PM ‘excited’ to meet Apple CEO

PM 'excited' to meet Apple CEO
Cook: Pencilled in for meet

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will meet Apple CEO Tim Cook next month during an Apec Meeting in San Francisco as part of the government’s strategy to lure foreign investors to the kingdom.

The meeting was disclosed yesterday when Mr Srettha, also finance minister, gave a lecture at a special forum held by the Economic Reporters Association in Bangkok. Mr Srettha said he met top business leaders during his recent trip to the US and China. He is looking forward to holding further talks with the wider business community. He said the Thai business community has been invited to join his trip to the US next month. He is also excited about meeting the CEO of Apple and expects the talk to be fruitful.

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Dragnet for fugitive lands in sanctuary

Chaowalit Thongduang, a 37-year-old prisoner who escaped from a hospital in Nakhon Si Thammarat, is likely to be hiding somewhere in Khao Banthat Wildlife Sanctuary, a refuge for animals that covers four southern provinces, according to police.

Police were tracing the prisoner in the area via mobile phone signals, which marks a significant u-turn from their previous assumption that Chaowalit had fled the country through the southern border province of Satun.

The sanctuary covers 1,266 square kilometres of forest in Phatthalung, Trang, Satun and Songkhla.

Chaowalit, alias Sia Paeng Na Nod, escaped from Maharat Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital, where he had an appointment to receive dental care, some time between Saturday night and Monday morning.

CCTV at the hospital showed Chaowalit emerge from a lift with a man who was later identified as Chirawut, or Luk Wua, before they left in a white Mitsubishi Triton pickup truck, said a source.

The truck, which was later found to have been driven by another man identified by police as Chakkri, or Big, was seen followed by a black Honda Civic and an Isuzu D-Max pickup truck.

Tracking these vehicles via the phone signals of the people travelling in them, police found the three cars first headed in the direction of Chian Yai and Cha-aut districts of Nakhon Si Thammarat before moving into neighbouring Phatthalung.

However, when they reached Sri Nakharin district of Phatthalung, all three cars went their separate ways, with the Mitsubishi truck going to Satun, the Isuzu truck heading to Trang and the Civic to Krabi.

The police were apparently deceived at first into believing Chaowalit was heading to Satun in the same Mitsubishi truck and possibly had escaped to a neighbouring country.

Only after his mobile signals were detected in the Khao Banthat Wildlife Sanctuary area did police realise he had not travelled in the truck, which was later found abandoned about 10 metres from the house of a local politician in Satun.

The prisoner is believed to have switched to the Civic, which was thought to be driven by Chaowalit’s close aide — identified only as Non — who drove the car from Krabi to Nakhon Si Thammarat.

The black Civic took Chaowalit to Trang where he got out and walked into the wildlife sanctuary, about 2km from the nearest road.

A witness said they spotted someone driving a motorcycle into the forest in the direction where Chaowalit is believed to be hiding. The driver was seen carrying a bag that could contain food supplies and even a firearm. Police have focused their search for the fugitive on the sanctuary. The manhunt continued for a fourth day yesterday.

Narong Nukhong, Nakhon Si Thammarat Central Prison’s chief, has been transferred in the wake of Chaowalit’s escape.

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Spaniard charged in murder, dismemberment of Colombian on Koh Phangan

Spaniard charged in murder, dismemberment of Colombian on Koh Phangan
In August 2023, a police station on Koh Phangan questioned Hispanic restaurant Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, 29. Supapong Chaolan( picture )

SURAT THANI: In connection with the murder and mutilation of a Brazilian physician on the holiday island of Koh Phangan in August of this year, public prosecutors on Wednesday brought charges against the Spanish chef to the municipal court in the city.

Options claim that Daniel Bronchalo, 29, killed Edwin Arteaga, 44, and then dismembered the body to hide the violence on Koh Phangan, which is well-known for its entire moon celebrations and scuba dive.

On Thursday, the judge granted the plaintiff’s request for a speech hearing after accepting the lawsuit.

The victim’s hip and gut were discovered at a dump on Koh Phangan on August 3, which made the case public. Officers detained Mr. Bronchalo the next day, and he afterward confessed to the crime.

Rodolfo Sancho Aguirre and Silvia Bronchalo, two Hispanic actors, are the parents of the defendant. In his native land, he is a well-known chef. & nbsp,

The target ran a prosperous plastic surgeries business in Monteria, Colombia.

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Just 180 active ‘influential people’, 10 provinces have none

Just 180 active 'influential people', 10 provinces have none
At the officers training facility in Nonthaburi in July, police display arms seized during a global crackdown on illegal firearms. Varuth Hirunyatheb( picture )

There are only 180 active” important people” in the nation, and 10 regions are completely free of them, the House committee on management announced on Wednesday.

The information, according to MP Korawee Prissananantakul( Bhumjaithai ), came from Chada Thaised, the deputy interior minister, and representatives from the Department of Provincial Administration, who met with the committee on Wednesday in parliament.

Mr. Chada, who is also from Bhumjaithai, is in charge of the government’s nationwide initiative to repress influential individuals( a metaphor for important crooks ).

According to Mr. Korawee, officials also listed 625 former influential persons who had already agreed to stop coercing people and informed them that 180 significant individuals were also effective.

He claimed that authorities had not yet developed strategies to subdue the energetic, powerful individuals. They may keep an eye on the 625 people who said they had changed for the better. & nbsp,

According to Mr. Chada, the division found that 66 provinces had prominent people working there, but only 10 of them had them. Mr. Korawee claimed that because the information was” classified ,” they did not name the provinces.

According to Mr. Korawee, the Interior Ministry defines important persons as those who use their position of power to compel another, affecting their bodies, minds, flexibility, reputations, or assets.

He claimed that the House council even inquired about the influence of Mr. Chaa’s arrested son-in-law. Leaders may learn that he had abused his position of authority to hurt other people, according to a member of the Department of Public Administration.

Weerachart Rasamee, a provincial governor and nbsp, was detained on Tuesday in the state of Uthai Thani for the alleged bribery of an irrigation company, according to the House commission. He is the son-in-law of Mr. Chada.

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More Thais return from worn-torn Israel

More Thais return from worn-torn Israel
On Wednesday night, Thai employees who have been evacuated from Israel wait to pick up their luggage at the Suvarnabhumi airport. ( Image: Labour Ministry )

On Wednesday night, another 320 Vietnamese employees arrived back from Israel, bringing the total number of Thai survivors to 4, 296.

On SpiceJet trip SG 9014, the 26th mass of Thais left Tel Aviv and arrived at Suvarnabhumi aircraft around 7 a.m. on Wednesday.

Authorities were led to greet the survivors by Natanthachai Panyasurarit, inspector general of the Labour Ministry.

At the aircraft, everyone underwent cognitive and health examinations. Regarding their eligibility for state assistance and debt dangling, officials also offered tips.

The most recent planeload brought the total amount of Thai residents to 4,296.

On Wednesday at 7.50 p.m., another 235 were scheduled to return on EI AI Israel Airlines journey LY081.

8 Thais have registered to return back, and 123 have stated they want to be in Israel, according to labor leaders at the Thai consulate in Tel Aviv. & nbsp,

The number of Thai deaths has increased to 30, with 19 kidnapped Thais and 18 wounded. Eight bodies have already been repatriated by & nbsp.

At 10.35 a.m. on Thursday, seven more Thai employees are scheduled to return from Israel.

On Wednesday, 39-year-old Veeraphan Jabsaengchan of Phitsanulok was one of the returnees. He claimed that Israel’s borders regions, including the labor camp he had been staying near Lebanon and Syria, were uncomfortable and unsafe. He & nbsp frequently heard rockets and gunfire flying overhead.

He had spent 8 to 9 decades working in Israel, but he would never go back, according to Mr. Veeraphan.

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More Thais return from war-torn Israel

More Thais return from war-torn Israel
On Wednesday night, Thai employees who have been ejected from Israel wait to pick up their luggage at the Suvarnabhumi aircraft in Samt Prakan. ( Image: Ministry of Labor)

On Wednesday night, another 320 Vietnamese employees arrived back from Israel, bringing the total number of Thai survivors to 4, 296.

On Wednesday at around 7 a.m., the 26th mass of Thai passengers boarded SpiceJet trip SG 9014 from Tel Aviv and arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport.

Authorities led by Natanthachai Panyasurarit, investigator general of the Labour Ministry, to greet the survivors.

At the airports, everyone underwent cognitive and health examinations. Regarding their eligibility for state aid and loan suspension, officials also offered tips.

The most recent planeload brought the total amount of Thai residents to 4,296.

On Wednesday at 7.50 p.m., another 235 were scheduled to return on EI AI Israel Airlines journey LY081.

8 Thais have registered to return back, and 123 have stated they want to be in Israel, according to labor leaders at the Thai consulate in Tel Aviv. In addition, & nbsp,

30 Thai people have died as a result, along with 19 kidnapped Thais and 18 wounded. There have already been eight repatriated systems.

At 10.35 a.m. on Thursday, seven more Thai employees are scheduled to return from Israel.

On Wednesday, one of the returnees was Phitsanulok resident Veeraphan Jabsaengchan, 39. He claimed that Israel’s border regions were strained and risky, including the labor camp where he had been staying close to Lebanon and Syria. He frequently heard missiles and gunshot flying overhead.

He had spent 8 to 9 decades working in Israel, but Mr. Veeraphan declared that he would never go back.

According to Prime Minister Srettha Thaivisin, officials met on Wednesday around lunchtime to talk about how to assist those who had borrowed money to travel to and function in Israel. & nbsp,

He urged Thai employees who chose to remain in Israel to exercise extreme caution.

Israel’s position was being assessed, and it was dire. Israel had quickly begin a ground assault, he claimed.

In an effort to retain Thai workers it, Israeli employers chose to postpone salary payments and even offered higher pay, according to the prime minister.

He was awaiting the Jewish ambassador’s response on how to put pressure on Israeli companies who hadn’t yet compensated Thai employees.

The topic of mortgages Thais had taken out to give job trading fees as high as 150,000 baht per mind was discussed at today’s meeting. & nbsp,

They would be in problems if they went back home without receiving funds from their employers. According to Mr. Sretha, who also serves as finance secretary, they still had to pay off their debts.

According to Mr. Srettha, Deputy Finance Minister Kritsada Chinavicharana had suggested that the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives ( BAAC ) might offer loans to this group of workers with an interest rate of just 0.1 % over a 20-year period, or by paying about 600 baht per month. & nbsp,

He chose not to go into more information. The problem needed to be adequately discussed first. He had spoken with the BACC and the Government Savings Bank ( GSB ) about the issue.

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Wealthy won’t get digital handout, says PM

Wealthy won't get digital handout, says PM
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin gives a speech on financial stimulation at the Aksra Theatre. Additionally, he discussed the B10,000 electronic flyer plans for his government with reporters. ( Image: Chanat Katanyu)

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin stated on Wednesday that the government will establish standards to make sure the wealthy are not ready for the 10,000 baht digital currency release when it is launched.

He agreed with suggestions that wealthy people never receive the 10,000 baht release from a variety of individuals, including the government of the Bank of Thailand.

” There will be a fair and accurate description of who is wealthy … According to the prime minister, some organizations that are trouble-free shouldn’t receive it.

On Tuesday, he said, the state team preparing to implement the handout spoke with the governor of the central banks.

The coalition government’s chief executive, the Pheu Thai Party, of the primary minister, made the online transaction. Additionally, Mr. Srettha made the announcement to congress during the administration’s policy statement.

Information that another coalition events did not support the scheme were refuted by the prime minister. He claimed that the alliance supported the strategy.

The flyer would not be delivered in installments, according to Mr. Srettha, and would be paid in full.

He stated that” the government intends to successfully strengthen the national market with a huge amount of money.”

Each Thai person who is at least 16 years old will receive a modern bag with the equivalent of 10,000 ringgit, with restrictions on how and where it can be used. The price is estimated by the government to be 548 billion ringgit.

The country’s gross domestic product had increased by 1.8 % on average annually over the previous ten years, and household debt was already at 91 % of GDP, according to Mr. Srettha, so this level of economic stimulation was required.

Mr. Srettha responded that he was still reviewing the timeframe when asked if the handout andnbsp may be delayed from the anticipated and nfspen date of February 1, 2024. As soon as possible, that is.

When asked where the money was coming from, he replied that it was still being thought about. & nbsp,

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Rescued waitress says abused, tortured by restaurant owner

Rescued waitress says abused, tortured by restaurant owner
The young woman displays some of the wounds, according to her, the Chinese restaurant user caused her. ( Photos: Facebook page for Sai Mai Tong Rot ( Survive ))

After helping her and her home when she was kidnapped and abused as a student, the owner of the restaurant reportedly tortured the young woman for ages before saving her.

The creator of the Sai Mai Tong Rot ( Survive ) Facebook page, Ekkapop Laungprasert, accompanied the victim, who was 21 years old, on Wednesday to file a report with deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn.

When she was 16 years old, the young woman apparently began working at the Asian restaurant in Bangkok’s Phasi Charoen neighborhood. She had left the job, but when she was 17 and female, she went back to work. & nbsp,

According to the target, the restaurant owner gave her 10.000 ringgit to cover the cost of giving birth and additionally covered her family’s medical expenses following his crash.

She had been kidnapped, and as a result, she got female. She had gotten assistance from the cafe owner to report the incident to the police and bring charges against the offender.

The sufferer, who was now 21 years old, was the restaurant’s lone employee and was in charge of everything. She claimed that the restaurant landlord gave her one meal a day and made her sit in the kitchen. She didn’t get paid for her labor. & nbsp,

Additionally, the restaurant owner is said to have actually abused her. This included dousing her in boiling water, setting her on fire with a fuel light, tying wire around her neck to prevent her from breathing, and burning her genitalia and skin.

I pleaded with the cafe owner never to harm me, but he refused, saying that it was necessary because some of the patrons had voiced their displeasure. I was but sad, she claimed, that I considered killing myself.

” Some clients questioned me about what I had done to my body. She claimed that I had to lie about having an accident because the landlord had told me not to inform everyone.

The target claimed that when she attempted to call the police, her company threatened her, claiming that he knew older police officers who do support him. & nbsp,

The Pasi Charoen police superintendent will be summoned, according to Pol Gen Surachate, and they will issue the cafe owner together. No brands were made public.

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Deputy minister made son-in-law mayor resign after arrest

Deputy minister made son-in-law mayor resign after arrest
Minister of the Interior Deputy Chada Thaised.

Following his arrest on Tuesday for alleged bribery in Uthai Thani state, Deputy Interior Minister Chada Thaised ordered his son-in-law to retire from his place as provincial governor.

Weerachart Rasamee, his son-in-law, called Mr. Chada on Wednesday and apologized on Tuesday evening after being released on bail.

Next, so that the community could choose a new mayor, he had given his son-in-law the order to retire. Mr. Weerachart announced his resignation at the legislature on Tuesday at 11 p.m.

Mr. Weerachart, 45, served as the president of the Thap Than region of Uthai Thani’s Talukdoo municipality. On Tuesday morning, he and four alleged accomplices were detained in the city on suspicion of extorting 600,000 ringgit from a contractor for tap water.

The situation garnered media attention because Mr. Chada had been given the responsibility by the interior minister to oversee the repression of powerful individuals across the country.

He stated on Wednesday that he had given Mr. Weerachart the go-ahead to step down from his position as president and did not want to just have his son-in-law suspended while the case was being heard in court.

According to Mr. Chada, his suspension would only make it more difficult to provide public services in the metropolitan area.

Individuals deserved to have the chance to choose a new president, he claimed.

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Truck hits school van, killing driver, injuring students

Truck hits school van, killing driver, injuring students
After being struck by an approaching six-wheel trailer on Wednesday night in the Pa Daet city of Chiang Rai, rescue workers free trapped students and remove the dead driver from the college van. ( Photo: Rescue and emergency response organization in Pangae)

On Wednesday night in the Pa Daet city of Chiang Rai, a delivery vehicle and another car collided head-on, killing the vehicle driver and injuring 15 students.

According to police, the crash happened on a two-lane street in Mai Tai Moo 6 town in tambon Pa Daet and was reported around 7.20 am.

A six-wheel package delivery truck with Bangkok panels overturned on the road was discovered by emergency responders who arrived at the scene quickly. A class vehicle was stopped close by and had Chiang Rai plates and a crushed-in entrance.

Behind the wheel, imprisoned inside the aircraft, the truck driver was dead. There were fifteen individuals hurt. All of the individuals were freed by the rescuers, who then transported the injured to a local hospital.

According to the police, the vehicle was transporting 20 students to Pa Daet Witthayakhom School from Wang community in the tambon San Makha. & nbsp,

The approaching shipping vehicle slowed down to pass a car and ran into the school bus. & nbsp,

Police were looking into it.

After colliding with a college truck on Wednesday night in Chiang Rai’s Pa Daet district, the delivery truck turned over. ( Photo: Rescue and emergency response organization in Pangae)

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