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Typhoon bringing rain to most of Thailand from Wednesday

NationalOct 27. 2020

By THE NATION

The Meteorological Department announced on Tuesday that Category-5 Typhoon Molave will bring rain to the country from Wednesday to Friday.

Also read: Reservoirs placed on alert for Typhoon Molave

Molave will move westward over the middle of the South China Sea at 25 kilometres per hour and is expected to make landfall in Vietnam on Wednesday before weakening to Category-3 tropical storm, when it will hit Thailand. 

Molave is expected to bring heavy rainfall, especially in lower Northeast and South of Thailand.

Provinces that will be affected by the storm on Wednesday are: 

Northeast: Loei, Sakon Nakhon, Nakhon Phanom, Kalasin, Mahasarakham, Roi Et, Yasothon, Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Buri Ram, Surin, Si Sa Ket and Ubon Ratchathani.

East: Nakhon Nayok, Prachinburi, Sa Kaew, Chanthaburi and Trat.

South: Phetchaburi Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Ranong, Phang Nga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang and Satun.

Provinces that will be affected on Thursday and Friday are: 

North: Phetchabun, Phitsanulok, Phichit, Sukhothai, Tak and Kamphaeng Phet.

Northeast: Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Mahasarakham, Kalasin, Roi Et, Yasothon, Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Buri Ram, Surin, Si Sa Ket and Ubon Ratchathani.

Central: Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani, Chainat, Lopburi, Saraburi, Singburi, Ang Thong, Suphanburi, Nakhon Pathom, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram, Samut Sakhon and Bangkok.

East: Nakhon Nayok, Prachinburi, Chachoengsao, Sa Kaew, Chonburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat

South: Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Ranong, Phang Nga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang and Satun.

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PM2.5 rises past safe levels again in Bangkok

NationalOct 27. 2020

By The Nation

PM2.5 dust pollution has returned to Bangkok and vicinities, where levels in three districts exceeded safe limits on Tuesday.

Pollution Control Department (PCD) reports from 71 stations in and around the capital recorded PM2.5 levels of between 25 and 52 micrograms per cubic metre.

The areas where PM2.5 exceeded the 50mg safe level were the Bangkok districts of Bang Kho Laem district ((55mg) and Bangkok Yai (51mg) and Mahachai (54mg) in Samut Sakhon province.

PCD chief Attapol Charoenchansa said the rising levels of PM2.5 stemmed from a low-temperature air mass that was causing the dust to linger.

People who live in affected areas are advised to follow pollution updates at the websites Air4Thai.com and bangkokairquality.com.

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Propane from water heaters leaves three unconscious in Phetchabun

NationalOct 27. 2020

By THE NATION

Three people fainted while bathing in two Phetchabun resorts last week, and public health officials said on Monday that the reason was found to be propane gas.

The incidents took place on October 20 and October 23. 

Sarasin Saetao, 23, said he had turned on the heater to take a hot shower, but five minutes later he started feeling dizzy and turned off the shower. However, he fell unconscious as he tried to leave the bathroom and then woke up to find himself in hospital. He admitted to not turning on the exhaust fan while bathing.

The second case involved two children aged four and 12. Their mother, 30, said when it appeared her son and daughter were spending far too long in the shower, she decided to look in and found them unconscious on the bathroom floor. They were then taken to hospital and revived.

Officials visited the two resorts on Monday and learned that the second resort had no exhaust fan installed in the bathroom. 

Upon measuring the level of gas in the air, the officials found that the quantity of propane in the bathrooms rose as soon as the water heaters were turned on, which explains the reason why the three people had fainted. 

Propane is commonly used for heating water, but when the level of this gas rises beyond oxygen, then people can suffocate and faint. 

The resorts have been advised to install exhaust fans in both bathrooms and bedrooms as well as prepare oxygen canisters for accidents.

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Police hunt for rivalling student gangs after clash in Samut Prakan

NationalOct 27. 2020

By The Nation

Samut Prakan police have launched a manhunt for members of student gangs that clashed on Monday night and attacked each other with knives, clubs and pen guns.

The owner of a shop nearby said the gangsters had showed up demanding knives, but the shopkeeper refused and managed to record the incident.

The clip shows some 20 people dressed in the uniforms of two rivalling vocational institutes showing up with arms and charging at each other.

Police said the clip will be used as evidence to track down the offenders, adding they should all be arrested soon.

Locals have told police to visit the area more often as they are afraid a similar incident may take place and they could be harmed by the gangs.

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Man allegedly burns wife’s house after being ‘denied sex’

NationalOct 27. 2020

By THE NATION

A man, 33, allegedly set fire to his wife’s house in Buriram province on Sunday night, after she reportedly refused to have sex with him.

The alleged arsonist, Narongchan Paksarom, was arrested by Satuek police. A urine test of the accused reportedly showed traces of narcotics.

The man rode his motorcycle from his residence in Satuek district to his wife’s house located 20 kilometres away at 10.30pm on Sunday

His wife Ratchaneekorn Yeeram told police that the accused visited her residence with only a towel on his body, and that his words scared her. She decided to refuse his demand and left the house with her children aged 4 and 9.

The man allegedly set fire to the house in anger. Some neighbours told police that he also tried to threaten locals there with his long knife.

Narongchan confessed to police that he had committed the crime in anger because his wife had refused his demand for sex. However, Ratchaneekorn did not believe this excuse. She added that her husband’s actions were because of the influence of the narcotics he took.

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Floods take toll on Nakhon Ratchasima residents’ health

NationalOct 27. 2020

By The Nation

Nakhon Ratchasima residents are facing health challenges in addition to the flood crisis with people in more than 200 households in Non Sung district suffering from athlete’s foot and other infections.

On Tuesday, the water level in the district continued to rise after Mun River overflowed, as more water flowed in from other districts.

Over 700 households in Non Sung district are trapped in their houses for weeks amid metre high flood waters.

People from about 200 households, particularly the children and the elderly, have begun to suffer from diseases such as athlete’s foot and other infections.

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Immigration Bureau reminds foreigners to apply for visa extension before Oct 31

NationalOct 27. 2020

By The Nation

The Immigration Bureau on Tuesday reminded foreigners whose visas are expiring to submit their applications for extension of temporary stay before October 31.

Late applicants will be dealt with as prescribed by the law, the bureau said.

Applications for visa extension can be submitted at each local immigration office. Terms and conditions are as specified by the Immigration Bureau. Each permission will initially be granted for up to 60 days for all visa types, effective from November 1.

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Lockdown measures lifted in Mae Sot

NationalOct 27. 2020

By The Nation

Life appears to have returned to normal in Wat Luang community in Tak’s Mae Sot district as people go back to their lives.

Lockdown measures put in place since October 17 were lifted on Tuesday, allowing people to return to work and children to go to school.

Though restrictions have been lifted, locals are still taking preventive measures and have voiced concern about illegal migrants entering Thailand via natural borders. They want the authorities to place greater focus on this matter.

Watcharin Jaiyasit, who lives in the Wat Luang community, said the area is large and difficult to control, adding that the Mae Sot municipality should be split into zones for better monitoring.

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Former singer leads royalists in rally outside US embassy

NationalOct 27. 2020

By The Nation

Some 20 officers from Lumpini Police Station were deployed to secure the United States embassy in Bangkok as royalist supporters began gathering in the area from 9.40am.

The protesters were led by former singer Haruethai Muangboonsri, a member of the royalist Thai Pakdee group, who had earlier posted a message on Facebook saying the US should stop dividing Thailand.

“Let’s show the Americans that Thai people are not that easy,” she posted in a comment that was headlined “Stop Hybrid War!”.

She had announced on her Facebook page that the protest would begin at around 10am, and in response both uniformed and plainclothes police officers were deployed to control the situation outside the embassy.

“Don’t make Thais fight among each other or our nation will collapse. Remember that! Stop the conflict and stop the interference. This is Thailand, not Hong Kong,” she said during the rally.

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Three arrivals from Middle East test positive for Covid-19

NationalOct 27. 2020

By The Nation

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported three new cases in state quarantine facility over a 24-hour period on Tuesday.

All three cases were asymptomatic and included a 53-year-old British engineer, who arrived from Qatar on October 21 and tested positive on October 24. He was in an alternative state quarantine hotel in Bangkok.

The second case was a 20-year-old US embassy employee, who had also arrived from Qatar on October 23 and tested positive on October 25 while quarantined in a Bangkok hotel.

The third case was a 19-year-old Sudanese medical student who had arrived from the United Arab Emirates on October 24 and tested positive on the same day while quarantined in a Bangkok hotel.

Meanwhile, eight patients have recovered and been discharged.

The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand has risen to 3,746 (798 in state quarantine), 136 of whom are in hospital and 3,551 have recovered. The death toll remains unchanged at 59.

According to Worldometer, as of 10am, the total number of confirmed cases worldwide has risen to 43.7 million (up by 411,372). Of them, 32.1 million have recovered, while 10.43 million are active cases (79,034 in severe condition) and 1.16 million have succumbed to the virus (up by 5,110).

Thailand ranks 146th for most cases in the world, while the US tops the list with 8.96 million, followed by India 7.94 million, Brazil 5.41 million, Russia 1.53 million and France 1.16 million.