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Poll shows majority of people disagree with pro-democracy protesters’ methods

NationalOct 04. 2020

By The Nation

A recent poll shows that the majority of respondents are not in agreement with how pro-democracy activists are conducting their protests.

The Super Poll Research Centre surveyed 1,216 people nationwide from September 25 to October 3 on unacceptable behaviour.

When asked what behaviour was unacceptable (multiple choice), 97.6 per cent of respondents mentioned inciting others; 96.1 per cent — abusing institutions; 95.7 per cent — repelling others; 94.1 per cent — slandering others and 93.4 per cent — using impolite words.

Separately, 97.4 per cent of respondents said the protesters’ move to defy laws, destroy properties and threaten others was unacceptable, while 2.6 per cent said the protesters’ move was acceptable.

Meanwhile, 89.9 per cent of respondents said news about political rallies would intensify the economic and Covid-19 crises, while 10.1 per cent said it would not intensify.

An overwhelming 89 per cent of respondents said they do not want protesters to threaten others or use violence, while 11.0 per cent wanted them to do so.

Lastly, 94.8 per cent of respondents were unsure when the protesters would use violence, while 5.2 per cent did not doubt the protesters’ moves.

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Chak Phra festival marks end of lent

NationalOct 04. 2020

By The Nation
Photo Credit: Nation Photo by Charoon Thongnual

Several Buddhists in Songkhla province participated in the Chak Phra festival, playing the Laem Pho folk song to mark the end of the Buddhist Lent at Laem Pho priest camp site in Hat Yai district on Saturday.

The boat carrying the Buddha’s statue was decorated by folk art craftsmen who live near Songkhla Lake. A huge number of people took part in the festival.

Chak Phra is an annual Buddhist festival celebrated in southern Thailand. The name means “pulling the Buddha”, “pulling Buddhist monks”, or “pulling the ceremonial Buddha image carriage”.

Chak Phra takes place on the first day of the waning moon of the 11th lunar month of the traditional Thai lunar calendar, hence the dates of the festival differ each year. As per the Gregorian calendar, this usually falls in the month of October.

The festival is celebrated in two ways — by carrying a Buddha statue on land, or on the river — depending on the location of the local temple.

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Red shirts greet activists freed from prison after royal pardon

NationalOct 04. 2020Photos by Tanachai Pramarnpanich 

By The Nation

The red shirt group welcomed two members who were released from Bangkok Remand Prison among 27,000 other convicts following royal pardons on Saturday.

Leaders of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), or red shirts, Thida Thawonset, Jatuporn Prompan and Weng Tojirakarn led other members to wait for Wiphutalaeng Pattanaphumthai and Payab Pankate outside the prison.Wiphutalaeng was imprisoned for an involvement with a protest at the Si Sao Thewes residence of then-Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda in July 2007.

Payab was guilty of disrupting the Asean Summit in Pattaya in 2009, resulting in a cancellation of the meeting.

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Ex-convict goes on stabbing spree at Bangkok mall when told to wear mask

NationalOct 04. 2020

By The Nation

A man went berserk and stabbed three people at a shopping mall in the Ngam Wong Wan neighbourhood in Bangkok on Saturday night after being told to wear a face mask before entering the building.

At 8.30pm, police were notified that three people, including security guards and a delivery man, were injured after an assault at The Mall Ngam Wong Wan branch.

The injured were sent to Nonthavej Hospital.

The assailant, 33, reportedly came to the mall without wearing a face mask and a security guard asked him to leave. He then had an argument with the guard before going berserk and stabbing people nearby.

He was identified as a former convict who had served jail terms three times in Chiang Mai prison for robbery. The police also found an HIV patient card on him.

He was taken to Muang Nonthaburi Police Station for interrogation and initially charged with attempt to murder.

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Fake news, says ministry on reports of Bt3,000 cash handouts to children, elderly and disabled

NationalOct 04. 2020

By The Nation

The news of Bt3,000 monthly giveaways to children, the elderly and disabled from October 9 was fake news, the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security said on Saturday.

The ministry officials said the truth is children would receive Bt600 per month, the elderly would receive Bt600 to Bt1,000 per month depending on their age, and the disabled would receive Bt1,000 per month.

The officials added that the ministry had paid social welfare for these people every month and the payment for this month would be made on October 10.

“We would like to ask people not to believe in this fake news and not share such information on social media. People can visit the ministry’s website: www.m-society.go.th or contact 1300 for information,” the officials said.

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Two new Covid-19 cases in state quarantine

NationalOct 04. 2020

By The Nation

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported two new cases in state quarantine facilities on Sunday.

A 27-year-old female student returned from the United Kingdom on September 28 and entered a state quarantine facility in Samut Prakarn province. She tested positive on October 2.

A 19-year-old student returned from South Africa on September 28 and tested positive on October 2 at a state quarantine facility in Bangkok.

Meanwhile, five patients have recovered and been discharged.

The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand increased to 3,585 (647 in state quarantine), of whom 138 are in hospital and 3,388 have recovered and been discharged while 59 people have died.

According to Worldometer, as of 10am on Sunday, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 35.1 million (up by 294,378), 26.12 million have recovered, 7.97 million are active cases (66,070 in severe condition), and 1.03 million have died (increasing by 4,791).

Thailand ranks 138th for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 7.6 million, followed by India 6.54 million, Brazil 4.9 million, Russia 1.2 million and Colombia 848,147.

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Thundershowers forecast for Bangkok as wet spell continues over most of the country

NationalOct 04. 2020

By The Nation

Continuous rains are expected over most parts of the country with heavy showers over some areas, the Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Sunday.

Bangkok is likely to experience widespread thundershowers and isolated heavy rains.

The monsoon trough lies across the Central and the East, while the moderate southwest monsoon prevails across the Andaman Sea, Thailand and the Gulf, the department said.

People in risky areas should beware of severe conditions, the department said.

Moderate winds and waves are likely in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf, waves about two metres high in the upper Andaman Sea, 1-2 metres high in the upper Gulf, and more than two metres high during thundershowers. All ships should proceed with caution and avoid thundershowers, the department cautioned.

The weather forecast for different regions of the country:

North: Cloudy with scattered thundershowers and isolated heavy rains in Tak, Sukhothai, Kamphaeng Phet, Phitsanulok, Phichit and Phetchabun provinces; minimum temperature 24-25 degrees Celsius, maximum 33-35°C; southwesterly winds 10-25kph.

Northeast: Cloudy with scattered thundershowers mostly in Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham, Kalasin, Roi Et, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Ratchasima, Buri Ram, Surin and Si Sa Ket provinces; minimum temperature 23-25°C, maximum 33-34°C; southwesterly winds 10-20kph.

Central: Very cloudy with fairly widespread thundershowers and isolated heavy rains in Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Suphan Buri, Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Lop Buri and Saraburi provinces; minimum temperature 23-25°C, maximum 32-34°C; southwesterly winds 10-25kph.

East: Very cloudy with fairly widespread thundershowers and isolated heavy rains in Nakhon Nayok, Sa Kaeo, Prachin Buri, Chon Buri, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat provinces; minimum temperature 23-25°C, maximum 30-34°C; southwesterly winds 15-35kph; waves 1-2 metres high and above two metres in thundershowers.

South (East Coast): Cloudy with fairly widespread thundershowers mostly in Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Songkhla provinces; minimum temperature 23-25°C, maximum 32-34°C

Surat Thani northward — southwesterly winds 15-35kph; waves 1-2 metres high and above two metres in thundershowers.

Nakhon Si Thammarat southward — southwesterly winds 15-30kph: waves about a metre high and 1-2 metres in thundershowers.

South (west coast): Cloudy with fairly widespread thundershowers and isolated heavy rains in Ranong, Phangnga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang and Satun provinces; minimum temperature 22-25°C, maximum 30-32°C.

Phuket northward — southwesterly winds 20-35kph; waves about two metres and above two metres during thundershowers.

Krabi southward — southwesterly winds 15-35kph; waves 1-2 metres high and above two metres in thundershowers.

Bangkok and its vicinity: Cloudy with fairly widespread thundershowers and isolated heavy rains; minimum temperature 24-25°, maximum 33-35°C; southwesterly winds 10-20kph.

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Slew of government measures have helped boost oil palm prices, says Jurin

NationalOct 04. 2020

By THE NATION

The price of oil palm has been gradually improving and is currently at Bt4.20 to Bt5 per kilogram due to the measures taken by the government to help palm farmers, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit said on Saturday.

“The ministries of Commerce, Energy and Agriculture and Cooperatives have been working together to boost the price of oil palm by implementing several schemes, such as price guarantee, and making B10 biodiesel the standard diesel,” he said.

“The government has also ordered the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand to use palm oil to generate electricity, which has helped consume 350,000 tonnes of domestic oversupply, and another 100,000 tonnes would be used in the coming months.

“We have also been installing meters at oil refineries to check the stocks of palm oil in real time to prevent entrepreneurs from using the excuse of adequate stock to refuse buying palm from farmers. The installation should be completed this month,” he added. “From late October onwards, the ministry will also provide Bt2 per kg subsidy to palm oil exporters to boost exports and accelerate the buying of palm from farmers.”

Jurin added that if palm price drops below Bt4 per kg, it would trigger the ministry’s price guarantee scheme, which would pay the difference to ensure that farmers receive Bt4 for each kg of their produce.

“This year’s scheme will end on December 15, which is the last day the scheme will pay the subsidy, while next year’s scheme will start paying from January 15,” he added.

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Man killed by exploding firecracker

NationalOct 03. 2020

By THE NATION

A 40-year-old man was killed in a firecracker explosion on Friday in Ubon Ratchathani province.

The fatal accident took place at around 7.20pm, at a house in Sawang Wirawong district.

The exploding tube blew a part of Anan Pankwang’s head about five metres away.

The dead man’s friend, Worapol Nanto, told police that Anan was playing with crackers and fireworks since Friday evening to celebrate Oak Phanda Day, which fell on Thursday.

Worapol said that Anan was killed by his last set of fireworks. When a tube did not explode, Anan reportedly went close and tried to reset its position. The firecracker exploded when his face was over the tube.

Police said it was the first fatality in the Oak Phanda Day celebrations.

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Foundation for disabled people laments loss of Yimsoo Cafe concession in Thammasat campus

NationalOct 03. 2020

By THE NATION

The Yimsoo Café branch at Thammasat University will shut down in November, as the university has granted the concession to another big café brand, Wiriya Namsiripongpun, president of Universal Foundation for Persons with Disabilities, said via his Facebook page on Friday.

Yimsoo Café outlets are run by disabled staff. The first branch opened in 2016 at the foundation.

Wiriya said that the café branch at Thammasat University’s Tha Phra Chan campus in Bangkok will close from November 10, since the university has granted a concession to another café brand. He said staff would have to be laid off.

Wiriya Namsiripongpun

Wiriya said that his efforts to create a working channel for disabled people was lost to a big and wealthy brand.

He also added that Yimsoo Café must pay the rent for 30 days, despite the café being closed from November 10. And if the staff do not sell coffee in the days after November 10, Yimsoo Café will be fined at Bt500 a day.