Philippines says China’s South China Sea moves aggressive, illegal
Following a string of clashes and incidents on air and at sea over the past week, the Philippine government criticized China on Monday ( Aug 26 ) for its “repeated aggressive, unprofessional, and illegal” actions in the South China Sea. Chinese aircraft engaged in risky maneuvers against a civil aircraftContinue Reading
Ex-police chief to be arraigned in Red Bull heir hit-and-run case
PUBLISHED: 26 Aug 2024 at 16: 06
In a Red Bull king’s renowned hit-and-run case, public prosecution in Bangkok strategy to arraign eight suspects, including a former federal police commander, on Thursday.
People lawyers called eight suspects to the office on Thursday, according to Wacharin Phanurat, the Attorney-General’s assistant official, on Monday, to allow for their trial at the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct situations.
According to a request made by the National Anti-Corruption Commission, the OAG agreed to continue with the trial. Former federal police commander Pol Gen Somyot Poompanmoung and former assistant attorney-general Nate Naksuk were among the eight people. The anti-graft figure suspected the situation had been mishandled.
Their costs included the alleged alteration of Vorayuth Yoovidhya’s Ferrari car’s rate in the 2012 collision and the dismissal of his trial on a reckless driving cost. Mr. Yoovidhya’s child, Red Bull energy drink billionaire Chalerm Yoovidhya, is Mr. Vorayuth.
Mr. Wacharin anticipated that the situation may get settled in a year.
Mr. Vorayuth has been on the move since his Ferrari on September 3, 2012, struck and killed a Thong Lor police agent.
A speeding demand after its one-year statute of limitations expired in 2013, and a second charge of failing to assist a crash prey, which expired in 2017, were dropped.
The only remaining demand is foolish travelling that causes death, which has a 15-year statute of limitations and carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. It may disappear in 2027.
Pol Gen Somyot Poompanmoung ( picture )
Nate Naksuk
Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang wins in first race after 4-year doping ban
Sun Yang, the reigning champion of China’s Olympic swimming team, won a major domestic swimming competition on Sunday ( Aug 25 ), marking his first competitive event since a four-year suspension for doping expired.  ,
Sun, representing his home Zhejiang Province, claimed metal in the men’s 400m slalom at the 2024 National Summer Swimming Championships in Hefei, south China’s Anhui Province, state-owned Xinhua News Agency reported.  ,
The 32-year-old diver won with a period of 3: 49: 58, substantially slower than his personal best, an Olympic record 3: 40.14 cast at the 2012 Games in London.  ,
Speaking to reporters after the competition, Sun said:” I could have done better” . ,
” Four times away from competitors, and without extensive training, I do think dirty in controlling the intensity, and I need more competitions. But it’s a good start for my rebound, and I’m happy with this result”, he told Xinhua.  ,
In a post on social media platform Weibo on Sunday, Sun said his previous “victories, problems and problems” have taught him how to meet life’s problems and challenges face on, and to “become stronger and more comfortable”.  ,
” I want to thank my parents, my spouse, my teacher, my companions and those who have supported me softly all the way”, Sun wrote. They’ve given me more of their love and support than I do of my own.
According to The South China Morning Post, Sun said,” If there’s an opportunity, I will go out get it. If there’s an opportunity, I may go all out for it.” Sun was asked over the weekend by a journalist if he would attempt to qualify for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The quad Olympic champion was barred from competing for four years and three times in 2018 after his and his crew allegedly smashed body sample containers.
The moratorium, reduced from eight times on charm, expired on May 28.
Thaksin to visit flooded Chiang Rai, first trip since daughter became PM
PUBLISHED: 26 Aug 2024 at 15: 51
In his first trip there since his daughter’s approval as prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra may assess flooding in Chiang Rai on Tuesday.
After arriving at the Pheu Thai Party headquarters, where he is officially having breakfast with Prime Minister Paetongtarn, Thaksin confirmed on Monday his journey to the northern territory. ” I will be visiting people”, he said when asked about the planned getaway.
According to Matichon online, his one-day explore includes a trip to Theung area to offer them comfort sacks and meet with local community leaders.
Chiang Rai is one of the northeastern counties that has experienced severe flood damage. It once had the most power of Pheu Thai’s political base, but in the last two votes it lost some tickets to individuals from the Move Forward Party, the group that predates the Person’s Party.
Thaksin’s north visit will be the first since Ms Paetongtarn became excellent minister. According to a surveys conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration on Sunday, the majority of people doubted her ability to leave her father’s dark and start running the nation.
Japan: Experts suspect lonely dolphin behind rise in attacks
Residents of a seaside city in Japan have been harshly advised to stay away from dolphins, even though they are depicted as pleasant creatures in tale books.
The reminder in the city of Mihama, Fukui prefecture, gets more forbidding:” They you lick you with their sharp gums and cause you to burn, or … drag you into the water, which could be life-threatening”.
Dolphin assaults in Fukui have increased for the second year in a row, which marine experts attribute to a single, sexually frustrated bottlenose dolphin.
The beach watch reports that 18 people have been hurt at beaches in the province this summer, including an elementary school student whose hand required at least 20 needles.
At least six people were injured last year, including a swimmer left with broken ribs, and one in 2022.
The dorsal fin of a whale seen biting a man’s hands at a beachfront in Tsuruga, a switch area next to Mihama, matched those of a 2.5m much dolphin that was seen off the coast of Fukui previous year, according to Tadamichi Morisaka, a professor of cetology at Japan’s Mie University.
The dorsal fin is like a dolphin’s fingerprint, as each has distinctive notches, ridges and pigmentation.
It is reasonable to assume that it is the same person because the wounds on the tail fin are similar to those on dolphins seen off the coast last year, and it’s unusual for dolphins, which normally move in groups, to be alone for such a long time, Prof Morisaka said.
He added that male bottlenose dolphins communicate by “play-biting each other.” ” They are not trying to injure people, but are using the dolphins ‘ way of communication with people”, he said.
Other people have suggested a number of theories as to why the same thing might be responsible for these attacks, including a desire for sex.
” Bottlenose dolphins are very social animals, and this sociality can be expressed in very physical ways,” said Dr. Simon Allen, a biologist and principal investigator with the Shark Bay Dolphin Research project.
” The dolphin may injure the people it interacts with, just as in humans and other social animals. Hormonal fluctuations, sexual frustration, or the desire to dominate may cause this.” Since they are such powerful animals, this can lead to serious injury in humans”, he said.
The dolphin may have sought alternative companionship and been “obstracized from its own community,” according to Dr. Allen.
The dolphin may be using its own defense, according to Dr. Matthias Hoffmann-Kuhnt, a marine mammal expert at the National University of Singapore.
According to him, when people get too close to these dolphins and are unsure of how to behave themselves, this is more frequently a defensive behavior, he said, referring to reports of people trying to ride the animals or slamming their fingers into their blowholes.
He claimed that it is no wonder that animals then become aggressive or at least guarded against people in the water.
It might also be that the dolphin had a negative encounter with a human before and now projects that relationship onto other people it runs into, according to Dr. Hoffmann-Kuhnt.
” They have good memory, similar to elephant who will remember who mistreated them before”, he said.
Dolphin attacks can be fatal. Two male swimmers who attempted to ride a dolphin in Brazil in 1994 were attacked, killing one and injuring the other. The dolphin, nicknamed Tião, was believed to have injured at least 22 people before that.
Chika Nakayama provided additional reporting in Tokyo.
POFMA order for blogger Leong Sze Hian over false, misleading statement on housing grants
According to MND, the EHG is gradually tiered, giving buyers with lower incomes more assistance while those in need will also get more assistance.  , With the most recent enhancements, first-timer families can receive up to S$ 120, 000 ( US$ 92, 200 ).  , Only available first-time home buyersContinue Reading
Moonshine methanol death toll rises in Bangkok
PUBLISHED: 26 Aug 2024 at 15: 04
Two sisters were detained for producing and dispensing the illegal alcohol in northeastern Bangkok, raising the death toll from consuming whiskey alcohol to two.
Dr Pairoj Surattanawanich, assistant director-general of the Department of Medical Services, said that as of 8am on Monday the dying burden was two and 25 additional victims remained at hospitals. Most of them –16 – were at Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital in Bangkok’s Khannayao area. A full of 17 patients needed treatment, and two of them were centered on ventilators.
The first victim of whiskey methanol poisoning died on Saturday, following an earlier outbreak of the poison next Thursday. After that, officials in Bangkok’s Khannayao, Khlong Sam Wa, Lat Krabang, Min Buri, Nong Chok, and Prawet regions closed 18 dessert wine stalls because they were suspected of selling the illegal taste.
Dr. Pairoj argued that the presence of methanol in alcohol was not always harmful, but that it had to be at least 1000 parts per million ( ppm ). But, samples from such stalls contained as many as 100, 000 pm, he said. The suppliers may not be aware of the dangerous material in the organic material.
According to authorities, the owners of the stalls were given alcohol by a Jeh Pu girl. The girl claimed that she obtained the components from two brothers and that she made the alcohol using the method of her late father.
Surasak Insam and Surachai Insam, 46 and 44, were detained on Sunday at house in the Saphan Sung city of Bangkok. Both men resisted buying 95-degree alcohol, mixing it with plain water to create 35-degree beer, and selling the combination to Jeh Pu.
Police initially accused the sons of making alcohol without a permit, and they were awaiting a lab report on it.
Drug bust at secluded hut in Phuket
PUBLISHED: 26 Aug 2024 at 14: 30
When police searched a lonely house on Kamala Hill and detained three people, both of whom were detained and seized crystal meth.
The authorities conducted the raid in response to reviews of a drug-related community in Tambala.
A group of young people were reportedly taking medicines in a house on woodland Kamala valley, close to Bang Wan Waterfall in Kathu region, on Sunday according to a report from the police.
Armed officers made their way to the house, where they arrested three people- reported crew chief Jedsadaporn, known as Bang Yim,  , a subsequent Thai identified as Pratip, and Indonesian nationwide Muhamad Helmi Bin Jasni.  ,
A.22 quality rifle with a range, two modified BB weapons, and ammunition were found by police in plastic bags of different dimensions containing crystal meth and arms.  ,
During doubting, Bang Yim reportedly admitted the medication and weapons belonged to him. He had bought 400 ounces of crystal meth from an unidentified man for 100, 000 ringgit four months ago, he said.  ,
He had prepared it for purchase by packing it in plastic bags. Some had already been sold to local businesses.  ,
He claimed that the arms were used to intimidate and keep local residents away from the hut, as reported by police.  ,
Police capture crystal meth and arms from a hut , on Kamala hills in Kathu area, Phuket, on Sunday. ( Photo: supplied )
Pakistan: At least 22 killed after having IDs checked in Balochistan
According to authorities, attackers forced at least 22 people to leave their cars and checked their identities in south-west Pakistan.
The harm happened immediately on a bridge in Balochistan state, where security forces are battling religious, ethnic and separatist assault.
The military men checked identity papers, apparently singling out those from Punjab to get shot, before setting the cars arrive, officials alleged.
The Baloch Liberation Army ( BLA ), a militant group, has claimed responsibility for the attacks in Musa Khel district.
” The insurgents had a population of between 30 and 40. They stopped 22 cars”, said Najibullah Kakar, a mature native official, told AFP news agency.
” People from Punjab were identified and shot, and vehicles traveling to and from Punjab were inspected.”
According to Reuters news organization, the BLA has stated that it was pursuing military officers who were traveling in casual attire.
In a speech from his office, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif “deep anguish and denunciation over the criminal attack.”
Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest state but, although it has more tools than other regions, it is the least created.
The BLA and another separatists from the Baloch area have increased attacks on Punjabis and Sinhdis who work in the area somewhere in Pakistan. Additionally, they have targeted international energy companies, which they claim exploit regional resources without sharing profits.
In a similar event in April of this year, nine people were taken from a vehicle in Balochistan and shot dead after their Identifiers were checked.
In the past 24 hours, the BLA has launched a string of problems on various government buildings, including police facilities and security causes ‘ bases, across the state.
Many Western nations, including the UK and US, have designated the BLA as a world terrorist organisation.
Continuous heavy traffic expected at land checkpoints during September school holidays
SINGAPORE: Travellers can expect continuous heavy traffic at Singapore’s land checkpoints during the upcoming September school holidays, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority ( ICA ) said on Monday ( Aug 26 ). In the run-up to and during the time from August 30 to September 8, transportation is expected toContinue Reading