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Most Thais believe sexual violence is not just physical: survey

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2022

An opinion survey conducted recently shows that most Thais have a good understanding of what constitutes sexual violence.

The pollster, National Institute of Development (Nida), came to this conclusion by asking 1,311 respondents 10 questions in phone interviews between November 10 and 15. The respondents were at least 15 years old and the result of the survey was released on Sunday.

The 10 questions posed to respondents were:

• Do you think the mental angst caused by cheating spouses is sexual violence?

52:17%: Yes

47.83%: No

• Do you think online scams in which victims fall in love and transfer funds is sexual violence?

50:88%: Yes

49:12%: No

• Do you think scams in which women are talked into sending their nude photos and then blackmailed for money is sexual violence?

84.90%: Yes

15.10%: No

• Do you think sharing photos of scantily clad women on social media without her knowledge is sexual violence?

76.81%: Yes

23.19%: No

• Do you think a boss telling lascivious jokes and sharing pornographic images in the office is sexual violence?

76.81%: Yes

23.19%: No

• Do you think that a husband who forces his wife into prostitution by threatening to throw her out of the house if she refuses is sexual violence?

91.30%: Yes

8.70%: No

• Do you think a senior male student trying to rape a younger female student is sexual violence?

97.86%: Yes

2.14%: No

• Do you think a woman suffering attacks by a jealous boyfriend is sexual violence?

83.14%: Yes

16.86%: No

• Do you think a husband forcefully having sex with his wife without her consent is sexual violence?

72.12%: Yes

27.69%: No

• Do you think male relatives hugging and kissing young girls against their will is sexual violence?

71.32%: Yes

28.68%: No

• What are the causes of sexual violence? More than one choice was allowed:

64.15%: Men do not respect women

50.04%: Men do not understand what consent means

47.52%: Men believe they can make a pass if the woman is in a revealing dress

3.51%: Men like to imitate what they see on media or TV soaps

1.53%: Drugs and alcohol.

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Breathe easy, Bangkok’s new fleet of electric buses is ready to hit the road

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The Transport Ministry on Saturday unveiled 1,250 electric buses that will replace Greater Bangkok’s ageing fleet of black smoke-belching vehicles after New Year.

The buses will replace the fleet of diesel vehicles that have been in service for more than 20 years and are blamed for polluting the city’s air.

More than 2,000 Bangkok buses are over 20 years old – 1,520 red buses and 179 blue air-conditioned vehicles – according to the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said the electric buses will make travelling across Greater Bangkok easier, adding that they come equipped with wheelchair access.

They also feature GPS, an electronic ticketing system and security cameras, he added.

“These electric buses will be deployed on routes across Greater Bangkok and connect with other public transports to meet passengers’ needs, improve quality of life, solve traffic issues and reduce PM2.5 pollution,” he said.

He added that the ministry aims to increase the number of electric buses across Greater Bangkok to 8,000 within three years.

Saksayam said the ministry also has other so-called “New Year gifts” for people, such as tollway fee exemption on Burapha Withi, Kanchanaphisek, Chalerm Mahanakorn, Si Rat, and Udon Ratthaya expressways.

The Department of Highways will also waive tollway fees on Motorway No 6 (Bang Pa-in-Nakhon Ratchasima), Motorway No 7 (Bangkok-Ban Chang) and Motorway No 9 (the Outer Ring Road or Kanchanapisek Road), he added.

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‘More vehicles than people’: Bangkok’s path to liveable city blocked

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Bangkokians’ reluctance to switch from vehicle ownership to public transport is a big obstacle to creating a liveable city, Mahidol University’s Faculty of Engineering said on Sunday.

“Shifting to public transport, walking and cycling will help improve transportation in Bangkok in a sustainable manner,” the faculty said, adding that it will also reduce pollution emissions that plague the capital and its residents.

The number of vehicles in Bangkok exceeds the population of the capital, according to the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning.

The capital has 10.67 million registered vehicles compared to 10.53 million people.

Personal vehicles also account for more than two-thirds (68.7%) of overall travel in Bangkok, followed by public transport (20.2%), walking (5%), taxis (4.2%) and buses (1.9%).

Data shows that 54% of hazardous PM2.5 pollution in Greater Bangkok comes from road traffic, followed by the industrial sector (22%), households (11%), other transport (10%) and agriculture, energy and waste management (1% each).

“Even though a large amount has been invested in public transport to support the city’s expansion, it cannot solve existing traffic issues,” the faculty said.

Traffic congestion in Bangkok is still among the worst in Southeast Asia despite a citywide public transport system of trains and buses.

The Mahidol engineers said traffic issues are reducing Bangkok’s liveability and the quality of life of its residents.

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Gruelling Spartan Asia Pacific race starts in Phuket

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Australia’s Liam Mackenzie won the 10-kilometre Spartan Super race on the first day of the Spartan Apac Championship 2022 in Phuket on Saturday.

Mackenzie cleared all 25 obstacles at the Blue Tree Resort venue to win in a time of 50.58 minutes. Reika Kijima from Japan won the women’s Super race, clocking 1.08.42. 

Almost 10,000 athletes and their supporters from 26 countries in Asia Pacific are competing in the gruelling two-day event. 

As well as adults, children aged four to 14 are taking part in the Spartan Kids obstacle race. There are four types of races — 10km Super with 25 obstacles, 5km Sprint with 20 obstacles, 3km Spartan Kids, and Hurricane Heat team competition. See http://www.facebook.com/spartanracethailand.

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Russian tourists return to Pattaya thanks to direct Azur Air flights

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Russian tourists are returning to Pattaya in droves now that Azur Air has started providing direct flights to the popular resort city.

The airline’s first chartered flight brought 230 passengers from Novosibirsk, a city in southern Russia’s Siberia region, to the U-Tapao Pattaya Airport on Saturday.

Upon arrival, the passengers were warmly welcomed with orchids and souvenirs by representatives of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Pattaya’s tourism businesses. They were also treated to a performance by a troupe of Thai classical dancers.

Azur Air will provide direct flights from Novosibirsk to Pattaya until March next year.

Anoma Wongyai, director of TAT’s Pattaya office, said on Saturday that Azur Air flights would help restore Russian tourists’ confidence in Pattaya’s preparedness. She added that the resort city was placed at the forefront of the TAT roadshows held around Russia.

Azur Air flies from 11 Russian cities, including Moscow, Kazan, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, Vladivostok, Omsk, Kemerovo, St Petersburg, and Irkutsk. The airline uses the 238-seat Boeing 757 and the 336-seat Boeing 767.

In the first nine months of this year, Pattaya welcomed more than 9.11 million tourists, though 8.74 million were Thai residents and only 375,653 foreigners. More than 55 billion baht in revenue was generated during the period.

Pattaya has remained the most popular Thai destination among Russian tourists. Before Covid-19 struck Thailand in 2020, the eastern seaboard resort city attracted more than 1 million Russian visitors every year.

Thanet Suparashasrangsi, acting president of the Chonburi Tourism Council, said on Saturday that the Russian market has seen constant growth and played an important role in Pattaya’s tourism.

For him, the start of Azur Air flights to Pattaya was a “good sign” for tourism businesses that focus on the Russian market.

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Suspected Chinese mafioso’s private jet seized for examination: ONCB

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) confirmed that the private jet it confiscated is owned by a Thailand-based Chinese businessman believed to be running a drug-trafficking network.

ONCB secretary-general Wichai Chaimongkhon said on Saturday that he had ordered the plane’s seizure for further examination.

“Investigation revealed that the jet’s registered owner is believed to be connected to ‘Tuhao’, and he will be summoned to provide necessary documents,” Wichai told The Nation.

He was referring to Chainat Kornchayanan aka Tuhao, a naturalised Thai by marriage who surrendered to police on Wednesday after an arrest warrant was issued for him over drug-related crimes. The suspect, whose wife is an officer at the Foreign Affairs Division of the Royal Thai Police, has denied all charges.

The plane was confiscated by ONCB officials at Hua Hin Airport in Prachuap Khiri Khan province on Thursday evening.

The ONCB chief said the agency will also confiscate the assets of Chainat’s wife for further examination, explaining that this was normal practice in criminal cases related to illicit drugs.

Other assets under Chainat’s name, such as houses, land, cash and other valuables, will also be seized over the next seven days once the ONCB obtains a list from police investigators.

The ONCB move came after former politician and massage-parlour tycoon Chuwit Kamolvisit handed to the police a document detailing Chainat’s assets estimated at more than 1 billion baht.

Chainat’s arrest was part of a crackdown on suspected Chinese mafia bosses believed to be behind drug parties in Bangkok.

On October 25, more than 200 Chinese nationals were arrested during a police raid on what was believed to be a drug party at a restaurant-cum-karaoke joint in Sathorn area.

Chuwit later surfaced, claiming that he knew several Chinese mafia bosses running illegal businesses in Thailand, prompting the Royal Thai Police to step up crackdowns.

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Elephant buffet over: Farmers usher wild herd back to Chachoengsao sanctuary

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Farmers in Prachin Buri province joined officials and forest rangers to round up a herd of wild elephants that had wandered out of Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary.

Aerial footage shared on Saturday showed more than 40 wild elephants being guided across farms in Prachin Buri’s Wang Tha Chang district.

The herd had reportedly made its way out of the sanctuary in neighbouring Chachoengsao province to hunt for food in Prachin Buri, which is rich with farms of sugarcane, cassava, mango and oil palm.

Officials first used drones to survey the area and usher wandering elephants together before guiding them back to the sanctuary.

This effort has helped minimise damage to crops and ensured the safety of villagers.

A ranger explained that the herd was being ushered to Bo Krasob Forest in the heart of the sanctuary that spans 1,070 square kilometres and is home to several hundred wild elephants.

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World Cup broadcast war escalates as AIS ordered to halt screenings

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The battle over World Cup broadcasting rights in Thailand escalated on Friday when AIS Playbox was ordered to stop showing matches from Qatar.

The Intellectual Property and International Trade Court on Friday evening ordered Super Broadband Network Ltd (SBN), operator of AIS Playbox, to halt its broadcast of the quadrennial football tournament.

The court order came after True Corporation appealed to the court for an injunction to protect the company’s exclusive rights to broadcast half of the 64 World Cup matches.

On Thursday, the telecoms regulator had announced that under the “must-carry” rule, the tournament must also be made available on internet platforms including 3BB TV, NT-TOT IPTV, and AIS Playbox.

The “must-carry” rule dictates that major sports events like the World Cup must be broadcast for free across all platforms in Thailand.

However, True pointed out it had signed a contract with the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) for exclusive broadcast of 32 matches after contributing 300 million baht to SAT’s 1.4-billion-baht purchase of the broadcasting rights from Fifa.

True insists it owns exclusive rights to broadcast those matches, including the final, on internet and OTT (over the top) platforms. It said other operators in Thailand can broadcast the matches on terrestrial TV, pay cable and satellite TV platforms.

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Thai karting champion, 13, joins Red Bull F1 incubator

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Teenage karting ace Enzo Tarnvanichkul has taken a step towards F1 stardom after becoming the first Thai to join Red Bull’s Junior Team driver development programme.

The 13-year-old World Karting champion took to social media on Friday to announce his deal with the reigning Formula 1 racing champions.

Sharing the news on Instagram, Enzo wrote: “I am very proud to announce that I will be joining the Red Bull youth programme in 2023. I am looking forward to my new journey. Thank you for this opportunity, I will try to do my best on the track and in my career.”

Red Bull will hone Enzo’s driving skills in training and competition over the next year to prepare him for life as a professional racer.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha congratulated the young racer on being the first Thai to clinch a place in the prestigious incubator for Formula 1, government spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul said on Saturday.

“The prime minister admired Enzo’s ability to develop skills enabling him to join the world-class team. He also wished him well on his journey to becoming a Formula 1 racer to inspire other young Thais,” Traisuree said.

She added that Prayut had been following Enzo’s outstanding performances over the past year.

In September, the Italy-based Thai teenager beat 109 other young racers from 40 different countries to win the FIA World Karting Championship. He is Thailand’s first karting world champion.
Enzo was competing in the OK Junior class (12-14 age group) at the 2022 FIA Karting World Championship at the Circuito Internazionale Napoli in Sarno, Italy.

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No more illegals: South Korea to create 15,000 jobs for Thais next year

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2022

South Korea has agreed to increase the quota of Thai workers by 600% next year across three categories.

Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin made this announcement on Saturday after meeting with South Korean Ambassador Moon Seoung-hyun on Friday to discuss the problem of Thai workers entering South Korea disguised as tourists to work illegally.

This meeting was a follow-up on bilateral talks between Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his South Korean counterpart Han Duck-soo at the Apec Summit in Bangkok last week.

Suchart said he had told the ambassador that the government will continue cracking down on tour agencies that bring Thai workers to South Korea to work there illegally. So far 37 such operators have been prosecuted.

The minister said he has asked South Korea to boost the quota for Thai workers next year to help tackle the problem of illegal entry. Moon responded by saying that the South Korean government was ready to increase the quota as his country’s society was ageing and required labour. He also said that Thai workers are “diligent and good at their job”.

To start off, Suchart said, South Korea has agreed to boost the quota in three groups as follows:

• Quota for general workers under E-9 visa up from 2,500 to 5,000

• Quota for skilled labour under an E-7 visa, especially for welding, painting and shipbuilding industries, up from zero to 5,000

• Seasonal agricultural labour under E-8 visa up from zero to 5,000

In total, jobs for 15,000 workers will be created next year from 2,500 this year.

“This 600% jump in worker quota is good news for Thai workers as they will have a chance to improve their skills in an international environment and earn extra money, ultimately contributing to the country’s development,” Suchart said.

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