Southern floods receding: PM

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra inspects flood-hit communities in downtown Nakhon Si Thammarat on Tuesday. The province is among the worst-affected by the floods in the South. GOVERNMENT HOUSE
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra inspects flood-stricken areas of Nakhon Si Thammarat. One of the South’s worst-affected provinces is affected by the floods. GOVERNMENT HOUSE

As she visited stricken areas in Nakhon Si Thammarat, one of the region’s worst-hit provinces, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra gave assurances that enough comfort and emergency resources are reaching disaster victims in the South.

She added that starting on Thursday, the storm issue was anticipated to significantly ease.

The top, accompanied by her father, Pitaka Suksawat, who is a native of Nakhon Si Thammarat, visited the province and adjacent Surat Thani, where she was briefed on the water condition and met storm subjects and handed out disaster relief carriers to them.

She expressed her sympathy for all those who are already experiencing the floods, which are anticipated to have ended quickly.

More than 80 % of those affected have received needed support and payment, which is at least as quickly as previous floods in the North.

Ms. Paetongtarn emphasized the value of prompt and effective storm emails. She urged state companies to increase flood warning systems.

Thirty-seven fatalities have been recorded since storms wreaked havoc across many parts of the South on Nov 22 up until Tuesday, said Passakorn Boonyaluck, director-general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

In all, 762, 163 communities in 11 southern counties have been impacted, while 161, 605 communities in Chumphon, Ranong, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang and Phatthalung also face hefty storms.

Water pumps, removal vehicles, portable water purifying products, boats and helicopters are being deployed to flooded locations as the evacuation procedure continues, he said.

Floodwater suddenly started to subside in the heavily inundated Muang city of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Tuesday as parts of some roads, such as Ratchadamnoen Road in front of Maharaj Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital, were reopened to visitors.

However, alleys in low-lying communities in Muang district, as well as main roads in nearby districts of the province, remained heavily flooded.

Danai Ruangsorn, director-general of the Department of Airports, said airports in Chumphon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Ranong and Surat Thani advised passengers to arrive at the airport at least three hours before their flight departure.

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‘Money laundering couple’ arrested in Nonthaburi

A Thai lady and her Indonesian husband have been detained in Nonthaburi after laundering money for online gambling sites.

Pol Lt Gen Thatchai Pitaneelaboot, deputy police commissioner, and Pol Lt Gen Trairong Phiewphan, acting chief of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB ), led the operation on Monday against the money laundering networks of online gambling gangs.

The group raided five spots in Bangkok, Samut Prakan, Ayutthaya, and Nonthaburi.

They arrested Mr Pattama and Kia Lim Hao at a business in Nonthaburi’s Muang city. Police also confiscated 4 million baht in money, a gold ring weighing 45.6 milligrams, two timepieces for 2.6 million baht, 16 luxury carriers, a car, and a bank book. The resources ‘ total price was about 13 million ringgit.

Ms. Pattama claimed to have resided with Mr. Hao for three decades. To run a variety of companies, including a wine store and shrimp fishing, they established a company with two million baht in authorized capital.

The set was hired to laundering cash for an online betting network, according to Pol Lt Gen Thatchai, who claimed they had established a reputable business. More than 10 businesses in Bangkok and its surroundings were established using the money to build several fronts, including restaurants in Ekkamai and Ayutthaya and a shrimp diner in Lat Phrao.

Some of the businesses were not in activity.

Police may expand the investigation so that more than 20 offenders can be located.

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Phu Kradueng mountain to reopen next Monday after a tourist’s death

People rise early to catch the sunrise on the famous Phu Kradueng in Loei. (File photo)
Individuals rise early to see the sun on Loei’s popular Phu Kradueng. ( File photo )

The common Phu Kradueng hills in Loei province will be reopened next Monday after a wild elephant’s deadly assault on a visitor led to its new closure.

Attapon Charoenchansa, director-general of the office, said on Tuesday that the reopening was scheduled after security measures were planned to defend tourists to the northern tourist destination.

Guests will be contacted via a LINE chat software area, where they will be informed of safety instructions and any instructions about potential danger from wild elephants, he claims.

Each customer will also be required to pay a 10-baht healthcare premium for 300, 000-baht policy.

Tourists must travel in a group of at least three people, stay on designated trails, and merely enter designated areas.

To secure a two-kilometer radius of each tourist’s region, park rangers may use quick-movement teams to deploy.

Because they previously attracted exotic animals, there won’t be any garbage bins on Phu Kradueng, according to Mr. Attapon.

After the Dec. 11 death of a guest there, he closed Phu Kradueng next Friday.

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Phu Kradueng trails to reopen with new safety measures

No hapless walkers, safety lecture, coverage in midst of deadly elephant attack

People rise early to catch the sunrise on popular Phu Kradueng in Loei. (Photo: Bangkok Post)
On the common Phu Kradueng in Loei, people rise early to enjoy the sun. ( Photo: Bangkok Post )

Following Monday, December 23, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation will resume the famed Phu Kradueng hills in Loei territory to customers.

After an elephant fatally struck a customer walking a trail on December 11, it was closed next Friday.

Guests to the northeast visitor interest are being protected by new safety measures, according to director-general Attapon Charoenchansa.

Readers will be notified of health instructions and any warnings about potential danger from wild elephants in a LINE chat game room where they will be invited and registered.

Each customer will also be required to pay a 10-baht healthcare premium for 300, 000-baht policy.

Tourists must travel in a group of at least three people, stay on designated trails, and just enter designated locations.

To secure a two-kilometer circle of every tourist destination, park rangers may be stationed in quick-movement groups.

Because they have been shown to attract exotic animals, Mr. Attapon said, there won’t be any garbage cans on Phu Kradueng. &nbsp,

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Cabinet refuses to abolish capital punishment

A Department of Corrections exhibition is seen on Oct 10, 2022. (File photo)
On October 10, 2022, a Department of Corrections show is visible. ( File photo )

According to deputy government spokesman Kharom Polpornklang, the cabinet rejected a request from the National Human Rights Commission ( NHRC ) on Tuesday to abolish the death penalty in Thailand.

Mr. Kharom claimed that the cupboard accepted the NHRC’s proposal but accepted the judgments of the justice systems, which argued that the death penalty remained essential given the nature of some crimes.

He claimed that the NHCR recommended the end of the death penalty because it was a serious punishment that had been eliminated in several nations.

staff from the NHRC presented a plan to be carried out in four steps, which may eventually lead to the end of the death sentence at a recent conference to tag World Day Against the Death Penalty.

The four recommendations included removing the dying charges from new laws and amending existing ones to allow the courts to consider other methods.

Additionally, the plan demanded that the death penalty be reviewed in a way that is significant to the crime.

The final step is to ban all legislation from imposing the death penalty.

The legal field would help a costs attempting to end the death sentence in Thailand, it was agreed at the workshop that the decision to do away with it was a problem for human rights advocates.

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No govt ‘strategy role’ for Thaksin’s son

Pantongtae Shinawatra, left, last Friday boards a train to Prachuap Khiri Khan where the Pheu Thai Party held its seminar. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)
Pantongtae Shinawatra, left, last Friday board a coach to Prachuap Khiri Khan where the Pheu Thai Party held its conference. ( Photo: Chanat Katanyu )

The Pheu Thai Party on Tuesday disregarded a statement that Pantongtae Shinawatra, the sole son of former prime minister Thaksin, had been appointed chief of approach and the country’s economy.

The ruling party’s assistant representative, Chayapa Sindhuprai, stated on X that the report was completely unsupported and meant to stifle confusion and undermine the legitimacy of the coalition state.

She claimed that Mr. Pantongtae, the elder brother of Prime Minister and Pheu Thai head Paetongtarn Shinawatra, had no place in the group or the Pheu Thai-led state and that no visits had been made at the Pheu Thai Party’s new conference in Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Hua Hin area.

Ms Chayapa’s article was in response to information circulating on social media after the ruling group’s Dec 13-14 conference.

On social media, a photo of Mr. Pantongtae standing next to the train to Hua Hin was shared along with the statement” Pantongtae is joining the lecture as”chief of approach and national business.”

Legal analyst Paisal Puechmongkol, who appears to be bitterly congratulating Mr. Pantongtae on his new role, also shared the article on his Twitter page.

The EC’s inquiry panel will look into four complaints about Thaksin manipulating Pheu Thai, according to Election Commission (EC ) Chairman Ittiporn Boonpracong on Tuesday. The panel will look into remarks made by Thaksin at the Hua Hin seminar last Friday accusing some coalition parties of avoiding last week’s cabinet meeting.

Their petitions cited the meeting of coalition party leaders at Thaksin’s residence prior to the election of a new prime minister for Srettha Thavisin and the government’s policy speech to congress, which is said to be an adaptation of Thaksin’s perspective presented at a forum.

The requests were lodged by the Thai Pakdee Party, the Palang Pracharath Party, Noppharut Worachitwutthikun, a former essential president of the political party Phirap Khao 2006, and an anonymous person.

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NHSO asked to deal with overwhelming cancer patient surge

A doctor screens a patient for bile duct cancer. (File photo)
A doctor examines a client for bile duct cancers. ( File photo )

The National Health Security Office ( NHSO ) has been inundated with cancer patients, and Srinagarind Hospital has urged the organization to take action to combat the influx of patients who seek treatment under the Cancer Treatment Anywhere ( Ca ) program, which has resulted in an 830 % increase in demand.

Dr. Somsak Tiamkao, the hospital’s chairman, reported on Tuesday that the hospital’s service was overburdened by the rise in cancer patients referred by the hospital as part of the NHSO’s CA program. This has overstretched the patient’s tools and labor, he noted. &nbsp,

Cancer patients at Srinagarind Hospital have increased by 830 % since the program recommendations started.

The doctor also serves as a medical student teaching ability. However, the wave in cancer sufferers has posed key difficulties, especially in terms of personnel, and the patient’s ability to teach medical students and provide general services.

The doctor just don’t grow its pillows, doctors, nurses or medical personnel, which threatens to compromise its health standards.

Dr. Somsak noted that one dentist may have finished their patient treatment in the morning and then move on to instructing or conducting research. Doctors are now preoccupied up until late at night because of the extreme task.

We need to engage in serious conversation with the NHSO.

The program must adhere to the NHSO’s clear instructions and techniques. We are never refusing cure, but we want cancer treatment to become standardised across all institutions, “he said, adding all clinics have the knowledge to provide such treatment.

Instead of letting the condition escalate like a “broken bridge,” he said,” The NHSO needs to discuss, talk, and help solve these issues.”

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Salt reduction plan seen as key to curbing NCDs

A shopper purchases instant noodles at a supermarket. (File photo)
A visitor buys fast noodles at a retailer. ( File photo )

The Public Health Ministry has made recommendations to reduce salt and sodium intake in an effort to combat the spread of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs ).

According to Somsak Thepsutin, the public health minister, the National Policy Committee on Salt and Sodium Consumption Reduction to reduce NCDs was chaired by the president of Thailand on Monday. The committee found that Thai people consumed salt and sodium much higher than a recommendation from the World Health Organization ( WHO ).

He said a 2009 ministry survey indicated that Thais consumed 4, 351.69 milligrams ( mg ) of sodium per person per day from their diets, which is twice the WHO’s recommendation of 2, 000mg per day. More than 22 million Thais experience from conditions related to potassium use, such as high blood pressure, liver disease, heart disease, and vascular condition.

Since 2016, we have worked hard to reduce sugar and sodium intake because we want Thai individuals to be well-off and stay away from NCDs, he said. However, the plan has not been completely implemented.

Dr Panumas Yanwetsakul, director-general of the Department of Disease Control ( DDC ), said this year’s salt and sodium reduction strategy consists of establishing, developing, and growing a collaborative network of stakeholders to monitor and reduce consumption throughout all provinces.

The government will also promote public awareness and understanding of reducing consumption across multiple channels, both online and offline, and support low-sodium products by introducing” Healthier Choice” or” Healthier Logo” labels to help identify low-sodium foods, he said.

In addition, the Foundation for Users, the Salt Reduction Network, the Kidney Friends Association of Thailand, and the Salt Reduction Network conducted a study of health knowledge in food items between May and June this time.

Tanapol Dokkaew, president of KFAT, reported that the survey collected 105 samples of seasonings and 302 samples of fast food. It discovered that 236 examples of instant pasta, including egg pasta, vermicelli, and cup noodles, had calcium levels ranging from 210 to 720 mg/person per serving, with 13 samples having raised calcium values and 15 samples having decreased calcium values in comparison to its earlier survey in 2021.

There are 420 mg of sodium per serving in 47 cereal and corn soup samples, with one sample having a higher sodium value and four samples having lower sodium values.

The group also analyzed 19 specimens of recipes, and it found that the sodium content remained constant even after 2021, with a range of 170 to 810 mg per serving.

” Fast food is a very popular choice. Although the food is now tasty, some people still want to add taste such as fish soup, soy sauce, and seasoning flour. They ought to realize that lowering the salt content and consuming no more than 2, 000 mg of sodium per day, he said, will increase the risk of numerous NCD diseases more than they think.

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Thong Lor police do squats to atone for drunken misbehaviour

Thong Lor police perform 10 squats in unison, arms across each other's shoulders, in Bangkok on Tuesday. (Photo: Wassayos Ngamkham)
Thong Lor officers perform 10 knees in unison, hands across each other’s arms, in Bangkok on Tuesday. ( Photo: Wassayos Ngamkham )

After a drunken coworker shot a weapon during an argument with a table security guard, the Thong Lor police punished themselves by performing 10 knees in a show of respect. &nbsp,

At 2.55am on Monday, police were called to the front of a tower in cmos Ekkamai 5-Thong Lor 10, in Bangkok, where an military, drunken man had fired a shot&nbsp, into the air.

The man was trying to reason with a table security guard when they discovered him pointing a gun at him that.

Afterwards, Thong Lor police station Pol Sgt Maj Montri Meedetch was identified as the inebriated person. A body alcohol evaluation returned a great reading of 136 milligrammes.

All 140 officials under his command were convened on Tuesday, according to stop key Pol Col Pansa Amarapitak, who laid out the rules for using firearms. &nbsp,

Finally, as a consequence and display of accountability for the misbehaviour of their drunken partner, Pol Col Pansa joined all of his gentlemen in performing 10 knees in unison, hands across each other’s shoulders. &nbsp,

On Monday, Pol Sgt. Maj Montri was suspended from work. He faces&nbsp, charges of having and carrying a firearm in open without authorization, firing a gun in common and torturing and disturbing others. &nbsp,

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Floods in 6 provinces, airports remain open

The flooded road in front of Nakhon Si Thammarat airport on Tuesday. (Photo: Nujaree Rakrun)
Tuesday, the flooded street in front of the aircraft Nakhon Si Thammarat. ( Photo: Nujaree Rakrun )

On Tuesday, the flooding in six southern counties slowed down a little, but four airports in the damaged areas remained open. &nbsp,

Pasakorn Boonyalak, director-general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, said flood continued in Chumphon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Ranong, Surat Thani and Trang regions on Tuesday.

Eight people had died in the storms that were affecting 161, 605 homes.

He said the flood in Chumphon was in Lamae, Lang Suan, Muang, Pathiu, Phato, Sawi, Tha Sae and Thung Tako regions. The ocean levels were declining.

In Nakhon Si Thammarat, there was flooding in Bang Khan, Chalerm Prakiat, Chang Klang, Chua-uat, Chawang, Chian Yai, Chulabhorn, Hua Sai, Khanom, Lan Saka, Muang, Na Bon, Nop Thi Tam, Pak Phanang, Phipun, Phra Phrom, Phrommakhiri, Ron Phibun, Sichon, Tha Sala and Thung Song towns. The rainwater was receding.

In Phatthalung, storms were reported in Khuan Khanun, Khao Chaison, Kong Ra, Muang, Pa Phayom and Sri Nakharin towns. The ocean was falling.

In Ranong, the flood was in Kra Buri, La-un and Muang towns. Water rates were dropping.

In Surat Thani, the flood was in Ban Na Doem, Ban Na San, Chaiya, Don Sak, Kanchanadit, Khiang Cha, Khiri Ratthanikhom, Koh Phangan, Koh Samui, Muang, Phunphin, Tha Chana, Tha Chang, Wipawadi and Wiang Sa towns. The ocean was rising.

In Trang, just Ratsada city was affected and the ocean was receding. &nbsp,

Danai Ruangsorn, director-general of the Department of Airports, said terminals in Chumphon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Ranong and Surat Thani remained functional. However, if you intend to travel, you should leave house three or four hours earlier because of the difficulties on the flooded streets to&nbsp and the terminals. &nbsp, &nbsp,

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