Thai govt unity ‘intact’ despite Thaksin’s criticism of coalition parties

Thaksin Shinawatra greets Pheu Thai Party members on a train to Prachuap Khiri Khan on Nov 13. (Photo: Pheu Thai Party)
On a coach to Prachuap Khiri Khan on November 13, Thaksin Shinawatra greets Pheu Thai Party people. ( Photo: Pheu Thai Party )

Despite past leading Thaksin Shinawatra’s condemnation of some partnership parties for skipping an important case meeting, the ruling Pheu Thai Party insists that the government’s unity is preserved.

At Pheu Thai’s conference in Hua Hin area, Prachuap Khiri Khan, on Friday, Thaksin took shots at some partnership parties for their ministers ‘ no-show at last year’s government appointment to deliberate two senior decrees: one governing the reform of juristic person tax and the other on increasing the country’s competitiveness.

Thaksin, who wields tremendous influence in Pheu Thai, accused specific functions of avoiding the appointment.

” Where’s the’ all for one and one for all’ heart? If someone doesn’t want to be]in the government ] any more, they may say so. The next time they skip]a government meeting], they may even make a withdrawal text. That should be easy”, he said.

In its policy speech to congress, the former top claimed coalition parties likewise showed their support for the government.

” But after government votes were divided, they gradually retracted their palms”, Thaksin said. What we witnessed at the cabinet’s consideration of the two decrees was never a pretty sight.

Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, who is also the president of the United Thai Nation Party, Deputy Interior Minister Songsak Thongsri from Bhumjaithai, and Deputy Agriculture Minister Akkhara Prompow from a separatist group previously affiliated with the Palang Pracharath Party, were not present at the Dec. 11 government meeting.

Surasak Phancharoenworakul, Deputy Commerce Minister Suchart Chomklin from Bhumjaithai, and Other Deputy Ministers of Commerce from UTN were the other two.

Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who is Bhumjaithai head, cut short his doctor’s appointment to attend the meeting after receiving a visit from PM’s secretary-general Prommin Lertsuriyadej. Another Bhumjaithai assistant officials took a leave of absence.

But, Pheu Thai secretary-general Sorawong Thienthong, who is also hospitality and sports minister, said the alliance is also united and may serve out the government’s name. As a freshman number, Thaksin’s thoughts are valued, and Pheu Thai pays heed to them, he said.

Mr. Anutin added that he did not believe Thaksin made the remarks when he made them. He claimed that the regular government meet typically occurs on Tuesdays, but he was unaware that this one had been moved to Wednesday.

Asked if Thaksin’s notes were aimed at Bhumjaithai, he said:” Bhumjaithai is susceptible to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra who is the state head. What Thaksin mentioned regarding the truancy, I’m never too worked up about it”.

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PM pitches Housing for Thais project

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Would-be homeowners flock to the National Housing Authority in Bangkok’s Bang Kapi district to book units in a housing project for low-income earners in 2015. (File photo)
In 2015, prospective people flocked to the National Housing Authority in Bangkok’s Bang Kapi area to reserve units in a cover initiative for low-income people. ( File photo )

The president’s new housing project will be available for enrollment in January, offering 1 million fully-furnished economical units to the public.

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra made the remarks in a televised address on the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand stream on Thursday regarding the government’s achievement in its first three months in office.

She added that the government will drive for a 20-baht flat rate for all electronic coach lines serving Greater Bangkok in addition to providing high-quality, cheap accommodation with 99-year contracts.

Repayments will start at about 4, 000 ringgit per month, offering several citizens exposure to housing, she said.

Thaksin Shinawatra, a former prime minister and Ms Paetongtarn’s father, even elaborated on the cover job during a workshop held by the decision Pheu Thai Party in Prachuab Khiri Khan’s Hua Hin area on Friday.

He claimed that the project aims to help those who want to get a home but can’t afford the exorbitant price or significant down payment.

He claimed that there are several plots of undeveloped state-owned property that could be used to construct houses for Thai citizens.

” No down payment may be required. Alumni who receive a monthly wage of 15, 000 baht may give 4, 000 ringgit in regular repayments and they will have 11, 000 baht left. They still have enough money to pay a 20-baht price for an electronic train line, he claimed.

” Their life will increase. When their pay rises, they may consider purchasing vehicles. Their hopes may come true, Thaksin said, adding that the Government Housing Bank would provide the project’s funding.

Thaksin claimed that the project’s development costs are affordable, allowing investors from the private sector to make an investment.

Thaksin said that about 1 million products will be built under the job, but first about 300, 000 models are expected to be completed before the close of the president’s career.

The homes will have an electric shower toilet as well as full-furnished furnishings. It is not intended for the underprivileged. It is intended for those who are resurrecting their lives, Thaksin said.

Suriya Jungrungreangkit, the minister of transportation, stated at the seminar that a housing project will be built on the land owned by the State Railway of Thailand ( SRT ).

On January 20, he said, type homes will be displayed at the Bang Sue Grand Station.

Doubts will start the same quarter, he said, adding the instalment repayment time may last up to 30 years, with 99-year contracts. Payments of home equity will only be permitted after five years of residence, according to the minister.

According to a cause with the Transport Ministry, the railroad community in Bangkok’s Chatuchak area, Pathum Thani neighborhoods close to the Chiang Mai railway station, and areas close to the Chiang Mai railway station, are three possible locations for the housing development.

A source for SRT said a survey has revealed that about 38, 000 rai of SRT land in Bangkok and its five neighboring provinces is still unused. According to the source, potential development areas must be close to SRT stations, community centers, and in provinces that serve as regional economic centers.

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Concrete beam falls onto Rama IV Road, no injuries

At the scene of a hoist accident involving a pickup truck at a building destruction site, three pickup trucks were damaged.

Workers remove the concrete beam that fell from a crane onto Rama IV Road on Saturday. Three pickup trucks were damaged but no one was hurt. (Photo: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Facebook)
On Saturday, staff removed the practical frame that fell from a hoist onto Rama IV Road. No one was hurt despite three delivery trucks being damaged. ( Photo: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Facebook )

When a practical plate fell from a crane at a building destruction page on Rama IV Road near the Lumpini crossing in Bangkok on Saturday night, three cars were damaged but no one was hurt.

According to Pol Lt Thanasak Phanchote, the owner of the business creating met with the police and discussions were taking place about compensation for the proprietors of three broken pickup trucks.

The Srifuengfung Building’s managers were given permission to demolish the building on June 24 according to Aekvarunyoo Amrapala, a spokesman for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( BMA ).

When a hoist was lifting a piece of the building, the incident occurred about 6 p.m. The power system in the cranes driver’s cab developed issues, causing the cement beam to drop onto the street.

The Bang Rak area company ordered job at the tower halted, said the official.

On Sunday, Mr. Aekvarunyoo, the lieutenant governor of Bangkok, Wissanu Sabsomphon, researchers from the Public Works Department, and the Thai Structural Engineering Association, may inspect the structure.

The crane's working location on Rama IV during building destruction. ( Photo: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Facebook )

The crane’s working location on Rama IV during building destruction. ( Photo: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Facebook )

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Floods continue to batter southern Thailand

Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat see significant floods, with two casualties reported

Rescuers help flood-hit residents move their belongings at Huai Dan village in Kanchanadit district of Surat Thani province on Saturday. (Supapong Chaolan)
Rescuers assist residents who have been affected by the floods on Saturday moving their belongings to Huai Dan community in the Surat Thani area. ( Supapong Chaolan )

On Saturday, a significant amount of rain fell in some regions of Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat province, killing two people.

Heavy storms that have been occurring since Thursday have flooded Surat Thani, sending a lot of water into agrarian areas, bridges, and homes in three regions: Muang, Kanchanadit, and Don Sak, that have overflowing into canals and other water resources on Saturday.

The inundation has affected 315 families living in 42 settlements in the three districts. &nbsp,

At Huai Dan Village Moo 6 in Kanchanadit, discharge poured through the area, with rainwater rising about one inch on Saturday. Moving items from five of the damaged homes to higher locations was aided by save workers.

Theeyut Supawiboonphol, the lieutenant governor of Surat Thani, instructed city authorities to assess the damage in their areas and assist residents who have been affected by floods and landslides.

Runoff did enter those towns, he said, so it was anticipated that the waters would surge even more in Kanchanadit and Don Sak.

Soldiers pull a pickup truck loaded with palm oil nuts from a flooded road in Si Chon district on Saturday afternoon. The driver was safely rescued. (Photo: Nujraree Raekrun)

On Saturday evening, soldiers in the Nakhon Si Thammarat city of Sichon take a pickup truck loaded with crude palm nuts from a flooded path. The vehicle was carefully rescued. ( Photo: Nujraree Raekroon )

On Saturday, floodwaters rose 30 to 50 centimeters on the east side of the city region in Muang district in Nakhon Si Thammarat.

In Tha Sala area, roads were greatly flooded, rendering them impenetrable for automobiles in tambon Tha Sala. Local people had to concentrate on vessels to provide their neighborhoods.

A guy was saved in Sichon city after his delivery truck, which was loaded with crude palm nuts, got stuck in a tambon Sichon road.

Trairong Laosakulsuk was saved by a recovery group.

Mr. Trairong claimed that he was driving his car along the road when forest runoff instantly rushed in and the water quickly rose. He was unable to finish his car in time.

He jumped out of his delivery and sat on the top of the crude palm nuts in the back of the car. When they saw him, the volunteers used a jet ski to come to his recovery.

Military helped lift his delivery truck from the flooded path, said Mr Trairong.

On Friday, the flooding in the Thung Song city of Nakhon Si Thammarat claimed two life.

While catching fish in tambon Nong Hong, Niphon Boonsong, 76, slipped and hit a liquid drainage tube. On the same day, Boonchu Mankhong, 69, slipped into a trench at his flooded plastic estate.

In Chumphon, people were caught off guard by flash storms, with some disappointed to discover their furniture set upright.

The Meteorological Department previously issued a warning about large storms affecting the southern regions of Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, Chumphon, Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat from Saturday to Monday.

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Fleeing Chinese murder suspect caught in Phuket

A man wanted in his home state was taken into custody on a airplane after departing from Shanghai.

Phuket International Airport. (File photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
Phuket International Airport. ( File photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul )

After taking a flight from Shanghai to the Thai beach area, a Chinese federal who is suspected of murdering someone in his house state was detained at Phuket International Airport.

Immigration officers reported on Friday evening that a command was given to catch Qian Guofeng, a man wanted for murder in China.

They claimed that he turned a violent behavior that led to the death of another man.

After learning that Mr. Qian was traveling with Shanghai Airlines flight FM 831 to Phuket, Taiwanese authorities requested that their Thai counterparts deny his passage and bring him under legal custody.

Immigration authorities detained the suspect in his seat after the plane landed around 11.15 p.m. On the grounds that he posed a threat to the public and national protection, he was denied access to Thailand.

He may be taken back to China to confront his accusations.

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Flash flood catches Chumphon residents off guard

Chumphon residents appear distressed after flash flooding inundated their home. (Photo: Chang Pai Sarapatclip Facebook)
People of Chumphon appear distressed after their homes were inundated by display flood. ( Photo: Chang Pai Sarapatclip Facebook )

Some residents of Chumphon are shocked to discover their furniture set upright when footage of people being caught off guard by flash floods has emerged.

The Meteorological Department previously issued a warning about big storms affecting the southern regions of Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, Chumphon, Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat from Saturday to Monday.

No long afterwards, Chumphon visitors began posting movies online of the resulting flash flooding.

A Facebook user named” Chang Pai Sarapatclip” posted a picture of the torrent erupting from his house in Ban Khao Chan Toh in the Muang city, showing how quickly the water is rising in the middle of the night.

The video shows water rushing up to his knees and covering his sleep. Equipment and equipment, including a closet and kitchen, can be seen floating despite their heavy mass.

The person is reportedly heard working with the occupants to shift their home to higher ground before being forced to flee the expanding water in the video.

At one level, he yells,” The kitchen is floating, things a boat today”!

Officials are keeping tabs on the condition and taking appropriate steps.

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Myanmar fishing boat seized in Thai waters

Six members of the crew are being detained on suspicion of bringing 40 000 kg of soured crab into Ranong.

Six Myanmar crew members are detained and 2,000 sacks containing salt-fermented shrimp seized from their boat in Ranong on Friday night. (Photo: Thailand Maritime Enforcement Command Centre Region 3)
On Friday night, six Myanmar team members were detained, and 2, 000 sacks of salt-fermented crab were found on their boat in Ranong. Thailand Maritime Enforcement Command Centre Region 3 ( Photo )

After 40, 000 kg of salt-fermented crab were discovered on board, a Myanmar fishing ship was found on its side and six crew members were detained for smuggling in this southern state.

After being informed that a warship was sneaking fish goods into the country, the Thailand Maritime Enforcement Command Center Region 3 reported on Saturday, officials from the navy led authorities to the Waithong pier in the tambon Pak Nam of Ranong at 9 p.m.

Six crew members and a Myanmar vehicle were found moored at the wharf. It was unable to import fish materials into the nation.

A research found 2, 000 baskets, each containing 20kg of spiced crab.

The crew members were taken to the Pak Nam police place for legal actions.

Two weeks prior to the incident, a Myanmar police vessel fired on 15 fishing boats in waters off the Ranong beach. Four Thai fishing are still being held in Kawthaung, same Ranong.

On Thursday, Maris Sangiampongsa, the foreign affairs minister, will travel to Myanmar to discuss their release.

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Saudi tourist rescued after 5 hours at sea off Pattaya

Few had aircraft skied, and their husband had to go to the shore for assistance.

A Saudi woman is brought back to shore after her five-hour ordeal in the water off Pattaya early on Saturday. (Screenshot)
After spending five hours in the waters off Pattaya early on Saturday, a Saudi person is brought back to shore. ( Screenshot )

Following a jet ski crash off the coast of Pattaya, a Saudi Arabian girl was saved after five days at sea.

A woman reported falling from her jet skiing in the Bang Lamung city of Chon Buri early on Saturday, prompting the dispatch of Pattaya City Sea Rescue.

Her father, a 26-year-old Royal man, was found fatigued on the 3.5-kilometre-long shore pleading for help. Beachgoers who spotted him wearing a life jacket and in grief discovered him.

The man informed volunteers that the jet ski they were using had capsized and that he and his family had been floating for more than five days before making the decision to swim for shore.

The jet skiing hire company’s owner claimed the pair had taken the lease for an hour-long period when questioned by the police. After the pair failed to return, hire staff were dispatched, but they were able to locate them.

The store contacted the authorities after learning of the boy’s appearance on sea and posted a message asking for more information about the couple.

The girl, who was two kilometers from the beach and had a cold and extreme exhaustion, was discovered by firefighters about two kilometers away. She was protected by her living suit, keeping her upright.

The couple shortly arrived on the beach to the applause of gathered residents and visitors.

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At least 3 killed, scores injured in grenade attack at Tak fair

According to some sources, the invasion resulted in four fatalities.

Rescue workers take the deceased and injured to a local hospital following a grenade attack at the annual Red Cross fair in Umphang district, Tak province, late on Friday night. (Photo: Umphang rescue team)
After an rocket assault at the annual Red Cross festival in Umphang area, Tak province, rescue workers transported the injured and dying to a nearby hospital. ( Photo: Umphang rescue team )

A bomb was thrown into an annual good in the Umphang region of northern Tak state late on Friday evening, killing at least three people and injuring results more. Two teenage Karens were later detained.

The assault occurred at the Red Cross Doi Loyfa good, said Pol Col Supakorn Phiphatphimpha, commander of Umphang officers. Around 11.30pm, the incident was reported to the authorities.

The bomb was thrown in front of a dancing floor where locals and visitors were chanting along. Folks fled for their own protection after the explosion. Some fell to the ground in front of the period, according to police.

The force of the explosion killed two individuals on the spot and injured 56 some, six significantly. After first support was provided by rescue workers, the wounded were rushed to Umphang Hospital.

Three people were reported in Thai internet, but some sources claimed four people died as a result of the invasion.

Manot Phoniam, commander of Umphang city, said the fair was held for seven times, from Dec 8 to Dec 14. &nbsp, Teams of community individuals, officers and men were arranged to beef up security during the occasion, said Mr Manot. &nbsp,

The event featured several show stages, and the attack took place at the standard waltz level, he added.

Two Karen fresh men, 16 and 17, were detained late on Friday evening for questioning regarding their alleged role in the rocket assault, according to a cause close to the police. One of them confessed, while the other denied any involvement.

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Commission fears low turnout in polls

Voters arrive at a polling unit in Khon Kaen to excercise their voting rights for the Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) chairman on Nov 3. The Election Commission (EC) expressed concern over low voter turnout estimates for the nationwide election of PAO members to be held on Feb 1. (Photo: Chakkrapan Natanri)
Voters arrive at a polling place in Khon Kaen on November 3 to exercise their voting rights for the provincial administrative organization ( PAO ) chairman. The Election Commission (EC ) expressed concern about the low voter turnout estimates for the upcoming national election of PAO members scheduled for February 1. ( Photo: Chakkrapan Natanri )

The Election Commission (EC ) expressed concern about the low voter turnout estimates for the provincial organization ( PAO ) members ‘ national election on February 1.

” The number of voters is expected to be low, but more than 50 % of those eligible]to vote ]”, said EC secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee on Friday.

He claimed that the EC anticipates a turnout of between 65 and 100 % and that the internet will encourage people to exercise their voting rights.

The Feb. 1 poll is unusual, according to Mr. Sawaeng because it will be the second half of the PAO votes for 29 regions. The PAO elections were called this year after the candidates ‘ early resignations before their words ended on December 19.

Of these counties, 20 have already announced the findings of their votes to find a PAO key.

Only 47 counties may have their PAO key elected on the same day, he said, despite the fact that new PAO members from all 76 regions will be elected on February 1.

Because the votes for the PAO members and leaders were supposed to be held at the same time, he claimed, 29 counties are spending a larger budget than the others.

He added that the two-step vote even affects the administrative work, particularly in Ubon Ratchathani, Uttaradit, Phetchabun and Tak, which did step their Hua president votes in two days.

The new PAO leaders in these four provinces won’t be able to begin working right away, according to Mr. Sawaeng, because the name of their PAO committee would already be over.

These four PAO chairs will have to wait until the novel PAO people ‘ elections on February 1st, he said.

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