Day: February 9, 2024

Kien Giang: Cruise ship Aida Bella docked at Phu Quoc island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, bringing 1,979 European tourists to the 'pearl island' on February 9, or the last day of the lunar year. The group are scheduled to explore Phu Quoc night market, Vinwonders entertainment complex, and Vinpearl Safari, take cable cars to Hon Thom island, and visit Hon (kissing) bridge. They will also enjoy the best beaches of Phu Quoc and small islands, visit traditional craft villages, and try local dishes before leaving the island at night on the same day. Earlier on February 2, Italian-flagged cruise ship Costa Serena also carried 1,100 foreign tourists to Phu Quoc. Bui Quoc Thai, Director of the Kien Giang Department of Tourism, said that since the beginning of this year, especially on the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays, Phu Quoc has welcomed a large number of foreign tourists, signaling a good year for the local tourism sector. So far this year, the famous tourist destination has s erved more than 502,000 travelers, including 82,615 foreigners, up 6.1% year on year, earning about 1.76 trillion VND (72.05 million USD)./. Source: Vietnam News Agency

Kien Giang: Cruise ship Aida Bella docked at Phu Quoc island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, bringing 1,979 European tourists to the 'pearl island' on February 9, or the last day of the lunar year. The group are scheduled to explore Phu Quoc night market, Vinwonders entertainment complex, and Vinpearl Safari, take cable cars to Hon Thom island, and visit Hon (kissing) bridge. They will also enjoy the best beaches of Phu Quoc and small islands, visit traditional craft villages, and try local dishes before leaving the island at night on the same day. Earlier on February 2, Italian-flagged cruise ship Costa Serena also carried 1,100 foreign tourists to Phu Quoc. Bui Quoc Thai, Director of the Kien Giang Department of Tourism, said that since the beginning of this year, especially on the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays, Phu Quoc has welcomed a large number of foreign tourists, signaling a good year for the local tourism sector. So far this year, the famous tourist destination has s erved more than 502,000 travelers, including 82,615 foreigners, up 6.1% year on year, earning about 1.76 trillion VND (72.05 million USD)./. Source: Vietnam News Agency

Bangkok: A 60-year-old man drove his sedan into a 6-meter deep pond in the middle of Songprapha Road, Don Mueang area, in the early morning hours, suffering minor injuries. Found driving around a crane through a barrier. He revealed that he had just returned from buying things for Chinese New Year offerings. The accident occurred at 3:00 a.m. in a gray Volvo sedan with Bangkok registration. The front of the car was completely destroyed. The wheels pointed skyward. In a cement pond, width 3 meters, length 4 meters, depth 6 meters, there was a little water inside the pond. Fell into an open pond to maintain the electrical system in the water supply pond. Around Songprapha Road, which is a 3-lane road, there were only workers carrying brightly lit batons and cones. Allow vehicles to avoid the middle and right lanes only. Officers went down to help the driver, Mr. Thongchaiyai, 60 years old, who had minor injuries to his body. He told the officers that he had gone to buy things for Chinese New Year and was retu rning to his residence in the Don Mueang area. Officers took him to Kasemrad Prachachuen Hospital for immediate treatment. Mr. Jirayu Jitraporn, head of the construction safety officer, said that the scene of the incident was during the laying of water pipes of the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority. Officials need to open the manhole cover. to go down and lay the plumbing pipes They work from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. every night until construction is completed. And every time, 2 lanes on the right side of the road will be closed, allowing vehicles to pass through on the 1 lane on the left side before the incident occurred while a crane was brought to close the manhole cover. But the crane drives slowly. The driver of the Volvo then overtook the crane and crashed through a barrier or cone. causing the car to crash into a manhole cover before flipping and falling into the pond Therefore, the police were asked to measure the alcohol content of the driver as evidence in the case. To get rid of doubts Police Lieu tenant Colonel Navin Sanitphon, investigating inspector at Don Mueang Police Station, said he would rush rescuers to recover the Volvo from the pond before morning. and will go to check the driver's alcohol content Ready to coordinate with officials to check CCTV at the scene of the incident in order to collect further evidence. Source: Thai News Agency

Thua Thien - Hue: Tours offering foreign tourists with brand-new experience of local life during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival have become special products of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue in recent days. At Tram Homestay in Hue city, the owner's family and a group of foreigners were making Chung (glutinous rice) cake and prepare for Tet like a big family. Anton Schoderboeck from Australia said that he is strongly impressed at the sophisticated steps to make a Chung cake, adding that he had lots of fun joining the process. The owner of the homestay, Dinh Thi Phuong Thy, said that she has planned various activities for visitors, especially foreigners, to experience traditional Tet practices such as making Chung cake and writing calligraphy. All the 300 Chung cakes made on this occasion will be delivered to the needy in the locality, she said. This year, the ancient capital city of Hue expects a bright year for its tourism sector, as it has been voted as a world leading cultural destination and one of the must-visit destinations in Asia. During this Tet holidays, local travel firms have designed unique cultural products drawing great attention from tourists, including tours to explore Tet at local families, during which tourists will join the families in preparing for Tet, going to traditional markets to buy Tet stuff and decorate houses before Tet. In the first month of 2024, Thua Thien-Hue enjoyed a surge of 25% in the number of tourists over the same time last year. The local tourism sector expects a bustling season during the traditional New Year holidays. Director of the Provincial Tourism Department Nguyen Van Phuc said that local resorts and hotels have been booked by 65%. Local relic sites are likely to welcome about 100 visitors each day during Tet from February 7-15, with foreigners accounting for 55%, he said./. Source: Vietnam News Agency

Bangkok: Forest fire smoke has returned to cover Chiang Mai city once again. Distance visibility is reduced. PM 2.5 dust exceeds the standard by 3 points. Wildfire smoke has returned to cover Chiang Mai city again. After the situation improved earlier Decreased distance vision From the viewpoint on Doi Suthep Can't see the city of Chiang Mai clearly. cloudy sky The smog from forest fires likely floated from different districts. where there is a request for fuel management in agricultural areas and the wind blows into the city This causes the pollution value or PM 2.5 to exceed the standard in 3 areas: Sri Phum Subdistrict, Mueang District, at 43.9 micrograms per cubic meter, Chang Phueak Subdistrict, in front of the Chiang Mai Provincial Administrative Organization, at 39 micrograms per cubic meter, and the area of Hang Dong Subdistrict, Hot District. It is 38.7 micrograms per cubic meter. Starting to affect health While in Chiang Mai today 7 hot spots were found, making the total number of hot spots 124, b ut the number has decreased more than every year. Or during the same period last year, it decreased by 930 points after the Chiang Mai governor banned the burning of rice stubble and corn husk stubble. Let it be plowed down and used to make fertilizer instead Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok: MOPH 9 Feb. - Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine Introducing the principles of eating to reduce negative effects on health using traditional Chinese medicine. During the Chinese New Year, 3 herbal teas are recommended: safflower tea, Panchakhan tea, chrysanthemum tea, along with supplementing with exercise. Helps to have a healthy body. Dr. Kulthanit Wanarat, Director of the Alternative Medicine Division, said that during the Chinese New Year festival People tend to consume a lot of food. There are foods such as flour and meat that are high in sugar and fat. This will affect the functioning of the body and cause health problems as a result. Both symptoms include bloating and flatulence, and are important risk factors for heart disease and stroke, high blood pressure. High blood fat and diabetes, etc. According to Chinese medicine, there are recommendations for eating to prevent negative effects on health as follows: 1. You should not eat continuously throughout the day. And don 't eat too full of food. Because it will make the spleen and the stomach is working hard 2. You should eat each meal based on the principle that Eat good food for breakfast, eat enough for lunch. Eat less in the evening. 3. You should control foods such as meat that is high in fat, oily foods, and spicy foods. Most importantly, you should eat foods that are beneficial to your health, such as vegetables, less sweet fruits, tofu, and bland foods. For drinks that are suitable to drink during this period It should be in the herbal tea category. This will have a beneficial effect on the body, especially those with congenital diseases, such as safflower tea (Hong Hua) helping reduce and prevent fat clots in the arteries. Lower blood pressure And nourish the heart. Panchakhan Tea (Jiaogulan) helps reduce bad fat and maintain the balance of good fat. Reduce the risk of acute heart attack And helps to create a good fat burning process and chrysanthemum tea (Ju Hua) relieves heat and thirst and makes the body refreshe d. Effective in lowering blood pressure levels And helps prevent heart disease and stroke. For eating these 3 types of tea, you should use 3 grams of tea, brew it with hot water and drink. which can be eaten by all age groups And should be eaten when you eat foods that are high in fat. During the Chinese New Year festival In addition to eating according to the above recommendations, exercise is also important to help build a healthy body, such as Tai Chi, Qigong, swimming, walking or as appropriate for your physical condition. And most importantly, you should exercise regularly. Because it will help the breath that is stuck within the body to flow better. In addition, sweating can help cool the body very well. -411-Thai news agency Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok: Warning! Scammers are rampant without stopping, impersonating the name "Comptroller General's Department" to defraud pensioners. and family members Miss Thiwaporn Phasuk, Deputy Director-General of the Comptroller General's Department As a spokesperson for the Comptroller General's Department, it was revealed that at present the Comptroller General's Department still receives notifications from pensioners and pensioners' family members that there are groups of fraudsters calling and informing pensioners or pensioner heirs to take various actions, such as improving Pension bank account Contacting to request a pension or living allowance that is claimed to be outstanding from the Comptroller General's Department Notification of information updates via LINE Notifications to download the Digital Pension application, add friends on Line, scan faces, and click on various links, etc. Although the Comptroller General's Department has warned about fraudsters impersonating the Comptroller General's Departmen t, Phone calls continue to scam pensioners and their family members. But because scammers have improved their techniques, they can deceive more cleverly than before. By deceiving a specific victim Know basic information about the victim. Spokesman of the Comptroller General's Department Added that How to prevent becoming a victim of scammers You must follow the news closely to be aware of new forms of danger. And most importantly, don't be fooled, follow along, don't talk, or share personal information. There is absolutely no need to take any action as the fraudster informs. This is because the Comptroller General's Department has no policy for officials to telephone pensioners or family members in any way. If a pensioner or someone in their family receives a phone call and says they are calling from the Comptroller General's Department, hang up the phone. and should not continue the conversation If you have any questions, you can contact the Comptroller General's Department call center. Telephone number 0 2270 6400 during business days and hours Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok: Assistant Minister of Natural Resources and Environment. Discuss with the P Move group to follow up on solving land problems that are under the Ministry's responsibility. As for the issue of community title deeds, the SCTC will meet with P Move next week. Pol. Gen. Patcharawat Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister And the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment assigned Capt. Rachat Phisitthabannakorn, Assistant Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, to attend the meeting of the working group to solve land problems in the entire system related to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Environment No. 1/2024 between representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources, which Mr. Chatuporn Buruspat, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, assigned Mr. Kuson Chotirat, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry As a representative to join in discussions with the People's Movement for a Fair Society or PMove. The meeting jointly considered following up on the progress of solving proble ms according to the workshop report to solve land problems under the responsibility of the Ministry of Natural Resources. And in the case of problems that the Ministry, together with P Move, must prepare a plan and steps to solve the problem within 15 days and complete the problem solving in every case within 1 year, totaling 169 cases, as well as consider the steps to solve the problem. Land Six cases of problems that have been resolved in the problem-solving process and guidelines for developing public utility systems in community areas that are in overlapping areas of the Ministry. as well as finding solutions to land problems throughout the system related to the Ministry. 13 urgent problem cases The results of the meeting were mutually satisfactory. As for issues related to land title deeds It has been assigned to the Office of the National Land Policy Committee or NBTC to take action. Because there are many areas and has both areas under the responsibility of the Ministry of Natural Resources Ministry o f Agriculture Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Finance, etc. Therefore, it is necessary for the SCTC to discuss operational guidelines at the policy level first. Next week, the SCTC will have a meeting to discuss community title deeds with PMove. - 512 - Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency