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Price of cooking gas capped for another 3 months

NationalSep 21. 2020

By The Nation

The Energy Policy Administration Committee on Monday resolved to cap the retail price of cooking gas at Bt318 per 15-kilo cylinder for another three months, until the end of December.

The move is aimed at easing living costs during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Energy Policy and Planning Office director-general Wattanapong Kurowat.

The subsidy is expected to cost the Oil Fund Bt450 million per month.

The committee also tasked the Energy Regulatory Commission with revising the service fee for piping natural gas to companies, aiming to create an “appropriate price”.

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Chiang Mai says rumours of Covid deaths ‘fake news’

NationalSep 21. 2020

By The Nation

Social media rumours of Covid-19 cases and deaths in Chiang Mai’s Chiang Dao district are fake news, city authorities warned on Monday.

The rumours were investigated by provincial officials and Chiang Mai police and found to be untrue, Chiang Mai vice governor Komson Suwanampa said.

Officials are now tracing the people who posted the rumours, which may have violated the Computer Crimes Act by causing public panic.

Under the act, those found guilty of spreading fake information via social media face up to five years in jail and/or a fine of up to Bt100,000.

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Royalists demand protest leaders be prosecuted for lese majeste

NationalSep 21. 2020

By The Nation

A group of ultra-royalists filed police complaints on Monday (September 21) against the three key leaders of the protest at Sanam Luang this weekend.

The groups’ leader, Tul Sittisomwong, called on police to prosecute the three protest leaders, namely students Panasaya “Rung”

Sitthijirawattanakul and Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak and human-rights lawyer Arnon Nampa, for violating the lese-majeste law.

He also handed in photographs and recordings of their speeches to Chanasongkram Police Station as evidence.Separately, Sira Jenjaka, a Palang Pracharat Party MP for Bangkok, filed reports against Mongkolkit Suksintharanon from Thai Civilised Party, Peerawit Ruangluedolapak from Thai Rak Tham Party and Natcha Boonchai-insawat from Move Forward Party.

Sira demanded legal action against the trio for showing up at the anti-government protest and raising the signature three-finger salute a venue that prohibits public gatherings.

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No punishment for protesting at Sanam Luang, says City Hall

NationalSep 21. 2020

By The Nation

City authorities will not take legal action against protesters for using Sanam Luang as a rally site, a senior Bangkok official said on Monday.

Suradet Amnuaisarn, Phra Nakhon district director, said Sanam Luang suffered no serious harm during the weekend’s mass protest, but damage was being evaluated to report to police.

The district chief asked people to respect the regulation that Sanam Luang was only to be used as a leisure area from 5am to 10pm or for royal ceremonies, national ceremonies and sports competitions.

However, the regulation carried a warning rather than punishment for those who disobeyed it, he added.

Meanwhile, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration would not get involved in politics, and it was up to security forces to decide whether protesters had violated the law, he said.

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After Hin Tak island cracks apart, park braces for more storm damage

NationalSep 21. 2020

By The Nation

Staff at Angthong National Marine Park in Surath Thani are on the alert for more storm damage after a large chunk of Hin Tak island split off and slid towards the ocean.

About 15-20 per cent of the island was sheared off when storm Noul and the southern monsoon brought heavy rain and strong waves to the area over the weekend.

Park chief Piya Nunil said Hin Tak island probably cracked apart when rainwater dissolved the limestone rock, causing it to rupture.

The park covers 102 square kilometres and 42 limestone-karst islands in the Gulf of Thailand.

Park staff have been ordered to monitor the situation as more land slips may occur. They are also checking the scale of the damage in the affected area. Park residents and fishermen have been told to keep away from coastal areas at danger of storm damage.

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Police deny role in removing plaque from Sanam Luang

NationalSep 21. 2020Deputy Metropolitan Police Bureau commissioner Pol General Piya Tawichai 

By The Nation

Police have denied involvement in the removal of the 2020 coup memorial plaque installed by pro-democracy protesters at Sanam Luang

Deputy Metropolitan Police Bureau commissioner Pol General Piya Tawichai stated categorically that police were not involved in removing the “People’s Plaque” installed on Sunday morning but missing a day later. He added that Bangkok officials, as administrators of the area, might have removed it since it was something that did not exist in the past.

Reacting to uproar over his intention to charge the protest leaders, Piya said that there was evidence, with clear pictures and audio, to charge them. He, however, did not say when they were likely to be charged.

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Cabinet earmarks larger budget for health volunteers as PM hails ‘Auntie Dee’ for her first-aid knowledge

NationalSep 21. 2020

By The Nation

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha applauded Nalinee “Auntie Dee” Noodee for having the presence of mind to provide immediate aid and save a person who had been electrocuted.

Meanwhile, the Cabinet agreed to allocate more funds for village and Bangkok health volunteer organisations.

In a Facebook post, the premier said Nalinee had used her knowledge as a village health volunteer to provide CPR to the victim until he gained consciousness before having the patient delivered to hospital.

Nalinee reportedly worked as a village health volunteer for four years and also worked with a local Red Cross operation.

Meanwhile, the Cabinet has decided to allocate Bt3.6 billion of the Public Health Ministry’s Bt45-billion loan to health volunteer organisations in villages as well as in Bangkok.

The volunteers will be paid Bt4,500, which will cover a Bt500 subsidy per month from March to September and another Bt1,000 for medical expenses in September.

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Chulalongkorn team designs new mixed-use Southern Bus Terminal

NationalSep 21. 2020

By THE NATION

A Chulalongkorn University team has come up with a design to convert the old Southern Bus Terminal into a mixed-use terminal that has restaurants, retail shops and green areas.

The Transport Company is planning to return to the original terminal on Baromratchonee Road once the concession at its present location expires in 2025.

The company hired Chulalongkorn University to study options for the redevelopment of the old terminal, and the university has come up with a design that also includes greenery to serve as a “green net” for pollution.

The university has also suggested that the company consider having private companies join this project as a public-private partnership.

Initially, this mixed-use project was estimated to cost around Bt4.66 billion and take around four years for design and construction.

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No new Covid-19 cases

NationalSep 21. 2020

By The Nation

There were no new Covid-19 cases over a 24-hour period, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported on Monday.

Two patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital.

The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand remains at 3,506 (568 in state quarantine), of whom 105 are in hospital, 3,342 have recovered and been discharged with death toll at 59.

According to Worldometer, as of 10 am on Monday, the total number of confirmed cases rose to 31.2 million (increasing by 243,019 over a 24-hour period), 22.8 million have recovered, 61,239 are in serious condition and 965,063 have died.

Thailand ranks 133rd for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 7 million, followed by India 5.48 million, Brazil 4.54 million, Russia 1.1 million and Peru 765,076.

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Police get their hands on haul of opium in Mae Hong Son border

NationalSep 21. 2020

By THE NATION

After receiving a tip-off, police officers and soldiers decided to lie in wait for smugglers near a natural border between Mae Hong Son and Myanmar.

Their wait paid off because just after midnight on Monday (September 21) they managed to swoop down on a 42-year-old Myanmar national carrying close to 5 kilograms of opium in his backpack.

The suspect was later taken to the border patrol police camp for interrogation and was charged with possessing illegal narcotics.

More drugs are being smuggled into Thailand since they no longer fetch a high price in Myanmar.