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Grab says it is coordinating with government agencies after domestic Covid-19 case (nationthailand.com)

Grab says it is coordinating with government agencies after domestic Covid-19 case

NationalNov 30. 2020

By THE NATION

Grab Thailand has said that it is fully cooperating with state agencies after a woman in Chiang Mai, who had used its taxi service, tested positive for Covid-19.

Grab said it had contacted the Department of Disease Control (DDC) and the Ministry of Public Health immediately on November 28, in order to cooperate with data tracking of all driver-partners and passengers who rode with those drivers during the period. 

The ministry on Saturday announced a new  case in Chiang Mai of a woman who had a record of using transport service via the Grab application. 

Grab Thailand said all drivers have already been contacted by the DDC for having the Covid-19 test and the company has temporarily suspended their accounts.

Grab said in the past several months, the company had cooperated with the Department of Health to adopt guidelines and measures of the ministry to enhance safety and hygiene standards for its driver-partners. 

“All driver-partners and passengers are encouraged to wear masks whenever they are on the Grab platform. One of the important measures is that if either party shows up without a mask on or appears unwell, passengers and driver-partners can cancel the booking by selecting “driver/passenger did not wear a mask”, or “driver/passenger seemed unwell”, as their cancellation reasons. Grab will waive any associated penalty,” the company said. This has been implemented since June.

Grab Thailand said it continued to provide everyday services as usual, including on-demand transport services, food, package, grocery delivery services, mobile payments and financial services.

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Dhara Dhevi Hotel ceases operations in Chiang Mai (nationthailand.com)

Dhara Dhevi Hotel ceases operations in Chiang Mai

NationalNov 29. 2020

By The Nation

The Dhara Dhevi Hotel Chiang Mai is shutting up shop due to the impact of Covid-19, which has dealt a blow to tourism. The hotel had announced its temporary closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic in May and October.

On November 23, Dhara Dhevi Hotel Chiang Mai sent termination letters to all hotel employees, citing the effects of the coronavirus outbreak.

Earlier, some 200 employees of the Dhara Dhevi Hotel had filed petitions with the governor of Chiang Mai and the Chiang Mai Provincial Labour Protection and Welfare Office several times that the management had postponed the reopening of the hotel and the payment of staff salaries.

As permanent closure has been announced, Dhara Dhevi Hotel is now waiting for the Legal Execution Department to sell its assets by auction early next year.

On November 18, the Appeal Court dismissed the petition for business reorganisation of Dhara Dhevi Hotel, which forced the hotel to enter bankruptcy.

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Public engage in spirited debate on Crown Property (nationthailand.com)

Public engage in spirited debate on Crown Property

NationalNov 29. 2020Arnond Sakworawich 

By The Nation

A local TV station’s debate on the Crown Property and its connection with the monarchy has stirred a spirited public debate.

Thairath TV had hosted the debate amid close public attention on the demand to reform the monarchy.

Arnond Sakworawich, a lecturer at the National Institute of Development Administration, took on pro-democracy protest leader Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul.

He confronted Panusaya with information in defence of the monarchy, but his statements made many viewers re-examine the facts.

Arnond said the Crown Property was like the monarch’s fund with its own administration and management, but according to a Facebook group of CSI LA page dedicating to counter the fake news, the Crown Property states that the property does not belong to the King but the government. Effectively, it was the country’s property.

Defending the monarchy, he said that the details of the Crown Property are disclosed annually to the public.

Some political observers questioned why it had to be revealed if it was personal property as had been claimed previously, and why it had not been revealed since 2017, when the reign of King Rama X began.

Puangthong Pawakapan, a lecturer at Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Political Science, wrote on her Facebook page that before 1932, the revenue came from taxation, monopoly in international trading and the ownership of lands in Bangkok because the monarch was considered a sovereign.

King Rama V reformed the system and separated it from the country’s expenditure. The Ministry of Finance was established in 1890, which raised income after that. The Crown Property website informs that as incomes increased due to reforms in 1980, the ministry was created to manage the privy purse.

She explained that the Crown Property had been under the government’s management since 1932, as the monarch was no longer a sovereign and could no longer tax his subjects to raise money for the Crown Property.

After a coup in 1947, royalists tried to push a law separating the Crown Property from the government to help it become a juristic entity, allowing the King to select four committees to manage the entity together with the finance minister.

Therefore, the statement from some academics that the public can freely view the expenditure of the Crown Property is a “lie”, Puangthong wrote.

The international media used to estimate the wealth of the Thai monarch from shareholdings and real estate but the Crown Property had never revealed the exact number, she said.

She wrote that disclosing details of the Crown Property was important for the legal system and the dignity of the monarch, as it would remove suspicions among the public about the King’s expenditure.

The “special” nature of the establishment had benefited the Crown Property several times, such as during the economic crisis in 1997 when Siam Commercial Bank, in which the Crown Property holds a major stake, was subsidised by the Finance Ministry to preserve the share value, she said.

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Run for health campaign proves fatal for two men (nationthailand.com)

Run for health campaign proves fatal for two men

NationalNov 29. 2020

By The Nation

Two runners fainted and died on Sunday during a campaign to encourage children to exercise in Rayong province.

About 1,400 runners participated in the 10-kilometre race in Pluak Daeng district at 6am.

The two male runners — Narasit Sansompak, 54, and Sakan Janthiya, 30 — fainted after running for four kilometres.

The paramedic team tried to save their lives but it was too late. Rayong Hospital will perform an autopsy to find out the cause of death.

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Guidelines issued for people who had contact with Chiang Mai Covid-19 patient (nationthailand.com)

Guidelines issued for people who had contact with Chiang Mai Covid-19 patient

NationalNov 29. 2020

By The Nation

Everyone who had been in contact with a Covid-19 positive woman in Chiang Mai has been advised to self-quarantine for 14 days.

The Chiang Mai Provincial Communicable Disease Committee said that those who experience abnormal symptoms during quarantine must urgently see a doctor and request a test for Covid-19. Those without symptoms can seek an appointment on December 1.

The Chiang Mai committee said on Sunday that the Thai woman aged 29 had travelled from Myanmar to Thailand and from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai when she was ill and also had a history of going to many places in Chiang Mai. More than 300 people had been in close contact with her of whom 100 were at high risk.

All close contacts who are at high risk without symptoms must be quarantined. If they are unable to be confined at home, the Chiang Mai Provincial Communicable Disease Committee has established a quarantine facility for high-risk close contacts.

All contact persons must observe abnormal symptoms closely. If there are abnormal symptoms, they will be re-tested and quarantined in the hospital. For home quarantine contacts, the village health volunteer will coordinate, supervise and assess until 14 days after contact with the patient.

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Thousands of birds find home in Buriram after fleeing Siberian winter (nationthailand.com)

Thousands of birds find home in Buriram after fleeing Siberian winter

NationalNov 29. 2020

By The Nation

Nearly 5,000 birds immigrating from Siberia to avoid the cold weather have been spotted in Sanambin Reservoir Wildlife Sanctuary in Buriram province.

Various species of birds have appeared in the province and have begun laying eggs and are searching for food, turning the sanctuary into a tourist attraction.

It is speculated that the 5,000 birds can create about 250 nests, as the area is more abundant with food this time than in the last two years when Buriram province faced a severe drought.

Bird-watchers are invited to see the rare species and enjoy the cool weather at the sanctuary where the officers will help guide and secure safety along the way.

The sanctuary’s chief said that more birds would come to lay eggs until the end of the winter season.

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Infant found buried near garbage dump (nationthailand.com)

Infant found buried near garbage dump

NationalNov 29. 2020

By The Nation

The body of an infant was found buried in Nakhon Ratchasima province on Sunday after the stench drew the attention of nearby locals.

An Internet user posted a picture of the cadaver on his Facebook account, calling for some help to handle the situation.

Residents of the area said that they had come to drop their garbage at the spot in the morning when they smelled a stench.

They began searching for the source of the foul smell and eventually found the body of a female infant covered with dirt.

Non Thai Police Station collaborated with a forensic team to perform an autopsy and find out if the death was natural or the baby had been killed.

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Four foreigners among 11 new Covid-19 cases in quarantine centres (nationthailand.com)

Four foreigners among 11 new Covid-19 cases in quarantine centres

NationalNov 29. 2020

By The Nation

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Sunday reported 11 new cases in quarantine facilities over a 24-hour period.

A 52-year-old Thai monk returned from the United States and checked into a Samut Prakarn alternative state quarantine hotel where he tested positive on November 26.

Two male students aged 25 and 26, who returned from Libya, a 60-year-old Thai male merchant from Mozambique, and a 37-year-old Thai woman from Italy tested positive in a Chonburi state quarantine hotel on November 26.

Two Thais — a 33-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man who works as a hotel employee — returned from South Korea on November 24 and tested positive on November 27 and 28 respectively in state quarantine facilities in Chonburi province.

A 55-year-old Frenchman arrived on November 21 and tested positive on November 26 in an alternative state quarantine hotel in Bangkok.

A 42-year-old male Pakistani on November 23 went into an alternative state quarantine hotel in Bangkok where he tested positive on November 27 after suffering cough and sore throat symptoms.

A 23-year-old Omani businesswoman arrived on November 26 and tested positive on the same day in an alternative hospital quarantine.

A 28-year-old Kuwaiti man arrived on November 26 and tested positive on the same day in an alternative hospital quarantine. His health record confirmed that he had been infected with the virus four months ago.

Meanwhile, two patients have recovered and been discharged.

The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand increased to 3,977 (1015 in state quarantine), 117 are in hospital, 3,800 have recovered and been discharged and 60 have died.

According to Worldometer, as of 10am on Sunday, the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak increased to 62.56 million (up by 571,698), 43.19 million have recovered, 17.92 million are active cases (105,238 in severe condition) and 1.46 million have died (up by 9,199).

Thailand ranks 151st for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 13.61 million, followed by India 9.39 million, Brazil 6.29 million, Russia 2.24 million and France 2.2 million.

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Visual feast of flowers for Bangkokians (nationthailand.com)

Visual feast of flowers for Bangkokians

NationalNov 29. 2020

By The Nation

Bangkok’s Mahakan Fort has been converted into a flower garden, covering an area of ​​4 rai (0.64 hectare) and 300 square metres.

The spectacular flower show is open for visitors for about 45 days, until the beginning of January 2021.

The flower show is a New Year’s gift to the city people from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).

A total of 57,700 plants suitable for the climate of Bangkok are on display. They include zinnia, Celosia, French marigold, Cosmos, periwinkle, orchids, etc, in visually appealing patterns.

Bangkok Governor Asawin Kwanmuang said on Sunday that the park was a gift to the people of Bangkok. The flower fields are open to the public without fee from 5am to 3pm every day.

The governor also invited people to visit the Ong Ang Canal Walking Street to stop by and taste the delicious food, shop for products, listen to music and watch the hat-trick show. The highlight is the kayaking or SUP (Stand Up Paddle) board activities; the BMA is providing kayaks for the public to borrow for free, including life jacket and staff to facilitate and assist the activity. People can visit the Ong Ang Canal Walking Street from Friday to Sunday from 4pm to 10pm.

Ong Ang Canal

Asawin added that the BMA aims to make the 1,682 canals in the Bangkok area clean, safe and beautiful, and also aims to develop transport routes, ecotourism, and historical areas around Rattanakosin Island to stimulate the economy and improve the quality of life of the people.

“The development of the canal will require cooperation from all sectors, including government agencies, the private sector, including residents who live near canals and tourists. He urged people to help maintain cleanliness, by not throwing garbage, food waste, sewage, oil stains or other wastewater into the canals to make every canal in Bangkok clean and beautiful sustainably.

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Senior disease control official dies while taking part in run (nationthailand.com)

Senior disease control official dies while taking part in run

NationalNov 29. 2020

By The NationThe deputy director-general of the Department of Disease Control, Dr Asadang Ruayajin, collapsed while taking part in a mini-half marathon run and died, the Singburi Provincial Health Office said on Sunday.

Asadang fainted on Sunday while taking part in the run on Sunday at the Bang Rajan Camp park in Singburi province.

Doctors gave first aid at the scene and he was then admitted to Bang Rachan Camp Hospital at 6am as he did not regain consciousness. Resuscitation was attempted by CPR but he succumbed to acute heart failure at 7.15am.

Asadang was one of the core health officers in the preventive Covid-19 administration teams and he frequently made announcements about the virus since the outbreak.