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NAKHON RATCHASIMA- Thap Lan National Park has been closed to the public for three weeks, starting soon.

Suraphan Silpasuwan, the deputy provincial government, announced on Monday that the whole park was being closed for three months to make room for guards and other organizations to combat forest fires.

He claimed that while previously unspotted in the towns of Pak Thong Chai and Khon Buri, lava may still develop in the dry climate.

Thap Lan even includes the Prachin Buri province’s Na Di city.

Mr. Suraphan warned that locals who ignore the closure and enter the park to collect exotic goods like mushrooms could face legal action.

No fixed day was given for the museum’s reopening.

Authorities and local residents met on Monday to discuss the flames position and the decision to close the park.

Nearly 2 million non-vote votes were cast on Saturday for the presidents of statewide operational organizations in 47 regions.

The Office of the Election Commission released data for the polls for PAO leaders and municipal council on Saturday, according to the Office of the Election Commission’s Monday release.

In the election of PAO presidents in 47 provinces, there were 931, 290 invalid ballots, or 5.69 % of all ballots, and 1.17 million ballots in which voters ticked the no-vote box ( 7.08 % of all ballots ).

Of 27.99 million eligible voters, 16.36 million ( 58.45 % ) exercised their electoral rights.

There were also votes of municipal ministers in 76 regions.

Of 47.12 million eligible voters, 26.42 million ( 56.06 % ) cast votes. There were 1.49 million invalid ballots ( 5.63 % ) and 1.80 million no-vote ballots ( 6.81 % ).

The state of Lamphun, in the northern part of the country, had the highest voter turnout at 73.43 % for the poll of PAO leaders and provincial commissioners. The opposition candidate’s victory in local government elections gave the government’s chair its first significant win. &nbsp, &nbsp,

According to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency ( Gistda ), 57 out of the 77 provinces in Thailand were covered in risky conditions for ultrafine dust pollution on Monday morning.

Gistda reported at 8am that in 19 provinces there were red levels ( hazardous to health ) of particulate matter that was 2.5 micrometers and less than 2.5 inches in diameter ( PM2.5 ).

Over the past 24 hrs, Nong Bua Lam Phu experienced the highest dark stage of PM2.5, measuring 99.1 microgrammes per cubic meter of heat.

It was followed by Si Sa Ket (92.1µg/m³ ), Ubon Ratchathani (88.8 ), Kalasin (86.2 ), Surin ( 84.4), Buri Ram (83.6), Maha Sarakham ( 82.8 ), Sing Buri ( 81.9 ), Khon Kaen ( 81.8 ), Roi Et ( 77.1 ), Udon Thani ( 75.9 ), Bangkok ( 75.5 ), and Saraburi ( 75.5 ).

The healthy threshold is 37.5µg/m³.

Twenty regions had protected air quality. They are located in both the North and the South.

Sixteen counties had mild air quality, with PM2.5 levels ranging from 27 to 36. 5 g/m3.

In descending attempt, they were Pattani, Yala, Satun, Phatthalung, Narathiwat, Phuket, Songkhla, Trang, Lampang, Phayao, Phangnga, Ranong, Surat Thani, Chiang Rai, Chumphon and Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Good air quality was detected in Krabi ( 24 ), Lamphun ( 22.1 ), Chiang Mai ( 19.2 ) and Mae Hong Son ( 16.5 ).

Forty-four other provinces faced orange levels ( starting to affect health ) of PM2.5 ranging from 44.1 to 74.8µg/m³. They included Ayutthaya, Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Rayong and Samut Prakan.

On Monday morning, the Gistda image shows amounts of air quality in various areas in different colors.

Weeradej Pupisit, the opposition’s candidate, won the Provincial Administrative Organization ( PAO ) presidential election in Lamphun, making a significant breakthrough in local politics.

According to unofficial results, the 39-year-old member defeated four-time heavy Anusorn Wongwan of the decision Pheu Thai Party in Saturday’s competition. The goal might have wider repercussions on national politics.

The PP fielded 17 individuals in the competition for PAO leaders across 47 regions. Nonetheless, the opposition group claimed its first and only succeed in this northeastern province.

Born in Lamphun, Mr Weeradej earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Chiang Mai University. He became a member of the PP when it was still known as the Future Forward Party ( FFP ) in its early years. Before making his decision to run for regional elections, he afterwards served as party coordinator and center head.

Mr. Weeradej said his decision to run for regional elections was influenced by his desire to assist those who have problems that have been unanswered for decades.

His team primarily consisted of younger people who even seek change.

Although the PP’s democratic system was deemed ineffective in wooing older citizens, his election campaign was supported by a capable staff of assistants, including former Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat.

But, Mr Weeradej’s community is no stranger to elections, with some spectators considering the Pupisit community as a powerful political force.

Mr Weeradej’s parents, Prasert, is a past president of the Lamphun PAO and present president of the Lamphun chamber of commerce.

Anutin has a better opportunity of becoming prime minister.

Bhumjaithai ( BJT) Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul now has a better chance of becoming Thailand’s next prime minister in the next election, say some political economists, citing Bhumjaithai’s achievement in Saturday’s local elections as an indication of the group’s growing popularity.

The group performed better than expected in the primaries, as the decision Pheu Thai Party and its de facto leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, appeared to have lost their hold on various districts in the North and Northeast, which were once group strongholds.

Pheu Thai and its networks were able to secure the leadership of 16 provincial administrative organizations ( PAO ), followed closely by Bhumjaithai, the coalition partner, who seized 14 seats.

The opposition party, the People’s Party ( PP ), won only one seat in Saturday’s PAO election, despite fielding candidates in 17 provinces. Democrats picked Democrat individuals, who won three chairs, and separate candidates, who won three.

The Palang Pracharath Party ( PPRP ) won one seat, while the Chartthaipattana and Prachachat parties each won two. The Kla Dharma Party won one seat, while the United Thai Party ( UTN) Party ( UTN) Party ) won four.

On Saturday, the election was held in 47 of the nation’s 77 regions, with the illegal benefits available on Sunday.

Former prime minister Thaksin toured the nation to drum up support for candidates backed by the Pheu Thai Party before Saturday’s elections.

The work bore little results, but, as the group’s participant in Chiang Rai– which Thaksin had visited several times prior to the polls– failed to secure a chair.

Most importantly, the group only won by a little percentage in Chiang Mai, which is Thaksin’s town.

Wanwichit Boonprong, a political research analyst at Rangsit University, said the findings gave Bhumjaithai more negotiating energy ahead of the next general election.

In the future election, it may choose a different alliance partner, even if Pheu Thai manage to win the most House tickets.

If the PP is successful in capturing a sizable amount of House seats in the upcoming election, the party may also choose to support the PP, he said.

Pheu Thai will have to argue with being a simple coalition partner and supporting Mr. Anutin as the new prime minister if Bhumjaithai wins the election with the most House tickets in hand.

Olarn Thinbangtieo, a political science professor at Burapha University, shared a similar view, saying then that Bhumjaithai has a firm grasp on the Senate and the PAO in some regions, Mr Anutin’s probabilities of becoming the prime secretary are great.

As the next general election is likely to be a close competition between Pheu Thai, Bhumjaithai and the PP, Mr Anutin’s prospects will get boosted even further if it comes second, or at least minute, in the upcoming vote, he said.

The reason for this is that, while Pheu Thai is inclined to form a new partnership with either Bhumjaithai or the PP, Bhumjaithai has a very slim chance of joining forces with the PP, he said.

” Bhumjaithai’s strength is its impulse towards joining hands with traditional celebrations. However, the group’s failure is its reputation of being under the influence of de facto leader Newin Chidchob”, he said.

His odds of becoming the next prime minister will be even greater, according to Mr. Olarn, “if he could demonstrate leadership by rebranding the group and strengthening its guidelines.”

As for Thaksin, Mr Wanwichit said the original PM must reassess his position in the group due to the group’s poor surveys performance.

” Thaksin’s exceptional negotiating power is on the wane”, he said. ” Bhumjaithai, meanwhile, has tightened its grip on northeastern constituencies while expanding its political network into the North and South”.

Stithorn Thananithichot, director of the Office of Innovation for Democracy at King Prajadhipok’s Institute, however, argued Thaksin’s political power still remains, noting Pheu Thai’s victory over Bhumjaithai in Nakhon Phanom, where it managed to take back its seat from Bhumjaithai.

Tak: Security forces detained a man and seized a sizable number of computers, mobile devices, and SIM accounts related to call-center scammers in the northern county of Mae Ramat.

On Saturday, a combined group of men from the Ratchamanu Task Force, border police officers, and operational authorities established checkpoints in the Thai-Myanmar frontier areas of tambon Mae Ramat.

They stopped a Toyota pickup truck for a research and found 1, 251 mobile phones, 274 SIM cards and 19 laptops in. The driver, who was only identified by Tid, 45, claimed to have been paid 5,000 baht to pick up the items from a place by the Moei River in the district’s Bann Nam Dib Bon War community.

In the Sa Kaeo area, a border province with Cambodia, he was supposed to deliver them via a personal parcel delivery service to a person by the name Pawalee in the Watthana Nakhon area.

Col Natthakorn Ruantip, captain of the Ratchamanu Task Force supervising five of nine towns in Tak, said questions indicated the seized electronics belonged to a call-centre system based in Myawaddy, Myanmar, same Tak’s Mae Sot area.

According to Col Natthakorn,” They wanted to move their operation to the Vietnamese side, reverse Sa Kaeo.” The research is advancing toward finding additional suspects who might be involved.

Tid was taken to the Mae Ramat police stop for more interrogation.