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Maximum security at Parliament for Thursday’s protest

NationalSep 22. 2020

By THE NATION

Security at Parliament will be lifted to the maximum level on Wednesday ahead of a planned protest by pro-democracy demonstrators on Thursday.Sorasak Pienvej, secretary-general of the House of Representatives, said on Tuesday that the House of Representatives would not prevent people from expressing their political opinions, and a suitable area will be prepared for protesters. Toilets and food stalls will also be provided for them, he added.

Maximum security will be in place 24 hours per day from Wednesday, the first day Parliament will consider a motion to amend the Constitution.

Asked if MPs had an escape route in case of emergencies, Sorasak said helicopters can land on the roof of Parliament to evacuate members if necessary. Police will also be deployed round the clock to patrol the Chao Phraya River.

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Electric-bus charging stations coming to Bangkok

NationalSep 22. 2020

By THE NATION

Charging stations for electric buses are set to spring up in Bangkok under a deal signed by the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) and Bangkok Metropolitan Transit Authority (BMTA) on Monday.

“We hope that the MoU that we signed with BMTA will promote the cooperation for the development of energy-related technology that improves the life of people in metropolitan areas, as well as help driving BMTA to be an energy-efficient organisation,” said MEA governor Keerapat Jiamset.

The charging stations will use solar energy and a Smart Parking system to schedule bus-charging time efficiently.

The two agencies will also be fixing solar panels on public infrastructure and bus stops, implementing a smart street-lighting system with energy-efficient LED bulbs controlled by artificial intelligence, and installing coronavirus-killing lightbulbs on BMTA buses.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has set a target for the BMTA to gradually replace gasoline-powered buses with electrical buses. The e-buses must be either manufactured domestically or use 50 per cent domestically made parts, in order to promote the country’s e-vehicle manufacturing industry.

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Public Health Ministry to pilot healthcare anywhere scheme in some provinces early next year

NationalSep 22. 2020Anutin Charnvirakul 

By The Nation

The Public Health Ministry plans to pilot the “Bt30 Healthcare Anywhere” scheme in Bangkok and lower Northeast provinces at the beginning of next year.

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul also said that the Bt30 universal healthcare scheme can still be used even though the National Health Security Office (NHSO) has cancelled contracts with 64 clinics and hospitals in Bangkok for alleged overbilling. He said the rumour that people had lost their right to use the Bt30 scheme had been started by those who lost their contracts with NHSO.

“Under the new Healthcare Anywhere scheme, people will not have to worry about large hospitals being overcrowded. We have prepared guidelines to facilitate both service providers and customers,” he said.

Meanwhile, Dr Sakchai Kanjanawatana, NHSO secretary-general, said his office will provide details of the new scheme to the minister soon.

He expects the scheme to be piloted in Bangkok and lower Northeast provinces, such as Buri Ram, Surin, Chaiyaphum and Nakhon Ratchasima.

“The scheme should be started either in January or April next year,” he said.

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Long weekends announced for November, December

NationalSep 22. 2020

By The Nation

The Cabinet has set November 19-20 as special holidays in a bid to stimulate the tourism industry.

Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Tuesday (September 22) that these days were being named public holidays to encourage spending.

The days will be attached to the weekend resulting in a four-day holiday.

The November holidays were proposed to the Cabinet by Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Tuesday.

The Cabinet also agreed to set December 11 as a compensatory day off for Father’s Day on December 5, which falls on a Saturday.

With Constitution Day falling on December 10, having the following day off will result in a long weekend, which should encourage people to go away on trips.

Meanwhile, Phiphat said there should be no reason to launch new measures to stimulate the tourism industry because previous measures are in full swing.

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No room for agriculture in Udon Thani as reservoir water level too low

NationalSep 22. 2020

By The Nation

Udon Thani farmers’ hopes of salvaging their crop evaporated after an official of the Huai Luang Reservoir announced that there was not enough water for agriculture despite some gains from tropical storm “Noul”.

The report on Monday revealed that Huai Luang Reservoir, the main water storage facility of the province, with a capacity of 135.5 million cubic metres, had added only 2 million cubic metres of water, totalling 44.5 million cubic metres, or 32.8 per cent of capacity.

Wichai Jaturongkorn, a director of Huai Luang Reservoir’s operation and maintenance project, said that “Noul” had only a slight effect on the province from September 18 to 20.

The current water level at the reservoir was very low compared to the same period last year when it had 93.98 cubic metres of water, or 69.33 per cent of capacity, he said.

The farmers, therefore, were informed to preserve water for consumption during the drought in 2020- 21 and the reservoir would not make water available for agriculture until the situation improved.

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Rescue staff pull three bodies out of deep well

NationalSep 22. 2020

By THE NATION

Rescue staff in Chaiyaphum showed up late on Monday (September 21) to pull the bodies of three men – a father and two sons – up from the bottom of an artesian well.

Police in Ban Pao area of Kaset Sombun district had learned about three corpses lying at the bottom of the well earlier in the evening and contacted rescue staff to pull the bodies out. 

The drowned persons were identified as Boonterm Buathong, 56, and his sons Chareonchat, 29, and Preecha, 26.

According to Thong-in, 56, her husband and sons had gone to the well on Monday morning to repair it and did not return for lunch. She later found their bodies at the bottom of the well. 

The well, located in their farm, is one metre wide and 13m deep. Rescue staff had to wear breathing apparatus to dive to the bottom to pull up the bodies.

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Egg farmers fret as price falls due to decline in consumption

NationalSep 22. 2020

By The Nation

The selling price of eggs has dropped by 30 satang per piece due to a decline in consumption, while farmers also have to bear high animal feed cost, the Association of Hen-Egg Farmers, Traders and Exporters said.

Mongkol Pipatsattayanuwong, the association president, said farmers’ egg price was currently Bt2.40 per egg, down 30 satang from the association’s announcement of Bt2.70 per egg, due to the decline in consumption during heavy rain and seasonal foods yielding higher output.

Meanwhile, farmers have to bear high animal feed costs. The price of imported soybean meal rose by Bt1.80 to Bt15.55 per kilogram from Bt13.75 per kg in the previous week due to the decline in production and high demand, while the price of corn in Thai animal feed factories rose by 4.32 per cent to Bt9.65 per kg from Bt9.25 per kg in the previous week because corn quality had dropped due to heavy rains.

“The current price of Bt2.40 per egg was lower than the Office of Agricultural Economics’ third-quarter egg production cost forecast of Bt2.54 per each. Egg farmers have been bearing a loss for more than one month,” he said, adding that egg farmers who raise hens in poultry houses with evaporative cooling system were bearing a higher cost.

“Therefore, government agencies should maintain the egg price and export eggs to foreign countries, while egg farmers should retire old hens in line with the government’s regulation to solve this issue which was impacting the country’s egg industry,” he said.

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Autumn arrives in Thailand

NationalSep 22. 2020

By The Nation

Thailand welcomed the Autumnal Equinox on Tuesday (September 22), when the sun was directly above the equator and made the day’s daylight hours and night of almost the same length.

National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) announced on Facebook that Tuesday is Autumnal Equinox, the day that marks the arrival of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere.

On Tuesday, the sun rose at about 6.07am and will set at about 6.14pm.

The word equinox, derived from the Latin words aequus (equal) and nox (night), means a day and night of the same length. This occurs twice a year, at the start of spring in the northern hemisphere called Vernal Equinox and at the start of autumn, called Autumnal Equinox.

The next phenomenon will be Winter Solstice on December 21, when the sun will travel the shortest path through the sky, making daytime the shortest and night the longest in the year.

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Nude food delivery biker let off with a fine

NationalSep 22. 2020

By THE NATION

A food deliverer seen riding his motorcycle without clothes in Songkhla province reported himself to police on Monday (September 21).

On Monday, a video of a naked man riding a motorcycle with a food delivery bag behind was shared via social media. The incident took place on Kanchanavanich Road.

However, the video was later deleted.

Reporters visited the nearby areas where the naked man was seen. A local trader said that the sight of the man was unbearable, and she would not eat food delivered by him.

A taxi biker named Bai Aumaoom, aged 66, said that he saw the man park his motorcycle in front of Hua Pom Nok Temple. Then he took off his clothes and walked around, and later rode off on his motorbike.

The biker also mentioned that the naked man later returned to the temple, walked around, and finally wore his clothes before leaving.

On the same day, the suspect reported himself to local police. His name was Botsin Dueanchamroon, aged 24. He was fined by Bt500 for being naked in public. 

The man claimed that he decided to be naked that morning due to his personal problem.

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PM orders Thai police to work with Interpol to bring Boss home

NationalSep 22. 2020

By The Nation

In a Facebook post on Monday (September 21), Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha instructed Thai police to collaborate with Interpol to bring Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya home to face punishment.

On September 18, the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) announced that the prosecutors had decided to indict Vorayuth on charges of using cocaine and reckless driving causing death.

Vorayuth, a scion of a billionaire family, hit the headlines again when CNN reported in August that the prosecutors had dropped the last charge against him over the 2012 killing of a motorcycle cop.

News of the prosecutors’ decision generated suspicion and questions began being asked.

Meanwhile, on his official Facebook page, Prayut said Thai police were calling on Interpol to help locate Vorayuth and bring him back to Thailand for prosecution.

“I ask every officer to handle this matter correctly and effectively,” Prayut’s post said, in which he also demanded an update within a week.