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Thundershowers, isolated heavy rain forecast for most of Thailand

NationalOct 15. 2020

By THE NATION

Continuous rainfall is likely across the country, with isolated heavy showers in the Northeast, the Central region, the East and the South, the Thailand Meteorological Department said on Thursday.

It advised people in risky areas to beware of the severe conditions and warned all ships to proceed with caution while small boats must stay ashore amid strong wind in the Andaman Sea and waves that are expected to be 2-3 metres high and more than 3 metres in areas experiencing thundershowers.

The department also said that from Thursday to Saturday a category 1 active low-pressure cell over the Philippines was expected to move to the middle South China Sea and develop into a category 2 tropical depression that is likely to affect Thailand.

Here’s the weather forecast for the next 24 hours:

North: Mostly cloudy with thundershowers in 40 per cent of the area; temperature lows of 22-25 degrees and highs of 33-34 degrees Celsius.

Northeast: Cloudy with thundershowers in 60 per cent of the area and isolated heavy rain; temperature lows of 23-24 degrees and highs of 31-33 degrees Celsius.

Central: Cloudy with thundershowers in 60 per cent of the area and isolated heavy rain; temperature lows of 23-25 degrees, highs of 32-34 degrees Celsius.

East: Cloudy with thundershowers in 70 per cent of the area and isolated heavy rain; temperature lows of 23-26 degrees, highs of 29-32 degrees Celsius; waves 2-3 metres high and over 3 metres during thundershowers.

South (east coast): Cloudy with thundershowers in 70 per cent of the area and isolated heavy rain; temperature lows of 23-25 degrees, highs of 30-34 degrees Celsius; waves 2 metres high and over 2 metres during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Cloudy with thundershowers in 70 per cent of the area and isolated heavy rain; temperature lows of 23-24 degrees, highs of 30-33 degree Celsius; waves 2-3 metres high and over 3 metres during thundershowers.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Cloudy with thundershowers in 60 per cent of the area and isolated heavy rain; temperature lows of 24-25 degrees, highs of 32-34 degrees Celsius.

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Rally shuts down Govt House as protesters demand extraordinary Parliament session

NationalOct 15. 2020The scene outside Government House on Wednesday. Photo: Supakit Khumkun 

By The Nation

Government House will shut its doors on Thursday after protesters surrounded the building on Wednesday and vowed to camp there overnight.

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gathered in Bangkok on Wednesday to demand the resignation of the government and the dissolution of Parliament and changes to the junta-drafted Constitution.

They also demanded that Parliament hold an extraordinary session to debate a new draft Constitution which drew 100,000 signatures from supporters.

The topic of monarchy reform might eventually be added to the debate in what would be an unprecedented move by Parliament, which is under mounting pressure from the pro-democracy movement.

Protesters vowed to remain outside Government House overnight despite police warnings that they could be arrested.

They also demanded the release of prominent activist Jatupat “Pai Dao Din” Boonpattarasaksa and 19 other demonstrators who were arrested on Tuesday during protest rehearsals.

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Drivers of trucks carrying yellow-clad royalists face action for violating tollway law

NationalOct 14. 2020

By The Nation

The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) has filed a complaint against six drivers who used the expressway to carry yellow-shirt royalists to Democracy Monument on Wednesday.

Photographs of the Department of Law Enforcement trucks carrying yellow-clad royalists down the Kamphaeng Phet-Yommarat tollway were met with criticism on social media, as netizens asked if the drivers had violated the law.

Meanwhile, tollway collectors said since they were seated and the truck beds were high, they could not see what was being carried.

However, they said the truck drivers violated the 2012 Expressway Traffic Act, which states that passengers in the rear of a pick-up truck without cover and two rows of seats is not allowed as it can possibly bring danger to the individuals and property.

“Hence the expressway authority has filed police complaints against the truck drivers, who will be fined Bt1,000 for breaking the law,” officials said.

The royalists were being taken to Rajdamnoen Avenue to greet a Royal motorcade. Some of the yellow-clad crowd were even seen raising the three-finger salute in support of the anti-government protesters.

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Nam Oon sentenced to 8 years over ‘Lunlabelle’ case

NationalOct 14. 2020

By The Nation

The main suspect in the death of a model dumped in the lobby of a Bangkok condo was sentenced to eight years in jail by the Thonburi Criminal Court on Wednesday.

Rachadech “Nam Oon” Wongthabutr was found guilty of illegally detaining Thitima “Lunlabelle” Noraphanpiphat, causing her death.

Rachadech was caught on security camera dumping Lunlabelle’s lifeless body on the sofa of his Talat Phlu condo in the early hours of September 17 last year. The pair had earlier returned together from a house party in Nonthaburi’s Bang Bua Thong district, where Lunlabelle was hired to serve drinks.

Also found guilty in the case were the party house’s owner, Chaiyaphon Panna, 29, and four party goers – his elder brother Nathee Sathipongsathaporn, 33; Chaiyaphon’s girlfriend Phikunthong Bunpha, 24; Koset Ritnithiruek, 35; and Kritsada Lohitdi, 27.

Each was sentenced to 5 years and 4 months, and must pay Bt748,660 compensation.

The 24-year-old Rachadech was arrested on September 24 at a gas station in Bangkok.

The mysterious death of the popular “pretty” gripped public attention as security camera footage of the incident and other clues spread like wildfire across the internet.

The case also exposed the murky side of the entertainment business, where presenter-models known as “pretties” make their living as party entertainers in exchange for high wages despite risks to their personal safety.

Also read:

‘Nam Oon’ nabbed while fleeing over death of ‘pretty’ Lunlabelle

Committee to consider regulating high-risk entertainment industry

Authority approves Bt110,000 compensation in “Lunlabelle” case

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Rama II road to open 4 more lanes in December

NationalOct 14. 2020

By The Nation

Construction work to widen Rama II Road (Highway 35) is scheduled for completion in December, when the 11.7-kilometre Bang Khunthian-Ekkachai stretch will be expanded from 10 to 14 lanes.

The road widening would ease traffic congestion on the main route from Bangkok to the South, said Sarawut Songsivilai, director of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning.

Widening work was 83 per cent complete, with only two U-turn bridges left to be constructed, he added.

Meanwhile, the first 10km of Rama II’s elevated Bang Khun Thian-Ban Phaeo section should be ready to open by 2022, Sarawut said.

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Fears grow for Thai ‘Angkor Wat’ as floods rise in Phimai

NationalOct 14. 2020

By The Nation

The historical town of Phimai is being threatened by floods as waters rise in the Northeast’s Nakhon Ratchasima province.

Thailand’s most important ancient Khmer temple complex lies just downstream from the Phimai dam, which is preparing to release more water into the already overflowing Mun River.

Water overflowing from the Mun in recent days has flooded two Phimai subdistricts. More than 100 rai of farmland in Rang Ka Yai and Tha Luang is now under 50-60 centimetres of water. Locals are now bracing for the flooding to spread as the dam releases more water to ease pressure from weeks of heavy rain.

Residents are scrambling to defend the businesses in the town and also protect the Phimai Historical Park, a Unesco world heritage site that marks the end of the ancient Khmer highway from Angkor in modern-day Cambodia. The thousand-year-old historical park is also an important tourism site, attracting hordes of Thai and foreign visitors who boost the local economy.

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GH Bank branch in protest area closes early

NationalOct 14. 2020

By The Nation

The Ratchadamnoen branch of Government Housing Bank (GH Bank) had to close at noon on Wednesday to ensure the safety of its staff and customers as the student-led protest in the area continued growing.

Protest leaders had announced earlier that they will hold their biggest rally yet on Wednesday, adding that protesters will gather at Democracy Monument before moving to Government House to camp there overnight.

GH Bank has advised customers to use other bank branches nearby such as Central Plaza Pinklao, Maitrichit and Makro Charansanitwong.

“These branches are ready to provide services. The bank will inform customers as soon as possible if there are any changes,” the official said, apologising for the inconvenience.

Customers can call (02) 645 9000 or visit the bank’s website www.ghbank.co.th or Facebook page for more information.

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Heavy flooding sweeps through Satun as rains continue

NationalOct 14. 2020

By The Nation

Strong currents swept away two cars in Satun province even though some 50 people tried to tie up the cars before they disappeared.

The flooding in Satun has been a worry after heavy, continuous rain had made the roads impassable on Wednesday.

Soldiers showed up to deliver aid packages comprising food items and water to people who were stranded at home on Tuesday night.

Locals also had to tie down their vehicles and those driving had to jump out after strong currents nearly swept them away on Tuesday night.

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Emergency medicine budget to get a shot in the arm after suffering ‘insufficient’ funding

NationalOct 14. 2020Emergency medicine expert Dr Atchariya Phaengma 

By The Nation

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul have agreed on an intermediate budget for the National Institute for Emergency Medicine (NIEM) after the institute complained that it has insufficient funds as most of its budget went on the country’s universal health coverage.

Emergency medicine expert Dr Atchariya Phaengma recently came out to state that NIEM’s budget was insufficient for administration, causing a delay in emergency work and response to hotline 1669 calls.

Anutin said he let Prayut know on October 12 about the need for an adequate budget to carry out emergency medical work. He admitted that there were still many remote areas that had not yet received full access to medicine services.

Meanwhile, the NIEM has tried to expand its medical network to cover emergency care and delivery including by air transport.

“But as the budget of 2021 has already been passed, I have requested an intermediate budget, which the prime minister agreed to. The Budget Bureau will be asked to consider this,” Anutin said.

The NIEM is not a government agency under the Public Health Ministry, the minister said, rejecting criticism that the universal health coverage budget is too big. It has a different account and budget, he added.

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Tall teenager robs Nonthaburi gold shop

NationalOct 14. 2020

By The Nation

A man arrived at the Aurora gold shop at Big C Extra Rattanathibet in Nonthaburi at around 10am on Wednesday and took off with a gold necklace.

He was described as a teenager with short hair, tanned skin and about 180 centimetres tall.

Shop staff said the robber showed up and threatened them with a pistol, saying he would shoot if they did not hand valuables over.

Police, meanwhile, are tracking the offender’s movements through surveillance cameras.