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The Thailand Meteorological Department said on Friday (October 8) that the strong southwest monsoon prevails across the Andaman Sea, Thailand and the Gulf of Thailand while the monsoon trough lies across the Central and the lower Northeast. Thundershowers are forecast over the country with isolated heavy rain in the Northeast, the East and the South. People in risky areas should beware of severe condition and rain accumulation that may cause flash flood and overflow. Waves in the Andaman Sea are 2-3 meters high and over 3 meters high in thundershowers. All ships should proceed with caution and keep off thundershowers, while small boats should keep ashore.

The department also mentioned that the tropical depression over the upper South China Sea has upgraded into the tropical storm “LIONROCK”. It is expected to make landfall over upper Vietnam during October 10-11.

The weather forecast for the next 24 hours is as follows:

North: Thundershowers in 40 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 23-25 degrees and highs of 33-36 degrees Celsius. 

Northeast: Thundershowers in 40 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rain; temperature lows of 23-25 degrees and highs of 28-36 degrees Celsius. 

Central: Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 22-25 degrees, highs of 33-34 degrees Celsius.

East: Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rain; temperature lows of 23-25 degrees, highs of 30-33 degrees Celsius; waves 2 meters high and over 2 meters during thundershowers.

South (east coast): Thundershowers in 70 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rain; temperature lows of 23-25 degrees, highs of 30-32 degrees Celsius; waves 2 meters high and over 2 meters during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Thundershowers in 80 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rain; temperature lows of 20-25 degrees, highs of 28-31 degrees Celsius; waves 2-3 meters high and over 3 meters during thundershowers.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Thundershowers in 40 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 24-25 degrees, highs of 32-34 degrees Celsius.
 

Source: Thailand Meteorological Department

Published : October 08, 2021

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A recent spike in Covid-19 cases in the four southern border provinces is a cause of concern and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Public Health Ministry to monitor the situation closely, government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana on Thursday.

The PM also instructed Public Health Ministry’s permanent-secretary Dr Kiattibhomm Vongrachit to send a team to the provinces to monitor the situation. The PM hopes the outbreak can be contained in the next month or two with cases dropping by at least 10 per cent every week.

In response to Prayut’s instructions, the Public Health Ministry has sent 1 million Favipiravir tablets, 20,000 ATK test kits, 100 oxygen concentrators, 25,000 doses of AstraZeneca and 100,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine.

Wednesday saw 1,922 new cases in the four provinces – 309 in Pattani, 666 in Songkhla, 501 in Narathiwat and 446 in Yala.

Published : October 07, 2021

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The Meteorological Department has predicted that monsoon rains will hit the lower Central, lower Northeast, East and upper South regions of Thailand from Thursday to next Monday.

Adepression in the central South China Sea is also expected to move over upper Vietnam on Sunday and Monday, and pound the Northeast with heavy rain.

The National Water Command Centre has warned that the rains will raise the level of Mun River by about a metre from Friday to Monday.

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The Mun River is expected to burst its banks in the following areas:

• Buri Ram: Satuk district

• Surin: Chumphon Buri, Tha Tum and Rattanaburi districts

• Roi Et: Suwannaphum and Phon Sai districts

• Si Sa Ket: Muang Si Sa Ket, Pho Srisuwan, Bung Bun, Yang Chum Noi, Rasi Salai, Silalat, Uthumphon Phisai and Kanthararom districts

• Ubon Ratchathani: Muang Ubon Ratchathani, Don Mod Daeng, Muang Samsib, Warin Chamrap and Sawang Weerawong districts.

Prapit Chanma, director-general of the Royal Irrigation Department, said people living on the banks of Chi and Mun rivers and their tributaries should monitor the situation closely and prepare for potential impacts from rising water levels.

Published : October 07, 2021

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The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), in cooperation with the Panas Assembly Company, will build a network of charging stations across the country to support the use of electric vehicles, especially EV buses.

PEA deputy governor Chatchai Phumarin said up to 57 PEA Volta charging stations are in operation and another 16 will be set up within this year. He said the aim is to set up 263 charging stations nationwide by 2023.

Published : October 07, 2021

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The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is planning to propose the use of an AstraZeneca-Pfizer cocktail for general use at its next meeting with the Immunisation Subcommitee, DDC director-general Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said.

As of Wednesday, 56,656,247 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine had been administered. The doses were divided as follows:

• First: 33,505,887 people (50.6 per cent of the population)

• Second: 21,595,916 (32.6 per cent of the population)

• Booster: 1,554,444 (2.3 per cent of the population)

Thailand began administering the Pfizer vaccine to 12- to 17-year-olds from October 1. The aim is to inoculate 4.5 million students. So far, 29,047 students have got their first jab, while 83 have completed their vaccination course.

Published : October 07, 2021

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Some former employees of Body Fashion (Thailand), which has gone bust, showed up at Government House on Thursday to seek help in demanding compensation from the company.

Body Fashion (Thailand) was a lingerie production company in Samut Prakan province, which had been closed previously. However, total 1,388 unemployed staffs have not received the compensation money due to the closure of their workplace, despite they had voiced this issue to the Ministry of Labour.

The demonstration today was to draw the attention of the government executives, especially the Labour Minister Suchat Chomklin.

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Thailand’s first “patrol robot” began doing the rounds in Bangkok’s Chaeng Wattana government complex on Thursday.

The robot can detect people’s body temperature and if they are wearing a mask, and will issue warnings to violators in English and Thai. It can also keep track of PM2.5 pollution levels.

The yet-to-be-named robot is still in the trial phase and will be fully launched next week. The robots will be controlled by the security guards in the complex.

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Phatthalung Provincial Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for six suspects involved in the plundering of birds’ nests from caves in the province.

Two of the suspects are volunteer officers and the rest civilians. The case will be handed over to the National Anti-Corruption Commission for further investigation.

Meanwhile, the four civilians in this case have also been charged for allegedly collecting birds’ nests on the island without permission and for threatening swiftlets, which are a protected species.

Officials are also collecting evidence to seek arrest warrants for seven other individuals suspected of stealing birds’ nests in Koh Si and Koh Ha islands.

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Police officers on Thursday arrested a Chinese national called Ma Shaorui in Bangkok’s Bang Khuntien district for allegedly possessing counterfeit products.

The Economic Crime Suppression Division team was acting in response to complaints filed by people who paid for what they thought were branded goods but ended up with poor-quality products.

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Police tracked down the online stores to a commercial building in Soi Sakae Ngam 39/2 in Samae Dam subdistrict.

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In the raid, officials reportedly found 110 pairs of fake Gucci loafers, 150 fake FILA shirts and 8,057 pairs of fake Off White shoes. The damage caused to the actual brands has been estimated at more than 16 million baht.

Chinese man nabbed in Bangkok with fake goods worth over THB16 million

Ma reportedly admitted that he and his wife smuggled the counterfeit products from China and have been selling them via 10 online stores in Thailand. He was charged with possessing and intending to sell counterfeit products.

The maximum punishment for this charge is four years in prison and/or a fine of 400,000 baht.

Police are also studying financial transactions to hunt down others who may be behind this operation.

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