Police colonel caught cheating in exam for administrative court judges

Officer may experience a significant cost in the investigation.

Supervisors screen exam takers hoping to become new Administrative Court judges before entering the test centre at Thammasat University Rangsit campus in Pathumthani province on Saturday. (Photo: Thammasat Testing Centre Facebook account)
Before entering the Thammasat University Rangsit school in Pathumthani state on Saturday, directors screen test buyers who want to work as new Administrative Court courts. ( Photo: Thammasat Testing Centre Facebook page )

A senior police officer was discovered cheating on an unpaid examination that the &nbsp, Administrative Court held to elect new magistrates.

The agent, whose name was never made public, admitted to sneaking pages containing information about key laws into the Thammasat University Rangsit school in Pathum Thani state on Saturday.

The school was chosen as the place for the interview that day to choose new magistrates for the Administrative Court of First Instance. Central and provincial authorities are housed within the First Instance Administrative Court. &nbsp,

The test keeper was discovered by the judges who ran the room where he was sat looking at the documents and using it to answer queries in the test, it added.

In a brief video clip, a officer instructed him to” stop taking the test now.” Additionally, the A4-size print, which the officer illegally entered the room, was shown on numerous pages in the video.

The officer was told to leave the room as soon as possible for questioning by directors, and another Phathum Thani courts and police officers were summoned to meet the investigation.

According to police spokeswoman Pol Lt Gen Achayon Kraithong, the official admitted to wrongdoing during the interview in a written statement on Monday.

He is a police commander serving as the operational division’s deputy chief at the Provincial Police Region 8 in Phuket state, according to the Royal Thai Police, who merely identified him. Additionally, he had been given the support of the Nakhon Si Thammarat provincial office of the Internal Security Operations Command ( Isoc ) Region 4.

According to the official, Provincial Police Region 8 was given the order from federal police chief Pol Gen Kittharath Punpetch to investigate the case. If the captain is found guilty in an investigation, he could be suspended from work or even temporarily removed from the police force. According to the official, cheating on exams is regarded as a severe disciplinary offence.

The captain will also be looked into for the reasons behind his momentary move to the Isoc company and whether he had requested written permission to leave the office to take the test.

Exam that is healthy

The court acknowledged that the Saturday evaluation was never leaked prior to the exam’s start time. The cheating police’s papers were not the exam’s solutions, as they merely contained information on a number of laws that could be used to aid in answering the questions, the statement continued.

Only a few days before the check begins, the exam’s creators create the test questions. Therefore, all communication channels are disabled and they are prevented from leaving the room.

The judge stated that it is difficult for the questions on the exam to be made public to outsiders.

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Dentists ask police to arrest violent German patient

accused of attacking many dentists and causing damage to equipment

Staff at a dental clinic in a shopping mall in Korat confront the violent German man last Friday evening. (Photo supplied)
Last Friday night, a medical assistant at a dental office in a Korat shopping mall confronted the violent German patient. ( Photo provided )

A local physician organization has once more requested officers to detain a German man they claim has repeatedly assaulted and damaged their products. &nbsp,

Spokesman Wiwat Chatwongwan accompanied different doctors who claimed they had been attacked to lodge a complaint at Muang Nakhon Ratchasima officers train on Monday.

Mr. Wiwat argued that the world desired that the 41-year-old European national be brought before the police for legal action.

They claim that since November of last year, the person has attacked several doctors in Muang region clinics.

Dental professionals filed a police problem in November, but the analysis did not make any progress. The man had reportedly attacked some additional dentists in their clinics in the interim, according to Mr. Wiwat.

” Citizens in Muang District’s medical offices are afraid. The world has urged medical offices all over Nakhon Ratchasima to keep an eye on this dangerous man, he said.

The accused boy’s first visit to a dental office on the Mitraparp Highway in tambon Jor Hor of the Muang area on the evening of November 30th, 2013, was captured on security devices.

The man ran up to the second floor, punched a hole in the female dentist’s operation, and opened it after seeing the physician, returning to the earth ground, and appearing agitated. Before leaving, he entered the doctor’s office, bit her lips, and struck her head against a roof before leaving.

The girl was terrified and was still too frightened to leave the doctor, according to Mr. Wiwat.

The most recent incident occurred at 5.34pm last Friday at another medical office, this one in a store in the Muang district.

The exact man began yelling at a person dentist’s office as she entered. The terrified physician eluded the audience.

According to Mr. Wiwat, the same foreigner had publicly expressed his ire at different dental offices, broken equipment, and threatened to harm the lives of dentists on social media and in person.

The man and his Thai family resided in tambon Don Chompu in the Non Sung district, according to the Nakhon Ratchasima Dental Society representative.

According to Mr. Wiwat’s woman, the boy’s woman claimed that her father had lost his job in Germany and had psychological problems before moving to Thailand and finally settling with her. She claimed that he was not receiving medical attention but did apply marijuana.

Mr. Wiwat requested that the person stop launching attacks on dentists and request that police intervene.

He should either be receiving appropriate care or be confined to avoid disrupting world. Dental professionals are currently being threatened, both physically and mentally, and they don’t think secure, according to Mr. Wiwat.

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UK tourist killed by fire aboard dive boat off Koh Tao

Smoke rises from the burning dive boat David Johne in the sea off Koh Tao in Surat Thani province on Sunday. A British woman died in the flames. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)
On Sunday, the diving ship David Johne is slammed into the water off Koh Tao in Surat Thani state, where it is a source of dust. A European female passed away in the lights. ( Photo: Supapong Chaolan )

A European woman died on Sunday in a fire aboard a jumping ship off Koh Tao, according to reports. She was believed to have been encased inside the lavatory at the time the incident started. &nbsp,

Alexandra Clarke, 26, a European tourists, was killed in a blaze that started on the dive boat David Johne around 10am, according to Surat Thani police chief Pol Maj Gen Sermphan Sirikhong.

It was 22 people traveling from Koh Tao to the Southwest Pinnacle, a well-known dive site located nine kilometers away from the beach area, with diver instructors, scuba instructors, and vessel crew.

The American tourist was unknown for when the people were saved by being transferred to other ships, according to Pol Maj Gen Sermphan. Eventually, her body was discovered on the boat that had been engulfed in flames. He claimed that immediately before the fire started, she was seen using the restroom.

The incident started when a team member whose name was Tae, 48, was filling air tanks for fishermen ‘ use, he claimed.

The vessel was towed back to the island for forensic analysis to determine the person’s death and the fire, according to Pol Maj Gen Sermphan. &nbsp,

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Detour opens around Rama II expressway collapse site

An aerial view of the single-lane detour opened around the collapse site on Monday morning, enabling inbound motorists to access the Dao Khanong toll plaza. (Photo: Expressway Authority of Thailand)
On Monday night, an underwater view of the single-lane excursion was opened around the decline site, enabling email vehicles to enter the Dao Khanong burden square. ( Photo: Thailand Expressway Authority )

The Expressway Authority of Thailand ( Exat ) has made a brief detour around the scene of the Saturday’s collapse on inbound Rama II Road, allowing traffickers to access the Chalerm Maha Nakhon expressway through the Dao Khanong toll plaza.

Exat reported that the two-lane excursion was first introduced at 6am on Monday. &nbsp,

When an road frame being erected&nbsp, above the slope collapsed early on Saturday night, the Dao Khanong slope of the Chalerm Maha Nakhon road was completely blocked by dust.

Within seven times, Exat said it would finish removing the dirt and that it would fully reopen outbound access to the Dao Khanong burden plaza.

Because a portion of the raised slope was hit by the falling frame and also fell to the ground, it will take about 30 days to reopen the outgoing freeway ramp to Dao Khanong.

Exat claimed that the wreckage removal was 75 % finished as of Monday.

The collapse occurred on a portion of the Rama III-Dao Khanong-Bangkok Outer Western Ring Road road, which was being constructed above portions of the Chalerm Maha Nakhon Expressway and Rama II Road. Italian-Thai Development Plc and Vichitbhan Construction Co. are the cooperative ventures ITD-VCB.

On Sunday, officials in Chom Thong region, Bangkok, manage the removal of particles from the freeway collapse site close to the Dao Khanong burden plaza. ( Photo: Apichart Jinakul )

On Sunday, officials in Chom Thong region, Bangkok, manage the removal of particles from the freeway collapse site close to the Dao Khanong burden plaza. ( Photo: Apichart Jinakul )

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Kiakkai Bridge fast-tracked to 2026

A view of the Kiakkai Bridge, which is being built over the Chao Phraya River near the Kiakkai intersection in Bangkok's Dusit district. BMA aims to complete it by 2026. Pornprom Satrabhaya
A watch of the newly constructed Kiakkai Bridge, which crosses the Chao Phraya River near the Kiakkai crossing in Bangkok’s Dusit area. BMA hopes to finish it by 2026. Satrabhaya of Pornprom

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( BMA ) is accelerating the completion of the Kiakkai Bridge over the Chao Phraya River with the goal of completing it by 2026.

Tawatchai Napasaksri, the chairman of the BMA’s Public Works Department, provided an upgrade on bridge jobs that fall under the BMA’s purview. These are included in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region ( BMR ) master plan for bridges across the Chao Phraya. The Kiakkai Bridge initiative, which is located near the Kiakkai crossing in Bangkok’s Dusit region, is one of them.

According to Mr. Tawatchai, the task is broken up into three phases. On the Thon Buri side of the river, an increased road and a road are being constructed. The base work is currently in progress, with completion expected in November of next year. However, work is stalled in line with routine as a result of delays in land acquisition, which prevents contractors from getting to specific places.

The bridge’s body and its access ramps, which are currently 33.2 % finished, are in focus during the second phase. It is anticipated to get finished in December of next year. Additionally, a tower crane is being used to help the pier head’s reinforcement work and the bony bridge’s assembly.

The Chao Phraya, which runs from the valley to the Saphan Daeng crossing, includes an increased road and a footpath on the Phra Nakhon area. The commission’s approval for a budget allocation is pending at this stage.

The Public Works Department is looking into ways to address customers issues as a result of the cancellation of plans to construct bridge between Chan and Charoen Nakhon and Lat Ya to Maha Phruttharam according to viability concerns.

The BMA had to conduct an additional environmental impact assessment ( EIA ) for the Chan–Charoen Nakhon bridge project due to a number of obstacles. The construction program was also opposed by people. However, the Lat Ya–Maha Phruttharam gate was constrained by area because of the growth of tall buildings like Taksin Hospital and improvements in public system, like the BTS Gold Line.

Moreover, public criticism and many historic locations within a 1 km circle, including Wat Thong Noppakhun, Wat Thong Thammachat, and Masjid Saifee, all contributed to the project’s withdrawal.

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Coalition talks tactics over dinner

PM has his second House hearing.

Sorawong: Wants it over by Wednesday
Sorawong: wishes to have it finished by Wednesday.

Hospitality and Sports Minister Sorawong Thienthong announced that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and partnership group leaders will have a supper on Friday to explain how to handle the anticipated political debate on Monday.

According to Mr. Sorawong, who is also the Pheu Thai Party’s secretary-general, party leaders agreed to hold a second conversation once the argument schedule was approved at a previous alliance dinner on February 25.

He claimed that the top is ready to respond to all inquiries and offer clarifications, with the ministers in charge of those matters expected to move in and provide more details as needed.

He said it would be up to the speaker to determine whether they were violating the policy of discussing outsiders in light of reports that the opposition had rather find innovative ways to relate to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

However, according to Mr. Sorawong, the discussion is anticipated to get finished by Wednesday.

The opposition immediately requested five full days without consulting the alliance, but Mr. Sorawong after suggested 30 hours, 20 for the criticism and another 10 for the coalition, were both rejected, he said.

Eventually, the government’s chief whip said the opposition turned down his suggestion to give the government a 23-hour and 7-hour deadline. In any case, he thought these days were too long.

However, Pheu Thai Party-list MP Anusorn Iamsa-ard claimed the government has made agreements, but the opposition is still hesitant to step down over the length of the debate.

According to Mr. Anusorn, if there isn’t agreement reached, the discussion may not be able to be scheduled in time for April 10 as the legislative session wraps up.

Wisut Chainarun, a Pheu Thai list-MP, claimed the government won’t give the opposition more than 23 days for the conversation. Additionally, he said the House Speaker would have the last say on whether to use a different title for Thaksin.

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Phuket touts weight-loss expertise

Medical accompanies international individuals

Vachira Phuket Hospital, a state-run clinic in Phuket, is reshaping the physician tourism industry. The doctor hopes to draw in more foreign patients who are looking to lose weight by profiting from the growing demand for this well-known treatment.

Older clinician at Vachira Phuket, Dr. Thakoon Poonthananiwatkul, said the doctor has more than a decade of experience in performing gastric surgery on the stomach and intestines, treating more than 3, 400 people.

Additionally, the Surgical Review Corporation ( SRC ), a nonprofit organization in the United States that promotes patient safety and establishes high standards for medical professionals, has approved its weight-loss surgery practices.

According to the physician, gastric surgery is a good choice for weight loss because it is typically done when diet and exercise fail or when overweight or obese individuals also have serious health issues as a result of their weight, according to the doctor.

These patients have lost on average between 25 % and 40 % of their body weight after the procedure is over.

According to Dr. Thakoon, whether that weight loss will be sustained typically depends on the victim’s dietary and exercise regimen.

He claimed that Vachira Phuket Hospital has an quality center for bariatric surgery that the US SRC has approved because he began this operation in 2015.

The accreditation may help promote Phuket’s campaign of medical and health tourism, Dr. Thakoon said, and it will help draw more Thai nationals and foreigners to the area to undergo this weight-loss procedure, as well as boost the local economy.

He claimed that over the past three years, Vachira Phuket Hospital has performed gastric surgery on 400 to 700 cases annually, or 40 to 50 people per month. The hospital’s expert group also performs for surgery on a daily basis all year round.

International customers who are interested in having bariatric surgeries are now treated as a novel target group as part of the patient’s plan to become a skilled tourism center of Phuket, he said.

He said the doctor will first recruit foreigners who currently reside on the beach area before moving on to other organizations.

These improvements, according to Dr. Veerasak Lorthongkham, the hospital’s director, reflect the hospital’s commitment to providing excellent care and supporting Phuket’s development as a premier clinical tourism destination.

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Vaping a way to cut smoking death toll?

About 71, 000 Thai people die each year from tobacco, a cause of 47 deaths per day, according to the news, but smoking is the culprit.

Asa Saligupta, president of Ends Cigarette Smoking Thailand, speaks on the Bangkok Post's "Deeper Dive Thailand" podcast.
Ends Cigarette Smoking Thailand leader Asa Saligupta speaks on the radio” Deeper Dive Thailand” by the Bangkok Post.

There hasn’t been a second fatality in Thailand from using e-cigarettes, despite an average of 47 deaths per day from cigarettes.

Some nations actively promote vaping as a way to break the fatal habit, and millions of people have quit smoking as a result. Every Thai pleasure store sells e-cigarettes, but traditional smoking are forbidden in some stores.

Government authorities and media reports on the alleged dangers of smoking, but they remain motionless despite the fact that tobacco kills 71, 000 Thais annually, the single biggest avoidable cause of death. No results from hours of research in peer-reviewed scientific journals that match the frequently repeated claims made by Thai officials that vaping is just as harmful as smoking.

According to the British National Health Service, vaping is “far less harmful than cigarettes,” and it is positively promoted in the country as a way to reduce the death toll from smoking. A 2015 separate assessment by Public Health England that included the findings of animal testing found that vaping products are about 95 % safer than smoking cigars.

Asa Saligupta, a proponent of smoking, stated on the Deeper Dive Thailand audio from the Bangkok Post,” Vaping has been around for at least 20 times.

” We have tens of thousands of testimonials that say smoking is safer.

He continued,” Smoking depends on combustion to release the active ingredients in tobacco.”

” Combustion produces oil, which coats your lungs and spreads cancer. Additionally, there are [other ] carcinogens in a lot and lots and lots of them.

More than 100 million deaths have been linked to vaping since the introduction of the earliest e-cigarettes about 20 years ago, compared to a percentage of 10, 000, 000:1, and the majority of those fatalities were those resulting from the EVALI outbreak in 2019-2020, which was brought on by a particular model of THC-containing smoke juice laced with Vitamin E-acetate.

So why the vaping frenzy, then? One explanation seems to be economical.

According to a representative from the automatic government agency ThaiHealth, “farmers may suffer money loss” according to a source quoted by The Bangkok Post.

Is it reasonable to wonder how valuable 71, 000 lives are saved annually for nicotine producers? Every season, it costs an estimated 93 billion ringgit to cure smoking-related diseases. This money could be used to pay farmers to grow something else or rewild the land to help combat climate change.

In fact, Mr. Asa claimed that farmers may remain growing tobacco because it could still be used with heat-not-burners and to make wet nicotine for vape juice.

Mr. Asa stated in the audio,” I have spoken with tobacco farmers.” They were fully aware of the benefit within 45 to a half hour.

If smoking is certainly much safer than smoking, as all the data suggests, then one burning question is: Does vaping actually help smokers stop?

According to a 2021 peer-reviewed research, regular e-cigarette use among US cigarette smokers may increase the likelihood of quitting eightfold. Additionally, according to a 2019 peer-reviewed randomised controlled study, regular e-cigarette use results in a nearly twice-doubled price of smoking cessation after a year compared to various nicotine-replacement products.

Vaping aids in a quit tobacco, according to Mr. Asa. The American government yet distributed vaporizers to those who wanted to stop smoking.

If cigarettes is much safer than smoking and helps people stop smoking, then Thailand’s ban on it will always be the answer.

The problem can also be posed for Thailand’s thousands of international visitors, some of whom will revert to their dangerous habit of smoking while staying there.

The final drawback to smoking is the potential for it to be a tobacco ground. According to a 2023 study letter, unique e-cigarette users are unlikely to transition to explosive cigarette.

Yet, everyone agrees that children should not be marketed or used for e-cigarettes.

Mr. Asa stated in the podcast that “let’s ban promotion ]aimed at ] children and young people, not the product itself.” And finally, let’s ban toys pods if you want to ban everything.

No one who doesn’t now fumes should try an e-cigarette and risk becoming addicted to nicotine, according to Mr. Asa, who is convinced that vaping may be treated totally as a way to stop smoking.

Because nicotine itself is not completely safe, it could increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, impact brain development, especially in adolescents, and affect bone health, and it’s the delivery system that’s responsible for the majority of the damage to health.

E-cigarettes should only be used as a means of quitting much more dangerous cigars, as they are in neighboring countries like the Philippines and Indonesia, despite the strong argument that they should be legalized, controlled, and taxed.

According to Mr. Asa, some of the tax and customs revenue could be used to implement more measures to prevent children from using all vaping products.

The biggest risk, in fact, may be related to the fact that unlicensed e-liquid ( that might have been produced by Thai farmers ) are flooding the market without enough quality control and inspection, which could be the cause of new, well-known hospital admissions.

What does the kingdom’s potential hang for vaping then? Mr. Asa claimed that the majority of the commission established last year to study the issue recommended legalizing marijuana, but he was unsure whether it would occur due to fervent pursuits.

He said,” I could only hope for that.” That they would at least pay attention to purpose, logic, and scientific proof.

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City beam collapse death toll rises to 6

Workers from the Expressway Authority of Thailand yesterday remove debris left by a collapsed beam from the new elevated Chalerm Maha Nakhon expressway on Rama II Road in Chom Thong district after traffic snarl-ups. APICHART JINAKUL
After customers snarlups, workers from the Thailand’s Expressway Authority removed particles from the new raised Chalerm Maha Nakhon road on Rama II Road in Chom Thong city monday. JINAKUL APICHART

After the body of a Myanmar employee was found yesterday, a seventh man has perished in the frame decline event near Rama II Road on Saturday.

Htike Wai Yan, a twenty-two-year-old native of Myanmar, was found at Taksin Hospital.

After the crumble, a relative was reported to be unable to find him.

The relative next went to the construction site, where only his backpack and cellular phone were discovered, according to reports. The family was informed that Htike Wai was last seen constructing the gate.

A practical beam being constructed on Saturday, about 200 meters from an freeway access, collided with another framework, killing six people and injuring at least 22 others. Three Thai and two international workers were named in the earlier record of five incidents.

About 40 % of the incident’s debris, according to the Expressway Authority of Thailand ( Exat ), under the Ministry of Transportation.

Within seven times, Exat anticipates reopening the northbound lanes of the Dao Khanong and Chalerm Maha Nakhon motorways. It is anticipated that maintenance on the outgoing roads of the expressways will take 30 days to complete.

However, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has requested that state agencies meet to discuss security in the building industry. The meeting will take place immediately at the Thai Khu Fah Building.

A contractor reported hearing loud sounds from the construction on Saturday as cement was being poured to join columns. An inspection is being conducted to ascertain the reason.

Vice chairman of the Thai Engineering Institute, Assoc. Prof. Siriwat Chaichana, speculated that the incident may have been caused by a move in a support structure.

The shift may have been the result of soil displacement, which he said caused the framework supporting 10 tons of material to bend and then separate.

Suriya Juangroongruangkit, the minister of transport, gave the order yesterday for Exat to build a probe. He claimed that the so-called” company’s report book,” a report that evaluates the performance of the contractors, is scheduled to be available next month.

Exat government Surachet Laophulsuk stated that the company has been instructed to put off building for 14 days pending the research.

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Govt to visit Uyghur deportees

Take a trip to lessen worries about their well-being

Officials are scheduled to travel to China tomorrow to meet the Uyghurs, whom the authorities detained in late February, in a charge to placate those whose opposition to the deportation came after more than a decade of immigration confinement.

The journey is a part of the agreement that the Thai and Chinese institutions signed, according to government official Jirayu Houngsub, which allows the relocation of the 40 Tamils on February 27.

The trip may give the Thai authorities the ability to assess the condition of the Uyghur emigrants, which Mr. Jirayu said really target the censure launched by international organizations and individuals who have expressed concern about the group’s well-being after they were deported from Thailand.

Before signing the deportation contract, which Mr. Jirayu stressed was signed to ensure the emigrants are treated fairly, the government spent” various times” to verify the information presented by the Taiwanese government about the Uyghur emigrants.

Mr. Jirayu stated that he will be a member of the group heading to China monday.

National Security Council ( NSC ) Secretary-General Chatchai Bangchuad, deputy national police chief Kraiboon Suadsong, deputy prime minister Phumtham Wechayachai, justice minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong, deputy prime minister Phumtham Wechayachai, and deputy national police chief deputy general Kraiboon Suadsong are also taking part in the trip.

Nine reporters from media outlets will also be present, according to him.

Tomorrow at 11.30 p.m., the group will depart from Wing 6 of the Royal Thai Air Force in the Don Muang region to China.

They may occur in Kashgar the day after 7o’clock, according to Mr. Jirayu.

The delegations will explore some of the deported Tamils in Kashgar and meet with some local Chinese officials it, he said.

The group may meet with the remaining members of the group who reside outside of the city, according to him, and they will also meet with neighborhood leaders and Muslim leaders.

He stated that the group is scheduled to arrive in Thailand on Friday at 1 a.m., and that additional journeys will be made.

The US Department of State put restrictions on a number of Thai officials on Friday for their part in the Uyghurs ‘ deportation next month.

The sanctions came after the European Parliament’s resolution on Thursday criticizing Thailand for the repatriation of Tamils and issues involving its lese-majeste rules.

Russ Jalichandra, the vice chancellor for foreign politics, responded to these assertions by claiming yesterday that the relocation was in full accordance with humanitarian standards.

” However, countries that are supposed to become Thailand’s friends have chosen to criticize us,” he said. ” Finger pointing is usually simple.

The truth is, he claimed, that the 40 Uyghurs weren’t forced to flee to China as frequently reported.

Before their deportation, they were informed by their Xinjiang family that their communities have grown over the past few years, and their living conditions have also significantly improved, according to Mr. Russ.

According to Mr. Russ, a thorough investigation and follow-ups will determine whether or not such problems are justified.

Mr. Russ added that he didn’t know how those who criticized the president’s decision to arrest the Uyghurs may argue that keeping them in immigration incarceration was the best course of action.

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