AoT allots B140bn for projects

AoT allots B140bn for projects
President of AoT Kerati Kijmanawat

For two airport construction projects, including the construction of Andaman International Airport in Phangnga, Airports of Thailand( AoT ) has set a budget of 140 billion baht.

The new airport in Phangnga and a second phase renovation of Chiang Mai Airport, according to AoT president Kerati Kijmanawat & nbsp, were the authorities’ responses to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s urgent proposals.

According to Mr. Kerati, while they aim to promote hospitality, one also promotes the development of air travel hubs in Phuket, Phangnga, Krabi, and Ranong.

On almost 6, 000 acres in the tambon Kok Kloi neighborhood of Thakua Thung, a Ratchaphatsadu region owned by the Treasury Department, the Andaman International Airport may be built.

According to Mr. Kerati, the AoT had looked into the local building strategy.

The AoT is committed to getting to work on the project as soon as possible because it has evolved into an immediate coverage.

According to Mr. Kerati, the AoT is anticipated to hire a consultant for the site’s research and development level, at least by the end of this year, in order to conduct research focusing primarily on the purchase.

After receiving endorsement, it is anticipated that the design process will take at least seven years, with three years for research and development and an additional four for structure.

According to Mr. Kerati, the aircraft is anticipated to become functional by 2031.

According to him, the aircraft is anticipated to bring in at least 15 million more visitors to the Andaman area.

The second phase restoration of Chiang Mai International Airport, which was more difficult because the land belonged to a personal agency, will cost the AoT an additional 70 billion baht, he continued.

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Women file reports against ‘farang-finding’ scam

Many Thai women claim that after paying cash to a matching service on Facebook in the hopes of falling in love with an international man, they were duped.

According to the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau( CCIB ) yesterday, the women suffered a total loss of about 881 million baht.

According to CCIB official Kissana Phathanacharoen, victims reported to police alleging that an online match, whose Facebook page has 150 000 followers, had defrauded them of hundreds of millions of baht.

He claimed that the renowned matchmaker caters to Thai women seeking farang companions— a term used to describe people who appear to be from Europe. The quality of the men’s profiles is based on the offer price that the match determines.

For farang designers and office employees, the most basic package costs 20, 000 rmb; for developers and businessmen, it costs 30, 000; it cost doctors, pharmacists, and dairy land owners and garden owners 100 000 Baht.

The matchmaker, according to Pol Col Kissana, offers personal coaching on how to find a farang husband for 5, 000 baht and claims to make profiles on online dating sites for her clients for 7, 000 baht.

Victims claimed that the match did not introduce them to someone, and the farang men she had sent them pictures of were actually high-profile businessmen, athletes, or celebrities.

According to Pol Col Kissana, there were 2, 621 cases of matching schemes between March 2022 and September 17 of this year, making this type of relationship con the 12th most reported murder with an 881 million baht total loss.

The analysis looked into the case of seven adult sufferers who had paid more than 100,000 baht for the matchmaking service in the hopes that it would turn up high-profile men for them.

The patients went to renowned attorney Decha Kittivittayanan to report their scams to the law with the intention of taking the case to court after realizing they had been duped.

One of the sufferers revealed that she is a solitary mother looking to travel abroad with her child by finding he in the West. She made the decision to pay for the service after seeing how effective the matchmaker’s advertisement was.

Over ten survivors of the fraud, according to Mr. Decha, have contacted him.

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MP calls on govt to continue southern bridge project

In order to contribute to the region’s economic prosperity, a coalition MP from the United Thai Nation( UTN ) Party yesterday urged the government to move forward with the southern land bridge megaproject.

During today’s House meet, UTN MP Wichai Sudsawat, who represents Chumphon, expressed concern over the status of the project while talking about the way of life for his constituents.

The initiative, according to Mr. Wichai, belonged to the previous administration and was a part of the UTN’s strategy to improve communication in various places, including between land and marine system, as well as to boost the economy in the south.

According to him, the proposed gate project is also a part of the southern hall, which includes the provinces of Chumphon, Ranong, Surat Thani, and Nakhon Si Thammarat.

I’m pleading with the government ministries and the prime minister to move forward with this massive project. According to the UTN, this project will help move freight between Prachuap Khiri Khan and the southern region and handle many of the issues facing southerners.

His contact came after Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit stated last week that the project’s substantial investment costs must be taken into account, along with other factors like economic concerns and cost-effectiveness.

Through the regions of Ranong and Chumphon, the southern gate project will link the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.

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Plan for new expressways by year’s end

According to Surachet Laophulsuk, governor of the Expressway Authority of Thailand( Exat ), the cabinet will receive four expressway projects worth eight billion baht by the end of this year.

Exat is preparing its 14 road job proposals for Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit this quarter, according to Mr. Surachet.

According to Exat’s statement, all four of the projects, which have a budget of 89.7 billion baht, will become proposed to the government in three months and are available for buying and construction in one year.

The first is the Chatuchote – Bangkok Outer Ring Road improvement, which spans 19.25 kilometers and costs 24 billion ringgit.

The Chatuchote-Lam Luk Ka section’s design received approval from the previous government on March 14. Before the construction starts, Exat is currently drafting its terms of reference( TOR ) for contractors.

Additionally, according to reports, Exat is awaiting the Lam Luk Ka-Bangalore Outer Ring section of its Environmental Impact Assessment ( EIA ) report.

The second is the next section of the northern expressways, covering 11.3 kilometers and costing 16.9 billion baht, and connecting the Prasert-Manukitch Road to the Bangkok Eastern Outer Ring.

The second step of the Phuket expressway, Kathu – Pa Tong, spans 3.98 kilometers and costs 14.6 billion baht. Before submitting the road project to the cupboard for consideration, Exat is currently working on the property expropriation process and reviewing the process.

The final one is the double-deck pike Ngam Wong Wan-Rama IX, which will span 20 kilometers and cost 32 billion baht to construct above the Sirat Expressway. The Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning department will receive Exat’s EIA review soon.

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MP pushes for southern land bridge

According to a Chumphon representative, southerners are counting on projects that would boost success.

MP pushes for southern land bridge
The nation’s tallest tower is located in Ranong, on the Andaman Sea, at the Customs Department slot.

The government has been urged to move forward with the southern land bridge megaproject by an MP from the coalition member United Thai Nation( UTN ) Party in order to contribute to the region’s economic prosperity.

Representative for Chumphon Wichai Sudsawat expressed concern about the status of the project, whioch & nbsp, which he believes is crucial for the livelihood of his constituents in a House meeting on Wednesday.

The project, which was being pursued by the prior administration, was a part of the UTN’s strategy to improve communication in edgy areas, such as between land and marine system, and to boost the economy in the south.

According to him, the proposed venture is also a part of the southern hall, which includes the provinces of Chumphon, Ranong, Surat Thani, and Nakhon Si Thammarat.

He declared,” I’m urging the prime minister and the government ministers to move forward with this massive project.” The UTN is confident that this project may solve many of the issues facing southerners and make it easier to transport goods between Prachuap Khiri Khan and the farthest south.

After Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit stated last week that the job has great expense charges, he made the remark. The secretary said that additional factors, like environmental issues and cost-effectiveness, must also be taken into account.

Through the provinces of Ranong and Chumphon, the southern gate initiative would link the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.

It is the most recent in a long line of ideas to enhance trade and transportation between the Andaman Sea and the Gulf, dating back at least four years. The majority have imagined ports on either side, some with associated businesses or commercial estates, and a road-rail website for simple cargo transportation.

Many of these projects have failed in the past due to opposition from locals on economic grounds.

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Exat to propose four expressway projects

A B90 billion budget was set aside for the proposed new pathways in Bangkok and Phuket.

Exat to propose four expressway projects
Bangkok’s Chalong Rat road toll plaza sees a line of motorists. By the end of this year, the Thai Expressway Authority ( Exat) will present the case with four road projects totaling 8 billion baht. ( Bangkok Post image )

According to government Surachet Laophulsuk, the Expressway Authority of Thailand( Exat) may submit four road projects for 8 billion ringgit to the cupboard by the end of this year.

In total, he claimed, Exat is currently putting together 14 job ideas for Suriya Jungrungreangkit, the minister of transportation.

With a budget of 89.7 billion baht, all four of the tasks will be proposed to the government within three weeks and are prepared for buying and building to begin within one month.

The second, measuring 19.25 kilometers and costing 24 billion ringgit, is the Chalong Rat Expressway addition to the Chatuchote-Bangalore Outer Ring Road.

The Chatuchote – Lam Luk Ka section’s development was approved by the previous cabinet in March. Terms of reference for vendors are now being drafted by Exat. Additionally, it is said to be awaiting the Environmental Impact Assessment ( EIA ) report for the Lam Luk Ka-Bangalore Outer Ring Road section.

The next task, which spans 11.3 km and costs 16.9 billion ringgit, is the second component of the north road network and connects Prasert-Manukitch Road to the Bangkok Eastern Outer Ring Road.

The first section of the 3.98-kilometer Kathu-Pa Tong Phuket road, which costs 14.6 billion ringgit, is the next phase. Exat is currently investigating area expropriation and deliberating its next steps before submitting a proposal to the case.

The final one is the 20-kilometer, 32 billion ringgit double-deck Ngam Wong Wan-Rama IX pike, which will be constructed above the Sirat Expressway. The Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning will receive Exat’s EIA record soon.

Additionally, Exat intends to build 13 additional road initiatives, including four in Phuket, Surat Thani, and Trat and nine in Bangkok and nearby counties.

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Six police held in ‘Kamnan Nok’ case moved to Bangkok prison

Officials charged with helping significant figure retreat after slaying of officer at his home

Six police held in ‘Kamnan Nok’ case moved to Bangkok prison
Police cars take six officers facing expenses connected to a deadly shooting at a powerful kamnan’s house in Nakhon Pathom to the Bangkok Remand Prison on Wednesday. ( Photo supplied / Wassayos Ngamkham )

Six police officials dismissed from the army for helping Praween” Kamnan Nok” Chankhlai escape arrest following the fatal shooting of a police at his home have been moved to the Bangkok Remand Prison.

The Hanuman special task force of the Crime Suppression Division ( CSD) on Wednesday transferred the officers from the Samut Songkhram Central Prison, said Pol Maj Gen Montree, the CSD commander.

They were arrested on charges of violating Part 157 of the Criminal Code for dereliction of duty, Part 184 for helping criminals escape punishment and Area 189 for concealing information.

The exchange took place under strong protection after the Royal Thai Police Office ordered that the CSD taking over the management of the case.

The six officers are Pol Maj Kiatisak Somsuk, 52, an inspector at the Krathum Baen police station in Samut Sakhon, Pol Capt Natthapol Nakkorn, 59, deputy inspector at highway police station 1, Pol Capt Narongsak Taeng – ampai, 58, deputy inspector at highway police station 1, Pol Lt Nimit Salidkul, 57, deputy traffic inspector at Muang district police station in Nakhon Pathom, Pol Lt Prasarn Rodpol, 58, deputy inspector at highway police station 1, and Pol Sub / Lt Sansarn Srisawat, 55, deputy inspector at highway police station 1.

They were dismissed from the pressure over their alleged role in the wake of the deadly shooting at a dinner party at the residence of Mr Praween, then a kamnan( tambon key ) in Nakhon Pathom, early this month. They were accused of helping the suspected shooter and Mr Praween to leave.

Mr Praween, 35, is also being detained at the Bangkok Remand Prison. He is a prime suspect in the death of Pol Maj Sivakorn Saibua, a bridge police agent, on the day of Sept 6. Around 30 officers apparently attended the event.

According to earlier information, Pol Maj Sivakorn had rejected Mr Praween’s ask for the development of his brother, a highway officer. Gunman Thananchai Manmak, an associate of Mr Praween, eventually fired several bullets from close range at Pol Maj Sivakorn. He died and some stray shots injured Pol Lt Col Wasin Panpee of Highway Police Sub – section 2.

The gun was killed two days later in an exchange of fire with authorities in Kanchanaburi, and Mr Praween eventually surrendered to law.

The Bangkok Remand Prison has eight areas but the six officers may be held in a diverse area from Mr Praween, said a source familiar with the case.

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Ex-MP Pannika given lifetime political ban

Old Facebook articles that were deemed to be disrespectful of the king, according to Supreme Court, were unethical.

Ex-MP Pannika given lifetime political ban
On May 12, Pannika Wanich will give a speech at the Move Forward Party’s last campaign rally in Bangkok at Thailand-Japanese Youth Center. Facebook image of Pannika Chor Wanich

In connection with a photo she posted online 13 years earlier that was deemed rude to the king, the Supreme Court has permanently barred past Move Forward Party MP Pannika Wanich from politicians.

According to media reports, Ms. Pannika’s attorney Krissadang Nutcharat was found guilty of breaking moral standards that someone in a social position should have, according to the ruling on Wednesday.

The judge did not restrict Ms. Pannika’s ability to vote because it was not established that she had opposed the constitutional monarchy, even though it forbade her from running for office and holding any social office for the rest of her life.

When the Constitutional Court dissolved the party in February 2020 due to a violation of financing requirements, the 35-year-old former MP was now subject to the 10-year social restrictions imposed on 16 Future Forward Party professionals.

Along with Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, Ms. Pannika, Future Forward’s spokesperson, was regarded as one of its three important individuals. The Progressive Movement, a policy consider cylinder connected to the new Move Forward Party, was founded by the group following the ban.

Prior to the May 14 basic election, in which Move Forward won the most seats, the three likewise held prominent positions as” plan helpers.”

Srisuwan Janya, a famous applicant, filed the complaint in June 2019 that resulted in the court’s decision on Wednesday. He found some posts in Ms. Pannika’s social media history that he shared with the National Anti Corruption Commission( NACC ).

Because she failed to remove the materials or restrict public access to it, the anti-graft board charged Ms. Pannika with breaking moral standards while serving as an MP. It then asked the Supreme Court for a decision.

Images that were posted on the MP’s” Pannika Chor Wanich” Facebook account( Chor is Ms. Pannika) in 2010 were the focus of the court case.

According to the Supreme Court, Ms. Pannika’s actions were an expression of disdain for the king, which must be upheld in accordance with Section 6 of the Constitution and a related area on social norms.

It stated that the law forbids MPs from posting any images, texts, or other expressions on social press that are unsuitable for the royal institution.

The court claimed that Ms. Pannika’s content indicated that she intended to make inappropriate references to HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and King Rama IX.

She kept the inappropriate content on the Facebook profile and kept people access to it even after she was elected as an MP. It claimed that this demonstrated her disdain for the imperial organization.

Ms. Pannika apologized to those who were offended by the Facebook article following Mr. Srisuwan’s first publication. It depicts her, who was 22 at the time, and her college classmates making an improper sign in front of King Rama IX portraits.

She said at the moment,” I feel uneasy also to learn that this particular image has sparked unconstructive conversations on social media and the use of hatred-induced language.”

Bencha Saengchantra, a Move Forward MP, expressed dissatisfaction with the harshness of the Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday.

The Constitution of 2560 ( 2017 ) establishes the moral standard for evaluating ethical wrongdoing. Legal sanctions ought to be handled appropriately. But she wrote on X, previously Twitter,” The most significant destruction of fundamental rights is the deprivation of social rights.”

Due to some additional Facebook posts Ms. Pannika made in 2013 and 2014, the Criminal Court cleared her of a Computer Crime Act infraction in May of this year.

She posted writings about the Ayudhya Kingdom, which the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society claimed may make some people fear for the royal organization.

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Padipat angling to retain deputy speaker’s job

Padipat angling to retain deputy speaker's job
At a legislature meeting on July 13, Padipat Santipada served as the first lieutenant presenter. Chanat Katanyu is shown in the image.

The Move Forward Party would let the MFP to assume its position as opposition leader in the legislature if Padipat Santipada were to be expelled from the position of House assistant speech, as he has admitted.

After the MFP elects a fresh leader and senior committee on Saturday, Mr. Padipat said the problem may become apparent.

The new withdrawal of Pita Limjarorenrat as MFP head necessitated the changing of the guard. & nbsp,

Mr. Pita, who was barred from the legislature pending a court decision in his media share-holding case, claimed he stepped off so the group may choose another candidate who could also serve as the opposition’s leader. Thawatchai Tulathon, the party secretary standard, is probably going to take his place. & nbsp,

However, as long as Mr. Padipat is still a party member and holds the position of lieutenant speaker, MFP may andnbsp may lead the opposition. Mr. Padipat represents the Phitsanulok district.

The largest group that is not in power is chosen to serve as the opposition leader under Section 106 of the contract. Its MPs are not permitted to hold positions such as government ministers, House speaker, or surrogate speech.

Despite having the most seats, 151, the MFP don’t officially lead the opposition camp because Mr. Padipat is now the second deputy speaker.

The MFP is rumored to be considering expelling Mr. Padipat in order to circumvent this restraint, allow him to switch parties and continue serving as deputy loudspeaker, and allow the new chief to take over as opposition leader. & nbsp,

The one-MP Fair Party, which is carefully affiliated with the MFP, has stated that it will accept Mr. Padipat if he is expelled. & nbsp,

Mr. Padipat acknowledged on Wednesday that leaving the party was a possibility. & nbsp,

Although I didn’t remove myself from the MFP, it’s undoubtedly one of many options being considered, he said. & nbsp,

Mr. Padipat may own 30 days to add another group if he were to be expelled from the MFP. He apparently spoke with the Fair Party about the matter.

At the MFP’s public assembly on Saturday, sources said Apichart Sirisunthorn is likely to be elected secretary-general and Parit Watcharasin the party official. Both men work as record MPs.

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Suspect, policeman killed in drug smuggling shootout

Suspect, policeman killed in drug smuggling shootout
Before the deadly shooting in the Wiang Chai city of Chiang Rai on Tuesday evening, the fleeing dark Toyota Fortuner comes to a halt after it collided with two energy poles and road signs. ( Screenshot )

CHIANG RAI: In the Wiang Chai area on Tuesday night, a tonne of crystal methamphetamine and thousands of pills were seized in addition to the shooting deaths of two police officers.

After using their vehicles to stop a dark Toyota Fortuner from leaving an alley, narcotics reduction police opened fire.

According to the law, the pilot attempted to flee and refused to turn himself in. His car was severely damaged when it collided with a power pole and another roads signal before stopping.

As officers approached his stalled car, the vehicle started firing from inside the room. Khamnee’s Pol Sen Sgt Maj Weerawat was killed. Another officer, a police lieutenant colonel, was also struck but was saved by his bullet-proof coat. He was severely bruised. The suspect was killed after officers fired up. In approximately 90 minute, everything was over.

The deceased suspect was identified as Janoi, a 51-year-old Lahu resident of Chiang Mai’s Chai Prakan city. His figure and a 9mm handgun were discovered inside the car.

In baskets inside the Fortuner, police claimed to have discovered one kilogram of crystal meth and around 5 million rate medications.

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