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Medical group issues statement in support of anti-establishment protesters

NationalSep 02. 2020

By The Nation

A group of doctors, dentists, nurses and other medical personnel issued a statement on Tuesday (September 1) expressing their support for pro-democracy protesters and their demands that the government stop harassing people, the 2017 Constitution be rewritten and Parliament be dissolved.

The statement pointed out that the Constitution’s Articles 34 and 44 give people the right to express their views and protest without violence, weapons or intention to overthrow the monarchy.

The group also called on the authorities to lift the state of emergency because there have been no domestic Covid-19 infections for three months and that people should be allowed to return to their normal way of life. They said strict measures should only be applied to people in high-risk areas.

The group also called on the authorities to drop charges of sedition against the protesters, because they did not instigate violence or conflict among people.

The statement also accused the National Council for Peace and Order and the government that succeeded it of failing to protect human rights and the economy.

Since 2014, 783 people have been threatened, 1,219 faced charges, 28 thrown behind bars, 104 forced to seek asylum overseas and 10 have been abducted. Economically, Thailand has a Bt7.43-trillion public debt, 13.48-trillion household debt, while economic growth stands at minus 12.2 per cent.

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Defiant activist burns pics of PM and Army chief after 3rd police summons

NationalSep 02. 2020

By THE NATION

A prominent pro-democracy activist burned images of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan and Army chief Apirat Kongsompong as he visited a police station this morning to acknowledge charges.

Panupong Chadnok, aka Mike Rayong, walked into Bangkok’s Nang Loeng station with Noraset Nanongtoom from the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, to answer charges connected with a rally held in front of the Royal Thai Army Headquarters on August 20.

Police accuse him of violating the emergency decree and traffic law, as well as illegal use of sound equipment.

Panupong was also arrested twice last month and charged with sedition for a speech he gave at a Thammasat University rally on August 10.

Amnesty International said his arrest for a second time “explicitly reveals the Thai authority’s attempts to suppress the exercise of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly”.

Panupong today said he would continue his political activities despite his latest police summons, since it was his right.

The student-led protesters are demanding an end to intimidation of government critics, along with a Constitution rewrite and dissolution of Parliament.

Panupong explained that he had burned the images in front of the station to curse the PM, his deputy and the Army chief.

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Illegal migrants with high fever found to be free of Covid-19

NationalSep 02. 2020

By THE NATION

Kanchanaburi authorities confirmed on Wednesday (September 2) that two of the three illegal Myanmar migrants detained in the province recently do not have Covid-19.

Recently, three Myanmar nationals – two men aged 20 and 17 and a one-year-old – were caught trying to cross the natural border into Thailand and were found to have high fever. 

The provincial governor announced on Wednesday that the 20-year-old and the toddler were found to be free of Covid-19, while they were waiting for test results on the third person.

Doctors from Thong Pha Phum Hospital, where the tests were conducted, said the three people had not visited high-risk areas in their country and that their fever was not from the virus.

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Predee’s departure will not affect economy, insists PM

NationalSep 02. 2020

By THE NATION

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told the press on Wednesday (September 2) that Finance Minister Predee Daochai’s resignation will not affect the economy.

The premier added that the position would not be left vacant or projects ignored, adding that the deputy minister can fill the post and he himself, as economic chief, could keep an eye on things. 

The premier also said he would promote a suitable person to take over the job. 

Prayut also confirmed that Predee had resigned due to genuine health problems. 

The new finance minister tendered his resignation on Tuesday, and it was announced on the Royal Gazette the same day. His resignation goes into effect on Wednesday.

In an exclusive interview with Bangkokbiznews under the Nation Group, Predee denied having any conflicts with Deputy Finance Minister Santi Promphat, saying they could work together effectively despite having different approaches and views about management. 

Predee is the sixth finance minister to quit soon after taking the position. Pote Sarasin spent just four days as finance minister after elections in 1957.

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Tak steps up border security with Myanmar over Covid fears

NationalSep 02. 2020Photo credit: สนง.ประชาสัมพันธ์ จ.ตาก 

By THE NATION

Tak has implemented more serious measures to deal with workers who illegally cross the border between Thailand and Myanmar, the province’s public relations office said on its Facebook fan page today (September 2).

Photo credit: สนง.ประชาสัมพันธ์ จ.ตากThe operation is to prevent Covid-19 from spreading in Thailand from neighbouring countries such as Myanmar.

Photos posted on the page showed numerous soldiers, police and civil servants being ordered to closely monitor the border of all districts in the province.

Photo credit: สนง.ประชาสัมพันธ์ จ.ตาก

Mae Hong Son has already closed its border with Myanmar after the number of Covid-19 patients in the neighbouring country increased by 107 to 882.

Mae Hong Son Governor Suwapong Kittipatpiboon said after a public health meeting that five borders in the province have been closed since July 20, but the movement of logistics was still being allowed.

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Royalist Warong dismisses links with young dictatorship supporter

NationalSep 02. 2020Warong Dechgitvigrom 

By The Nation

Warong Dechgitvigrom, leader of the royalist Thai Phakdee (Loyal Thai) group, denied that the 15-year-old who posted a message on Facebook Live encouraging dictatorship was a member of his group.

The youngster shown up at the royalist rally on Sunday (August 30) at Bangkok’s Thai-Japanese Stadium and posed for pictures with Warong on stage.

He later went on Facebook Live on Monday and mocked the anti-government movement’s slogan “Down with Dictatorship. Long Live Democracy” by posting “Long Live Dictatorship, Down with Democracy”.

This statement generated anger, with netizens asking if the youngster reflected Thai Phakdee group’s viewpoint and whether it actually supports the idea of dictatorship.

Warong, however, rejected this accusation, saying “he is not our member. I don’t know. Go ask him. He’s just a kid”.

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American family, four returnees test positive in state quarantine

NationalSep 02. 2020

By The Nation

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported eight cases in state quarantine over a 24-hour period today (September 2), the 100th day without any domestic case in Thailand since May.

The new cases are all asymptomatic.

Six of them travelled from the United States, including an American family of four – a 13-year-old girl, a 15-year-old boy, a 48-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman – who arrived on August 19 and have been found positive in alternative state quarantine in Samut Prakan. The other two are a man, 34, and woman, 36, who returned from the US on August 27 and have tested positive in Chon Buri state quarantine.

Meanwhile, a 27-year-old male student, who returned from Australia on August 24, tested positive in Chon Buri state quarantine and a 29-year-old woman who came home from Japan on August 28 also tested positive in Chon Buri quarantine.

As of today, the number of confirmed cases in Thailand stands at 3,425 (488 found in state quarantine), 93 of whom are in hospital while 3,274 have recovered. The death toll remains unchanged at 58.

According to Worldometer, as of 10am today the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases globally has increased to 25.9 million. Of these, 18.1 million have recovered, while 861,251 have died.

Thailand ranks a healthy 121st for most cases in the world. The US has the most number, with 6.2 million, followed by Brazil (3.91 million), India (3.68 million), Russia (1 million) and Peru (657,129).

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Ex-student, 26, jumps to her death at university in Vibhavadi

NationalSep 02. 2020

By THE NATION

A 26-year-old woman, said to be suffering from bipolar disorder, jumped to her death from the sixth floor of an unnamed 10-storey university in Vibhavadi, Bangkok, yesterday (September 1).

Bang Khen police, aided by the university’s security guards, barred people from entering the building immediately after the suicide. 

The dead woman’s name was given as Pattaraphan, her last name was not revealed. She had on a white shirt and brown trousers.

A university guard told police that the woman looked frustrated when she entered the building, so he did not dare greet her. 

After an initial investigation, the police said the woman was a former student of the university. She had bipolar disorder and had tried to commit suicide twice before.

The police are nevertheless conducting an in-depth investigation into the suicide.

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THAI operating 18 flights to fly out foreigners or Thais wanting to go abroad

NationalSep 02. 2020

By The Nation

Thai Airways (THAI) is operating 18 special flights to seven international destinations this month with limited seats for foreigners stranded in Thailand or Thais who need to travel abroad.

The destinations are Munich, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Copenhagen, Taipei and Hong Kong.

The European routes comprise: a TG922 Bangkok-Munich flight on September 11, departing at 12.20am; two TG922 Bangkok-Frankfurt flights, on September 18 and 30, leaving at 12.25am; three TG916 Bangkok-London flights, on September 13, 20 and 27, departing at 12.50am; two TG932 Bangkok-Paris flights, on September 17 and 29, leaving at 12.15am; and two TG950 Bangkok-Copenhagen flights, on September 13 and 27, departing at 6.50am.

The Asian routes are: Four TG632 Bangkok-Taipei flights, on September 4, 10, 18 and 25, departing at 8.25am; and four TG606 Bangkok-Hong Kong flights, on September 9, 16, 23 and 30, leaving at 4pm.

THAI executive vice president for commercial operations Wiwat Piyawiroj said the airline wants to help foreigners stranded in Thailand or Thais who want to visit their families, study or conduct business abroad.

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Nine provinces get flood warning

NationalSep 02. 2020

By The Nation

The Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) has warned nine provinces that the southwest monsoon, which covers the Andaman Sea and is heading to the mainland, may cause floods.

ONWR deputy secretary-general Samroeng Sangphuwong said that according to the Thai Meteorological Department and the Hydro-Informatics Institute, the amount of rain would increase between today (September 2) and tomorrow.

The expected consequence would be floods in Bangkok, Uthai Thani, Lopburi, Chainat, Ratchaburi, Suphanburi, Kanchanaburi, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan today until September 4.

Some areas have accumulated 90mm of rainfall within 24 hours, with rivers rising. Residential areas are at risk of floods while road surfaces might be damaged if flood waters are not drained in time, Samroeng warned.

The ONWR is now clearing river and canal choke-points and getting rid of objects that are blocking water flow to prepare for heavy rains this month.