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PEA warns! Watch out for summer storms We have some great advice. For safety in the dry season There may be a summer storm.

Before the summer storm

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Do not build fires or burn grass along electrical lines

Make sure buildings are strong

Trim weak branches and cut down trees that are at risk of falling.

During a summer storm

Close the doors and windows of the building completely. Do not stay in an area that is at risk of breaking.

If you are outdoors. Do not shelter from storms under large trees, billboards, and electrical poles.

Stay away from metal or electrically conductive objects.

Do not use all types of communication devices and electronic devices

. Do not wear conductive jewelry.

After the summer storm

When an electrical short circuit occurs, do not approach it because you may be dangerous from the electricity.

If you see damaged electrical distribution systems such as fallen poles, broken electrical lines, branches, trees falling on electrical lines, do not approac
h them. Please notify the Provincial Electricity Authority in your area or call 1129 PEA Contact Center 24 hours a day.

Source: Thai News Agency

Ayutthaya ONCB visits the CBTx treatment community at Ban Malai, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. Encourage those who receive scholarships to pursue careers Ready to praise family/community

On March 8, 2024, Pol. Lt. Gen. Panurat Lakboon, Secretary-General of the Narcotics Control Board (Secretary-General of the Narcotics Control Board), along with Mrs. Jiraphan Kanchanapradit. Director of the Narcotics Prevention and Suppression Office Region 1, Pol. Col. Surapoj Rodbamrung, Deputy Commander of the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Provincial Police Department, Mrs. Ratthaya Atharn Phaipphon, Lat Bua Luang District Chief, Pol. Col. Natthasan Muang-in, Superintendent of Lat Bua Luang Police Station, Public Health Representative and related partner agencies Visited the Community Based Treatment and Rehabilitation (CBTx) area to visit and encourage those who passed treatment who received scholarships to pursue careers at Malai Community, Khlong Phraya Banlue Subdistrict, Lat Bua Luang District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutth
aya Province.

Police Lieutenant General Panurat said, ‘Solving the drug problem All relevant sectors need to work together to solve problems in every dimension. Especially those close to us like family and community. Because people in the area are well aware that there are people who use drugs. Or where is there drug trafficking in your community area? Therefore we must work together as eyes and ears. Build immunity, follow up, take care of, as well as provide help and encouragement. To create a good environment for drugs and dealers to fear.

For CBTx, it is a rehabilitation treatment with community participation as the center. To effectively care for those who have undergone treatment To be able to live and live together with the community/society peacefully under the “Sustainable Community Therapy Project” which is an urgent government project for the year 2024 that focuses on bringing addicts drug addict Psychiatric patients enter the public health treatment process instead of being punished through the
justice system. Based on the principle that the addict is the patient. Through providing opportunities for those involved with drugs to receive physical rehabilitation treatment. With the CBTx community participation process, people can return to living a normal life in a sustainable society.

Later, Pol. Lt. Gen. Panurat Lakboon, Secretary-General of the ONCB, along with Mrs. Jiraphan Kanchanapradit, Director of the Narcotics Control Board, Region 1, and the team went to the area to meet with community therapy (CBTx) Ban Malai to encourage 3 people who passed the treatment who received scholarships to pursue careers from the Office of the Narcotics Control Board. From talking with people who had undergone treatment, it was found that the first person was 33 years old, a former user of various drugs for more than 10 years and who used to be a small-time dealer. Today it is the pride of the family and is admired by people in the community. He has income from farming 12 rai of his own land and additional income
from being hired to inject pesticides. The second case is 37 years old, a former drug user since the age of 15 before receiving treatment for drug use. Addicted to more than 20 pills per day. Currently working as a farmer. And the third case is 20 years old. He is a former drug user since he was 13 years old. He decided to stop using drugs and enter rehabilitation treatment with community participation as the center ( CBTx) and now community leaders have brought them to work in a glass factory. In addition, there is additional income from raising laying hens.

Finally, Police Lieutenant General Panurat Thank everyone in the community for providing opportunities and not leaving those who have gone through treatment behind. He also praised the two people who passed the treatment and received career scholarships for their good behavior. Intending to pursue an honest career Until it returned to be the pride of the family and the admiration of the community. This emphasizes the importance of the family and communi
ty as important forces in the fight against drugs. Because drugs are afraid of warm families and strong communities. Together we awaken the community To reduce the emergence of new drug users. Search for drug addicts to receive treatment. and not allowing drug traffickers to have a place in society. 119 .-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency

South Korean stocks closed more than 1 percent higher Friday as investors cheered U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony hinting at a rate cut this year. The local currency gained against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 32.73 points, or 1.24 percent, to 2,680.35.

Trade volume was moderate at 444.9 million shares worth 11.1 trillion won (US$8.45 billion), with gainers outpacing losers 520 to 350.

Foreigners bought a net 178 billion won worth of stocks, while individuals offloaded a net 906 billion won. Institutions scooped up a net 698.5 billion won.

Investor sentiment was apparently boosted after Powell told the Senate on Thursday (U.S. time) that the Fed is “not far” from being confident that inflation is moving toward the target level of 2 percent.

He also noted the revision in the Fed’s rate policy may come “at some point this year” in a separate testimony made to the House of Representatives the previous day.

“As Powell’s testimonies ended, inves
tors became less concerned about monetary policy-related risks,” said Kim Dae-wook, a researcher at Hana Securities.

In Seoul, most market heavyweights ended in positive territory.

Top tech giant Samsung Electronics gained 1.52 percent to 73,300 won, and No. 2 chipmaker SK hynix added 4.24 percent to 171,900 won.

Leading battery maker LG Energy Solution rose 0.75 percent to 402,500 won, and Samsung SDI climbed 3.4 percent to 426,000 won.

Pharmaceutical firms were winners as well, with Samsung Biologics rising 5.28 percent to 838,000 won and Celltrion increasing 1.81 percent to 180,300 won.

Naver, which operates the country’s largest search engine, shed 0.53 percent to 188,000 won, and its smaller rival Kakao advanced 0.57 percent to 53,200 won.

Hybe, a record label behind BTS, rose 4.78 percent to 194,600 won as investors hunted undervalued entertainment shares.

HMM, South Korea’s top container shipper, lost 0.35 percent to 16,950 won after the government announced it has no plans to restart its sales.

The local currency ended at 1,319.8 won against the greenback, up 11.1 won from the previous session’s close.

Bond prices, which move inversely to yields, closed higher. The yield on three-year Treasurys fell 5 basis points to 3.271 percent, and the return on the benchmark five-year government bonds shed 5.8 basis points to 3.306 percent.

Source: Yonhap News Agency

The Seoul city government will provide 3.1 billion won (US$2.3 million) in financial assistance to help private hospitals hire emergency replacement medical staff in the aftermath of the protracted mass walkout by trainee doctors, the mayor said Friday.

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon made the announcement during his meeting with the heads of 18 major general hospitals located in Seoul as the ongoing collective action by trainee doctors has led to mass cancellations and delays in surgeries and emergency medical treatment at general hospitals.

More than 11,000 intern and resident doctors have stayed off their duties at general hospitals for the 18th day to protest against the government’s plan to raise the medical school quota by 2,000 seats beginning next year.

The city has previously pumped in 2.6 billion won to public hospitals to help them hire emergency medical staff as such hospitals extended their service hours in efforts to curb the fallout from the walkout.

“In addition, the city plans to inject an additi
onal 3.1 billion won to private emergency medical institutions to assist their emergency hiring of medical workers,” Oh said during the meeting.

The hospital chiefs who attended Friday’s meeting included those of Samsung Medical Center, St. Mary’s Hospital in southern Seoul, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul Medical Center and National Medical Center.

The latest financial support will benefit 31 private hospitals within Seoul.

The city has extended operating hours of eight city-run public hospitals and 25 public district health centers as part of its emergency measures to mitigate any impact from the walkout.

“Seoul city puts the top priority on safeguarding the health and lives of citizens under any circumstances,” Oh said, pledging his city’s utmost efforts for the normalization of medical services.

Source: Yonhap News Agency

U.S. President Joe Biden will criticize an American story of “resentment, revenge, and retribution” in a thinly veiled broadside at his predecessor, Donald Trump, during the State of the Union address Thursday, according to its excerpts.

Prereleased by the White House, the excerpts showed that Biden, a Democrat, will use the bully pulpit to highlight his reelection campaign credo, as he is gearing up for an all-but-certain rematch with Trump, now the only key Republican presidential candidate, in November.

“My lifetime has taught me to embrace freedom and democracy. A future based on the core values that have defined America: honesty, decency, dignity, equality. To respect everyone. To give everyone a fair shot. To give hate no safe harbor,” he said, according to the excerpts.

“Now some other people my age see a different story: an American story of resentment, revenge and retribution. That’s not me,” he added, not mentioning Trump by name.

The speech came just two days after both Biden and Trump coasted
to victories in more than a dozen states on Super Tuesday, making their head-on matchup all but certain.

Right after the primary victories, Biden cast Trump as being “driven by grievance and grift, focused on his own revenge and retribution, not the American people.”

The excerpts also showed that Biden’s speech will touch on a series of hot-button issues at the center of voters’ attention, such as the abortion issue.

Biden has been in support of abortion rights under the “fight for reproductive freedom,” while Republicans have been calling for restrictions.

“In its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court majority wrote ‘Women are not without electoral or political power.’ No kidding. Clearly those bragging about overturning Roe v. Wade have no clue about the power of women in America,” his speech reads according to the excerpts.

“But they found out when reproductive freedom was on the ballot and won in 2022, 2023, and they will find out again in 2024. If Americans send me a Congress that supp
orts the right to choose, I promise you: I will restore Roe v. Wade as the law of the land again,” he said.

Roe v. Wade refers to a landmark Supreme Court decision in 1973 ruling that the Constitution generally protected the right to an abortion.

As expected, he is poised to use his speech to tout his economic achievements.

“It doesn’t make the news, but in thousands of cities and towns, the American people are writing the greatest comeback story never told,” he said, according to the excerpts.

“America’s comeback is building a future of American possibilities, building an economy from the middle out and the bottom up — not the top down — investing in all of America — in all Americans — to make sure everyone has a fair shot and we leave no one behind.”

Source: Yonhap News Agency

Maha Sarakham, 8 March – Fire at a tapioca starch factory in Maha Sarakham since noon yesterday (7 March). Recently, the fire has been controlled at 90%. Damage is expected to be more than 100 million baht.

Officers sprayed the face To control the fire burning in the tapioca starch factory, Kamphi Subdistrict, Borabue District, Maha Sarakham Province. Since 12:00 noon on March 7, 2024, more than 17 fire trucks have been mobilized, along with coordinating with the District 6 Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Center, Khon Kaen, to support remote control vehicles. One 10,000 liter fire truck and one foam truck came to help.

The fire burned at level 5 in the back of the factory where the finished flour was stored. After several hours the fire still could not be controlled because the sacks of cassava flour were a good fuel. The fire calmed down for a moment and then started again. until having to change plans This is because the water injected did not reach the point where the fire started. Therefore, a backh
oe will be used to dismantle the side walls of the warehouse. Then take out the tapioca starch that was in the warehouse and spray water on it to extinguish the fire.

Governor of Maha Sarakham Province Came to control the situation Ready to reveal that The fire occurred in the warehouse. About 5,000 tons of tapioca starch are ready for export. Yesterday (March 7), the factory where the incident happened stopped production. To change the cooling pipe system in the building to a screw-in type with no welding or cutting.

This is the cause of the fire. A total of 4 people were injured. They were workers of the contractor who came to repair the cooling pipes. They received 100% burns, 1 person was injured, 1 person had 60% burns, 1 person had 15% burns, and another 1 person had minor injuries.

Latest this morning Can control fire within a limited area. without allowing it to spread to the factory building. The fire was controlled approximately 90% by using a backhoe (long arm) to dig in and open a water route.
A hose to extinguish the music was used to spray water all the way to the middle of the warehouse. There was still a fire burning in a large amount of tapioca starch bags. And use a water tower fire truck with a 44 meter high ladder as the main equipment for extinguishing fires in far and deep areas. But there is still an obstacle: unable to access the middle of the warehouse. Firefighters are now exhausted after working for more than 15 hours and are expected to have the fire under control by noon today. As for the cause of the fire Must prove evidence for inspection .-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok: Police confirm next week they will know the results of a satirical clip about Rama II Road being unfinished. If found not guilty, no legal action will be taken against anyone. It was found that the entire country had only one “Sonthiya” complaining.

Pol. Lt. Gen. Jiraphop Phuridej, Commander of the Central Investigation Police Revealing the case that yesterday Mr. Sonthiya Sawadee filed a complaint with the Technology Crime Suppression Division (CDC), Central Investigation Bureau, in the case of the “People’s Suk page” posting a clip satirizing construction. Rama 2 Road, Version 2024, is it the introduction of false information into the computer system or not? Initially, after examining the information, it was found that a letter was sent for the police to verify the information. It is not a complaint to file a legal action. In this case, officials have just received a report. After this, there must be an examination of the documents that Mr. Sonthiya gave, as well as checking the said clip. Is it c
onsidered an act that causes the state to be discredited according to the Computer Act or not? This is expected to be clear within the next week.

However, the complaint was to check whether the clip satirizes Rama 2 Road, which is not yet completed. that it caused damage to government agencies And causing people to be confused about the facts or not? Now it is found that the whole country has Mr. Sonthiya. Only one person complained. After checking the facts, there will be clarifications. Facts with the people again

Pol. Lt. Gen. Jiraphop also said that he was not troubled by the case of a complaint being filed with the Central Investigation Police to investigate many different issues. In the end, The complainant does not have to be held responsible whether or not the matter has basis or not. Because it is considered the duty of the police to examine evidence to prove the facts.

Pol. Col. Watcharaphan Siriphap, Deputy Commander of the Royal Thai Police, confirmed that all citizens can bring information. or
submit a letter to the police to verify that Are there any matters that have violated the law? You don’t have to be just Mr. Sonthiya. Even though some matters are viewed by the general public as matters that do not have any impact, officials will investigate the facts according to their duties in order to be fair to all parties. But if the investigation does not find any wrongdoing, no action will be taken against anyone. -412-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency

Chonburi 8 Mar. – Roof frame for shophouse construction. Inside Soi Pratumnak, Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province, the slide tilted and collapsed on workers, injuring two people.

Roof frame collapses, injuring worker While the shophouse is being built Inside Soi Phra Tamnak, Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province, rescue volunteers inspected under the remains of a steel frame and found an injured person. Miss Wilaisak, 46 years old, has severe back pain. Unable to move, and Mr. Anan, aged 55 years, had abrasions all over his body. Rescuers helped before taking him to Pattaya City Hospital.

One of the workers said that while working, the steel frame that had only been erected for about two weeks suddenly tilted and collapsed quickly. Without anyone being aware of it

while police officers went to the area to investigate Initially, it was assumed that the steel roof frame was too heavy. causing the support pole to be unable to support the weight As a result
, it tilted and collapsed. However, it was coordinated with the engineers of the Pattaya Engineering Division. Come check out the real cause.

Source: Thai News Agency

Mar. 8 – Sak Yant tattooing is a belief that has been with Thai society since ancient times. But what makes many world-class celebrities and foreigners interested in traveling across the world to get tattoos in Thailand? Find the answer from a special report.

Source: Thai News Agency

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has guided artillery firing drills involving front-line units capable of striking the “enemy’s capital,” state media reported Friday, in an apparent response to an ongoing joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States.

The drills were conducted Thursday with the aim of enhancing the combat readiness posture and actual war capability of artillery troops, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

“The drill started with the power demonstration firing of the long-range artillery sub-units near the border who have put the enemy’s capital in their striking range and fulfilled important military missions for war deterrence,” the KCNA said.

The enemy’s capital is believed to be referring to Seoul.

Meanwhile, the South’s military warned of retaliation against any North Korean provocation, noting that it had detected the North’s exercise, as well as Global Positioning System (GPS) jamming signals believed to be sent by the North earlier this week.

Kim
‘s inspection came as Seoul and Washington have been staging the annual Freedom Shield exercise since Monday to strengthen deterrence against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats.

“It is necessary to more vigorously push forward the work for making preparations for regular combat mobilization so that all the artillery sub-units can take the initiative with merciless and rapid strikes at the moment of their entry into an actual war,” Kim was quoted as saying by the KCNA.

The North’s leader set for important tasks for “rounding off artillery war preparations,” the report said, without revealing details.

Kim oversaw military drills by the Korean People’s Army for the second straight day Thursday. He called for intensifying “practical actual war drills” during his visit to a military training base in the nation’s western region Wednesday.

South Korea’s military said it detected the North’s live-fire artillery drills toward the Yellow Sea on Thursday in an area around the western port city of Nampho, invo
lving dozens of multiple rocket launchers and self-propelled howitzers, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

It also detected GPS jamming signals suspected to be sent by North Korea toward the South’s western border islands in the Yellow Sea this week, although there have been no reports of damage to the military or the civilian sector.

The relatively weak GPS disruption signals were transmitted multiple times from Tuesday through Thursday, with the military sharing relevant information with the government, including the transport ministry.

The North has sent such signals in the past — most notably in April 2016 ahead of the parliamentary elections that month. Seoul officials have said the North is likely to undertake provocative acts this year ahead the April 10 parliamentary elections.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff warned that it will retaliate “overwhelmingly” if North Korea undertakes a provocation.

“While maintaining a solid combined defense posture, our military will conduct the ongoing Freedom Shield exercise and
combined drills in a substantial manner, and is closely monitoring signs of North Korean provocations and military activity,” it said.

Pyongyang has long denounced joint military drills between Seoul and Washington as rehearsals for an invasion and used them as a pretext for provocations. The allies have said their military exercises are defensive in nature.

North Korea’s defense ministry warned Tuesday that South Korea and the U.S. will pay a “dearly price” for what it called their large-scale war drills.

Source: Yonhap News Agency