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According to the Transport Ministry, which yesterday stressed the need for flights to accommodate travelers more effectively, international and domestic flights are expected to increase by 9.1 % and 22.7 % in the course of this year’s Songkran breaks.

According to assistant government official Anukul Prueksanusak, the Ministry of Transport has implemented specific actions at six significant flights run by Airports of Thailand, including Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang, Chiang Mai, Mae Fah Luang ( Chiang Rai), Phuket, and Hat Yai, in order to forecast a rise in the number of flights over the time.

According to the AoT, these airports will experience a total of 267, 603 international flights, up 9.1 % from last year, and 213, 792 domestic flights, up 22.7 % from last year, he said.

However, passengers are anticipated to reach 79.19 million, an 18.3 % increase, over the previous year. Of them, 48.24 million will be international passengers (up by 14.1 % ), and 30.94 million will be domestic passengers (up by 25.5 % ).

AoT may offer free parking places at the airports in Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang, Chiang Mai, and Phuket from midnight on April 11 to evening on April 16 to ease their travels.

There will be more cargo trolleys, flight check-in counters, and personnel at all support points, including the restrooms. But, Mr. Anukul advised people to use the self-check-in and baggage-drop systems to help ensure prompt assistance for all travelers.

In addition, deputy transport minister Manaporn Charoensri announced that she has instructed the Department of Airports ( DOA ), which oversees 29 other airports nationwide, to increase safety inspections and work with the Tourist Police to coordinate with the Tourist Police to ensure passenger safety. She added that drivers for rental cars and car companies must also check whether their vehicles are roadworthy.

Anxiety as crew to travel to the US to broker a deal

The Thai government’s plan to buy US bacon as part of trade deficit negotiations with Washington has drawn strong opposition from the Swine Raisers Association, which warns it may harm the country’s domestic livestock industry and put people’s safety at risk.

Sitthiphan Thanakiatpinyo, president of the association, just discussed the government’s proposal to transfer American-sourced animal feed corn and meat to lessen business disparity in response to US decision to impose a 36 % import tax on Thai products.

The organization supports the importation of maize, soybeans, soybean meal, maize, and other pet supply ingredients, which are in short offer in Thailand and are extremely required to keep up with the expanding cattle industry, according to Mr. Sitthiphan.

He argues that importing US bacon would undermine the local pork industry by making it impossible for Thai producers to engage, and that would eventually force them to leave the industry.

Then crop farmers may lose their jobs and there will no longer be a demand for animal feed wheat. Thailand will finally completely stop importing corn from the US, according to Mr. Sitthiphan.

A extended supply chain includes produce farmers, rice traders, pet supply producers, swine farmers, slaughterhouses, market butchers, and pork processors that are part of Thailand’s home pork production system.

According to him, importing pork will undoubtedly disrupt every step of this process, effectively putting in jeopardizing the entire pork production system, which he claimed is a pillar of the nation’s food security.

Mr. Sitthiphan cited the Philippines as an example of cautionary farming in which local farmers lost motivation to work hard, leading to pork shortages and a significant import dependency. Pork prices increased by 15 % to 30 %, which has continued to affect Filipinos today.

He added that Thailand’s pork industry is regarded as safer than that of the US because Thai law forbids the use of leanness-enhancing substances because of their potential effects on the cardiovascular and nervous systems when consumed in excessive amounts.

” I urge the Thai government’s negotiation team, which is led by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira, to abandon the idea of importing pork because it will only lead to numerous issues in the future,” Mr. Sitthiphan said.

Despite initially being rejected by the prosecution, the Department of Special Investigation ( DSI) is pressuring for criminal charges against two stars connected to the image Group event.

Pol Col Yutthana Praedam, the DSI director-general, stated that the organization had reviewed the information and had written a dissident mind, urging the Attorney General to reexamine the accusations against professional Yuranunt Pamornmontri and actress Pechaya Wattanamontree.

The piece was one of 19 people who had been charged with fraud under the 1984 Public Fraud Loan Act, but only 17 company executives had been charged in the past. They were accused of operating a direct sales company without authorization, defrauding the people, and other crimes.

Damage claims totaling 649.9 million rmb were brought against the alleged crimes in Bangkok and other regions across the nation between August 12, 2020 and August 31, 2024.

He claimed that the DSI has the right to challenge prosecution decisions and has submitted a formal objection to the Attorney General for a final decision under Thailand’s Special Case Investigation Act ( 2004 ).

As the DSI accelerates the summary of its investigation, the Attorney General may make a final decision regarding whether charges will be brought against the two suspects in the coming days.

Cat lovers have flocked to a dog patient’s Facebook page, all wishing to acquire a young cat that had been found dead by a sniffer dog amid the destruction of the State Audit Office building.

The Wipawadee Pet Clinic announced on Monday that it was looking for a new house for the young woman, who is about two months old.

Naree, a sniff dog, discovered the tiny kitten on Sunday at around 8o’clock. The cat had spent ten days trapped inside the 30-story, earthquake-stricken creating before being discovered by the evacuation canine as part of the search and rescue operation.

The cat was soon taken to the Wipawadee Pet Clinic for care.

Among those who volunteered to help any species found trapped inside the broken tower was veterinarian Wipawadee Pathom-rapeepong, who runs the doctor.

Because it had such a strong will to survive, she initially dubbed the cat” satong,” or” strong,” as it was called in English. The term is spelled exactly the same way as the State Audit Office name in Thai text, but with a different pronunciation.

” I have the peach rabbit that K9 Naree found last night. Anyone who wants to follow her is welcome to do so, according to the vet’s Facebook post.

” The kitten will grow up strong, that’s for convinced,” she continued.

On Monday,” Satong” had a second health exam. She was discovered to have a temperature and been contaminated by a corona virus, among other conditions.

The doctor has promised her,” We will consider you a fresh home,” and the young kitten will be treated until she is good.

Cat lovers who posted on the patient’s website both agreed she was adorable and that many people wanted to be her new proprietor.

Pojana Manotham stated on the patient’s website that” satong” was a legend now, and that she would undoubtedly be welcomed warmly into a new home.

” I only hope the new residence won’t get a condominium,” he said. I’m a little concerned about that, she said, voicing her concerns about the safety of Bangkok’s highrise houses in the event of an earthquake.

Vet Wipawadee took advantage of the opportunity to tell the clinc’s supporters that” satong” wasn’t the only pet in need of a fresh home.

She wrote,” I have many more animals waiting for free implementation, not just satong.”

investigators begin digging through the rubble to find information.

After 11 days of searching for individuals, sniffing puppies have been removed from the crashed State Audit Office tower in Bangkok. &nbsp,

As the investigation begins on Tuesday to find data from among the rubble, which will be the first step in the investigation into why the 30-storey, empty building collapsed in the March 28 earthquake.

Sniper dogs typically work a disaster site for seven to ten days, according to Suthikiart Sophanik, director of Thailand’s K9 USAR ( canine urban search and rescue ). The research at the location in the Chatuchak area had been going on for 11 days. &nbsp,

The dogs and their instructors had done their best, he said, and it was time to use powerful technology to haul the dust away.

K9 USAR Thailand had one puppy that, along with nine sniffing dogs and their coaches, and K9 USAR Canada had one there. &nbsp,

On Tuesday, the research into why the tower collapsed when another highrises in Bangkok remain structurally audio will start. The Metropolitan Police Bureau, the Department of Special Investigation, the Department of Public Works, Town and Country Planning, and others will play a key role in this.

The public works department and the Thai Industrial Standards Institute will monitor the quality of the masonry and steel at the decline site, according to Pol Maj Woranan Srilam, DSI chairman for customer protection, on Monday. The DSI will also examine the possibility of the design firm utilizing Thai nominees.

He provided financial advice to three Thai citizens who were listed as China Railway No. stockholders. 10 Engineering Co. to report to the police and share any information with the government. The ITD-CREC partnership has agreed to construct the 30-story State Audit Office at a cost of 2.1 billion ringgit.

Police investigators will gather samples of metal rods, material used in the design, and other product information, according to Pol Maj Gen Noppasin Poonsawat, assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau.

Rain and warm weather is anticipated for Songkran.

Heavy rains and gusty winds are expected to fall on Monday and into Tuesday in seven provinces in the main, northeast, and northern regions.

The Meteorological Department said on Monday that the seven counties are:

• Chaiyaphum
• Loei
• Lop Buri
• Nakhon Ratchasima
• Phetchabun
• Phitsanulok
• Saraburi

Additionally, the organization advised people in the middle region of the nation to prevent going outside during winds and traveling there.

In Bangkok, it was reported weather to be falling in 12 districts on Monday, but it was expected to relieve over the course of the month.

Somkhuan Tonchan, the lieutenant spokesman, reported to TNN on Sunday that some parts of the nation might experience warm weather and summer storms during the Songkran holiday next week.

Saturday through Wednesday is the holiday’s traditional New Year’s Eve vacation.

According to the office, the temperature in the Lop Buri district of Chai Badan on Sunday reached 40.8°C, followed by 40.3°C in the Phetchabun and 39.3°C in the Muang region in Nakhon Sawan.

On Monday night, inhabitants of the Wiang Haeng city of Chiang Mai and Pai city of Mae Hong Son felt only a few little numbness, measuring 1.9 to 3.8 on the Richter scale. &nbsp, &nbsp,

The spasms started at 4.22 am and continued until 10.57 am on Monday, according to the Earthquake Observation Division.

Ten earthquakes of amplitudes 1.9 to 3.0 were found in the Wiang Haeng area of Chiang Mai between 4.22 and 10.43am.

Between 6o’clock and 10o’clock in the Pai city of Mae Hong Son, tambon Wiang Nuea recorded six earthquakes. The largest, measuring 3. 8, was the first.

Local residents in both locations reported experiencing three shakes, of 3.2 % to 3.8 %.

Three houses in Chiang Mai were affected by the March 28 disaster, according to government official Jirayu Huangsub in Chiang Mai on Monday.

One of the examples was the Muang city condominium Duangkamol. The 102-unit, eight-story structure dates back more than three decades. According to displacement and structural breaks seen on the second floor, it was evacuated and cordoned off. According to Mr. Jirayu, property owners may be given instructions to increase the building.

The various two, 22-story apartment buildings, had merely visible cosmetic damage. He claimed that the houses had been evicted while repairs were being made.

The Ministry of Public Health is amending laws to encourage traditional Thai massage as a key driver of health commerce and financial growth.

Unveiling the plans on Sunday, Minister of Public Health, Somsak Thepsuthin, said traditional Thai massage ( or nuad Thai ), recognised as an intangible cultural heritage item by Unesco, can create significant economic value. The government aims to prioritise high-quality requirements for Thai massage to broaden its reach internationally.

He said the Nuad Thai College of Thailand, which opened next month and is run by the government, has launched a training program for 1, 000 masseurs, with plans to expand to 20, 000 members by the end of the year.

The program is designed to provide professionals with professional skills in the treatment of seven muscle-related conditions, enhancing their experience and money possible. The seven conditions covered in the program include frozen shoulder, set hand, piriformis illness, herniated disk, hemiparesis, paralysis and leg pain.

At present, just government-employed professionals and workers at private institutions are legally allowed to demand for treatment procedures aimed at curing these muscle-related conditions, massage therapists are never permitted to do so.

However, the government plans to update regulations to help those who finish the new coaching programme to demand for their services to. The secretary says the change may help enhance the skills of Thai masseurs and market the country’s holistic hospitality sector.

He said Thai treatment contributes 190 billion ringgit annually to the business, and with the development of the coaching programme, that may develop.

By teaching 20, 000 experts in advanced methods, the government aims to increase the financial effects of Thai rub while improving the livelihoods of practitioners.

Mr Somsak said certified practitioners– those who complete at least 150 hours of training –will help boost Thailand’s reputation in the global wellness market.

” Thai massage is more than just a cultural treasure– it’s a form of soft power”, said the minister.

Foreign and local emergency response teams research for individuals buried in 75, 000 kilograms of fell material and metal

Susan Redmond looked exhausted after spending hours searching for survivors at the site of the State Audit Office ( SAO ) building collapse in Chatuchak district on Sunday.

By her aspect was Sahara, a 4-year-old golden retriever rescue dog.

Ms Redmond is a member of the Thailand Rescue Dog Association, and Sahara is one of 11 save puppies registered under the organization that were deployed to find individuals and body trapped under the wreckage. The decline followed a 7.7 scale earthquake on March 28.

Camping in Chatuchak Market, directly across from the crashed building, Ms Redmond has been stationed at the page since Friday, handling three save canines: Sahara, Lily and Safari, who are highly trained for search and rescue operations.

Their abilities are certified by the International Search and Rescue Dog Organization ( IRO ), qualifying them for international rescue operations, including the major earthquake in Turkey in 2023.

Ms Redmond said the dangerous environment, filled with debris, broken glasses and intense heat, poses difficulties for the rescue dogs.

Each puppy works in groups and may rest every 20 hours to prevent stress. They were trained to detect both injured persons and dying patients. When they identify a potential victim or system, they signal to their managers.

” We don’t measure success by the number of lives saved. The puppies ‘ job is to find possible survivors and call us so we can continue searching. We have no plans to stop, we are pressing forward with the operation”, Ms Redmond said.

The Bangkok Emergency Medical Center ( Erawan Center ) reported on Sunday that 15 bodies have been recovered, 19 people were injured and more than 70 remain missing.

Support from abroad

Another important member in the evacuation procedure was Mike Leum.

Mr Leum, the leader of 6: 8, a volunteer save company based in Los Angeles, California, said Thai officials contacted his group for help.

He arrived at the scene on Monday, noting the condition in Bangkok differed from his past expeditions in Turkey and Ukraine.

” Although this is just one fell creating rather than an entire town, the challenges are related– how can we save victims as quickly as possible”, he said. ” The most terrible time was finding a snack in the dust and having no idea if its owner was protected or never”.

Mr Leum emphasised the importance of desire.

” Don’t lose faith. I previously helped save a child trapped under dust in Turkey for over 10 times. We must always have hope”.

‘ Moment is important’

An Israeli commander, who chose not to reveal his name, gave a press conference at the Jewish ambassador on Friday before the soldiers departed Thailand that day.

He was leading Israel’s rescue group, which comprised 22 experts with various technical skills.

The captain said his staff began preparing to travel to Thailand to aid in the recovery mission just minutes after it occurred as he was assured the Thai government may email them asking for assistance.

Time is critical for this mission, he said, adding they received the call on Saturday night and arrived in Thailand on Sunday evening.

He said that every devastation is unique and requires several professional expertise.

In this case, the fell building had similar buildings on each surface, making it difficult for survivors to show their exact location.

Moreover, over 75, 000 kilograms of concrete and material had fallen, making clear rescues challenging.

” The first 24 hours are the most essential for saving lives. The second 96 hours are considered the’ gold period’. Then that 120 hours have passed, we won’t give up. We’re making headway every day”, he said.

His team includes engineers using 3D graphical technology to analyse the house’s architectural decline and knowledge products questioning witnesses and survivors to collect data. This collaboration helps Thai officials make precise decisions.

” We are also working with supportive teams from Israel. We are carefully inspecting the wreckage, searching for any signs of life”, he said.

So far, his team has worked alongside Bangkok’s governor, Thai authorities and multiple international rescue units. ” We’ve reached a level of coordination where we can understand each other without speaking– just by looking at each other, we know what needs to be done next”, he said.

Although his team has so far found only bodies and no survivors, the Israeli colonel said that they will keep searching. ” We haven’t lost hope. We are still looking for signs of life”, he said.