Dams full, flood warnings as discharge rates raised

Dams full, flood warnings as discharge rates raised
Flood occurred on Tuesday in the Lom Sak area of the state of Phetchabun. Soonthorn Kongwarakhom( picture )

From Thursday to Wednesday of next week, the Office of National Water Resources issues a warning about potential flood in the North, Northeast, and Central Plains due to the already-exceeding storage capacities and rising discharge rates.

According to the office, nine significant reservoirs’ water volumes have now surpassed their top principle curves, which specify the storeroom or empty space that must be kept in a reservoir throughout the year. Areas inland were at risk of flooding as a result of the additional transfer:

* In the North

– Chiang Mai province’s Mae Ngat Somboon Chon source.

– Lampang’s Kiew Lom and Mae Mok source.

Northeastern United States

– Udon Thani’s Huai Luang source.

Sakon Nakhon’s Nam Pung and Nong Han dams.

– Khon Kaen’s Ubol Ratana source.

– The Lampao source in Kalasin

In the Central Plains, *

– Nakhon Nayok’s Khun Dan Prakan Chon source.

Rain is expected to continue into Thursday, and from Thursday to Wednesday of next week, flooding may occur in low-lying places below the pools.

The department issued a warning about flooding in the provinces of Phichit, Phitsanulok, Roi Et, Sukhothai, and Ubon Ratchathani’s low-lying areas.

Somsak Thepsutin, the deputy prime minister, expressed concern about the areas in Chai Nat state that are below the Chao Phraya battery bridge on Tuesday. Additionally, it will need to discharge water at a rate higher than 1,500 cubic meters per second than its usual rate of 1,400 cu / m.

The Pa Sak River has already flooded the majority of the Lom Sak district in the northern & nbsp, province of Petchabun.

The liquid that was dispersing throughout Lom Sak, according to assistant provincial governor Chatchawal Benchasiriwong, was a mixture of water from the Huai Khon Kaen tank in the city and runoff from it.

If there wasn’t more rain, he claimed, the rainwater would recede in two to four days.

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B2.7bn needed to fund apps for students’ free tablets

B2.7bn needed to fund apps for students' free tablets
Individuals go to a Bangkok Eduzone Expo. ( File image )

To create content for the Education Ministry’s plan to provide students and teachers across the country with tablet computers to promote equal opportunity in education, the Office of the Basic Education Commission ( Obec ) requests a budget of 2.7 billion baht.

Thanu Wongchinda, the Obec secretary-general, stated that the product distribution program could not be implemented this year. To preload software onto the pcs, the company must first create them.

The business was still debating whether the package should include all nine subjects or just the fundamental ones. He stated that in order to make sure it is cost-effective and serves its purpose, it will first get introduced on an empirical basis.

In the captain period, which is anticipated to start next year, he said the devices will be given to Mathayom 4 – 6 students, faculty, and education bosses. It’s possible that less experienced kids won’t be able to use the devices.

Before being expanded, the pilot phase is even likely to be restricted to a 245-school selected training zone. The product distribution plan won’t reach every school in the country for four years, according to Mr. Thanu.

The company encourages the use of technology to advance management of education and learning. To avoid putting a financial strain on the nation, he said, it will still be implemented slowly.

In order to reduce the administrative burden on teachers and allow them to spend more time teaching, Obec may also consult with pertinent agencies.

The product distribution program is a part of the education minister Permpoon Chidchob’s initiative to lower costs for parents and lessen racial disparities in educational opportunities.

It has prompted warnings from a number of sectors, which support the use of technology to improve understanding and lessen educational inequality but are also dubious about the program’s affordability and viability.

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Myanmar asked to help catch Vichit murder suspect

The criminal is thought to be traveling to Rangoon.

Myanmar asked to help catch Vichit murder suspect
At the residence of the deceased retired Thai embassy in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district, criminal police and rescuers were present. The main believe in the crime is a 19-year-old Myanmar man. ( Photo provided)

The fleeing believe in the death of a retired Thai embassy at his home in Bangkok has been sought by immigration police in Myanmar to assist them in apprehending him.

Vichit Chitvimarn, 63, was the former adviser to Denmark. The criminal, Sai Myat Hoe, 19, a Myanmar national, is the subject of an arrest permit issued by the Criminal Court. & nbsp,

According to Pol Col. Khemmachart Wattananaphakasem, the head of the Chiang Rai immigration company, there are rumors that the suspect bought an air ticket to return to Rangoon after escaping through the Mae Sai border checkpoint in the city.

According to Pol Col. Khemmachart, he requested assistance from Myanmar authorities in locating and apprehending the think. He anticipated being arrested immediately.

On Sunday, the retired adviser was discovered inside his home on Vibhavadi Rangsit 20 Road, dying with three attack wounds to his chest.

According to reports, the sufferer moved into the home on September 9 and lived it by herself. Since September 19, the presume had been working for him at the residence.

The think was a home painting, according to Pol Maj Gen Attapol Anusit, chief of Metropolitan Police Division 2. On September 25, CCTV footage showed him arriving at the defendant’s residence in the enclosure property. Vichit unlocked the door and let him inside. & nbsp,

The suspect reportedly assaulted the prey on the first floor of the house three days later. Authorities say Vichit was killed after his aggressor threatened him with a knife, forced him to give up his ATM cards access number, and then fled to the second-floor restroom. Later, Vichit’s consideration had a few hundred thousand baht taken out of it at an ATM in the store.

Sai Myat Moe ran away to Chiang Rai before crossing into Tachilek, a frontier town in Myanmar, on September 29 through the madam baba checkpoint.

Sai Myat Moe boarded a Bangkok-Nan international bus on September 29 at 6.55 am, according to security camera footage. Around 7:12 a.m., he arrived at the immigration station by motorcycle taxi and crossed into Myanmar.

Theeraphan, 32, a motorcycle taxi drivers at the Mae Sai bus stop, claimed to have taken the young man to the border checkpoint at MaE SaI Bridge 1. 60 baht was the menu. He had no reason to be suspicious of anything his customer said or did.

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‘My heart dropped’: families fear for Thais held by Hamas

'My heart dropped': families fear for Thais held by Hamas
If Israel keeps striking Gaza with airstrikes, Hamas has threatened to do civil hostages.

Following the Palestinian militant group’s threat to kill human captives in its conflict with Israel, the families of Thai laborers held prisoner by Hamas spoke on Tuesday about their concerns for their security.

Since Hamas launched a surprise assault on Israel on Saturday, at least 18 Thais have died and 11 have been captured.

In its assault, Hamas kidnapped about 150 people, and if Israel keeps using airstrikes to strike Gaza, it will do them one by one.

Owat Suriyasri’s father Kanyarat, who is one of those taken, expressed her shock at the news.

She told AFP,” My soul dropped when I learned he was one of the 11 victims taken by Hamas.”

” I’m looking forward to hearing some good news.”

She described Owat, 40, from Si Saket territory in eastern Thailand, as a” quite helpful, attentive, and happy man.”

In 2021, he relocated to Israel in search of better pay in an effort to provide his wife and two children with a better home.

Working overseas pays better than in Thailand, she said, adding that we owe a lot of money.

She promised to tell her husband,” I’ve missed you, and I won’t let you go far away again ,” if she could see him.

I did give him a hug.

” I hope he survives ,” she said.

Anucha Angkaew, the father of Wannida Ma – asa and a contractor on an olive farm, was another of those taken prisoner.

” I’m destroyed. The day he was abducted, I spoke with him. Before it happened, we had a video call, and we spoke usually, she told AFP.

Wannida claimed she was holding out for the safe transfer of her father, who is 28 years old, despite Hamas’ terrible threat to kill its victims.

” I really hope he makes it.” I have a 100 % chance of success. She said,” I am quietly watching the news, waiting to hear some good news.

Anucha, who has a daughter, left his hometown of Udon Thani, an agricultural region in north Thailand, for Israel in March 2022.

In Israel, there are about 30,000 Thai workers, many of whom work in agriculture.

Some workers from Thailand’s impoverished rural northeast are hoping to gain higher pay so they can raise a nest egg and make their families’ existence better back home.

They’ve been open to being taken advantage of. According to a 2015 Human Rights Watch review, migrant workers were paid less than the legal minimum wage and housed in subpar conditions.

– Waiting for assistance.

Many Vietnamese families are having a difficult time waiting for word of missing loved ones.

Adisak Pengsuwan, her niece who had been employed since March 2022 on a plantation in the Gaza Strip, was no longer in contact with her family, according to Jittawan Promsuludorn.

She claimed that since the early days of Tuesday morning, they have not heard from him.

She told AFP,” Earlier, he told us that all of his companions had been shot to death, but that we were fortunate to be able to flee to a vault.

” There was no foods or potable water, and he was stuck in a bunker with the other 19 Thais.” He admitted to us that he was afraid for his career and wanted to go get some food and water.

Adisak is awaiting assistance from Thai authorities, she claimed.

” Our family, especially his mother, is currently upset, and she checks in with me every hour if I hear from her son ,” she said.

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Heavy rain in Pattaya causes flooding, beach erosion

Heavy rain in Pattaya causes flooding, beach erosion
Early on Tuesday, Pattaya experienced heavy rains, which flooded the town’s streets and roads and eroded the shore. ( Chaiyot Pupattanapong, photo )

CHON BURI: Early on Tuesday, heavy rain pounded the Bang Lamung area, causing flooding on highways and in areas, and the drainage eroded portions of Pattaya beach.

Around 12.20 am, the storm started, and it lasted for more than an hour. In some places, the rainwater was 50 to 80 centimeters strong.

Little cars and motorcycles couldn’t travel on the road that ran alongside the railroad from Soi Khao Talo to Si Wat Tham and a portion of Sukhumvit Road because it was flooded. The water eventually started to recede.

The Pattaya shore was eroded in the area between Patties Nua and Klang. Sand that the Marine Department had carted in to lengthen the Pattaya beach and make it more appealing to tourists was washed away by the enormous amount of discharge. In addition, & nbsp,

In some places, the beach’s degradation was 4 meters wide and about a meter serious. Additionally, trash was dumped along the beach.

Flooding degradation on Tuesday night at Pattaya Beach. ( Chaiyot Pupattanapong in the photo )

The beach is being eroded more as a result of the big discharge from the overnight downpour. ( Chaiyot Pupattanapong in the photo )

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Thai death toll in Israel rises to 18

Thai death toll in Israel rises to 18
On Tuesday night, Jakkapong Sangmanee, the lieutenant foreign affairs minister, addresses the media at Government House. Wassana Nanuam in the image

According to the deputy foreign affairs minister, 18 Vietnamese people have died as a result of the Hamas assault on Israel.

According to Jakkapong Sangmanee, until Israeli forces retake the dying regions, their bodies must not be returned to Thailand. Up until that point, the victims’ systems were inaccessible.

He claimed that Thai employees are still being ejected from dangerous regions in Israel.

About 5,000 Vietnamese workers were present in the fight area, while there were about 30 000 in Israel. So far, on 3, 000 people have expressed a desire to go back home. According to Mr. Jakkapong, the second group was anticipated to profit on Thursday.

According to the deputy minister, around 100 Thais had expressed a desire to delay going back home.

Because military plane were not permitted to get in Israel as the fighting was getting closer to the airports, Mr. Jakkapong said that the repatriation process would primarily rely on business and chartered flights.

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Caught in the crossfire

There are difficult choices for hundreds of Thai staff in Israel.

Caught in the crossfire
A person in Nakhon Phanom calls an Israeli home memeber who is involved in the bloody fight. ( Pattanapong Sripiachai, photo )

After learning that her brother, Somkhwan, who had gone to work on a fruit farm in Israel, was likely one of the staff killed in an attack carried out as the first round of Israel-Gaziland issue erupted on Saturday, Nupha Phansa, at 63, is still reeling from the incident.

At 4 a.m. on Sunday, her daughter, Somkhwan’s older girl, called Ms. Nupha to let her know that she had seen some photos of the victims’ body on social media, and one of them had resembled her.

When Ms. Nupha saw the image, she immediately recognized her father’s shirt and pants and realized that her worst fears had come true.

Following the startling news, a number of local authorities paid Ms. Nupha’s house in tambon Khamin in the Muang neighborhood of Kalasin to offer social support and talk about how to return Somkhwan to Thailand for the death.

My son, who frequently called me from Israel, just informed me that the situation that was unusual before the poor news arrived. She continued,” I therefore told him to return back.” ” I wanted him to return back safely, not his income.”

His mother afterwards discovered that her son had become sick and intended to discuss a return home with his Jewish employer after that conversation. He was never going to include that talk.

Previous man Somkhwan, who got married and moved to Nakhon Phanom, left Thailand on November 9 of last year for a five-year job commitment in Israel.

According to his mother, he borrowed 120, 000 ringgit to cover the cost of his trip to Israel, where his monthly salary was 80,000 bht.

121 of the 230 staff from the state who went to work in Israel, according to Suphachai Waengkham, a top established at Kalasin’s Office of Employment, lived and worked in the region close to the crime.

Sombat Traisak, the sheriff provincial governor of Chaiyaphum, announced on Monday that 772 workers from this territory have entered Israel to work legally while authorities continue to look for another group who did so in violation of the law.

Sairung Miwut had the good fortune to restore contact with her father, Worachet, in the Phu Khieo city of Chaiyaphum.

Mr. Sairung expressed her desire for Worachet to return home right away in a video call with him, despite the fact that he wanted to see how the condition develops first.

” Let me remain here for a little while longer.” We all need more money to send up back, so many others are good to do the same. I’m unsure of my exact departure date from Israel. During the film call, Mr. Worachet was overheard saying to his family,” I will have to wait and see.”

The family of Phatthayut Tonsoki, 40, and a 58-year-old villager in Nakhon Phanom’s Phon Sawan region has been unable to contact her child since the problems began.

Natthawut Nakmao, a 30-year-old Thai worker in Israel and local of Nakhon Ratchasima, was interviewed by The Bangkok Post on Monday via video website.

He claimed that because he resided in a region far from the murder, his safety and continued employment were secure. He did, however, express great concern for the security of a fellow employee in the war zone from the same community in Nakhon Ratchasima.

Since the invasion began, Mr. Natthawut claimed he hasn’t been able to get in touch with his friend Phongsathon.

However, according to acting Nakhon Ratchasima government Atsuek Chanahan, a man by the name of Phongsathon was one of the 11 Siamese workers taken hostage during the attacks on Saturday.

There is only one Phongsathon who is truly from Nakhon Ratchasima, according to a review of the official records of Thai workers in Israel, he claimed.

According to Mr. Atsuek, the employer, whose last name is Khunsi, is 25 years old and had resided and worked in southwestern Israel for more than a year prior to the attack on Saturday.

The Phongsathon’s community in Nakhon Ratchasima is currently crossing their fingers and fervently hoping that their family is not the one being held prisoner.

According to Mr. Atsuek, 2,163 employees from Nakhon Ratchasima began working in agriculture in Israel.

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Govt pushes title deed plan

Govt pushes title deed plan
Thamanat: A New Year’s Eve present for landowners

In order to enable Sor Por Kor 4 – 01 landowners to convert their land reform papers into title deeds, the Agricultural Land Reform ( ALR ) Committee will move forward with plans to revise its regulations.

Capt. Thamanat Prompow, the minister of agriculture and partnerships, told reporters on Monday that he had given the ALR secretary general instructions to meet with the legal matters sub-committee to convert Sor Por Kor 4 – 01 papers into title activities.

Land with Sor Por Kor position may now be sold after the upgrade is finished.

According to Captain Thamanat, the sub-committee approved the program, which will be carried out by the close of the year as a New Year’s gift for Thai producers.

In order to determine how many Sor Por Kor 4 – 01 land plots are currently occupied across the country and how long it will take to convert them into title deeds— a process that necessitates modifications to ministerial regulations— Capt. Thamanat announced that he will preside over the ALR committee meeting on Wednesday and NBPSP.

Additionally, he insisted that the land would certainly fall into the hands of companies once it had been converted.

He had originally told Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin about the planned conversion’s development, which would begin in the provinces prepared for the property status upgrade.

Additionally, he assured them that those who legitimately occupy Sor Por Kor land 4-01 will be able to get title activities. Those who make a living from farming and own no more than 50 ray of Sor Por Kor property are considered eligible.

According to the secretary, farmers may benefit from the land, increasing their financial security.

3 million farmers currently reside on roughly 36 million ray of Sor Por Kor area, according to him.

Vinaroj Supsongsuk, secretary-general of the Agricultural Land Reform Office, stated that the organization is discussing the evaluation of Sor Por Kor property prices with the Treasury Department and scientists. If the owners of such property do not want to modify their papers to title deeds, the review may be required.

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Army eyes backup plan for security

Army eyes backup plan for security
Royal Thai Army picture: Lt Gen Santi Sakuntanak

According to place key Lt Gen Santi Sakuntanak, the Fourth Army Region is putting plans in place to maintain stability in the South as the authorities considers repealing an emergency order that placed restrictions on three regions.

The emergency order in Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala was extended by the government for one month last month. With the exception of the towns of Si Sakhon, Sungai Kolok, Waeng, and Sukhirin in Narathiwat, Yaring, Mayo and Mai Kaen in Pattani, as well as Betong and Kabang in Yala, the evacuation order is currently in effect in these places until October 17.

Lt Gen Santi, also the producer of Internal Security Operations Command Region 4, said the decision may have an impact on regional protection as the government considers permanently scrapping the order.

According to him, the order has streamlined the investigative process and resulted in efficient security work.

Lt. Gen. Santi stated that Isoc may hold a discussion about which portions of the decree are required to ensure security if the government decides to only half cancel it.

To identify healthy and unsafe areas and prioritize their needs, he said Isoc may divide 22 districts across the three provinces into different colors, such as green, yellow, and red.

If the government decides to revoke the order, he anticipates that it will initially be implemented in green places before gradually spreading to others as safety increases.

However, he added that if there is a security risk, Isoc will support the government’s decision to revoke the order in all places.

The order is set to expire in 2027, according to the 20-year national approach, he said.

However, the order, which is seen as oppressive to locals, is being called for by rights organizations.

The government has extended the order 73 days since 2005, according to the Intellectual Network Council of the Southern Border Provinces.

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Thai death toll in Israel rises

1,400 people claim they want to leave.

Thai death toll in Israel rises
On October 9, 2023, an Israeli cylinder is positioned close to Israel’s border with Lebanon in northern Israel. ( Reuters image )

According to the Foreign Ministry, at least 1,400 Thai workers in Israel have so far expressed a desire to return back to Thailand, and unconfirmed reports from Israeli companies indicate that up to 12 Thais may have perished in Hamas problems.

On Wednesday, the second class of 15 Thais is scheduled to depart from Israel, and a total of 1, 437 have stated their desire to go back home.

The injured who were removed from high-risk areas would be the first group of survivors, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Jakkapong Sangmanya, who gave an upgrade in the late evening following a meeting with Thai Ambassador to Israel, Pannabha Chandraramy.

He stated that this class of residents has been authorized to journey and is anticipated to depart on Wednesday and arrive in Thailand on Thursday, citing the Thai consulate in Israel.

He claimed that while Hamas’ capture rate remained at 11, the number of injured Thais increased from eight to nine.

According to him, there are encouraging signs that Thai authorities have been in touch with some nations in an effort to ensure the safety and release of those captured. 80 Thai individuals had been found to be safe in Israel, he continued.

Mr. Jakkapong claimed that the embassy in Israel had not verified the death toll in the commission’s earlier statement, where the number of fatalities increased from two to 12.

The agency’s representative, Kanchana Patarachoke, reported that 12 Thais were killed in Israeli assault in the morning, according to information gathered from their businesses.

Nevertheless, she added that given the circumstances, it would be challenging for the government to confirm the casualties. She pointed out that the figures had not yet been verified by Israeli government.

Ms. Kanchana stated that the ministry is working through a number of channels to discuss the release of those who have been captured and that it is awaiting word from the Thai consulate in Kuala Lumpur, which will get in touch with the Israeli ambassador that.

According to Ms. Kanchana,” Vietnamese embassies are doing everything in their power to ensure the safety and release of the Thai workers who have been captured.”

Thais are among the 100 or more civil captives taken by the Hamas intruders, in addition to Israelis. Some include citizens of France, Germany, and Georgia.

Thai air pressure aircraft are also on standby for departure missions, she said, adding that the Israeli army has evacuated Thais from the conflict zone to protected areas and that Israeli authorities are prepared to help the evacuation.

There are approximately 30,000 Thai people in Israel, with roughly 5,000 in Gaza, so the number of residents will be updated.

Israel intended to remove all residents from cities close to Gaza within 24 hours, according to the Israeli Defense Ministry. All departure missions are permitted, and the airport is still available.

The emergency, according to Ms. Kanchana, will start as soon as it is secure to do so, and preparations for their use as travel points are being made with adjacent nations.

Sutin Klungsang, the defense minister, stated that the air force has prepared five C-130 aircraft and one Airbus 340 for the removal vision, which may start as soon as Israel issues the all-clear.

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