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Local Samut Songkhram residents filed a lawsuit against Charoen Pokphand Foods ( CPF ) in Samut Songkhram, asking for compensation for the harm caused by the province’s unchecked spread of blackchin tilapia.

On Thursday, Panya Tokthong, a part of the Upper Gulf of Thailand Preservation Network and Mae Klong Community Lovers Network, led the group to the Bangkok South Civil Court to file a complaint against CPF and its nine committee members for the economic losses caused by the spread of the invasive types.

He said the team represented 1, 400 local sailors from Amphawa, Bang Khonthi and Muang regions.

According to a cause, the CPF is accused of failing to stop the blackchin fish fish, which the corporation imported from Ghana in 2010 for breeding studies in its development center in Amphawa region, from envading local waterways.

According to the lawsuit, the invasive species was first discovered in the Amphawa district in 2012 before spreading to several waterways in 13 provinces along the Gulf of Thailand coast.

According to the “polluter pays” principle, the plaintiffs requested that CPF be ordered to rehabilitate the affected waterways at their own expense.

The compensation is broken up into two parts.

The first is claimed by a network of neighborhood fish farmers, which has more than 1, 000 members, to make up for the annual income loss at a rate of 10,000 baht per rai for seven years ( 2017-2024 ).

The second is claimed by a group of about 380 local fishermen to compensate for lost income, at a rate of 500 baht per day, or 182, 500 baht per year, for seven years from 2017.

Members of both groups are also requesting an additional 50, 000 baht per person for the violation of their natural resource rights.

Both organizations demand about 2.48 billion baht in compensation.

The Lawyers Council also filed a lawsuit against 18 government organizations and their top officials for allegedly abusing their duties on behalf of 54 individual fish farmers and fishermen in front of the Central Administrative Court.

They are the Department of Fisheries, the National Fisheries Policy Committee, the Fisheries Safety and Biodiversity Committee, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, the Marine and Coastal Resources Management Policy and Planning Committee, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the National Environment Board, the National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Committee, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, the Ministry of Interior, and Ministry of Finance.

According to the source, they also requested that the organizations designate the affected area as a disaster zone so that emergency funds can be released and the CPF can start the compensation process.

Govt needs B661bn in assets

Nine rail projects, including the 357-kilometre next phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed train system, may be proposed for government approval next month, according to Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote.

All nine tasks need a full of 661 billion ringgit in opportunities, he said. Of the nine, six support double-track rail roads which require 298 billion ringgit, he added.

The six are the 285km Paknam Pho-Den Chai way, the 168km Chumphon-Surat Thani way, the 189km Surat Thani-Hat Yai way, the 308km Thanon Chira Juction-Ubon Ratchathani way, the 45km Hat Yai Junction-Padang Besar way and the 189km Denchai-Chiang Mai route.

Two more initiatives are being planned for the district additions of Bangkok’s Red Line program, which immediately require a finances of 21.6 billion ringgit, he said.

The Rangsit-Thammasat University Rangsit Campus expansion requires an expenditure of about 6.4 billion ringgit, while the Siriraj-Taling Chan-Salaya improvement needs 15.1 billion ringgit, he said.

The second phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed station program, which will be constructed from Nakhon Ratchasima to Nong Khai, is another significant rail development project, according to him, costing 341.3 billion baht.

He predicted that development will likely be finished in soon 2028 with the second phase of the high-speed teach project having called for bids later this year.

Lessons learned from the first and final phases of the project’s design work should be used to speed up the completion of the next and final stage, Surapong said.

The design of the 250km initial stage of the high-speed train project, from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima, which actually began on Dec 21, 2017, was merely 34.9 % finish, according to the latest update on the project’s established site on July 25.

Three international workers were killed as a result of the recent decline of a bridge pipe in Nakhon Ratchasima: one from Myanmar and two from China.

The three were constructing the hole when it collapsed on August 27 after a protracted period of heavy rains.

In response to reports that contaminated produce, largely from China, was being dumped into the Thai market, the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) will implement the Hold, Test, Release ( HTR ) measure to improve the effectiveness of screening imported fruit and vegetables starting next year.

Lertchai Lertvut, FDA assistant secretary-general, said that the FDA may expose the determine to expedite the process of verifying the quality and safety of imported make. If the product fails the check, an instant import restrictions will be put in place.

Results will be released within 24 hours after strange examples of imported fruit and vegetables are collected and subjected to laboratory tests. Effective logistics are necessary for the screening process to ensure that the finished product arrives at the test as quickly as possible and in perfect condition.

Mr. Lertchai added that discussions with trading partners are essential for enhancing business operations by ensuring that they can be conducted quickly and conveniently while buyers receive safe-to-eat make.

A sales restrictions may be put in place on the imported develop in question if the laboratory tests reveal contaminants with dangerous substances or herbicides.

Any produce suspected of leakage or poor quality will be pulled apart for evaluation once the HTR determine is implemented next year. It will only be made available for purchase if it passes the test.

Most polluted fruits and vegetables, in the opinion of Mr. Lertchai, contain harmful pesticides and other harmful elements.

The screen will take place at gates, with designated laboratories performing the tests.

Additionally, Mr. Lertchai mentioned that the FDA intends to expand these steps in the future to include both food and drugs.

The Thai Meteorological Department ( TMD) predicts that Super Typhoon Yagi will bring torrential rain and gusty winds to the North and upper Northeast over the weekend.

The storms is already in the northeastern South China Sea, with winds accrating to 185 kilometers per hour near the storm system’s center, according to an announcement on its website.

The storms is moving slowly west, the statement said.

The storms will go over Hainan Island in China now, before making landfall in Vietnam tomorrow, when it will begin to reduce in depth, the forecast said.

Over the weekend, the top North and Northeast does experience big rain and strong winds.

The Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand will experience heavy rain in some of the South and East today as a result of a solid easterly monsoon.

Residents of these sections are urged to be wary of flash floods and runoff by the TMD.

Sailors are also advised against cruising until Sunday due to the strong winds that can be felt in the Andaman Sea and the lower Gulf of Thailand.

In the lower Gulf of Thailand, tides are estimated to be 1-2 feet high.

Chiang Rai and Nan may experience more display floods, according to Somkuan Tonjan, chairman of the Weather Forecast Division.

There is a great chance of more weighty rains in Trat on Friday, according to The Rain Monitoring War Room.

The Upper Northeast does experience heavy rain from Sept 9 through Sept 12, while the North may experience heavy rain from Sept 8 through Sept 12 and the Upper Northeast does experience heavy rain from Sept 8 through Sept 12.

In Ayutthaya, storms have been reported in Sena, Bang Ban, Phak Hai, Bang Sai, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Bang Pa-in and Bang Pahan towns, affecting 71 tambons and 10, 028 homes.

Flood analysis data on Wednesday showed storms have affected a total of 749, 511 ray across Thailand, including 355, 255 ray of grain fields, with an estimated economic impact of 1.6 billion ringgit.

The northern region’s regions are the most severely affected by the floods, followed by the northeast and northern regions, according to the conflict area.

The Royal Thai Army has refuted claims made by an opposition party in parliament that the organization purchased disaster boxes for inflated prices.

The People’s Party ( PP ) raised the accusation earlier this week during the national budget expenditure bill’s scrutiny phase.

The army was accused of spending an unusually large portion of its resources on the purchase of approximately 10,000 disaster trays above the market price.

Col Richa Suksuwanon, a deputy spokeswoman for the military, yesterday said the food boxes purchased in a purchasing job using the fiscal year 2024 resources were made of SUS 304 food-grade metal steel, about 0.8 millimetres wet.

He claimed that the plates are long-lasting and can be used repeatedly, adding that each can be used three times per day.

The lowest rate quoted by the winning company in an e-bidding approach was 520 ringgit every, he said.

The winning rate was almost on par with how much two major cutlery manufacturers, Zebra and Seagull, demand for related trays at a discount, according to the lieutenant official.

Zebra’s standard rate for a comparable food basket is 650 baht every, whereas the agency’s promotional value is 515 baht, he said. With Seagull, the regular price for a similar holder is 619 rmb, while the discounted rate is 520 ringgit, he said.

Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, a PP record MP, claimed during Tuesday’s argument that the army may have opted for boxes that were available for a wholesale cost of 360–380 ringgit apiece.

Col Richa refuted the state, saying such charges were for boxes made of lower-grade metal steel just 0.5mm in diameter.

He claimed that thinner-plastic plates are not strong enough to be used as food containers or tough enough to last a long time.

Mr. Wiroj, who has previously expressed disapproval of the defense budget, insisted that the defense budget’s 1.5 million baht reduction was justified by the mess boxes ‘ price alone. The following macroeconomic season will start the following month.

The business that won the bid to provide food plates to the army may not be able to develop stainless steel kitchenware under the terms of the MP’s opinion.

He had cause to believe that the success of the pay may have purchased the plates from a well-known flatware producer and sold them to the army.

Under Pheu Thai, skeptics ‘ opinions on tidy relations between politicians and companies are unlikely to change, according to platform speakers.

A Bangkok community heard on Thursday that the Pheu Thai-led government’s financial policies favor large corporations over the general public’s.

According to a teacher from Thammasat University’s economics department, Thai institutions and large companies have long had near ties.

According to him, firms profit from their connections to powerful state figures to gain benefits. Monopolies are bad for the entire business, leading to low production performance and a lack of fresh goods, he added.

He noted that the government’s small and medium-sized enterprises are dying, and they cannot engage in terms of production capacity with other countries.

He suggested that the democratic system be altered to better serve the interests of the electorate.

Witoon Lianchamroon, leader of Biothai, stated to the audience that the nation’s system of government is incredibly centralized and closely linked to big businesses. Several board members of significant corporations spent the majority of their jobs in the government sector.

Despite some changes in government, conglomerates remain, and small business users are excluded from the business. The flow of cheap goods from China is worsening the difficulty, he added.

Mr Witoon also criticised the president’s drinking policy and its casino-entertainment difficult plan, saying these initiatives would mostly benefit large investors.

He claimed that unless the state ensures that the money is spent on smaller companies, it will end up in the coffers of big corporations in light of the digital wallet handbook designed to stimulate the market.

Employee representative from the Social Security Board Sattharam Thambuddee criticized social security board policies that do n’t make sense.

He claimed that while subsidies increased taxes on shareholders by over 200 billion ringgit, the return on investment was thought to be half that amount.

However, successive governments have lacked the political will to push for better security benefits for the government, he added.