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Thai Jetski Racers Dominate World Cup with Three More Division Wins on Saturday

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Thai Jetski Racers Dominate World Cup with Three More Division Wins on Saturday

Thai Jetski Racers Dominate World Cup with Three More Division Wins on Saturday

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2022

Thai jet ski racers achieved great results at the World Cup in Jomtien beach after winning three more categories on Saturday.

The third and final round of the WGP#1 World Series 2022 will decide the champions.

The first round was held in Poland in July, and the second was held in the US in October. 

Thailand managed to win three more categories after already winning five categories on Thursday. 

Thai Jetski Racers Dominate World Cup with Three More Division Wins on Saturday

In the Pro-AM Ski Stock division, Nantawat Singurai won the title after winning all four motos, while Tanawid Molee and Tanawin Molee placed second and third, respectively. 

Thai Jetski Racers Dominate World Cup with Three More Division Wins on Saturday

In the Pro-AM Runabout Stock division, Nuttakorn Pupakdee won first place after a disappointing result in the first moto. 

Thai Jetski Racers Dominate World Cup with Three More Division Wins on Saturday

Thai Katanyu Chomim also won the Pro-AM Runabout Superstock division.

Thai Jetski Racers Dominate World Cup with Three More Division Wins on Saturday

The competition will be broadcast on TrueVision while Channel 5 will air Sunday’s matches from 11am to 12pm, and MCOT HD will also broadcast the event on Sunday, from 2pm to 4pm. 

Thai Jetski Racers Dominate World Cup with Three More Division Wins on Saturday

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Hainanese chicken rice all the rage in SE Asia

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Hainanese chicken rice all the rage in SE Asia

Hainanese chicken rice all the rage in SE Asia

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2022

Boiled chicken, rice cooked with chicken oil, and dip make up the simple and delicious Hainan chicken rice, which has been lingering nostalgia for overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia.

More than a century ago, more and more Hainan people went across the ocean to Southeast Asia, bringing along their native dish Hainanese chicken rice.

As time went by, Hainanese chicken rice gradually became a popular dish in Southeast Asian countries, including Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.

Located in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Andrew Wong Hainanese Chicken Rice restaurant is quite famous among the locals.

Andrew Wong Hin Hau, the owner, whose ancestral home is Qionghai, Hainan Province, has been cooking Hainan chicken rice since 2003.

Wong gets up at around 4 a.m. every day to buy the ingredients at the market, starts to prepare the dish at 5:30 a.m. and gets everything ready around 10:30 a.m.

He said the most important thing for cooking Hainanese chicken rice is to choose chicken of good quality, use Thai fragrant rice, and make the dipping sauce thick. “Hainanese chicken rice looks ordinary, but it is not easy to make it well,” said Wong.

Wong has been constantly improving the recipe. “If the guests are not satisfied, I will find a way to make it better,” he said, adding that however, he never replaced the ingredients with cheaper ones. “You can’t cheat your customers by using inferior ingredients just because prices keep rising.”

Over the years, Wong always tries local Hainanese chicken rice when he goes to a new place, such as Shanghai, Hong Kong and Thailand. He wants to make his restaurant better by studying the dish at other restaurants.

In his eyes, Hainanese chicken rice is a delicacy and heritage from his hometown. “As a Hainanese, I’m proud to cook Hainanese chicken rice, so I will continue to do it,” he said, noting that he has been cooking it for 19 years, and it’s his dream career.

Welcomed by the diners, Wong’s restaurant sells about 180 servings of Hainanese chicken rice per day. Scott Chong, from China’s Guangdong Province, is a regular customer. “The taste is good, especially the chicken is tender and the rice is fragrant,” he said.

Wenchang, a city in Hainan, is the birthplace of Hainanese chicken rice. On the island, Wenchang chicken is the basic ingredient for chicken rice.

Song Shenmei, 69, is the owner of a chicken restaurant in Wenchang. As the fourth-generation successor, he has been running the restaurant for more than four decades.

“People in Wenchang eat Wenchang chicken during all the festivals,” Song said, adding that during the Qingming Festival, many overseas Chinese returning home from Southeast Asian countries will eat Wenchang chicken at his restaurant.

Song recalled that in the early 1980s, an overseas Chinese opened a chicken restaurant in Singapore. When he returned home, he came to visit Song’s restaurant to learn how to cook chicken and make the sauce.

“Some overseas Chinese also like to watch me cooking, and when they learn how to cook, they cook it at home,” Song added.

Hainanese chicken rice not only satisfies the diners but also embodies the taste of home for overseas Chinese from Hainan. It is a vivid reflection of the cultural exchanges of people along the Belt and Road countries from history to reality.

Michael Heng Yee Boon, president of the Kota Kinabalu Hainan Association, is a second-generation Malaysian. Heng said chicken rice was always served during the Spring Festival, and his mother would make it into rice balls, which symbolized “reunion” in Chinese.

Having Tasted Hainanese chicken rice in both Hainan and Malaysia, Heng said the dish was different in the two places regarding its sauce and way of cooking.

“Our ancestors came to Malaysia to do business not just with Hainanese. There are different races and different cultures here, so we have combined the cultures to innovate Malaysia’s Hainanese chicken rice,” he said.

“The Hainanese chicken rice in Malaysia is very international, and it is enjoyed by Malays and foreigners alike,” he said, noting that it is the wisdom of their ancestors.

He believed that although culture is constantly evolving, the spirit of the Hainanese, especially the spirit of hard work, is still passed on from generation to generation in Malaysia.

“It’s a touching moment whenever we have Hainan chicken rice, for us it’s not only a delicacy, but indeed a cultural root of us, and we would continue to pass it on,” Heng said.

VST expects rapid increase in sales of electric motorbikes

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VST expects rapid increase in sales of electric motorbikes

VST expects rapid increase in sales of electric motorbikes

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2022

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VST ECS (Thailand) plans to increase its sales of electric motorcycles 600% next year, from 500 this year to 3,000 units in 2003, Somsak Pejthaveeporndej, its CEO said.

Somsak said the company would open its first service centre next year in Bangkok and then add more in 10 provinces.

“This year we will sell about 500 units, and our goal for next year is to sell 3,000 units . We will open a service center on Rom Klao Road and subsequently expand to 10 other provinces,” he said, adding that financing institutions would help consumers purchase electric motorcycles.

Somsak Pejthaveeporndej,Ceo Of VST ECS (Thailand)Somsak Pejthaveeporndej,Ceo Of VST ECS (Thailand)

VST ECS (Thailand) is a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based VST ECS Group, which describes itself as the largest distributor of IT products in the Asia-Pacific region.

VST expects rapid increase in sales of electric motorbikes

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Thai company with global ambitions targets net-zero emissions by 2042

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Thai company with global ambitions targets net-zero emissions by 2042

Thai company with global ambitions targets net-zero emissions by 2042

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2022

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Organic growth, with focus on research and development for sustainable expansion, are the key mantras of the SET-listed Eastern Polymer Group Plc (EPG) that aims for a global presence in niche segments.

EPG focuses on investing in world-class, innovative businesses that make polymer and plastic products through its subsidiaries Aeroflex, which makes thermal insulation; Aeroklas, which makes parts and accessories for cars; and Eastern Polypack Co Ltd (EPP), which makes plastic and packaging.

Automotive parts and accessories were the biggest contributors to its revenue, accounting for 50.9% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2022-23 (July 22-Sep 22); insulation accounted for 29.7% and plastic and packaging for 19.3%.

Pawat Vitoorapakorn, the CEO of EPG and Aeroflex Co LtdPawat Vitoorapakorn, the CEO of EPG and Aeroflex Co LtdPawat Vitoorapakorn, the CEO of EPG and Aeroflex Co Ltd, is ambitious. He is not satisfied with dominance in the domestic market. He wants the companies’ products to gain worldwide recognition and his motto is: “The world is the market”.

“Our aggressive business strategies centre on NIN [network, innovation, niche] markets,” he says. “Aeroflex, for example, develops and sells only novel goods protected by legal patents to a niche market. Because of this, we can sell in large quantities in our specialised markets. Only a few manufacturers can compete with EPG globally,” he says.

Thai company with global ambitions targets net-zero emissions by 2042Speaking of the company’s history, Pawat says: “The Vitoorapakorn family founded Eastern Polymer Group Public Company Limited in 1978. Thermal insulation, vehicle and accessories, plastic and packaging, and R&D are the primary businesses. In 2014, we changed our name to Holding Company and listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, raising 2.8 billion baht after having begun with an investment of 1 million baht.

EPG is now investing in domestic and foreign enterprises, focusing on polymer and plastic processing, with revenues from three major industries.”

Aeroflex has factories in both Thailand and the United States. They also work together in China and India. In the second quarter of 2022-23, 76% of Aeroflex’s sales came from outside the country, while only 24% were from Thailand. America, Asia, and the Middle East make up the main international markets, says Pawat.

Eastern Polypack manufactures and distributes disposable plastic food and beverage containers, cups, plates, and bowls under the EPP brandEastern Polypack manufactures and distributes disposable plastic food and beverage containers, cups, plates, and bowls under the EPP brand

Aeroklas Co Ltd designs and develops patented vehicle parts and accessories. Aeroklas’ car components and accessories are used to decorate and improve the efficiency of pickup trucks. Aeroklas distributes the brand domestically and internationally.

Eastern Polypack manufactures and distributes disposable plastic food and beverage containers, cups, plates, and bowls under the EPP brand. EPP is a premium brand in the food and beverage industry, he says, adding, the company introduced “eici” last year to expand into non-premium products.

“During the pandemic, the company experienced the same difficulties as other industries because our customers were impacted. Fortunately, we had another business opportunity with Eastern Polypack, which sells food containers. They became the pandemic’s demand-pull delivery food business. As a result, our company did not suffer much of an impact,” he says.

Pawat said that in fiscal year 2022–2023, EPG expects to increase revenue by 12–15%, with a gross margin of 29–32%. He added that the group is focusing on a strategy to achieve sustainable growth in four areas:

▪️ Create organic growth from the core business with technological readiness and highly efficient production capacity that create innovative products to achieve continuity in the new S-curve and to expand the market domestically and internationally to increase market share.
▪️ Build joint venture investments.
▪️ Increase the budget allocated to R&D to develop a new business era in the future.
▪️ Set the long-term aim of achieving “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions by 2042.

EPG is also committed to its vision of long-term growth by adhering to the motto “Contribution to a better society”. EPG adheres to its commitment of “Creating a World in Harmony with Technology and Innovation”, says Pawat.

“Energy consumption is a fundamental need for business operations, and energy activity generates greenhouse gases. So Aeroflex has set a long-term goal of net zero by 2042,” he says. “Proactive energy conservation measures have been implemented to improve the organisation’s energy efficiency, including a solar rooftop, resulting in total power capacity of 18 megawatts and the ability to absorb 13,500 tons of CO2, saving about 70 million baht per year,” he added.

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Four leaders sign agreement to bring green Azeri energy to Europe

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Four leaders sign agreement to bring green Azeri energy to Europe

Four leaders sign agreement to bring green Azeri energy to Europe

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2022

The leaders of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary signed an agreement on Saturday on the construction of an electric cable running under the Black Sea to carry green Azeri energy from planned Caspian Sea wind farms to Europe.

The agreement involves a 1,100 km (685 mile), 1,000 MW cable running from Azerbaijan to Romania as part of wider European Union efforts to diversify energy resources away from Russia amid the Ukraine war.

“Given the current security context marked by the military aggression against Ukraine, we need to cooperate better and show more solidarity to mitigate common challenges,” Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said during the round table meeting, also attended by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Von der Leyen said the EU’s strategy to turn its back on Russian fossil fuels and diversify towards what she called “reliable energy partners” was working. She said the EU was ready to provide financial support to the project pending the results of the feasibility study.

“To integrate a growing share of renewables, we need indeed stronger electricity interconnections. This is why the Black Sea energy cable between Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan is so important,” von der Leyen said.

Von der Leyen said the Black Sea cable could transform Georgia into an electricity hub and integrate it into the EU internal power market, while it could also help start rebuilding Ukraine’s energy system and aid the country’s reconstruction.

Most voters want Prayut to dissolve House before yearend: survey

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Most voters want Prayut to dissolve House before yearend: survey

Most voters want Prayut to dissolve House before yearend: survey

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2022

A recent opinion survey found that most voters in Thailand would like to see the House of Representatives dissolved within December as they are unhappy with the performance of MPs.

The National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) held phone interviews with 1,310 respondents across the country recently and released the results of the survey on Sunday.

Asked if they want Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to dissolve the House before it completes its term on March 22 and when, the respondents said:

• 43.13%: Dissolve it within December

• 33.82%: Let the House complete its term

• 12.37%: Dissolve it in January

• 3.74%: Dissolve it in February

• 2.82%: Dissolve it a few days before March 22

• 4.12%: No comment

Most respondents indicated that they were quite unhappy with the performance of MPs over the past four years. According to the survey:

• 31.98%: Quite unhappy because MPs waste time quarrelling and often skip meetings

• 30.46%: Quite happy because MPs addressed the grievances of people

• 25.96%: Very unhappy because the House often lacks quorum and MPs are inefficient

• 9.77%: Very happy because MPs work with dedication and get many key laws passed

• 1.83%: Mo comment.

When asked if they were happy with House Speaker Chuan Leekpai’s performance, the response was:

• 41.98%: Quite happy

• 24.05%: Very happy

• 20.38%: Quite unhappy

• 11.76%: Very unhappy

• 1.83%: No comment.

6 Thong Lor ganja vendors hit with suspended jail term, THB5,000 fine

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6 Thong Lor ganja vendors hit with suspended jail term, THB5,000 fine

6 Thong Lor ganja vendors hit with suspended jail term, THB5,000 fine

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2022

Six vendors were slapped with a suspended jail term and 5,000 baht in fine for selling marijuana buds without a licence in Bangkok’s Thong Lor area.

Dr Thongchai Lertwilairattanapong, director-general of the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM), said the Criminal Court had initially sentenced the vendors to two months in jail before suspending the jail term and putting them under probation for two years. The vendors were arrested last week for selling ganja buds without a licence.

The court also ordered them to pay a fine of 5,000 baht each and their stock of marijuana was confiscated.

On Tuesday, officials from the Public Health Ministry and Thong Lor police launched a raid to see if marijuana was being sold under licence.6 Thong Lor ganja vendors hit with suspended jail term, THB5,000 fine

The officials found that five vendors were selling from their mobile shops using small modified trucks like food trucks, while one was selling marijuana buds from his shop without a licence.

Three of the five truck owners also presented fake licenses to the authorities before all six were taken to Thong Lor Police Station for legal action.

Thongchai said the six suspects were charged in court for violating Section 78 of the Alternative Medicine Act by selling a controlled herb without a licence.

6 Thong Lor ganja vendors hit with suspended jail term, THB5,000 fineDTAM has issued a directive announcing that marijuana buds are a controlled part of the plant and can only be sold with a licence. DTAM also said that buyers will be required to present their ID cards every time they purchase ganja buds from some 5,000 licensed sellers, starting next month.

The DTAM chief added that the court ruling proves that existing laws are adequate to control the sale and consumption of ganja.

The Public Health Ministry’s billion cannabis and hemp is in its second reading in the House of Representatives.

Furious elephant stomps people at ordination ceremony in Buriram

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Furious elephant stomps people at ordination ceremony in Buriram

Furious elephant stomps people at ordination ceremony in Buriram

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2022

Ten people were injured after an elephant went on a rampage during an ordination ceremony at a temple in Buriram province on Saturday, local officials and residents said.

The elephant stomped an elderly woman on her hip and severely injured her, while another woman – Supranee Maliwan, 61 – said her arm was broken in the attack.

Supranee said more than 1,000 people had gathered for the ceremony in front of Wat Nong Tat in the province’s Lam Plai Mat district.

She said she was standing in front of the three elephants brought to the ceremony and was unable to jump out of the way when one of them attacked.

Furious elephant stomps people at ordination ceremony in Buriram

The 10 victims were sent to hospital for treatment.

Surat Inthasri, 56, said his right leg was injured by the elephant. He was pushing a child away from the attacking elephant when it struck him, he said.

Furious elephant stomps people at ordination ceremony in Buriram

Pranom Chaitrong, 63, blamed children for the rampage, saying they ran around the elephant as the ceremony’s host offered alms.

“Some children collected alms near the elephants even though the host warned people to stay away from them,” she said.

Furious elephant stomps people at ordination ceremony in Buriram

Pranom said she asked the host to stop taking elephants to ordination ceremonies to prevent such attacks from happening again.

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South Korean racer drowns at Jet Ski World Cup in Pattaya

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South Korean racer drowns at Jet Ski World Cup in Pattaya

South Korean racer drowns at Jet Ski World Cup in Pattaya

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2022

A South Korean jet ski racer died after his jet ski hit strong waves during a race at the Jet Ski World Cup Grand Prix 2022 in Pattaya on Saturday.

Kim Sung-won, 40, was knocked off his jet ski when it hit high waves while entering the first curve of the tournament’s Pro-Am Endurance Open event.

South Korean racer drowns at Jet Ski World Cup in Pattaya

A rescue team took Kim – a member of the Freedom Racing Jet Ski Team – to shore and attempted to revive him. He was subsequently sent to Bangkok Hospital Pattaya where he was pronounced dead.

South Korean racer drowns at Jet Ski World Cup in Pattaya

Doctors said they believe he died of asphyxiation.

South Korean racer drowns at Jet Ski World Cup in Pattaya

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Enforce effective laws to control cannabis consumption in Thailand: activist

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Enforce effective laws to control cannabis consumption in Thailand: activist

Enforce effective laws to control cannabis consumption in Thailand: activist

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2022

Putting laws in place and enforcing them properly is the only way to control the consumption of cannabis, the leader of a network on cannabis legislation said.

Prasitchai Nunuan, whose group has taken on many environment and rights-related issues, made this comment after opposition parties, namely Pheu Thai and Move Forward, called on the government to list cannabis as a narcotic again.

The herb was removed from the list of Category 5 narcotics on June 9.

In a Facebook post on Saturday, Prasitchai said cannabis is seen as a narcotic in all countries, including Thailand.

“Even Hollywood made films to raise awareness of the harm this herb can cause,” he said.

However, he said, the consumption of cannabis can be controlled if the correct laws are put in place. Adding it to the list of controlled narcotics will only limit who has access to it, he said.

“It depends on whether Pheu Thai and Move Forward will use facts or emotions to determine how the use of cannabis is controlled,” he added.

Prasitchai NunuanPrasitchai Nunuan

Prasitchai’s network on cannabis legalisation and other groups announced on Saturday that they would discuss laws related to cannabis legalisation alongside the House sitting on Monday.

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