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Police to contact UAE embassy after reports fugitive Vorayuth lives in Dubai

NationalOct 12. 2020

By THE NATION

The Thai police will send a letter to the embassy of the United Arab Emirates inquiring about the whereabouts of Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, a fugitive in a 2012 hit-and-run case, assistant National Police chief Pol General Jaruwat Waisaya said on Sunday.

The letter will be sent by the Foreign Affairs Division of the Royal Thai Police.

There were reports recently that Vorayuth was residing in Dubai in the UAE after global travel was restricted by the Covid-19 outbreak.

“We want to confirm with the local authorities whether he is in the UAE or not. If he is, we will coordinate with them to extradite him to Thailand so he can face trial,” he added.

The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) on October 2 issued a red notice to member countries to track down Vorayuth, after the Office of the Attorney-General announced in September that prosecutors had decided to indict Vorayuth on charges of using cocaine and reckless driving causing death.

Vorayuth, the scion of a billionaire family, hit the headlines earlier when CNN reported in August that prosecutors had dropped the last charge against him in the hit-and-run case that killed a policeman riding a bike eight years ago.

An Interpol red notice means if Vorayuth enters countries that are members of Interpol, they will alert the Royal Thai Police of his location. However, the notice has no mandatory condition, as the decision to notify Thai authorities depends on the country’s discretion.

United Arab Emirates is one of 194 Interpol member countries.

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Government to issue 120,000 land title deeds to locals in 50 provinces for farming

NationalOct 12. 2020

By THE NATION

The news circulating on several media outlets that the government is planning to issue land title deeds to local people in 50 provinces is true, the Digital Economy and Society Ministry has confirmed.

“The ministry’s Anti-Fake News Centre contacted the Ministry of Interior to verify this information and was told it is correct,” the ministry said on Sunday.

“The issuance of land title deeds of over 120,000 plots of land in 50 provinces aims to provide farming areas to local people to boost the local economy and reduce poverty, as well as strengthen national security in border areas, especially in the South.”

The project is now being studied by the National Economic and Social Development Council and is expected to be carried out within fiscal year 2021, the ministry added.

For more information, contact the Department of Lands, Ministry of Interior at www.dol.go.th or Tel. 02 1415555.

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Isolated heavy rain and strong winds forecast for Bangkok and other parts of Thailand

NationalOct 12. 2020

By THE NATION

Continuous rainfall is likely across the country with isolated heavy rain and strong winds in the East and the Central, including Bangkok and its vicinity, and the South, the Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Monday (October 12).

A strong monsoon trough lies across the lower Central, the upper South and the East while the strong southwest monsoon prevails across the Andaman Sea, the South and the Gulf of Thailand, the department said.

People in risky areas should beware of the severe conditions. Strong winds are likely with waves in the Andaman Sea 2-3 metres high and more than three metres high during thundershowers. All ships should proceed with caution and small boats keep ashore, the department cautioned.

Meanwhile, the category 2 depression Linfa has weakened to category 1 active low-pressure over Attapeu in Laos and could bring more rain in the lower East and the Northeast regions.

The weather forecast for the next 24 hours:

North: Mostly cloudy with thundershowers in 30 per cent of the areas; minimum temperature 20-24°C, maximum 23-34°C.

Northeast: Mostly cloudy with thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas and isolated heavy rain; minimum temperature 20-23°C, maximum 26-33°C.

Central: Cloudy with thundershowers in 80 per cent of the areas and isolated heavy rain; minimum temperature 22-24°C, maximum 26-30°C.

East: Cloudy with thundershowers in 80 per cent of the areas and isolated heavy rain; minimum temperature 24-25°C, maximum 28-30°C; waves 2-3 metres high and over three metres during thundershowers.

South (east coast): Mostly cloudy with thundershowers in 70 per cent of the areas and isolated heavy rain; minimum temperature 23-24°C, maximum 26-32°C; waves two metres high and over two metres during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Cloudy with thundershowers in 80 per cent of the areas and isolated heavy rain; minimum temperature 22-23°C, maximum 27-29°C; waves 2-3 metres high and over three metres during thundershowers.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Cloudy with thundershowers in 80 per cent of the areas and isolated heavy rain; minimum temperature 23-24°C, maximum 27-30°C.

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NPL crisis due to Covid-19 ‘worse than 1997 meltdown’

NationalOct 12. 2020

By THE NATION

The present Covid-19 crisis was worse than the Tom Yam Kung crisis of 1997, the Bangkok Commercial Asset Management (BAM) has said, adding that non-performing loans (NPL) was of concern for Thailand’s economic system.

BAM explained that financial institutions in 1997 had a low rate fund to deal with NPLs in the economic system. Moreover, the household debt at that time was low, and small businesses were not affected by the crisis.

The Coivd-19 crisis has affected everyone, whether large or small businesses. However, financial institutions have a reserve fund to deal with economic problems of the future. BAM added that they will not bankrupt easily as in 1997.

BAM chairman Bunyong Visatemongkolchai said that NPLs this time were one of most worrying issues. He said that total NPLs in the system were now around Bt500 billion, or 3.05 per cent of total credit in the system. However, these NPLs will increase, after banks’ measure to suspend people’s debt payment that ended recently.

The chairman explained that total debt registered in this suspension was around 40 per cent of total credit in the system, and this was too much.

Further, an estimation previously pointed out that 20 per cent of registered debt would become NPL in the future. This will increase the total NPL from Bt500 billion to Bt2 trillion, which will be like the total NPL in 1997.

However, the chairman thought that the NPL would not totally emerge in the credit system, since banks have a procedure for tackling this predictable problem. Besides, the government’s measures would help or support banks in dealing with the NPL problem, he said.

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Tak tightens entry for truck drivers after three from Myanmar test positive

NationalOct 11. 2020A medical team from the Public Health Ministry visits the Mae Sot district in Tak province to check for possible infection risk. 

By The Nation

No Myanmar driver would be allowed to enter Mae Sot district, Tak provincial Governor Suphaphimit Paorik said on Sunday, while ordering officials to keep an eye on truck drivers who are now allowed to enter Thailand for only up to seven hours.

Any stay beyond the stipulated time will entail 14 days of quarantine.

The Public Health Ministry said three Myanmar drivers had tested positive on October 9-10 after delivering goods at Alee and Singha Rung Rueang warehouses. Seventy-four Thai people, who were exposed to them and may carry risk of being infected with Covid-19, are undergoing RT-PCR tests and in quarantine at home.

More than 100 people have been tested and results are awaited. Meanwhile, a health official has urged local people to undergo tests if they had visited risk areas.

The health official warned that bringing foreigners illegally into the country would increase the virus risk for Thailand and asked for cooperation to report any illegal entry to the police or a health official immediately.

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Phetchaburi warns locals of flash floods as river level dangerously high

NationalOct 11. 2020

By The Nation

Phetchaburi provincial officials warned people to move their belongings and sick people to higher places by Sunday afternoon, as the water level in the Phetchaburi River is higher than normal, raising the risk of flash floods.

Phetchaburi Deputy Governor Nathawut Phetpromsorn said on Sunday that the water situation had become serious in Phetchaburi province due to the heavy to very heavy rains in the area. There is a need to drain more water from the dam into the Phetchaburi River, which may cause flooding in the city, the official said.

Due to the construction of the railway bridge, the water level in Phetchaburi River will be higher than normal and there are obstacles in the waterways. Therefore, the official has warned people in the area to move their assets, the elderly, and sick people to a safe place before Sunday afternoon.

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Speeding pickup smashes into electricity posts in Nakhon Pathom

NationalOct 11. 2020

By The Nation

A pickup travelling at high speed in Nakhon Pathom province on Saturday crashed into 10 electricity posts, but the driver miraculously cheated death.

Bang Len Police Station was notified of the accident at 3.20pm and sent the officers to investigate the scene on Bang Len – Don Toom Road.

They found the driver trapped in the vehicle and contacted rescue volunteers and a paramedic team from Bang Len Hospital to help him out.

Nitikan Sirpinpao, 19, was severely injured on his right leg. He was immediately sent to the hospital.

Pramote Boonmuan, director of Nakhon Pathom’s Provincial Electricity Authority, said that 50-60 households would have no electricity because of the damage to electrical equipment from the accident.

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Police look for driver of car that caught fire in Chonburi

NationalOct 11. 2020

By The Nation

A car caught fire on a Chonburi province road on Sunday morning, but when the rescue team reached the spot, the driver was nowhere to be found.

At 1.30am, Sawang Boriboon Foundation’s rescue radio was notified that a car had hit a barrier on the road and caught fire.

Firefighters and rescue volunteers promptly went to put out the fire. They managed to extinguish the flames but were surprised to find the car empty.

Police are looking for the driver. They suspect that the driver might have been injured and taken to hospital or was possibly drunk and walked away from the scene.

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Pitbulls owner finally gives up her pets

NationalOct 11. 2020

By The Nation

The owner of six pitbulls, who was forced to leave an apartment with her dogs because of complaints from residents, had to finally say goodbye to the canines.

Pattaranan Sadjarom, the vet of Watchdog Thailand (WDT), said the group was looking for a new home for the dogs, but there were several factors to be considered as the dogs were no longer puppies and their foster family had to be fully ready to handle them.

The vet said the dogs showed signs of depression.

In September, residents of a condo building in Pathum Thani province publicised through the media the problem of a neighbour who regularly released seven American Pitbulls to rage all over the building, leaving faeces on the corridors.

The owner of the dogs, Hong, nicknamed Cake, then took all her dogs and left. The pitbull lover became depressed at not being able to rent a new house that would allow her pitbulls.

WDT then offered to take care of the dogs while she was being hospitalised.

She tried to find a new accommodation but no one wanted to see so many dogs in their neighbourhood. Hong was left with no choice but to part with her pets.

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Chiang Mai woman faces probe for alleged murders in suspected insurance scam

NationalOct 11. 2020

By The Nation

A Chiang Mai woman was arrested on Saturday for allegedly hiring a hitman to murder her ex-husband and for alleged involvements in a few other deaths to appropriate their insurance compensation.

On October 5, Anan Thongmarn, 58, was slashed on the face and neck and killed. The investigation led to Pankaew KhanKaew, 48, an alleged hitman, and Bualoi Tala, 63, the victim’s ex-wife.

Pankaew reportedly confessed that he had committed the murder and his phone records revealed that Bualoi had hired him, as she had personal conflicts with her ex-husband. She allegedly wanted to claim his life insurance worth hundreds of thousands of baht.

She denied ordered the killing, saying she only wanted him to be maimed and claimed the Bt40,000 she allegedly offered for the murder was only a joke.

Bualoi previously had reportedly received, after naming herself as nominee, insurance benefits from some other deaths. The victims reportedly were poisoned. Police are investigating six possible cases.