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Bangkok: The Pollution Control Department sent a team to investigate the accident of a chemical truck leak in Samut Prakan. Remind people to refrain from outdoor activities for 24 hours. Ms. Preeyaporn Suwannakes, Director-General of the Pollution Control Department, revealed the incident of a pickup truck carrying a 200-liter drum used for leaking pesticide chemicals. In the area of Samrong Nuea Subdistrict Mueang Samut Prakan District Samut Prakan Province and smoke from chemicals spread out The fact that the officials used sand to extinguish the smoke was considered the correct method. From now on, sand contaminated with chemicals must be disposed of properly. Today, pollution control has sent a team to investigate. and measure pollution Due to aluminum phosphide Or in short, phosphin is a substance used to kill insects. which is considered toxic You must check how strong the explosive substance is. And how far has it spread? Normally, this substance has a radius of 5-20 meters. Previously, from prelimina ry information it was known that The chemicals have already sublimated. In addition, there will be coordination with the Department of Agriculture. who gives permission to use chemicals To check whether the transportation is correct according to the license received or not. Includes all storing objects in containers. Is it correct? However, at this time, we would like to remind people to be careful when doing outdoor activities. If there is no need Please stop it for now. Because the half-life of the chemical is only 5-24 hours, there is still a risk of it spreading. After 24 hours, Only half of the chemicals will be left. It is considered a very small amount. If compared to other chemicals, it is considered to decompose even more if the air is well ventilated. The chemicals will disappear quickly. For aluminum phosphide It is a yellow or gray crystal. The substance will ignite when exposed to moisture in the air or water droplets. It is toxic and acutely dangerous. No corrosive residue left. If inhaled th ere will be a burning sensation in the nose and throat. If the concentration is high it may cause death. But for the incident that occurred, the amount is considered to be small Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok, Meteorological Department reveals northern, northeastern, central, eastern, and upper southern regions. There is cool weather in the morning. As for the lower southern region, there will be thunderstorms in some places. Meteorological Department weather forecast for the next 24 hours. The moderate high pressure area covers the northeastern region and the South China Sea. Starting to weaken while westerly winds in the upper level covered the northern region. This characteristic makes the northern region Northeastern, Central, Eastern and Upper Southern regions There is still cool air in the morning. For the northeastern monsoon that blows over the Gulf of Thailand and the southern region. Starting to weaken But it still causes thunderstorms in some places in the lower South. As for the lower Gulf of Thailand The sea has waves 1-2 meters high. In areas with thunderstorms, waves higher than 2 meters. Boaters in the lower Gulf of Thailand are asked to avoid sailing in areas with thunderstorms. Bangko k and surrounding areas have some clouds. Lowest temperature 24-25 degrees Celsius. Highest temperature 33-35 degrees Celsius. Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok: Stock Exchange of Thailand Closed this morning at 1,430.24 points, down 4.35 points (-0.30%), trading value approximately 27,000 million baht. Morning trading The index fluctuated within a narrow range, making a high of 1,438.10 points and a low of 1,428.88 points. Source: Thai News Agency

_: OBEC secretary orders the urgent transfer of the deputy director of a school in Tak province and sets up a committee to investigate the facts and the results will be known within 7 days after a complaint was made that he lured and raped a female student. From the case of social media presenting the complaint of a student at a famous boarding school in Mueang District, Tak Province, that the school's deputy director Committing indecent acts in the form of seduction, harassment, and rape, causing distress and embarrassment to female students aged 14-18 years. In the past, there have been complaints but they have been ordered not to take up the matter. As a result, last year there were 15 children who had to resign. The reporter traveled to the said school and met with the school director. He revealed that after knowing about this matter, the school was not complacent. A committee was set up to investigate the facts. And submitted the matter to the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC). Currently, a committee and legal officers from the central government are traveling to join in investigating the facts that have occurred. Confirm that we will be fair to all parties. At this time, the said deputy director who is on vacation has been summoned. Come explain the facts to the committee immediately. If found guilty, action will be taken according to government regulations. There is no protection for any side. As for the case where there is information that many children have resigned or transferred schools, It is the child's own desire, with the stated reason being that they want to change places of study. And some people want to return to being close to home. because I came to study far away which the nature of moving or resigning Occurs every normal academic year. which is in accordance with the needs of the students Recently, Second Lieutenant Thanu Wongchinda, Secretary-General of the Basic Education Commission, stated that the Minister of Education Has ordered urgent action on this matter. He therefo re ordered the transfer of the said deputy director to assist in government work at the OBEC central office and ordered the establishment of a fact-finding committee to be completed within 7 days. The investigation will examine in-depth the origins and witnesses. Please give evidence. to provide all-round information As far as he knew initially, it was both an obscene and threatening act. Ready to accelerate coordination with the Teachers Council to suspend the license to practice the education administrator profession as well If the investigation concludes that there is truth in the matter, a disciplinary investigation committee will be appointed. The disciplinary punishment will include both expulsion and dismissal. Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok: NACC coordinates with NACC to arrest the prime minister. A Subdistrict Administrative Organization in the area Ubon Ratchathani Province Ask for a percentage of money in exchange for disbursing bonuses from employees-civil servants. Ms. Manasanan Charanjaroonphong, Director of the Office of Anti-Corruption in the Public Sector, Region 3, together with the Anti-Corruption and Misconduct Division (NACC) and the NACC Office . Ubon Ratchathani Province arrested Mr. Y., the president of a sub-district administrative organization In Ubon Ratchathani Province The accused according to the criminal court's arrest warrant for corruption and misconduct, Region 3, Surin Province. For an offense under the Criminal Code, Section 149, being an official Member of the State Legislature Provincial Council Member or members of the municipality, requesting, receiving, or agreeing to receive property or any other benefits for themselves or others illegally. to act or not act in any way in the position Whether the action is right or wrong, according to the duties and Section 157, it is a duty officer. or neglecting to perform duties illegally in order to cause damage to anyone or acting or refraining from performing duties dishonestly This is due to the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission receiving information that the Mayor of this Subdistrict Administrative Organization has the habit of demanding a percentage of money in exchange for disbursing special compensation or bonuses of Subdistrict Administrative Organization employees/civil servants for fiscal year 2023. The amount was 36,000 baht and some of the said money had already been received. The amount is approximately 20,000 baht, so it is integrated with the ONCB and the NACC office in Ubon Ratchathani Province. in collecting evidence and request approval to issue an arrest warrant Until leading to this arrest operation. The police of the Narcotics Control Board will take the accused to the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct, Region 3, for furth er legal proceedings Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok: The National Security Council (NSC) meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin agreed to appoint a deputy national police chief Pol Gen Roy Ingkhapairoj as secretary-general of the NSC. Pol Gen Roy will replace Gen Sopoj Malaniyom who retired on September 30. The meeting approved the proposal, which will be presented to the Cabinet meeting on January 16 Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok: BAAC joins hands with the Ministry of Public Health to continue the " Smart Card for Village Health Volunteers" project, which is both a village health village identification card, an ATM card and a debit card for more than 10 village health volunteers. 1 million people nationwide to facilitate and reduce duplication in paying assistance and receiving various benefits from the government. Dr. Chonnan Srikaew, Minister of Public Health Presided over the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Smart Card project for village health volunteers (VHVs) "Smart VHVs - Innovation Smart Card" between Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health and Mr. Pongpat Jongrak, Deputy Manager of the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) to extend the project period for creating Smart cards for village health volunteers, effective from 20 December 2023 until 19 December. 2028 to facilitate village health volunteers whose cards have expired or village health volunteers who do not yet have a card to access welfare and electronic financial services more conveniently and quickly by using the Village Health Volunteer Smart Card instead of the card. Identification for use as a cash card and to pay for services in stores that support Debit Prompt Card. Dr. Chonnan said that at present there are 1,075,163 village health volunteers covering every village and community. In the past, the Ministry of Public Health has given importance to developing the potential and strengthening the morale of village health volunteers continuously. In fiscal year 2024, the government has a policy to upgrade all village health volunteers to be "Smart Village Health Volunteers" by using digital technology "Smart Village Health Volunteer Application" as a tool for operating and reporting results of primary health care services. Basic Evaluate and screen your own health It is an example of health care in the community. and ensuring that all pregnant women have access to iodine supplements. Screening for health decline in the elderly and other activities according to the health problems of communities in the area Thank you to the BAAC for facilitating the preparation of Village Health Volunteer Smart Cards for all Village Health Volunteers. There is no cost for creating the card or service charge for using the card. Today's signing of the cooperation agreement will allow all village health volunteers to receive a Smart Card village health village identification card to identify themselves in their work and receive various benefits continuously after the first version of the card expires. 19 December 2023 ago Mr. Phongphat Jongrak, Deputy Manager of the BAAC, revealed that this expansion of cooperation with the BAAC. Has extended financial services to village health volunteers through electronic cards in accordance with the policy to develop the infrastructure of the national electronic payment system so that the government sector can pay assistance and various benefits directly to village health volunteers and also Facilitating the staff of village health volunteers, which currently number 1,075,136 people nationwide, by BAAC is ready to facilitate the opening of deposit accounts, preparing cards for transferring welfare payments into the savings accounts of village health volunteers. and providing useful information through the Smart Village Health Volunteer application, along with providing cardholders with benefits such as waiving the card preparation fee or the annual fee for the first card, waiving the fee. Changing cards that have expired for five years and withdrawing cash through more than 19,000 ATMs of BAAC, Bank of Ayudhya and Krung Thai Bank in the same province nationwide, with cross-border withdrawal fees waived at all banks. Four times per month, using the card to purchase goods or services through the EDC machine and using the car card to drop off fees receives a 50% discount for paying various utility bills through the BAAC counter Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok: 60 year old woman in Buriram Province. Call a lawyer for help After being tricked by a gang of car tents Seized the title deed and was arrested for extorting 500,000 baht over and over again, with land officials threatening that if they didn't clear things up quickly they would be put in jail. Mrs. Wanee, 60 years old, native of Udon Thani province. With daughter and son-in-law Travel across provinces Bring documents and evidence to the raid and request assistance from Mr. Phattharaphong Supaksorn or Attorney Aun Buriram. Mrs. Wanee gave information that during 2016 she brought the land title deed to submit a guarantee for the purchase of a used six-wheeled vehicle at a car tent in the area. Satuk District, Buriram Province, at a price of 450,000 baht, but when the tent checked and informed that their own title deed had a red garuda attached. Still unable to transfer, he told his son-in-law to find another land title deed to guarantee instead. Until the son-in-law went to get his mother's title dee d to submit a guarantee. After signing the car purchase documents I asked for the first title deed that the tent said had the red garuda attached to it. But the tent said that they would show it to the finance company first and then they would give it back. Even after completing the purchase and sale of the car, the tent still did not return it. Both my daughter and son-in-law kept trying to come and inquire. But the tent claimed that the employees were not around. Move to a new office. Still can't find it? Always evasive Even after the installment payments for the six-wheeled vehicle were completed, they still refused to return the title deed. Later in September 2023, went to inquire at the car tent again. The employee reported that the title deed was lost. Told him to report it missing. Then Mrs. Wannee So he went to report that the title deed was lost at Ban Dung Police Station and then submitted it to the Thung Fon Land Office. After 3 months, no one objected. The land office then issued a new title deed (replacement) but suddenly the representative of the car tent reported the crime against Mrs. Wanee. False report that the title deed has not been lost along with threatening to extort 500,000 baht, claiming it was shock value But when he went to do the matter at the land office, there was a land administrator who said in a threatening manner, Hurry and find the money to clear the tent or you will go to jail. He accused his son of borrowing 300,000 baht from him, even though no one had borrowed the money as he claimed. I fear that I will not be treated fairly and that I will be charged. Therefore, he traveled across the province to request Attorney Aun's help. Mr. Phattharaphong Supaksorn, or lawyer Aun Buriram, said that in the case where the woman came to ask for help, it was the car tent gang that had been charged with defrauding the public. More than 200 people were injured, with damages worth hundreds of millions of baht. And the case is still in the court process. But there is still no awareness of the continued defrauding of the people. In particular, this time the complaint was made with clear intentions. Because in addition to using deception in the hope of grabbing the land title deeds of the victims Still went to report the crime and threatened to extort 500,000 baht, claiming it was shock value. There were also land officials who used words to intimidate the victims. It's like if you don't want to go to jail, hurry up and get money to clear out the car tent. Confirm that it will be carried out until the end. and is ready to move forward to demand justice for the victims Source: Thai News Agency

_: Move the deputy director of Huen Ratchaprachanukroh 55 out of the area. Set up a committee to investigate the facts About to suspend the license to practice as an educational administrator. Second Lieutenant Thanu Wongchinda, secretary-general of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC), revealed that from the case of the deputy director of a boarding school in Tak province, which is a school for underprivileged children, there was a secret DM chat leak. Looking for a young schoolgirl hoping to eat her liver and tempt her to have sex with a schoolgirl. Dozens of victims At this time, the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) has acknowledged the complaint by Pol. Gen. Permpoon Chidchob, Minister of Education. and Mr. Surasak Pancharoenworakul Deputy Minister of Education Order to take urgent action on this matter. He ordered the transfer of the deputy. The said school director has been sent to help with government work at the OBEC central office, along with setting up a fact-finding committee. The investigation is scheduled to be completed within 7 days. The investigation will include an in-depth examination of the origins and witnesses to testify. in order to get comprehensive information But initially, as far as he has received information, he considers this matter to be both obscene and threatening. In this regard, we will urgently coordinate with the Teachers Council to suspend the license to practice the education administrator profession. And if the investigation results are true, a disciplinary investigation committee will be set up. The disciplinary punishment will include dismissal and dismissal. As for healing the mental state of students, Will coordinate with the Office of Special Education Administration (EEF) to arrange child psychology staff. To take care of your mental state Including coordinating social development agencies in the area to protect children's rights. Pointing out the problem of sexual harassment of students, we take it very seriously. which every time new teachers and e ducational institution administrators are hired Emphasis has always been placed on ethics and morality. Because the punishment for sexually harassing students has very strict laws. In addition, the perpetrators must be moved out of the area immediately. Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok: Stock Exchange of Thailand Closed this morning at 1,430.24 points, down 4.35 points (-0.30%), trading value approximately 27,000 million baht. Morning trading The index fluctuated within a narrow range, making a high of 1,438.10 points and a low of 1,428.88 points. Source: Thai News Agency