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Job expo in September aims to offer a million positions

NationalAug 31. 2020

By THE NATION

The Labour Ministry is preparing to host the Thailand Job Expo 2020 in September to provide up to 1 million positions from government, private and state enterprise sectors to help those who have lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 situation.

“The ministry has been using the online platform “www.ไทยมีงานทำ.com” (jobs for Thais) to gather available jobs from all government agencies and private partners, as well as providing related career training and seminar courses to interested persons,” Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said.

“The ministry will also roll out measures to help new graduates find jobs during the Covid-19 situation, including prohibiting employers under the social security scheme to lay off more than 15 per cent of their existing staff for a period of one year, which should reduce the congestion in job markets,” he added.

“From September until November, the ministry will also reduce the contribution rate to Social Security Fund from both employers and employees from 5 per cent to 2 per cent,” added Suchart. “This measure is expected to alleviate the financial burden of 12.9 million employers and employees worth around Bt23 billion.”

As for employers who are looking to improve their staff’s professional skills, the ministry is providing loans up to a maximum of Bt1 million per company without interest. “This campaign has a budget of Bt100 million and is valid until August 31, 2021,” he added.

The Labour Ministry reported that as of August 25, 933,367 employees under the social security scheme have applied for compensation due to unemployment after Covid-19, amounting to Bt14.98 billion.

“Paying the compensation is among top priorities that the ministry is focusing on to help employees during the crisis,” added Suchart.

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Israel includes Thailand in list of safe countries

NationalAug 31. 2020

By THE NATION

Israeli Ambassador Meir Shlomo announced on Sunday (August 30) that Thailand has been added to his country’s list of 21 safe countries, whose citizens will be exempted from the 14-day quarantine when they travel to Israel.

However, he said, this list will be reviewed every fortnight.

The ambassador added that this exemption also covers Thai labourers who work in Israel’s farming sector.

Last week, 92 Thai workers headed off to Israel for employment, becoming the first such group to travel overseas after Covid-19 hit the world.

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Thai Airways eyes expansion into food business

NationalAug 31. 2020

By The Nation

Thai Airways International (THAI) is planning to go into the food business with the aim of generating Bt4.4 billion in revenue to help rehabilitate the company in the fallout of Covid-19.

Since the airline is still unable to resume services, its catering business – which provided more than 100,000 meals a day earning between Bt700 million and Bt800 million a month – has been sitting more or less idle.

Over the past seven months, THAI has only earned Bt1.9 billion compared to Bt8.9 billion during the same period last year.

It has been reported that THAI is in talks with CP All and Inthanin Coffee to deliver food products to more than 20,000 branches of 7-Eleven and 600 Inthanin Cafes.

The airline’s catering department has also opened three new Puff and Pie outlets.

Initially, Thai Airways had contacted PTT and Bangchak Corporation to assess their interest in the investment and has also sought a Bt100 million bank loan, which has been approved.

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Man allegedly kills mum accidentally in brawl with wife

NationalAug 31. 2020

By THE NATION

A man allegedly killed his mother accidentally on Sunday (August 30) while he was threatening his wife with a gun in Chachoengsao province.

Wang Koo Police Station was informed about a brawl in a house located in Sanam Chai Khet district.

Police found the body of a woman lying on the floor with a bullet wound on her collarbone. She was identified as Samlee Buakam, aged 60. Beside her body was her son, Apichat Viriyatham, aged 31, who allegedly shot her dead with a handgun.

According to police interrogation, Apichat had a quarrel with his wife, Angkana Payakka, 29, who ran to her mother-in-law for protection. The son reportedly accidentally fired at his mother, causing her death.

Apichat reportedly told police that he had only wanted to threaten his wife with his gun, and he had accidentally pulled the trigger, killing his mother.

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British woman tests positive for Covid-19 in state quarantine

NationalAug 31. 2020

By The Nation

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported one case in state quarantine over a 24-hour period on Monday (August 31), the 98th day without any domestic cases in Thailand since May.

The 29-year-old British language teacher had arrived on August 15 from the United Kingdom and had checked into alternative state quarantine in Bangkok. She tested positive on August 27 with fever and headache symptoms.

The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand stood at 3,412 (475 in state quarantine), of whom 101 are in hospital and 3,252 have recovered and been discharged. The death toll remains unchanged at 58.

According to Worldometer, as of 10am on Monday the total number of confirmed cases globally since the outbreak increased to 25.3 million. Of those, 17.7 million have recovered, while over 850,591 have died so far.

Thailand ranks 121st for most cases in the world, while the US has the most number with 6.17 million, followed by Brazil 3.86 million, India 3.61 million, Russia 990,326 and Peru 647,166.

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Purchase of submarines from China deferred to next year

NationalAug 31. 2020

By The Nation

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has decided to postpone a Bt22.5-billion deal to buy submarines from China to next year due to public concerns about the economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Government Spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Monday (August 31) that purchase of the second and third submarines, that were expected to be acquired soon, would be deferred.

Moreover, the committee on the national budget for fiscal year 2021 had requested consideration of the process by the Royal Thai Navy and to discuss the matter with China.

Navy chief of staff Admiral Sittiporn Maskasem, who joined the emergency situation committee’s meeting, did not reveal any information to the media and went into the Office of the National Security Council.

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One killed, 4 injured in Ang Thong pub shootout

NationalAug 31. 2020

By THE NATION

A heated argument between some people at a pub culminated in violence, leaving four injured with gunshot wounds while one person succumbed to his injuries later in hospital.

Muang Ang Thong Police Station was informed of a shooting incident at a pub/restaurant on Ang Thong Bypass Road in Phosa subdistrict at around 1am on Sunday.

At the crime scene, police found five injured people, one of whom was in a critical condition. He later succumbed to his injuries. The deceased was identified as Prasert Sawek, 42, an Ang Thong local who worked as a municipal official in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district. The four other injured people were sent to Ang Thong Hospital and are now stable.

Officials reportedly found a 9mm handgun and five bullet casings at the scene. One of the injured victims reportedly told police that the deceased had been drinking at the pub with two friends until the closing time, when they had a heated argument with other pub-goers that resulted in the shootout.

All the injured persons, except the deceased, are restaurant employees, while two friends of the deceased were seen fleeing the scene after the incident.

Police tried to investigate the establishment’s CCTV camera and reportedly found the hard drive had been removed. They are questioning witnesses to piece together the sequence of events that led to the crime.

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Nexus of foreigners and politicians trying to weaken country: poll

NationalAug 31. 2020

By THE NATION

The results of a poll conducted last week found that 82.4 per cent of respondents believe there are foreign stakeholders working with Thai politicians in undermining national security during the current crisis, while 77.1 per cent accused protesters of harassing the people.

Asst Prof Noppadon Kannika, the director of Super Poll Research Centre, said the survey on public harassment was carried out from August 20-28 with 5,962 respondents via social media and 1,121 through direct contact.

When asked what actions should be considered public harassment, 97.3 per cent of respondents described extreme actions by rioters such as setting people on fire as seen from the Hong Kong riots; 95.6 per cent cited the mob’s obstruction of school activities and forcing students to join the protest; 92.3 per cent mentioned name calling of people having an opposing political viewpoint as “nation haters”; 91.7 per cent spoke of cyber-bullying via social media of people with different political views; 91.4 per cent cited protesters pressuring officials to release lawbreakers; 91.4 per cent cited students who broke school rules while schools were in session; 90.7 per cent mentioned protesters blocking public roads; 90.5 per cent spoke about the cancellation of advertisements to media outlets that have different political views; and 89.8 per cent cited the dismissal of TV hosts with different political views.

Noppadon added that the centre had been monitoring the movement of social media users in Thailand during the protest on August 16 and found that 178,034 users in Thailand had taken part in the protest, but when combined with users from overseas the number of participants jumped to 7,928,482 users.

“This reveals that the political situation in Thailand could have been more peaceful if there were no interference from overseas, which is planting an illusion of chaos and stirring the emotions of the young generation of Thais,” he said. “I, therefore, would like to urge Thai people to digest news carefully and not fall prey to these agitators who clearly do not want to see Thailand become any stronger.”

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Baht likely to be in a strengthening trend

NationalAug 31. 2020

By THE NATION

The baht on Monday (August 31) opened at Bt31.09 to the US dollar, strengthening from Friday’s close of Bt31.16.

The Thai currency would move between Bt30.98 and Bt31.18 on Monday and Bt30.90 and 31.40 this week, Jitipol Puksamatanan, head of markets strategy at SCB Securities, said.

This week, the strategist advised investors to monitor the mobement of the euro and yen. Moreover, the market will focus on economic numbers as well, despite the weakening of the dollar being seen as the market’s main trend.

However, he added that the market could be in a risk-off state, strengthening the US currency. The dollar indexes this week would move between 91.5 to 93 points from the present 92.3 points.

In Thailand, the baht strengthened after the dollar weakened. The strategist suggested that investors monitor Thailand’s current account, which has been stable for four months.

He explained that the baht could continue strengthening if the current account overbalanced over $1 billion, since the account shows that the baht had passed its lowest point for this year.

On Tuesday (September 1), the ISM Manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) will be announced, while ISM non-manufacturing PMI will be revealed on Thursday. Also, the US non-farm payrolls will be announced this Friday.

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Policeman injured in bid to stop pickup allegedly smuggling in Myanmar labourers

NationalAug 31. 2020

By THE NATION

A senior Tak Immigration Police officer and two Myanmar nationals suffered minor injuries when a pickup allegedly trying to smuggle undocumented labourers into the province smashed into a police vehicle at a road block.

An official of the 345th company border patrol police reported that on Saturday (August 29) they had dispatched officials to patrol the border along Moei River in Maeramad subdistrict of Tak province after a tip-off that an illegal labour syndicate would try to smuggle in migrants from Myanmar through the area.

As officials employed roadblocks on Sai Ban Ton Pheung Road, they stopped an Isuzu D-max pickup truck for searching. The driver reportedly accelerated the truck and tried to drive through the road block and smashed into a Toyota Hilux pickup truck belonging to Pol Snr Sgt-Major Wanchai Singhlor of Tak Immigration Police. Wanchai suffered minor injuries.

When officials stopped the pickup and checked, they reportedly found 13 Myanmar nationals –10 males and 3 females — all without documentation, hiding inside. Two of the migrants reportedly had minor injuries after the crash.

The driver was later identified as Surasak Wanajaroensuk, 30, a local of Tak, who reportedly confessed that he was paid Bt12,000-Bt13,500 per person to bring migrant labour to Ban Sam Meun subdistrict in inner Tak.

Officials also reported that on the same night, five vehicles suspected of carrying illegal migrants had managed to slip through the roadblocks.