Thai police are reporting two more crosswalk accidents in Bangkok amidst a nationwide effort to improve pedestrian safety.
One man was killed while strolling across a crossing on Suwinthawong Road within the Min Buri district and the opposite man was hit and injured by the Yingcharoen market on Phahon Yothin Road in Bang Khen district
On Suwinthawong Road, the person who was killed did not have any form of identification on him and officers are nonetheless working to establish the physique. The girl who reportedly crashed into him is going through felony charges of reckless driving causing demise.
The other incident involved a 35-year-old Burmese migrant named Doe who worked at a pork stall at Ying Charoen Market for greater than a decade.
Doe was transferred to Bhumibol Hospital to be treated for his accidents. The 48-year-old motorcycle driver who hit Doe was knocked off his bike and suffered from minor injuries.
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A 59-year-old French expat was arrested over the weekend for allegedly scamming foreigners in Pattaya out of a total of 6.3 million baht.
The suspect, who was recognized as Herve Christian Robert Leonard, allegedly scammed numerous foreigners from varied international locations, claiming he had connections with police officers dealing with numerous matters such as the sale of large motorcycles and providing to assist individuals in trouble.
Chon Buri Police, Immigration Officers, and the French Embassy then launched an investigation to seek out and establish the suspect. With the help of an alleged victim, officers tracked down the suspect at a close-by village in the Prachuap Khiri Khan district, the place he was eventually apprehended and brought into jail for further investigation.
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The authorities is being urged to rethink its determination to end protection for Covid remedy under the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients scheme.
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul had previously announced that Covid remedy would be excluded from the UCEP scheme from March 1. However, his deputy, Satit, argues now isn't the time, provided that infections are on the rise.
On Saturday, Thailand reported 16,330 new infections and 25 deaths, the very best since August 29 last 12 months. As a outcome, Sathit says he plans to ask Anutin to postpone the exclusion of Covid until April 1. The exclusion will imply that Covid patients will now not have their therapy covered beneath the UCEP scheme unless they are critically ill. Currently, all Covid treatment is covered, permitting patients to obtain free treatment at any hospital.
After it is removed, only sufferers who are critically ill with a secondary an infection because of Covid-19 will have their treatment covered. Patients who don’t fall into this category must use other welfare schemes, such because the universal health protection scheme from the National Health Security Office or the Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme.
Opposition politicians are also calling on the federal government to reconsider the choice, arguing that the transfer will make it tougher to contain the present outbreak. Teerarat from the opposition Pheu Thai Party says the decision means patients may have access to medical therapy restricted and will solely have the power to obtain remedy at the hospital the place their insurance schemes are registered.
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The Thai government says it'll re-open the country’s border with Malaysia from next month, in an effort to kickstart the restoration of tourism and the economic system in the southern provinces.
Spokeswoman Ratchada says the federal government plans to re-open border checkpoints in Songkhla, Yala, Narathiwat and Satun.
Thailand plans to implement a journey bubble arrangement with Malaysia, under which vaccinated tourists could arrive under the Test & Go entry scheme without having to quarantine. However, Rachada says they will nonetheless be required to take 2 PCR checks following their arrival. She says the prime minister is assured Thailand will stay one of many world’s top tourist destinations, despite the pandemic.
According to the Public Health Ministry, the Covid state of affairs in Thailand and Malaysia is at an analogous stage, with around 12,000 new infections reported within the neighboring nation on February 12. Given the similarity in numbers, health officers, subsequently, don't think about the border reopening to pose a big threat.
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A Thai vacationer who posted a photograph of himself sitting on an endangered coral reef faces a fine of as much as 1 million baht and a 10-year prison sentence.
Wisut shared a photograph on his Facebook page on Saturday, which exhibits him sitting on the protected reef off Koh Kram Noi, in the Sattahip district of Trat province, jap Thailand.
The photo prompted the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources to file a police complaint the next day.
Department official Wuttiphong says the tourist shall be charged with posing a risk to an endangered species. If found responsible, he faces a fine of up to 1 million baht and/or a prison sentence of as much as 10 years.
The report goes on to state that the 45-year-old vacationer has introduced himself to police to be formally charged. He claims it was never his intention to damage the reef, saying the picture was taken last yr and posted on social media on Saturday.
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After a two-year hit to tourism, elephant and tiger attractions in Thailand have run low on money and are asking the federal government for financial assistance.
Zoo operators met with the Tourism Commission yesterday at Tiger Kingdom in Chiang Mai, citing their struggles through the pandemic.
The every day earnings for Tiger Kingdom in Chiang Mai, as well as the situation in Phuket, dropped from 1 million baht to zero due to closures and a scarcity of tourists, according to the managing director. Reports say several other tiger sights in Thailand could not secure financial credit from banks.
The managing director, Kochakorn, says that whereas the company has not been making an revenue, they nonetheless need to pay the costs to feed and home 220 tigers. For elephant sanctuaries, many in Thailand have been asking for donations for meals to feed the elephants.
A report from Nation Thailand says the Tourism Commissioner and MPs from the Pheu Thai celebration mentioned issues the zoo operators have been dealing with, like securing loans to support them through the pandemic. According to the president of Chiang Mai Tourism Business Association, a variety of elephant sanctuaries function on undocumented land, making it difficult to safe loans. A proposal was even made to place the elephants up as collateral for loans.
In the assembly, the proprietor of Lanna Kingdom Elephant Sanctuary in Chiang Mai reportedly referred to as for low-interest enterprise loans, the suspension of all debt repayments in the course of the pandemic, and monetary help to cowl the prices for feeding the elephants.
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Live squid dumped in a shot glass with a spicy Thai sauce, and then consumed while the squid remains to be squirming, has been a brand new food trend in Thailand, with many sharing the phenomenon on TikTok and different social media retailers. But the director of the Department of Health is warning people that the so-called “squid shots” might be harmful.
The Director of the Department of Health, Suwanchai, says uncooked squid can contain bacteria which can lead to diarrhoea and vomiting if consumed.
He warns that severe meals poisoning from eating raw squid can then result in long-term irritation of the rectum and colon. Karma for leaving a stay squid to drown in spicy sauce.
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