Police and officials feud over Chiang Mai pub raids

Municipal officials arrived at the after-hours location following an earlier assault that embarrassed the police.

Police and officials feud over Chiang Mai pub raids
Customers, many of whom are minors, are addressed by an administrative established at an improper bar that was raided early on Wednesday morning in Chiang Mai’s Muang district. ( Image: Panumet Tanraksa)

According to Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat Pankaew, deputy commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau( CIB ), police anti-corruption officers are getting ready to look into provincial administrative officials who were discovered in a Chiang Mai bar after business hours.

They are also representatives of the government. It is considered wrongdoing if they remained at the table after it had closed, according to Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat.

Officers from the Chang Phueak authorities place in Chiang Mai at Level 9, a top bar and restaurant, raided the building around 2.30 on Friday night, which was followed by the news.

After the table closed at 1am, they discovered more than 50 patrons, one of whom was 17 years older, hanging out there.

According to reports, the director admitted to breaking the law and was accused of selling alcohol after business hours.

A few Department of Provincial Administration ( DPA ) officials who had participated in a raid on October 31 at Le Neuf, an unlicensed bar, were among the 50 customers, according to local reports.

Five top Chang Phueak station officers were transferred to inert posts and the nbsp as a result of the raid for allegedly failing to take legal action against the location. & nbsp,

The Chiang Mai police chief, Pol Maj Gen Thawatchai Pongwiwatanacha, noted that Chang Phueak officials had previously raided Le Neuf six times and that the power was not attempting to exact revenge on the DPA.

Le Neuf Cafe has been closed despite authorities attempts to ask the DPA to do so, he claimed.

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Khaki clash over Chiang Mai pub raids

Municipal officials arrived at the after-hours location following an earlier assault that embarrassed the police.

Khaki clash over Chiang Mai pub raids
Early on Wednesday morning, a government official addresses patrons at an improper bar that was raided in Chiang Mai’s Muang district, many of whom are minors. Panumet Tanraksa in the image

As an obvious debate between the groups comes into the open, police anti-corruption officers are getting ready to look into provincial operational officials who were discovered in a Chiang Mai pub after business hours.

They are also representatives of the government. According to Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat Pankaew, deputy commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau( CIB ), staying at the bar after closing time is considered malfeasance.

Officers from the Chang Phueak officers train in Chiang Mai at Level 9, a top bar and restaurant, raided the building around 2.30 on Friday night, prompting the news.

After 1am, they discovered more than 50 patrons, one of whom was 17 years old, loitering at the table.

According to reports, the director admitted that the establishment had broken the law and was accused of selling alcohol after business hours.

A few Department of Provincial Administration ( DPA ) officials who had participated in a raid on October 31 at Le Neuf, an unlicensed bar, were among the 50 patrons, according to local reports.

Five top Chang Phueak station officers were transferred to inactive posts and nbsp as a result of that raid for allegedly failing to take action against the location under their jurisdiction. & nbsp,

The Chiang Mai police chief, Pol Maj Gen Thawatchai Pongwiwatanacha, noted that Chang Phueak officials had previously raided Le Neuf six times and that the power was not attempting to exact revenge on the DPA.

Le Neuf Cafe has been closed despite authorities attempts to ask the DPA to do so, he claimed.

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Inscribed stone rediscovered in Chiang Mai

Four decades had passed since the city wall was discovered in a hidden chamber at Tha Phae Gate.

Inscribed stone rediscovered in Chiang Mai
Mirror reading can be seen on the newly discovered inscribed capital foundation at the Tha Phae Gate in Chiang Mai. ( 7th Regional Office of Fine Arts, photo )

CHIANG MAI: The Fine Arts Department has rediscovered an inscribed capital foundation at the Tha Phae Gate that had been hidden for more than 40 times.

The location of the inscribed stone had generated a lot of common attention, according to the department’s 7th Regional Office, which posted this week on its Facebook page.

Although it had not been seen in nearly four centuries, some people thought the monument had been kept in the Chiang Mai National Museum.

But, on Wednesday, departmental staff led by Therdsak Yenjura, the historical conservation unit’s producer, searched a place tucked away inside the Tha Phae Gate and discovered the relevant inscribed wall.

Representatives from the Lanna Inscriptions Database, the Chiang Mai University’s faculty of architecture and great art, as well as regional academics, all testified to the discovery.

The inscription’s primary purpose as a Chiang Mai city pillar shrine is indicated by scholars’ names like” Tha Phae Gate Inscription” or” Inthakhin Pillar Incscription.”

According to media reports, since the state’s founding, the monument has been interred alongside the Chiang Mai town pillar. The town column was being renovated from 1986 to 1987, so the monument had been taken down. Since then, the dedication has been hidden from view.

The Tha Phae Gate Inscription, according to the late epigrapher Prasert Na Nagara, shows a board of conventional numbers and numerology charts that were all written in picture writing in the Lanna Dhamma storyline.

The blessings bestowed on the area are described in the language of the reflected text. Indra, the Hindu deity, and khla, which means interest or post, combine to form the term Inthakhin. The dedication, according to Prof. Prasert, was a part of the Chiang Mai town pillar.

The writings had been difficult to decipher before the examination, but Chiang Mai Rajabhat University professor Ranu Wichasin discovered in 1986 that they were all written in reflection writing.

If and when the recently rediscovered monument will be on display to the government is not yet known.

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Warning over sales of ‘free’ condoms

As part of a public health promotion, online sellers are making money off of products that are distributed for free.

Warning over sales of ‘free’ condoms
People receive gratis contraception as part of an anti-HIV campaign in Bangkok in 2015. ( Bangkok Post image )

Officials have issued a warning to companies not to sell condoms that are meant to be freely distributed to the general public.

According to Dr. Atthaporn Limpanyalert, deputy secretary-general of the National Health Security Office( NHSO ), the free condoms, which are offered as part of a health promotion program, are being offered for sale online at low prices.

He claimed that because the condoms are funded by taxpayer funds, selling them for a profit is improper and unlawful.

Dr. Atthaporn pleaded with the vendors to stop or face legal repercussions, and he urged the general public to refrain from supporting such dishonest merchants despite the fact that the goods were being sold for a lower price.

He claimed that Thai men over the age of 13 can use the Pao Tang mobile app to record for 10 condoms per week for free and present the prescribed at a pharmacy or clinic that is NHSO-registered.

According to him, people without phones can use their ID cards to get free condoms from their closest health facilities.

One of the eight preventative health care services provided to all Thais without fee is safe supply. The people include routine physical and mental health exams, pregnancy tests, salt protection, iron or folic acid deficiency screening, and birth control pills.

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Two wardens sought over prisoner’s escape

According to sources, the cuffs and precepts used on the prisoner had been altered.

Two wardens sought over prisoner's escape
Sutiwas Khunnarong, who is charged with operating the getaway vehicle that transported Chaowalit Thongduang from Maharat Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital, is brought to the hospital and other places on Thursday to demonstrate how the exit strategy developed. ( Image: Nujaree Rakrun )

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: In connection with the nearly two-week-old prisoner’s exit from a doctor in this southwestern province, two prison rangers are being detained for neglect of duty.

According to a policeman cause, the Muang city police stop in Nakhon Si Thammarat requested arrest warrants for Warinthorn Thongprachong, 41, and Ekkalak Chaiyakarn, 35, which were approved by the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases.

On October 22, Chaowalit Thongduang, who was incarcerated for attempted murder, escaped from a doctor in Nakhon Si Thammarat. He had been escorted there by the two wardens, according to Pol Lt. Col. Charu Phetpan, the Muang police station’s lieutenant research chief.

Chaowalit, 37, also known as” Sia Paeng Na Nod,” had been admitted to the hospital for medical treatment after collapsing and complaining of excruciating knee pain. He’s still out there.

According to a cause, the two jailers who had been assigned to the Department of Corrections were aware of the imprisonment permits and would likely be turned over to officers shortly.

The two men would probably be used as scapegoats, according to another prison governor who declined to be identified, while the actual offender who planned the escape did go unpunished.

The two accused wardens’ dismissal from government services would be equivalent to serving arrest permits, he continued.

The fetters and handcuffs that were to be worn on Chaowalit, according to the governor, were changed during the day before the two warDENs started working their night change.

The governor claimed that Chaowalit’s alleged genius who ordered the pair to carry out their duty at night and the supposedly changed fetters for them had not been impacted.

Sutiwas Khunnarong, 28, a Chaowalit secretary, was previously detained in Ratchaburi for aiding the prisoner’s leave and operating the getaway vehicle. In a rocky region of Phatthalung, he abandoned Chaowalit, and the slave hasn’t been seen since.

Authorities showed him how he assisted the slave in escaping on Thursday by taking him to Maharat Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital.

A top prison established arrived at the Muang police station shortly before the reenactment to give the police shackles and handcuffs as proof. He informed the soldiers that Chaowalit and his coworkers had unsuccessfully attempted to cut the fetters at night between October 20 and October 21.

According to a source, one prison warden after changed the fetters during the day, allowing the prisoner to leave the next day.

Chaowalit’s leak was aided by seven suspects, all of whom have been detained.

The Phatthalung Provincial Court gave Chaowalit a 20-year, six-month prison term last year for attempted murder in connection with an armed assault on officers that occurred during an attempted kidnapping on September 2, 2019.

In January 2022, he started serving his sentence at Phatthalung Prison, and on August 7 of this year, it was transferred to Nakhon Si Thammarat Prison. Numerous other legal fees are likewise brought against him.

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Srettha says 20 of Thai hostages safe, citing Malaysian PM

Srettha says 20 of Thai hostages safe, citing Malaysian PM
Srettha Thavisin, the prime minister and finance minister, claims that some Thai hostages have been relocated and are awaiting launch. ( Image: Wichieanbut Nutthawat)

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin stated on Friday that twenty of the Vietnamese workers who had been kidnapped by Hamas are safe and being moved to a single place while they wait to be freed when the time is right. Anwar Ibrahim, the prime minister of Malaysia, was cited as telling him on the phone.

Mr. Srettha claimed that the Malaysian prime minister called him on Thursday and informed him that 20 Thai hostages — a total of 12 — were being relocated to the same location while they awaited the release.

Nevertheless, he cited Mr. Ibrahim as saying that efforts were being made to find two or three additional Siamese victims whose whereabouts were still unknown.

Another Thai actor, bringing the total to 23, was taken prisoner, according to a statement from the Foreign Affairs Ministry on Tuesday.

When asked if the hostages’ people could now be confident in their children’s safeness, Mr. Srettha replied,” Yes, as I merely said.” However, the whereabouts of the other two or three people are also unknown. 20 are healthy, according to the Indonesian prime minister.

Mr. Srettha expressed his gratitude for Ibrahim’s generosity and said the Malay rival promised to call him once more information about the hostage situation emerged.

He claimed that the head of the Thai defense forces had visited Malaysia over the previous year in an effort to broker the release of Thai hostages.

Panpree Bahiddha-nukara, the deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, had likewise visited Qatar and Egypt for this purpose before arriving back in Thailand on Thursday.

In the event that Vietnamese people, not only in Israel but also in other nations, want to return home, Mr. Srettha said he would get important officials to put plane on standby and make aircraft routes.

 

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5,100kg meat impounded in Chon Buri

5,100kg meat impounded in Chon Buri
In Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung area, officials inspect meat that has been improperly imported. ( Chaiyot Pupattanapong, photo )

CHON BURI: On Friday, authorities raided a cool storage facility in the Bang Lamung city and took 5.1 tonnes of bull and cow meat without an appropriate goods movement document.

The page in tambon Ban Pong, Bang Lamung, may have been involved in the illegal importation of beef products, which were then processed for transmission within the state, according to complaints made by locals to the provincial domestic security operations control and cattle offices.

Officers discovered 2.5 kilograms of cow beef from Argentina, Panama, Uruguay, and New Zealand as well as 2. 6 tons of buffalo beef imported from India during an inspection of the site’s refrigerated pots.

The beef was seized because the cold storage operator failed to submit the required paperwork for the Department of Livestock Development’s assessment of the products movement.

Within 15 days, the cold store controller must submit the necessary file. Legal activity under Sections 22 and 31 of the Animal Epidemics Act of 2015 may be taken if you don’t agree.

In the Chon Buri province’s Bang Lamung district, a raid results in the seizure of approximately 5, 100 kilograms of buffalo and cow meat. ( Chaiyot Pupattanapong in the photo )

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PM orders aid for 162 Thais trapped in Myanmar fighting

Fighting between dictatorship forces and ethnic armed parties took place in the northern border region close to China.

PM orders aid for 162 Thais trapped in Myanmar fighting
A weapon was fired from a military installation in Myanmar’s Lashio town in northeastern Shan State, as seen in the long-exposure photograph taken on October 28. ( AFP photo )

Officials have been given instructions by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to assist in the return of 162 Thais who are being held captive by Myanmar troops and an ally of ethnic armed groups in Laukkai, a border area between China and Myanmar.

According to Mr. Srettha, the 162 Thais were being saved and given safe haven by the Thai consulate in Yangon and Myanmar government. All Thais from the region are currently being repatriated, according to state official Chai Wacharonke on Friday.

According to Mr. Chai,” The prime minister has ordered all relevant agencies to give all Thais urgent assistance and bring them home carefully.”

About 200 Thai citizens were among the 500 foreigners being held by government forces in Laukkai and being used as” people weapons ,” according to The Irrawaddy, an independent Myanmar advertising channel, on Thursday.

189 Thais and citizens of nations like Nepal, Ethiopia, and Laos were among the victims, according to the report.

The immigrants had just been saved from online fraud companies operating in the northern Shan State, according to humanitarian staff.

However, they have been transported to military tents by a junta-controlled anti-human trafficking organization to serve as forced laborers for the construction of bunkers, trenches, and the transportation of quality.

At least 30 Thais, the majority of whom were farm laborers, were killed on October 7 during the Hamas militants’ frenzy in southern Israel, prompting the effort to save them from the chaos in neighboring Myanmar. 23 Thais are known to have been taken as captives by Palestinian militants, and 16 were injured.

In Shan State, where an alliance of racial minority troops fighting for independence launched a number of coordinated attacks on dictatorship jobs last year, there was intense battle.

The ruling government of Myanmar claims to have lost control of many border towns, including Chinshwehaw, a neighboring Yunnan province in China.

More than 23, 000 people were reportedly recently displaced by the battle on Friday, according to United Nations reports, while thousands of people fled to China in Myanmar.

According to Chinese media reports, displaced people were lining up in long lines to enter the nation, and some local Foreign towns were prepared to leave should the conflict worsen.

On Thursday, the Chinese foreign ministry urged all parties to” soon cease fire ,” mediate the conflict, and guarantee border security.

The” Three Brotherhood Alliance” stated in a joint statement that the attack was intended to overthrow” dictatorial rule” in Myanmar and target criminal gangs operating telecom scams that they claimed the junta protected.

In recent years, the region has developed into a hotspot for telecom and other website fraud, and China has intensified its efforts to stop the crime by apprehending lots of suspects.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara stated earlier on Friday that there were likely” many types of function” in northern Myanmar but that he did not know what the Vietnamese people were doing it.

On October 10, 2023, a large funeral is held to destroy the casualties of the military attack on the camp for displaced people close to the northern Myanmar city of Laiza. Coffins are lined up next to graves. ( Image: AFP)

The coup of Myanmar did not respond right away to a request for comment.

A defense takeover in February 2021 overthrew a democratically elected government headed by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, and since then, Myanmar has been in disarray.

In some places, previously formed pro-democracy rebel groups have joined forces with ethnic minority guerrillas that have been calling for more autonomy for decades.

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Wild elephants raid, damage plantations in Khon Kaen

Wild elephants raid, damage plantations in Khon Kaen
In the Sri Chomphu city of KHon Kaen, wild elephants are seen breaking into a crop plantation to forage for food. ( Photo: Facebook page for the Khon Kaen Community )

KHON KAEN: A herd of wild elephants from the neighboring Loei province raided two tambons in the Si Chomphu area of this northern province, prompting regional residents to seek assistance. The elephant wrecked disaster and destroyed crops while foraging for food.

On the” Khon Kaen Community” Facebook page, pictures of five exotic animals having fun in a pond in Si Chomphu have been shared, along with information about the harm these hippos have done.

The report claims that on October 28, wild elephants descended from a rock in Loei’s Phu Kradung area. They invaded crops in the tambons Boribun and Dong Lan, destroying the locals’ homes, plants, and home as well as plants.

Boonpeng Thongthiam, 54, the kamnan of tambon Boribun, claimed that people attempted to use fireworks to hunt the animals apart but were fruitless. He continued,” The elephants left for a while, but they kept coming back.”

Si Chomphu operational representatives showed up after Mr. Boonpeng requested assistance. They made an effort to force the elephant back into the forest, but they were unsuccessful. Two officers suffered minor injuries in the process.

Locals hoped that forest officials would decide the best course of action regarding the elephants after they agreed to attend on Friday, according to Mr. Boonpeng.

The fight between locals and wild creatures has gotten worse, according to a network of people who were threatened by wild animals last month and complained to the House of Representatives. It claimed that both people and wild elephants have suffered many fatalities and injuries as a result of this issue.

In the Sri Chomphu city of Khon Kaen, some crazy elephants are spotted in a pond. ( Photo: Facebook page for Khon Kaen Community )

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Fire guts popular restaurant along Chao Phraya River

Fire guts popular restaurant along Chao Phraya River
Early on Friday night, embers engulf The Wine Ayutthaya, a creek eatery in the province’s Chao Phraya. ( Photo: Bang Pa-in’s Ban Krot municipality)

Early on Friday night, a well-known diner in Ayutthaya along the Chao Phraya River was destroyed by fire, which resulted in damage totaling about 15 million ringgit. There were no fatalities.

According to Pol Lt. Col. Kamphon Inseewong, the chief analyst at the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya police depot, a fire broke out at The Wine Attya restaurant in the tambon Ban Run neighborhood around 5 am.

There were more than ten fire vehicles stationed there. Rescuers observed rapidly spreading flames at the four-story river restaurant, which is about 15 meters high. To stop the fire from getting to two local franchises, they raced against time.

It took around 50 days for fire personnel to put out the fire. The eatery was completely destroyed. At the time, there were no employees present in the cafe.

A 38-year-old Myanmar guard at a local restaurant claimed to have seen flames engulfing the restaurant’s back area. He soon gave his restaurant’s team the go-ahead to call the fire department.

Khamtan, 51, the mind of the professional team at the restaurant that was completely destroyed by fire, claimed he hurried to the scene after learning about the fire. He claimed that because the restaurant’s building was made of metal, wood, and PVC sheets, the fire spread rapidly.

Water is sprayed at the restaurant’s burning composition by a fire. ( Photo: Bang Pa – in, Ban Krot municipality )

Police were looking into the event and thought the fire might have started as a result of an electrical short circuit.

The Wine Ayutthaya announced on Facebook on Friday that the flames would cause the restaurant to close permanently.

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