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Burst drainpipe swamps Senate building

NationalSep 01. 2020Members of staff clean up lifts in the Parliament complex that were flooded after Tuesday morning’s heavy rain. 

By The Nation

Continuous rain in Bangkok during the early hours of Tuesday (September 1) caused a drainpipe to burst and flood the Senate building in the new Parliament complex.

A palm-sized hole developed in the drainpipe, located within the Senate building’s CCTV room, causing water to stream in and cause a waist-high flood. After seeing water flow out of the door, officials fearing that the water will affect the expensive equipment, broke down the door, causing the water to flow out and flood the first-floor hallway.

Burst drainpipe in CCTV room causes flooding in Parliament.

There was sheer pandemonium when officials started showing up for work in the morning and podiums and sofas had to be removed from the flooded area. The eight lifts in the building also had to be switched off to contain the damage.

Officials managed to plug the hole, while cleaning staff had the area sparkling clean by 9am.

The Parliament was scheduled to meet at 9am to consider the draft of the Narcotics Act and multilateral agreement on tax incentives, but the meeting was delayed because MPs were caught in traffic jams.

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Two Hua Hin schools shut down over news of border crossings

NationalSep 01. 2020

By The Nation

Two schools in Prachuap Khiri Khan province have been instructed to cancel classes for a week after it was discovered that many migrant students and their guardians had visited their country by crossing the natural borders.

Provincial governor Pallop Singhaseni said on Tuesday (September 1) that he will close Anun School and Wang Ta Krai School until September 7.

Anun School has 576 students, of which 300 are migrants, while Wang Ta Krai School’s 310 students include 45 migrants.

After some Anun School students did not show up in class due to high fever, officials looked into their case and learned that their parents or relatives had recently returned from Thailand-Myanmar border areas. The children will need to spend 14 days quarantine under the supervision of health volunteers before returning to school.

Meanwhile, though Wang Ta Krai School has not reported any suspicious infections, it has decided to close just in case.

Health inspectors from the Public Health Ministry and personnel from Hua Hin Hospital have taken fluid samples from people potentially at risk to test for Covid-19 and results will be released in a day.

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Unemployed teacher ‘confesses’ to robbing chain from gold shop

NationalSep 01. 2020

By THE NATION

A suspect in a gold robbery case has reportedly confessed to Nakhon Chai Si police on Monday (August 31) about committing the crime, as he had lost his job as a teacher and was in need of money.

On Saturday (August 29), Manit Kaewduang, 29, committed the alleged robbery in Nakhon Pathom province, and was arrested later with evidence, such as his motorcycle and jacket.

The man reportedly told police that he had been a teacher in a private school in the province. However, his contract had expired and he was jobless.

Since he had no money, he decided to commit the crime. He went to a gold shop in Nakhon Pathom and asked a staff to see a gold necklace. He grabbed the necklace that was shown to him and left the shop.

The alleged robber informed police that he had sold that necklace to another gold shop located in a local Big C branch, and purchased a new necklace from the money he received.

On Sunday (August 30), the robber brought the new necklace to sell in another shop in Nakhon Pathom’s Sam Phran district, and was arrested later that day.

The ex-teacher regretted his alleged crime as he was known to several people in the province.

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Kanchanaburi school shuts for three days to prevent Covid-19 infection

NationalSep 01. 2020

By The Nation

A school in Kanchanaburi province announced that it would be closed for three days after reports its students might have been in the vicinity of illegal immigrants, to prevent the risk of Covid-19 infection.

Ban Yui Yae School made the announcement on its official Facebook page on Monday (August 31). Myanmar has reported a surge in Covid-19 cases in recent days.

The immigrants reportedly used natural routes to avoid the officials and managed to access the residential area. The school was informed that its students might have been in the vicinity of the Myanmar people.

The school has also requested students to be discreet about social distancing and avoid going out during the closure from September 1-3.

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Road barrier blocks activist from ‘blessing’ Army with curses

NationalSep 01. 2020

By THE NATION

Prominent anti-coup activist Ekachai Hongkangwan showed up at the Royal Thai Army headquarters on Tuesday (September 1) morning to splash the buildings with sacred water to get rid of all things evil.

He said he had consecrated the water with his curses and his aim was Army chief General Apirat Kongsompong, who is set to retire this month.

 However, Ekachai’s holy water got no where near the building police barriers did not allow him to come within splashing distance.

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Mae Hong Son completely closes borders with Myanmar amid Covid-19 fears

NationalSep 01. 2020

By The Nation-

Mae Hong Son province has decided to close the Myanmar-Thailand border after the number of Covid-19 patients in the neighbouring country increased by 107, totalling 882 overall.

The local government is concerned that Burmese immigrants who illegally entered the country might spread Covid-19 in Thailand.

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

However, the meeting decided to shut down all access and cancel all transportation services for 15 days with effect from September 3.

Patients in refugee camps are still able to be admitted to local hospitals, but they will have to be quarantined in the camps if they test positive for Covid-19 while only serious cases could stay in the hospitals.

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Bangkok traffic police told to keep roads clear despite flooding

NationalSep 01. 2020

By The Nation

National Police chief Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda has instructed traffic police to ensure there are no traffic jams after heavy rain since 2am on Tuesday (September 1) flooded many roads in Bangkok and its vicinity.

Pol Colonel Krisana Pattanajaroen, deputy spokesman of the Royal Thai Police, said: “As heavy rain affected many areas, the police chief has instructed traffic police to cooperate with related agencies on easing traffic during rush hour, especially at roads where there heavy traffic, such as Silom, Rama IV, Rama I, Phetchaburi, Sukhumvit, Rama IX, Ramkhamhaeng, Petchakasem and Lat Phrao.

“Traffic police was also instructed to cooperate with related agencies on removing obstacles from roads such as felled trees, branches and power poles.”

He added that the police chief has also encouraged people to cooperate and maintain their safety “by checking their vehicle’s condition, weather and routes before leaving home”.

Call traffic police hotline at 1197 or highway police at 1193 for traffic information at any time.

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Five foreigners test positive in alternative state quarantine

NationalSep 01. 2020

By The Nation

There were five cases of Covid-19 in alternative state quarantine over a 24-hour period, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Tuesday (September 1).

It is 99 days without any domestic cases in Thailand since May.

All the new cases were asymptomatic.

Three female Filipino teachers aged 26, 28 and 37 arrived in Thailand on August 25 and tested positive the next day in Bangkok’s alternative state quarantine facility.

The other two cases were French nationals — a three-year-old boy and a 15-year-old students, who had travelled with their family on August 29. They tested positive on the same day in Bangkok’s alternative state quarantine facility.

Meanwhile, 22 patients have been discharged after full recovery.

The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand stood at 3,417 (480 in state quarantine), of whom 85 are in hospital and 3,274 have recovered and been discharged. The death toll remains unchanged at 58.

According to Worldometer, as of 10 am the total number of confirmed cases globally increased to 25.6 million since the outbreak. Of them, 17.9 million have recovered, while over 854,591 have died so far.

Thailand ranks 121st for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 6.2 million, followed by Brazil 3.91 million, India 3.68 million, Russia 995,319 and Peru 652,037.

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Man, who allegedly cut off his brother’s head, nabbed in Uthai Thani mountain

NationalSep 01. 2020

By The Nation

An Uthai Thani man suspected of cutting off his brother’s head and hiding in a mountain was eventually arrested on Monday night (August 31).

Anucha Kranae, 29, allegedly shot dead his brother Anuwat Kranae, 23, and dismembered his head on August 29. He later fled and hid in the mountain in Ban Rai district.

Ban Rai Police Station collaborated with soldiers and locals, including Anucha’s family, to launch a manhunt, as the suspect still had a gun and he was known to be a seasoned huntsman.

The armed team split into two groups, patrolling the mountain for three days and they finally got a clue from a hut which had evidence of some activity.

They also spotted Anucha’s dog walking to the murder scene and decided to follow it until they found the suspect having a bath in a pond.

Anucha was arrested. He reportedly confessed to the killing, saying he became angry at being bullied and physically assaulted by his younger brother. When Anuwat threatened him again, he shot him and cut his head off in rage, the suspect said.

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Baht to be influenced by direction of Asian stock markets, US data

NationalSep 01. 2020

By THE NATION

The baht on Tuesday (September 1) opened at Bt31.04 to the US dollar, strengthening from Monday’s close of Bt31.11.

The Thai currency would move between Bt30.93 and Bt31.13 on Monday, Jitipol Puksamatanan, head of markets strategy at SCB Securities, said.

On Monday night, the S&P500 fell 0.2 per cent, while Stoxx Europe 600 was down by 0.6 per cent. This market situation was caused by investors’ concerns about economic recovery, as the Covid-19 crisis has not been solved.

The market situation also pressured the WTI crude oil price to decrease by 0.4 per cent to $42.8 per barrel.

At the same time, gold price rose by 0.2 per cent to $1,969 per ounce. The strategist added that total purchase of gold via exchange-traded funds was lower than the time when the Covid-19 crisis started.

The US Ten-Year Treasury yield stayed at 0.72 per cent, and the euro was at $1.19.

In Thailand, the baht would weaken if Asian stock markets shrank. However, the strategist advised investors to monitor US economic numbers to be announced this week.