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Nakhon Ratchasima:- A Nakhon Ratchasima native has now found true love in a French man whom she had spent more than four years in long-distance relationships.Pornpan Rueankong and Vincent Rayman from France registered their marriage on February 14 in Thailand this year. The couple has already bought a house and settled down in Pattaya City.“He is kind and calm. And most importantly, he does not flirt around,” Pornpan says.To this Thai woman, unwavering love and faithfulness are crucial in the relationships after she learned firsthand how her first husband’s licentious lifestyle could easily ruin their family life.“We had to go separate ways because he was irresponsible and kept flirting,” Pornpan recounts.After separating from her first husband, Pornpan became a single mom working hard to support herself and her son.While working at a department store in Pattaya City, she met Rayman who dropped in to buy clothes.“We chatted and clicked. So when he asked, I gave him my cell-phone number,” Pornpan recounts.Their relationships have blossomed ever since. Although Rayman flew back to France and lived there, he had made sure he could visit Pornpan four times a year. He does not mind that he is not Pornpan’s first love and embraces her son, who is now 15 years old.Rayman says he falls in love with Pornpan because she is nice and faithful.“After more than four years of relationships, I believe she’s the one. So, I’ve come to Thailand this time to register our marriage and live with her,” Rayman says.
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Chainat: – Thousands of mourners, including local leading figures, paid their last respect at the yesterday’s funeral of Sua Mahesuan, the repent bandit who many believe could wield great magical powers.Mahesuan, whose real name is SuanPhaereewong, passed away in November at the ripe old age of 101. He died peacefully of heart failure while sleeping at his home in Hankha district.Provincial governor Suthipong Chulcharoen co-presided over the funeral rite with revered monk Luang Pho Thaweesak Chutintharo, aka Sua Dum.The revered monk is the sworn brother of Mahesuan. The two led separate gangs to raid the rich in the Central Region in order to distribute ill-gotten gains to the poor almost 100 years ago.In recognition to his social contributions after renouncing his crimes and serving his jail term, the King granted the royal fire for the cremation of Mahesuan.Followers plan to build and install Mahesuan statue at the Hankha hometown.Mahesuan was born in 1914 in SuphanBuri. Raised in the farming family, he was conscripted into the military service.After returning to civilian life, his father was killed by a family’s rival.Mahesuan organised a reprisal attack against the rival, crossing over to the wrong side of the law and remaining marauder for more than three decades.He was iconic outlaw for his crusade for the poor.The authorities could not apprehend him regardless of harsh suppression and armed hot pursuit.The great crime buster Khun Phantharakratchadet finally used reason to convince for the peaceful surrender of Mahesuan some 60 years ago.Mahesuan’s charms are much sought after items by followers. Mahesuan always advised followers to strictly abide by Buddhist precepts to ensure the charms’ lasting supernatural properties.
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Bangkok: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to evict squatters living on nine major Bangkok canals.A BMA source said Prayut has instructed the BMA to take charge of the operations to put the nine canals in order to facilitate rainwater and upstream floodwater drainage to prevent Bangkok flooding and alleviate flooding in upper provinces.The nine canals are Khlong Prem Prachakorn, Khlong Bang Khen, Khlong Lard Prao, Khlong Samwa, Khlong Buakhao, Khlong Phraya Rajamotri, Khlong Bang Sue, Khlong Prawet Burirom and Khlong Phrakhanong.The source said Prayut wants the nine canals to be effectively used for water drainage to save Bangkok from massive flooding and alleviate northern flooding like what happened in 2011. The canals are meant for draining water from Khlong Song in Pathum Thani to other Bangkok canals to the flood tunnel so that the floodwaters from upper provinces could flow to the sea fast.The eviction will start on Khlong Lard Prao. The source said more than 200 families with over 10,000 members are encroaching on the Lard Prao canal. Their houses and garbage littered by them are blocking the flow of water, preventing the canal from flowing effectively to the flood tunnel.The government has allocated a budget to develop the Lard Prao canal and the BMA will cooperate with other government agencies concerned to start the project immediately.The source said the banks that have no squatters can be developed right away. In the meantime, the BMA will have to negotiate with the squatters to move out.The Social Development and Human Security Ministry, the National Housing Authority, the Treasury Department and the Land Department will cooperate in finding new living places for the squatters, the source added.
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Kamphaeng Phet:– The Buddhist monastic authorities have defrocked a monk for disciplinary violations, including drinking and attempting to rape a nun.Police have taken custody of Samran (last name unknown), 64, following his departure from monkhood.The nun did not press charges but the police would still have to complete report on the case. Should police decide not to file any charges, the man would be allowed to return to his family in Nakhon Sawan.The case came to light after the nun, identified as Noi, 75, had alerted the monastic authorities about the disorderly conduct of Phra Samran.Noi is in charge of supervising the running of Luang Pho Naen Monastery, a private religious residence, founded in 1982.She said Luang Pho Naen was the founder and abbot of the monastery until he passed away recently.The monastery has two monks in residence.The nun said she made a wrong decision to welcome PhraSamran to the monastery. After moving in, the monk was drunk most of the time.She said she could not tolerate anymore as the drunken monk tried to choke and rape her.She decided to call and report the incident to Phra Khru Opaswachiranukul, the chief monk of Tambon Thakhunram, MueangKamphaeng Phet district.The chief monk and Phra Palad ChamnanInthapanyo, enforcer of monastic discipline, inspected the monastery.The two uncovered several liquor bottles in Samran’s abode. And the monk was inebriated.Confronted with evidence, Samran admitted he was a drunk. He denied, however, that he had tried to sexually assault the nun.
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Bangkok:- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wants renovations of toilet rooms at bus terminations nationwide to be sped up, Transport Minister ACM Prajin Juntong said.Earlier, the Transport Company, the state enterprise assigned by the Land Transport Department to operate bus terminals, promised to make toilet rooms hygienic and to stop collecting fees.However, Prayut saw that the plan was implemented too slowly, Prajin said.As a result, Prajin said he has instructed the Land Transport Department and the Transport Company to speed up the toilet room renovation by making them safe and hygienic to the same standard with those at PTT Plc’s petrol stations.Prajin said he also instructed the two agencies to make sure that the collection of fees for toilet usage at bus terminals be stopped s as soon as possible.Deputy Transport Minister Akom Termpitayapaisit said Prayut wanted toilet rooms at bus stations to be free service to the people.But Akom said the bus stations in provinces have already been transferred to local administrations.“It has been found that after the stations have been transferred to them, they have not renovated or developed the stations and the toilet rooms,” Akom said.He said some local administrations auctioned services of toilet rooms and foods shops to private firms and they have not controlled the quality of the services.Akom said the Land Transport Department has been assigned to survey bus stations nationwide so that the government will allocate budget to the local administrations for renovating the stations and toilet rooms if they have no budget.Deputy Permanent Secretary for Transport Pongchai Kasemthaweesak said the Transport Co is now in charge of six stations – the Morchit Terminal and Ekkamai Terminal and four others in Suphan Buri, Phetchabun’s Lomsak district, and Surat Thani.
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Satun:- A retired police senior sergeant major, who is a veteran maker and runner of southern-style kites, said he will continue to compete and demonstrate his master-piece kites in the upcoming Satun International Kite Festival this year.The festival is well-known and this year, it will be the 35th competition, held in honor of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakkri Sirindhorn. It will be held on March 6, 7 and 8 at the old Satun airport. Kite runners from 30 countries will participate in the festival to demonstrate their kites in various shapes and styles.Pol Sen Sgt Maj Prathuang Srisawang, 70, is a fixture in the Satun International Kite Festival.Prathuang, better known as Sgt Thuang, told Matichon Online that he has prepared several kites for the competition.“I’ll plan to enter ten kites into the competition and I hope to win the top three prizes,” Prathuang said.Although he is 70 years old, Prathung is still healthy and he has been often invited to demonstrate how to make the Satun-style kites. Those who come to learn kite making technique from him included adults and children.His kites are well accepted for their beauty and good quality as well ability to fly high.Prathung told Matichon Online that he loved to fly kites since he was young and he learned to make them by observing the adults doing them.“A technique is to make bamboo structures suitable … Now, I can do almost all kinds of kites,” Prathuang said.He said the kite flying season is from January to April and he flies his kites everyday during the season.He said he has won second and complimentary prizes in previous competitions so this year he hopes to win the first prize.
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Kanchanaburi:- A wedding reception in Kanchanaburi province on Saturday night seemed like another common celebration of love, except that both the bride and her groom are female.Pennapa Saengthong, 32, who considers herself the groom, wore black trousers, a matching black jacket and a black bow tie. Standing next was Kannikar Meejai, 36, in her white wedding dress.About 500 people showed up to congratulate the couple at their wedding reception. Both women work as sales clerks for a cell-phone distributor.Pennapa and Kannikar met nine years ago, and have since developed their romantic relationships under the eyes of their parents.“Our parents have understood us,” Kannikar said.She said she dared not hope that her wedding would set a precedent for other same-sex couples. “We are just doing what will make up happy and our parents’ wish fulfilled. They want to see us getting married,” the bride said.Kannikar said she had chosen Pennapa as her better half because Pennapa has always stood by her.“Her love and care for me has never wavered throughout the past nine years,” she said.Pennapa said she appreciated the fact that Kannikar has been very understanding, supportive and forgiving.“Love is beautiful when it blossoms. And it happens not just among heterosexuals,” Pennapa says.On her wedding day, Pennapa vowed to live happily ever after with her bride.At present, Thailand has not recognized same-sex marriage. Several LGBT advocates are now pushing for the change of law to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexuals will be able to legally register their marriage too.
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Bangkok: – Motorists have been avoiding toll charges for Bangkok Expressway by driving the wrong way at Phloenchit, causing traffic accidents, police said.The southbound Din Daeng-Bangna Expressway has traffic jam during rush hours.In order to tackle road snarls at the exit ramp for Rama IV Road, police and expressway authorities removed a section of traffic barriers to allow vehicles to passthrough the temporary exit to a lane running parallel to the expressway leading to Rama IV Road.After the rush hours on weekdays, police would put traffic cones and light-weighted barriers to block motorists from leaving or entering the expressway before the exit ramp.There would be no police or authorities on duty to monitor the temporary exit for weekends and off rush hours.Lumpini Police Station’s Lieutenant ManoteSukchote said a number of motorists have taken advantage of the situation to drive a short distance against the traffic flow on the one-way lane to get on the expressway.The traffic violations would be detected only if there was accident reported, Manote said.In most cases, wrong-way driving would help motorists saving the toll charges.The Lumpini police have the jurisdiction over the land and the expressway authorities are responsible for managing the toll way, including placing and removing the traffic cones.This is a legal loophole on unclear mandate for which agency should deal with the rogue motorists.Once the wrong-way motorists could get on the expressway, police had no mandate to chase and apprehend them. Furthermore, most incidents would happen so fast that police have no time to react.
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Buri Ram:- Believers are flocking to a small lake in Buri Ram’s Satuek district to pay respect to and pray on two large takhien or iron wood logs retrieved from the lake’s bed.Many Thais believe takhien trees are resided by female ghosts, even after trees fell.The two large logs were found on February 15 when workers were using a bulldozer to dredge the bed of the lake, Nong Phai, in Khanuan village in Tambon Satuek of Satuek district.The first takhien log is so large that it took the full stretch of four persons' arm length to measure it and the other one three persons’. The logs were found at the depth of four meters.Local villagers set up a tent on the shore of the lake and kept the two logs there.Words spread like bush fire and many people in the village and near by district have been visiting the tent since then. The number of believers swell on Saturday, one day before the new lottery draw is held Sunday, the first of March.They came with perfume, colorful cloths, joss sticks and powder. Some wrapped the cloths around the logs. Many lit up joss sticks to pray on them. Most of the villagers put powder on their hands and rub it over the logs, hoping they could see winning lottery numbers.Thanadej Siwilai, 51, a local resident said he and local villagers agreed to build a pavilion at the side of the lake to keep the two trees for other people to study because they believe the two dead trees were hundreds years old.He said it is up to individuals’ belief whether the trees are sacred and can help them win lottery or not.
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Phuket:- The Phuket governor has hinted that recent protests by farangs over the rule that prohibits beach beds on Phuket beaches were organized by influential people who lost benefits because of the rule.In one of noisy protests, dozens of western tourists stormed into the Kamala police station to demand police to allow them to use beach beds on the Kamala beach.But Phuket Governor Nisit Jansomwong told Thairath Online that he did not believe that the tourists protested on their own.He said there were several farang who earned their living from tourism businesses on Phuket beaches and several of them have Thai girlfriends.“The protest did not make sense. There was something behind it. You think about it,” the governor told Thairath Online.He said only beach beds were prohibited while mats, towels and inflatable beds could be used for sunbathing on the beaches. Moreover, local people could still make their living by renting beach umbrellas to tourists at the rate of Bt200 each, the governor added.He claimed that he had learned from most tourists that they were happy to see the beaches become tidy without beach beds blocking their way.Thairath also interviewed Oliver Cambell-Smith, 37, a British tourist. He said he was happy to see clean beaches without beds and he was happy to use a towel to lie down on the beach.Phurit Maswongsa, vice chairman of the Puket Tourism Business Association, told Thairath Online that the number of foreign tourists did not drop at all after the rule against beach beds took effect.
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Bangkok: – Job applicants for the position of assistant teacher would be required to go through body search and fingerprint scan in order to prevent cheats on teaching professional competency testing.Applicants for state-run schools have to pass the tests before winning the job contracts to fill limited and highly-competitive vacant positions.The stringent test monitor is designed to foil any attempts by the applicants to hire imposters with falsified IDs to take the tests for them.Basic Education Commission secretary-general KamolRodklai yesterday inspected a test centre, located at Phya Thai School.Kamol voiced optimism that the introduction of the new monitor system would ensure a fair testing outcome free from cheats.Some 25,535 applicants took the tests to compete for 5,430 vacant positions.Of the total vacant positions, 305 winning applicants would serve in the strife-torn southernmost provinces.The competency of applicants would be evaluated from scores of two written tests and an interview.One written test was on the general knowledge and understanding of teaching professionals and another on specialised knowledge required for each position.Each applicant would be required to choose one of 66 core subjects to teach.The job interview is scheduled for today. And the outcome of the application test and review will be announced on March 6.Each of 226 education zone is authorised to conduct the tests to screen applicants in order to ensure the credentials and qualifications specifically required in each zone.Of the top five openings for assistant teachers, some 551 vacant positions are for teaching the social studies, followed by 547 for mathematics, 524 for English, 429 for primary education and 428 for computer courses.
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Chiang Mai:- A 19 year-old Filipino teenager was arrested Saturday for having allegedly slashing the throat of a 73-year-old Thai woman in a computer game style.Muang Chiang Mai police chief Pol Col Wirayuth Prasopchokechai said Joseph Paul Lasa Sumatra was arrested for having allegedly murdered and robbed Jinda Pongsunthia of B10,000 in cash at her house four days ago.Police said Joseph’s parents are renting a house from Jinda’s daughter. The rented house is just 300 metres away from Jinda’s house.Wirayuth, said police suspected that the assailant might come from the neighborhood and they checked the rented house and found strong evidences to implicate Joseph in the murder, including blood-stained gloves and shirt.Wirayuth said the teenager admitted that he killed Jinda. The teenager allegedly climbed over the fence and crept behind Jinda and killed her. Normally, Jinda was sitting on the house’s porch looking at the front of the house while she was waiting for her daughter to return home.According to Wirayuth, Joseph came behind Jinda and muffled her mouth with one hand and slashed her throat with the other while she was still surprised. He said he learned the technique from a computer game in which the main character was an assassin.Joseph then searched the house and took Jinda’s cash.Wirayuth said Joseph was staying alone at the rented house four days ago because his father, who is a pastor, and his mother, who is an English teacher, were staying in Lampang.Joseph told police he wanted money to buy something so he decided to rob the old woman.
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Phuket:- A 55-year-old German tourist was almost killed Saturday when he was knocked unconscious by a speeding jet ski.Police said the accident happened shortly before 1:20 pm at the Paradise Bay about five kilometers away from the popular Patong Beach.The tourist was identified as Erich Heim.The rescue unit of Kusoltham Phuket Foundation stationed at the Patong Hospital was informed at 1:20 pm that a foreign tourist was hit and injured by a jet ski at the Paradise Bay in Tambon Karon in Muang district.The team rushed to the scene and found that foreign tourists and Thais were surrounding a foreigner who was lying unconsciously on the sand. He was wearing swimming trunks.The man had a bleeding wound on the right side of his head. The rescuers performed a first aid treatment and gave him oxygen and woke him up before sending him to the Bangkok-Phuket Hospital.His wife, who appeared frightened, was waiting beside him when the rescuers arrived.The wife and witnesses told police that Heim was swimming in the sea not far from the beach while the wife was sunbathing on the beach when an unidentified French tourist sped his jet ski to hit Heim in the head and shoulder.Police said they will conduct further investigation into the accident.There have been some reports of tourists injured by speeding jet skis earlier. For example, on January 9, a foreign tourist lost control of his jet ski that hit and injured several tourists on Pattaya Beach.
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Bangkok: – Public Health Minister RatchataRatchatanawin has urged merit-makers to ensure healthy diet for Buddhist monks.Offering fattening food for monks leads to rising numbers of illnesses caused by obesity as more than five per cent of monks are overweight, Ratchata said.Under the Disciplinary Canon, monks are obliged to accept and partake in food given as alms by laymen.In a health survey of 98,561 monks, one in three have oral health problems, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.Because of poor diet and lack of exercise, one in 20 monks is likely to suffer obesity-related diseases.The public health minister said temple’s followers should safeguard good health of their revered monks by offering balanced and nutritious meals.Food alms should not include very sweet desserts and spicy, fattening and low-fibre cooking.Suggested healthy meals have high-fibre vegetables, fresh fruits, and beans.Monks should be offered fruit juice or no-sugar beverages in lieu of soft drinks.Sugary sweets should be avoided.In related news, Department of Health has launched the awareness campaign designed to promote healthy diet.The department is to work in cooperation with monks to convince the public to change eating habit under the slogan “Less Dietary Risk, Less Illnesses”.The health authorities have designated one temple per district as the coordinating centre for the campaign activities.Some 3,044 temples nationwide are taking part in the campaign. Of the total, 921 temples have received the citations for exemplary achievements on healthy diet.
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Bangkok:- Six communities with 268 families may be evicted from 7-kilometer-long banks of the Chao Phraya River to make way for the construction of a new landmark of walkways and bike lanes.The project of building of the seven-km paths on both sides of the river banks from Rama VII Bridge to Pinklao Bridge was discussed in details in a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Friday.Following the meeting, a source said the meeting assigned the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to ponder two options for dealing with the six communities.The communities may be evicted to pave way for the development or the project may be designed in a way that the communities would not be affected. The designing of the project would be completed within this year, the source added.The meeting was joined by BMA Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra and representatives of other government agencies concerned, including the Navy, the Tourism and Sports Ministry, the Culture Ministry, the Royal Thai Police and the Office of the Council of State.Following the one-and-a-half-hour meeting, Sukhumbhand said the meeting agreed on setting up four sub-committees to implement the project.The BMA governor said if the 268 families have to be relocated, the government will find them new houses.Initially, the meeting agreed in principle to build 20-metre-wide path on both sides of the river that will be used for walkway and bike lane. The paths will be built from the flood embankment into the river, h added.The four sub-committees will spend about five months to study the project’s impact, Sukhumbhand added.
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Bangkok:- The Land Transport Department has ordered an overhaul of bus-routes in the capital.Land Transport Director General Thirapong Rodpraserrt said as part of the overhaul, the number of bus routes will be reduced from 209 to 190.The buses will also be rerouted to supplement the services of electric trains and subways, he added.The new bus routes will be shorter and will link electric train systems in the capital, Thirapong said.The bus services in the Bangkok Metropolis are notorious for their confusing and long routes. New comers have to rely on maps to navigate on the Bangkok buses.The Land Transport chief said the new concessions of running busses on 95 routes will be given to the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority and the remaining 95 routes to private bus operators.The ratio will be similar to the current one, Thirapong added. Currently, the BMTA runs 114 routes while private concessionaires operate 95 routes.Thirapong said the Land Transport will have yet to carefully consider the proposal of revoking licenses of certain route operators. He said the department will have to consider whether the BMTA would have enough buses to operate on the revoked routes.He said the BMTA would receive the first lot of 489 new NGV-fuelled air-conditioned buses in June.Acting BMTA director Pranee Suparasorn said the BMTA will open an e-bidding on March 23 to buy the second lot of 489 NGV air-conditioned buses. The procurement contact is expected to be signed in April.She proposed that a Cabinet resolution of 1983 should be amended so that private bus operators will receive concessions directly from the Land Transport Department. This way, the BMTA will be able to focus on its own operations, she said.
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Bangkok: One of Bangkok’s biggest street markets, “Khlong Thom”, is closing down in the face of the city administration’s firm stance that footpaths belong to pedestrians – not street stalls.Fans of Khlong Thom have till tomorrow (Sunday) to re-visit their favorite shopping zone.Starting from Monday, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will deploy 600 police, soldiers and municipal police to ensure street hawkers no longer ply their trade from footpaths.Khlong Thom is famous not just for incredibly low prices but also its surprisingly vast array of products. While most items on sale are secondhand, some are rare and luxury. Shoppers thus usually have fun looking for the best bargains as they dig into piles of products on street stalls.The nine streets that make up Khlong Thom market are Charoenkrung, Worajak, Sua Pa, Plabplachai, Mahachak, Yommarajsukhum, Chao Kaorop and Srithammathirat in the Pom Prab Sattru Phai district of Bangkok. There are between 2,000 and 3,000 vendors in the zone.Authorities have insisted that the Khlong Thom market must stop its operation because its bustling trade activities have adversely affected local residents as well as people who need to go to a hospital in the zone, causing noise and disruption of traffic.The BMA has also explained that it does not ignore its decision’s impacts on vendors as it will help them relocate their stalls to authorized markets.“It may be tough for them in the beginning. But after a while, they will be able to adjust and realize that the move is good for all sides,” an advisor to the BMA says.
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A beggar: Begging a lucrative job
pic: KhaosodMukdahan: – A street beggar has boasted of lucrative earnings by turning his physical handicap into job asset to attract public sympathy.PreedaKhammungkhun, 39, told Mukdahan municipal authorities that he earned about 600 baht to 1,500 baht per day. He also showed 130,000 baht cash in crisp new banknotes that he kept in the hidden chest pocket of his shirt.Preeda’s story came to light following a local government’s campaign to enforce the ordnance at Indochina Market, MueangMukdahan district.Municipality official AdulSirimanled the inspection at the market.At the market’s street curb, Adul found Preeda at his begging spot with the props such as bicycle for the handicapped and a donation bowl.Questioned by social worker JarinyaWanthawong, the beggar said he claimed the begging spot in the market for years.These past few months, his begging revenues at the market amounted to more than 100,000 baht. His yearly income would be more than 400,000 baht.He said his could pay for the education of his two younger brothers. And his family’s assets include a 20-rai plot for cassava farming.He said he suffered from leg muscle weakness, a birth defect causing muscular dystrophies in the legs.He said his physical handicap was actually an asset for street begging. He would put on ragged clothes and neglect to take a bath for days in order to prey on public sympathy.Although he could walk, he would pretend that he had paralysis.Under the government’s instruction, the local government has banned begging at markets and tourist attractions.
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Bangkok: As the first of March is coming up, Thairath Online has compiled a list of what many Thais believe to be “sacred takhien” or iron wood trees haunted by female ghosts.Thairath said the believers hope the ghosts residing in the trees would help them find winning lottery numbers that they will bet on.These believers place their hope on the trees two times a month – before the first and sixteenth days of the month when the lotteries are drawn.Thairath has listed eight takhien trees or objects made of the trees that many Thais worship and believe they could find the winning numbers on the wood. The believers normally put powder on their hands and rub the wood to look for numbers.The first one on the list is a boat made of takhien tree at the Amphawan Temple in Ubon Ratchathani’s district.The second one is a log of takhine tree at the Sangkharachawas Temple in Sing Buri’s Muang district. The people believe this log is haunted by two sister ghosts.A large takhien tree that has fallen down in Samut Sakhon’s Muang distric was the third one on the list.The fourth one is a boat made of takhien tree at Bandaichang Temple in Tambon Huawieng in Ayutthaya’s Sena district.The fifth one is a takhien tree inside the Thamdua Temple inKamphaeng Phet’s Muang district.An ancient boat retrieved from a canal, which is being kept at the Thalard Temple in Ubon Ratchathani’s Don Moddaeng district, is the sixth one on the list.The seventh one is a boat made of takhien wood that has been recently unearthed from a shore of Yung River in Roi Et’s Phonthong district.Finally, a large takhien log at Takhien Ngarm Temple in Rayong’s Klaeng district is the eighth one on the list.Thairath said please use your own judgment to believe it or not.
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Chiang Mai: A 28-year-old Russian man fell from the eighth floor of a condominium in Chiang Mai’s Muang district late Thursday night and was fatally injured, police said.The tourist was identified as Alexi Mikhailov. He was pronounced dead at the Nakhon Ping Hospital.He was staying at the Casa Condominium with his wife and his child in the room No 801 on the eighth floor from which he fell down. His wife told police that Mikhailov jumped down through the window.Pol Col Wachira Kanchanawiphada, the chief of Chang Pueak police station, said his station was alerted at 0:30 am Friday that a foreigner jumped from a condominium on the Chiang Mai-Mae Rim Road in Tambon Chang Pueak.Police and rescuers from the Siamraj Chiang Mai Foundation rushed to the scene. They found Mikhailov was still breathing weakly with blood seeping from his nose. The rescuers rushed him to the Nakhon Ping Hospital where he died.His wife told police that her husband was suffering from serious depression. He has been prescribe antidepressant medicine and had to take it regularly. He always complained to the family that he was under tension and the wife had to calm him down often.The wife said while she was on the bed and had not slept yet, her husband suddenly ran to the room’s window and jumped through it to the ground below.Wachira said police would interrogate the wife again.The wife told police that she wanted to retrieve the body and would fly home to hold a funeral rite in Russia.
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Bangkok:- Three walking street activities will be available for tourists and shoppers to visit in the capital this Saturday, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced Friday.The three walking streets for Saturday will be the Khaosarn Roard, Chaeng Wattana Road and a short road under the King Rama IX Bridge, Kittinan Khaosut, the director of the BMA’s Social Development Department, said.Actually the walking street activity under the King Rama IX Bridge started since Friday, Kittinan said.He said the walking street activities are being held under the policy of rotating the activities among the six clusters of Bangkok districts to stimulate the economy and to provide a channel of low-cost consumers’ goods for Bangkok residents.Earlier, two walking street activities have been held on Silom Road for the cluster of South Bangkok districts and on Bang Khunnon Road for the North Thonburi cluster.The Rama IX Bridge walking street is being held on Friday and Saturday for the South Thon Buri cluster while the Khaosarn Road walking street for the Central Bangkok cluster and Chaeng Wattana walking street for the North Bangkok cluster.On March 8, a walking street activity will be held in the China Town on Yaowaraj Road for the Central Bangkok cluster, Kittinan added.He said the BMA will soon hold another walking street activity on Soi Ramkhamhaeng 24 to for the East Bangkok cluster. The date has yet to be set.Narong Jongjaemfah, the director of the Lak Si district, said the “Walking Street @ Chaeng Watthana” activity will continue from Saturday to March 1 from 3 pm to 8 pm.There will also be cultural shows from BMA-run schools and music performance at the walking street, Narong added.
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Chon Buri: – A Buddhist monk has filed a police complaint that he was swindled to pay 40,000 baht cash in exchange for a promise of one million baht donation.
PhraSudjai, 70, of WatPhrommawat told police that a man made a visit to his temple abode at Si Racha district asking him to conduct a religious ceremony at the home of his sick mother.
The man said a religious offering might help the mother to overcome illness.
After the monk agreed, he drove him in the pick-up truck. The monk said he felt dazed during the trip, voicing suspicion of being drugged.
On the way, the man picked up a woman who asked for a ride into town.
While the three exchanged small talks, the woman claimed to have just won the lottery’s first prize worth 4 million baht and showed her lottery ticket to the two.
The man wanted to buy out the “winning” ticket but did not have cash. He asked the monk to intervene, promising to donate one million baht to him and another one million baht to the temple.
The monk withdrew the 40, 000 baht cash from an ATM for the man to make down payment for the lottery.
The man and the woman then asked him to wait at an empty plot. They asked him to hold the lottery while they were going to make some arrangements before travelling to claim the lottery prize in Bangkok.
After the two left for a while, the monk said his daze wore off and that he came to his senses to realise he had been duped.
He walked back to his temple and discussed the issue with his fellow monks who urged him to alert police to the scam.
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Bangkok: – The government has ordered a review of the draft amendments for Tobacco Consumption Control Act, saying the draft should be debated among parties concerned.
The draft, sponsored by the Public Health Ministry, is designed for strict control of tobacco product.
Proponents include health advocates and non-governmental organisations. Opponents contend that the draft fails to factor in economic impacts and that parties concerned have not had their say in the matter.
Deputy Prime Minister YongyuthYuthavong said the Public Health Ministry should conduct a hearing on the draft before asking for the government approval.
The National Tobacco Committee is scheduled to meet and discuss the next step on the draft as per Yongyuth’s instruction.
The network of eight Tobacco Growers, Curers and Traders Associations has lobbied for the draft review.
The tobacco growers argue that the amendments, if enacted, would adversely impact on their livelihood.
Thai production of tobacco leaves is 54 million tons per year, of which 18.7 million tons are destined for exports.
The tobacco plantations generate about 2.3 billion baht in earnings for 52,000 families of tobacco farmers.
The hasty enactment of the draft would cause hardship to tobacco farmers as well as 600, 000 to 800, 000 retail vendors.
Key draft amendments include ban on the sale of tobacco products to the under 20, ban on minor vendors and ban on the sale of less than 20 cigarettes per transaction.
The fine for cigarette smoking violation will increase from 2, 000 baht to 5, 000 baht. All cigarette advertisements, including promotion gifts, will be prohibited.
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Chiang Rai: Some 10,000 Sakura trees will fill a once-deforested mountain in Chiang Rai province with “lovely pink blossom” in the near future thanks to an initiative of the Mae Fah Luang University.
The mountain, known as Doi Ngam, looks set to become a popular attraction.
“We will be growing the Sakura trees over some 100 rai this summer. These trees should provide nice blooms in four years,” the university’s president Vanchai Sirichana says.
Doi Ngam sits just behind the university, which has come up with this grand plan for the celebration of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirinhorn’s 60th birthday.
When the plan goes into full scale, all 300 rai of land in Doi Ngam will be full of Sakura trees.
“We have consulted the private sector and local people already. They agree with us,” Vanchai says.
He adds that there will be various varieties of Sakura trees, including the Wild Himalayan Cherry, in the planned woodland.
Vanchai expects this plan to stimulate tourism in this border province and generate income for locals.
Chiang Rai is Thailand’s northernmost province. It has long attracted tourists with its many appeals such as the Golden Triangle, Doi Tung, Wat Rong Khun, etc.
In winter, the weather in Chiang Rai is also very nice with temperature ranging between 10 and 12 Celsius degrees.
Adds the Sakura Woodland and Chiang Rai’s tourism will become even more vibrant. Pink blossoms across a vast area, after all, have never failed to impress tourists.
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