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Koh Samui ready to offer a ‘bubble’ for foreign tourists

NationalSep 30. 2020

By THE NATION

As many as 23 hotels in Koh Samui have been proposed as alternative local state quarantine (ALSQ) sites and most of them are expected to pass the grade, the tourism sector said.

Thai Hotels Association – Southern Chapter East Cost said of the 23 hotels and resorts proposed to the ALSQ committee, eight had been checked on September 23, while the remainder will be checked in October. 

Ruengnam Chaikwang, the association’s president, said most of the proposed hotels had pool villas and were a fair distance from main streets and local communities. Hence, he said, it will be difficult for tourists to get away during their quarantine period. 

Also, he said, tourists’ movements will be monitored by the more than 1,000 CCTV cameras installed around the island. 

The Tourism Association of Koh Samui also said each of the proposed hotels had more than 70 rooms, and put together, they would have over 1,000 rooms. The association believes at least 90 per cent of the 23 hotels will pass the grade and some 200 tourists will visit Koh Samui initially. 

Private representatives were expected to propose this Koh Samui bubble idea to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Wednesday.

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Lampang volunteers hunt for man who may have jumped into river

NationalSep 30. 2020

By The Nation

A rescue team is hunting for a man who reportedly jumped off a bridge over the Wang River in Lampang province on Tuesday.

Watchakorn Manoping’s family realised he was missing at 4am on Tuesday, and after finding his shoes on the bridge they assumed he may have jumped.

They then called the police to say Watchakorn had sent a phone message saying he could no longer tolerate his health condition and did not want to be a burden on his family.

The local disaster prevention and mitigation officials along with volunteers began hunting for the man at 6am, and though they came up with nothing 12 hours later, they decided to continue hunting for the missing man on Wednesday.

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Myanmar agrees to allow cross-border goods transport

NationalSep 30. 2020

By The Nation

Myanmar has accepted Thailand’s proposal to resume goods transportation with the condition to change drivers at the border to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

The Second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge has become lively again, as several vehicles began transporting goods from the Thailand side at 6am on Wednesday.

On September 28, Thailand had requested Myanmar to allow trucks that were stranded on the Thai border to transport the goods or they would suffer losses of Bt80 million to Bt100 million a day.

Thai Township Border Committee was later informed on Tuesday that Myanmar had accepted the proposal but Thai drivers had to be swapped with Burmese drivers to prevent Covid-19 infection.

The two countries agreed to continue collaboration to further solve problems on the border stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Teachers held over abuse of kindergartners released on bail

NationalSep 30. 2020

By THE NATION

The Nonthaburi provincial court on Tuesday decided to release two teachers held for the abuse of young students on a bail guarantee of Bt60,000 each.

Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School teacher Onuma Ploadprong, 30, had been detained for assaulting kindergartners and Phamonlak Laksameemethakorn, 48, had been held for doing nothing to stop her. 

The court granted bail because the suspects had surrendered before being summoned. Police also said the two women showed no intention of escaping. 

Last week, the school came under the spotlight after CCTV recordings showed kindergarten teacher Onuma physically assaulting children by banging their heads on their desks, pushing them to the ground or twisting their ears until they screamed in pain.

A recent video published online on Tuesday showed the teacher dragging a child along the floor by the collar.

The subject is still a hot issue on social media, with some netizens sharing their personal experiences of abuse in school, making the point that this problem needed to be addressed as soon as possible.

Initial investigation revealed that several teachers at this school had no teaching licence.

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Young migrant worker dies with baby at her breast

NationalSep 30. 2020

By The Nation

A four-month-old infant was found on Tuesday at her dead mother’s breast in Lamphun province.

The young mother had been dead for several hours and police arrived to find her lying on the mattress with her baby at her breast.

She was identified as 25-year-old Myanmar national who went by the name Nuan.

Her husband said she was perfectly healthy when they went to bed the night before.

He said at around 3am, he heard the baby whimpering and the sound of his wife struggling a little with breathing, but he did not think there was anything wrong. He then woke up at 5am to find her dead.

The woman’s body has been sent for an autopsy and will be returned to her family later for funeral rites.

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Council hopes farmers get okay to grow marijuana for export

NationalSep 30. 2020

By THE NATION

Praphat Panyachatrak, president of the National Farmers Council (NFC), said the council hopes the new law that allows farmers to grow marijuana and hemp for export will be fully enacted next year.

“The legislation draft is being considered by the Public Health Ministry and the National Legislative Assembly, and should be announced soon,” he said. “NFC has always been advocating the cultivation of both plants and we hope new laws will make it easier for farmers to apply to grow them.”

Praphat added that under the new law, farmers can get a permit to grow the plant as soon as they get an order from overseas, without having to cooperate with universities or medical institutes.

The NFC president added that the council is also considering reviving the project of growing wild konjac as biofuel.

“Wild konjac used to be an economic crop in many provinces, but was abandoned later due to a lack of market,” he said. “Now we are thinking of promoting it again to use as fuel for community power plants, which the Energy Ministry plans to put in place as soon as possible.”

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Five new Covid-19 cases in quarantine

NationalSep 30. 2020

By The Nation

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported five new cases in quarantine facilities over a 24-hour period on Wednesday.

All the cases were asymptomatic patients.

A 34-year-old soldier who went on a UN mission to South Sudan tested positive at a Chonburi state quarantine facility. He was first found positive on September 26 but the result was not clear. The second test on September 29 confirmed the infection.

Two men aged 26 and 64 returned from India on September 25 and tested positive on the third day in a Samut Prakarn state quarantine facility.

A 31-year-old Indian employee with work permit travelled from his home country on September 23 and tested positive on the fifth day in an alternative quarantine facility in Chonburi.

A 41-year-old male freelancer returned from Kuwait on September 22 and tested positive on the fourth day in quarantine.

Meanwhile, four patients have recovered and been discharged.

The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand increased to 3,564 (626 in state quarantine), 131 are in hospital, 3,374 have recovered and been discharged and 59 have died.

According to Worldometer, as of 10am on Wednesday, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 33.84 million (up by 287,906 over a 24-hour period), 25.14 million have recovered, 7.68 million are active cases (65,977 in serious condition) and 1.01 million have died.

Thailand ranks 137th for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 7.4 million, followed by India 6.22 million, Brazil 4.78 million, Russia 1.16 million and Colombia 824,042.

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Baht appreciates amid speculation by investors

NationalSep 30. 2020

By THE NATION

The baht opened at 31.61 to the US dollar on Wednesday, strengthening from yesterday’s close of 31.73.

The Thai currency is likely to move between 31.50 and 31.70, said Jitipol Puksamatanan, head of markets strategy at SCB Securities.

On Tuesday night, the S&P 500 and Stoxx 600 fell by 0.5 per cent, as investors were concerned about a stalemate in the US congress on new policies to stimulate the economy. 

At the same time, WTI crude oil price dropped by 3.5 per cent, since the market expected that the oil would be consumed at a lower rate in case the economy has not been stimulated. Besides, gold price increased to $1,898 per ounce, after the dollar weakened.

The US Conference Board’s consumer confidence index rose to 101.8 points, exceeding the expectations of analysts of 90 points. The strategist explained that this was a reason for the dollar weakening.

In Thailand, the baht moved differently from other Asian currencies, due to speculation by investors and their trade of Thai stocks and bonds overseas. 

However, Jitipol mentioned that the baht situation on Wednesday would be different from previous days, since the market would focus on US politics.

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SRT to transfer over 10,000 land rental contracts to new subsidiary

NationalSep 30. 2020

By THE NATION

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will start transferring over 10,000 land rental contracts to its asset development subsidiary, including lands that the SRT is planning to develop for commercial use and commercial areas at train stations nationwide.

The Cabinet had recently approved the setting up of an SRT subsidiary to manage its assets.

SRT deputy governor for the asset management business, Worawut Mala, said: “We will gradually transfer the contracts in small numbers as the newly established subsidiary needs time to recruit additional personnel to handle the workload,” he added. “Some of the personnel from SRT’s asset management department will be moved to the new company, but not transferred. They will have to go through an application process and pass the screening test.”

Worawut explained that the new subsidiary would be a new state enterprise with different hiring regulations and salary structure from those of SRT, while the screening test will ensure that the personnel have suitable knowledge and experience to work in this field. “The company also will recruit new personnel who are non-SRT former employees to strengthen its workforce,” he added.

“After all the non-core land contracts are transferred, the next step is to transfer the contracts of big plots that have significant commercial value, such as Block A at Bang Sue station which is worth an estimated Bt10 billion, and the lands at Mae Nam station,” added Worawut.

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Transport Co probes missing car batteries from warehouse

NationalSep 30. 2020

By THE NATION

The state-run Transport Co has ordered an investigation into the disappearance of 482 car batteries from its warehouse.

“The company reported that since December 2019, it has disbursed 610 batteries from its reserves, but currently there were only 128 left in the warehouse, and all of them are used up,” said the source. “Six employees from the Vehicle Maintenance and Inspection Office are involved in the disbursement of batteries.

“The company set up an investigation committee on September 23 to look into the incident as well as consider disciplinary action against the culprits,” said the source. “After the investigation is complete, they will forward the report to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob, who will approve the disciplinary action.”