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Road contractor found dead behind the wheel in Krabi

NationalOct 07. 2020

By THE NATION

The owner of a big construction business was shot dead in Krabi on Tuesday night for reasons that are still unknown.

At around 10pm, Plai Phraya police were informed of the shooting about a kilometre from the police station.

At the site, police found two pick-up trucks that had crashed into each other, with the deceased sitting behind the wheel in one of them.

The killed man was identified as Suwit Paksutheekosul, 70, a contractor who had been hired to expand the very road he was found dead on.

He had been shot and police found casings of 9mm bullets nearby.

Initial investigation showed that the dead man was at the scene to supervise construction. His employees said that two pick-up trucks showed up later and parked near Suwit’s pick-up.

Another employee said he had told his boss of the two pick-up trucks parked near his, thinking they were friends, and dropped Suwit off in the parking area before heading to complete another task. By the time he returned, he learned that his boss was dead.

Police suspect Suwit was shot after entering his vehicle, and believe the pick-up moved forward with the impact of the shot and hit the other pick-up truck.

So far, it is believed the killing may have been over personal or business conflict.

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Deadline for visa-amnesty application extended to Oct 31

NationalOct 07. 2020

By The Nation

The Immigration Bureau announced on Tuesday that all visas extended on or before October 31 under the latest amnesty will go into effect collectively from November 1.

The bureau said foreigners who did not apply for the visa amnesty before the original September 26 deadline will have until October 31 to do so.

Foreigners are advised to submit their applications as soon as possible to avoid overcrowding at local immigration offices.

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NBTC’s new pre-paid mobile rates still too high

NationalOct 07. 2020

By The Nation

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) will hold a public hearing on the high amounts mobile phone users pay for pre-paid services, though experts say the new rates are just as high.

The NBTC has released a draft regulation on controlling the amount mobile-phone service providers charge outside of special promotions. According to the regulation, service providers will need to stick to the following rates for pre-paid options:

• Bt1.60 per minute for voice calls;

• Bt2.50 per SMS;

• Bt4.50 per MMS;

• Bt0.90 per megabyte internet access.

These regulations will go into effect on December 31, which means promotions established after the announcement cannot exceed the above rate.

However, promotions launched before December 31 can remain unchanged until the end of the contract.

As for promotions that are unlimited, the rate can be corrected within 270 days from the date of announcement.

Consumer foundation lawyer Sophon Nurat said he agreed with the NBTC’s decision to regulate service rates, and recommended that all service providers be monitored as they may find ways to make profits.

Suebsak Suebpakdee, a telecommunications researcher, said the purpose of the draft was to reduce the impact on consumers, but the rates set are still too high.

He said if a customer uses 1 gigabyte extra to watch a film, they will end up having to pay Bt900 if they are charged Bt0.90 per megabyte. He also said these regulations will do little to control service providers in the 5G era.

NBTC will receive public comments until October 19.

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Woman about to feast on fish finds ‘tongue-eater’ got their first

NationalOct 07. 2020

By The Nation

Mysterious insect-like creatures that an Internet user found inside a fish she was about to eat have been identified as isopods known as tongue-eating lice.

A woman who found the tongue-eaters in her meal submitted pictures of the isopod to the Facebook page of Pakpoom Dejhasadin, a prominent medical technician working at the National Blood Centre and the Thai Red Cross Society.

The pictures drew attention from netizens, who got spooked by the strange look of the creatures and demanded the identification.

Pakpoom, also known as the Panda Lab Doctor, said that the tongue eater is a parasite of the Cymothoidae family and usually lives in the mouths of fish.

The parasite uses its front claws to sever the blood vessels in the fish’s tongue, causing the tongue to shrink from lack of blood.

It then replaces the fish’s tongue by attaching its own body to the muscles of the tongue stub. Despite this gory habit, scientists say the tongue-eater does not cause much other damage to the fish.

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Soldiers arrest 3 more from Myanmar for illegal border crossing

NationalOct 07. 2020

By The Nation

Three more illegal immigrants from Myanmar were arrested on Tuesday night for trespassing into Thailand via the river near Ban Mae Ku Mai Tha Sung village in Tak province despite a ban on crossing the border.

All three had no official documents containing their actual names. They accidentally encountered the soldiers who were patrolling the border.

They confessed to Thai authorities that they crossed several times into Thailand from the Myanmar town of Myawaddy and this was the first they were caught.

Immigration Bureau officers detained them for legal action.

Ban Mae Ku Mai Tha Sung village is an area that Chinese and Myanmar nationals come through after crossing illegally into Thailand and locals have warned that some people on the Thai side have helped bring the illegal immigrants across.

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Food deliveryman dies in freak accident during Bangkok morning rush hour

NationalOct 07. 2020

By THE NATION

A Grab Food deliveryman died on Wednesday morning after falling off his bike and being run over by a bus. The incident happened during morning rush hour on Bangkok’s Phaholyothin Road.

Officers from Bang Khen Police Station arrived to find the body of Santi Robru, 49, lying at the mouth of Soi Phaholyothin 44 with multiple wounds and a cracked skull. His black Honda Click motorcycle and helmet were 5 metres from the body. The vehicle that ran him over was airconditioned bus No 26, which runs between Bang Khen and Victory Monument.

Bus driver Narongsak Inta, 44, reportedly told officials that he was heading to Victory Monument with a full load of passengers and driving at 60km per hour when a motorcycle in front tried to overtake a taxi at high speed.

“Suddenly the bike lost control and the rider fell in the middle of the road. I tried to apply the brake, but couldn’t stop the bus in time and the man was run over by the right rear wheel,” he said.

Police are reviewing CCTV footage and interviewing witnesses to determine cause of the accident. Nobody has been charged yet.

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History lessons will soon include more recent events, says Wissanu

NationalOct 07. 2020Wissanu Krea-ngam 

By The Nation

The government wants to improve the content taught in history classes and bring the lessons up to date, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Wednesday.

He said that at a meeting later in the day with the Education Ministry, he will explain why history lessons need to be revised.

“It is the Education Ministry’s job to improve the subject and content taught in class,” he said. “Many parents have asked me why schools do not teach about previous political rallies, because their children do not want to participate in ongoing events. So, I want to know whether the ministry has included events that have taken place in the past 70 to 80 years in history lessons.”

He added that the extra historical information may be offered in the form of a film, so children are aware of what happened in the recent past, adding that it is the students’ duty to find the truth.

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Sarasas school: We did not urge sacked teacher to file police complaint

NationalOct 07. 2020

By THE NATION

Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School insisted it did not urge sacked teacher Onuma Plodprong to file a police complaint against a couple who allegedly assaulted her after seeing CCTV footage of her punishing students.

On Sunday, Decha Kittiwithayanun, a lawyer and president of Thanai Klai Thuk Lawyer Network, took Onuma to Chaiyaphreug Police Station to file a complaint against Charnwit (last name withheld) and his wife, parents of a student, for allegedly assaulting Onuma on September 25 at the school.

Decha said Charnwit and his wife assaulted Onuma in anger after they saw CCTV footage of Onuma punishing students in the classroom by banging their heads on their desks, pushing them to the ground or twisting their ears.

Onuma had claimed that she received backing from Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School to file the case against the parents.

The story has since become a hot issue on social media.

In response to Onuma’s claim, the school clarified on its Facebook page that Decha was only hired to advise on legal issues, with the aim to stop the dispute between the school and parents over physical abuse at the school.

The school assured parents that it had no intention to fight them and did not urge Onuma to take action against the parents.

Onuma was sacked from Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek on September 24 after she was interrogated and confessed to the abusive action against kindergarteners in her class.

On Tuesday, a case of abuse was filed with police in Nonthaburi again after parents of a student saw CCTV footage of the ex-teacher allegedly stripping their girl naked in front of a Filipino teacher. The incident took place on September 18.

On the same day, Provincial Police Region 1 said investigators found 54 cases of child abuse at 10 Sarasas Witaed schools located in areas under its jurisdiction. Up to 13 teachers have been found responsible.

The police said they would summon executives of all Nonthaburi Sarasas branches on Wednesday to acknowledge charges of violating the Teacher’s Act.

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Sarasas school director ‘unprepared and too busy’ to answer police summons

NationalOct 07. 2020

By The Nation

Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School’s director did not answer his police summons on Wednesday to provide clarification on the child abuse scandal, saying he has not been given time to prepare.

A school representative showed up at Chaiyapruek Police Station at 10am on Wednesday to hand over a letter detailing the director’s reason for failing to appear.

He explained that the director believes he has not been given enough time to gather evidence and that he is busy with other important jobs, which leaves him with no time to acknowledge accusations of violating the Private School Act.

The representative also clarified that he was not linked to the team of Decha Kittivittayanan, the lawyer who helped Ornuma “Khru Jum” Plodprong file lawsuits against parents of the children she had assaulted.

People working at the Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School have come under heavy criticism, particularly the president of Sarasas schools, Piboon Yongkamol, who showed no compassion or sympathy for parents during an interview with Thairath TV.

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Student puts hospital training to use, helps deliver baby on the road in Mae Sot

NationalOct 07. 2020

By THE NATION

A Grade 12 student in Tak province helped deliver a baby on Tuesday, drawing applause from locals and netizens.

When a woman went into labour pains on a street in Mae Sot district, people started gathering, and among them was student Buntorn.

Upon realising that the mother was about to give birth, the student rushed to a nearby rescue vehicle to get necessary devices and then helped other capable persons deliver the baby.

The baby boy and mother are safe and in hospital. 

Buntorn said she was returning home from school when the incident took place, and after seeing that the mother was close to giving birth, she decided to help using skills learned in a training session at Phophra Hospital.