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Electric vehicle maker Tesla has launched a recruitment drive in Bangkok as part of plans to penetrate the EV market in Thailand.

Tesla’s website on Monday was advertising 16 positions ranging from public policy & business development manager to store manager, service manager, vehicle technician and adviser.

The move comes after Tesla registered as a company in Thailand on April 25. Tesla said it will operate a Thai business related to EVs, mounted energy storage and energy generation with initial registered capital of 3 million baht.

Tesla is one of the world’s most valuable companies and remains the world’s most valuable automaker with a market capitalisation of more than 30.4 trillion baht (US$840 billion).

The company leads worldwide sales of battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in electric vehicles, capturing 21 per cent of the BEV (purely electric) market and 14 per cent of the plug-in market (which includes plug-in hybrids) in 2021.

Tesla Energy is also one of the largest global suppliers of battery energy storage systems, with 3.99 gigawatt-hours installed in 2021.

Published : September 05, 2022

By : THE NATION

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An elephant was knocked unconscious and injured after the truck it was riding in overturned in Mae Jam, Chiang Mai on Monday.

The truck driver and mahout managed to escape unhurt from the accident.

The Thai Elephant Alliance reported on Facebook that a male elephant named Pu Kham was being transported from Mae Jam to Chiang Mai city for the tourist trade.

“Shortly after leaving the elephant pen in Huai Phak Kood village, the driver noticed that the truck was wobbling so he parked it on the roadside and exited the vehicle,” said the post. “The truck then fell on its side and Pu Kham was knocked out by the impact.”

The elephant eventually regained consciousness but had difficulty walking.

Rescuers from the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre were called to the scene and, after examining the creature, diagnosed a suspected broken leg.

Officials then contacted the Elephant Hospital in Lampang province to dispatch a specialised vehicle to transport the animal to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment. It was due to arrive at the scene around 4pm on Monday.

The Centre of Elephant and Wildlife Health at Chiang Mai University has also dispatched a truck with drugs, saline and medical supplies to support the rescue mission.

Published : September 05, 2022

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Chiang Mai’s Mon Jam community on Monday petitioned the provincial governor to halt the planned demolition of resorts in their Mae Rim district.

The move came after the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry ordered five resorts in the mountain community to be torn down for allegedly encroaching on national forest.

The Mon Jam community is seeking to stop the demolitions, arguing that the case is still being considered in the Administrative Court.

Ekkarin Natheepraiwan, leader of the Mon Jam agro-tourism community enterprise, said the map that authorities used to back the encroachment allegation was inaccurate. He demanded that officials instead use aerial photographs to settle the dispute.

He also denied that the community had sold the disputed land to resort developers.

Ekkarin added that Mon Jam members would head to Bangkok on Monday evening to submit a petition at the Grand Palace.

Meanwhile, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-Archa insisted the demolition operation was lawful, adding that land in the Mon Jam community could not be sold.

“People must request permission before building and operating resorts as the government will be blamed if construction does not meet standards,” he said.

He added that Mon Jam locals had the right to submit their petition to the Palace.

Published : September 05, 2022

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Thailand’s space agency will support the Royal Thai Armed Forces under a technology-sharing agreement announced on Monday.

Under the agreement, the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) will share surveillance and other data to enhance national security and support missions by the military, GISTDA spokesman Siam Lawawirojwong said.

The space agency will also boost skills among military personnel to protect Thailand’s interests over land, sea, air and space, he added.

GISTDA is currently developing the THEOS-2 satellite to replace its earlier-generation THEOS satellites.

Under the collaboration, the geo-informatics and space databases of both agencies will be linked. This will “create a seamless and more comprehensive network of information to benefit Thai people’s daily life, especially in natural disaster protection and mitigation, and surveillance to prevent insurgent attacks in strategic areas”, Siam said, referring to conflict in the deep South.

He explained that the Royal Thai Armed Forces was engaged in missions to defend against various threats, both domestic and foreign.

“These missions require constant support from other agencies, especially in high technology, to maintain the efficiency of our national security at international standards in an ever-changing world,” he said.

Published : September 05, 2022

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Traffic police will not enforce the new hefty fines against traffic violators for three months while a public awareness campaigns is carried out about the new traffic law and the new fine rates, a senior police officer said on Monday.

Pol Maj-General Preecha Charoensahayanon, deputy director of the Traffic Management Centre of the Royal Thai Police, said although the new traffic law took effect on Monday, he has instructed traffic police nationwide to use the old fine rates for three months.

During the three-month period, traffic police would also educate traffic violators about the heavier penalties that are actually designed to protect motorists against road accidents, Preecha added.

He said although the maximum fines for violating speed limits and traffic lights would be 4,000 baht, police would be fining the violators 500 baht during the three-month period, Preecha said.

“This will give enough time to motorists to adapt themselves and obey the new traffic law,” Preecha said.

After the three-month leniency period, they would use ladder-step fines for offences related to pedestrians’ safety, such as violation of the zebra-crossing sign, red light, and failing to use a safety belt or failing to wear crash helmets in the case of motorcyclists, Preecha added.

The step-fines would start from 500 baht and would increase to 1,000 baht for the second violation of the same offence, he said.

He said police would record the number of violations of each type of offence on the online Police Ticket Management system. The system would state the fine rates for use nationwide, he added.

Preecha said records of drunk-driving before September 5 would not be counted in the new fine system but police would start counting the number of drunk driving occasions from Monday.

The new fine rates for traffic violations include:

– 5,000 to 10,000 baht and/or three-month imprisonment for racing on roads

– 10,000 to 20,000 baht and/or six-month imprisonment for organising road racing

– 2,000 baht for failing to use safety belts. Passengers in all seats must use safety belts.

– 5,000 to 20,000 baht and/or one-year imprisonment for first-time drunk driving.

– 50,000 to 100,000 baht and two-year imprisonment for repeating drunk driving offence within two years

– 4,000 baht for violation of speed limits

– 4,000 baht for violation of red light

– 4,000 baht for failing to stop for pedestrians at zebra crossing

– 2,000 baht for driving against the traffic flow

– 2,000 baht for violation of parking ban

– 2,000 baht for failing to wear crash helmet

– 5,000 to 20,000 baht and/or one-year imprisonment for reckless driving endangering others’ life.

Published : September 05, 2022

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Pattaya residents woke up to find many roads underwater on Monday morning after heavy rain and strong wind battered the city on Sunday night.

People waded through floodwater up to 30 centimetres deep on roads such as South Pattaya, Pattaya Beach, Walking Street and Soi Buakhao. Many routes were impassable to traffic, cutting off some areas of the city. Meanwhile, officials deployed barricades at entrances to heavily flooded roads with signs barring entry to small vehicles.

City authorities also warned people to look out for poisonous animals such as snakes entering their homes to escape the flood.

Many restaurants and businesses on South Pattaya Road were shut on Monday morning after being flooded overnight. Some managed to open after sandbag barricades around their entrances proved effective in keeping the water out.

On Monday, the Thailand Meteorological Department forecast isolated heavy to very heavy rain for most of Thailand until Saturday due to a strong monsoon depression over the lower North, upper Central and Northeast regions. It said the southwest monsoon prevailing over the South is also strengthening.

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A sculpture of “a thin buffalo carrying a rice bag” went viral among netizens recently, as it was seen as reflective of Thailand’s economic situation when people are working hard for low income.

The sculptor, Thanawat Pongkaew, a student at Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin’s Poh-Chang Academy of Arts, said the inspiration for the sculpture was derived from the current economic situation when many people were struggling to earn a living.

He said the buffalo represents his childhood memory when buffaloes were forced to plough plantations for people, adding that the buffalo clearly reflects the oppression of labour over time.

“I want this sculpture to reflect the current economic situation that isn’t different from the past,” he said.

He said many people were forced to work hard and bear a lot of expense burden for their family, but they were not happy at all.

He revealed that he was working and studying at the same time as he believes that this way he would be able to improve his quality of life.

Published : September 05, 2022

By : THE NATION