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Allegation of B8bn crypto shift was well-intentioned, says Ekkapop Luangprasert

A social press activist was given an arrest warrant for supposedly making false statements about a crypto deal that the Criminal Court approved on Friday because it was related to the creator of the direct sales business The image Group, which is accused of operating a pyramid scheme.

After speaking with a witness to the police about a alleged incident that occurred before iCon founder Warathaphon” Boss Paul” Waratyaworrakul was detained, founder of the Sai Mai Tong Rod ( Survive ) Facebook page Ekkapop Luangprasert is in the limelight.

On his social media page, he also shared information about the alleged bribe-taking and crytocurrency shift.

He asserted that just one hour prior to Mr. Warathaphon’s arrest, there was proof that more than 8 billion baht had been transferred to get Ethereum. He requested that the CPPD authorities check whether the image founder had a connection to the transaction.

Although Mr. Ekkapop insisted he had good purposes to assist those who had fallen prey to the direct sales company, authorities after refuted his statements as misleading.

Mr Warathaphon, 41, was remanded in custody last month along with 17 different defendants, including artists, on charges of common scams and inputting phony information into a computer program. All have denied the claims.

The Technology Crime Suppression Division’s officers requested an order on Friday evening to grant Mr. Ekkapop’s arrest warrant because he had violated the Computer Crime Act.

Mr Ekkapop, a former adviser to Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, told investigators that he was not aware of the permit. In any case, he said,” He was going to report to authorities authorities.”

He claimed that his actions were intended for the general public, noting that he had never met any logo managers.

He claimed that the arrest warrant was unimportant and that fairness may be served by police. If he is detained, he has prepared resources for his attorney to deposit as loan guarantee.

Mr Ekkaphop, a rescue charity, founded the Instagram page with eight companions in 2019 to help people in need in Sai Mai city of Bangkok. Since then, it has gained notoriety in the city and beyond as a catalyst for disaster preparedness and closing the gap between the police and the general public. The site has almost 110, 000 followers. ( Story continues below )

On October 18, officers escort Waraphon” Boss Paul” Waratyaworrakul, the founder and CEO of The image Group, from the Central Investigation Bureau to the Bangkok Criminal Court. ( Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut )

Detention extended

In a associated growth, the Criminal Court on Friday approved the Department of Special Investigation’s ask to hold the 18 image suspects for another 12 weeks.

Under the rules, suspects may be detained for seven 12-day times, or 84 days in total, before officers have to fully tap costs.

The defendants were not present at the court.

Financial transactions and other types of data were the subject of DSI authorities ‘ requests to question 4, 500 additional prosecution witnesses and 400 additional suspects ‘ testimony.

The investigators opposed bail, claiming that the charges imposed severe penalties and that about 9, 000 victims had lost an estimated$ 2.95 billion baht as a result. The suspects even posed a journey danger, they said.

Additionally, investigators have brought in extra charges for operating a direct sales company without authorization, borrowing money in a deceptive method, and persuading customers to visit a direct-sales system by promising benefits based on the number of new hires they employ, and running a direct sales system without authorization.

Even in prison is Kritanong Suwannawong, who was acting on behalf of 89 sign patients. She allegedly extorted money from Mr. Warathaphon while also allegedly stealing 20 % of the profits from the scam patients.

Officials in southern provinces are still on the lookout for flood.

Thailand’s southwestern area is experiencing heavier rainfall until at least Saturday, after a downpour that left the province’s Phatthalung province municipality under on Friday morning.

The Gulf of Thailand regions along the coast, including Chumphon and Narathiwat, and Prachuap Khiri Khan, are experiencing more rainfall until Saturday, or perhaps more, according to a report from the Meteorological Department on Friday.

Ranong, Phangnga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang and Satun regions on the Andaman beach will also be impacted by the weather, the agency added.

Officials have been keeping an eye on flooding in areas along the coast after they’ve already experienced large downpours since Tuesday.

The most rain fell in Phatthalung on Thursday, according to the Hazard Prevention and Mitigation Department. Some places in the towns of Muang, Kongra, and Sri Nakarin were submerged in rain, causing traffic jams in the morning.

Island off the east coast has a visitor boom.

At least 10 boats are scheduled to visit Koh Samui in Surat Thani until the following month, and there are two cruise ships carrying more than 2, 000 visitors.

On Friday, the popular beach island’s Nathon wharf in tambon sa Thong welcomed 1, 924 foreign tourists to the US-based Holland America Line’s MS Noordam.

The MS Seven Seas Explorer, a dispatch owned by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings in the United States, made its second shore journey with 750 guests.

The environment became lively as visitors arrived, with over 100 cars — cars, buses and trucks — provided for their one-day vacation.

Nittharat Wanitcharoen, director of Tourism Authority of Thailand’s ( TAT ) Koh Samui office, said 10 cruise ships are scheduled to visit from mid-November to next month, bringing about 7, 500 passengers to the island.

Each guest is expected to spend about 5, 000 ringgit in a day on transportation, meals and memorabilia, which may generate around 35 million ringgit in full spending, she said.

On Friday night, the team at Nathon Pier on Koh Samui greets cruise people. ( Photo: Supapong Chaolan )

A plea requesting a ban on billionaire former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from stumbling in the Pheu Thai party’s operations was rejected by the Constitutional Court on Friday.

Social heavy Thaksin, the father of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has frequently denied holding influence over the Pheu Thai party since his 2023 returning from 15 years of self-imposed captivity.

A petition requesting a ban on billionaire former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from colluding with the ruling Pheu Thai Party to destroy the democratic king was rejected by the Constitutional Court on Friday.

All nine judges agreed that the petition, filed by attorney Teerayut Suwankesorn, did not meet the judge’s conditions and parameters. Thaksin allegedly sought to sabotage the Pheu Thai king and exert control.

Additionally, the jury voted 7-2 in favor of Thaksin’s claim that his plan to use gas and other resources in the conflicting maritime area was benefiting Cambodia.

Since returning from 15 times of self-imposed banishment in 2023, Thaksin, the father of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has consistently denied having any influence on Pheu Thai.

This rejection follows the Office of the Attorney General’s ( OAG ) dismissal of Mr Teerayut’s petition, which was based on Section 49 of the charter. Anyone who is knowledgeable of such acts may appeal the lawyer common for a movement to the Constitutional Court under this section, which states that no person can exercise their rights or freedoms to destroy a democratic regime while the King is the Head of State.

Since serving a royally-commuted prison term, Thaksin, 75, has been campaigning for Pheu Thai in regional elections while making policy ideas to the state to resurrect the government’s ailing economy.

Under Thai laws, a non-party member’s existence qualifies as a breakdown. &nbsp,

Earlier this year, the mandate judge ordered the dissolution of Thailand’s largest opposition group, Move Forward, for its election plan to alter Section 112 of the Criminal Code, also known as the der guess rules. The group won the party’s general election next year, but pro-royalist and military-backed organizations that later allied with Pheu Thai prevented them from form a government.

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation ( DNP ) believes that one dugong was discovered in a seagrass meadow in Trang, which is known for having dugong sightings, which raises questions about the species ‘ survival.

Between November 13 and November 19, Hat Chao Mai National Park soldiers and officers from the DNP’s Marine National Operation Center 3 conducted the survey.

The grass meadow that runs from Yong Lam Beach to Koh Muk was the subject of the week-long survey, but only one dugong was seen during that time. The place, the statement noted, was originally known for habitat sightings.

The team also provided sarai phom pang algae and other edible seagrasses for the dugongs as seagrass cover in the area has drastically decreased, but only one of these was released throughout the week.

The group speculated that the orangutans may have moved there to seek food in the area.

More habitat deaths have been reported over the past two decades, with the number rising from one per month to three to four deaths per month, according to Asst. Prof. Thon Thamrongnawasawat, lieutenant dean of Kasetsart University’s University of Fisheries.

This month only, five dead alligators were found off the beach of Krabi, Phuket and Trang.

Local fishermen have also been negatively impacted by the loss of grass in the area’s cover, as well as the disappearance of significant catch in seagrass meadows.