the planned protest outside the Crown Property Bureau on Wednesday, police say protesters will be handled in line with law and that the Army will not be involved.

Bangkok police chief Pol Lt-General Pakapong Phongpetra said police are not concerned about the protest and officers have been instructed to not carry weapons when controlling the rally.

He said there are 107 cases since January and that legal action against participants in the November 17-18 protest is underway.

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Malaysian security forces killed in encounter with drug smugglers near Thai border (nationthailand.com)

Malaysian security forces killed in encounter with drug smugglers near Thai border

NationalNov 24. 2020

By The Nation

A Malaysian security force officer was killed in a clash with a group of drug smugglers on the Malaysia-Thailand border near Songkhla province at 2.10am on Tuesday.

The General Operations Force was patrolling on the Malaysian side when they encountered 13 kratom smugglers on the Thai border.

The clash also left one officer injured. One of the suspects was captured after he got injured and three others were hit by bullets.

Malaysian officers believe they would try to get some treatment in Thailand, as the smuggling operation was likely a collaboration between Thais and Malaysians.

Thailand’s police were notified of the incident and they went to the area to set up a perimeter to find the suspects.

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Two foreigners test positive for Covid-19 in quarantine hotels (nationthailand.com)

Two foreigners test positive for Covid-19 in quarantine hotels

NationalNov 24. 2020

By The Nation

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Tuesday reported two new cases over a 24-hour period.

A five-month old Indian baby, which arrived in Thailand on November 11, tested positive on November 16 in an alternative state quarantine hotel in Bangkok after it suffered from fever and nausea.

A 31-year-old Pakistani male merchant arrived in Thailand on November 16 after taking a connecting flight in Dubai and tested positive in an alternative state quarantine hotel in Samut Prakarn province.

Meanwhile, six patients have recovered and been discharged.

The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand increased to 3,922 (961 in state quarantine), 90 are in hospital, 3,772 have recovered and been discharged and 60 have died.

According to Worldometer, as of 10am on Tuesday, the total number of confirmed cases rose to 59.5 million (up by 503,724), 41.15 million have recovered, 16.96 million are active cases (103,565 in severe condition) and 1.4 million have died (up by 7,949).

Thailand ranks 151st for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 12.78 million, followed by India 9.17 million, Brazil 6.09 million, France 2.14 million and Russia 2.11 million.

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Doctor urges government, police to shun violence against protesters after serious injuries (nationthailand.com)

Doctor urges government, police to shun violence against protesters after serious injuries

NationalNov 24. 2020

By THE NATION

A pro-democracy doctor, Tosaporn Sererak, has demanded that the government stop using dangerous actions towards protesters, as was done during a demonstration last Tuesday at the Kiak Kai intersection in Bangkok.

On Monday, the doctor spoke at the Pheu Thai Party headquarters on the effects of the government action against demonstrators at the intersection. He was accompanied by some of those injured on November 17.

Tosaporn did not reveal the total number of people injured. He classified the injuries into three types: those who were shot, those who inhaled chemicals, and those who suffered burns due to the chemicals.

On November 17, some people were shot by royalists during the conflict between the two groups, after police suddenly abandoned the barriers that separated the two groups. The doctor stated that two people were shot in the legs, and one was shot in the stomach and the sides.

The worst injuries were suffered by a person who suffered a broken bone after being hit by a bullet on the left leg.

“Luckily the bullet did not reach the aorta, or he would have died,” the doctor said.

During the protest, police used tear gas to prevent demonstrators from approaching their barriers.

Tosaporn said that those who inhaled the chemical suffered difficulties in breathing. Some of them were coughing for days after the event.

The strong chemical solution was not only dangerous to the respiratory system, but even the protesters’ bodies. The doctor explained that burns caused by the chemical-mixed solution would damage both the epidermis and dermis, and make it is easier for viruses to enter the human bodies via their weakened skin.

Tosaporn urged the government, as well as the police, not to commit violence against the people. He urged people injured from the demonstration to inform Pheu Thai Party on telephone No. 02-653-4000 or 02-653-4001.