Dept urges TB screening to prevent spread

The Department of Disease Control is urging the public to get screened for tuberculosis — especially individuals with underlying medical conditions which could aggravate the disease — in an effort to prevent the spread of the disease among the population.

The call followed media reports on actor Chawin “Jug” Chitsomboon, who recently contracted tuberculosis, presumably through close contact with a friend who died from the disease on Sept 5.

DDC director-general, Dr Tares Krassanairawiwong, said the public needs to keep their guard up, as according to the World Health Organization, Thailand is among the top 30 countries with the most active tuberculosis cases in the world.

Each year, the nation logs an average of 103,000 new tuberculosis cases, and about 12,000 people die from TB-related ailments every year, according to WHO figures cited by Dr Tares.

While about a quarter of Thailand’s population have built up some resistance to tuberculosis, those with weakened immune systems are still very likely to develop severe symptoms.

As such, Dr Tares said, people who suffer from chronic health issues, such as diabetes, HIV/Aids, as well as people with high-risk factors, such as inmates and/or others living in cramped quarters, drug addicts and alcoholics, migrant workers and frontline medical staff should consider getting regular screening for tuberculosis.

Dr Niti Haetanurak, DDC deputy director-general, said that the department has reached out to Chawin’s manager to offer his friends, relatives and others who came into close contact with the actor to offer treatment.

Tuberculosis is a respiratory disease that can be transmitted through air, coughing, sneezing and talking. Common symptoms include persistent cough that lasts over two weeks, mild fever, loss of appetite and weight loss.

“It is a treatable disease, but patients are recommended to continuously take medications for six months, said Dr Phalin Kamolwat, director of the department’s tuberculosis division.

Dr Phalin said that it is important to detect the disease during its early stages.

Most importantly, people who have family members with tuberculosis are advised to seek immediate medical attention to avoid transmission.

More information can be found through DDC’s 1442 hotline, and the department’s tuberculosis division at 02 211 2224.

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High-ranking highway policeman commits suicide

At Kamnan Nok’s dinner party, a dying commander was present.

High-ranking highway policeman commits suicide
Pol Col. Vachira Yaothaiwong committed murder on Monday at a home in the Lam Luk Ka neighborhood of Pathum Thani. ( Police image )

According to a policeman cause, Pol Col. Vachira Yaothaisong, the head of the Highway Police sub-division 2, killed himself on Monday at his home in the Lam Luk Ka neighborhood of Pathum Thani province.

At a dinner party last Wednesday at Praween Chankhlai’s home in tambon Takong in the Muang city of Nakhon Pathom, Pol Maj Siwakorn Saibua of Highway Police sub-division 2 was shot and killed. The policeman served as his immediate supervisor.

One of the 25 officers officials who also attended the group and are currently under investigation was Pol Col Vachira, 44. He passed away in a residence in the Pathum Thani neighborhood of Lam Luk Ka’s tambon Khu Khot.

It was not immediately clear why he committed murder. He was identified as the caller who instructed Pol Maj Siwakorn to visit Mr. Praween’s home, where he was afterwards killed by assailant Thananchai Manmak.

According to reports, Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat Pankaew, acting chief of the Highway Police Division, and Deputy National Police Chief politician Gen Torsak Sukvimol hurried to the house after learning of Col. Vachira’s passing. & nbsp,

After Pol Maj Siwakorn’s passing, it was rumored that the Col. Vachira sought care at Phramongkutklao Hospital for stress and depression.

He was the oldest child of a previous Cavalry Battalion 7 official who served at the military station of Phraya Pichai Daphak in the province of Uttaradit. He attended the Police Academy Class 55 and the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School Class 39.

He started his officers job in the Si Rattana city of Si Sa Ket province in 2002 after graduating. He was transferred to the specific functions component of the Crime Suppression Division in 2024, where he had previously worked before joining the Highway Police Division. His most recent status was section 2 commander of the Highway Police.

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Supervisor of cop murdered at kamnan’s party commits suicide

At Kamnan Nok’s dinner party, a useless commander was present.

Supervisor of cop murdered at kamnan's party commits suicide
Pol Col. Vachira Yaothaiwong committed murder on Monday at a home in the Lam Luk Ka neighborhood of Pathum Thani. ( Police illustration )

According to a policeman source, Pol Col. Vachira Yaothaisong, the head of the Highway Police sub-division 2, killed himself on Monday at his home in the Lam Luk Ka neighborhood of Pathum Thani province.

At a dinner party last Wednesday at the home of Praween Chankhlai, aka Kamnan Nok, in tambon Takong in the Muang city of Nakhon Pathom, the officer served as the immediate supervisor of Pol Maj Siwakorn Saibua, of Highway Police sub-division 2, who was shot and killed.

One of the 25 officers officials who attended the group and are currently under investigation was Pol Col Vachira, 44. He passed away in a residence in the Pathum Thani neighborhood of Lam Luk Ka’s tambon Khu Khot.

His suicide’s cause was not immediately clear. He was identified as the caller who instructed Pol Maj Siwakorn to visit Mr. Praween’s home, where Thananchai Manmak eventually killed him.

According to reports, after learning of Pol Col. Vachira’s passing, acting bridge police department captain and deputy national authorities chief pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol rushed to his home. & nbsp,

After the passing of Pol Maj Siwakorn, it was rumored that Dr. Col. Vachira sought treatment for depression and anxiety at Phramongkutklao Hospital.

He was the oldest child of a previous Cavalry Battalion 7 commander who served at the military station of Phraya Pichai Daphak in the province of Uttaradit. He was a part of Police Academy Class 55 and enrolled in Class 39 of the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School.

After graduating, he started working as a police officer in the Si Rattana region of the state of Si Sa Ket in 2002. He was transferred to the specific functions component of the Crime Suppression Division in 2024, where he had previously worked before joining the Highway Police Division. His most recent status was section 2 commander of the Highway Police.

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Senior police transferred over dinner party murder

Senior police transferred over dinner party murder
On Monday, Pol Maj Siwakorn Saibua’s figure is transported in a casket to Wat Phra Sri Mahathat in the Bang Khen neighborhood of Bangkok for his spectacularly sponsored cremation. ( Police image )

Two senior police officers who were present when a highway police officer was shot and killed last Wednesday in Nakhon Pathom at Kamnan Nok’s dinner party have been moved to passive positions.

The Provincial Police Region 7 director, Pol Lt Gen Thanayut Wuthicharasdamrong, and the Muang place captain, Nakhon Pathom, were transferred to work at the municipal authorities district’s headquarters on Monday, September 11, pursuant to an order.

The move purchase cited Pol Maj Siwakorn Saibua, 32, of Highway Police sub-division 2, who was shot by shooter Thananchai Manmak on the evening of September 6, as well as the injuries sustained by Highway Patrol deputy commander Lt. Col. Wasin Panpee. The two men were among the numerous police officers present at Praween Chankhlai’s group, Kamnan Nok, the commander of tambon Takong in the Muang area.

Mr. Praween, 35, & nbsp, has been detained on suspicion of ordering the murder. According to reports, the kamnan— a powerful local figure — refused to give his wife’s nephew a promotion. Later, the shooter was killed in a gunfight with police in the province of Kanchanaburi.

All officers officers present at the party were to be investigated, per a directive from the Royal Thai Police Office.

Six police officers were later detained, fired from the army, and charged with aiding and abetting offenses after court arrest warrants were approved for their arrest on criminal charges related to the shooting.

The large number of officers present at the dinner party was visible in pictures and media reports. According to the order, this may give the public the impression that they were Mr. Praween’s close friends and have an impact on how the Provincial Police Region 7 and the Royal Thai Police as a whole are perceived.

The six detained officials were accused of assisting Mr. Praween in avoiding capture and of hiding and destroying criminal proof. They were andnbsp, who were scheduled to appear on Monday in the Criminal Court for the Corruption and Misconduct Cases of Region 7 in Samut Songkhram territory.

To allow for further inspection, the authorities were to ask the court for permission to detain them for an additional 12 days.

For Pol Maj Siwakorn’s spectacularly sponsored death, his family, friends, and coworkers gathered on Monday at Sala 11 of Wat Phra Sri Mahathat in the Bang Khen city of Bangkok.

The service and the ceremonies were performed by the Supreme Patriarch under the direction of Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, a lieutenant federal police chief.

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Move Forward Party slams ‘vague’ Srettha policy statement

No specific objectives or deadlines, according to MFP deputy president

Move Forward Party slams 'vague' Srettha policy statement
Sirikanya Tansakul, the deputy chief of the Move Forward Party, responds in parliament on Monday to the government’s plan statement. Chanat Katanyu is shown in the picture.

The Pheu Thai Party-led administration’s policy statement was criticized by Move Forward Party deputy chief Sirikanya Tansakul for being ambiguous and lacking objectives, indicators, and timeframes.

Srettha Thavisin, the prime minister, made his plan announcement on Monday night.

In response, Ms. Sirikanya stated that a good policy statement has outline strategies and procedures for achieving goals as well as an échéance for when these goals can be met.

This policy speech is identical to an earlier report that was released. It does not go into detail. There aren’t any signals; there are only broad terms. The nation would be lost if it were a GPS message, according to Ms. Sirikanya.

She found the policy declaration to be disappointing. With the former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s policy speech, the Pheu Thai Party had fared better.

According to Ms. Sirikanya, the Yingluck administration’s policy statement stated specific objectives, timeframes of one to four years, and election-related plans.

” A good policy speech should first have distinct objectives, quantifiable performance metrics, and distinct timeframes.” Without any measures to demonstrate whether Thailand achieves the goals, it should not be stated what Thailand may become. It shouldn’t just be a desire list, she remarked.

The deputy head of the Move Forward Party claimed that Mr. Srettha’s speech to the legislature did not include timeframes for the implementation of Pheu Thais’ campaign policies.

She questioned whether the government itself had any doubts about its plans or whether they needed to be comprehensive given the large number of coalition parties from various blocs.

According to Ms. Sirikanya, the speech did not contain any measures to address the issues in the regions along the southwestern border. Were the issues in the far South no serious, she questioned?

She likewise urged the government to make sure it had sufficient funds to support its 560 billion ringgit digital currency distribution. According to Ms. Sirikanya, without real money to support the plan, it could lead to inflation in the world of online currency and undermine shop owners’ confidence.

Thai financial problems could not be resolved in a green way without addressing root causes, such as the groups of capitalists who held monopolistic power, she claimed.

She anticipated that the government’s federal funds statement would contain information about its policies.

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Landslips, floods damage hundreds of homes in Mae Hong Son

Flood alerts for 20 counties

Landslips, floods damage hundreds of homes in Mae Hong Son
The Su Tong Pae wood gate, a holiday destination in the Muang district of Mae Hong Son province that was harmed by the flash flood, is being repaired by locals. Mae Hong Son Public Relations Department image

MAE HONG SON: In the Muang and Pai regions of this north borders province, flash floods and landslides brought on by heavy rains have seriously damaged public services, homes, fields, and tourist attractions.

20 regions, primarily in the North, are under flash flood instructions.

Chettha Mosikarat, the government of Mae Hong Son, announced on Monday that he had instructed a prompt analysis of the damage and prompt assistance and compensation provision.

Two well-known tourist attractions, Tham Pla Cave and Su Tong Pae Bridge in the Muang region, which must be immediately restored because the visitor high season is approaching, as well as houses, corn fields, and other land plants, had been damaged.

Following some days of intense rain, Mr. Chettha reported that the flooding and landslides began around 10 p.m. on Friday. They impacted numerous Muang and Pai regions, severely damaging local communities, fields, government buildings, and public services.

According to the provincial office of disaster protection and mitigation, a flash storm struck 373 homes in Muang area with 925 people at Ban Huay Pha in tambon Huhay Pa. One woman was killed on a bike ride back when she was carried aside by the strong current. Two classrooms and six homes were hit by a landslide and severely damaged.

38 homes with 152 resdients and land were submerged at Ban Mok Cham Pae in the tambon of Mae Sa Nga by overflows from the channels. There were numerous power beams that fell.

Ban Kung Mai Sak and four settlements in tambon Pha Bong, which affected 1,400 citizens and 535 homes, were likewise severely damaged.

Flash floods impacted the 2, 000 residents of the villages of Moo 5 and 11 in the Pai area. Damage was done to highways and farmland.

Heavy rains fell over the course of the previous 24 hours in the regions of Uttaradit, Ubon Ratchathani, Lop Burin, Trat, Trang, and Kanchanaburi, according to Surasee Kittimonthon, secretary-general for the Office of National Water Resources.

He issued a warning that the regions of Chiang Rai, Phetchabun, Bung Kan, Chon Buri, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Trat, Kanchanaburi; Ranong; Mae Hong Son; Tak; Lampang; Phrae; Nan; Phayao; Uthai Thani; and Phang-nga should all be on high alert for potential flash floods in the coming days.

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Sutin denies giving jobs to Thaksin’s clan

Sutin denies giving jobs to Thaksin's clan
Sutin( kept ): False report

Sutin Klungsang, the defense minister, disputes his plans to name Payap Shinawatra as a deputy director and personal secretary. He is the younger sibling of the ex-primee Thaksin Shinatra and his son Porpong.

On Sunday, there was a rumor going around on social media that Mr. Sutin had appointed his general adviser, private secretary, chief of the defense office, deputy chief, and expert committee. The report included the titles of Mr. Payap, 66, and his boy Porpong, 32, who were Shinawatra clan members.

According to reports, Mr. Payap was chosen to serve as the chief assistant and Mrs. Porpong was named the private secretary to the defense minister. Mr. Payap is a significant member of the Pheu Thai Party, which oversaw the Northeast during the previous election.

Additionally, Lt. Gen. Dechnithit Leung-ngamkham is named as the assistant commander in the report, and Lieutenant General Petcharat Limprasert serves as chief of the Ministry of Defense’s Office. Maj Gen Akarapon Tongsuk and AVM Worachart Fongchon were also reported to be on the upcoming expert commission.

But, Mr. Sutin claimed the report was false in a piece posted on Sunday. He asserted that before the policy declaration is finished in front of parliament, he lacks the authority to appoint someone. He wrote,” The report was made up by ill-wishers.”

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Move Forward retains Rayong seat in by-election

According to unofficial results, Move Forward Party member Pongsathorn Sornpetnarin won the Rayong by-election with a resounding success and increased support for the party.

To fill the void left by Nakhon­chai Khunnarong, also from the MFP, who resigned his chair due to a prior conviction and jail term for fraud, the by-election was held in district 3. & nbsp,

Mr. Pongsathorn received 39, 296 votes, far outnumbering Democrat Party member Banyat Jetnajan, who received 26, 466 seats. With 881 seats, Ruengchai Sombatphuthorn of the Nation Building Labour Party andnbsp was elected to the city chief of Klang, Kanjaras Iadthongsai. In addition, & nbsp,

When Mr. Pongsathorn won the seat in the May 14 basic vote, he received 12, 830 more seats.

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Rare comet to pass by Earth

Rare comet to pass by Earth
The night sky is streaked by the recently discovered Nishimura asteroid. It takes the comet 437 times to approach Earth and bears the name Hideo Nishimura, a Chinese novice astronomer. Thailand’s National Astronomical Research Institute( Narit)

According to the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand( Narit ), Thais might be able to see a recently discovered Nishimura comet on Sunday evening as it approaches the sun.

According to Narit, C / 2023 P1, also known as Nishimura in honor of Japanese amateur astronomer Hideo Nishimur, takes 437 years to travel close to the Earth.

According to Narit, the comet, an snow and sand ball, is anticipated to go by the Earth on Tuesday at a distance of 125 million kilometers.

According to Narit, it will be challenging to place the comet as it moves closer to the Earth and the moon at an angle. The comet can be seen on Sunday when it travels within 34 million kilometers of the sun, but after Friday it may appear in the eastern sky after sundown.

The Comet Observation collection predicts that the comet may be scale 3, making it visible to the unaided eye.

Persons in Thailand should search for the Virgo star on Sunday night, according to Narit, and they have about an hour to observe the comet before it vanishes.

It will become less noticeable as it moves away from the sun, according to Narit.

According to Narit, spectators may also look for the characteristics of Comet Nishimura, such as a green hue and long tails.

On the morning of August 11, while taking long-exposure pictures of the sky with a digital camcorder, Mr. Nishimura first noticed the meteor. The Minor Planet Center received his report of what he saw and confirmed it on August 15. After Comet Nakamura-Nishimura – Machholz ( C / 1994 n1 ) and Comma / 21 O1, it was his third comet discovery.

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Govt official defends local food project

uncommon recipes that can be used as soft-power items

Nearby food is a delicate power material that the government wants to promote, according to Culture Minister Sermsak Pongpanich, who has dismissed criticism of the Cultural Promotion Department’s” One Province, One Dish 2023″ listing.

It’s a great job, I say. What we lack, he said, is promotion that you make people realize the project’s goal.

On August 31, the department released the native food list for 77 regions. The list horrifies many internet users because it names some meals that actually locals in those provinces hardly recognize.

Some questioned how the department created the list, while others enquired as to why well-known food from their regions were left out.

The list was” nonsense ,” according to chef Pradit Pankaew, who owns a restaurant in Krabi. It refers to Krabi’s food as pla chuk khruang. I’ve worked as a restaurant for 30 times. I’ve never heard of that meal, he claimed.

Sermsak: Attention is what we lack.

According to what he knew, pla chuk khruang( stuffed deep-fried fish ) is prepared in numerous southern provinces near the Andaman Sea. It wasn’t born in Krabi.

He prefers hoi tour teen( winged shells ), which are typically steamed and served with a seafood sauce, when discussing Krabi cuisine.

Another uncommon dish for Phuket is nam chup muang lang kao yang, which consists of nine spicy dips from Lang city( Lang is short for Thalang, a district in Phuket ). The food is difficult to find because it is typically prepared for ceremonies in the Thalang district, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Phuket Office.

The One Province, One Dish task, according to office director-general Kowit Pakamart, is not about choosing well-known dishes from each state.

Rather, the plan is to maintain and advance traditional regional cuisine. Some of those food are difficult to locate, distinctive, or have all but vanished. By highlighting them, you can spread awareness of them and inspire people to look for their own native meal.

He explained that the project is called” Thaiwang Best Local Food: The Lost Taste” because” our focus is on traditional recipes, some of which may have been forgotten.”

Around the middle of this year, the division began work on the project. The municipal cultural councils in each province were asked to work together by the Bangkok office to pick three traditional meals for the main expert council in the nation’s capital. Three months later, the record was released.

Tam chin haeng( stir-fried sun-dried foods ), according to Wallop Namwongprom, vice chairman of the Chiang Mai Culture Council, may not be well-known to numerous visitors there.

” Many members of the committee suggested test drop( raw meat minced with body, spices, and herbs )” The food is served raw, so the panel didn’t pick it. Tam chin haeng was chosen because it is rich in native herbs after taking into account a variety of factors, including health problems. It’s a standard food that may soon be gone, he said.

On September 20, the Cultural Promotion Department will host the 77 food at the Thailand Best Local Food conference.

On September 21, 77 regional meals, people, and organizations that support the promotion of cultural identity will be honored at another event called Local Wisdoms and Cultural Heritage at the Thailand Cultural Centre.

In the future, the ministry intends to release a book detailing the 77 foods on the One Province, One Dish 2023 list.

” This is the first year that the project has been launched. We’ll continue the idea for the following month and create a new list to identify additional regional food, said Mr. Kowit.

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