Drones to help ageing farmers

The Department of Agriculture is encouraging the use of aircraft technology to assist the country’s aging producers.

Speaking during a conference on” Professional Farming Drone under Academic Principle and Laws” organised on Wednesday by the office and planting companies, Pongthai Thaiyotin, the district’s deputy captain, said that the agricultural industry plays a major role in the country’s economic growth.

Thailand has 150 million ray of farm, with over 7 million gardening people, he said. Their average period is around 57, and he added that the figure is expected to rise to 65 by the upcoming generation. Due to this demographic trend, there is a need for agricultural services, particularly chemical spraying aircraft service, he noted.

” Drone technology will be more important in the farming industry. However, there is no set standard for the service, so he said the department has collaborated with partners to create the best practices for the best outcomes.

The department has released a checklist for using drones to spray pesticides. The guidebook is intended to assist drone operators in developing the skills and best practices for chemical use on farmland, according to the department.

Additionally, the department has introduced identification cards for providers of drone services to verify standards and evidence that they have completed training.

Kelly Stange, consultant to the US Embassy in Thailand’s agricultural sector, told the audience that drone technology is a “great innovation” for helping farmers to reduce the cost of investment, higher crop production and proper use of chemicals with less impact on the environment.

” We hope to see further development of drone technology through our cooperative partners,” she said.

According to Chortip Salayapong, director of the Plant Protection Research and Development Office, using drones effectively in farming would lessen environmental effects and improve safety for users and communities.

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Medical Council questions hospital on Thaksin’s illness

The doctors who are allegedly involved in treating a former prime minister who has been imprisoned are the focus of the ethics research.

Thaksin Shinawatra wears a face mask and a neck brace while visiting his home province of Chiang Mai on March 15, a month after he was discharged from Police General Hospital. (Photo supplied)
One month after being released from Police General Hospital, Thaksin Shinawatra travels to his native state of Chiang Mai wearing a face face and a chest prepare. ( Photo supplied )

Thailand’s Medical Council is requesting detailed information from Police General Hospital regarding Thaksin Shinawatra‘s condition, therapy, and extended stay there instead of prison.

In response to claims that favors had been made to allow the original leading to remain at the doctor, a subcommittee led by Dr. Amorn Leelarasamee, a former committee president, is conducting an honest investigation.

The sub-committee, which is seeking to establish whether health professionals breached any honest guidelines, apparently sent a written need to the director-general of the doctor on Monday.

It demanded information about Thaksin’s entrance and treatment, all medical professionals who treated him, their statements about the treatment, and all accredited documentation regarding his treatment for six months, beginning on January 1st, 2018.

It requested that the data be made available by January 15.

Democratic activists gathered on Wednesday at the National Anti-Corruption Commission’s headquarters to demand that it finish its investigation into Thaksin’s expanded clinic stay within the next three months.

They refute earlier claims that Thaksin’s health was brittle and that he appeared healthy and engaged in activities like golf and traveling shortly after leaving the hospital.

Thaksin paid all the expenses for his six-month remain, including a VIP room on the patient’s 14th surface that cost 8, 500 ringgit a day, a parliamentary commission was told next month.

Thaksin, who graduated from the Police Academy and worked at the Metropolitan Police Bureau before turning to business and then to elections, &nbsp, returned to the state on Aug&nbsp, 22 last year after 15 years in self-imposed captivity.

He was taken to the Supreme Court that evening, where he received a sentence of eight years in prison for violating the constitution and having conflicts of interest while serving as prime minister earlier to 2006. Following the royal mercy, the sentence was afterwards reduced to a year.

Doctors at Bangkok Remand Prison decided that he should be transferred to the hospital because he had neck pain, hypertension, and lower blood oxygen levels on his first evening there.

Thaksin, 75, was legally permitted to get treatment outside captivity for&nbsp, 120 days, but the Department of Corrections allowed him to maintain his hospital stay for 180 days, saying that problems in prison was threaten his career.

On the grounds that he was elderly and seriously ill, he was released from the hospital on February 18. When he arrived home, and on a few occasions over the course of the following month, he was seen wearing a neck brace and a sling on one arm.

Since then, however, he has been highly active, travelling around the country and campaigning enthusiastically for the Pheu Thai Party that is nominally headed by his daughter, the prime minister.

The former prime minister’s one-year prison term was officially overturned on August 31 of this year.

Thaksin Shinawatra is seen with then prime minister Srettha Thavisin, left, and former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat, who is also his brother-in-law, having dinner at Ban Green Valley in Mae Rim district, Chiang Mai, on March 15. (Photo supplied)

Thaksin Shinawatra has dinner with then-prime minister Srettha Thavisin ( left ) and former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat, who is also his brother-in-law, at Ban Green Valley in Mae Rim district of Chiang Mai on March 15 this year. ( Photo supplied )

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Myanmar minister pushes election plan

According to the Bangkok meeting, the military dictatorship is available to inviting foreign ballot observers.

Myanmar’s army-appointed Foreign Minister Than Swe attends a six-country informal consultation in Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs via Reuters)
Myanmar’s army-appointed Foreign Minister Than Swe attends a six-country casual conversation in Bangkok on Thursday. ( Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs via Reuters )

In the midst of an escalating civil war, including the potential invitation of unusual surveys observers, the foreign secretary of Myanmar gave information to neighboring nations on plans to hold elections next year, according to Thai officials ‘ reports on Thursday.

Thailand is holding two distinct local discussions on Myanmar in Bangkok this year, the first of which will feature members of the war-torn nation’s five neighbors, including China, Bangladesh, and India, followed by one for some members of the Asian regional bloc on Friday.

In Thursday’s meet, Foreign Minister Than Swe outlined a political strategy and development on election procedures, including a community survey and register of 53 political parties, said Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa.

” He said there is an intention to invite foreign (election ) observers, such as from neighbouring countries”, Mr Maris told reporters, referring to Than Swe and providing details of a rare explanation to the international community by the Myanmar junta.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, Myanmar has experienced unrest because its military overthrew a civilian government and resisted pro-democracy protests, triggering a strong, global military rebellion.

The coup is pushing to hold an election in 2025 despite being battered on numerous frontlines, contending with a collapsing economy, and having lots of political parties banned, an exercise that has been extensively derided as a fake by its detractors.

The effect of Myanmar’s neighborhood to the regime’s election strategy was “positive overall”, said Nikorndej Balankura, spokeswoman for the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, adding that all countries wanted a sharp answer to the issue.

According to him,” the foreign minister of Myanmar stated that it has an open doorway for equitable political dialogue.”

The Asean Five Point Consensus peace plan will be a central component of local efforts to end the conflict, according to Thai authorities, despite Myanmar’s neighbors ‘ calls for ongoing ties with the coup.

A group of Asean people, including recent head Laos, Thailand and Malaysia, which will get over the bloc’s chairman in 2025, may meet in Bangkok on Friday.

” Tomorrow’s discussion will be a discussion at the Asean level”, Mr Maris said,” Laos is chair and I will report to the meeting the result of this meeting”.

Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra has been roped in as Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s personal adviser. Shinawatra will take over the bloc in the following year.

Thaksin, the father of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, previously sought a mediation role in the Myanmar conflict but was rebuffed, Thai media reported earlier this year.

According to Dulyapak Preecharush, a professor of Southeast Asian studies at Thammasat University, Thailand is trying to gain more traction with regional diplomacy in Myanmar.

He continued,” Thailand has been trying to draw these nations that are affected by the Myanmar civil war to talk together.”” This will be a test for Thailand as a host,” he said.

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Gunman kills self after gunning down 2

Police searched the house where the 30-year-old shooter was hiding after killing two people in Bueng Kan on Thursday. (Screenshot from Sawang Wilai Bueng Kan's Facebook)
Officers searched the Bueng Kan home where the 30-year-old gunman was hiding after the fatal shooting of two individuals on Thursday. ( Screenshot from Sawang Wilai Bueng Kan’s Facebook )

In this northern state on Thursday, a person tragically shot himself after killing two people.

Two bodies were discovered in the Phon Charoen district’s tambon Nong Hua Chang at 12.50pm when Don Ya Nang officers were called to the scene. Two people, including a recovery employer, were injured.

According to reports, the assailant appeared to be under the influence of drugs, shooting arbitrarily, and the two sufferers were passers-by.

The gunman, later identified as 30-year-old Sakkarin Singto, fled the scene after the murders. More than 30 police officials searched for him while he was unharmed.

Sakkarin was reportedly taking his own life at 1 p.m. at his house, where he had been hiding after firing several shots at the soldiers.

Officials were investigating the event.

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One Thai killed, three injured in Vanuatu earthquake

A drone view shows a collapsed building in the aftermath of a strong earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu, on Tuesday. (Photo: Jeremy Ellison via Reuters)
A drone view shows a fell tower in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu, on Tuesday. ( Photo: Jeremy Ellison via Reuters )

According to Foreign Affairs Ministry official Nikorndej Balankura, a Thai national was killed and three people were hurt on Tuesday in Vanuatu, Pacific Island, in a 7.3 % disaster. &nbsp,

The&nbsp, strong disaster occurred about 30 miles from the investment, Port Vila, and was followed by a 5.5-magnitude tremor, causing severe damage to the region.

One Thai man was reported dead in the event, while three people sustained minor wounds, with their problems improving, the official said.

The Royal Thai Embassy in Canberra, Australia, accountable for the area, has contacted member of the Thai society and the Customs Office to tell the patients ‘ people.

About 40 Thai citizens live in Vanuatu, with some having now returned to Thailand. &nbsp,

No food or water shortages have been reported, and the ambassador will continue to assist the area, according to Mr. Nikorndej.

Vanuatu disaster on Tuesday. ( Image: United States Geological Survey )

Vanuatu disaster on Tuesday. ( Image: United States Geological Survey )

According to the National Disaster Management office, there were 14 proved fatalities, of which four occurred in a collapsed building, and an increase in deaths was anticipated.

More than 200 people were injured, authorities said, and screening houses were set up outside Port Vila’s clinics to maintain the flow of clients.

The United Nations ( UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimated 116, 000 people, around one-third of the country’s population, had been affected by the earthquake.

According to Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Australia will assist Vanuatu in restoring operations to Port Vila’s international airports, which has been closed to commercial flights as a result of the damage.

” More support will be provided where possible, ahead of the aircraft reopening”, Wong said in a blog on X, previously Online.

Around 150 American citizens stayed immediately on the two aircraft that assisted them, according to Wong.

The tropical beach state, which is situated on the seismically effective” Pacific Ring of Fire,” is ranked among the world’s most vulnerable for extreme weather and natural disasters.

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Malaysian, Thai wife arrested for investment scams

Police arrest a Malaysian man and his Thai wife, whose faces were blurred by police, in Sadao district, Songkhla, on Thursday. (Photo: Central Investigation Bureau)
Police arrest a Malay man and his Thai woman, whose eyes were blurred by officers, in Sadao city, Songkhla, on Thursday. ( Photo: Central Investigation Bureau )

In Songkhla, a Malaysian man and his Thai partner were detained on suspicion of engaging in funding fraud using phony smart applications, causing total damage worth 800 million baht.

The Central Investigation Bureau ( CIB ) made the announcement on Thursday that Lim Chin, 38, and his wife Saowalak had been detained while crossing the border from Malaysia to Songkhla’s Sadao district.

Following numerous complaints about funding schemes promoted through Facebook posts featuring pictures of well-known stocks gurus, the border checkpoint in Sadao was set up. Victims were lured into using fake apps named” Nicshare” and” ComonApps”, receiving returns only initially, according to the bureau.

More than 50 patients were identified by the CIB, who apparently lost an estimated 800 million baht in the scams overall.

Other Thais and foreigners were also a part of the purchase con group, and their financial dealings totaled about 5 billion ringgit. The CIB elicited warrants to arrest about 50 suspects connected to the hoax system over the past several months.

The Indonesian suspect was a group leader, according to the report, and he and his spouse facilitated the establishment of businesses that would open animal bank accounts, which were then sold to parties in Southeast Asian countries.

These animal accounts were linked to call fraud centres, online gaming networks and other illegal activities, the CIB said.

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Police profile transgender individuals in Phuket to boost safety

Officials collect the profiles of transgender people at an entertainment place on Bangla Road in Phuket at 1am on Thursday. (Photo: Patong police station)
At a party on Bangla Road in Phuket on Thursday at 1 a.m., officials collect the information of trans individuals. ( Photo: Patong police station )

PHUKET — To improve public health, authorities are keeping track of the identities of transgender employees employed in a well-known entertainment district of this well-known tourist destination.

This is being carried out along Bangla Road, close to Patong Beach, by local authorities and operational representatives.

The program aims to reduce tourist-related battles while encouraging visitors to work as informants for crime reduction in the area, according to Pol Col Chalermchai Hernsawat, captain of the Patong authorities station.

The report registration process started a few days ago and continued until early on Thursday morning along Bangla Road, a bustling area of restaurants and hotels.

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EC downplays fears of poll interference

Ittiporn Boonpracong
Ittiporn Boonpracong

The Election Commission (EC ) has downplayed concerns that powerful political families may be influencing the upcoming Provincial Administrative Organization ( PAO ) chairman and council elections.

EC chairmanIttiporn Boonpracongsought to allay fears as candidacy registration begins on Thursday and runs nationwide until next Monday.

Four to five days before PAO votes, the commission normally sends investigators to regions. In order to keep things calm and buy during the elections, authorities will also build rapid-response units. These units will be based on the provincial safety assessment. If needed, officers from local police stations will meet the patrols.

Prior to and during an earlier by-election in Chumphon state, officers were given surveillance duties, and police were dispatched reinforcements from neighboring provinces.

” Maintaining get depends on the circumstances in each state. To maintain a clean political process, the EC collaborates closely with local police, according to Mr. Ittiporn.

He emphasised that preventing and addressing election scam is generally the EC’s duty, carried out through its established methods. When asked about further measures in regions where powerful people are involved in social issues, Mr. Ittiporn assured the people that the EC is prepared to deal with these issues. He continued,” Local election officials work effectively with relevant companies to run good and trouble-free votes.”

” This is always a concern for the EC”, he said.

The EC president praised the agency’s effective collaboration with provincial governors and local authorities in keeping the environment purchase.

New crime involving prominent families occurred in Prachin Buri, where Chaimet Sitsanitpong, a provincial government representative, was shot dead following an explanation with Soonthorn Vilawan, his adoptive parents and PAO president, who had earlier announced his retirement.

Mr. Soonthorn, a part of the Bhumjaithai Party and the son of former deputy minister of education Kanokwan Vilawan, has been taken into custody for questioning in connection with the firing. He is among six offenders.

Studies suggest the crime may have stemmed from a political issue, as Chaimet supported his family, Napaphat Anchasanichamon, to work for Prachin Buri PAO key under the Pheu Thai Party symbol.

Following her father’s passing, Ms. Napaphat immediately withdrew from the race, but she afterwards made the decision to run for president under the Pheu Thai Party.

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Election Commission downplays fears of poll interference

Ittiporn Boonpracong
Ittiporn Boonpracong

The Election Commission (EC ) has downplayed concerns about political interference by powerful political families in the upcoming Provincial Administrative Organization ( PAO ) chairman and council elections.

EC chairmanIttiporn Boonpracongsought to allay fears as candidacy registration begins on Thursday and runs nationwide until next Monday.

Four to five days before PAO votes, the commission normally sends investigators to regions. In order to keep things calm and buy during the elections, authorities will also build rapid-response units. The size of these models will depend on the provincial safety assessment. If needed, officers from local police stations will meet the patrols.

Prior to and during an earlier by-election in Chumphon state, police were given surveillance duties and were dispatched with reinforcements from neighboring provinces.

The status of purchase is determined by the circumstances in each county. The EC and local police work closely together to make sure a soft electoral process, according to Mr. Ittiporn.

He emphasised that preventing and addressing election scam is generally the EC’s duty, carried out through its established methods. When asked about further measures in regions where powerful people are involved in social issues, Mr. Ittiporn assured the people that the EC is prepared to deal with these issues. He continued,” Local election authorities work effectively with relevant companies to run good and trouble-free votes.”

” This is always a concern for the EC”, he said.

The EC chair praised the commission’s effective collaboration with local authorities and provincial governors in preserving order.

New crime involving prominent families occurred in Prachin Buri, where Chaimet Sitsanitpong, a provincial government representative, was shot dead following an explanation with Soonthorn Vilawan, his adoptive parents and PAO president, who had earlier announced his retirement.

In connection with the firing, Mr. Soonthorn, a part of the Bhumjaithai Party and the son of former deputy minister of education, was taken into custody for questioning. He is among six defendants.

Studies suggest the crime may have stemmed from a political issue, as Chaimet supported his family, Napaphat Anchasanichamon, to work for Prachin Buri PAO key under the Pheu Thai Party symbol.

Following her father’s passing, Ms. Napaphat immediately withdrew from the race, but she afterwards made the decision to run for president under the Pheu Thai Party.

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Talks continue over withdrawal of Red Wa

Lt Gen Kittipong Jamsuwan
Lt Gen Kittipong Jamsuwan

According to the 3rd Army Region commander, negotiations regarding the troop withdrawal from Thai territory are ongoing with Myanmar’s United Wa State Army ( UWSA ), also known as the Red Wa Army.

CommanderLt Gen Kittipong Jamsuwanissued a statement on the Red Wa Army issue in Phitsanulok during an event focused on improving the skills and operational capabilities of authorities responsible for border security development projects.

The National Security Council ( NSC ) outlined security development strategies for 2023-2020 in its recommendations for the event.

The potential improvement program aims to give employees and organizations the understanding needed to properly plan for security and incorporate it into statewide development plans to achieve tangible results. Lt. Gen. Kittipong reiterated during the celebration that military action is only a last resort in the 3rd Army Region.

” Problems exist worldwide. There’s no need to intensify them unnecessarily”, he said.

Negotiations are continuing at various levels, leaving space for calm resolutions, the commander added. He was presumably speaking of the Red Wa Army conflict.

Lt. Gen. Kittipong clarified that the Red Wa Army had a set day before responding to the army removal request on Wednesday. Thailand’s forces are constantly on top alert and are now preparing for regular annual training exercises, including moving troops and gear to training locations.

On December 16, a Facebook page called Wa News Land denied reports that the Southern Wa Army, the United Wa State Army, or the United Wa Army, had agreed to withdraw forces from seven disputed places along the Thai-Myanmar frontier in the next three to four months.

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