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A dedicated professor from Kanchanaburi, Praiwan Yapan, has been named one of 14 excellent teachers to get the exclusive Princess Maha Chakri Award 2025.

The Princess Maha Chakri Award Foundation Committee approved this year’s contenders on Monday [April 21], who will be honoured with the nomination on Oct 15. The prize recognises excellent teachers from Asean states, along with Timor-Leste, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Mongolia.

Mr Praiwan, a professor at Ban Kong Mong Ta in Kanchanaburi’s Sangkhlaburi region, has been recognised for unwavering efforts to promote training in rural areas. He played a vital role in the setting up of the Pilokki border patrol officers class, and activists educational rights for racial minority babies and developing institutions struggling with teacher shortages.

His” Khai Kham Khao Online” ( selling across the mountains online ) teaches children income-making and entrepreneurship through online sales of community agricultural products, with a portion of the income set aside to fund their education.

The Princess Maha Chakri Award Foundation Committee also honoured Plairat Samlee, a teacher from Srisatchanalai Industrial group and schooling school, in Sukhothai for his job as an pioneer in the field of energy sustainability and Thon Buaruang, a former teacher from Ban Don Nam Dua in Phetchabun who has devoted his retirement to guiding students to accomplish their dreams.

The foundation also agreed to provide assistance to a previous recipient, Kyaw Zin Aung from Myanmar, who has been affected by the armed conflict and the March 28 earthquake. The committee will coordinate with the Thai embassy in Yangon to provide support to the teacher who received the Princess Maha Chakri Award in 2021.

To enhance community development, the foundation will further partner with the Equitable Education Fund and its affiliates to promote teacher training and development.

Dossier features 7 historic locations

The state is set to select Chiang Mai as a Unesco World Heritage Site by 2026 to mark the northwestern state’s 730th celebration.

Culture Minister Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol said on Tuesday that a government commission has worked on a election document since Chiang Mai was included on Unesco’s preliminary record in 2015.

To encourage the town as a Unesco World Heritage site, the report highlights seven areas that showcase its cultural complexity and traditional contributions. They include: Wat Chiang Man, Wat Jedi Luang, Wat Phra Singha, Wat Jet Yot, Wat Suan Dok, Wat U-Mong, Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, and the city windows and pond.

The election report is expected to be completed by August before being submitted to the 2026 Unesco General Conference section. The city plan is set to celebrate Chiang Mai’s 730th celebration in that year, said Ms Sudawan.

” Chiang Mai was the investment of the Lanna Kingdom, with a history dating back 730 years. Its history prosperity is seen in the numerous temples and several archaeological sites. Its history, people, and lifestyle are the beauties that attract guests,” said Ms Sudawan.

Meanwhile, a push to turn the city from a province to a metropolis, in administrative terms, is being presented by the Internet Dialogue on Law Reform (iLaw ) with its Chiang Mai Metropolis Act.

A nearby source said that ILaw is set to gather up to 10,000 names to protest the government afterwards.

iLaw, representing native civil society systems, pitched the work as part of a decentralisation effort where the local jurisdiction will no longer be under the main state.

The work will enable the province’s residents to choose their chancellor and the town council under statewide election constituencies. The town council will change the Chiang Mai Provincial Authority Office.

The elected statewide government will have complete power over macroeconomic and budget management and will oversee the work of additional local subjected systems.

Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong has downplayed concerns over the Ombudsman’s review of Thaksin Shinawatra’s hospitalisation order in 2023, saying the former prime minister’s six-month stay at Police General Hospital ( PGH) was legally justified.

Pol Col Tawee said on Tuesday he is not concerned about a petition filed by the National Human Rights Commission ( NHRC ) requesting the court nullify the Department of Corrections ‘ ( DoC ) regulation that allowed Thaksin to enjoy what is alleged to be privileged treatment at the hospital. He said the government respects studies conducted by an impartial organisation and abstains from interfering in them.

The Ombudsman has previously issued three ideas regarding Thaksin’s move, medical treatment, and adherence to rules.

The justice minister more explained that the Criminal Procedure Code and the Corrections Act carry similar lawful mass. Prison transfers for health care in the previous edition of the corrections rules were done equally without requiring judge authorization, he said.

But the Supreme Court’s ruling has individual rights. Pol Col Tawee said the government was prepared to understand its position if required.

However, Pol Lt Col Keerop Kritteeranont, secretary-general of the Office of the Ombudsman, said the NHRC’s complaint, received next Friday, raised two important issues– the 2020 rules permitting inmates to get treated outside prison and the decision to grant permission for Thaksin to get transferred to the hospital.

The Ombudsman’s business has formally accepted the problem and will now look into the facts. It will question the DoC and important organizations to find out how they thought to issue such a restriction and whether its withdrawal may harm the public or contradict the law.

Pol Lt Col Keerop said that more steps, including summoning important agencies or requesting supporting documents, may depend on the initial review.

As the Supreme Court sentenced Thaksin without stipulating for any potential hospitalisation, critics argue that his subsequent transfer to PGH could conflict with judicial intent. If any of the related information is unclear, agencies may be invited for further discussions. Usually, the Ombudsman sends clarification requests within a week, giving agencies 30 days to respond. Extensions are allowed up to 60 days. If the Ombudsman agrees to amend the regulation, but relevant agencies decline to follow suit, it may take the matter to the Administrative Court.

On the question of restarting Thaksin’s sentence, Pol Lt Col Keerop said such decisions would depend on legal analysis. If any regulations are nullified, a final decision could depend on whether the legal consequences would impact Thaksin, the DoC, the correctional hospital, or PGH in accordance with existing laws.

The NHRC’s petition followed a complaint filed last year about possible human rights violations due to the unequal enforcement of laws by a government agency, alleging that Bangkok Remand Prison failed to fulfil its constitutional obligations under Section 53, which mandates that the state must ensure strict compliance with and enforcement of the law.

The NHRC thus issued a letter dated April 10 to the Ombudsman, urging it to consider submitting the case to the Administrative Court to revoke the decision allowing Thaksin to receive medical treatment outside the prison and to annul the 2020 Ministerial Regulation on the transfer of prisoners for external medical treatment.

SAO contractor vows to support quake victims

China Railway No. 10 ( Thailand ), the contractor of the collapsed State Audit Office ( SAO ) building, will set aside 120 million baht to compensate victims of the tragedy, the justice minister confirmed, adding the move will not impact the criminal case related to the tragedy.

Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong said on Tuesday he had been informed by the investigating officials in the case that China Railway No. 10 ( Thailand ) Co would approve 120 million baht to compensate the families of victims who died and the injured.

Currently, 51 individuals have been confirmed dying, with nine injured and 43 also missing.

The money may become channelled through the Ministry of Justice. Nevertheless, he clarified that this is not related to the criminal situation, but is more about charitable problems and the damage caused.

” The affirmation in the research notes that the Taiwanese firm intends to help the patients and those affected. As for the legal process, if the company wishes to assist, it could collaborate with Italian-Thai Development ( ITD), its partner, to avoid burdening the government. If they require the government’s presence, the appropriate rules may be followed to ascertain how the payment will be handled after the funds are received,” he said.

First, he had not yet been contacted by the company directly, but the investigating officials had recorded the information in the suspect’s speech. He furthermore confirmed that the payment may hardly enable a reduction in fines, but was remarkable.

Pol Col Tawee even said the research into the candidate case involving China Railway No. 10 ( Thailand ) also found the wrongdoers, three Thai men and one Chinese man. The penalties for this crime are hardly intense, but the analysis must be completed within four months, essentially within three months, to provide prosecutors another month to review it.

The three Thai people were named as Manas Sri-anan, Prachuap Sirikhet, and Sophon Meechai. They turned themselves in on Monday night while the Chinese administrative, Mr Zhang Chuanling, was arrested on Saturday.

Pol Col Tawee said the research group found that the three Thai gentlemen, who held 51 % of the company’s stock, work for the company as workers and individuals.

As for the cause of the building collapse, the Department of Special Investigation ( DSI) and police officers are actively working on the case, keeping that investigation separate from the issues of procurement corruption and the nominees, he said.

He likewise mentioned another associated case, involving a metal company using fraudulent tax payments, which occurred around 2016-2017. It will need to be reviewed to see if material purchases were made from this business after 2017. The Supreme Court has previously provided assistance on this topic, and he has instructed researchers to work completely.

Pol Maj Woranan Srilamm, a DSI spokeswoman, said just one Thai think, Mr Sophon, provided important witness, while the other two requested to submit written interpretations within 30 days.

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday dismissed speculation about a cabinet reshuffle, insisting that the state is still united and everything will be constant.

Addressing concerns about a probable shake-up amid speculations about partnership conflicts and calling for modifications to some financial assets, the prime minister said she has no plans for a shake-up.

” Anything remains the same, and I’m aware of opinion polls and open to all perspectives. Moreover, everything is transitory, even the placement of the prime minister. We all may be quiet,” she said.

Ms Paetongtarn was also firm when asked about the possibility of coalition partner Bhumjaithai being axed and replaced by the Palang Pracharath Party ( PPRP ).

She insisted that there would be no change at this stage, also if a Nida Poll public judgment study showed that many people expected the business secretary and the crops and cooperatives secretary to be replaced.

The head of the ruling party acknowledged that Pheu Thai formed a partnership with pro-military events despite its vow not to join hands with them.

She said Pheu Thai did not get the bulk needed and noted that the problem was fairly later coming, considering their association was formed about two years ago.

The prime minister said that she was satisfied with alliance unity and that every partnership companion had done its best to adopt state laws and provide benefits, despite some hurdles.

She also said that although she and her father, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, have differing opinions over some issues, they would never be in conflict.

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Tuesday there has been no signal about a cabinet reshuffle from the prime minister, and all the talk about it seems to come from outsiders.

He admitted that Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai have differing views, but said they are not in conflict and can be ironed out. When asked if the alliance would remain intact, he said that as long as each party stays committed to the principles they agreed upon when forming the coalition, the government will continue.

Klatham Party leader Narumon Pinyosinwat, who currently serves as agriculture and cooperatives minister, echoed Mr Phumtham’s remarks that talk about a reshuffle came from the media or analysts, not the prime minister.

She said the party is happy with its cabinet share, and in case of a reshuffle, the party’s quota will not be affected. She also strongly denied reports that Klatham is lobbying for the interior minister post currently held by the Bhumjaithai Party.

PPRP secretary-general Paiboon Nititawan on Tuesday rejected the rumour about rejoining the coalition government.

The government’s commitment to raise the minimum wage to 400 baht hit a barrier on Tuesday after the tripartite table delayed its decision amid businesses ‘ concerns over an economic consequences following the recent US tax adjustments.

Tuesday’s 15-member board meeting, chaired by the Labour Ministry’s continuous minister, Boonsong Thapchaiyuth, was unable to verify that the climb promised before Labour Day on May 1 by Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn may be implemented.

Companies ‘ members who attended the meeting said several particulars were lacking, said Mr Boonsong. The second appointment has now been postponed to an undefined meeting in May, he said.

Staff members also agreed that this is not the proper time for a pay climb due to the US taxes. But, Mr Boonsong said that business that could provide the income excursions, like hospitality or services, would not be affected by the US price plan.

Asked whether next year’s income trek for the companies and tourism industries played a component in the selection, Mr Boonsong said elements such as the number of tourists to Thailand had been considered.

Meanwhile, employers have complained about a lack of relief measures from the government since the initial hike took effect in January.

Natthakit Khettrakarn, representing the group at the meeting, said employers have been forced to shoulder” a heavy burden”. He also touched on the 36 % US levy on Thai imports into the US, and agreed the wage hike could wait for now.

Mr Phiphat earlier said the details of the hike would be agreed at the April 8 meeting. However, only eight members of the tripartite wage committee attended, resulting in the postponement to April 22.

Mr Phiphat voiced concern that the wage hike, if applied in all professions and sectors nationwide, would affect some 500,000 small and medium businesses.

NONG KHAI- Late on Monday nights, border patrol officers detained two men in Muang district who were in possession of&nbsp, 632, and 360 methamphetamine pills.

Yommana Bannarak, 37, and Pinyowit Watthan, 26, were caught traveling in a light Nissan Almera in which three baskets containing meth medications, according to Pol Lt Col Boonlert Wisetchart, assistant chief of the Border Patrol Police Sub-division 24 on Tuesday. &nbsp,

Officers were acting on knowledge that claimed a car was being used to transport a lot of medicines between Nong Khai and Udon Thani. Around 11.30 p.m. on Monday, the vehicle was spotted at an intersection in Nong Khai’s Muang district’s tambon Nai Muang.

Instead of speeding when police told the car to take over for a research, the driver rather accelerated. The automobile came to a end after colliding with a police car. Therefore, both suspects made an attempt to escape, but were discovered.

NONG KHAI: Boundary patrol officers arrested two men with 632,360 meth tablets in Muang city later Monday night.

Pol Lt Col Boonlert Wisetchart, assistant chief of the Border Patrol Police Sub-division 24, said on Tuesday that Yommana Bannarak, 37, and Pinyowit Watthan, 26, were arrested with their bright Nissan Almera vehicles which carried the packages of the rate pills hidden in three buckets.

Before the imprisonment, authorities were informed that offenders in the car may get cocaine from Nong Khai to Udon Thani. The vehicle was spotted at an intersection in tambon Nai Muang of Muang city, Nong Khai, at about 11. 30pm Monday.

When police showed up at the vehicle and demanded a search, the vehicle was accelerated and hit a police car. After it was blocked, both offenders got off the car and tried to escape but to no cost.