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Chatuchak to find optimistic upgrade

Within the next two decades, the National Committee on Soft Power Development has pledged to make Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok Thailand’s soft power gateway.

Surapong Suebwonglee, the head of the national council and the vice president of the Prime Minister’s policy expert table, reported on Sunday that the national committee’s annual meeting reported an increase in the budget for soft power from 635 million baht in the 2024 fiscal year to 2.3 billion baht for the 2025 fiscal year, which runs from October 1 this year to November 30th, 2025.

He claimed that the conference had considered ways to advance Chatuchak Market development.

” Now, during vacation, at least 80, 000 travellers visit Chatuchak Market per day. During peak times, there may be as many as 300, 000 visitors per time, which shows very great commerce potential”, he said.

As a soft energy hub, Chatuchak Market does have place for books, films, design, hospitality, music, games, festivals, art and culture, fashion and craftsmanship and sports to display itself, he said.

” Currently, the market has many stalls that fit in Thailand’s soft power needs, such as books, fashion, and art, so it is an appropriate place for such development to be further expanded and to make Chatuchak Market the hub of Thailand’s soft power”, Dr Surapong said.

He stated that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will first conduct an analysis to assess the potential of the market.

Additionally, the committee agreed to establish a Chatuchak Market Development Subcommittee led by Dr. Surapong and a vice chairman of a Bangkok deputy governor.

The governor of SRT, the director of the Office of Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion, and industry experts will also be members of the subcommittee, according to Dr. Surapong, because Chatuchak Market is located on land owned by the State Railway of Thailand.

” It is anticipated that Chatuchak Market’s potential will be developed and the work will be finished in two years.”

This step will be made more quickly, he said, making Chatuchak Market a must-see location for tourists from all over the world when they travel to Bangkok.

Sanon Wangsrangboon, the deputy governor of Bangkok, reported that Chatuchak Market has about 15, 000 stalls and a total area of 68 rai. The place has a high potential to be further developed to promote Thailand’s soft power, he said.

We want Chatuchak Market to have the space where we can display our soft power in every way. We can start with what the market already has: fashion, art, handicrafts, food and music. This can be the first area that we develop”, said Mr Sanon.

A House committee will meet on Thursday to look into claims that former prime ministerThaksin Shinawatrawas given privileged treatment during his detention at the Police General Hospital (PGH).

The committee on state protection, border affairs, national plan and reform will meet to discuss ways to reform the justice system, but questions surrounding Thaksin’s reported wealthy care while being detained may also be included on the convention’s plan, a source said.

The council is chaired by Rangsiman Rome, a record MP of the main opposition Women’s Party.

Leaders will be invited to give information, including Sari Ruam Thai Party leader Pol Gen Sereepisuth Temeeyaves, former assistant federal police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, PDH doctors Pol Lt Gen Taweesilp Wechawitarn, and the chairman of the Medical Correctional Institution, Wattanachai Mingbancherdsuk.

The National Human Rights Commission ( NHRC ) released a report on July 30 that raised concerns about preferential treatment for inmates, particularly former prime minister Thaksin.

The statement made reference to ambiguous rules governing the transfer of prisoners who require medical care and who can sit outside of jail without proper checks.

The NHRC statement says this rules, issued on Sept 25, 2020, was signed by Mr Somsak Thepsutin, the justice secretary at that time, with the approval of a changes commission.

The rules, it said, could lead to misuse of power, as prison officials simply need approval from the director-general of Corrections, who is then required to report to the Justice Minister or the agency’s continuous director.

According to the report, this flaw allowed Thaksin to prolong his stay outside of prison for health care beyond the original 120 days, from December 22 to February 18.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission ( NACC ) is also looking into Thaksin’s extended stay at the Police General Hospital.

After 15 years of self-imposed captivity, Thaksin finally arrived in the nation on August 22.

He was taken to the Supreme Court that evening, where he received an eight-year prison sentence in three different scenarios. By royal mercy, that statement was afterwards reduced to a year.

Due to his neck pain, hypertension, and lower blood oxygen levels, doctors decided to transfer him to the doctor on his first evening at Bangkok Remand Prison.

Thaksin was permitted to spend 120 time receiving medical care outside of jail, but the DoC granted him permission to stay there after December 22.

On February 18, Thaksin was granted a parole and released from the hospital.

The former telecom tycoon’s one-year jail term was officially overturned on August 31 of this year.

The Pheu Thai Party ( PTP ) is attempting to reduce the size of the majority needed to pass a constitutional referendum.

The committee may join on Wednesday to discuss distinctions regarding the so-called dual majority rule between the two chambers, according to Prayut Siripanich, an MP of the ruling party and deputy president of the mutual House-Senate commission considering the election costs.

The House has approved the referendum bill, which makes changes to the double-majority concept to make it simpler for referendums to go.

But, when the bill reached the Senate, the Upper House decided to succumb to the initial requirements. At least quarter of eligible voters had cast their ballots in order for a vote result to be true, and at least half of the voter turnout must back a winning outcome.

The Senate’s drive to restore the dual majority rule was defeated by a vote of 348 to zero on October 9. Following that ruling, a shared House-Senate committee was established to resolve differences between the two Properties.

If they cannot reach an agreement, the election costs may remain suspended for 180 days. After that, if the House stands its surface on a simple lot condition, the bill is complete.

Mr. Prayut stated yesterday that he will ask the committee to consider reducing the size of the majority needed for a referendum to pass from about 20 to 30 %.

” The requirement of at least 50 % of the number is excessive, especially when it comes to issues that do n’t get much voter interest.” The threshold should be lowered to about 20–30 %”, Mr Prayut said.

Prayut: Common ground needed

When asked if his proposal would face opposition from committee members, he said they would need to find a solution and move on.

According to Mr. Prayut, the details of the proposed 180-day suspension of Pheu Thai’s charter rewrite bid should become known after Wednesday’s meeting.

Pheu Thai had previously stated that it has not ruled out the possibility of postponing the charter amendment until the following election, as long as some compromises can be reached.

The charter referendum bill’s secretary, Nikorn Chamnong, also stated last week that it was becoming more and more likely that the amendment might not be finished before the 2027 general election.

In response to Mr Nikorn’s remarks, Prime Minister’s Office Minister Chousak Sirinil, who is also the party’s chief legal expert, said there are three possible ways to pass the revised constitution– by waiting 180 days for parliamentarians to settle their differences, by agreeing on a compromise that would allow the process to continue without delay, or by using the original referendum requirement to pass the amendment.

The United Thai Nation ( UTN) Party’s spokesman Akkaradet Wongpitakrote claimed the organization is opposed to Pheu Thai’s new proposal to reduce the number of constitutional amendment referendums from three to two.

Under the government’s current plan, a referendum will be held to ask voters if they agree with the push to write a new charter. A second hearing will be held to ask the public if Section 256 should be amended to allow for the creation of a new charter if the majority of voters are in favor.

The government will hold a third vote to determine whether or not the proposed changes to the constitution should be put to vote on.

In the cold season, nature trails are available for visitors.

Tourists have reserved about 85 % of Chiang Mai’s hotel rooms for the Loy Krathong festival, which is expected to bring in up to$ 2 billion in revenue.

Pallop Saejiew, chairman of Chiang Mai Tourism Council, said Chiang Mai has approximately 60, 000 areas, 50, 000 of which have been booked during Nov 14-17 when visitors can meet the Loy Krathong Festival, known as Yi Peng among visitors.

Loy Krathong Day is observed on the entire moon of the 12th lunar month, which will take place on November 15 this time. On November 15 and 16 in Chiang Mai, persons float lamps and launch them into the sky during the Yi Peng event.

He predicted that the event will bring more than 40, 000 foreigners and about 25 000 Thai visitors to Chiang Mai each day. According to him,” We anticipate that the Yi Peng festival will bring in up to$ 2 billion in income for the city.”

Meanwhile, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation ( DNP ) says various national park nature trails are open for tourists seeking adventure throughout the cold season.

DNP director-general Atthaphon Charoenchansa said the gardens have more than 300 nature roads, with a range of more than 900 miles. The shorter people range from 100 yards and the longest, 64 kilometres.

The Ton Phra Chao Ha Phraong road in Tham Sa Koen National Park in Nan, the long-distance walking path at Khao Luang in Namtok Huai Yang National Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, and the new nature trail at San Phaya Nak in Phu Laen Kha National Park in Phu Laen Kha National Park in Chaiyaphum are the highlights of this year, he said.

The common routes in the northern include the Kew Mae Pan character road in Chiang Mai, the Kew Mae Pan nature trail in Nan, and the Phu Chi Fa Peak stance in Chiang Rai’s Phu Chi Fa National Park.

In Khao Yai National Park and the Mokochu Trail in Mae Wong National Park in Kamphaeng Phet and Tak, trekking and hiking paths are the main activity in the central and eastern provinces, as well as in Khlong Wang Chao National Park and Kamphaeng Phet and Tak.

He noted that there are many exciting healthy tracks in the western and southern regions of Surat Thani, as well as the Yang Na Forest Nature Trail in Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Ao Siam National Park, Lam Nam Kra Buri National Park, and a healthy path in Khlong Phanom National Park.

Another popular tourist attractions include Doi Mon Chong in Omkoi Wildlife Sanctuary, Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary’s nature road, which provides visitors with information on the highland forest ecology, and Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, which is renowned for its wildlife and great mountain ecosystem.

The Department of National Parks may give 24-hour security, analytical signs, and rest areas along the pathways for nature studies.

According to Thailand’s National Health Security Office ( NHSO ), high blood pressure was the top medical condition among outpatients receiving universal healthcare in 2023.

NHSO secretary-general Dr Jadet Thammathataree said on Sunday that in the fiscal year 2023, a budget of 99.7 billion ringgit was allocated to care for 47.727 million available Thais, which equated to 3, 385.98 baht per head.

Of this amount, the outpatient services expenditure was 1, 344.40 ringgit and the acute budget was 1, 477.01 baht per capita.

The general medical system, otherwise known as the gold cards scheme, was used 170.39 million times by outpatients in 2023 — a rate of 3.63 times per person per year, and away from 2.45 times per person per year in 2003 when the scheme was launched.

Dr Jadet said the top 10 sicknesses among outpatients that used the gold cards support were high blood pressure, followed by non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, lipoprotein metabolism disorders and other blood lipid conditions, flu, severe renal failure, another gentle tissue disorders, tooth decay, indigestion, additional muscle disorders, and gingivitis and periodontitis.

As for acute services, the general care program served 6.09 million trips, rising from 4.30 million in 2003.

The best sicknesses treated were ulcers and taking, followed by asthma, chronic kidney failure, various chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, heart failure, thalassemia, cognitive infarction, non-insulin-dependent diabetes and urinary system disorders.

” This data reflects people’s access to comprehensive and widespread treatment, which reduces financial burdens.

Additionally, Dr. Jadet emphasized that it is crucial to use empirical data and public health information to promote and prevent disease prevention campaigns to lessen illnesses in the future.

The symbol Group direct advertising case will also encounter allegations of false borrowing, or pyramid scheme, on its list, according to the Department of Special Investigation.

Yuthana Phraedam, the DS I’s acting secretary-general, stated that the DSI had spoken with representatives from the Consumer Protection Board and the Fiscal Policy Office about the image Group case and had received useful information to back up its plan to charge suspects with allegedly obtaining money from a pyramid scheme or fraudulent loans.

Eighteen imprisoned suspects face prior charges of computer crime and common fraud in connection with computer-based sales offers to potential dealers. The complaintants in the case asserted that traders were more interested in getting new dealers to buy products and encouraging them to do so than advertising them.

Pol Maj Yuthana reported on Sunday that DSI officials had spoken with representatives from consumer protection and governmental policy about many aspects of the case, including the logo Group’s business plan and its product sales. The image Group’s chief executive officer previously stated that its products focussed on dietary supplements.

A list of defendants who will experience false saving charges that will be brought up in the near future will be met and resolved, he said. He confirmed that for allegations were supported by sufficient information for the DSI.

‘ 2, 400 testimony ‘

The logo Group CEO’s attorney planned to summon 20 witnesses on Monday to give the DSI information, according to Pol Maj Yuthana, who added that the DSI was aware of this. He claimed that the DSI may get valuable information from these folks.

However, Withoon Keng-ngan, attorney of The image Group CEO Waranthaphon” Boss Paul” Waratyaworrakul, said the 20 witnesses may form the second class of a total of about 2, 400 witnesses who wanted to share their information with the DSI.

The attorney said he would inquire with the DSI on Monday how many testimony it was question regularly.

Regarding the condition of the 18 offenders who were detained, Mr. Withoon said they had adapted to their new surroundings and were not stressed out but that they miss and are concerned about their families.

He added that suspects may ask for 3 million baht bail because three famous suspects had requested bail, but the Criminal Court had refused.

Around 10,000 people reported to police all over the country as of late last month, alleging that their dealerships had lost an estimated 3 billion ringgit in sales of The sign Group products.

Demands that no more Thai staff be stationed in high-risk places

Following a recent jet attack that left four Thai workers dead and one injured, the government has written to Israel in opposition.

Thai people are also being advised to delay non-essential go to Israel and another Middle Eastern countries at this time by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Hezbollah fired a rocket from Lebanon, which hit the city of Metula in Israel on Friday, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, who announced on Saturday that the government had submitted the text after receiving information of the Thai staff ‘ deaths.

Thailand is urging all events to revert to a course of peace, he added as a member of the UN Human Rights Council. To reduce the number of Thai employees entering Israel for work, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Royal Thai Embassy in Tel Aviv collaborated.

The opposition email comes in response to reports that some Israeli companies are also assigning Thai workers to high-risk locations on short-term contracts, with some of the workers staying there for only two to three hours.

” Some of us have traveled abroad to work for a better life,” said Mr. Maris, “it’s entirely understandable.” However, the Middle East’s present situation is incredibly strange, with a substantial level of violence in the ongoing conflict.

Akkapon Wannasai and Prayat Pilasram from Udon Thani, Kaweesak Papanang and Thana Tichantuek, all of whom were identified as the four employees killed in the jet strike, were all from Nakhon Ratchasima.

Thana, 31, from Sikhiu region in Nakhon Ratchasima, had been working as a berry sorter near the Israeli-Lebanese borders for 11 months before his death.

His father, Charnchai Tichantuek, is mourning his decline, while his family, Jarung Tichantuek, said Thana had planned to return to Thailand in a month. She had urged him never to work in Israel, but he was determined, saying,” We could kill somewhere”.

However, the family residence of Kaweesak, 37, in Lam Thamenchai neighborhood, has become a centre of pain after receiving verification of the boy’s dying from the Thai consulate in Israel. His partner, Sumali Pimsri, 40, said his figure is expected to arrive in Thailand within a year.

In Buri Ram, Sulaporn Rungruang, Prayat’s girl, urged the government to quicken the relocation of his system and give compensation, as Prayat was the family’s main father. After two weeks in Thailand, Prayat, a local of the Krasang neighborhood, returned to Israel to fulfill his remaining employment contract.

Amnat Khemphet, a member of the Buri Ram Labour Office, said regulators, including authorities at Lamduan place, will coordinate with Israeli officials to practice payment requests and secure additional benefits for Prayat’s home.