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People making the most of long weekend, claims Transport Ministry (nationthailand.com)

People making the most of long weekend, claims Transport Ministry

NationalNov 20. 2020

By THE NATION

The Transport Ministry said that more than 4.83 million people used public transport on Wednesday and Thursday (November 18 and 19), before the November 19-22 long weekend began.

The government tagged November 19 and 20 on to the November 21-22 weekend in a bid to boost domestic tourism.

The ministry said the number of people using public transportation on these two days had exceeded its initial estimation by 4.29 per cent.

Meanwhile, 5.8 million vehicles moved in and out of Bangkok on Wednesday and Thursday, or 36.48 per cent higher than expected. Most of these vehicles were personal cars.

Over the two days, 116 road accidents took place claiming 10 lives and injuring 117 others.

According to the report, 85.71 per cent of the accidents were due to speeding, while nine of the deaths were caused by motorcycle accidents, which stood at 35. Meanwhile, public buses were only involved in three accidents.

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Ministry warns against sharing personal info with people masquerading as govt officials (nationthailand.com)

Ministry warns against sharing personal info with people masquerading as govt officials

NationalNov 20. 2020

By The Nation

The Ministry of Finance on Friday warned people against revealing personal information to fraudsters pretending to be government officials offering Bt2,000 cash as Covid-19 relief.

Fiscal Policy Adviser at the Fiscal Policy Office, Pornchai Triraveja, acting as the Finance Ministry’s spokesperson warned that some criminals were trying to steal people’s cash by contacting them for ID card and bank account numbers, offering to transfer Bt2,000 under the government’s Covid-19 scheme.

He said such criminals were operating since 2019. They modify messages to gain the confidence of the people, such as offering to transfer the Comptroller-General’s Department social welfare or the government’s subsidy.

“The ministry has not instructed its officers to ask for citizens’ ID card and bank account numbers, so we would like to ask them not to believe or share such information,” he said.

He added that people can visit the ministry’s website: www.mof.go.th or “Ministry of Finance News Station” Facebook page for the real information.

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BTS demands to be paid for Green Line extensions (nationthailand.com)

BTS demands to be paid for Green Line extensions

NationalNov 20. 2020

By The Nation

The BTS Green Line extension – Wat Phra Si Mahathat to Khukhot – will be officially opened in a ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on December 16 as scheduled, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced.

Meanwhile, as Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang was following up on the extension’s development, BTS demanded the payment of Bt8 billion that is outstanding for the Bearing-Kheha and Mo Chit-Saphan Mai-Khukhot extensions.

The Bearing-Kheha extension opened in December 2018 and commuters have been using it for free since then.

BMA has put in for government funding for the Green Line, but so far there is no response as to whether the government will subsidise this project, and how much it will cover.

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Seven more electric boats set to go on stream in Bangkok canal from Nov 26 (nationthailand.com)

Seven more electric boats set to go on stream in Bangkok canal from Nov 26

NationalNov 20. 2020

By The Nation

Seven more electric passenger boats will be ready for service from November 26 on the Phadung Krung Kasem canal.

A merit-making ceremony and a sacrifice for the boat guardian Mae Ya Nang was held yesterday.

Krungthep Thanakom Co Ltd, the service operator, said on Friday that they had successfully moved all seven electric boats to the canal to join the first electric boat last night. There will be a series of tests of electric charging and test runs throughout this week without passengers.

The eight boats will be open for service to the public from November 26. The official opening ceremony is on November 27. This is considered the first electric passenger boat fleet in the country.

Two boats — an electric model boat and a diesel boat — can now be used for 14 trips a day for the Phadung Krung Kasem canal transport service. When seven more electric boats join in providing service, 39 additional trips will run per day, serving every 15 minutes from 6am to 7pm. Sevice will be adjusted during the day according to the number of passengers at each time. On Saturday and Sunday, there will be 23 trips a day.

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Farmers overwhelmed by losses as price of rice falls to just Bt6 per kilo (nationthailand.com)

Farmers overwhelmed by losses as price of rice falls to just Bt6 per kilo

NationalNov 20. 2020

By The Nation

Farmers in Kalasin province were reduced to tears due to massive losses after the price of rice dropped to just Bt6 or Bt7 per kilo this week.

Pee Wannasri, 68, said on Friday he was expecting the price be between Bt9 and Bt10 per kilogram, so he could earn enough money to pay off his debts and support his family.

He said 300 to 400 kilograms of rice is produced per rai, and at this rate farmers will only earn Bt1,800 to Bt2,400 per rai instead of Bt2,100 to Bt2,800.

Since the cost of production per rai is about Bt2,900, farmers will suffer heavy losses and all they can do is complain and hold each other’s hand.

They called on the government to guarantee the price of rice, as they will not be able to pay the money they owe to the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives.

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Get ready for ‘great conjunction’ as Jupiter, Saturn move closer after 397 years (nationthailand.com)

Get ready for ‘great conjunction’ as Jupiter, Saturn move closer after 397 years

NationalNov 20. 2020

By The Nation

The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand shared photographs of the “smiling moon” and announced that Jupiter and Saturn will be at their closest in 397 years in December.

On Thursday, Jupiter moved three degrees closer to the moon, considered to be very close, while Saturn got 4.2 degrees closer, resulting in a beautiful image.

This phenomenon, called “planetary grouping”, saw the two planets 3.2 degrees away from each other in the southwestern part of the Sagittarius constellation until 9pm.

On December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will be just 0.1 degrees apart from each other – the closest since 1623. This is called the “great conjunction” and will require a telescope to observe.

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Baby saved from mother who dangled one-year-old from third floor in Bangkok (nationthailand.com)

Baby saved from mother who dangled one-year-old from third floor in Bangkok

NationalNov 20. 2020

By THE NATION

A woman suspected of being mentally disturbed on Thursday threatened to throw her baby from the third-floor balcony of an apartment she lived in in Bangkok before rescuers rushed up and saved the baby.

The incident took place in Soi Ratchada Tha Phra. Police officers from Bukkalo station and rescue staff came in to deal with the situation.

The woman on the third floor of the four-storey apartment was reportedly frantic, carrying a one-year-old baby in two hands and holding her out from the balcony.

Officials tried to negotiate with her but she was unmoved. They finally sneaked upstairs and saved the baby while the mother was locked up in a room.

Later, she was taken to the Somdet Chaopraya Institute of Psychiatry for a mental checkup.

A neighbour told reporters that she heard the noise of a brawl and of a shaman from the woman’s room two days ago.

The woman’s husband said that his wife had not been working since she had the baby. There were occasional brawls between the two, but they were not severe, and the woman was not sick, he added.

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Man unmasks gang of ‘snacking’ monks in Phetchaburi (nationthailand.com)

Man unmasks gang of ‘snacking’ monks in Phetchaburi

NationalNov 20. 2020

By The Nation

A man exposed a gang of crooks, who allegedly dress as monks to dupe people, after falling for their story himself.

He posted pictures of these so-called monks on Facebook, saying

He ran into them on a road in Phetchaburi province. Initially, the monks asked for water, before changing their request to ask for money.

The man’s post went viral when other victims shared their experience. It appears as if this gang of five usually target tourists and spend the money they get to buy snacks.

The man said he was afraid that this group of “fake” monks may commit violent acts in the future.

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Disabled woman escapes just in time as fire hits 10 homes in Samut Prakan (nationthailand.com)

Disabled woman escapes just in time as fire hits 10 homes in Samut Prakan

NationalNov 20. 2020

By The Nation

Huge flames engulfed homes in Samut Prakan province early on Friday and nearly killed a disabled woman who struggled to drag herself to safety.

Police were notified of the fire in Phra Pradaeng’s Bang Hua Suea sub-district at around 2.30am and eight fire-trucks were sent to extinguish the blaze.

The fire had spread to at least 10 homes, and it took firefighters about an hour to get the blaze under control.

Meanwhile, Narin Saekhow, 54, who suffers physical disabilities, said she woke up when she heard a crackling noise. Realising that the fire was heading towards her home, she struggled to get out.

She said though she did not have any time to grab any of her belongings, she was able to seek help just in time.

Police believe the cause of the fire may be a malfunctioning fuse box and will investigate further.

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Education minister studies school transport options in bid to improve education sector (nationthailand.com)

Education minister studies school transport options in bid to improve education sector

NationalNov 20. 2020

By The Nation

Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan visited the Metalex 2020 exhibition at Bitec Bangna on Friday to check out new, improved vehicles that can be used as school buses.

The new electric vehicles were developed in cooperation between the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) with state enterprises and private sectors such as the Metropolitan Electricity Authority, National Science and Technology Development Agency and Choknumchai Hi-Tech Pressing Co.

Nataphol said the purpose of his visit was to obtain information that can be used to enhance the quality of education in the country and providing convenient transport for students is an integral part of building an educated population.

“These are improved original BMTA buses. The newly developed vehicles are stable and powerful, and can run on both electric power and diesel. This idea may help us cover school transportation across the country. Currently we are in the process of conducting feasibility studies,” he said.

This is the 34th edition of Metalex, Asean’s top metalworking machinery exhibition.