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Pathum Thani shooter found holding relative hostage in Ranong

Police have identified and tracked down the man wanted for killing a patient in Pathum Thani’s Thanyarak Hospital in the early hours of Thursday.

As of press time, police were negotiating with the suspect, who was tracked down to a relative’s home in Ranong province and was reportedly holding the person hostage.

Kawin Saengnilkul, a 23-year-old Thanyaburi resident, was found to be a former soldier who had been relieved of his duties in 2019. He also reportedly underwent treatment for mental illness in 2019 and 2020.

The suspect allegedly fired multiple shots through a glass door in Thanyarak Hospital and then shot dead a 54-year-old Covid-19 patient who was getting out of the toilet.

Police rushed to the scene when they were alerted of the incident at about 3.20am.

The hospital’s security camera footage shows the gunman wearing a camouflage jacket, black pants and a red beret, and holding a gun in his right hand. He apparently fled the scene in a white pickup truck, using Phaholyothin Road (outbound) as an escape route.

Before the shooting in Pathum Thani, he reportedly shot dead a 7-Eleven employee in Bangkok’s Phaholyothin area. The reason for this shooting was that he did not want to pay for the bottles of beer he had broken while shopping.

Published : June 24, 2021

By : The Nation

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Cobra Gold 2021 to be cut down due to Covid-19

The annual “Cobra Gold” Thailand-US military training exercise will be adjusted down in terms of participating personnel and types of drills, military commander-in-chief General Chalermpol Srisawat said on Wednesday.

“The adjustment aims to make the programme more suitable with the current Covid-19 situation,” he said.

The training exercise will be divided into three parts and runs from July 12 to August 13.

One is the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Tabletop Exercise (HADR TTX) scheduled from July 12 to August 12 in Rayong and Sa Kaeo.

The other includes a military staff exercise (STAFFEX) and cyber exercise (Cyber-X), scheduled from August 2-13 at the Royal Thai Naval Air Division in Rayong.

The third part is land and sea training exercises from August 2-13 in Krabi, Chiang Mai, Lopburi, Rayong and Surin.

Published : June 24, 2021

By : THE NATION

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Gunman shoots up Pathum Thani field hospital, kills a Covid-19 patient

A gunman reportedly fired multiple shots through a glass door at Thanyarak Hospital in Pathum Thani’s Thanya Buri then proceeded to the patient wing before running into a man just getting out of the bathroom and shooting him before fleeing the scene.

Pratunam Chulalongkorn station police, who were alerted to the incident at 3.20am on Thursday, rushed to the scene – the ground floor of the 5-storey building that had been converted into a treatment facility for Covid-19 patients – and found the body of the male victim in front of the bathroom in the patient wing.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was a Covid-19 patient aged 54. The cause of death is yet to be investigated as officials have to prepare PPE suits as a precaution.

CCTV footage at the hospital showed the gunman, thought to be 40-50 years old, wearing a camouflage jacket, black pants and a red beret, and holding a gun in his right hand.

Gunman shoots up Pathum Thani field hospital, kills a Covid-19 patient

After the shooting, the gunman fled in a white Toyota Vigo pickup truck, using Phahonyothin Road (outbound) as an escape route.

Police are tracking him down using extra caution as the suspect is thought to still be armed with the weapon.

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Published : June 24, 2021

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Ratsadon gather at Democracy Monument, will march to Govt House with three demands

About 500 members of the Ratsadon pro-democracy group gathered at Democracy Monument on Ratchadamnoen Avenue at 5am on Thursday in remembrance of the 89th anniversary of the Siamese revolution of 1932.

Anearly bloodless revolution on June 24, 1932, by a group of civilians of the Khana Ratsadon (Peoples’ Party) and the military who together overthrew the government of King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) resulted in the transition of Siam into a constitutional monarchy system of government, the introduction of democracy and the first constitution of Thailand.

Ratsadon gather at Democracy Monument, will march to Govt House with three demands

Led by Ratsadon leaders Jatupat “Pai Dao Din” Boonpatararaksa, Arnon Nampha, Panupong “Mike” Jadnok, Attapon Buapat and Promsorn “Fah” Veerathamjaree, activities on Thursday morning included reading of the first announcement of Khana Ratsadon, an art exhibition by the “Bad Students” group, the lighting of candles around the monument, and singing of the “National Day June 24” anthem.

Ratsadon gather at Democracy Monument, will march to Govt House with three demands

Ratsadon also announced they would march to Government House at 10am to make three demands: revoke the status of the 250 senators elected by appointment, seek the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, and call on the government to allow the people to amend all sections of the Constitution.

Ratsadon gather at Democracy Monument, will march to Govt House with three demands

Ratsadon gather at Democracy Monument, will march to Govt House with three demands

Ratsadon gather at Democracy Monument, will march to Govt House with three demands

Published : June 24, 2021

By : THE NATION

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Thundershowers forecast across Thailand

Some areas of all regions across Thailand will see thundershowers as the southwest monsoon prevails across the country, the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, the Meteorological Department said on Thursday.

Waves in the Andaman Sea and the upper Gulf of Thailand are a metre high and will be 1-2 metres in areas that experience thundershowers, it added.

Here’s the weather forecast for the next 24 hours:

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Thundershowers in 10 per cent of the area; temperature lows of 26-27 degrees, highs of 33-37 degrees Celsius.

North: Thundershowers in 20 per cent of the area; temperature lows of 23-26 degrees and highs of 33-36 degrees Celsius.

Northeast: Thundershowers in 30 per cent of the area; temperature lows of 24-26 degrees and highs of 33-37 degrees Celsius.

Central: Thundershowers in 10 per cent of the area; temperature lows of 24-26 degrees, highs of 35-37 degrees Celsius.

East: Thundershowers in 30 per cent of the area; temperature lows of 24-27 degrees, highs of 32-35 degrees Celsius; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres during thundershowers.

South (east coast): Thundershowers in 40 per cent of the area; temperature lows of 23-26 degrees, highs of 33-36 degrees Celsius; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the area; temperature lows of 21-26 degrees, highs of 30-33 degrees Celsius; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres during thundershowers.

Source: Thailand Meteorological Department

Published : June 24, 2021

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Thailand boxes clever in fight against invasive water hyacinth

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment aims to kill two birds with one stone by promoting invasive water hyacinth as eco-friendly packaging for parcels.

Atthaphon Charoenchansa, chief of the ministry’s Pollution Control Department (PCD), revealed on Wednesday the ministry had discussed the idea with Thai Post, Kerry Express (Thailand), Lazada and the Thai Retailers Association at an online meeting.

Native to South America, water hyacinth is an invasive species that pollutes and clogs waterways, disrupting boat traffic, agriculture and fisheries across Thailand.

Swapping plastic packaging for water hyacinth would not only reduce this problem but also cut the huge amount of waste from plastic packaging and foam, said Atthaphon. It will also create employment, he added.

The ministry shared with parcel firms information on using the aquatic plant as a substitute for plastic packaging and cushioning instead of foam beads.

The government will now promote use of water-hyacinth packaging as part of its green economy drive for sustainability in Thailand’s business and industrial sectors, said the PCD chief.

Published : June 24, 2021

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CCSA rejects medical advice to lock down Bangkok as daily infections near 1,000

Health officials have rejected a proposal from medics to lock down Bangkok, where Covid-19 is now spreading at a rate of almost 1,000 infections per day.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has decided that serious outbreaks at construction camps and other city venues can be contained with local measures, CSSA spokesman Taweesin Visanuyothin said on Wednesday.

In addition, locking down Bangkok may spur migrant workers to leave and potentially spread the virus to their home provinces, he added.

Instead, the CSSA will maintain its “bubble and seal” policy of localised measures to contain the contagion and stop it spreading from hotspots, said the spokesman.

Bangkok logged 956 new cases on Wednesday, driven by serious outbreaks in constructions camps, slums and densely populated neighbourhoods.

Meanwhile, medical facilities are running out of room to treat the rising number of patients in the capital and neighbouring provinces.

Most beds for “yellow” and “red” category patients (moderate and severe symptoms) are now occupied, according to the Department of Medical Services.

The CCSA is seeking to free up bed space for severe cases by shifting green-category patients to hospitels. Bangkok authorities are coordinating with hotels in a bid to open more hospital beds.

Published : June 24, 2021

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International flights to add just 6% to Phuket air traffic: Aerothai

Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai) expects international flights to add just 6 per cent to air traffic at Phuket Airport when the island reopens to foreign travellers on July 1.

Aerothai, a state enterprise, estimates that five international flights per day will arrive during the Phuket Sandbox scheme.

The airport is currently handling an average of 75 domestic flights per day, it added.

In 2019, before the Covid-19 outbreak, Phuket Airport handled about 350 flights per day.

Aerothai also estimates that Thailand this fiscal year (October 2020-September 2021) will handle a total of 339,340 flights, down 45 per cent from fiscal year 2020.

Published : June 23, 2021

By : The Nation

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Thailand pushes cooperation on jabs, “green development” at China’s Belt and Road summit

Foreign Minister and Deputy PM Don Pramudwinai arrived at Wednesday’s online “Asia and Pacific High-Level Conference on Belt and Road” armed with two key documents outlining Thailand’s cooperation with hosts China.

On Tuesday, the Cabinet approved drafts on the “Barrier Partnership and Pathways on Cooperation on Covid-19 Vaccines” and the “Initiative on Belt and Road Partnerships and Road on Green Development”.

The documents informed discussions on the conference’s theme: “Promoting cooperation in the fight against the epidemic for sustainable recovery”.

The Foreign Ministry said the first document expressed intentions to promote cooperation on Covid-19 vaccines by encouraging governments and vaccine manufacturers to help developing countries through donations or exports at affordable prices, making vaccines a public commodity.

The second expressed the intention to promote cooperation in green development of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for sustainable economic growth by adhering to principles set out by the United Nations and Paris climate agreement. Thailand is central to China’s BRI ambitions, with Beijing funding construction of a high-speed railway among other BRI projects in the Kingdom.

Published : June 23, 2021

By : The Nation

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Another 2 million Sinovac doses arrive from China

China shipped another 2 million doses of Sinovac vaccine to Thailand on Wednesday, bringing the total number of doses delivered to 10.5 million.

The Chinese Embassy in Thailand posted a photo of a container full of vaccine doses being unloaded onto Thai soil from a Sichuan Airlines Airbus A330.

The embassy said China has now supplied Thailand with 12 batches of Covid-19 vaccine, totalling 10.5 million doses.

Published : June 23, 2021

By : The Nation