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Local official killed after her car flips into canal (nationthailand.com)

Local official killed after her car flips into canal

NationalNov 30. 2020

By The Nation

A Chai Nat municipal official was killed in Suphanburi province on Sunday night after her car left the road and flipped into a canal.

Police arrived at the scene to find the vehicle submerged and heavily damaged.

The car was dragged from the water, revealing the body of a woman later identified as Janchai Boonma-ayu, 32.

She had travelled from Chainat to meet family and friends. The accident occurred after she had visited a friend and was driving back to her family’s house.

Police believe she fell asleep at the wheel, since there were no skid marks to show she had braked. A nearby tree showed damage, indicating an impact that had caused the vehicle to flip over.

Police suspect the driver flew out of the window and fell into the water, before the car came down and crushed her.

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Border school closes over Covid-19 alert (nationthailand.com)

Border school closes over Covid-19 alert

NationalNov 30. 2020

By The Nation

A school on Chiang Rai’s border with Myanmar will close for a week following a Covid-19 scare triggered by illegal returnees from Myanmar.

Anuban Mae Sai School will shut its doors from December 1-6 after local residents voiced concern over a potential Covid-19 outbreak.

The announcement was made on Monday after a group of Thai women were caught illegally sneaking back across the border, triggering heightened health and security monitoring.

Chiang Rai immigration police on Sunday arrested three women and a transexual after one of them boasted online of their illegal return from Myanmar.

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‘Old car for new car’ project decision delayed to next week (nationthailand.com)

‘Old car for new car’ project decision delayed to next week

NationalNov 30. 2020

By The Nation

Details of the proposed “old car for new car” scheme are being finalised and will be revealed to the public next week, according to the Industry Ministry.

The Finance Ministry is currently studying the proposal, which would see car owners offered coupons worth Bt100,000 in tax relief on purchases of new cars.

The trade-in scheme was proposed earlier this month by the Industry Ministry as a way of boosting the auto sector during the economic crisis. However, automakers warned it could dampen sales and lead to stagnation of the industry as car owners would delay buying a new car until they hear what kinds of old car are covered by the scheme.

The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) is expected to announce the full details of the scheme next week.

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People warned against eating venomous blue-ring octopus (nationthailand.com)

People warned against eating venomous blue-ring octopus

NationalNov 30. 2020

By The Nation

The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) has warned people not to eat grilled blue-ring octopus as its venom is lethal

The octopus was sold at the market in Pathum Thani province.

The DMCR official Facebook page wrote that the Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute had received a report from Jantra Phumphuang who saw the poisonous octopus was sold at the market.

The page posted pictures of the grilled octopus to warn consumers to check the food whether it has a pattern of blue rings on its body before eating.

The blue ring octopus’s venom is very lethal and it can tolerate heat more than 200 Celsius degrees, so the cooking process would not get rid of the poison, the DMCR wrote.

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Eight more Thais caught sneaking back from Myanmar (nationthailand.com)

Eight more Thais caught sneaking back from Myanmar

NationalNov 30. 2020

By THE NATION

Eight other Thai nationals were arrested on Monday for crossing the border illegally from Myanmar’s Tachileik city to Chiang Rai district.

All women, the group had worked in Myanmar and decided to return to Thailand due to the Covid-19 situation. Each paid Bt6,500 to Myanmar traffickers so as to avoid border checks.

On the same day, Chiang Rai authorities revealed that two Thai women who returned from Tachileik earlier had tested positive for Covid-19.

More on Monday virus report: 21 returnees test positive for Covid-19, highest in recent months

They added that most Thais returning from Myanmar recently had crossed the border illegally to work in entertainment venues in the neighbouring country.

Four more people were arrested in Chiang Rai for sneaking over the border on Sunday, after one of the group announced their planned illegal crossing on Facebook last week. None were found to be suffering fever.

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Twitter suspends pro-monarchy account (nationthailand.com)

Twitter suspends pro-monarchy account

NationalNov 30. 2020

By The Nation

A pro-monarchy @jitarsa_school Twitter account has been suspended for allegedly violating regulations and attempting to manipulate the system and flooding with spams, according to a Reuters report.

According to the report, the account was connected to thousands of other accounts created to spread messages in favour of the establishment and the monarch himself.

Reuters said it had also reviewed internal Army training documents that showed evidence of a coordinated information campaign designed to spread favourable information and discredit opponents.

A Twitter representative said on Sunday that the suspension was in line with the company’s policies and not a result of Reuters’ request for comment.

The Royal Volunteers School’s account was created in September and had more than 48,000 followers.

Online posts supporting the monarchy have shot up drastically after the intensity of anti-establishment protests increased.

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Free train travel for fathers and their kids on Father’s Day (nationthailand.com)

Free train travel for fathers and their kids on Father’s Day

NationalNov 30. 2020

By THE NATION

Fathers and their children will be allowed to use the BTS, BRT and Airport Rail Link services for free from 6am to midnight on Saturday to mark Father’s Day.

The birthday of beloved late monarch King Rama IX on December 5 is marked as national Father’s Day every year.

The free fares will cover all routes provided fathers and their children start and end the journey together. In addition, all children up to 90-centimetres tall will be allowed to travel for free.

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Four provinces in South still flooded from unceasing heavy rain (nationthailand.com)

Four provinces in South still flooded from unceasing heavy rain

NationalNov 30. 2020FIle Photo 

By The Nation

Four provinces in the South are still inundated, while officials are working to help victims and ease the crisis, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said.

As of Monday, 30,272 households were found to have been affected by the flooding, but no casualties were reported. Though the situation has generally eased, the provinces of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phattalung, Songkhla and Narathiwat remain flooded.

The department said it is collaborating with soldiers to help clear the water and evaluate the damage for a subsidy from the Finance Ministry.

The flooding was caused by heavy continuous rain brought to the region by the Northeast monsoon since last Wednesday.

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Burmese arrested in Tak while trying to sneak into country (nationthailand.com)

Burmese arrested in Tak while trying to sneak into country

NationalNov 30. 2020

By The Nation

Three Burmese were arrested in the Mae Sot district of Tak province early on Monday while attempting to sneak into Thailand by crossing the Moei River.

The patrolling unit arrested them near the bank of the river. They confessed that they were trying to find a job in Thailand as they suffered from unemployment in their home country.

A white pickup with a Bangkok licence plate was spotted around the scene and the driver ran away to Myanmar’s border after seeing police approaching.

There was no suspicious item found in the vehicle but police will further investigate whether it is linked to illegal immigrants.

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Strict controls in place after Chiang Mai resident tests positive for Covid-19 (nationthailand.com)

Strict controls in place after Chiang Mai resident tests positive for Covid-19

NationalNov 30. 2020

By The Nation

Strict preventive measures have been implemented in the Chiang Mai walking street after a local resident tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday.

On Sunday, all tourists and retailers were seen wearing facemasks, while Chiang Mai Municipality officials were at hand to monitor the situation.

Meanwhile, tourists said they had confidence in the screening methods employed at the walking street to contain the spread of the disease.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported five new cases on Saturday, including a local infection. The local patient is a 29-year-old Chiang Mai resident.

Dr Sophon Iamsirithaworn, director of the Division of Communicable Disease, said investigation by related authorities showed the patient had worked in Myanmar from October 24 to November 23.