Flak mounts over Thai charter rewrite bid

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Growing calling to close any changes

Opposition is growing to change parts of the 2017 constitution, particularly those that pertain to the moral standards for political officeholders, are being proposed by the ruling Pheu Thai Party and the main opposition People’s Party ( PP ).

On Saturday, a legislator and coalition partner, the Bhumjaithai Party, joined growing calls to close any modifications to these charter provisions.

They were responding to Pheu Thai’s distribution of its limited contract article bill to the House next Wednesday, which followed next year’s distribution of a similar bill by the PP.

House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha predicted that the Lower House’s debate on the bills would probably start in the middle of October, if not sooner than that, but certainly not later than that month as formerly reported.

Part 160, which specifies requirements for those wishing to join the government, is one of the contract provisions that needs to be changed.

It specifies that they must be blatantly fair and that they must not have engaged in any serious ethics-related offenses against political officeholders.

Pol Col Kob Atchanakitti, a lawmaker known to be affiliated with the so-called “blue” station, a guide to Bhumjaithai, opposed the program to alter contract rules regarding ethics for democratic office-holders.

“Ethics are a major concern for officials. If they do n’t have ethics, they should quit politics and stay at home. He said,” Parliament is certainly a place where they can accomplish whatever they please.”

Instead of attempting to amend the constitution, they should concentrate on resolving issues that affect persons. Officials “violate the law,” according to Pol Col Kob, who causes social problems.

Paradorn Prissanantakul, Deputy House Speaker and Bhumjaithai MP, said any changes to the contract must be in the people’s best interests.

” Would the proposed contract change gain officials? No one pays attention to officials who are involved in the contract change. The people must have the ultimate say”, Mr Paradorn said.

The plan to update the ethical standards for social officeholders was opposed by Chaichana Detdecho, the deputy chief of the partnership companion Democrat Party.

He claimed that those who take on government positions must be prepared to be scrutinized in accordance with the network’s moral standards.

Paiboon Nititawan, secretary-general of the Palang Pracharath Party, warned that any effort by officials to amend the network’s moral standards for their own advantage could lead to a conflict of interest.

Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, deputy leader of the United Thai Nation Party ( UTN), another coalition partner, previously opposed such amendments.

He claimed that the original purpose of Sections 160( 4 ) and ( 5 ) of the charter was to prevent those who do not uphold certain moral standards from holding public office. Any effort to denigrate this might make it easier for those with weak morals to rise to power, he said.

Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong had formerly supported amending the charter’s ethics guidelines for political officeholders, arguing that the definition of “honesty” set forth in those guidelines is ambiguous.

Yet, in what seemed to be a return, Pol Col Tawee, head of the Prachachart Party, said on Saturday he agreed with maintaining the social norms, though he emphasised that such an honest code may be clearly defined and written so it can be used as a guide.

Former vote commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn previously warned that any attempts to modify the charter, especially those that deal with the issues of ethics for politicians and the authority of independent agencies, might have failed.

Mr. Somchai cited the Pheu Thai Party’s earlier attempt to pass a costs during the Yingluck Shinawatra management, which sparked widespread street protests and led to the revolution that ended the Pheu Thai-led government in 2014.

The cover parole act was viewed as a legal ruse to deceive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra into giving her older brother a face.

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‘Why do you use so much plastic?’: Tables turned as CNA reporter faces tough questions – from preschoolers

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However, as the period progressed, things started to get heated.

” Why do you want to be a reporter”? a more specific keyword that made me consider my lifestyle choices.

I ended up yanking the question up at my passionate audience and enticing them to become as adults.

Popular forbids included “teacher”, “navy” and even the strange “reporter” or two, which possibly indicated some desire for the advertising business.

But to the end of the session, it was obvious that the children were concerned about the effects of vinyl and the environment. &nbsp,

” Why do you use so much plastic”? was a particularly challenging issue for me, and I politely responded,” I never really thought about the culture and really lived my life typically.”

Another&nbsp, pointed keyword was” Why do you keep forgetting to take your own water container”?

Despite their sweet time, the children were more well-informed. &nbsp, For one, they understood the concept of micro-plastics and how they affect aquatic career. &nbsp,

To my nice amazement, they had also drawn some real-world instructions from the CNA have to.

One of the group’s preschoolers described how her family began recycling her blistered contact lenses. Another query was raised regarding what possible plastic-free strategies might be.

” I bring my own bag when I go shopping because I do n’t want to use plastic bags”, said one student.

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‘Don’t know where to turn’: Singapore drivers face uncertainty, mull alternatives as Malaysia VEP deadline looms

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Innox’s public administrator Christopher Leow told CNA that there has been an “overwhelming” number of requests for its service, with most of them from individuals who are “less technology savvy”. &nbsp,

Mr. Leow explained that some drivers have trouble with the intricacies of the application process, such as installing RFID tags on the vehicles and connecting the Touch’N Go e-wallets with their registrations. &nbsp,

He said,” The more programs we handle, the more comfortable we get with the system,” noting that there were even the smallest details that may annoy potential clients. &nbsp, &nbsp,

He further advised owners who have n’t installed their VEP to avoid entering Malaysia because everything stands between the chance of being caught by breaking the law.

” Because they have made it clear that secret car owners may receive fines and even jail time starting in October.” I wo n’t advise you to try entering without a VEP from a professional standpoint,” he said. &nbsp,

Vehicles TURNING TO Accommodations, TAXI SERVICES&nbsp,

Some individuals have also informed CNA that they are considering using various modes of transportation to travel across the Causeway after the date of October 1. &nbsp,

Mr. Henry Chua, a civil servant employee in Singapore, stated to CNA that he will rather use cross-border taxis for his quick, monthly short vacation in Malaysia. &nbsp,

A one-way car ride from Singapore’s Ban San Street to Johor Bahru’s Iris prices usually about S$ 60. &nbsp,

The 48-year-old added that while it costs more than driving, a day trip to JB is still less expensive and more convenient than taking a ferry to Batam or taking a flight to KL ( Kuala Lumpur ). &nbsp,

Before renting a vehicle to see his customers, who may be based in various regions of island Malaysia, Mr. Lee, who works in the construction sector, told CNA that he would think about using the KTMB Tebrau Shuttle train services to cross the border. &nbsp,

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New thorns in town? Here’s why Tupai King, other new durian varieties may be mislabelled

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Tan also cautioned that because almost anything about the seller is known, virtual scams are more common. To safeguard oneself, one may look for vendors with a large amount of testimonials.

When buying fruit in man, one can preserve the five S’s in thinking:

First, pick a fruit in the 1.7 to 2.2 kilograms range, as larger-sized types tend to be unripened. Next, perform the plant test: A alternative hinge means beauty. Next, look for signs of spoilage, such as a strong vertical crack.

Finally, shake the durian carefully to evaluate its sound. A loud knock indicates that the body is unripened, a gentler sound indicates ripeness, and there is no sound at all when it is immature.

Lastly, use your sense of smell. A mature durian may have a powerful, some might say pleasant aroma, while an unripe durian will have little to no smell.

To save some money and avoid the enthusiasm, taking a website from Yeo’s updated durian handbook: Get for Mao Shan Wang, and embrace the biological variation in each fruit.

See the Talking Point event right here. The project premieres on Channel 5 every Thursday at 9: 30 p. m.

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Commentary: So what if Singaporeans aren’t looking for love in their 20s?

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OTHER FAILURE TO IDENTIFY THE ONE

The upside is that young Singaporeans no longer feel pressured about it, despite the fact that people of my generation may lament how kids are n’t as interested in dating these days.

My ex-boss, who’s in her 60s, confided in me that the worst century of her career was her 20s:” My parents, friends, coworkers, friends and even simply society in general, seemed to be rushing me to find one and get hitched and have babies … since I was one therefore, I felt like a horrible loss and that there was something horribly bad about me”.

Another friend claimed that Gen X families send their children a totally different information from previous years. ” I tell my four daughters they do n’t need to feel any pressure to have a relationship, or a marriage, or children. They just need to increase up self-sufficient and happy”, she said.

Her oldest daughter, who’s in her 20s, has never had a connection, and neither have her group of six close associates. Rather, they meet once a week in one’s house, to feed and connect while crafting jointly- crocheting, knitting, beading or painting.

A RESPONSE TO HARSH Challenges

It is indeed a positive development that young people are n’t made to feel isolated or depressed because of their lack of self-worth. This pattern is also applicable to different regions of the world.

According to a survey of young Asian people between the ages of 20 and 49, 34 % of them have never been married. Women said that having to live alone was the main reason they did n’t want to get married, whereas men said that their main reason was the lack of financial freedom.

In South Korea, more than 30 per cent of girls and 50 per cent of people in their 30s are one. There’s also a cultural movement of young people rejecting dating, relationships, marriage and motherhood, in opposition of sexism in the country.

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Moo Deng goes live online 24/7 for fans

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PUBLISHED: 22 Sep 2024 at 04: 00

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Moo Deng is now available for live streaming at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in all over the world. The park expects to earn up to 200 million baht in profits from one million readers in its 2024 fiscal year ending this fortnight. It earned more than 12 million ringgit from Sept 1 through Sept 19 as a result of a customer flow.

The public’s obsession with the two-month-old girl pygmy hippo has resulted in a 50 % increase in the number of tourists to the park, according to chairman Narongwit Chodchoy on Saturday.

Between Sep 1 and Sep 19, 81, 786 people visited Khao Kheow Open Zoo, where the park made a full of 12.97 million baht from ticket sales. He added that the aquarium anticipates receiving more than one million visitors overall and making more than 200 million baht for the current fiscal year that is kicking off this month.

Mr. Narongwit predicted that the Moo Deng mania will attract more foreign guests, particularly those from other Asian nations like Japan, China, and South Korea.

In contrast, he said the park has just launched a number of 24-hour life flows on zoodiolive .com to help those interested to see its wildlife, including Moo Deng, life. On 44, 000 people watched the torrents on Friday evening, said Mr Narongwit.

Visitors are particularly interested in seeing Moo Deng from 7.45am to 9am when she typically runs and jumps around while the park’s workers tidy her brush and during the day when the team feeds her mother Jona, according to Mr. Narongwit.

The zoo requires visitors who wish to pay Moo Deng a visit to queue up and allows them to watch the little hippo for five minutes during these times.

If they want more time, they have to queue again.

Moo Deng has been made a formal invitation to watch the Florida Grand Prix in Florida for the upcoming year.

The zoo’s Green Mountain restaurant also sold its first batch of 700 Moo Deng T-shirts for 329 baht.

Gone viral: Zoo says live streams popular already

Gone viral: Zoo says live streams popular already

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Celebrity Thai hippo Moo Deng goes live online 24/7 for fans

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PUBLISHED: 22 Sep 2024 at 04: 00

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Moo Deng has begun life streaming at Khao Kheow Open Zoo to entertain her fans around the world. The park expects to generate up to 200 million baht in profits from one million readers in its 2024 fiscal year that ends this month, away from its previous record of more than 12 million baht between September 1 and September 19.

The public’s obsession with the two-month-old girl pygmy hippo has resulted in a 50 % increase in the number of tourists to the park, according to chairman Narongwit Chodchoy on Saturday.

Between Sep 1 and Sep 19, 81, 786 people visited Khao Kheow Open Zoo, where the park made an overall revenue of 12.97 million baht from solution profits. He added that the park anticipates receiving more than one million visitors overall and making more than 200 million baht in revenue for the current fiscal year that is kicking off this month.

Mr. Narongwit predicted that the trend for Moo Deng will attract more foreign tourists to his aquarium, particularly those from other Asian nations like Japan, China, and South Korea.

In contrast, he said the park has just launched a number of 24-hour life flows on zoodiolive .com to help those interested to see its wildlife, including Moo Deng, life. On 44, 000 people watched the channels on Friday evening, said Mr Narongwit.

Visitors to the museum’s grounds are particularly interested in seeing Moo Deng between 745 and 9am, when she typically runs and jumps around while the staff cleans her pen and when the staff feeds her mom Jona, according to Mr. Narongwit.

The park requires visitors who wish to give Moo Deng a visit to queue up and allows each of them to see the little crocodile for five days during these times.

If they want more time, they have to queue afterwards.

Moo Deng has been made a formal invitation to watch the race in Florida for the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix in the meantime.

The zoo’s Green Mountain restaurant even sold its first batch of 700 Moo Deng T-shirts for 329 baht.

Gone virus: Zoo says live flows famous now

Gone virus: Zoo says live flows famous now

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Woman falls to death from Huai Khwang condo

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Rescue workers and an ambulance arrive at a condominium in Huai Khwang district of Bangkok where a 27-year-old woman fell to her death from the 43rd floor. (Photo: Amarin News Facebook)
A 27-year-old woman who fell to her dying from the 43rd floor of a property in the Huai Khwang region of Bangkok is arrived by rescue workers and an emergency. ( Photo: Amarin News Facebook )

Police are looking into the event of a 27-year-old girl who fell from her property in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang area on the 43rd floor.

Police Maj Gen Chawarit Chankaen, an inspector with the Sutthisan police depot, said he responded to a record of a body falling from a balcony on Friday.

He claimed that he and a criminal officer from Ramathibodi Hospital, police investigative officers, and Ruamkatanyu Foundation volunteers were present at the scene.

According to the research, the girl lived with her mother on the 28th floor of the building. Her family was in Phuket when the tragedy occurred.

The deceased was seen taking an elevator to the 43rd ground, where a sizable open place was located. Before slipping and falling to her death, she was seen climbing onto a ledge and stumbling on the top.

Authorities are continuing their analysis.

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FairPrice Group gives away 12,000 breakfast bundles to PSLE students

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We are in the last stages of our test preparation. One family at the set point with her 12-year-old child said,” This meal package will help energise them.”

Mr Michelle Chang, another family, said:” This is a good action because next week will be their so-called study year. Some of the items in the bag my kid loves. He may be encouraged to work even harder.

FairPrice Group, Singapore’s largest mall operator, said it took into consideration the health needs of students while curating the product package.

It hopes that the action will encourage students to maintain their concentration and output while studying for exams.

The PSLE is a day when “physical and intellectual well-being play a crucial function” in the existence of students and their families, according to Group CEO Vipul Chawla.

He added that he hopes to give the children something to cheer on because he believes” good diet is the key to maintaining a healthy balance of both.”

” The idea is to put together a number of products that are delicious and well-liked by the children …&nbsp, which will help them start strong with a great meal, and be strong throughout the day,” he said.

The PSLE written test will begin the following year and last from September 26 to October 2.

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Toddler lone survivor of Khon Kaen shooting horror

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After papa kills his ex-wife and two people before killing himself, a two-year-old child is left alone in surprise.

A car is parked outside the house in Mancha Khiri district of Khon Kaen where four people were shot dead inside on Saturday morning. Only a two-year-old girl was found alive. (Photo: Chakkrapan Natanri)
Four people were shot dying inside a home in the Mancha Khiri city of Khon Kaen on Saturday night when a car is parked outside the residence. Just a two-year-old woman was found dead. ( Photo: Chakkrapan Natanri )

KHON KAEN: A angry man opened fire on his two-year-old girl at a home in the Mancha Khiri area on Saturday, leaving his two-year-old girl in surprise and with the help of his angry ex-wife, her mother, and a young relative.

According to Pol Capt Phongphit Thanaphanpakdee, assistant research chief at Mancha Khiri police place, who was called at around 11.30am, the shootings took place at a home in the tambon Phon Phek village.

A Toyota vehicle with Nong Khai license plates was discovered parked in front of the one-storey home by police, criminal officers, physicians, and rescue workers who were on the scene. Inside, they found a woman, identified after as Jaruayporn Faengrit, 50, lying dead on a base with two bullet wounds to her brain.

Khalita Faengrit, 28, was found dead next to her daughter’s system, which she had received two gunshot wounds to the head. Noppadol Unthasee, 55, a former spouse of Khalita, was lying dead on a mattress with a gun to his lips. Phonphiphat Thongyot, 18, was found dead inside a bath with two gunshot wounds to the head.

A two-year-old woman, the child of Noppadol and Khalita, was sitting trembling with horror near the body of her family. Soldiers removed her from the residence right away.

Police and forensic officers inspect the bodies of four people inside the house in Khon Kaen. (Photo: Chakkrapan Natanri)

On Saturday, officers and criminal officers examine the scene where four bodies were discovered inside a house in Khon Kaen’s Mancha Khiri district. ( Photo: Chakkrapan Natanri )

Orn Faengrit, 68, the aunt of Khalita, told police that the apartment belonged to Mrs Yaowaluck, the family of deceased student Phonphiphat. With her father, she left their kid alone in the house while he was attending a nearby school.

Khalita was a younger girl of Yaowaluck. Noppadol, who owned a beach along the Mekong River, shared a daughter with her.

Before she married Noppadol, Khalita had two kids from a past relationship.

” As far as I knew, Miew ( Khalita’s nickname ) was often physically assaulted by her husband”, said Mrs Orn. She fled to Mancha Khiri to sit with her kids, she said. Noppadol persuaded her to come back. She later came back to be with him. However, three or four times were home violence committed.

Khalita after told friends and family members that she had broken up with her husband, according to her mother. She and her daughter then moved into her elder friend’s house.

On Saturday night, Noppadol arrived at the house and tried to mend the relationship afterwards, but Khalita refused. Before noises were audible, Mrs. Orn claimed there was a conflict.

Phonphiphat, a teen, wrote to his mother in Bangkok at one point, saying that” Pak Boy ( Noppadol ) killed all the people.”

His family attempted to call her brother, but he was unresponsive. She eventually learned that he had been fatally shot.

Neighbour Amporn Chaokudrang, 56, said she heard eight shots over a period of about 10 days. Although she initially denied that there was a shooting, her boy insisted that the noise was caused by shots. She immediately called the town head.

According to Pol Col Pichai Nakhandee, the police chief, witnesses reported to researchers that the pair had split up about a year prior and that the man frequently tried to reconcile before the murder broke out.

First police investigations revealed that the fatal shooting was motivated by a fit of bitterness after the person learned that his ex-wife had started dating someone else.

A policeman search of Noppadol’s auto found some drug paraphernalia in. His body was returned to Nong Khai on Saturday evening for religious ceremonies by his friends.

Phonphipat Thongyot, 18, informed his family in Bangkok that everyone in the home where he was staying had been shot dead in a phone message. He was killed afterwards. ( Photo: Chakkrapan Natanri )

Phonphipat Thongyot, 18, informed his family in Bangkok that everyone in the home where he was staying had been shot dead in a phone message. He was killed afterwards. ( Photo: Chakkrapan Natanri )

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