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Bangkok, Meteorological Department stated The sun will orbit perpendicular to Bangkok at 12.16 today. Notice that Objects in the sun appear shadowless because the shadow falls directly under the object. As for the weather in Thailand, which is hot to very hot right now. As a result, sunlight that shines in a vertical direction is hotter than an area where the light hits in an oblique direction. Today’s highest temperature is expected to be 37-39 degrees Celsius, not breaking records.

Mr. Somkuan Tonchan, Director of the Weather Inspection and Surveillance Division The Meteorological Department said The sun will orbit perpendicular to Bangkok at 12.16 today. The weather will be hot in many areas. It is expected that the highest temperature in Bangkok today will be 37-39 degrees Celsius, which has not yet broken the record for the highest temperature on the day the sun sets on the 22nd. May 1983, at a high of 40.8 degrees Celsius measured at Don Mueang Airport.

Areas where the sunlight hits directly perpendi
cular will have higher temperatures than areas where the light hits obliquely. However, this does not always result in the area where the sun is overhead being the hottest because there may be factors related to humidity, clouds, and influence from the monsoon. and accumulated heat as well

At approximately 12:16 p.m., when the sun was perpendicular to the earth. If you observe an object in sunlight, it will appear shadowless because the shadow of the object will fall directly under the object, so there will be no shadow cast.

Information from the Astronomical Research Institute indicates that Thailand is located in the tropics. Between 5-20 degrees north latitude, causing the sun to pass near the overhead point or perpendicular to various areas of Thailand 2 times/year. The first time is During April-May, the second time is during July-September.

In 2024, the sun will orbit in a position perpendicular to Thailand for the first time. Starting from the southern region at Betong District, Yala Province on Apr
il 4, 2024, then gradually progressing northwards. until perpendicular to Bangkok today Then it will end at Mae Sai District. Chiang Rai Province on 22 May 2024

For the second time, the orbit will be in the opposite direction, causing the sun to start perpendicular from the northern region at Mae Sai District. Chiang Rai Province on July 21, moving south, perpendicular to Bangkok on August 16, and ending in Betong District. Yala Province on September 7

Mr. Somkuan said During this period, you will have to endure hot and very hot weather. Yesterday, the highest temperature in Udon Thani province was 43.4 degrees Celsius. From today until April 30, this will be the highest temperature period. Then from May 1 – 5, the winds will start to change direction to west and southwest winds blowing over the lower levels. which signals the changing of the seasons In addition, there are southerly and southeasterly winds blowing together on the eastern side of Vietnam. Andaman Sea coast Humidity began to increase. Then th
ere may be rain during 3 -5 May.

Source: Thai News Agency

Overdue wages for migrant workers averaged 6.63 million won (US$4,825), a survey conducted by the state human rights watchdog showed Thursday.

The survey, which was conducted on 379 migrant workers who are currently working in the country or have worked here for over a year, also showed the average number of times wages were overdue was 1.09, according to the National Human Rights Commission of Korea.

By amount, 34.4 percent of the respondents said they were due between 1 million won and 3 million won, followed by 5 million won to 10 million won at 28.8 percent, 3 million won to 5 million won at 17 percent and more than 50 million won at 1.2 percent.

Around 32 percent said they received none of their overdue wages even though they asked for them, while 30.9 percent said they received the entire amount due after taking action and 34.8 percent received part of it.

Nearly 80 percent of the respondents said they filed complaints with the labor or oceans ministries or other relevant agencies in order to receiv
e their overdue wages but experienced difficulty due to language barriers and a lack of understanding of local labor laws.

The commission said solutions to the problem of overdue wages include increasing the number of help centers for migrant workers, punishment for employers who delay wage payments and efforts to improve perceptions of migrant workers.

Source: Yonhap News Agency

South Korean stocks plummeted more than 1.7 percent Thursday as investors sought profits following the previous session’s sharp rise amid mixed overnight results on Wall Street. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index slumped 47.13 points, or 1.76 percent, to 2,628.62. Trade volume was slim at 304 million shares worth 8.72 trillion won (US$ 6.35 billion), with losers outpacing winners 487 to 360.

Institutions and foreign investors combined sold a net 853.5 billion won, while retail investors purchased a net 872 billion won worth of shares.

On Wednesday, the main index spiked nearly 2 percent, backed by chipmakers and battery makers.

Overnight, Wall Street closed mixed as a disappointing earnings report from Meta Platforms put investors on edge ahead of other big tech earnings reports scheduled to be announced this week. The S andP 500 rose 0.02 percent, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq advanced 0.1 percent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.11 perc
ent.

Kim Seok-hwan, an analyst at Mirae Asset Securities, said the market underwent a correction due to profit taking after a sharp rise the previous session.

Most blue chips lost ground. Market heavyweight Samsung Electronics dropped 2.93 percent to 76,300 won, and chip rival SK hynix plummeted 5.12 percent to 170,600 won despite reporting improved first-quarter earnings.

Battery and steel shares also retreated. Leading battery company LG Energy Solution slid 3.25 percent to 372,500 won after announcing weak first-quarter earnings, and top steelmaker POSCO Holdings dropped 0.88 percent to 392,500 won.

Hyundai Motor also fell 0.99 percent to 250,000 won after it reported weakened first-quarter vehicle sales due to a partial shutdown of one of its Korean plants. Kia, however, gained 0.34 percent to 116,600 won.

The local currency closed at 1,375 won against the greenback, down 5.8 won from the previous session’s close.

Source: Yonhap News Agency

The Supreme Court on Thursday finalized a 13-year prison sentence for an elementary school teacher on charges of producing sexually exploitative videos involving some 120 children and adolescents.

The teacher was charged with producing about 1,900 sexually exploitative videos from 2015 to 2021 by ordering children and adolescents to engage in obscene acts and film themselves and keeping the videos in his possession. He has been teaching at an elementary school since 2012.

About 120 people fell victim.

He contacted the victims through messengers and was also found to have met some of the victims in person and engaged in obscene acts with them.

The Supreme Court upheld the lower court’s 13-year prison sentence for the teacher, along with orders to ban him from working for institutions serving adolescents for 10 years and to require him to undergo 80 hours of education programs for sexual offenders.

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Comedian Jo Se-ho will tie the knot with his non-celebrity girlfriend in October.

He unveiled the plan during the filming the previous day of the popular TV talk show, “You Quiz on the Block,” which he co-hosts with Yoo Jae-suk, industry sources said Thursday.

“The date is set for Oct. 20 … It is my first time getting married and I am really nervous and want to plan well for the day,” Jo said in a video on the snippet of the episode shared on the program’s official Instagram page.

Back in January, the 41-year-old said he had been in a relationship with a non-celebrity girlfriend for about a year.

Jo debuted as a comedian in 2001 through an audition for SBS TV. He used his stage name “Yang Bae Chu,” meaning cabbage in English, until 2011. Since the late 2010s, he has transitioned to hosting various TV programs, focusing more on hosting than his comedian career.

Source: Yonhap News Agency

Samsung SDS Co. on Thursday reported its first-quarter net profit of 216.9 billion won (US$157.6 million), up 4.1 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 225.9 billion won in operating profit for the quarter, compared with 194.3 billion won a year ago. Revenue fell 4.5 percent to 3.24 trillion won.

The operating profit was 7.0 percent higher than the average estimate, according to a survey by Yonhap Infomax, the financial data firm of Yonhap News Agency. The estimate of net profit was not available.

Source: Yonhap News Agency

Nakhon Ratchasima, Police incident at Choho Police Station, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. chase pickup truck Crashed into the motorcycle of a criminal in a theft case. Until 2 people died. Relatives were suspicious of the police’s performance. Probably overdoing it. Not according to the latest strategy, Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Police Commander A committee has been appointed to examine the facts.

Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok, The Ministry of Industry revealed that the cause of the fire at a warehouse in the Rama 2 area was from extremely hot weather. Causes thiourea dioxide to spontaneously ignite. Warn establishments to separate chemicals that can ignite or that can react. Afraid it will happen again. Because the weather is still very hot.

Ms. Pimpatra Wichaikul, Minister of Industry, said that Received a report of the cause of a chemical leak in a chemical warehouse. Until a cloud of white smoke appeared in the Rama 2 area around 2:10 a.m. on April 25, the location of the incident was Company chemical storage building President Chemicals Co., Ltd.

From ordering the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry and the Director-General of the Department of Industrial Works to investigate the cause. It has been reported that President Chemical Company Limited does not qualify as a factory according to the factory law. As for the white smoke, it came from two chemical tanks in the said building. Officers then moved che
micals from the same group outside the building. Then use water to control the smoke that occurs. When opening the package The chemicals hit the air causing a fire inside the tank. Therefore, we rushed to control the fire to prevent the chemicals from spreading. It took approximately 45 minutes to control the fire.

When examining the type of chemicals found at the scene, it appears that It is thiourea dioxide, which is a chemical that is not classified as a hazardous substance according to the Act. Hazardous Substances B.E. 2535 (1992) but are chemicals classified as having a risk of spontaneous combustion. (self-heating) where the heat comes from the chemical reacting with oxygen in the air at the temperature around you. When heat accumulates continuously inside it reaches a temperature that can ignite on its own. (auto-ignition temperature) therefore ignition occurs.

It is assumed that the primary cause is the accumulation of heat inside the package of thiourea dioxide, causing the inside of the package t
o have a high temperature that causes a cloud of smoke to appear.

The Minister of Industry reiterated that Has instructed the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry Director General of the Department of Factory and industry in every province Urgently notify establishments that store chemicals. Be extra careful. and inspect the storage location to meet the requirements Both factories and occupied locations store hazardous substances. or stored chemicals You must check the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). If there are other chemicals that are self-igniting or can react with each other and cause a fire. must be separated Including storing at an appropriate temperature as the current weather conditions continue to have high temperatures.

Thiourea or Thiocarbamate (Thiourea) has the appearance of white crystals. It is a type of organic substance containing sulfur or organosulfur. It has a structure similar to urea. except oxygen that was replaced by sulfur Passenger thiourea It is useful in the agricu
ltural sector because it can increase the percentage of plant buds because thiourea contains 36% nitrogen and sulfur particles are transformed into sulfate, which dissolves easily in water. Moves through the food pipe To use for protein synthesis in young shoots Makes plants have more food to accumulate Used to induce flowering as well as stimulating seed germination

It is also used in the industrial sector including Used to synthesize dyes pigment additives It is used as a photosensitizer to initiate or accelerate chemical reactions in photochemical reactions. Light stabilizers to prevent deterioration of polymer materials. Used as an electrode material for electrochemical sensors, used as an electrochemical catalyst. Used as a rubber additive to improve the performance and quality of rubber products.

Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok, Officials inspected the warehouse where a chemical leak occurred inside the chemical warehouse. The Rama 2 Road area was initially found to be a warehouse for storing thiourea. and 21 leaking chemical tanks have been brought outside the building.

Progress on the chemical leak inside the chemical warehouse (President Chemical Company Limited), Soi Rama II Soi 20 or Soi Chan Phring, Rama II Road, Bang Mot Subdistrict, Chom Thong District, Bangkok The incident happened last night.

last morning Officials of the Department of Industrial Works, Department of Labor Protection and Welfare Chom Thong District Office and the Office of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Bangkok Went to inspect the warehouse where the incident happened. The leaking chemical tank was moved to be stored in the shade. after being taken out of the building by officials while stopping the incident Because the sun shines, which may cause the tank to heat up.

When inquiring about villagers who live in the vicinity of the ware
house, they said that During the incident that night I’m not sleeping yet. Meanwhile, white smoke was seen billowing out of the warehouse. And there was a stench of chemicals that I had never smelled before. At first it was thought that it was a fire. Therefore, preparations were made to evacuate the people in the house. But when I realized it wasn’t a fire, I closed the windows and doors to prevent the smell of chemicals from entering the house. This warehouse has been in existence for at least 20 years and in the past there has never been a chemical leak or violent incident. Because there are emergency drills continuously. But the incident began to make me feel suspicious. Because if there is more leakage, it will affect people in the community in a wide area.

The incident occurred at 2:10 a.m. last night. At first, officials were informed that there was a fire. Because there is a cloud of white smoke in the factory. But when we went to investigate, we found that it was a chemical leak. Because the scene w
as a thiourea storage warehouse. Chemical Response Team Officers Office of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Therefore, water was used to dilute the chemicals until the smoke decreased. before taking 21 leaking chemical tanks outside the building and was able to suppress the incident at a later time.

Source: Thai News Agency

Aides to President Yoon Suk Yeol and opposition leader Lee Jae-myung held their second meeting Thursday to coordinate the agenda for what would be the first-ever meeting between Yoon and Lee, but failed to reach an agreement, both sides said.

Yoon proposed the meeting in a phone call with Lee last Friday, after the ruling People Power Party was routed in the April 10 parliamentary elections, leaving the National Assembly under the control of Lee’s Democratic Party (DP).

Thursday’s preparatory talks were held between Yoon’s senior political secretary Hong Chul-ho, political secretary Cha Soon-oh, Lee’s chief of staff Cheon Jun-ho, and DP political and planning chief Kwon Hyuk-ki. The first meeting was held Tuesday but produced no result.

“We proposed holding the meeting as soon as possible in a free format without need for advance agenda coordination or agreement, so that (Yoon and Lee) can have various discussions without being restricted by the agenda,” Hong told reporters at the presidential office after
meeting with the DP side.

“The president and the opposition leader should be able to freely discuss any topic related to government affairs, including urgent matters related to people’s livelihoods,” he said.

Cheon, however, stressed the need for the Yoon-Lee meeting to produce results and expressed regret that the presidential office did not make suggestions to that effect.

Cheon also told reporters the presidential office did not respond to the DP’s list of requests delivered during the first round of talks, which included accepting Lee’s general election pledge to hand out 250,000 won (US$182) each to the entire population to help restore their livelihoods, accepting a special counsel investigation into the death of a Marine last year and an apology from Yoon for vetoing a number of DP-led bills.

“(The presidential office) did not give us a detailed opinion based on a review of the agenda we proposed,” Cheon said. “If we proceeded with the meeting after they informed us of the result of their review of
the agenda, there would be results, but it’s regrettable we weren’t able to do that.”

The DP plans to hold internal discussions on the outcome of Thursday’s talks and deliver its stance to the presidential office, after which the two sides are expected to schedule a third meeting.

Source: Yonhap News Agency