Free visa for tourists from China raises crime concerns

Improper parts could” snap” into the nation.

Free visa for tourists from China raises crime concerns

According to the Immigration Bureau( IB ), the new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s proposal for a free-visa travel privilege for Chinese visitors could increase transnational crime.

The Mr. Srettha-promoted plan is scheduled to go into effect on October 1 to draw in more Foreign tourists, who had recently made up the majority of visitors. Despite Covid – 19’s ease, the number of Chinese visitors has no significantly increased.

Given the economic pressure and the weak yuan, many Chinese are not in the mood to travel abroad, according to Adith Chairattananon, honorary secretary-general of the Association of Thai Travel Agents( Atta ), though it might not be a major concern given that the baht has also weakened.

According to Mr. Adith, there are unfavorable perceptions of Thailand on Chinese social media, particularly in terms of protection.

In contrast to large companies that can quickly change their operations, some Chinese travel companies have not recovered from a labor shortage and higher operating costs, according to The Atta.

As Mr. Srettha is apparently discussing the issue with security and related agencies, there are conflicting views on the plan to offer the free permits. Some tourism-related companies worry that a greater ease of access will lead to an influx of Chinese thieves.

An provide of a free card, according to IB main Pol Lt Gen Pakphumpipat Sajjapan on Monday and nbsp, may open the door for operators of call center gangs, illegal businesses, and other international crimes to enter the nation.

He claimed that once such factors entered the country, the IB would have to work harder to find them.

It is feared that the proposed policy may also make immigration counter gridlock worse. However, according to Pol Lt Gen Pakphumpipat, the commission was prepared to implement a free-visa plan.

Due to the anticipated increase in Chinese visitors, the IB would need to make measures to reduce airport crowding. For example, during peak arrival times, all immigration check-in registers must be fully operational.

For Chinese card holders, the IB wanted to show specific immigration lanes. The IB repeatedly requested that the Airports of Thailand dedicate more space for immigration gates at international flights, according to Pol Lt Gen Pakphumpipat.

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Woman arrested for fake job con

Ubon Ratchathani: A 37-year-old woman is accused of running a false work system, and nearly 20 people in several northern provinces filed police complaints against her yesterday.

They charged the girl, Chanidapa only, with fraud after she was unable to secure for them work abroad in South Korea and vanished with their money.

The victims asserted that they had each paid the woman 80, 000 – 100,000 baht for costs and processing fees in an effort to land a job in the South Korean agricultural industry. The victims claimed that if they worked work, they may make as much as 100, 000 ringgit and were promised a salary of 80,000 Baht. According to the authorities, Ms. Chanidapa was detained on August 18 as she prepared to leave the region.

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Cops bust antique smugglers

Cops bust antique smugglers
An official provides information about antiques that were supposedly brought into the nation and intended for sale online by a group. Chatpattarasill Pattarapong

A gang that traded antiques that had been illegally taken from various historical sites across the North has been exposed by Central Investigation Bureau ( CIB ) officials.

Three people, who were only identified as Thossaporn, Thodsaphon, and Sri-on, were arrested as a result of an operation carried out by the CIB and the Fine Arts Department( FAD ), according to Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, the commissioner of the CBI, yesterday.

The three were detained for obtaining and selling antiques and / or historical artifacts improperly, and they could serve up to seven years in prison with a maximum fine of 700,000 baht.

In addition, the police raided nine locations in Chiang Mai, Sukhothai, Phayao, and Lampang, seizing more than 1,000 antiques, 11 metal detectors from the raids as well as four passbooks and several digging tools.

FAD director-general Phanombut Chantharachot responded that the items had been confirmed as true when questioned about the integrity of the seized items. In truth, he claimed that some of the topics proved to be worthwhile more research.

An elephant-shaped bronze statue in the Lanna style that is at least 500 years old was one of the items taken during the assaults, he claimed.

A cow-shaped bronze monument that is at least 1,600 years older, glass items, tattoo needles, vintage coins, and jewelry were among the various items. Some of these items were discovered in Siamese-controlled regions of modern-day China and India.

According to Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop, the investigators learned about the group’s activities after receiving a tip from an ancient protection club. The plan’s schemers were Thossaporn and Thodsaphon, and Sri-on served as their shovel.

According to the investigators, the gang earned over 10 million baht annually from the improper sale of ancient items, and over that time, their bank accounts have seen over 200,000.

Thossaporn and Thodsaphon, according to Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop, have admitted to the accusations made against them, but Sri-on has no.

Athiphong and Suchin, two alleged investors, are currently wanted by law.

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Teen held after fatal beating of French dad

According to authorities, a 19-year-old man was detained after his European papa was discovered being hammered to death at their home in Bangkok’s Phra Khanong neighborhood.

On Sunday evening, authorities were summoned to the three-story house in the Watthana district’s Soi Pridi Banomyong 13. They were accompanied by rescuers and criminal experts.

A 52-year-old Frenchman was discovered dying in a pool of blood on the first floor. He suffered severe brain wounds. On the ground was a bloody material hammer. Who discovered the body was unknown.

Authorities were informed by neighbors that the person and his brother had a loud argument on Friday night for about 15 minutes. The apartment had been gloomy and silent ever since.

The dying man’s woman claimed that although the couple had previously shared a home, she and her son had moved out due to her husband drinking excessively. The girl claimed that her brother frequently argued with his parents.

The boy was taken into custody at a property in the Thong Lor location by police under the direction of Pol Lt Col Prasert Chan-aksorn, deputy main at Klong Tan station. They discovered bloody footwear in the space.

Police believe the young man and his parents got into a fight before killing him with the nail that was discovered at the field.

Police were informed by rescuers that they had previously taken the child for mental health care half. He resisted leaving.

The suspect was being detained by the police in anticipation of legal actions. Labels were kept secret.

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Immigration cops arrest scammers trafficked by Chinese gangs

Immigration cops arrest scammers trafficked by Chinese gangs
During a press event, Pol Maj Gen Phanthana Nutchanart, the deputy commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, discusses the recent arrest of 20 Chinese citizens who had been traveling from Cambodia to Myanmar to work for call-center gangs. Wassayos Ngamkham provided the image.

At least 20 Chinese nationals who were smuggled into the country from Cambodia over the past few months while traveling to Myanmar to work for call-center gangs have been detained by the Immigration Bureau ( IB ).

When questioned, it was discovered that they were transferring their base of operations to Myanmar while working for Chinese-operated criminals.

Following reprisals in Cambodia, the Chinese providers were moving their colleagues and even Thai nationals to Myanmar, according to Pol Lt Gen Pakphumpipat Sajjaphan, director of the Immigration Bureau, and his deputies, pol Maj Gen Phanthana Nutchanart, on Monday.

Between March and August, 20 Chinese and 5 Vietnamese citizens were detained in the regions of Mukdahan, Kalasin, Kamphaeng Phet, Ayutthaya, and Nong Khai. They were all traveling to the Mae Sot city of Tak, a province that shares borders with Myanmar.

Police claimed that three Foreign citizens who were apprehended in Kalasin had been duped into working in Myanmar. According to Pol Lt Gen Pakphumpipat, their course had passed through Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.

Since the operators learned that police were looking into them, the trafficking of call center employees has moved to routes that do not go through Thai place.

Some patients, according to Pol Maj Gen Phanthana, were hired as translators or bartenders but ended up working for call-center groups, while others were aware of the illegal nature of their work. & nbsp,

He claimed that criminals have relocated to Laos and Myanmar as a result of reprisals in Cambodia. & nbsp,

According to Pol Maj Gen Phanthana,” The IB was working on the issue with the Highway Police, Police Cyber Task Force, and Anti – Human Trafficking Centre.”

The smuggling of their colleagues and individuals from Southeast Asia to function in improper businesses by Chinese groups, according to Pol Maj Gen Phanthana, was a persistent issue.

He claimed that in the past, more than 100 call center employees used to be detained each time, but that number has recently decreased to a few hundred.

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NBTC chair mulls suing Move Forward MP over clinic claim

NBTC chair mulls suing Move Forward MP over clinic claim
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission’s chair, Sarana Boonbaichaiyapruck, says he is thinking about suing a Move Forward Party MP who allegedly used state funds to oversee his office worldwide. ( Image: NBTC )

Sarana Boonbaichaiyapruck, the chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission( NBTC ), stated that he was thinking about suing a Move Forward Party( MFP ) MP who had been accused of using state funds to oversee his clinic abroad.

The action was taken after Ratchanok Srinok, an MFP MP for Bangkok, accused Dr. Sarana of using NBTC funds to pay for his travels to the United States, where she asserted that the group’s chairman— a heart surgeon— runs a medical practice. In addition, & nbsp,

Ms. Ratchanok stated at a legislature conference last week that Dr. Sarana needed to understand whether his frequent trips to the US were for standard or personal business over the past 16 months because the NBTC covered the cost of over 120 days of international trips.

She claimed that without him, the committee was unable to make crucial decisions.

Dr. Sarana vehemently refuted Ms. Ratchanok’s claims on Monday, claiming he doesn’t operate a doctor in Thailand or the US.

The NBTC president claimed that between 1984 and 1993, he held a medical license in the US, but that license has since expired.

Bangkok’s Move Forward Party MP Ratchanok Srinok. ( Image: Forward Party )

He explained that he had been a medical instructor at Mahidol University prior to being chosen as the NBTC’s chair until the time of his impending retreat. & nbsp,

He claimed that he would not have been able to establish a process abroad under state law. In addition, & nbsp,

Dr. Sarana stated that he was seriously considering filing a lawsuit against Ms. Ratchanok for” twisted knowledge.”

He declared,” I think this is politically motivated. & nbsp,

Last year, Pakamon Noon-anant, another MFP MP, attacked the NBTC’s resources in parliament. She questioned why, given that it receives more than 40 billion ringgit annually from programme costs, the NBTC was given 6.2 % of state money this year.

28.6 million of the 6.2 billion ringgit set aside for NBTC are intended to pay for the costs of its seven directors. & nbsp,

She insisted that the NBTC disclose the specifics of its commissioners’ international travels.

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Traders arrested with hundreds of illegal artefacts

Traders arrested with hundreds of illegal artefacts
Artifacts taken from the three suspects are examined by top Fine Arts Department officials and Central Investigation Bureau Chief Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, left. Wassayos Ngamkham provided the image.

During law assaults in four northern counties, three men were detained for fraudulently digging up and selling artifacts online, and nearly 1, 000 artifacts were seized.

During requests of nine locations in the provinces of Chiang Mai, Phayao, Sukhothai, and Lamphang over the past month, authorities detained Thotsaphorn Rermcham, 26, his nephew Thothsophon, 19, and Sri-on-Chanthana, 46.

According to Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej of the Central Investigation Bureau, the pair was wanted on suspicion of unlawful possession and the price of artifacts. The arrest warrants had been issued by the Criminal Court.

In addition to freezing four bank accounts, the law also seized 970 artifacts, 11 metal scanning machines, and digging equipment.

Police from the Crime Suppression Division were made aware of a group that was illegally searching for artifacts and selling them on Facebook after learning of this from conservationists. The studies were then verified by CSSD authorities in collaboration with Fine Arts Department representatives. & nbsp,( see further beneath)

During a press briefing on Monday, the suspects’ drilling equipment, metal scanners, and 970 artifacts were on display. ( Photo provided by Wassayos Ngamkham )

The Facebook group was contacted by CSD officers who pretended to be buyers and expressed interest in purchasing two old monuments. They obtained the data and forwarded it to the office for analysis.

The results demonstrate that the goods are authentic treasures. According to the CIB chief, one is a 1,600-year-old engraved cow figurine, and the other is an elephant figurine with engravings from the 21st century( Buddhist Era, about 500 years ago ). In order to detain additional parties involved, the research was being expanded.

The suspects formed a group to dig for artifacts at historic sites or swim for them in main rivers in the provinces of Phayao, Sukhothai, Lampang, and Ratchaburi, according to Pol Col Ekkasit Panseeth, superintendent of the Crime Suppression Division sub-division 4. They recorded their actions while diving, producing website content to draw customers.

According to Pol Col Ekkasit, information about the items would either be made public on Facebook for sales or sold to stores in Chiang Mai that deal in treasures.

The two men, Mr. Thotsaphorn, claimed they had no idea what they were doing was illegal. They claimed that they used the proceeds from the sale of the artifacts to pay for their everyday living costs. According to Pol Col Ekkasit, Mr. Sri-on denied all accusations.

According to the researchers, the suspects made roughly 200,000 baht per month. More than 10 million baht had been transferred through their bank transactions over the previous three years.

All were detained by the police for legal actions.

( Wassayos Ngamkham provided the photo )

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Concern over spike in monkeypox cases

Concern over spike in monkeypox cases
Municipal health officials clean a condo in Phuket where the nation’s first monkeypox case was discovered on July 22 of last year. Department of Disease Control( image )

The Department of Disease Control is worried about the rise in monkeypox cases, or mpoX cases in Thailand, particularly the increase in attacks among young people.

According to DDC director-general Tares Krassanairawiwong, Thailand had reported 316 mpox situations and one fatality as of August 31. 271( 85.5 %) of the 316 patients identified as homosexual, and 143 of them( roughly 45 %) had HIV.

277 of the people, according to Dr. Tares, were Siamese citizens, and 36 were foreigners. The various three remained silent about their citizenship. In Bangkok, 22 cases were reported, 17 in Nonthaburi, and 12 in Samut Prakan, according to him.

The office was also worried about the rising infection rate, which had almost doubled every month since May. 22 cases were reported in May, 48 in June, 80 in July, and 145 in August, according to DDC statistics.

The majority of circumstances involved people between the ages of 30 and 39, then 20 to 29. But, Dr. Tares noted that the number of younger people, aged 15 to 24, had significantly increased.

While the majority of mpox circumstances were men of working time, 16 juveniles were among those infected in August, according to assistant director-general Sophon Iamsirithaworn.

A 16-year-old student who admitted to having physical contact with several companions before exhibiting symptoms on August 6 was one of the adolescents infected, according to the Office of Disease Prevention and Control Region 6, which is in charge of Chon Buri.

On August 14, after being admitted to the hospital, attending doctors discovered that his lymph nodes had previously swollen. Additionally, he reported genital problems.

Although close friends and family members were instructed to remain in quarantine for 21 days, no mpox disease had been discovered in his home. & nbsp,

Dr. Sophon advised people to stay away from risky sex with multiple partners and to become familiar with the illness in order to stop it from spreading. & nbsp,

Illness, swollen lymph nodes, muscle soreness, headaches, sore chest, and back pain are some typical symptoms. The DDC’s helpline, 1422, has more details.

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Oil leak off Si Racha, clean-up started

Oil leak off Si Racha, clean-up started
On Sunday evening in Chon Buri responsibility, a word of mouth burst while petrol was being pumped from an oil tanker off Si Racha. Buoys were sent to have the hole.

On Sunday evening, a network burst while petrol was being pumped from an oil tanker off the coast of Si Racha in the province of Chon Buri. However, the spill had been contained and the slick was mapped, and cleanup had already begun, according to officials.

To combat the floating and nbsp, the Marine Department and Pollution Control Department quickly established a elimination and prevention center. At a pier operated by Thai Oil Public Co Ltd, the spill happened at sea.

A pipeline ruptured around 9 p.m., causing fuel to leak out into the water, according to a Thai Oil news, andnbsp, as Arab light pure was being transferred from one ship at Single Buoy Mooring-2( SBM-2 ).

In accordance with international standards, the network valve was shut and buoys were placed all around the area to include the spill. The hole was no longer present. According to the assertion, there were no wounds.

According to the company, Thai Oil had biochemical dispersants and the necessary tools on hand to handle any such event.

A helicopter was flown over the area on Monday morning and found an oil cool that was about 5 kilometers much. It was disclosed to Chon Buri’s catastrophe prevention and mitigation business.

An estimated 50 to 70 cubic meters of unprocessed oil had leaked into the water, according to the Pollution Control Department. To crack up the glossy, the organization had been given permission to use 6, 000 gallons of solvent.

According to the department’s news, the elegant was anticipated to arrive at the Koh Thai and Khang Khao islands in the Ao Udom area, as well as likely Won Napha seaside in Chon Buri, between September 8 and 10.

For an analysis and evaluation of the economic effects, water samples may be gathered.

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Thailand to hold US security talks, PM says as he skips Asean

Thailand to hold US security talks, PM says as he skips Asean
On August 24, 2023, the new elite welcomes the press as he arrives for a media conference at the Pheu Thai Party’s office. ( Bangkok Post image )

According to new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, Thailand and the United States will discuss security-related issues this month outside of the UN General Assembly( UNGA ).

Mr. Srettha, who was elected prime minister in August following a three-month social stalemate, announced on Monday that his first trip abroad will be to the UNGA starting in the third month of September.

Mr. Srettha is currently finalizing the president’s policy goal to get presented to congress in the coming weeks and is only scheduled to take his vow before His Majesty the King on Tuesday. The finance secretary position will be filled by the top, he announced over the weekend.

Mr. Srettha announced that he will miss this week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit due to his busy routine. The newly appointed commander of defense makes has scheduled deals with the US on security problems and will be joining him at his UNGA trip, according to the top. In his comments to writers in Bangkok, he didn’t go into more detail about those problems.

The top claimed that on Sunday, he met with military leaders and the nbsp to hear their opinions. He aims to close the gap between the nation’s army and its citizens, which has widened over the past ten years of military-backed rule.

The PM stated that while the military” has done many good things ,” there are” no clear elaborations on some problems in the past ,” and that he wants to help improve communications and bring the army closer to the people.

The most recent remarks made by Mr. Srettha reveal the changing dynamics within the ruling party as a result of its alliance with conventional politicians. His appointment with the defense makes also took place a few days after interim Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha appointed important members of the armed forces.

Thaksin Shinawatra’s family-backed Pheu Thai party had recently vowed never to collaborate with organizations that backed the military creation, which undermined his sister and brother-in-laws’ election victories.

Thaksin, whose 15-year exile ended last month, was granted a royal pardon on September 1 after the His Majesty shortened the original leader’s sentence to just one year in prison.

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