China says it respects America’s choice, congratulates Trump
A Chinese official news called for a “pragmatic” tactic to China-US relationships in order to resolve their differences effectively while China praised the outcome of the US election and congratulated Donald Trump on his victory. Trump, a Republican who has promised to implement stiff tariffs, recaptured the White House withContinue Reading
More adults in Singapore are opting for braces. But is getting one after 30 – or even 50 – worth it?
The cost of dentures varies, according to Dr. Lydia Yong, an optometrist and director of the Align Braces Clinic, based on the level of detail and the type of braces used.
For example, clear glasses can cost anywhere between S$ 3, 000 to S$ 10, 000 while metal brackets may be in the selection of S$ 4, 500 to S$ 6, 000. Ceramic and self-ligating brackets cost around S$ 5, 000 to S$ 7, 000.
Another driving issue? Greater attention on looks and personal look, amplified by social media. ” With visible platforms becoming more common, some people have increased self-awareness after noticing defects during video calls or in images, and have opted for orthodontic solutions”, Dr Yong said.
Straighter smile, in the opinion of many, enhance both their teeth and general self-assurance.
Research has shown that post-braces, adults have increased self-assurance and have a positive impact on their professional lives, according to Dr. Koo, who is also the president of the Association of Orthodontists ( Singapore ). For example, a study in The Angle Orthodontist in 2016 found that over 70 per cent of adult patients reported improved self-esteem after orthopedic care.
NOT ONLY FOR AESTHETICS
While some people straighten their teeth for aesthetic reasons, there are also significant functional and practical benefits. Because they are more difficult to clean, misaligned smile can make it difficult to maintain good oral hygiene.
Dentures can also aid in the treatment of gum disease and medical issues. For instance, it could be used to create patients embarking on therapeutic procedures, such as jewels and implants.
Dr. Koo explained that brackets may be used to optimize the distance for upcoming dental work in cases where patients may have missing teeth from past samples in the past.
The adjacent tooth may gradually move and travel into the recovery room, preventing the therapeutic dentist from “filling” the area with dental implants or crowns when left alone and untreated for a while.
Raygun: Rachael Gunn retires from breaking after Olympic backlash
Getty ImagesRachael Gunn, the reigning champion of Australia, has announced that she will stop competing because of the positive feedback she received at the Paris Olympics.
Gunn, who is known as B-girl Raygun, failed to appear on the score in all three of her August competition sessions with a program that included unusual moves like the water and a bunny fly.
The 37-year-old college professor’s moves catapulted her to international attention and scorn, spawned crime theories about her certification, and reignited condemnation of breaking’s addition in the Olympics.
Gunn had intended to continue competing, but she later said the story had been so “upsetting” that she had to change her mind.
She told the local radio station 2DayFM on Wednesday,” I just did n’t have any control over how people saw me or who I was.”
” I was going to stay competing, for certain, but that seems really hard for me to do today.
” I think the level of scrutiny that’s going to get it, and people will become filming it, and it will go electronically.”
After the Olympics, Gunn received a lot of aggressive information, and she was the issue of an anonymous complaint requesting an apology. It erroneously accused her and her husband of stifling another American skills at the cost of her choice.
Olympian officials vigorously defended her, but some in the breaking industry claimed that she made fun of the game.
It also rekindled debates over whether breaking, which debuted in Paris but is n’t on the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, should have ever been a part of the Olympics because of the genre’s creative side, which does n’t necessarily suit organized competition.
Gunn has recently claimed that the backlash for her, to which she once again alluded on Wednesday, made a personal statement.
” Dancing is so much joy, and it makes you feel good. I do n’t believe that people should be unhappy with their dancing.
” I also dance, and I also break. But, you know, that’s like in my living space with my companion”!
New panel to reduce school dropout rates
PUBLISHED: 7 Nov 2024 at 06: 07
A commission may be established by the Ministry of Education to direct efforts to reduce high school dropout rates.
The government was spurred into motion by a new study, which found that 394, 039 kids aged six to 18 are missing from the country’s required education program.
Education Minister Permpoon Chidchob announced on Wednesday that the Office of the Education Council ( OEC ) has been given the task of creating a strategic plan to address the issue of school dropouts.
After resuming the campaign meeting to discuss Thailand Zero Dropout, Pol Gen Permpoon stated that the plan will include ideas from various groups.
The government approved the project on May 28 during the Srettha Thavisin leadership. The former top ordered the government to launch its campaign in July to reach out to kids who had been omitted or left the educational system.
The initiative led to the latest review.
The Office of the Basic Education Commission ( Obec), according to Pol Gen Permpoon, is in charge of carrying out a related project that will return students from Prathom 1 ( grade 1 ) to Mathayom 3 ( grade 7 ) in order to reinstate them in the mandatory educational system.
He added that the OEC should also make compulsory schooling available for children in juvenile detention facilities, such as those who are not able to attend school.
He suggested that the OEC might create a long-distance training program exclusively for Thai youngsters who currently reside abroad.
A shared collection technique, he said, will also be developed so agencies under the government, whose job is to correct the college dropout problem, you continue updating their data.
The Thailand Zero Dropout strategy has four fundamental steps that must be taken in order to eradicate college students.
The second involves federal agencies looking for children who are not enrolled in the required education program.
Next, innovative measures are being developed to track out-of-school students and direct them to various organizations to get them the appropriate education.
Third, a pliable, standard-quality education program is tailored to suit various groups of children with various educational needs.
Finally, business owners are being urged to work with the government to arrange required learning for boys who need to operate while studying.
Frozen assets delay The iCon Group dealers’ travel refunds
PUBLISHED: 7 Nov 2024 at 05: 57
The direct sales company, the image Group, is at the center of an alleged public scam fraud, has said all of its resources have been frozen, and that it has refused to deposit its dealers ‘ canceled trips.
The business stated on its Facebook page on Wednesday that “money in its bank accounts and other resources have been frozen pending an analysis and it cannot provide refunds for delayed visits for its sellers.” The company stated in an announcement on its Facebook page on Wednesday that “money in its bank records and other resources have been frozen pending an investigation. There will need to be further notice before refunds can be made.
The business provided the company with the travel plans as rewards for its dealers.
Meanwhile, police from the Anti-Corruption Division on Wednesday questioned detained Warathaphon” Boss Paul” Waratyaworrakul, the company’s founder and CEO, over a lawsuit he filed against Kritanong Suwanwong, owner of the Facebook page” Kritanong Against Corruption”.
Mr. Warathaphon claimed that Ms. Kritanong extorted money from the Icon Group. She denied the claim, saying victims only asked her for help in seeking compensation.
Additionally, Mr. Warathaphon was interrogated by police over another complaint against Ekapob Luangprasert, the creator of a well-known Facebook page assisting victims of crime.
Following Mr. Ekapob’s claim that an unnamed witness claimed they had proof that powerful officials in some state agencies could assist key suspects in the case get off the hook, the complaint was filed.
The witnesses claimed that the officials work for the Office of the Consumer Protection Board, the Department of Special Investigation ( DSI), the Consumer Protection Police Division, and the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau.
A group of damaged parties that now totals at least 10,000 people began complaining to police late last month.
They claim losses of about three billion baht that they incurred through the sale of iCon Group products.
The DSI has approved the case for investigation and is working with the Attorney General’s Office to have financial and tax experts assist the investigation, particularly when analyzing complex tax cases and tax returns.
At Bangkok Remand Prison, Mr. Warathaphon is being held.
Patong to rejig motorcycle taxi rules
PUBLISHED: 7 Nov 2024 at 05: 55
Following a recent encounter between drivers and passengers, local officials in Patong city are working to reform the state’s motorcycle car service.
Chalermpong Saengdee, the party’s MP for Phuket, announced on Wednesday that a meeting was held to simplify regulations and establish attempt at scooter taxi stands in Patong’s tourist district.
The meeting, which included local authorities and authorities, aimed to resolve conflicts and rivalry between motorbike taxi drivers, which have damaged the reputation of local hospitality.
A regulatory committee will be established to solve issues, including designing passenger pickup points, as discussed by a consultant from the Phuket Provincial Transport Office.
The company mandates that all motorcycle taxi drivers have a license to operate public transportation and have completed a training program. This aims to stop scuffles and stop travellers from being abused.
Teerapong Chuaychu, the district chief in Kathu, expressed concern about the more frequent instances of public transportation owners fighting over customers, which may turn off tourists.
Dugongs ‘may decline 70%’
PUBLISHED: 7 Nov 2024 at 05: 50
A marine biologist has warned that due to the diminishing source of grass, which is their main source of food, habitat groups in the Andaman Sea are expected to decline by 70 % over the next four years.
More action should be taken to protect and preserve the extremely rare species, according to Thon Thamrongnawasawat, who told the Bangkok Post on Wednesday. A crisis of diminishing grass resources is contributing to the drop of this aquatic animal.
Diverse organizations have been collaborating to enhance the grass resources that have been impacted by climate change.
Mr Thon, who is also the lieutenant dean of the Faculty of Fish at Kasetsart University, said 72 alligators died in 2023-2024 from a full community of 250 recorded in 2022 in the Andaman Sea.
Now, there are around 120 but that amount could rise to 70 in four decades, he said.
If we do n’t take more aggressive action to protect their food source, he said,” We will have less and less dugong populations.”
The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources ( DMCR ) has developed an urgent plan to address the crisis by providing Chinese cabbage to dugongs at a pilot site in Phuket’s Rawai beach.
The beach’s player page, which dugongs frequently visit to eat the seagrass there, was just launched by the DMCR.
The DMCR today offers four one-square-metre websites with four types of vegetables: day glory, bok choy, spinach and broccoli.
Unmanned aerial vehicles are also being used to gather information. So far only one dugong has approached one of the sites, but never eaten everything.
The DMCR is even researching other dugong products.
Despite reports of dugong observations in Penang, Mr. Thon stated that his team is collaborating with Malaysian experts.
He claimed that some people may have relocated from the Andaman Sea to a fresh food source in the neighboring nation.
Jatuporn Buruspat, continuous director at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, said their declining statistics are disturbing. He claimed that he has instructed his staff to take more serious measures to improve the region’s grass ovulation.
The DMCR and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives are collaborating to acquire their seeds for future plantations.
A plan to travel the alligators in the Andaman to the Gulf of Thailand, where grass is more abundant, was rejected by Mr. Jatuporn. He claimed that since the varieties is known to be extremely vulnerable to new environments, more research is needed before making such judgments.
Maris allays concerns on Overlapping Claims Area in Gulf
Thailand, Cambodia may agree on term
PUBLISHED: 7 Nov 2024 at 05: 46
Foreign Affairs Minister Maris Sangiampongsa addressed concerns over upcoming discussions with Cambodia regarding issues relating to the Overlapping Claims Area ( OCA ) in the Gulf of Thailand, arguing that both countries must accept them in order for the negotiations to succeed.
According to the law, he said on Wednesday that any subsequent deal would need the government’s support and approval before it could be reached.
He also refuted claims made by some as impossible that one side would win the negotiations, which would be based on the contentious Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) from 2001.
He claimed negotiations must be concluded before natural resources in the Gulf of Thailand can be exploited. Additionally, the MoU directly mandates that discussions on maritime boundaries and shared development take place at the same time.
Mr Maris said Thailand’s interests may be prioritised, with perks expected for Thai people, including clearly defined sea edges and more cheap energy assets.
According to the minister, Cambodia wo n’t lose its territorial title as a result of the MoU of 2001.
The image included in the MoU only depicts each nation’s claimed continental shelves area and does not imply a maritime boundary line. He added that the MoU encourages parallel discussions on sea borders and joint development, which is useful for Thailand.
PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who left on Wednesday for two regional conferences in Kunming, China, declined to comment on the discussions.
She did mention on Tuesday that the government is preparing to form a Joint Technical Committee (JTC ) in the upcoming two weeks to discuss issues relating to the OCA, and that the proposal is expected to be presented to the cabinet soon.
However, advocate Thaikorn Polsuwan wrote on Twitter that, following the 2019 votes, the Palang Pracharath Party-led state and Cambodia agreed to continue discussions under the 2001 MoU, although just one meeting was held.
Citing sources close to the issue, he said that during the meeting, Cambodia presented two proposals: for Thailand to recognise its 1972 territorial claim over half ofKoh Kutin Trat province, and designateKoh Kutas a joint economic development area.
The Thai committee requested an injunction upon learning of Cambodia’s ideas, and no further discussions have been held since.
Key members of the PPRP’s organization urge the Pheu Thai-led authorities to withdraw the 2001 MoU, arguing that it puts Thailand at a risk and risks regional loss.
However, Wichit Sukasuyanon, chairman of the Trat Tourism Association, expressed issue that concerns related to the 2001 MoU are affecting hospitality.
He claimed that some of the videos that are available on social media about the Gulf of Thailand’s maritime boundary are false and may have damaged viewers ‘ trust.
Maris allays concerns on OCA in Gulf
Thailand, Cambodia may agree on term
PUBLISHED: 7 Nov 2024 at 05: 46
Concerns about upcoming discussions with Cambodia regarding the Overlapping Claims Area ( OCA ) in the Gulf of Thailand must be addressed by foreign affairs minister Maris Sangiampongsa, who emphasized that both countries must accept them in order for the negotiations to succeed.
According to the law, he said on Wednesday, any ensuing agreement would need the approval of each nation’s cabinet and political support.
He also refuted claims made by some as impossible that one side would win the negotiations, which would be based on the contentious Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) from 2001.
He claimed negotiations must be concluded before natural resources in the Gulf of Thailand can be exploited. Additionally, the MoU directly mandates that discussions on maritime boundaries and combined development take place at the same time.
Mr Maris said Thailand’s interests may be prioritised, with perks expected for Thai people, including clearly defined sea edges and more cheap energy assets.
According to the secretary, Cambodia’s territory is not affected by the 2001 MoU.
The image included in the MoU only depicts each nation’s claimed continental shelves area and does not imply a maritime boundary line. He added that the MoU encourages parallel discussions on sea borders and joint development, which is useful for Thailand.
PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who left on Wednesday for two regional sessions in Kunming, China, declined to comment on the discussions.
However, she mentioned on Tuesday that the government is preparing to form a Joint Technical Committee (JTC ) in the upcoming two weeks to discuss issues relating to the OCA, with the proposal set to be presented to the cabinet soon.
However, advocate Thaikorn Polsuwan wrote on Twitter that, following the 2019 votes, the Palang Pracharath Party-led state and Cambodia agreed to continue discussions under the 2001 MoU, although just one meeting was held.
Citing sources close to the issue, he said that during the meeting, Cambodia presented two proposals: for Thailand to recognise its 1972 territorial claim over half ofKoh Kutin Trat province, and designateKoh Kutas a joint economic development area.
The Thai committee requested an injunction upon learning of Cambodia’s ideas, and no further discussions have been held since.
Key members of the PPRP’s organization urge the Pheu Thai-led authorities to rescind the 2001 MoU, arguing that it puts Thailand at a risk and risks regional loss.
However, Wichit Sukasuyanon, chairman of the Trat Tourism Association, expressed issue that concerns related to the 2001 MoU are affecting hospitality.
He claimed that some of the videos that are available on social media about the Gulf of Thailand’s maritime boundary are false and may have damaged viewers ‘ trust.
Minister confirms stable Thai-US ties in post-election outcome
Regardless of the outcome of the presidential election, Thailand’s connection with the US will continue to be powerful, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Maris Sangiampongsa.
Mr. Maris made an emphasis on the impact of the poll results on Thailand’s longstanding diplomatic relations with the US during a speech on Wednesday at Wing 6’s Military Terminal 2 in Bangkok’s Don Muang area.
” Our relation with the US is powerful, consistent, and historic. Irrespective of who becomes the next US senator, our common goals and assistance remain steadfast”, he said.
The minister added that Thailand prioritizes healthy global partnerships that bring just outcomes for both parties under the leadership of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
He expressed confidence that this fundamental approach may help to maintain balance and fairness in US-Thai relations.
Regarding possible alterations to Thailand’s political stance, Mr. Maris stated that any adjustments would be based on open discussion between authorities and different sectors.
He highlighted various forms of collaboration, including government-to-government ( G2G), private-sector partnerships, and citizen-led initiatives.
However, the US consulate on Wednesday held” The 2024 Election Watch” welcome at the US president’s house, providing participants with a chance to see the US national vote and learn more about the American political process.
US Ambassador Robert F Godec, in his comment, said that regardless of the vote results, bilateral relations would be solid.
He acknowledged that the dignity of the political process is what counts the most, even though some may doubt when the results will be announced.
By January 2025, he claimed, the US may have a fresh leader elect.
Whatever the outcome, I can tell you that the United States ‘ collaboration with Thailand will continue to be strong.
” Our serious and important relationship is woven from relationships in business, investment, safety, education, and our people-to-people contacts.
” Thailand was America’s first companion in Asia, and our diplomatic relations stretch over 190 times. None of that will change”, he said.
When asked how a possible Donald Trump victory may impact the Thai-US marriage, Mr. Godec once more stated that the relationship may continue to be strong despite the election results ‘ impact.
He said that while little is said during election activities, it is essential to observe the exact guidelines once the leader is in business, as Congress, including the Senate, plays a significant role in shaping American plan.
But we’ll see who the American people elect and what specific programs and plans are put into place. However, he continues,” I believe the relationship between Thailand and the US may be strong,” he continued. Thailand is an incredibly critical state for the US.
Meanwhile, People’s Party ( PP ) list-MP and spokesman Parit Wacharasindhu commented on the possible implications of a Trump victory, cautioning that heightened US-China tensions under Mr Trump’s leadership could affect Thailand, creating both challenges and opportunities.
For instance, if the US imposes higher taxes on Chinese products, some of those items may be redirected to Thailand, possibly affecting Thai items.
But, he said, if production bases in China were to travel to Thailand, it may get investors and increase employment.
Mr. Parit added that Mr. Trump faces a problem because of his confined attention to climate change.
With recent severe weather events, such as landslides in northeastern Thailand, weather tenacity is an immediate concern.
He urged Thailand to develop international cooperation to successfully combat climate change.
Godec: ‘ Partnership will remain sturdy’