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The Meteorological Department has predicted that monsoon rains will hit the lower Central, lower Northeast, East and upper South regions of Thailand from Thursday to next Monday.

Adepression in the central South China Sea is also expected to move over upper Vietnam on Sunday and Monday, and pound the Northeast with heavy rain.

The National Water Command Centre has warned that the rains will raise the level of Mun River by about a metre from Friday to Monday.

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The Mun River is expected to burst its banks in the following areas:

• Buri Ram: Satuk district

• Surin: Chumphon Buri, Tha Tum and Rattanaburi districts

• Roi Et: Suwannaphum and Phon Sai districts

• Si Sa Ket: Muang Si Sa Ket, Pho Srisuwan, Bung Bun, Yang Chum Noi, Rasi Salai, Silalat, Uthumphon Phisai and Kanthararom districts

• Ubon Ratchathani: Muang Ubon Ratchathani, Don Mod Daeng, Muang Samsib, Warin Chamrap and Sawang Weerawong districts.

Prapit Chanma, director-general of the Royal Irrigation Department, said people living on the banks of Chi and Mun rivers and their tributaries should monitor the situation closely and prepare for potential impacts from rising water levels.

Published : October 07, 2021

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The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), in cooperation with the Panas Assembly Company, will build a network of charging stations across the country to support the use of electric vehicles, especially EV buses.

PEA deputy governor Chatchai Phumarin said up to 57 PEA Volta charging stations are in operation and another 16 will be set up within this year. He said the aim is to set up 263 charging stations nationwide by 2023.

Published : October 07, 2021

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The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is planning to propose the use of an AstraZeneca-Pfizer cocktail for general use at its next meeting with the Immunisation Subcommitee, DDC director-general Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said.

As of Wednesday, 56,656,247 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine had been administered. The doses were divided as follows:

• First: 33,505,887 people (50.6 per cent of the population)

• Second: 21,595,916 (32.6 per cent of the population)

• Booster: 1,554,444 (2.3 per cent of the population)

Thailand began administering the Pfizer vaccine to 12- to 17-year-olds from October 1. The aim is to inoculate 4.5 million students. So far, 29,047 students have got their first jab, while 83 have completed their vaccination course.

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Some former employees of Body Fashion (Thailand), which has gone bust, showed up at Government House on Thursday to seek help in demanding compensation from the company.

Body Fashion (Thailand) was a lingerie production company in Samut Prakan province, which had been closed previously. However, total 1,388 unemployed staffs have not received the compensation money due to the closure of their workplace, despite they had voiced this issue to the Ministry of Labour.

The demonstration today was to draw the attention of the government executives, especially the Labour Minister Suchat Chomklin.

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Thailand’s first “patrol robot” began doing the rounds in Bangkok’s Chaeng Wattana government complex on Thursday.

The robot can detect people’s body temperature and if they are wearing a mask, and will issue warnings to violators in English and Thai. It can also keep track of PM2.5 pollution levels.

The yet-to-be-named robot is still in the trial phase and will be fully launched next week. The robots will be controlled by the security guards in the complex.

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Phatthalung Provincial Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for six suspects involved in the plundering of birds’ nests from caves in the province.

Two of the suspects are volunteer officers and the rest civilians. The case will be handed over to the National Anti-Corruption Commission for further investigation.

Meanwhile, the four civilians in this case have also been charged for allegedly collecting birds’ nests on the island without permission and for threatening swiftlets, which are a protected species.

Officials are also collecting evidence to seek arrest warrants for seven other individuals suspected of stealing birds’ nests in Koh Si and Koh Ha islands.

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Police officers on Thursday arrested a Chinese national called Ma Shaorui in Bangkok’s Bang Khuntien district for allegedly possessing counterfeit products.

The Economic Crime Suppression Division team was acting in response to complaints filed by people who paid for what they thought were branded goods but ended up with poor-quality products.

Chinese man nabbed in Bangkok with fake goods worth over THB16 million

Police tracked down the online stores to a commercial building in Soi Sakae Ngam 39/2 in Samae Dam subdistrict.

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In the raid, officials reportedly found 110 pairs of fake Gucci loafers, 150 fake FILA shirts and 8,057 pairs of fake Off White shoes. The damage caused to the actual brands has been estimated at more than 16 million baht.

Chinese man nabbed in Bangkok with fake goods worth over THB16 million

Ma reportedly admitted that he and his wife smuggled the counterfeit products from China and have been selling them via 10 online stores in Thailand. He was charged with possessing and intending to sell counterfeit products.

The maximum punishment for this charge is four years in prison and/or a fine of 400,000 baht.

Police are also studying financial transactions to hunt down others who may be behind this operation.

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Chanthaburi authorities slapped a ban on the sale of alcohol until the end of the month after several partying locals tested positive for Covid-19.

In a bid to avoid such clusters from recurring, the provincial authorities announced on Wednesday that violators face a fine of 20,000 baht and two years in prison, or a penalty of up to 40,000 if they want to avoid jail.

Chanthaburi governor Suthee Thongyaem signed an order to prohibit the sale, distribution, or exchange of alcoholic beverages on Wednesday, effective until the end of October. The order was due to the Covid-19 clusters found among drinkers that had been gathered in various places in the province. The governor said that the officials are currently unable to control the spreading of the virus.

Therefore, the sale, distribution, exchange of all types of liquor and alcohol in department stores, shopping centers, community malls General stores, grocery stores, convenience stores, restaurants or any gathering place is prohibited, said the governor.

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The authority has ordered the officers to closely monitor the operation from October 7-31. Violators will be punished with a fine of not more than 20,000 baht and imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or a fine of not more than 40,000 baht, or both.

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Published : October 07, 2021

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A police officer’s love for red-whiskered bulbuls has turned into a profitable business, with some birds earning him hundreds of thousands of baht.

Songkhla police officer Pol Major Kanit Phichit said he had loved these birds since he was a child, especially after watching his father and neighbours imitate the bird call after work.

He began studying the breeding of this species in 2008 and applied for a wildlife breeding permit in 2015 before setting up a farm in Phatthalung’s Pa Phayom district.

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He has been crossbreeding the birds to create bulbuls with unique colours and a sweeter birdsong. He said the most popular bulbul is the albino because it’s believed to be auspicious.

His birds hit the market in 2019 and attracted customers from everywhere, especially Vietnam. His birds go for anything from 25,000 baht to hundreds of thousands of baht based on their age, colours and sweetness of voice.

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