Trio busted for child trafficking

10-year-old child smuggled in from Myanmar was a’ slaves’ to two defendants, state police

A woman accused of trafficking a 10-year-old girl from Myanmar to work as a “slave” is taken to a police van after she and two other suspects were arrested in Chon Buri on Thursday. (Photo supplied/Wassayos Ngamkham)
After being detained in Chon Buri on Thursday, a woman who is accused of trafficking a 10-year-old girl from Myanmar to work as a” slave” is taken to a police van. ( Photo supplied/Wassayos Ngamkham )

On Thursday, two Thai nationals and a member from Myanmar were detained in Chon Buri on suspicion of making a 10-year-old child their” slave” at work.

Following a court-issued warrant, the police Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division ( ATPD ) and the Chon Buri office of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security carried out the arrests.

The Thai suspects were identified solely as Porntip, 65, and Saman, 50, and the Burmese regional was Naw Tha Tha Yee, according to a police source. They are accused of conspiring to join in human smuggling and child abuse.

The investigation began in February when a 10-year-old child was discovered sleeping in a tomb in Chon Buri, and the arrests came to an end.

The Social Development and Human Security department located the woman after she was discovered with scars and marks on her arms and legs.

The police investigated the situation after officers discovered that she had entered Myanmar fraudulently and had been brought into the country.

Naw Tha Tha Yee registered the woman as her adopted baby in 2022 and made arrangements for her to be smuggled into Thailand via Tak state, according to researchers who discovered that the child had been purchased from her relatives in Myanmar by Naw Tha Tha Yee.

Before being forced to work as a private companion at Mr. Saman’s home in Samut Prakan, the girl was taken to Ms. Porntip’s Chon Buri.

The woman made the decision to run away after telling the government that she frequently was beaten, locked up, and prohibited from eating.

Authorities discovered another woman and evidence that suggests a second girl may have been trafficked into the country when the suspects were being detained.

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US embassy returns Ban Chiang artefacts

Returning to the National Museum as part of a larger campaign to track historical heritage materials

Four Ban Chiang artefacts are put on display in the Issara Vinijchai Throne Hall at the National Museum in Bangkok after they were returned on Thursday from the United States. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)
Four Ban Chiang documents were returned from the United States on Thursday, and they are now on exhibit in the National Museum of Bangkok’s Issara Vinijchai Throne Hall. ( Photo: Apichart Jinakul )

Four 3, 000-year-old Ban Chiang objects were returned on Thursday from the United States to Thailand.

A relocation ceremony was held in Issara Vinijchai Throne Hall at the National Museum in Bangkok to mark International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property.

The artefacts have been kept at the embassy ever since, according to US Ambassador Robert Godec, who claimed the items were given to an American man in the 1960s as a product from the Thai state. According to him, the items were kept in the ministry’s safe and were kept there for a while, with the consulate just asking for their return.

He said,” This is the right time to return these priceless items to their proper homes.” Especially as the United States government has taken major steps to proactive return social objects from various places to their legitimate owners in recent years.

US Ambassador Robert F Godec, speaks at a ceremony to patriate the artefacts at the National Museum Bangkok’s Issara Vinijchai Throne Hall. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)

The Issara Vinijchai Throne Hall, home to US Ambassador Robert Godec, is the site of a festival where the National Museum in Bangkok holds a repatriation service. ( Photo: Apichart Jinakul )

The” Golden Boy,” or standing Shiva, and a standing person from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York were returned to Thailand in May after the relocation. The National Museum currently houses both monuments.

” We hope]these artefacts ] will contribute to the further study and understanding of one of Southeast Asia’s most important prehistoric societies”, Mr Godec said.

The objects, according to Culture Minister Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol, represent evidence of human settlement in Southeast Asia during the late ancient time, which lasted for about 3, 000 decades. She claimed that the materials ‘ return would strengthen cultural ties and promote mutually beneficial cooperation.

According to Ms. Sudawan,” The United States has been a major supporter of different projects involving the Ban Chiang archaeological site, especially through the 1974 combined excavation and research conducted by the Fine Arts Department and the University of Pennsylvania.”

The research led to the determination of the age of the historic site’s documents, which was later acknowledged internationally.

Phnombootra Chandrajoti, the director-general of the Fine Arts Department, said several objects have been looted and smuggled out of Thailand. To follow their return, a council consisting of members from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Royal Thai Police, and the Fine Arts Department has been established.

The commission is checking whether two ancient Hindu treasures are from Thailand and has just discovered two that are kept in the US. ” Documents are crucial to society and best kept in their motherland”, he added.

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Global diabetes cases far higher than estimates

More than 800 million people affected and some treated, research suggests

A person receives a free blood sugar test during a campaign to mark World Diabetes Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Nov 14. (Photo: Reuters)
A person is given a complimentary blood glucose test as part of a Nov. 14 plan to commemorate World Diabetes Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh. ( Photo: Reuters )

A new research found that more than 800 million people worldwide have diabetes, which is nearly twice as many as previous estimations had predicted, and that more than half of those over the age of 30 are not receiving treatment.

The authors of the study, which was published in The Lancet, suggest that the rise in diabetes cases has been largely attributable to rising cases in low- and middle-income nations. The global prevalence has increased from around 7 % to 14 % since 1990.

The authors claimed that while there are much more cases, the number of cases treated in those areas has hardly increased while some higher-income nations ‘ conditions have improved, opening the treatment gap.

In 2022, there were around 828 million people aged 18 years and older with type 1 and type 2 diabetes international, the investigation found. Among people aged 30 years and older, 445 million, or 59 % of them, were not receiving cure, the authors said.

The World Health Organization has recently estimated that about 422 million people have diabetes, a chronic physiological disorder involving blood sugar levels, which can damage the heart, blood vessels, emotions and other tissues if neglected.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO director-general, said in a statement that the surge documented in the investigation was disturbing.

” To take the world diabetes epidemic under control, states must immediately get motion”, he said, including with guidelines supporting healthier diets and physical activity, as well as health systems that can prevent, detect and treat the condition.

In parts of sub-Saharan Africa, just 5-10 % of those estimated to have diabetes were getting care, said Jean Claude Mbanya, professor at the University of Yaounde I in Cameroon. Treating insulin, either with insulin or pharmaceuticals, can be costly.

” A huge number (are ) at risk of serious health complications”, he said.

The creators claim that the study, which was conducted by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration and the WHO, is the first worldwide analysis to contain costs and care projections for all nations. It is based on more than 1, 000 experiments involving more than 140 million people.

High fasting blood glucose levels and higher glycated hemoglobin, both of which are common diagnostic tests for the problem, were included in the definition of diabetes, as well as taking diabetes medication.

The authors claimed that both tests were used to reduce prices in some places around the world, especially South Asia, where fasting plasma glucose only caused cases to decline.

Although the investigation was unable to distinguish between type 1 and type 2 circumstances, the writers claimed that obesity and poor diet have contributed to the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in people. &nbsp,

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Pattani motorcycle bomb injures 5 police officers

A six-wheel truck carrying five border patrol police was damaged when a motorcycle bomb went off on a bridge in Yaring district of Pattani on Thursday afternoon. The five officers were injured. (Photo supplied/Abdullah Benjakat)
A scooter bomb went off on a gate in the Yaring city of Pattani on Thursday evening, damaging a six-wheel vehicle carrying five frontier police officers. The five soldiers were injured. ( Photo supplied/Abdullah Benjakat )

In the southern province of Yaring, a bicycle bomb went off as their vehicle drove over a gate, injuring five border patrol officers on Thursday evening.

The weapon, which was hidden in the motorcycle on the Tanyong Dalor gate in the Yaring area, detonated when the 446th border patrol unit’s five officers passed the six-wheel vehicle, according to Pol Col Theerapot Yindee, the Yaring authorities station’s chief, who was called at 2.40pm.

All five officers officers were hurt by the explosion’s power.

Pol Snr Sgt Maj Preecha Khotnane, the driver of the vehicle, suffered debris wounds to his head and face. The four people, Pol Lt. Winai Chaichanasongkhram, Pol Snr. Maj. Anon Laemae, Pol Cpl. Kittiphum Morakot, and Pol Cpl. Muhammad Musordee, experienced neck pain and ringing in their ovaries. They were all taken to Yaring clinics.

According to police investigators, the attack may have been connected to the continuing unrest in the southern region.

A motorcycle bomb explodes on Tanyong Dalor bridge in Yaring district, Pattani.

On Thursday afternoon in the Yaring city of Pattani, the motorcycle bomb’s wreckage can be seen on the Tanyong Dalor gate. ( Photo supplied/Abdullah Benjakat )

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Policeman drowns while chasing drug suspect

Pol L/C Sitthipong Kanta, 22. (Photo: Phrae reporters)
Pol L/C Sitthipong Kanta, 22. ( Photo: Phrae reporters )

During a pursuit of a drug-suspect in a valley, a 22-year-old police officer was discovered dying from drowning.

On Wednesday, on 2 p.m., the tragedy occurred. Officials from the Sa-Iap place were inspecting a viaduct over a valley in Song area, where they found a 37-year-old construction contractor, identified only as Komkrit, who was believed to have been using drugs.

The terrified think ran into the valley and jumped into it. Sitthipong Kanta, the Pol L/C, followed him and jumped in as well. However, according to his heavy costume, the young officer was washed away by the powerful present.

A research ensued and at 6.15pm fishermen found Pol L/C Sitthipong’s system and brought him up. If the medicine user had been apprehended, it was unknown.

The Metropolitan Police Bureau Investigation Division Facebook page, where a sympathy speech was posted, received several online rants from citizens who claimed the young officer was fearless and deserving of respect.

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Thaksin’s Udon Thani vote pitch raises eyebrows

Former poll director claims that the ex-premier’s statement may have violated regional election laws.

Thaksin Shinawatra poses for photos with supporters in Udon Thani on Wednesday. (Screenshot from Pheu Thai Party Facebook page)
On Wednesday, Thaksin Shinawatra poses for photographs with backers in Udon Thani. ( Facebook page for Pheu Thai Party screenshot )

According to a previous election director, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra may have violated a regional election laws by encouraging residents of Udon Thani to “vote for Thaksin” while supporting a statewide candidate for the Pheu Thai Party it.

Making a false or misleading assertion that causes confusion about a candidate’s popularity violates Part 65(5 ) of the Local Council and Regional Directors Act, according to Somchai Srisutthiyakorn.

Violators may face a prison term of 1-10 years and/or a great of 20, 000 to 200, 000 baht, and reduce their political rights for 20 years, Mr Somchai wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday.

On Wednesday, Mr. Somchai made comments about Thaksin’s visit to the northeast province’s Kumphawapi district. The former prime minister told a crowd of supporters that that they only needed to remember Thaksin if they could not recall the candidate’s name from the Pheu Thai Party.

” If (you ) forget about number two, vote for Thaksin number two then”, he said.

The former prime minister campaigned in Udon Thani on Wednesday and Thursday for member No. Sarawut Petphanomporn, whose child Paetongtarn Shinawatra is the current prime minister and leader of Pheu Thai. In the November 24 election, the municipal operational organization received a 2 for head.

Thaksin stated during his campaign stops that he wanted to aid in the release of locals from hunger and narcotics. Udon Thani citizens may give a landslide get to the Pheu Thai Party, he said, then, he would be “embarrassed”.

Pheu Thai, according to experts, is determined to regain its standing in Udon Thani, where it has traditionally won a majority of standard elections seats. Last season, it was defeated in three of the 10 districts in the state.

The Thai Sang Thai Party won two seats, the principal opposition’s Women’s Party.

The People’s Party’s Kanisorn Khurirang and Mr. Sarawut may contest the election on November 24.

Four petitions by Thaksin are currently being reviewed by the Election Commission (EC ), all of which claim that he has unchecked his Pheu Thai Party influence. The party’s breakdown is feasible if the issues are accepted and the committee sends them to the Constitutional Court.

The four issues have been merged into one, according to EC president Ittiporn Boonpracong, who recently stated that they are related in nature. He said evidence-gathering may take some time and he promised a good analysis.

The Move Forward Party’s attorney, Therayut Suwankesorn, has requested that the Constitutional Court stop Thaksin from influencing Pheu Thai and threaten the constitutional king in a separate event.

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Two Myanmar men gunned down in Ratchaburi

Intruders who were still at large were operating in Samut Sakhon at the time of the attack.

Police examine the scene were two Myanmar men were shot dead on a local road in Suan Phung district of Ratchaburi province on Thursday. (Photo: Prachanukul Ratchaburi Foundation)
On Thursday, two Burmese men were shot dead on a remote road in Ratchaburi’s Suan Phung area. ( Photo: Prachanukul Ratchaburi Foundation )

In the Suan Phung city of Ratchaburi state, two Burmese men who were employed in Samut Sakhon were discovered dead early on Thursday from bullet wounds.

According to Pol Maj Chaiwat Purinthrapibarn, a work officer at the Suan Phung place, who was called at around 4.30am, the bodies were discovered on a gravel path leading to Pong Song Koh Village Moo 7 in tambon Suan Phung.

Aung San, 43, had been shot half: in the chest and head. On his right side, he also suffered a scar. On the way, a spent gun was discovered. A wireless telephone, some money, a migrant cards and a driving permission were found on his body.

The next man’s body, later identified as Saw Saw, was found about 300 meters away with a bullet wound to the back. The place had a sizable pool of blood. Two spent guns were discovered outside, along with two sandals that were thought to belong to him.

The road was mostly used by motorcycles because it was too narrow for cars and huge vehicles, according to Naruemol Kaewchaemsri, Village Moo 7’s assistant head. She believed the attackers might have been aware of the road.

The two patients, according to police interviews, had left their Samut Sakhon homes on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. with four different companions in two cars. The family tried to talk to them, but nothing was said.

Along the way and nearby neighborhoods, police authorities were looking for potential answers about the attackers by looking through film from closed-circuit broadcast cameras. The cause of the deadly shootings is still unknown.

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Korean live streamer arrested for injuring massage operator

The Korean suspect continues live streaming after police had him sit in the Pattaya police truck early Thursday morning. (Photo: Chaiyot Pupattanapong)
After police forced the Asian think to sit in a Pattaya police truck early on Thursday morning, he continued to watch live online. ( Photo: Chaiyot Pupattanapong )

A Korean live-streamer has been detained for allegedly injuring a massage parlor user in an attempt to obstruct his life insurance of a lawyer’s treatment.

At 12.36 a.m. on Thursday, the incident took place at Richy Health Massage in Bang Lamung area.

Upon introduction, police found Narin Kongwongsa, the 43-year-old proprietor of the creation, experiencing intense pain due to a broken shoulder.

The believe remained at the image, continuing his life flow until police intervened. He was taken to Pattaya authorities station for more legitimate trials, with his personality withheld.

The Asian man had frequently visited Ms. Narin’s massage shop without getting permission to record live streaming, according to Ms. Narin. She first accepted his existence because she thought he was a tourist, but during his most recent visit, when he opened a curtain and started a client receiving an oil massage, she felt forced to disagree.

The woman claimed the woman shoved the man while pushing her cellphone while she warned him against his intrusion.

In response, the person allegedly grabbed her arm and threw her to the floor, dislocating her head. She even claimed that the guy broke her Vietnamese brother’s head.

After receiving initial help in front of her business, the massage parlor user is seen lying on a bed with her displaced make stabilized. ( Photo: Chaiyot Pupattanapong )

After receiving initial help in front of her business, the massage parlor user is seen lying on a bed with her displaced make stabilized. ( Photo: Chaiyot Pupattanapong )

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Civil groups urge govt to back global plastics treaty

CSOs have urged the government to act against plastic waste and show their support for a global polymers agreement.

In a text to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on Wednesday, 20 CSO staff made the call.

They demanded immediate state action to address the persistent problem with cheap waste.

Salisa Traipipitsiriwat, top activist and SEA Plastics Project Manager of the Environmental Justice Foundation, said the world society may keep a close watch on the plastic waste gathering in Busan, South Korea, from Nov 25 to Dec 1.

The appointment is expected to bring the world’s agreement on plastic waste to an end.

Ms Salisa said the gathering would be the second round of conversations. Countries have been working to create a legally binding international agreement to combat cheap waste.

The conference in South Korea this month is expected to bring the quick-paced negotiation process to an end.

She stated that the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee ( INC ) of the UN has high hopes for a successful outcome.

We want to encourage the government to support the document, which will be a major tool for bringing about justice and creating a mechanism for normal rehabilitation, according to Ms. Salisa.

An international, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including at sea ( Plastic Pollution INC-5 ), will be developed during the fifth round of negotiations.

The tool will be based on a complete technique that addresses the full life cycle of cheap, including its creation, style, and disposal.

The INC plans to finish its work by the end of this year and began its job in the second quarter of 2022.

The CSOs have even called for concrete steps to reduce plastic output and stop any wasteful activities.

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Phuket sets road map to protect migrant dugongs

Around 30 alligators have migrated from the shores of Trang and Krabi to areas near Rawai Beach, and Phuket is creating a working class.

Sophon Suwanrat, the governor of Phuket, convened a meeting on Wednesday with representatives from the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources ( DMCR ) to discuss how to care for the dugongs that have been emigrating to the area near Phuket’s southern and western coasts.

Together with the DMCR, we will establish a working class and a guard product. The Marine and Coastal Resources Office does map the alligators ‘ locations and fishing net-prohibited areas to prevent them from getting trapped in any baskets, he said.

The Marine Department, the Fisheries Department, and the Provincial Natural Resources and Environment Office will help inform the public, mainly fishing, tour operators and those who offer boat service, to be especially cautious in those places.

He urged the public to support the protection of the alligators, including all seaside fishermen, those who live along the coast, and those who live nearby.

A Line team called” Love Phuket Dugongs” may be established by the state. People can add and keep an eye on a dugong while it’s around the area.

The DMCR added that it will begin planting grass and looking for alternative food options for them. According to Mr. Sophon, the committee intends to construct enclosures in the sea to house tired dugongs.

Each orangutans may become named based on its physical qualities. Data will be recorded and tracked using the labels.

Due to the effects of climate change, the grass around Trang has been dying and rotting, making those alligators fly to our place for meals. Some alligators are so narrow you can even see their bones”, he noted.

Alligators are protected animals, according to DMCR director-general Pinsak Suraswadi, but their position is crucial because there are 33 fatalities in Thailand only this time.

As a result, cooperation is required to prevent the cattle and guarantee they are fed correctly, particularly in light of the grass lack, he added.

According to Mr. Pinsak,” we predicted that Trang and Krabi may have a limited supply of food sources for them” 4-5 months before.

Phuket and Phangnga are the two destinations where alligators can travel. He claimed that we are keeping an eye on where they go and how many people that are.

In order to promote cooperation and better protect them, he added,” We are also informing local people about the arrival of dugongs.”

In Phuket's Bang Rong river, a mom and her baby swim side by side. They are one of the 30 alligators that migrated to Phuket's waters. Paklok Sub-District Municipality

In Phuket’s Bang Rong river, a mom and her baby swim side by side. They are one of the 30 alligators that migrated to Phuket’s waters. Paklok Sub-District Municipality

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