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Arrest warrant issued for pro-democracy guard over alleged false claims of abduction

NationalJan 22. 2021

By THE NATION

The Bangkok Military Court has issued an arrest warrant for Mongkol Santimetakul, 23, one of the pro-democracy movement’s guards who had claimed that he was abducted by mysterious men on Saturday night.

Mongkol’s night-long disappearance led to members of the pro-democracy group and guards gather outside the Internal Security Operations Command in Bangkok’s Dusit district on Sunday morning to demand answers over Mongkol’s disappearance.

“After Mongkol had filed a police complaint on Sunday afternoon, a team of investigators checked CCTV footage in the area indicated by Mongkol to find clues of the so-called abduction,” said Chumpol Pumpuang, Samut Prakan police chief on Thursday.

“The footage showed that he went to Ingthan Place building in Soi Bang Pu Municipality 47 and spent the night there alone, before leaving the building at 11.57am on Sunday. The team also reportedly found he had used an ATM at the time he claimed he was abducted.”

Mongkol was summoned by police to acknowledge his charge of reporting false information at Muang Samut Prakan Police Station on Monday, but he failed to show up. This prompted police to investigate his record and found that he had also deserted the military, which he was serving in December 2019, so the police requested the Bangkok Military Court to issue an arrest warrant.

“We are still unable to locate him after visiting his residence in Samut Prakarn’s Praekasa district and questioning his family,” added Chumpol.

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‘High doses of Vitamin C cannot prevent Covid-19’

NationalJan 22. 2021

By THE NATION

The Digital Economy and Society Ministry has warned people not to believe or share news and Internet posts claiming that injecting 10,000 milligrams of Vitamin C can help prevent Covid-19.

“The ministry’s Anti-Fake News Centre contacted the Department of Health Service Support, Ministry of Public Health to verify this information and was told that there was no concrete evidence proving that a Vitamin C injection could help prevent the new coronavirus,” said the Centre via its Facebook page.

“Any hospital or clinic providing vitamin injection services that makes such a claim is committing puffery and could be punishable by either imprisonment or fine,” it said, adding, “To protect oneself from getting infected with Covid-19, people must maintain social distancing, wear a face mask in public, wash their hands regularly, and eat freshly cooked foods.”

Please do not share wrong information, as it could spread misunderstanding amid the outbreak, the ministry said.

For more information, contact Department of Health Service Support on tel No. 1667 or www.hss.moph.go.th.”

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Fog and warmer weather forecast for upper Thailand

NationalJan 22. 2021

By THE NATION

The Thailand Meteorological Department said on Friday that the weak high-pressure system covering upper Thailand woul push temperature up 1-2 degrees Celsius with morning fog and thick fog in some areas.

People in upper Thailand should beware of poor visibility, the department said. Mountaintops are still cold to very cold with frost in some places.

Meanwhile, a weak northeast monsoon prevails over the Gulf and the South.

The weather forecast for the next 24 hours:

North: Cool to cold weather with fog in the morning and thick fog in some areas; temperature lows of 12-15 degrees Celsius and highs of 30-33°C; temperature on hilltops is likely to drop to 3-12°C with frost in some areas.

Northeast: Cool to cold weather with fog in the morning and thick fog in some areas; temperature lows of 12-19°C, highs of 30-33°C; temperature on hilltops is likely to drop to 5-11°C.

Central: Cool weather with fog in the morning and thick fog in some areas; temperature lows of 16-18°C, highs of 32-33°C.

East: Cool weather with fog in the morning and thick fog in some areas; temperature lows of 18-22°C, highs of 30-33°C; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres offshore.

South (east coast): Cool weather with thundershowers in 10 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 19-24°C, highs of 30-32°C; waves 1-2 metres high and 2 metres during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Partly cloudy with thundershowers in 10 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 22-24°C, highs of 31-34°C; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres offshore.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Cool weather with fog in the morning and thick fog in some areas; temperature lows of 19-20°C, highs of 32-33°C.

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NBTC to crack down on questionable food supplements, starting with cordyceps

NationalJan 22. 2021

By THE NATION

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) announced on Wednesday that it is tying up with the Food and Drug Administration to hunt down those who have been falsely advertising food supplements since 2018.

NBTC chief Perapong Manakit said the initial focus will be on supplements made from cordyceps sinensis, which have been presented as a cure-all, especially for kidney disease.

In Thailand, cordyceps sinensis (known in Chinese as chong cao) supplements are particularly popular among the elderly.

However, according to a January 12 post on the Rural Doctor Society’s Facebook page, cordyceps can actually suppress kidney function.

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Prayut congratulates Biden on inauguration, calls for global unity

NationalJan 21. 2021

By The Nation

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has congratulated Joe Biden on becoming the 46th president of the United States, noting that his victory with the biggest vote in US election history was “a reflection of the trust, confidence, and hope that the American people have placed upon you”.

In Thursday’s letter of congratulation on behalf of the Thai people and government, Prayut noted that Thailand was the United States’ oldest treaty partner in Asia, with ties of friendship dating back over two centuries and a strategic partnership that “has progressed through thick and thin”.

The alliance had brought mutual benefit not just to the two countries but also to security, stability and prosperity in the region, said the letter.

It added that the world must heed Biden’s words, “to heal, we must remember”, as a prescription for the “divisiveness, conflict and devastation” that had been amplified by Covid-19.

“If the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that as the world is going through a historic change, the most important thing is for us to turn towards each other, not against one another, and collaborate.”

Prayut said Thailand would walk side by side with the United States on this journey.

He signed off by saying he was looking forward to working closely with Biden’s administration, before extending an invitation to the president and the First Lady to visit Bangkok.

Source: https://www.thaigov.go.th/news/contents/details/38497

Related story: 4 takeaways from Joe Biden’s inaugural address International

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Timeline for infected DJ Matoom reveals transmission window

NationalJan 21. 2021

By The Nation

Department of Disease Control (DDC) chief Dr Opas Karnkawinpong has praised Techin Ploypetch, aka DJ Matoom, for providing a detailed timeline of his movements in the days before he tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday (January 20).

Techin traced the time of his infection to dinner with a friend on January 9. He learned afterwards that this and other friends had then tested positive for Covid-19.

DJ Matoom’s timeline:

Jan 7: Stays in his condo in Lat Phrao district until 8pm, then goes out to Central Lat Phrao shopping mall.

Jan 8: Hosts radio show at GMM Grammy building at 7.05am. Drives his own car to Banyan Tree hotel at 4pm. Visits Big C Extra, Lat Phrao branch at 6pm, then returns to his condo.

Jan 9: Drives personal car and checks in to Banyan Tree at 9am, where he dines at rooftop restaurant with friend and his mother.

Jan 10: Leaves Banyan Tree at 5pm. Dines at Joha Korean Bar in Ari area at 7pm. Arrives at home at 9pm.

Jan 11-17: Stays in his condo.

Jan 18: Hosts TV show in GMM Grammy building at 6.30am. Hosts TV show at Kathi Baan Ahaan Thai restaurant at noon. Eats at Yang Noey buffet in Ratchada area

Jan 19: Hosts TV show at GMM Grammy building at 6.40am. Visits Central Embassy at 12.30pm. Visits Foodland supermarket in The Street Ratchada mall (Din Daeng area) at 5pm. Takes phone call from infected friend informing him of Covid-19 risk at 7pm. Takes test at a Bangkok hospital at 10pm.

Jan 20: Hospital rings to confirmed positive result at 6.20pm. Ambulance arrives at 8pm to take him from condo to hospital.

People exposed to DJ Matoom on January 7-8 are not thought to be at risk since he was infected on January 9. Covid-19 takes a minimum two days to incubate, meaning the risk of transmission began on January 11 and was highest on January 17-19, said health authorities. Dr Opas advised anyone who had been in contact with DJ Matoom during that timeline to get tested.

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13 businesses can reopen as usual in Bangkok

NationalJan 21. 2021

By The Nation

Thirteen types of business are allowed to reopen in Bangkok on Friday as the Covid-19 outbreak in the capital eased.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced the outbreak had dropped from a peak of 49 new cases per day in the capital to around 10 cases daily. The latest contagion, which began in mid-December, had been contained faster than the first outbreak last year, said BMA spokesman Pongsakorn Kwanmuang. The BMA announced the following 13 businesses can reopen as usual, but under virus-control measures:

1. Gaming arcades

2. Internet cafes

3. Seniors day-care centres

4. Racecourses and stadiums except for horse racing and boxing (no spectators allowed)

5. Banquet rooms – though permission must be granted for more than 300 guests

6. Amulet shops

7. Beauty parlours and tattoo shops

8. Fitness centres

9. Massage shops and spas – but not massage parlours

10. Boxing gyms

11. Bowling alleys and skating rinks

12. Dance academies (no contests)

13. Martial arts schools

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Foodland at Bangkok mall closes for two days after infected DJ’s visit

NationalJan 21. 2021

By The Nation

A Foodland supermarket at a Bangkok shopping mall has been closed for two days after being visited by a customer who later tested positive for Covid-19.

The Street Ratchada mall in Din Daeng district stated that Techin Ploypetch, better known as DJ Matoom, revealed he had tested positive after visiting its Foodland branch on Tuesday (January 19) at 7pm.

The supermarket has been closed for two days of cleaning and disinfection and will open again on Saturday (January 23).

The air-conditioning system of the entire mall is also being cleaned. All at-risk employees had been tested and confirmed negative for Covid-19, said the mall’s operator.

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SRT Red Line fare set at Bt14-Bt42

NationalJan 21. 2021

By The Nation

The maximum fare for the Red Lines has been set at Bt42, according to a source at the Department of Rail Transport. Due to start operating this year, the Dark Red Line from Bang Sue-Rangsit will charge Bt14-42 while the Light Red Line from Bang Sue-Taling Chan will charge Bt14-38. The maximum fare to ride both lines together is Bt42.

The fares were approved in a joint meeting between the operator, State Railway of Thailand (SRT), the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA), Airport Rail Link operator and Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).

“The fares are considered appropriate, fair and not a burden on the public or a debt burden on the SRT in the future,” said the source.

The proposed fares are set to be presented to the Department of Rail Transport on January 25, then to the SRT Board and Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob in February. If approved, they will be applied from the Red Line’s scheduled opening in November.