Phuket overstayer nabbed with cocaine

African man is the most recent to be detained in a crackdown by emigration officials.

Phuket overstayer nabbed with cocaine
Anamere George, a African nation who was found to had overstayed his card, was detained by police on Thursday in the Kathu city of Phuket. Achadthaya Chuenniran( picture )

PHUKET: According to immigration police, who are still cracking down on foreigners who enter the country illegally, a Nigerian man who was detained on Thursday for overstaying his card likewise had cocaine in his hands.

Anamere George, 26, was detained at 1.30 p.m. on his way to the Baan Suan Loch Palm casing estate in the Kathu area, according to Pol Col Thanes Sukchai, chief of the Phuket immigration authorities. He had a three-year, ten-month card extension.

According to the police, a quantity of methamphetamine was likewise found on him.

According to the officer, Mr. George had been deported after going through legal deliberations after being accused of overstaying his card and possessing drugs illegally.

According to Pol Col Thanes, the assault on overstayers started next month and was continuing this quarter with assistance from the tourist police.

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Abrupt parliament adjournment upsets MFP

After an ineffective discussion on a motion put forth by the election-winning group, the speaker adjourns the meeting.

Abrupt parliament adjournment upsets MFP
Move Forward Party MPs respond as Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, the chairman of the parliament, adjourns the appointment on Friday following an ineffective discussion of a motion put forth by the MP. ( Image: Chanat Katanyu)

Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, the president of the Parliament, suddenly called a meeting to an end on Friday following an ineffective discussion of an MP motion from the Move Forward Party to review the earlier rejection of Pita Limjaroenrat’s re-nomination for prime minister.

Legislators were originally scheduled to attend the meeting to vote on the Pheu Thai Party’s candidate for prime minister, a & nbsp. People were also expected to discuss a draft bill put forth by Move Forward that aims to amend Section 272 of the law, which grants senators the same voting rights as MPs when choosing the perfect minister.

Nonetheless, the vote for prime minister was postponed after the Constitutional Court announced on Thursday that it had until August 16 to determine whether to act on a petition challenging legislature’s determination to thwart another try to select Mr. Pita for the position.

The document MFP act, which sought to alter Section 272 of the law, was still on the agenda.

The start time for the congress meeting was set for 9.30 am. It took another minute for there to be adequate people present for a vote because just 239 of the 747 effective House and Senate people had signed in.

Rangsiman Rome, a MP on the Move Forward list, requested that parliament examine its July 19 resolution rejecting Mr. Pita’s candidacy after he was unsuccessful in the July 13 first round of voting.

However, Mr. Wan voted against the action. He advised everyone involved to wait for the Constitutional Court’s decision. He claimed that if parliament carried out the action as suggested, it might go against the prosecutor’s authority.

MPs objected to his choice, including Cholnan Srikaew, the head of Pheu Thai, who stood to speak in favor of Mr. Rangsiman’s movement.

Senator Prapan Khunmee stated that Mr. Rangsiman’s plan may be rejected and that it was impossible to propose a motion to reverse an enactment of the legislature.

Mr. Wan immediately stood up after about 30 hours of fruitless discussion and said,” As the leader of Parliament, I hereby order that today’s gathering be adjourned.”

At 11.27 a.m., the gathering was adjourned in response to objections.

Wan Muhamad Noor Matha & nbsp, the leader of the Parliament, exits the room after adjourning the meeting on Friday. ( Image: Chanat Katanyu )

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Spaniard questioned over body parts found in Koh Phangan landfill

Spaniard questioned over body parts found in Koh Phangan landfill
On Thursday, human remains were discovered on Koh Phangan in Surat Thani territory, and officers and rescue workers searched the trash dump. On Friday, more human body parts were discovered. Supapong Chaolan, a picture

SURAT THANI: A Spanish man was detained for doubting in connection with the identification of human body parts at a waste on the southwestern area of Koh Phangan, which is well-known for hosting Full Moon celebrations.

Police, criminal officers, and health workers from Koh Phangan Hospital responded to the field on Friday after more body parts were discovered in a dark plastic bag at the plop site in the Surat Thani province’s Moo 4 area.

A dark T-shirt, a pair of short, and two red athletes were discovered inside the bag, along with two lower limbs. There were also two other items inside.

At the same waste, trash collectors had found body parts on Thursday, including a sawed-off pelvis and intestines weighing about five kilograms. Due to the pelvis’ length, law think it most likely belonged to a foreign person.

Police detained the suspected Spanish gentleman, who was about 40 years old, on Friday to question him about any potential connections to the body parts.

According to a source, the suspect & nbsp reported his Colombian friend’s disappearance in an earlier missing person report to the Koh Phangan police station.

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Spaniard questioned over body parts found on Koh Phangan

Spaniard questioned over body parts found on Koh Phangan
Human remains were discovered on Koh Phangan in Surat Thani state on Thursday, and police and rescuers searched the trash shit. On Friday, more human body parts were discovered. Supapong Chaolan( picture )

SURAT THANI: A Spanish man was detained for doubting in connection with the identification of human body parts at a waste on the southwestern area of Koh Phangan, which is well-known for hosting Full Moon celebrations.

Police, criminal officers, and health personnel from Koh Phangan Hospital arrived on Friday to investigate the scene after discovering additional body parts in a black plastic carrier at the plop site in the Surat Thani province’s Moo 4 area.

The case was discovered to contain two lower limbs, a dark T-shirt, some short clothing, and two red athletes.

At the same location, garbage collectors had found body parts on Thursday, including a sawed-off hip and intestines weighing about five kilograms. Due to its size, authorities believe that the hips probably belonged to a foreign person.

Police detained the 40-year-old suspected Hispanic male on Friday to question him about any potential connections to the body parts.

According to a cause, the suspect and nbsp had previously reported the departure of his Brazilian colleague in an earlier missing person problem with the Koh Phangan police station.

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Tourist arrivals hit 15m in first seven months

Tourist arrivals hit 15m in first seven months
Visitors stroll through Bangkok’s Pathumwananurak Park, which is situated on 27 ray of territory in the Bangkok district of Wan. Varuth Hirunyatheb( picture )

According to Traisuree Taisaranakul, a deputy state spokesman, there were more than 15 million tourists who arrived in Thailand between January and July this month, an increase of 384 % from the same time last year.

According to her, the total profit from both Thai and foreign visitors during this time period was 1.08 trillion ringgit, with 638, 161 million of those visitors coming from abroad.

The nation has previously welcomed 15.3 million visitors in the first seven decades, which end on July 30, despite the government’s goal of welcoming at least 25 million tourists by 2023.

Malaysia brought in 2,439,710 visitors, followed by China and China, respectively, with 1, 839 and 660, South Korea, 907, 463, India, 885, 772, and Russia, 854, 946.

The organization of activities to encourage tourism in both domestic and international markets has also been blamed for the increase in tourism as the Covid-19 situation has improved. According to Ms. Traisuree, the Tourism Authority of Thailand( TAT ), the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, and provincial and local governments have all made significant contributions to the expansion of tourism.

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Eight killed, three injured as pick-up hit by train at railway crossing

Pick-up drivers claims that despite seeing a warning light, he tried to drive across the bridge track.

Eight killed, three injured as pick-up hit by train at railway crossing
Police and rescuers were stationed at the railway passing in the province of Chachoengsao, where a pick-up truck was struck on Friday morning by freight train. ( Screenrab )

CHACHOENGSAO: A pick-up vehicle was struck by a freight train early on Friday night in the Muang region of this eastern province, killing eight people and injuring three others.

According to Pol Capt Teerawat Pornprasit, a duty agent at the Muang police depot, the incident happened around 3 am at Moo 6 in tambon Khlong Udom Chonlajorn.

Officers rushed to the scene, along with health staff from Buddhasothorn Hospital and a group of volunteers.

They discovered cargo coach No. 833 on the road trail, its motor still running. The coach, which was carrying pots, was traveling from the Laem Chabang Port to the interior container depot at Lat Krabanang.

Five men and three women’s bodies were found scattered throughout the region, along with a seriously damaged Isuzu pick-up vehicle.

One of the three victims was really hurt. They were taken quickly to Buddhasothorn Medical Center.

The 55-year-old pick-up drivers, Wichai Yulek, revealed to the police during doubting that he was transporting a group of employees from Wat Buaroy in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang area to ostensibly fish farms in Khlong Udom Cholachorn.

Mr. Wichai claims to have seen a warning light indicating the approaching coach as he got closer to the railroad crossing. But a fellow traveler told him to proceed. He therefore made an unsuccessful attempt to cross the bridge track.

The pick-up was violently propelled off the road when the train collided with the remaining part of it. Eight deaths and three injuries were caused when the employees seated at the back of the car were ejected during the effects.

Surapat Prasop, 20, a victim and one of the staff riding in the pick-up, claimed that upon spotting the approaching coach, he made the decision to jump off. A few seconds afterwards, the pick-up was struck by the coach.

The fish farm’s owner, Wichian Saengthapson, 58, stated that he had hired the workers to get fish there and anticipated their introduction by 2 a.m. At three in the morning, he learned of the injury. He had heard the coach bell several days at the farm, but he had never taken it to be a reminder.

The volunteers transported the eight workers’ bodies to the hospital for an examination before giving them to their loved ones for religious rituals.

The number of significant train accidents at Thai railroad crossings has increased as a result of this tragedy. A cargo train struck a vehicle carrying 57 passengers from Samut Prakan territory on October 11, 2020, as it was traveling through the Muang district’s tambon Bang Toey. This was the yearly presentation of new clothes to Buddhist monks.

30 other travellers were hurt, and 20 died.

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Paraquat kit now available

Paraquat kit now available
On screen is an early version of a device that you identify the hazardous chemical paraquat in fruits and vegetables. Department of Medical Sciences( Image )

According to the Department of Medical Sciences( DMS ), a prototype kit intended to identify the presence of paraquat in fruit and vegetables is available for commercial reproduction by any private or public organization.

The mockup was created in collaboration with the Medical Life Sciences Institute and Bureau of Quality and Safety of Food, according to Dr. Supakit Sirilak, DMS director-general, yesterday.

He claimed that the system looks for signs of paraquat using the immunochromatography method.

He claimed that it detects Covid – 19 likewise to antigen test products. According to him, no additional tools or substances are required to obtain results from the kit, which can be applied to all varieties of fruit and vegetables to find this specific herbicide substance.

According to Dr. Supakit, results are displayed within 15 to 30 days if paraquat contaminants exceeds the permitted level of 0.005 micrograms per kilogram of the tested fruits and vegetables.

According to him, the system has passed a area study and is patented by the Department of Intellectual Property.

He added that the DMS would give users access to the kit and that it was” preparing to transfer the product method and formula to those interested[…] to reproduce ] the kit ] for general uses.”

He claimed that paraquat, an pesticides that farmers frequently use because it can produce results for less money, may be toxic to people if used carelessly on crops.

Parkinson’s disease and cancers are two risks associated with paraquat, he noted.

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Websites peddled research papers

Websites peddled research papers
Supachai: Law will file a judicial complaint.

After finding evidence that more than 100 academics affiliated with 33 universities across the country may have submitted research papers purchased online, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation( MHESI ) is taking legal action against at least five websites selling academic papers.

Supachai Pathumnakul, the lieutenant permanent secretary of MHESI, reported that 109 academics had been looked into for piracy in total. Nine scientific journals were discovered to have been purchased off the internet as of yesterday, while 21 have already been exonerated of the charge.

He claimed that investigations against the others were still ongoing.

After several instructors were discovered to have produced research papers outside of their area of specialization in an exceedingly short amount of time, authorities ordered 33 universities across the nation to investigate the veracity of the research conducted by their academic staff.

Out of the 33 colleges involved, according to Mr. Supachai, eight were not doing enough to look into the issue.

He urged the educational institutions to move quickly with their research and punish those who were found to have engaged in intellectual scam severely.

According to him, the government has also officially requested that the law file criminal charges against at least five websites that are selling a variety of research papers in contravention of the Tertiary Education Act.

The majority of people who purchased research papers online, according to the sheriff permanent secretary of knowledge, were employed by state-run institutions because their career aspirations frequently depend on the volume of research they publish.

According to Mr. Supachai, Chulabhorn Royal Academy has fired a worker whose function was discovered to include research that was purchased online.

One researcher has also been fired from Chiang Mai University, according to rector Pongrak Sribunditmongkol, who also serves as chair of the Council of University Presidents of Thailand( CUPT ). Two additional researchers are currently being looked into.

The process, which is a flagrant ethical violation, is condemned by the CUPT, he claimed.

It’s important to remember that this is not anything to take lightly. All it takes is one man, he claimed, to discredit the entire scientific community.

Anek Laothamatas, the rector of MHESI, urged universities to take legal action against any employees found guilty of or connected to scam or ghostwriting earlier this year.

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Ashton Asoke won’t be demolished: BMA

The engineer needs a new building permit.

Ashton Asoke won't be demolished: BMA
Ashton Asoke on the road.

According to Bangkok government Chadchart Sittipunt, the beleaguered Ashton Asoke property will not be destroyed, but its engineer had re-apply for a building enable within 30 days.

At a press conference on legal enforcement on Thursday andnbsp, Mr. Chadchart, along with his deputy Wisanu Sapsompol and Surat Tirakul, the director of building control for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration( BMA ), presented potential solutions to the already-completed luxury condo.

This was the result of the Supreme Administrative Court’s retroactive invalidation of its development permit next week.

The user’s failing to secure a typical 12m-wide entry to the property was the cause of the ruling.

The Watthana area office will receive the standard construction permit withdrawal notice, according to Mr. Chadchart, from the BMA on Friday. The notice will then be delivered to the job engineer, Ananda MF Asia Asoke Co., per the court’s instructions. The business can then ask for the Ashton Asoke condo’s new design force.

The request must be submitted by the company within 30 days, though the date may get extended by up to 120 days.

Due to the six-day trip, which ended on Wednesday, Mr. Chadchart claimed that the BMA had not been in contact with Ananda.

The government insisted that the construction permit had been given strict adherence to relevant regulations by the BMA. The organization had met all implementation requirements, so the approval was given.

He added that there was no need to demolish the Ashton Asoke villas and that the residents were free to stay in the structure.

The property’s main entrance connecting to Asok Montri Road, which is located on property rented from the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand( MRTA ), is unrelated to the court decision, he claimed.

Additionally, given easy access to the property for flames vehicles in case of an emergency, the decision has nothing to do with any worries about the condo’s protection. The government added that the condominium is also not vulnerable to risks that may put it at risk of collapsing.

The BMA do check to see if the 50-story apartments could construct a different entrance that meets the necessary width using either Sukhumvit Soi 19 or 21.

According to the law, the entry must not only be at least 12 meters wide, but it must also get connected to a common route that is no wider than 18 meters.

Representatives will determine whether either soi was large enough, according to Mr. Chadchart. The project programmer will need to cover the costs if a fresh entrance needs to be built, he continued.

The BMA is establishing a board to look into the agencies that were responsible for issuing the building permit and other permits related to the condominium project.

The Ashton Asoke villas residents, according to Kulchalika Rungwara, 36, were unaware that the project was involved in a legal debate over the gate.

She claimed that she and the other tenants were not informed of the legal position by the engineer. She intends to file a claim for damages against the business.

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UTN ‘open’ to siding with Pheu Thai

A new government may be established” quickly.”

UTN 'open' to siding with Pheu Thai
At the Pheu Thai offices, Pirapan Salirathavibhaga( center left ), Cholnan Srikaew( heart right ), the leader of the United Thai Nation Party, and other important party members toast together. Somchai Poomlard in the image

According to UTN leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, the Move Forward Party ( MFP) was removed from the line-up and the United Thai Nation( UTN ) Party is open to joining Pheu Thai’s coalition.

He made a suggestion that, if fully invited, the UTN might join the alliance.

Leaders of UTN and Pheu Thai gathered two weeks ago to explain the coalition’s terms and conditions.

The MFP’s proposal to better Part 112 of the Criminal Code, or the Lese Majest Law, has been cited by the UTN as evidence that it will not join forces with them.

Pheu Thai announced on Wednesday that it had revoked the memorandum of understanding that the MFP and six other political parties had signed to form a government, opening the door for an entirely new partnership under the leadership of its leader.

The group added that the MFP’s position on amending Section 112 would prevent it from joining the new coalition.

When and if the UTN is requested to join the new government, according to Mr. Pirapan, a number of factors may be taken into account.

Regardless of whether the new coalition is on the card, the UTN wants it to be formed right away.

The pro-democracy camp has criticized the UTN as a political tool for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, whose earlier departure from the party was seen as beneficial in easing the group into governing under Pheu Thai.

Additionally, Mr. Pirapan reaffirmed that the UTN opposes the creation of a minority government, claiming that an unreliable state could do more damage than good for the nation.

The UTN is currently debating whether to support a Pheu Thai prospect for prime minister.

If the UTN believes the new state and its ideologies are appropriate, it is anticipated that it will help Pheu Thai’s candidate.

Acting Democrat Party leader Jurin Laksanawisit stated that he was unaware of any official talks between his group and Pheu Thai regarding the establishment of a new government.

According to him, the Democrat Party has not yet decided whether it wants to be a part of the Pheu Thai-led partnership or no.

He insisted that the party completely adheres to its rules, which mandate that such a significant choice be made officially.

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