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System to assist in identifying overwhelmed cars

Suriya Jungrungreangkit, the secretary of transportation, pledged to toughen regulations for lorries that exceed the maximum weight and stop corruption related to the bridge.

He claimed he had instructed the Department of Highways ( DoH ) and the Department of Rural Roads ( DRR ) to adopt new technologies to make overloaded vehicles more visible, and that he was seriously considering bringing legal action against drivers who violate the weight cap laws.

Saturated lorries are to blame for highway damage and incidents, he said.

A 3D measurement system, which is one of the new technologies recommended for use to better intercept overloaded lorries, could be combined with licence plate recognition ( LPR ) cameras, which are already in use, he said.

Mr. Suriya claimed that the DoH has already installed the LPR cams and Frank technology in 192 areas, that it is also planning to do so in 16 more and that it will do so in 752 more.

When all 960 areas are equipped with WIM technology and an LPR camera, he predicted, they will create a statewide network to identify saturated vehicles. They may improve the enforcement of the law that restricts the carrying pounds, he said.

Following attempts to suppress the problem of trucks being overloaded, the number of motorists caught reddish- handed has rapidly declined, he said.

From Oct 1, 2023, until June 19, a full of 2, 107 circumstances were recorded, along from 2, 659 in the same time of the past month, he said. And in a year- on- time evaluation, the entire cases recorded last year was 3, 416, along from 3, 488 cases recorded in 2022, he said. ” And while I am the transport secretary, there must not be any highway bribery]linked to overwhelmed lorries], while the number of new cases overwhelmed vehicles will have to lower”.

Citing a past study of statistics compiled by the DoH and DRR, 10 regions where this wrongdoing is prevalent are Ayutthaya, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Chon Buri, Bangkok, Samut Prakan, Nakhon Sawan, Ubon Ratchathani, Saraburi and Chachoengsao, he said.

He claimed that these two agencies have increased strange spot inspections on these automobiles using mobile trucks weighing tools in addition to increasing the checks on lorries carrying weight at the weighing stations located on the highways.

Chaiwat Satha- Anand, a observed political scientist and intellectual behind a solution to the conflict in the far South, died monday. He was 69.

The scientific gained notoriety for suggesting a peaceful end to the separatist conflict in the southern border provinces. In 2005, he likewise served on the National Reconciliation Commission, which was tasked with bringing about peace in the far north.

In addition to serving as chairpersons in different peace-promoting initiatives, Chaiwat also served as the director of a republic development foundation that distributed numerous top-notch books and journals for scientists both in Thailand and abroad.

Chaiwat, who was born on January 25, 1955, received a PhD in social knowledge from Manoa University.

He was appointed Thammasat University’s University of Political Science’s brain of politics and government, and he was a recipient of the Sriburapha honor in 2012 as well as the excellent political science researcher award.

Social science professor Chalidaporn Songsamphan, who posted the information on her Twitter account yesterday, claims that spiritual rites will be observed starting today at the Haroon shrine in Bangkok’s Bang Rak district.

Thaksin Shinawatra is suing Thai Pakdee Party chief Warong Dechgitvigrom for 100 million ringgit for a supposedly disparaging remark that linked the former prime minister to a 2 billion baht pay.

Winyat Chartmontree, Thaksin’s attorney, filed the suit monday.

After Dr. Warong addressed a protest at Chamai Maruchet Bridge near Government House and alleged reward, he turned to Facebook and TikTok.

The subject of the hand pointing was very evident, according to Mr. Winyat, even though Dr. Warong did not name Thaksin by name.

On June 12, Dr. Warong announced on his Instagram page that a casino owner in Hong Kong had paid 2 billion baht to free up a prominent political figure facing a severe crime charge.

A mature justice national allegedly visited Hong Kong as a member of the organization that organized the reward in May, according to Dr. Warong.

He added that the casino operator agreed to pay the reward in exchange for the right to operate a casino in Thailand if and when it becomes legal in this country.

The Court of Justice made the claim that there was a high-ranking fairness established in the judicial commission (JC) on June 17 public. The JC has requested that the Supreme Court think about appointing a fact-finding section to examine it.

Mr. Winyat disputed yesterday that the petition was intended to deceive Dr. Warong and that it was Thaksin’s legitimate course of action to protect his name.

Thaksin is demanding 100 million ringgit in problems. Sept. 30 is the court’s scheduled filing deadline for lawsuits.

The specific House committee vetting the budget bill’s version in a week or two is likely to put some of the 2025 federal funds aside for consideration, according to deputy finance minister Julapun Amornvivat.

Mr Julapan, who serves as vice president of the 72- representative committee, was commenting on the commission’s judgement on Wednesday to” dismiss” its scrutiny of a request for 152.7 billion baht to been sourced from the budget’s central fund to finance part of the premier digital wallet programme.

The panel has adjourned the requested deliberation pending further information, according to a social media post by Move Forward Party ( MPF ) list-member and committee member Sirikanya Tansakul.

She claimed that the demand for 152.7 billion baht is simply attached to a one-page document, and that the budget must be funded by the central fund because no agency has yet been appointed to supervise it.

Mr. Julapun, who presided over the meeting on June 26, acknowledged monday that the budget ask lacked information and that a Finance Ministry agent was no well-equipped to respond to the questions.

According to him, the agent was given the task of explaining the situation on behalf of the fund lasting secretary, who was required to meet with the prime minister.

He claimed that despite having information and being a deputy finance minister in charge of the modern budget plan, he had it, and that he had decided to ask the Finance Ministry to provide it with all the information.

” I’m even an MP, but I have to honor the committee members. Having complete information is also important, so we wo n’t proceed until it’s clear. So I asked the finance permanent secretary]Lavaron Sangsnit ] to answer the questions in person and provide complete information”, he said.

No specific date will be given for the council’s consideration of this portion of the budget, according to Mr. Julapan, but it should be in one or two days.

He added that if the data provided is incomplete, it would be customary for the House committee to halt the discussion of any product. He even expressed confidence that the flyer program may operate as planned.

Yesterday, the Customs Department announced its new accomplishments, with three significant narcotics cases brought to light.

These, according to deputy finance minister Julapun Amornvivat, were the result of cooperation between the Customs Department and the Airport Interdiction Task Force ( AITF), a joint force made up of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board ( ONCB) and the Narcotics Suppression Bureau ( NSB ).

Theeraj Athanavanich, producer- standard of the Customers Department, said the first imprisonment was on June 21 when a North American girl, whose identity was withheld, departed from Nairobi, Kenya, for Suvarnabhumi airport.

Officers discovered that she had smuggled 415 grams of heroin by ingesting 35 packs of the substance. Its value, according to authorities, is estimated to be around 1.2 million baht. She was arrested at the airports.

The next case was discovered on June 22 when an AITF group discovered methamphetamine in a package leaving for South Korea at the Suvarnabhumi Post Office.

Inside the piece registered as” snack, milk powders” were 13, 850 meth tablets hidden in two milk flour boxes with a street value of 415, 500 baht.

The second incident occurred on Wednesday when a Thai person was detained before boardboarding a plane from Suvarnabhumi aircraft to Male in the Islands. Her identity was also withheld.

Two taped vinyl bags containing two kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, or ya snow, were discovered by the police inside two carry-on bags. The drug’s market price was roughly 2 million ringgit.

According to Mr. Julapun, all three suspects were charged with bringing narcotics into the country and smuggling them, as well as with breaking the Customs Act BE 2560 ( 2017 ).

This month, the Customs Department made arrests in three different scenarios of smuggling dried cannabis flowers at the aircraft. Authorities seized 291.1kg of flowers with a total price of 10.8 million ringgit, he said.

Additionally, the office seized 1,750-gram improper cigarettes valued at more than 30.9 million ringgit. On the import and export statements, the product was labeled as having” steering hands.” It was sent from the United Arab Emirates, and the place was Australia.

100 losing individuals to record a grievance

A winning participant in the Senate vote claimed that there was voter adjustment in the election campaign.

More than 100 candidates who lost in the election will file a complaint with the Election Commission (EC ) to request it to investigate alleged vote rigging, according to Nanthana Nanthawarophas, a senator-elect from a media professional group.

She noted that the applicants with the most seats were seen seated in groups and obstructing communication with another applicants during election.

She claimed that some organizations conspired to rig the effects of some of their votes in order to support a certain group of individuals.

She said,” The EC may look into whether political events were responsible for it.”

Ms. Nanthana stated that she did not want the coupmakers ‘ replacement Senate to remain in office any more because she did not want the EC to completely deny the allegations of cooperation and voting manipulation.

However, she said, the polling place should look into the situation and take legal action against those responsible for alleged anomalies.

She also suggested that people should be able to choose lawmakers in upcoming Senate primaries because it was too complicated and contaminated by fraud allegations.

Somchai Swangkarn, a custodian senator, claimed in a Facebook post that many people had been hired to vote for candidates supported by specific interest groups at the district, municipal, and national levels.

Some individuals running at the neighborhood level were paid 4, 000 ringgit each for membership fees, health inspection fees, travel charges, and image costs, he wrote.

On the eve of the provincial-level poll, Mr. Somchai wrote, they would get another 2, 000 to 3, 000 ringgit to stay in hotels in the provinces.

” But as it happened, these people did not vote for themselves, but rather, almost universally, voted for certain individuals who each ended up among the top 10 getting selected as lawmakers in each of the 20 groupings”, he wrote.

Even though Angkhana Neelapaijit, a former member of the National Human Rights Commission, was a winning member representing a civic society organization, she also managed to win fewer votes than some less well-known winning individuals from Buri Ram, according to Internet Dialogue on Law Transformation (iLaw ) director Yingcheep Atchanont, who also posted on Twitter.

One member from Buri Ram was a previous school director, and the other participant was a previous community health volunteer, both of whom were from Buri Ram, Mr. Yingcheep said.

” They are very high on the list of the top ten with the most vote,” they claim. They gained more seats than Mr Angkhana, who is No. 9 and lower on the list”.