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Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said Tuesday that trainee doctors would face legal punishment, including suspension of their licenses, unless they go back to work by the Thursday deadline, stepping up warnings against thousands of junior doctors who left hospitals to protest against a plan to boost medical students.

About 9,000 trainee doctors have left worksites for an eighth day in protest of the government’s plan to raise the medical school admission quota by 2,000 seats next year.

“We will continue to respond under the law and the principle for illegal collective action,” Cho told reporters. “We urge trainee doctors who have left their workplaces to return by Thursday. If they do, they will not be held accountable for previous actions.”

“Starting March, suspending licenses and initiating legal proceedings will be unavoidable for those who do not return,” Cho said.

Authorities will conduct an on-site inspection at 50 hospitals by the end of this week to probe into work stoppages by trainee doctors, Cho
said.

Second Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo also sent a verbal warning, saying the government could ban trainee doctors from resigning by law.

“While trainee doctors argue their resignations are based on the constitutional right to choose jobs, certain regulations can be implemented to safeguard the common interest and maintain social order,” Park said.

“We have concluded the legal review, confirming that the order comes in line with the current medical system,” he added.

Under the Medical Service Act, the government possesses the authority to potentially revoke doctors’ licenses should they receive criminal punishments after failing to adhere to the order to return to work.

To make up for a “vacuum” in medical services, nurses were allowed to perform more medical roles from Tuesday under legal protection, according to the health ministry.

Park told reporters that 8,939 trainee doctors, or 72.7 percent of the total, have walked off the job as of Monday night. The number of trainee doctors who submitt
ed their resignations came to 9,909, Park said.

Since trainee doctors began the mass walkout, the number of new patients has fallen 24 percent at general hospitals, while the number of surgeries performed has plunged 50 percent there.

Concerns about a health care service crisis are deepening with cases of patient damage piling up, with an elderly woman dying of cardiac arrest without treatment.

South Korea has been pushing to increase the number of medical freshmen to address a shortage of doctors, particularly in rural areas and essential medical fields, such as high-risk surgeries, pediatrics, obstetrics and emergency medicine.

Doctors, however, argue that the government should rather focus on protecting them from malpractice suits and improving compensation to induce more physicians to practice in such unpopular areas.

The government, meanwhile, plans to investigate a case from the central city of Daejeon, where an 80-something patient died upon arriving at a hospital after searching for an available
emergency room for nearly an hour, amid the vacancy of trainee doctors.

Source: Yonhap News Agency

Second Vice Foreign Minister Kang In-sun urged North Korea to return to denuclearization talks and to cease its nuclear and missile programs, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.

Kang made the remark during her speech at the high-level segment of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on Monday (local time), saying the North’s illegal nuclear and missile programs are the “most urgent tasks” to address for international peace and security.

“North Korea’s nuclear and missile obsession pose an existential threat to the disarmament and nonproliferation regime, and over the past few years, the North has fired more than 100 ballistic missiles in flagrant violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions,” she said.

“It is worth noting that the North, which is the only country to have conducted a nuclear test in the 21st century, is shameless enough to brag about it,” she added.

She also warned that Pyongyang could carry out a seventh nuclear test “whenever it wants.”

Meanwhile, representatives from Cuba and
North Korea also attended the session.

Earlier this month, South Korea established diplomatic relations with Cuba in what observers view as a harsh diplomatic blow to the North that has long boasted of its close ties with Havana.

Source: Yonhap News Agency

Bangkok: Revenge in the chest. When encountering a harrowing picture The wife secretly has an affair with a senior who is respected as a benefactor. He attacked and shot three times in the back before being cornered and arrested for driving into an electric pole.

Yesterday evening (February 26, 2024 at approximately 7:00 p.m.), police at Khok Samrong Police Station, Lopburi Province, were notified that there was an injured person who had been shot. In front of Grandma Nit’s house, Prachawithi Road, Khok Samrong Subdistrict Municipality. So he went to inspect the scene and found many people gathered to watch the event. And found the injured person, Mr. Thanat, aged 49 years, who had been shot 3 times in the back and had blood flowing on his shirt. And there was still a bullet lodged in his back. Before Mr. Thanat Will walk up to the rescue vehicle. Go to Khok Samrong Hospital It was as if he had not been shot and injured. From questioning eyewitnesses, it was said that the gunman had parked his car waiting fo
r Mr. Thanat on the opposite side of the store. When Mr. Thanat drove a motorcycle and parked the culprit, he walked in the back and fired 3 shots before driving away in a bronze-colored Toyota pickup truck. The police ordered an interception, but there was still no sign.

Until around 10:20 p.m., the police at Muang Lopburi Police Station Received a report of a car accident that hit an electric pole. At Phayothin 1 Road, on the city side. Nikhom Sang Ton Eng Subdistrict At the scene, one man was injured and government property was damaged, including a broken electric light pole. Rescue workers had to rush to take the injured person to Phra Narai Maharat Hospital. When the investigating officer arrived Therefore, it was found that the car in question was the car that caused the incident at Khok Samrong in the evening. Therefore, the injured person was ordered to be seized first. But when the police arrived at the hospital to seize him, it appeared that the injured person had already fled the hospital. Therefo
re, they quickly spread out their search forces for more than 20 minutes until they found Mr. Bunchu, 47 years old, a resident of Si Racha District, Chonburi Province, the accused of shooting Mr. Thanat. which was arrested in front of a convenience store and was taken to the hospital due to injuries sustained in a car accident that hit an electric pole.

After that, the investigating officer Muang Lopburi Police Station They searched the car and found a .38 caliber firearm lying on the floor of the car, 23 rounds of bullets and 3 shell casings, so they were collected as evidence. From the investigation of the scene, a rescue worker from Phra Phutthabat District, Saraburi Province also came to the scene and reported that this car had driven into another person’s car, causing damage in the Saraburi area. before escaping and encountering an incident It crashed into the middle of an electric pole until it was completely destroyed. Rescue workers said that the car was traveling at a speed of more than 170 kilomete
rs per hour.

Police questioned Mr. Bunchu, the perpetrator, who said that he was selling food to order at the Ban Mi district market. By receiving the generosity of Mr. Thanat, the person who was shot, who is like a benevolent senior. Selling space for rent at an affordable price. Before he committed this crime, it happened 6 months ago, he saw a harrowing picture between his wife and Mr. Thanat in the storage room // so he tried to suppress himself and accumulate this resentment. Then you can go buy a gun. Until today, he has decided to take action to cause the said incident.

The police from Muang Police Station and the Khok Samrong Police Station have seized the suspect for prosecution on charges of attempted murder with premeditation and carrying a weapon into the city. village or public road, shooting a gun in a public place, driving recklessly causing damage to other people’s property Government property was damaged. and drunk driving

Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok: The share price of Miss Grand International Public Company Limited or MGI has recently increased past 65 baht, despite the Stock Exchange of Thailand. It will be controlled with Level 3 trading control measures and has suspended trading with the P sign 2 times already due to the trading conditions having improved greatly in a short period of time. beyond the company’s fundamentals

Mr. Rongrak Panapawutthikul, Deputy Manager, Head of Legal Department and Head of Corporate Secretary Group and directing the organization The Stock Exchange of Thailand said that suspending trading with the P symbol on hot stocks is the most severe tool at this time. If the stock continues to move and meets the announced conditions will be continuously suspended from trading

‘From the perspective of the Stock Exchange We treat trading in all stocks equally. and emphasizes on disclosing information to all investors If false or inaccurate information is reported, there may be an offense,’ Mr. Rongrak said.

MGI stock pric
e today reached 65.00 baht, an increase of 15.00 baht or +30%, causing the P/E ratio to increase more than 114 times. As for the share price of AJ Advance Technology Public Company Limited or AJA shares, closing at 0.37 baht, an increase of 0.08 baht or 27.59% both rose to the highest point of the day (Ceiling) by the AJA board appointed Mr. Nawat Israkraisil as a director of the company, which Mr. Nawat is the 4th largest shareholder, holding more than 200 shares. million shares and stated that he will help adjust AJA’s strategy to penetrate the dietary supplement market. Group of innovative anti-aging products

Mr. Nawat Israkraisil, Chief Executive Officer of MGI, stated that there is a big project underway. such as The Grand Concert in New York, Washington, D.C., Miami and Los Angeles. Between 10 – 26 May this year received a good response. You’ll find some of MGI’s most famous artists like Ingfah and Charlotte. With over 70% of visitors each round being foreigners, this is another success of MGI in Ameri
ca.

In addition, it was revealed that MGI has provided information to investors and securities analysts, a total of 35 people, and stated that they are willing to provide all disclosed information and answer all questions.

Source: Thai News Agency

The lucky winner of the first prize, draw on 16 Feb. 2024, donated 2,400,000 baht to Wat Tonot, Bang Kruai District, Nonthaburi Province. It is believed that Luang Pho Samet gave luck.

The lottery draw for February 16, 2024, the 1st prize was 941395. There was 1 lucky person who won the 1st prize and gave money to the temple in the amount of 2,400,000 baht, stating that he came to ask for luck from Luang Por Samet. Win the 1st prize

Phrakru Phiphitthammathet (Surachet Surachettho, Dr.), the abbot of Wat Tanod, Bang Kruai District, Nonthaburi Province, said that the miracle of Luang Por Samet. There was a lucky person who won the government lottery, first prize. After receiving 6 million baht, they were informed that the lucky winner had entered the temple. Then pray for the blessing of the Father to be successful. which is the principal Buddha Win the first prize in this draw so that the money can be used to support the temple. After leaving the temple Buy lottery tickets from the vendors who sell them ins
ide the temple. and bought lottery ticket number 941395 to keep, it appeared that he won the first prize, Luang Por Samet gave luck. The lucky ones already have faith in Luang Phor Suek. Therefore, a total of 2,400,000 baht was given, including 2 million baht for the Kathin Samakkhi ceremony, 200,000 baht for the temple to paint the meditation pavilion, and another 200,000 baht to pour the temple floor and grounds. The remaining money was given to continue making merit for the public benefit

Source: Thai News Agency

President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday the government’s plan to raise the medical school enrollment quota by 2,000 is a “minimum necessary measure” aimed at addressing a shortage of doctors with no room for negotiation or compromise.

Trainee doctors protesting the plan staged a mass walkout for an eighth day Tuesday, with around 9,000 resident and intern doctors leaving their workplaces as of Monday, according to the government. The vacuum left patients scrambling to find available hospitals, while one woman in her 80s died after no emergency room would take her for nearly an hour.

“When the people are sick, if they are unable to receive timely and proper treatment, the state would not be fulfilling its constitutional duty,” Yoon said during a meeting on cooperation between the central and local governments, held at the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae.

“Increasing the medical school quota by 2,000 is a minimum necessary measure needed to fulfill that constitutional duty of the state,” he said,
citing a clause in the Constitution that stipulates the people’s right to receive health protection from the state and the state’s responsibility to provide it. “Our country currently faces a big shortage of doctors. In the near future, the situation will get more serious.”

Yoon said the medical reform policy is being pushed with an urgency that this is the last opportunity to save the people and local regions, referring to the government’s argument that more doctors are needed to work in essential medical fields, such as high-risk surgeries, pediatrics, obstetrics and emergency medicine, as well as in rural areas.

“This cannot and should not be a subject for negotiation or compromise,” he said.

Doctors’ groups have fiercely objected to the plan, saying an increase in medical school admissions will only lower the quality of education without addressing the underlying issues of low compensation and high medical malpractice risks in the fields in question.

“Staging collective action by taking the people’s h
ealth and lives hostage and threatening the people’s lives and safety is difficult to justify under any pretext,” Yoon said.

“Even if we raise the medical school quota now, the number of doctors will only start increasing 10 years later,” he added. “Until when and how do you want us to postpone this?”

Source: Yonhap News Agency

The new head of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) on Tuesday urged South Korean industries to stay vigilant against the growing possibility of trade protectionism by the United States against South Korean exports.

“The possibility of the U.S. expanding import regulations against us (South Korea) has been increasing, especially considering the recent increase in our exports to America,” KITA Chairman Yoon Jin-shik said in his inaugural speech as the head of the association at a general meeting in Seoul.

KITA held a general meeting in Seoul and passed a resolution to appoint the former industry minister to succeed former Chairman Koo Ja-yeol.

Yoon assessed that South Korea’s export environment was “deteriorating significantly” due to “major countries, such as the U.S., pursuing industry policies centered around national interests and strengthening protectionist trade measures.”

He said KITA will take steps to minimize the risks by expanding and strengthening overseas branch organizations, in
cluding its office in Washington, in order to prepare for such possible trends in advance.

Yoon is a seasoned former economic bureaucrat who previously also served as director general of international finance at the finance ministry, presidential secretary for economic affairs and the head of the Korea Customs Service.

Source: Yonhap News Agency

The potential uncollected loans by four major financial holding firms jumped 49 percent on year in 2023, as high interest rates took a toll on borrowers, data showed Tuesday.

The value of potential uncollected loans came to 1.96 trillion won (US$1.47 billion) in 2023, up 48.8 percent from the previous year, according to the data provided from the financial holding firms.

The four firms are KB Financial, Shinhan Financial, Hana Financial and Woori Financial.

The jump in potential uncollected loans is widely attributed to high interest rates, coupled with much slower-than-expected recovery in economic conditions.

The average lending rate of banks in South Korea came to 5.19 percent last year, up from 4.29 percent in 2023 and 2.88 percent the year before, according to data from the Bank of Korea.

Source: Yonhap News Agency

Bangkok: Police General Thana confirms the arrest of one of the Taiwanese murder gang in Cambodia. Refusal to answer questions about the Minnie gambling website case It is up to the discretion of the NACC to accept the complaint.

Update on the case of a group of 4 Taiwanese men and 1 Thai woman who committed the murder of a Taiwanese man leaving an abandoned shop in the Suvarnabhumi area. Before fleeing the country, most recently Pol. Gen. Thana Chuwong, Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police Confirmed that Cambodian authorities have been able to arrest 1 Miss Piyanuch, 23 years old, owner of the red Mazda car that dumped the deceased’s body in Cambodia, pending further investigation. Because it is believed that it is the key to solving the case. Whether it is the cause or the person who helped and caused the whole incident. Initially, it was confirmed that the accused entered Thailand at 2:00 a.m. and then committed the crime. and fled the country at 5:00 a.m., but it is still not possible to clearly
answer whether he came specifically to cause a crime or not. Ms. Piyanuch must be questioned first, but it is believed that the motive must be related to some form of illegal activity. When the interrogation was completed It will be sent back to the Thai authorities to process.

The remaining four suspects are still being sought and arrested. Three of them are believed to be still in hiding in neighboring countries, while another has traveled to Taiwan. The police are in the process of coordinating with Taiwanese authorities to trace and prosecute.

As for the person who provided assistance, there was another person who drove the van for hire to take the accused group to the border. He was able to control himself as well. He is currently being questioned about his involvement. But initially he claimed he was only picking up and delivering at the border.

The reporter also tried to question Police General Thana as the chief investigator to solve the Minnie online gambling website case. As to what progress has
been made, Pol. Gen. Thana declined to answer questions. This is because the Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police has issued an order emphasizing the release of news. It is at the discretion of the National Police Commissioner. You must be self-disciplined and follow through. As for the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), which will consider whether to accept the Minnie gambling website case today or not. I myself would not have listened. Because I believe that now The NACC will probably have a press conference. And it is the right of the NACC to consider it. The police are just the unit that sends the report. Must wait for coordination to return

Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok: Khon Kaen University welcomes Dr. Dawn Fairley Rooney, a world-renowned writer. and is an expert in the history of Asian art and culture. He has written books about the art and culture of Southeast Asia, especially Thailand and Cambodia. Came to give books to Khon Kaen University for students and the general public to study.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chanchai Panthongwiriyakul, President of Khon Kaen University, said that the university library A dedicated bookshelf of Dr. Dawn Fairley Rooney has been arranged for students and those interested in the history of the Southeast region, especially Thailand and Cambodia, to research knowledge in the history of art and culture. The giving of books today also creates a network of cooperation with academics. And on behalf of Khon Kaen University, we would like to thank you for giving more than 1,200 books that are a family collection and written by yourself, which is a university. The only one in Thailand that gets this opportunity

In addition to the book delivery
ceremony, The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences also organized a seminar on ‘Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia and Dawn Rooney’s Collection’ to talk about research experiences. Data collection Writing a book about Southeast Asia and applying information from Dr. Dawn Fairley Rooney’s book

Source: Thai News Agency