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Bangkok, “Phuangphet-Sermsak” invites you to visit the 338th Anniversary Celebration of Wat Mahathat, open for visitors for the first time. Big event throughout the year, 7 days 7 nights Today (27 December 2023) at 5:30 p.m., Mrs. Puangpetch Chunlaid, Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office Assigned by Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. presided over the opening ceremony of the 338th Anniversary Ceremony of Wat Mahathat Yuwarat Rangsarit Ratchaworawihan, scheduled to be held between 27 December 2023 – 2 January 2024, with Mr. Sermsak Phongpanich, Minister of Culture, participating. too Upon arrival Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office went to pay homage to the Royal Monument His Royal Highness Prince Maha Surasinghanath and went to pay respects to Dhamma Vajiramuni Committee of the Sangha Sangha Abbot of Bangkok and His Majesty the King Abbot of Phra Nakhon District and gave a speech at the opening ceremony of the 338th Anniversary of Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit. Ratchaworamahawihan official After that, the group visited Special exhibition of tableware cloth wrapped in scripture and Phra Saeng Rao Tian Which has been considered a valuable architecture and treasure since ancient times that is hard to find. Celebration of 338 years of Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit Ratchaworamahawihan Held to celebrate the celebration of the Royal Monastery. which has never been opened for the public to visit or hold a celebration before This is therefore the first time that the temple has organized a grand celebration. In addition, it is the time of bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new year. Therefore it is considered auspicious in life. If people come to pay homage to sacred things to ask for blessings studied history and see the beauty of the temple Mrs. Puangphet said that it was a good opportunity for Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit. Ratchaworamahawihan Has opened for the public to visit. In addition to learning the teachings of Buddhism You can also experience the beauty of culture. You can see and choose to buy community products, which is considered soft power driven by the government. Can be extended to create income, create careers, and stimulate the country’s economy in the future. Therefore, we invite the people. Especially children and youth groups Come see the beauty of Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit. Ratchaworamahawihan Join in shopping for various products. In a chill atmosphere There are many beautiful corners to capture impressive photos from within the event.

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Bangkok, Opening the nicknames for the House of Representatives in 2023. Who gets what nicknames? What is the origin? Follow the report.

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Lecturer, Department of Chemistry Kasetsart University Confirmed strange beams of light above the sky in several provinces in the northeast. It is a Chinese Long March-11 missile. This is a clearly captured image. and is widely distributed on social media It was a white beam of light that shot out in the shape of a pointed cone. and there is movement of objects from left to right It happened in the early morning hours yesterday (Dec. 26), which was clearly visible to the naked eye in many provinces in the Northeast, such as Nakhon Phanom, Udon Thani, and Sakon Nakhon. The light appeared for about 1 minute and then gradually disappeared. It created quite a stir. There are various speculations. Some say it is a UFO. Has there been a missile test? Some people view it as a mystery. Black magic Plus, there’s also the joke that it’s Santa Claus coming to hand out gifts. Because it was the early morning after Christmas. Recently, we have received a clear answer that the beam is Light from China’s Long March-11 rocket by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Veerachai Phutthawong, Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry Kasetsart University enlighten Inspection from several agencies found that the beam was from a Chinese Long March-11 rocket launched from a launch station in southern China. At approximately 6:30 a.m. local time in China or 5:30 a.m. in Thailand, it was fired from the ground into the air. You will see the beam of light tilted from left to right. and has a way over the South China Sea As a result, it can be seen above the sky in many northeastern provinces. In addition, in the early morning hours yesterday, the sky was open and there was a large rocket. Therefore can be clearly seen with the naked eye. Meanwhile, Chinese authorities have announced the successful launch of the Long March-11 rocket. (LongMarch-11) to send 3 new experimental science and space technology satellites into orbit. This is the 503rd mission of the Long March family of rockets. That is responsible for sending satellites into orbit.

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Pattani, The flood situation in Pattani Province continues to rain sparsely throughout the day. Villagers in the municipality began to collect their things at higher places, while in Sai Buri District, an area receiving water from Narathiwat and Yala. The water level has begun to ease.

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Buriram, The most arrogant female thief. Go hunting for gold at gold shops in the middle of Buriram city. In one week, 3 shops got gold worth hundreds of thousands of baht. Police rush to trace CCTV to find him Mr. Kaew, owner of a gold department store on Sunthonthep Road Buriram Municipality Give information to the police Muang Buriram Police Station With a feeling of panic that At approximately 8:04 a.m., a female culprit, approximately 30 years old, slim, approximately 160 centimeters tall, with long hair, reddish-skinned skin, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt, long pants, and a mask, came in and asked to see a gold bracelet weighing 1 baht. At that time, he was alone in front of the store. I don’t care about anything. Think of it as a customer coming to buy gold as usual. So he picked up two bracelets weighing 1 baht and gave them to the criminal to try on. But when he tried it on, the culprit asked if he could pay by scanning it and he said yes. The culprit then got up from his chair and ran out of the store and onto a motorcycle that was parked with the engine in front of the store. Riding away quickly Mr. Kaew, the owner of the shop, tried to run after him until he cut his left middle finger from the glass cabinet and was bleeding. So he shouted to the motorcycle repairman at the shop next door to help him ride his bike and follow the culprit. The repairman followed him for almost 1 kilometer, but the culprit was nowhere to be seen. So hurriedly notified the police. From the information, it is known that this young female thief has caused damage to 3 stores within a single week, on December 23, 2023, but did not get any gold. Then on December 25, 2023, he went in to pretend to buy gold and caused another incident at another store. Which is not far from the first shop, got 50 satang of gold. Most recently today (27 Dec. 2023) pretended to buy gold at the 3rd shop before causing an incident and stealing the gold. Got a bracelet weighing 2 baht. In total, the culprit took 2 baht and 50 satang of gold, valued at nearly 100,000 baht, while police scoured CCTV cameras to track down the culprit and bring them to justice.

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Trang, Farmers who raise 7-colored lobsters or lobsters. Receive wealth during the New Year festival After tourists flocked to Libong Island, Kantang District, Trang Province, it was bustling, resulting in not enough lobsters being raised to sell. Expected to generate income of not less than 50,000 baht A cage for raising 7-colored lobsters or lobsters. In front of Ban Phrao Pier, Village No. 4, Koh Libong Subdistrict, Kantang District, Trang Province, which belongs to Mr. Prasit Bensa-at or Bang Yad, 51 years old, a lobster farmer for nearly 30 years and the only one in Trang Province. We are breeding more than 70 lobsters to be ready to receive tourists who are going to travel to Koh Libong for the long holiday during the New Year Festival 2024. There are 2 types of lobsters to choose from: 7-colored lobsters or lobsters. and shrimp or green shrimp Selling for 2,500-3,000 baht per kilo. Each piece weighs from 5 bars to over 1 kilogram. Farmers buy lobsters of every size and size from fishermen who go out to trawl for fish in the deep sea. They are sold at prices ranging from 100-500 baht each, depending on the size. If they are small lobsters, they need to be raised for another 8-10 months before they can be sold. They eat shellfish meat and greenback fish as food, 2 meals a day. morning-evening The lobster at Libong Island tastes like eating shrimp meat mixed with crab meat all in one. Because the salinity of sea water makes shrimp sweet, fragrant, firm, colorful and not too expensive. Therefore making tourists addicted to it. When you get to Koh Libong, you have to go buy lobsters in cages. To bring to restaurants to make a variety of menus. Especially the steamed lobster with lemon that was cooked just right. It will make it taste sweet, fragrant, soft and chewy, delicious to eat or eat it as lobster sashimi. Stir-fried lobster Tourists are fascinated by the taste. One lobster can be divided into many dishes. Calculated by weight But don’t charge an additional price. As for the 7-colored lobster shells, they can be used to beautifully decorate your home. Make it during this New Year’s festival. It is expected that there will not be enough lobster to meet the demand of tourists. Some tour groups reserve months in advance. And some people order it to be delivered to their homes to celebrate during the New Year festival. and can also be sold nationwide through online channels Expect to have an income of not less than 50,000 baht.

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Hundreds of flights to and from South Korea’s southern island of Jeju were canceled or delayed Thursday as a strong snowstorm hit the region, leaving thousands of passengers stranded, airport authorities said. As of 10 p.m., 155 flights had been canceled with 190 others delayed, according to the Korea Airports Corporation. One flight had to return due to the blizzard. About 7,500 passengers were estimated to have been left stranded due to the blizzard, officials said. Jeju authorities have issued special weather advisories for Jeju International Airport amid the cold wave. Jeju received snowfall of up to about 20 centimeters between Wednesday and late Thursday afternoon, with a peak of Mount Halla, the highest mountain on Jeju, recording a cumulative snowfall of 59.6 cm in the same period. Heavy snow is forecast for all of the Jeju area until Friday.

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Police have sought an arrest warrant for a teenager for drawing 44-meter-long graffiti on the walls of a historic palace in central Seoul last weekend, officials said Thursday. The 17-year-old, only identified by his surname Im, is accused of spray painting the phrase “free movie” in Korean on both sides of the western gate to Gyeongbok Palace and palace walls near the National Palace Museum of Korea on Saturday. Also sprayed were the names of illegal video-sharing and streaming platforms, with similar graffiti also found on the walls of the nearby Seoul Metropolitan Agency. Police caught the suspect three days later at his home in Suwon, 30 kilometers south of Seoul, before arresting a 16-year-old female accomplice nearby minutes later, according to the Seoul Jongno Police Station. The police said they have requested an arrest warrant for Im the previous day on charges of violating the Cultural Heritage Protection Act. But they released the female accomplice, saying she did not directly engage in the vandalism herself. During police investigations, the duo confessed they committed the crime after receiving a request from a stranger on social media, who promised to pay “hundreds of won” in return. The teens reportedly received a total of 100,000 won (US$ 76.66) from the unidentified client on two occasions and purchased the spray paint used in the crime. They were never paid for the scribbling. The client gave Im specific instructions as to what time he should carry out the request and on which part of the wall the graffiti should be drawn, the police said. Im was also told to spray paint the statue of King Sejong at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, but he refused because of the tight security around the area. The police plan to expand their investigations to uncover the person who instigated the crime. Meanwhile, the police also sought an arrest warrant for a suspect in his 20s over allegedly spray painting the name of a singer and their album on the same walls, in a suspected copycat crime following the similar scribbling a day earlier. The suspect turned himself in to the police the following day.

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SEOUL, South Korea was granted additional catch quota for tuna in the Pacific Ocean in 2024 under a regional fisheries body agreement, the oceans ministry said Wednesday.

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) granted South Korea a quota of 883 tons of bluefin tuna in the region for 2024, up 135 tons from the previous ceiling, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said.

“The latest decision came as the government and South Korean fishermen have been making efforts to reduce the amount of catch to recover maritime resources,” Oceans Minister Cho Seung-hwan said.

“South Korea remains committed to efforts aimed at establishing a rational and sustainable resource management policy, based on scientific data, within global maritime organizations,” he added.

The quota for bigeye tuna also increased by 1,394 tons to 15,336 tons, the ministry added.

The WCPFC sets limits on tuna catches to protect the dwindling species from overfishing.

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SEOUL, The antitrust regulator said Tuesday it has imposed a combined fine of 684 million won (US$524,499) on 90 affiliates of 50 conglomerates this year for their failure to properly make public filings on major business information.

Large business groups with assets of 5 trillion won or more are required to publicly file details about their business operations, including inter-affiliate transactions, ownership structure and non-affiliates, and a total of 82 large business groups are subject to the rules in 2023, according to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC).

A total of 102 cases of violations were found this year, up from 95 in 2022, the FTC said, adding that 80 companies affiliated with 38 business groups faced a combined fine of 855 million won last year.

Hankook Tire and Technology Co., a major tiremaker, violated the public filing obligations the most with 10 cases and faced a fine of 42.78 million won in 2023, and KCC topped the list in terms of the amount of fines with 84 million won for two incidents, the regulator said.

Source: Yonhap News Agency