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For assaulting social advocate Srisuwan Janya, Thotsaphon Thananonsophonkul, 67, has been given a six-month sentence in prison and an excellent of 20,000 Baht. The sentence was put on hold for a month.

Following Don Muang Kwaeng Court’s decision on Tuesday, Mr. Srisuwan updated his Facebook accounts on Thursday.

On May 11, Thotsaphon struck the social activist in the mouth at the Election Commission’s Chaeng Watthana Road department, which is a part of the government building complex.

Prior to the attack, Mr. Srisuwan was speaking with the media about a problem about Pheu Thai’s 10,000-baht digital wallet coverage.

Before lawyers sued Thotsaphon with Don Muang Kwaeng Court under Sections 91, 295 and 393 of the Criminal Code, Mr. Srisuwan reportedly complained to Thung Song Hong Police about him for physical abuse and libel.

According to Mr. Srisuwan, the jury found Thotsaphon innocent of a misdemeanor and violating Sections 295 and 393 of the Criminal Code for causing physical harm to another.

The court decided to punish the defendant in accordance with Section 91 and sentenced him to six months in prison and a fine of 20,000 baht after he committed some offenses.

Thotsaphon’s prison sentence was suspended for a year by the judge in response to his statement.

According to Sections 29 and 30 of the Criminal Code, failure to pay the good will result in punishment.

Additionally, until the payment is finished, Thotsaphon must pay Mr. Srisuwan compensation in the amount of 50, 420 baht, with a 5 % interest rate each year.

On his Facebook page, Mr. Srisuwan wrote,” This may serve as a training for those who break the law.”

The Seri Ruam Thai Party’s leader, Pol Gen Sereepisuth Temeeyaves, accused Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and other members of the Police Commission of appointing the new police chief against their will yesterday. The petition was submitted to the National Anti-Corruption Commission( NACC ).

Former police captain Pol Gen Sereepisuth was accompanied by his attorney, Ananchai Chaidet.

In the complaint, Mr. Srettha, the former chairman of the Police Commission, and nine other members are charged with improperly selecting Pol Gen Torsak by disobeying a rank law established by the police action.

Former police commissioners Damrongsak Kittiprapas, Chinnapat Sarasin, Manoo Mekmok, Winai Thongson, Wissanu Prasarttong-Osoth, the permanent repository for the interior Chatchai Promlert, Piyawat Sivaraks of the Civil Service, and Onfa Vejjajiva, a deputy national authorities chief, are among the other nine Commissioners.

According to Pol Gen Sereepisuth, the appointment violated Section 258 of the constitution, which states that the rank system ensures fairness and that normal reshuffles of senior brass result in the police operating independently and effectively.

He claimed that Pol Gen Torsak was the fifth rank candidate out of the four candidates who were selected on September 27.

According to him, Pol Gen Roy Ingkapairote was the most top, followed by the generals Surachate Hakparn and Kitrat Phanphet.

Pol Gen Sereepisuth stated that even though Mr. Srettha abstained from the ballot, he can still be held accountable because politician Gen Torsak was nominated for the position.

He declared that he would request that the NACC investigate whether wrongdoing in business and other associated offenses were crimes under Section 157 of the Criminal Code.

A senior government official called Mr. Ananchai and asked him to drop the case after he announced his defense of Pol Gen Surachate and eight police officials accused of participating in a community of illegal gambling sites.

According to authorities, the 14-year-old sniper at Siam Paragon bought his modified empty gun online. Monday, three people were detained for selling him the tool and the ammunition.

The girl, according to Pol Maj Gen Samran Nuanma, had a modified weapon that could fire live ammunition in addition to plain sessions.

Police discovered during their research that he had online conversations with an online weapons seller and had communicated with him via a Facebook page about his interest in firearms. However, the suspect was hesitant to purchase a real weapon because of the large cost, according to the police source.

He therefore transferred the funds after placing a 1,000 baht order for 9mm bullets. A few days later, he was given a package containing the guns at his property in the Sathon neighborhood.

The young then placed an order for a modified empty gun, which he later used on Tuesday afternoon during his shooting rampage inside Bangkok’s Siam Paragon shopping center. Two foreign citizens were killed and five others were injured in the event.

Piyabut

The son lacked the money to buy the empty gun, according to the investigation. After applying for a loan online, he transferred 16, 000 ringgit to the salesman, who therefore delivered the weapon to his apartment.

According to the law cause, Akkharawit Jaithong, 22, of Yala, manages the Facebook website. Before being shut down at 10.20 p.m. on the day of the shooting, the site had been active for around five months.

The father of Mr. Akkharawit in tambon Sateng of the Muang region in Yala and another believe in Bangkok were both arrested yesterday as a result of law expanding their research.

The Metropolitan Police Bureau director, Pol Lt Gen Thiti Saengsawang, ordered Yannawa police to obtain information and seek court approval before issuing permits against the three people involved in the illegal sale of weapons and ammunition. This led to the arrests.

According to the officers, Mr. Akkharawit’s father Suwananhong Phramkhanajarn, 45, owned a bank account to which the teen transferred funds to buy the weapon. Father and son were accused of conspiring to sell firearms and ammunition without authorization and to possess them illegally.

209 shells of empty gun munitions, 33 metal components, nine magazines, and other items were taken from their home. Additionally, two bank records were frozen. The two gentlemen were finally brought to Bangkok to be interrogated.

Piyabut Pienpitak, a second believe, was detained in Bangkok. He was involved when he sold Mr. Akkharawit the 9mm guns.

During the interrogation, Mrs. Suwananhong and Akkharawit vehemently refuted all allegations.

Akkharawit

According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s( TAT ) Chiang Mai business, commerce in the North will pick back up next year with special activities focusing on various business segments expected to draw more than 40 million local customers and create at least 186 billion ringgit.

According to the TAT, Chiang Mai is anticipated to generate 110 billion ringgit in tourism profit next year, putting it on par with the pre-pandemic figure.

The TAT’s senior producer for the North, Pattaraanong Na Chiangmai, stated yesterday at a press conference that Chiange Mai intends to advance” Chiang Mai the Greatest Change” in order to promote sustainable tourism.

More than 34 million domestic visitors are expected to travel to the North this month, an increase of 17 % from 2022, according to TAT.

They are predicted to bring in upwards of 155 billion ringgit in tourism income, an increase of 23 % year over year.

According to Ms. Pattaraanong, the TAT is attempting to promote tourism growth through a number of initiatives centered on the lifestyle theme” Amazing Northern Lifestyle ,” as well as celebrations inspired by northern customs( the Amazing Northern Festival) and travel routes through small towns( The Amazing North Mueang Rong ).

She continued,” In an effort to make tourism more sustainable, the new campaign is guided by a policy based on corporate social responsibility ( CSR ) and the bio-circular-green economy.”

During the press conference, Ms. Pattaraanong and Suladda Sarutilavan, directors of the TAT’s Chiang Mai Office, announced that the area would support sustainable tourism in the coming year by promoting” Chiang Ma the Greatest Modify.”

According to Ms. Suladda, Chiang Mai generated 52.4 billion ringgit in tourism revenue between January and August.

The TAT anticipates that number will accomplish 90 billion baht by the end of this year, or 80 % of the pre-pandemic levels seen in 2019.

She also pointed out that Chiang Mai’s local tourism market has mostly recovered from the pandemic.

When creating the tourism revitalization strategy for the North, the Chiang Mai company will take advantage of Thailand’s soft power based on the so-called” 5F” idea representing foods, festivals, film, clothing, and” suit and company.”

This will go hand in hand with the four main tourism promotion initiatives, including” Amazing Chiang Mai Retreat ,”” Accessing Ching Mai Workation ,” and” Vijitr Viang Ping”( a series of light and sound events ), as well as” Abstinching Mai Road Trip ,” Ms. Suladda added.

Suvarnabhumi cargo monitoring staff member was fired for failing to conduct a suspicious bag search.

A Suvarnabhumi airport baggage screening employee has been fired for failing to research a case that turned out to be filled with smuggled creatures, some of which got free and disrupted travel from Bangkok to Taipei.

The Suvarnabhumi airport’s administration announced on Thursday that a classmate watching an X-ray screening unit had flagged an employee of AOT Aviation Security Co as suspicious, but the employee had not opened the bag.

On Wednesday at around 1.45 p.m., two immigrants carried the case past the X-ray machine. They boarded a Thai VietJet Air aircraft that left that day at 3.32 p.m.

See accounts indicate that problems on board the aircraft started soon after takeoff when a passenger saw rat while going to the bathroom. After searching the aircraft, house employees discovered an otter under a pilot’s seat.

After being bitten on the hand, a female flight attendant managed to catch the mouse and put it in the galley’s field.

The house staff announced and asked anyone who had brought creatures on board to identify themselves. A black tote bag containing additional creatures was discovered under the woman’s desk after she admitted responsibility for the incident.

According to Pakpong Pathong, the airport’s animals inspection chief, Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei officials discovered the bag to contain 20 Cambodian star tortoises, a snake, two otters, prairie dogs, and two dark gigantic squirrels. When the plane landed, no customers claimed it despite the fact that it had been carried into the passenger room.

According to reports, the suspect was being interrogated by Taiwanese police and could receive a fine of up to NT$ 1 million( 1.15 million baht ).

The majority-owned company of Airports of Thailand Plc, which runs Suvarnabhumi aircraft, is AOT Aviation Security Co, the company of the careless bag test.

Move Forward’s natural area code is approved by the council pending legal review.

In order to better protect the environment and person’s health, Bangkok City Council has approved a document area code that calls for the replacement of all fossil fuel-powered public buses with electrical vehicles within seven years.

The document restriction was approved by a vote of 30 in favor with no objections at the second and third observations on Wednesday. It was sponsored by Move Forward Party city council members and approved at its first studying in April.

The Bang Sue district’s Move Forward council, Pattaraporn Kengrungruanchai, urged members to complete the law, which would effectively reduce fine-dust pollution in the money and encourage fresh atmosphere for more than 10 million city dwellers.

She advised Bangkok to seize the chance to lead the change and replace the use of fossil energy by using cleaner power in public transportation cars.

However, Chadchat Sittipunt, the governor of Bangkok, announced that the Code would be reviewed by the Council of State on behalf of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration( BMA ).

He advised the government’s legal counsel to be consulted because the legal affairs department of the BMA was unsure whether City Hall had the authority to enforce the code.

City Hall is prepared to change its own trucks, according to deputy governor of Bangkok Jakkapan Phiewngam, but constitutional issues still need to be resolved. The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority ( BMTA ), which is a division of the Transport Ministry, is in charge of overseeing the buses.

In order to phase out its fleet of fossil fuel buses over the course of three years, the BMTA last season proposed a plan to acquire 3, 200 energy buses.

The Thai Smile Bus ( TSB ) company operates the first 40 electric public buses in the capital, which started running on the new line 2 – 38 that took the place of bus route 8.

Anutin announces immediate actions, such as the expulsion of force issuance.

As one of seven short-term measures to improve firearm power, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced on Thursday that the government is suspending the issue of grants for importing and trading weapon, true and copy.

The actions are a response to public outcry after the shooting in Bangkok on Tuesday, in which two people were killed and five others were injured by teenagers brandishing modified plain weapons.

The short-term measures were decided upon at a meeting on Thursday at Government House that included representatives from various organizations, including the Royal Thai Police, Customs Department, Ministry of Digital Economy and Society ( DES ), and Minister of Public Health.

All current gun control laws will be reviewed and updated as necessary to ensure people health, according to Mr. Anutin, a deputy prime minister. Only authorized people may be allowed to take firearms in public, he continued.

Long-term actions to be taken, according to Karom Polpornklang, a deputy state spokesman, may contain amending the 1947 law on firearms, ammunition, explosive, fireworks, and imitation guns to tighten the regulations on the purchase and possession of such items.

The seven short-term objectives are:

1. The issue of permits for the importation and trade of both real and imitation firearms must be halted by all firearm registration officials across the country. For new candidates, no licenses will been issued.

2. 2. People who own bare, BB, or copy firearms that can be turned into real ones are required to show them to local firearm registration offices for recording.

3. The Customs Department is to intensify inspections of the import of BB guns, copy firearms, and blank guns.

4.. 4. All shooting ranges and sports associations in Thailand may be prohibited from allowing visitors under the age of 20 into their facilities without the authority’s authority. Every firearm brought to the amounts needs to be properly registered. It is forbidden to remove weapons from the peaks. Guns belonging to firing range members must only be kept inside the buildings with the appropriate authorization.

5. 5. Municipal administrators must no longer issue licenses for people to carry firearms in public.

6. There is no policy in place at the Ministry of Interior to oversee a program to distribute firearms to the general public. However, having one weapon each is required for government employees tasked with preventing and suppressing offense. The artillery did pass to their successors in the event of their passing.

7. Until more see, firearms enrollment officials are to prevent issuing permits for weapon shops to buy weapons and ammunition. Fresh gun shops won’t be permitted to open for the time being.

Additionally, Mr. Anutin requested that sites selling fake and illegal firearms be shut down by the police and the DES Ministry. Every 15 times, they are required to deliver progress reviews to the Interior Ministry.

Additionally, he has met with the Department of Provincial Administration( DPA ), which is in charge of licensing firearms across the country. The goal was to learn more about the laws that currently apply to people owning firearms as well as different kinds of weapons, such as empty guns, BB guns and toys that could be dangerous after changes.

The minister expressed his personal opinion that members of the general public shouldn’t be allowed to have or have firearms in public. He continued,” Only federal government should be permitted to do so.”

People shouldn’t be permitted to carry weapons round at their own discretion going forward, he said. There shouldn’t be any instances of people using firearms to sit disputes.

Minors shouldn’t be allowed to practice killing, he continued, and all capturing ranges must be strictly controlled.