Prince of Songkla University finds 2 new species in custard apple family

Prince of Songkla University finds 2 new species in custard apple family
The Annonaceae community of flowers has recently been discovered, including” Bunga Seng Betong.” Prince of Songkla University( picture )

At the Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary in the Betong district of Yala province, researchers from Prince of Songkla University( PSU ) recently discovered two brand-new species of the Annonaceae family of flowering plants. The community also includes apples with pastry.

Prof. David M. Johnson from the Ohio Wesleyan University’s Biological Science Department in Delaware, Ohio, the United States, contributed along with Thai experts and representatives at the Hala Bala Wildlife Research Station, according to Professor Charan Leeratiwong of the PSU Faculty of Science.

According to him, the two recently discovered species have been given the scientific names” Bunga Seng Betong” and” Ansodielsia chalermgliniana Leerat ,” respectively.

The previous is a flooring plant shrub with bright flowers and triangle-shaped exterior petals. Over 1, 000 to 1, 200 meters above sea level, the herb is found to increase in tropical rainforests. May is the typical month for growing. According to Prof. Charan, the plant’s name” betongensis” honors its origin in the Betong area.

Another brand-new types has unusually large, oval leaves and is a hardwood vine. From the leaf, the extended, yellow flowers hang down. The flower blooms in May and is found 500 meters above sea level in a tropical forest.

According to Prof. Charan, Piya Chalermglin, a botanist from the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research who had led the scientists, is honored by the name” chalerngliniana.”

Bunga Seng Hala is one of the Annonaceae family’s recently discovered plants. Prince of Songkla University( picture )

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Cyber force is ‘out to destroy’ Sino-Thai ties

Internet users have been forewarned by the Chinese consulate in Thailand about attempts by a” digital force” to incite conflict between Thais and Chinese people living there with the ultimate intention of harming Thai-Chinese relationships.

Online media reports claiming that numerous Foreign businesspeople and tour guides are robbing Thais of their work prompted the embassy to respond. Calls for action from the Thai authorities were made in conjunction with these.

The consulate urged Thailand to control these alleged misconduct instances case by case on its website and social media platforms.

According to the statement, cases involving improper work or business carried out by Chinese citizens in Thailand should never be generalized to include all Chinese residents of the nation or Taiwanese businesses operating below.

According to the report, a digital power was using the spread of online news and information against China and its citizens in Thailand to incite conflict between Thai and Chinese citizens.

It stated that the ultimate objective of this digital pressure is to sever Thai-Chinese ties.

According to the statement, China and Thailand will cooperate to put an end to this malicious website activity.

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Chula Uni raises the alarm on mpox

Chula Uni raises the alarm on mpox
The government’s first known case of monkeypox was discovered on July 22, 2022, and a group of municipal health officials cleaned the apartment in Phuket. ( Image: Department of Health Control )

According to a pathologist from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand now has the highest amount of monkeypox cases in Southeast Asia and has more than 120 cases of the disease.

According to the World Health Organization, what was formerly known as monkeypox is now known by the novel name mpoX. Rather, it is now being used in an effort to lessen a surge in allegedly racist and stigmatizing language linked to the condition.

Approximately 90,000 mpox cases were reported globally, according to Dr. Yong Poovorawan, director of the college’s Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology, with the highest number of confirmed cases occurring in the US.

” In Thailand, which is the highest in Southeast Asia, more than 120 people were found to have contracted mpox.” According to him, the disease charge reached its peak in June. According to Dr. Yong, the majority of people seem to be less vigilant.

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Pheu Thai dumps Move Forward from alliance

Now, the party unveiled a new partnership line-up.

Pheu Thai dumps Move Forward from alliance
Pita Limjaroenrat, the president of Move Forward, and Pheu Thai head Cholnan Srikaew.

All eyes are now on whether the Palang Pracharath Party ( PPRP ) and the military-affiliated United Thai Nation Party,( UTN ), will be invited today to join a new alliance led by Pheu Thai that split from the Move Forward Party yesterday( MFP ).

Along with the seven initial coalition allies attempting to form a government, Pheu Thai abandoned the MFP and revoked the MoU it had signed.

The MFP insists on amending the Lese Majeste Law, Section 112 of the Criminal Code, so the group will then move on to shape its own partnership.

Cholnan Srikaew, the head of Pheu Thai, made the announcement yesterday evening.

Fierce words: In response to the Pheu Thai Party’s decision to drop the Move Forward Party as a partnership partner, protesters set statues on fire in front of the business. At the Pheu Thai Party, the demonstrators yelled” traitors.” Wichan Charoenkiatpakul( picture )

The eight-party alliance instructed Pheu Thai to win more support from various parties and senators so that a government may be formed after the MFP failed to secure the necessary political support for Pita Limjaroenrat, its leader and only PM candidate.

According to Dr. Cholnan,” it turns out they do not take any change to Section 112, and some parties yet declared they would not join a government with Move Forward anyhow.”

Therefore, Pheu Thai informed the MFP at a conference yesterday that it would no longer join the eight-party bond and would instead choose Srettha Thavisin as its own candidate for prime minister.

According to Dr. Cholnan,” Pheu Thai and Mr. Srettha will keep Part 112 unchanged and the new government will not have Move Forth in its coalition.”

Move Ahead will be in the opposite, he said, and Pheu Thai may try to get enough seats in parliament.

Dr. Cholnan promised to reveal currently which events would comprise the new coalition.

Dr. Cholnan responded,” Only wait and see ,” when asked if the UTN and the PPRP may be invited to join.

Observers claim that if Pheu Thai includes both the PPRP and the UTN, it will experience harsh criticism for breaking its promise to not work with the so-called” uncle” parties— those associated with military officials involved in the 2014 coup— before the May 14 vote.

The” uncles” are the PPRP leader Prawit Wongsuwon and former UTN chief adviser and candidate for prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Dr. Cholnan even expressed confidence that Mr. Srettha would receive the necessary support from the joint session of MPs and lawmakers in the upcoming, tentatively scheduled election session.

Additionally, Dr. Cholnan stated that Pheu Thai would never object if the MFP did not support Mr. Srettha.

The MFP is free to cast its ballot however it pleases, he declared.

According to the law, a candidate for prime minister must receive 376 seats, or at least half of the 750 people of both the lower and upper halls of parliament.

But, all eyes are also on whether the Constitutional Court may take a complaint immediately asking for its opinion on the constitutionality of parliament’s July 19 decision to reject Mr. Pita as prime minister. The ballot won’t take place until the prosecutor’s decision if the complaint is accepted.

Dr. Cholnan continued by saying that the contract may be changed by a Pheu Thai-led government because it prevented the formation of the government.

A fresh vote would then be called after the government gave the people back control.

He claimed that a Pheu Thai-led government would support some of the MFP’s proposed policies, including the passage of laws promoting alcohol use, marriage equality, and the replacement of military conscription with volunteer recruitment.

Akanat Promphan, the secretary-general of UTN, stated yesterday that the party may be prepared to hold talks once Pheu Thai has made it clear that Part 112 will get left alone.

Gen Prayut had already left the UTN, so there was no place in referring to it as an” brother” party, Mr. Akanat continued.” But as to whether we may add, many issues still need to be discussed second.”

Senator Kittisak Rattanawaraha declared his readiness to support a new alliance candidate for prime minister, and Mr. Srettha is anticipated to win the position.

The MFP’s initial eight-party union, which included Pheu Thai and the FFP, was primarily made up of the two parties. After being proposed as prime minister on July 13, Mr. Pita was unable to secure the support of the legislature. The MFP therefore gave Pheu Thai the go-ahead to direct the formation of a partnership.

The MFP’s emphasis on changing Area 112 was met with opposition from the majority of senators and MPs.

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Heavy rains drench North’s rice fields

Heavy rains drench North's rice fields
A river connected to the Mekong River, which burst its banks after torrential downpours, caused more than 1, 000 ray of wheat fields to be submerged in the Nakhon Phanom district. ( Pattanapong Sripiachai, photo )

On Wednesday, heavy rains continued to fall in Mae Hong Son’s Sop Moei neighborhood in northeastern Thailand, flooding homes and grain fields while sweeping a village gate.

All areas will experience heavy rain on Thursday, according to a warning from the Thai Meteorological Department( TMD ).

Rainstorms have been ravaging Si Wa Doe town in the Sop Moei region of Mae Hong Son for more than a year, causing flash storms that have destroyed the town’s bridge and homes and cut it off from the main road to other areas.

Additionally, the storms have severely damaged settlements in tambon Mae Suat in the same city. Large trees were cut down and dispersed across the streets, reducing customers.

On Wednesday, Sop Moei president Akarapan Poonsiri announced that he had given the Volunteer Defence Corps and local administrations orders to clear the roads and resume customers.

Additionally, he claimed that a large stone that was blocking Highway 105 in tambon Mae Khatuan of the city had fallen on it after sliding down from the hills. Possible rock slides or floods along the route should be avoided by owners.

Display floods and hurricanes, according to Chaiporn Sakunlikhitpat, a worker at the USO Net center in the Sop Moei city village of Si Wa Doe, had cut off the area’s web.

Even worse, torrential rains had destroyed rice fields. According to Mr. Chaiporn, the village even lost power.

A reasonable rain is also present in Thailand’s North, North East, and East and will remain there for a few days, possibly causing flash floods, according to satellite images released by the TMD on Wednesday.

According to the TMD, Typhoon” Khanun” over the Pacific Ocean is anticipated to move close to southern Okinawa state, Japan, the upper portion of Taiwan, and China until Thursday.

Heavy rains and rising water levels will be present in the regions along the Mekong River, which have already flooded the locals’ corn fields.

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Pheu Thai cites MFP’s stance on LM as reason for breakup

According to the Move Forward Party( MFP ), the Pheu Thai Party did not request a change to Section 112 of the Criminal Code, also known as the Lese Majeste Law, at their meeting yesterday.

Pheu Thai announced yesterday that the eight-party bond led by the MFP would disintegrate, which was eagerly anticipated.

According to MFP secretary-general Chaithawat Tulathon, Pheu Thai not asked his party to reverse the der qualifications change, which was a significant sticking point in the coalition’s formation. But, Pheu Thai has repeatedly stated in the past that the MFP may make the decision, and it has remained steadfast.

The MFP’s uncompromising attitude on amending the Lese Majeste legislation, according to Pheu Thai, who was given the authority to lead the formation of a new authorities after Pita Limjaroenrat was unable to garner enough support, prevented him from pursuing the success of his coalition government.

As long as the MFP wouldn’t change its proposed amendment to Part 112, the majority of lawmakers insisted they had either voting against Mr. Pita or abstain from voting for him. 188 MPs from the original coalition government parties agreed with this position and likewise stated they do not support a government led by Pheu Thai with the MFP in it.

The group claimed that some factions voted against or withdrew their support for the MFP in a speech read by Pheu Thai chief Dr. Cholnan Srikaew monday. The MFP insisted on maintaining this plan despite being well informed of the challenge, according to the statement.

Srettha Thavisin, who will be nominated for prime minister in congress tomorrow, was not requested by Pheu Thai, according to Mr. Chaithawat.

Mr. Chaithawat apologized to adherents for failing to form a new partnership with Pheu Thai and six different functions and vowed that the MFP would fight for equality in the end, even as an opposition party. The fact that the highest power does not go to the people is unmistakable proof of how Thai politics have been distorted. We are now on a quest to battle for change, according to Mr. Chaithawat.

Tomorrow, the MFP may decide whether to support Pheu Thai’s Am member at a party meeting, he said. Pita Limjaroenrat, the MFP president who is being treated for flu in a clinic, has been informed of Pheu Thai’s decision to resign from the organization.

A group of MFP followers who staged a protest yesterday at Pheu Thai’s headquarters were informed by Rangsiman Rome, an MP and gathering official on the list, that the coalition government led by the party had failed. ” I believed we had wed and registered our relationship. The MoU, which was signed by each of the eight events, was comparable to a marriage license. It’s actually a marriage, he said. It hurts me to witness person’s goals go awry. They were therefore nearly realized.

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Unicef urges more mums to breastfeed

According to a new survey supported by Unicef, more parents are nursing their babies today, but the level is still significantly below the worldwide goal for 2025.

According to the study, nearly one in three parents in Thailand breastfed their infants entirely during the first six months of life. This also reveals a significant difference from the Global Nutrition Target of 50 % by 2025, though.

This week is World Breastfeeding Week, and Unicef is urging more assistance to ensure that all mother, including working ones, breastfeed their infants entirely.

According to Kyungsun Kim, Unicef’s member for Thailand, despite the fact that the unique feeding level in Thailand has doubled over the past few years, to many kids still don’t get the best start in life.

” A family’s power is breastmilk.” However, as a mother myself, I am aware that breastfeeding is not always simple, and it can be difficult for working parents to continue breastfeeding specifically for at least six months.

To continue breastfeeding and provide their babies with the best food for their ideal development, mothers need assistance from family members, doctors, nurses, as well as their employers and coworkers.

All the nourishment that babies require to grow and thrive are present in milk. According to her, breastfed children have better cognitive outcomes and are less likely to experience waste and stunting than non-breasted children.

Parents should breastfeed their infants in the first hour of life and exclusively for six months, according to the World Health Organization and Unicef. According to Ms. Kim, parents may continue breastfeeding their infants after six months while also feeding them appropriately for their time.

Unicef Thailand is launching” The Masterpiece” on social media this week to spread awareness that feeding is one’s business.

To emphasize the value of lactation, the plan includes playful reworkings of the most famous artworks in the world. According to Ms. Kim, the strategy emphasizes the significance of feeding throughout human story.

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Online boost for Rcep trade

According to Rachada Dhnadirek, a deputy government spokesperson, the government is working to steadily expand the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership( Rcep ), which will be aided by expanding online sales channels.

In the first five weeks of this year, commerce between Thailand and RCEP members has increased.

Particularly, Thai imports of processed land materials to important markets like Asean, China, and Japan have increased.

Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam are the free business agreement’s 15 members. Together, they make up about 30 % of the world’s GDP and 70 % of its population.

According to Ms. Rachada, the intra-trade of processed land goods, such as sugar and canned fruit, vegetables, and seafood, has grown extraordinarily.

Fresh, frozen, and dried fruits are among the Rcep’s most well-liked agricultural goods.

Automobiles, automobile accessories, and plastic products are also experiencing strong growth in intra-bloc business.

Thailand’s exports from January to April increased by US$ 422 million($ 14 billion baht ), or 107 %, from the same time last year. The majority of these imports go to South Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam, and Australia.

According to Ms. Rachada, the state is promoting Thai fruit export via online shopping channels.

According to her, the Commerce Ministry frequently talks about ways to broaden the buying channels for Thai goods using e-commerce platforms and contemporary business businesses.

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PT dumps MFP from alliance

Now, the party will reveal a new coalition line-up.

All eyes are now on whether the Palang Pracharath Party ( PPRP ) and the military-affiliated United Thai Nation Party,( UTN ), will be invited today to join a new alliance led by Pheu Thai that split from the Move Forward Party yesterday( MFP ).

Along with the seven unique coalition allies attempting to form a government, Pheu Thai abandoned the MFP and revoked the MoU it had signed.

The MFP insists on amending Part 112 of the Criminal Code, also known as the stability guess rules, so the group will then move on to form its own partnership.

Cholnan Srikaew, the president of Pheu Thai, made the announcement yesterday evening.

He explained to the media that the eight-party bond instructed Pheu Thai to win more support from various parties and senators so a government had been formed after the MFP failed to secure the necessary political support for Pita Limjaroenrat, its leader and only PM candidate.

According to Dr. Cholnan,” it turns out they do not take any change to Section 112, and some parties also said they will not visit a government with Move Forth anyhow.”

Therefore, Pheu Thai informed the MFP yesterday at a meeting that it would name Srettha Thavisin as its own candidate for prime minister after withdrawing from the eight-party ally.

According to Dr. Cholnan,” Pheu Thai and Mr. Srettha will keep Part 112 unchanged and the new government will not have Move Forth in its coalition.”

Move Ahead will be in the opposite, he said, and Pheu Thai may make an effort to win enough seats in parliament.

Dr. Cholnan stated that he would reveal now which parties do make up the new partnership.

Dr. Cholnan responded,” Only wait and see ,” when asked if the UTN and the PPRP may be invited to join.

According to observers, if Pheu Thai includes either or both the PPRP and the UTN, it is anticipate facing harsh criticism for breaking its promise to not work with the so-called” brother” parties— those associated with military officials involved in the 2014 coup— before the May 14 vote.

The” uncles” are the PPRP leader Prawit Wongsuwon and former UTN chief adviser and candidate for prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Dr. Cholnan even expressed confidence that Mr. Srettha would receive the necessary support from MPs and senators during the upcoming, tentatively scheduled election session.

Pheu Thai, according to Dr. Cholnan, would never object if the MFP did not support Mr. Srettha.

The MFP has the freedom to cast its ballot however it pleases, he declared.

According to the constitution, a candidate for prime minister must receive at least 50 % of the 750 people of both the lower and upper chambers of parliament, or 376 votes in total.

However, all eyes are on whether the Constitutional Court will take a complaint today asking it to rule on the constitutionality of parliament’s July 19 decision to disqualify Mr. Pita from the position of prime minister. The voting won’t take place until the judge’s decision if the complaint is accepted.

Dr. Cholnan continued by saying that the contract may be changed by a Pheu Thai-led government because it prevented the formation of the government.

After that, the government would give the people back control and convene a fresh election.

He claimed that a Pheu Thai-led government would support some of the MFP’s proposed policies, including the passage of laws promoting alcohol use, marriage equality, and the replacement of military conscription with volunteer recruitment.

Akanat Promphan, the secretary-general of UTN, stated yesterday that the party may be prepared to hold talks once Pheu Thai made it clear that Part 112 may be left alone.

Gen Prayut had already left the UTN, so it was pointless to refer to it as an” brother” party. However, Mr. Akanat added that there were still a few issues that needed to be discussed before deciding whether or not we would meet.

Senator Kittisak Rattanawaraha declared that he was prepared to support a member for prime minister from the new union and that Mr. Srettha is anticipated to win the position.

The MFP and Pheu Thai played a key role in the initial eight-party union that it created. After being proposed as prime minister on July 13, Mr. Pita was unable to secure the support of the legislature. The MFP therefore gave Pheu Thai the go-ahead to guide the formation of a partnership.

The MFP’s pressure on changing Area 112 was opposed by the majority of senators and many MPs.

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2 more tourists drown in Phuket

PHUKET: According to police, two American tourists drowned and a third was successfully rescued after being swept out to sea by the rough waves later on Tuesday night.

In the past five weeks, four travellers have drowned in the lakes off Phuket as a result of their deaths.

Despite the red flags posted along the beach that indicated hard water conditions, the three men reportedly went swimming on Tuesday night close to the Naga monument on Karon beach.

The various two gentlemen were declared dead at the Patong and Chalong institutions after being discovered, but one of the men was saved by lifeguards.

The American embassy promised to inform their family members.

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