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Man Found Adrift In Sea With Dead Body Of Friend Rescued Off Rayong

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MON, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

A Thai Man Was Rescued From The Sea Off Rayong Coast Early On Monday After He Drifted In The Sea Throughout The Night With The Body Of His Taiwanese Friend, Police Said.

The fisherman, Boonchit Suwanchote, 44, told police that he had headed out to the sea at 4am to retrieve crab nets he had set up around 5 nautical miles from the shore.

He spotted the survivor at 5am, drifting near his nets. Both the survivor and the body were wearing life jackets, Boochit recounted.

He rescued the engineer and retrieved the body and headed back ashore and called the police station.

The survivor was identified as Ang, a Thai-Chinese man, who works as an engineer at a power plant in Samut Prakan province.

The dead man was only identified as Lee, a 39-year-old Taiwanese man who was the manager of the power plant where Ang works.

After police and rescuers from a foundation reached the village, they rushed the survivor to the district hospital.

Boonchit said he had learned from the survivor that he, his wife and the dead man were on a vacation on Koh Mun Klang. The survivor and the manager rowed a kayak to Koh Mun Nai at noon. Their kayak overturned at around 3pm and both tried to drift to survive but the manager developed muscle cramps and drowned. The survivor then clung on to the body and kept drifting until the morning.

Ang told police that he and his wife and the manager had travelled together to Koh Mun Klang on Sunday.

Police said Ang’s wife had reported to Tourist Police on Sunday that the two had gone missing after they rowed the kayak out to Koh Mun Nai together.

Local police had coordinated with several agencies, including the Tambon Sunthornphu Municipality, to look for the two before calling off the search operation at 9pm.

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Four Bangkok Districts Face Worse Floods As Sluice Gates Opened

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MON, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Four Districts In Eastern Bangkok Have Been Warned Of The Flood Situation Worsening As The City Administration Has Opened Two Flood Sluice Gates On Monday.

The public relations office of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced that the Lat Krabang and Wat Krathum Sua Pa sluice gates were being opened.

The opening of the two gates would further raise the water level in the already brimming Klong Prawet, the PR office said.

The four districts are Lat Krabang, Prawet Suan Luang and Phra Khanong.

Earlier, the BMA was taken to task by failed Bangkok governor candidate of the Democrat Party, Suchatchavee Suwansawat, for taking no action to lower the water level in Klong Prawet, the main canal in eastern Bangkok. Suchatchavee said the BMA should speed up draining of water in Klong Prawet via the Phra Khanong sluice gate.

The PR office of the BMA also warned residents of Don Muang, Sai Mai, Sam Wa, Lak Si, Bang Khen, Chatuchak and Lat Phrao districts to brace for more rains from 5pm to 8pm on Monday.

Also on Monday, BMA Governor Chadchart Sittipunt told a press conference that the flood situation in most Bangkok areas was improving because the water levels in several Bangkok canals were going down on Monday morning.

He said that monitoring by the BMA found that the water in Klong Lat Phrao had dropped by 50 centimetres and in Klong Prem Prachakorn by 30cm.

He said Klong Lat Krabang and Klong Prawet were worrying because the water levels had not gone down, and there had been additional 60mm of rains in the areas on Sunday night.

Chadchart said he had instructed officials to open more sluice gates in Lat Krabang and Phra Khanong districts to speed up the water flow.

“We can’t open all gates 100 per cent but we have to do it gradually and observe the result first,” Chadchart said.

He said the BMA would try to improve the floodwater draining system in the next few years.

The governor added that the floods on several main roads were improving, including the roads in Lat Krabang district and Pattanakarn Road, and Phaholyothin Road at the Lak Si roundabout.

He said the Thepparak and Chang Uthit roads still had some water but the BMA might be able to drain out all the floodwater if there were no more rains on Monday.

Speaking at the same press conference, Chadchart’s deputy, Wissanu Supsomphol, said the BMA has borrowed water pumps from the Royal Irrigation Department to install at flood-prone spots to speed up water draining.

He said the BMA was trying to improve water flow in the Lat Phrao canal and Saen Saeb canal and would channel some water through the flood tunnel. He said the tunnel would be used to drain floodwater in Lat Krabang district as well.

BMA city clerk Khachit Chatwanit told the press conference that inner Bangkok was still safe from floods.

He said the BMA has received help from the Royal Thai Navy to deploy boats to speed up water flow on major canals and speed up water channelling to the flood tunnel.

Khachit said the water level was below the critical point and more water could be received from Suan Luang and Prawet districts.

“If there is a speedy outflow of water from Suan Luang and Prawet to Phra Khanong, the water from Lat Krabang will be drained faster as well,” Khachit said.

He warned people living near canals to try to erect sandbag barriers outside their houses.

“We have prepared sandbags, medicine, and mobile toilets to serve such areas. The Royal Irrigation Department has done its best to help us but the downstream areas have high water,” Khachit said.

“We cannot drain floodwater via Samut Prakan, so we must channel water out via the eastern and southern sides, which already have a lot of water. Some water must also be channelled through the western side.”

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Google Crowing About Lampang’s Iconic Rooster Bowl Today

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MON, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The Lampang Rooster Bowl Is Crowing On Thai Google Today As The Search Engine Honours The Iconic Tableware’s Ninth Birthday As A Globally Recognised Product.

The cockerel-adorned bowls – which are popular across Asia – were registered as a Geographical Indication (GI) product of the northern province on this day in 2013.

Google Thailand is marking the occasion with a Google Doodle featuring an animated rooster running across the surface of the bowl.

Previous Thai events celebrated with a unique Google Doodle include Songkran, National Teachers’ Day, Loy Krathong, and Thai Language Day.

The Thai Intellectual Property Department has so far registered 152 Geographical Indication patents for products nationwide. They include 18 rice varieties, 30 local dishes, 73 fruits or vegetables, 11 types of cloth, 18 handicrafts and industrial products, and two liquors.

The first recorded producer of Lampang rooster bowls was Simyu sae Chin, who discovered white kaolin clay at Ban Pang Kha village in Lampang’s Chae Hom district.

He noticed that the clay was the same type used in China to make bowls.

As a result, Simyu set up the first ceramics factory in Lampang, making bowls with the same techniques as used in China.

He decorated the products with rooster and flower patterns and sold the ceramic bowls in Lampang and other provinces.

With their traditional design of a rooster with black tail and legs walking on green fields, the Lampang bowls quickly spread to all corners of the country.

But as the years passed, people began using other types of bowls, prompting ceramic factories to shut down in the northern province.

The few remaining factories formed an association of Lampang ceramic makers to ensure that the famed rooster bowls strut on into the future.

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Bad Weather Forces Chiang Mai National Park To Close

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MON, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Chiang Mai’s Ob Khan National Park Closed Its Doors To Tourists On Monday In Response To Fears Of Flash Floods And Landslides.

The national park, which spans 484 square kilometres across the districts of Samoeng, San Pa Tong, Hang Dong and Mae Wang, announced that it was closing until the situation returns to normal.

The Thai Meteorological Department has announced that most of Thailand will be hit by heavy rain on Monday and warned people to beware of flash floods and overflows, especially along the foothills near waterways and lowlands.

One of the famous attractions in Ob Khan National Park is Khun Tian, the highest peak at 1,550 metres above sea level that features panoramic views of the park, the adjacent Doi Suthep-Pui National Park to the east, and Mae Wang National Park and Doi Inthanon National Park to the west.

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Covid-19 Shortened Life Expectancy By Two Years: UN Report

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MON, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Human Life Expectancy Was Shortened By Two Years Mainly Because Of The Covid-19 Pandemic, A Respiratory Disease Expert Said, Citing A UN Study.

Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs, a respiratory and critical care specialist at Bangkok’s Vichaiyut Hospital, cited the report titled “Uncertain times and unsettled lives”, which is part of the Human Development Index (HDI) 2021 report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Manoon said the report, which was presented by the UN on September 8, found that human life expectancy had dropped from 73 in 2019 to 71.4 in 2021.

The report also pointed out that the average educational level and average standard of living had also deteriorated because of the pandemic.

The report found that global GDP had dropped during 2020 to 2021, causing the global HDI to decline by five years, Manoon said.

He said the HDI scores had been improving for 30 consecutive years but the 2021 report showed a drop for the first time in 30 years.

Manoon said Covid had a more severe impact on human life than PM2.5 pollutants. As a result, he said people should get Covid vaccines or booster doses and always protect themselves by wearing flu masks and frequently wash their hands.

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Heavy Rain Forecast For Most Of Thailand Today

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MON, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Heavy To Very Heavy Rain Will Hit Most Of Thailand On Monday Thanks To The Moderate Monsoon Trough Lying Across The North, Upper Central And The East.

The low-pressure cell over southern Vietnam and southwest monsoon over the Andaman Sea, the South and the Gulf of Thailand will also contribute to the wet weather, the Meteorological Department said.

Continuous rain can be expected across the country, while isolated heavy to very heavy rain is possible in the North, Northeast, Central region including Bangkok and its vicinity, the East and the east coast of the South.

People have been warned of flash floods and runoffs, especially along the foothills, near waterways and lowlands.

Temperature is expected to vary from lows of 22 to 26 degrees Celsius and highs of 28 to 34 degrees Celsius.

The east coast of the South will also be battered by metre-high waves, which will get higher in thundershowers. On the west coast, waves are expected to be above 2-metres high from Phuket upwards but will drop in size from Krabi downwards.

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20 Navy Boats Sent To Rayong To Help Redirect Floods

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MON, SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The Royal Thai Navy Has Deployed A Fleet Of 20 Boats To Help Push Water From Prasae River Into The Gulf Of Thailand To Ease Flooding In Rayong’s Klaeng District.

Provincial governor Charnna Iamsaeng said the river had overflowed due to continuous heavy rain since Saturday and flooded several parts of the district.

The operation of pushing water towards the sea kicks off on Monday initially in Ban Na, Thung Khwai Kin and Thang Kwian subdistricts, which have been the worst hit.

Charnna added that as of Sunday evening, flooding on the Pho Thong-Ban Na Road, which connects the three subdistricts, had mostly subsided, allowing officials to distribute basic necessities among affected communities. So far, more than 2,000 survival kits have been distributed.

On Sunday, Thai Red Cross volunteers also arrived in Rayong’s Muang district and set up a cooking station to provide for flood victims evacuated from Klaeng district.

The Navy had also dispatched some 80 boats on Friday to push water from the Chao Phraya River into the sea to ease flooding in Greater Bangkok.

Vice Admiral Pokkrong Monthatpalin, Royal Thai Navy spokesman, said provincial governors can turn to the Navy for help by calling its 24-hour flood relief centre at 1696.

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Urgent Actions Needed To Prevent Bangkok Going Underwater: Suchatvee

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SUN, SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Defeated Bangkok Governor Candidate Suchatvee Suwansawat On Sunday Accused City Authorities Of Mismanaging Canal Drainage And Allowing Eastern Bangkok To Flood.

Suchatvee, who has an engineering PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration must take urgent action to prevent worse flooding. The senior Democrat Party politician said the BMA must discharge water from canals to allow floods to drain in eastern districts.

Writing on Facebook, Suchatvee said he was airing opinions as a Bangkok resident cut off by floods, not a politician.

He said mistakes in water management had left Lat Krabang Road flooded with no relief in sight.

“Now, I can’t leave home. If the water in Klong Prawet is not lowered or pumped out through Klong Phra Ong Jao, we will be underwater tomorrow,” Suchatvee said.

There were no flood sensors on Lat Krabang Road and no water pumps had been installed, he added.

He said Lat Krabang Road, Luang Paeng Road and Hua Ta Ke roads had been inundated for several days now.

He urged the BMA to take the following emergency actions:

– Deploy water pumps from districts not at risk to use on both sides of Lat Krabang, Luang Paeng and Hua Ta Ke roads. He said the roads are very long but few pumps were being used there. Worse still, officials were merely pumping floodwater back and forth without a comprehensive drainage plan.

– Urgently reduce water levels in Klong Prawet and tributary canals, which have been overflowing for three consecutive days. Suchatvee said the BMA strategy did not include lowering the levels of Klong Prawet and tributaries such as Klong Lam Pla Thiew, the main drainage network for eastern Bangkok. Their high water levels meant officials cannot drain floodwater from roads.

– Drain floodwaters via the Bang Pakong River in neighbouring Chachoengsao province.

– Open the Klong Prawet watergate to drain water via the Phra Khanong pumping station.

– Install flood sensors in Lat Krabang to allow timely water-management actions.

– Remove sandbags around drainage openings on Lat Krabang Road. The sandbags were not preventing water from coming out of sewers but instead stopping rainwater from draining, he said.

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Govt Takes Credit As UN Ranks Thailand’s Human Development ‘High’ For 3rd Year

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SUN, SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Thailand Saw “High Human Development” For The Third Consecutive Year According To The Latest United Nations Human Development Index (HDI), The Government Said On Sunday.

The HDI measures three criteria of human development – health, knowledge, and standard of living.

Thailand rose six places to 66th out of 191 countries in the 2021-2022 HDI issued by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday.

The Kingdom scored 0.800 on the index, with life expectancy at 78.7 years, expected years of schooling at 15.9, and gross national income per capita of US$17,030 (about 619,000 baht).

Government spokeswoman Trisulee Trisaranakul said the news showed the government was making progress on improving life for Thais.

Thailand ranked fourth in Asean behind Singapore (0.939), Brunei (0.829), and Malaysia (0.803). Indonesia scored 0.705 followed by Vietnam (0.703), Philippines (0.699), Laos (0.607) and Myanmar (0.585).

The index has four tiers of human development: very high (0.8-1.0), high (0.7-0.79), medium (0.55-.70), and low (below 0.55).

Trisulee noted that Thailand has been in the high-very high tier since 2019.

“The fact that Thailand has received ‘high’ scores consecutively shows the government has been successful in implementing its policies by heeding advice from international organisations,” she said. She added that the government had taken advice from the UNDP in implementing its strategic development plans.

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Exploding Chemicals Set Shophouse Ablaze In Chiang Mai

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SUN, SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

A Shophouse In Chiang Mai’s San Sai District Went Up In Flames On Saturday Evening When Agricultural Chemicals Stored Inside Exploded.

Police said nobody was injured in the incident, which took place at around 8pm near a petrol station on the new Mae Jo Road in Nong Jom subdistrict.

Residents living nearby and petrol station staff said they heard a huge explosion, followed by several others before the building was engulfed by flames.

It took firefighters and 10 fire engines about an hour to get the blaze under control.

Police later cordoned off the area and said a thorough check will be conducted on Sunday.

Chaiphan That-inchan, 50, came forward to tell police that he had rented the building to store fertiliser chemicals distributed by his company, Speed Agrosci Co Ltd.

He added that the chemicals stored did not include potassium chlorate, which is banned because it can explode.

Chaiphan reckons the fire had been caused by a short-circuit but is waiting for investigators to determine the cause.

A witness identified as Yik, 55, said he was heading to his motorcycle parked behind the shophouse when he heard one explosion with two more in quick succession. He said each explosion was accompanied by a large fireball shooting into the sky.

Petrol station staff also said debris and plastic containers began landing in their area, so the station was immediately closed down for safety.