Day: March 15, 2024

CHANTHABURI, March 15 (TNA) - Crystal methamphetamine, also known as 'ice' weighing over 60 kilograms washed ashore in multiple locations in the eastern province of Chanthaburi. It is initially believed that suspected traffickers dumped the illegal drug into the sea to evade inspection. Staff at a hotel in Tha Mai district reported to authorities that they found a black plastic bag containing white crystalline substances resembling narcotics washed ashore. Upon inspection, police discovered that the plastic bag contained packs of crystalline substances, confirmed to be crystal meth weighing over 20 kilograms in total. Meanwhile, villagers also reported finding plastic bags washed ashore in Na Yai Am district. Twenty kilograms of crystal meth were found in the bags. Two day earlier, another 20 kilograms of crystal meth were also found in similar black plastic bags at a nearby location. It is suspected that drug traffickers disposed of the illegal drug by throwing it into the sea when they encountered pat rol boats. Police are expediting investigations to apprehend the perpetrators and pursue legal action. -819 (TNA) Source: Thai News Agency

CHANTHABURI, March 15 (TNA) - Crystal methamphetamine, also known as 'ice' weighing over 60 kilograms washed ashore in multiple locations in the eastern province of Chanthaburi. It is initially believed that suspected traffickers dumped the illegal drug into the sea to evade inspection. Staff at a hotel in Tha Mai district reported to authorities that they found a black plastic bag containing white crystalline substances resembling narcotics washed ashore. Upon inspection, police discovered that the plastic bag contained packs of crystalline substances, confirmed to be crystal meth weighing over 20 kilograms in total. Meanwhile, villagers also reported finding plastic bags washed ashore in Na Yai Am district. Twenty kilograms of crystal meth were found in the bags. Two day earlier, another 20 kilograms of crystal meth were also found in similar black plastic bags at a nearby location. It is suspected that drug traffickers disposed of the illegal drug by throwing it into the sea when they encountered pat rol boats. Police are expediting investigations to apprehend the perpetrators and pursue legal action. -819 (TNA) Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok, The Ministry of Finance advises the 2.39 million people who have passed the criteria to hurry up and register to relieve the burden of electricity and water bills with the electricity or water utility, reducing the burden of living expenses. Mr. Pornchai Teerawet, Director of the Fiscal Policy Office As a spokesperson for the Ministry of Finance revealed that registration for state welfare To relieve the burden of electricity and water bills, as of March 1, 2024, there were a total of 2.399 million people who passed the eligibility criteria for the project. Will receive welfare rights on a 1 household basis, 1 right per 1 household ID. You must confirm your identity. and register to receive rights to electricity and water bills with only one service agency. which has registration details as follows 1. Registration for electricity bill rights You can register at (1) the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) Office or through the website. https://meagate1.mea.or.th/welfareregis Contact number 11 30 (2) Provincial Electricity Office (PEA) or through the website https://welfareregis.pea.co.th contact number 1129 and (3) Electrical Business, Navy Concession Welfare (DRT) or through the website https://walfareregis.sea.co.th Contact number 086 848 1284 2. Registration for water bill rights You can register at (1) the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) office or through the website. https://eservicesapp.mwa.co.th/ES/MWAWelfareServlet contact number 1125 and (2) Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) or through the website https://register.pwa.co.th/welfare-register.html Contact number 1662 In the case of registering for electricity bill rights with the MEA or PEA or the RTA by the end of the month. and/or successfully register to receive water bill rights with MWA or Provincial Waterworks Authority within the 25th of each month. will receive rights for the first time For the next service invoice according to the specified conditions. without receiving retroactive rights There is an example of the r egistration period and invoice for the first eligible service fee as follows: Table 1: Example of registration period and invoice for eligible services. Registration period Invoice for service that receives first electricity bill rights 1 - 31 March 2024 May 2024 1 - 30 April 2024 June 2024 1 - 31 May 2024 July 2024 Table 2: Example of registration period and service invoice for first time water bill entitlement Registration period Invoice for the first water service fee entitlement 26 February - 25 March 2024 May 2024 26 March - 25 April 2024 June 2024 26 April - 25 May 2024 July 2024 For the progress of those who meet the criteria according to the project All who have completed identity verification, information as of March 11, 2024, there are 13,841,344 people who have passed the criteria and who have successfully verified their identity (or 94.85 percent of the total number of people who have passed the criteria who are still alive). People can follow Information and project details More at the website https://state welfare card.mof.go.th or https://welfare.mof.go.th.-515-Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok, The Ministry of Finance advises the 2.39 million people who have passed the criteria to hurry up and register to relieve the burden of electricity and water bills with the electricity or water utility, reducing the burden of living expenses. Mr. Pornchai Teerawet, Director of the Fiscal Policy Office As a spokesperson for the Ministry of Finance revealed that registration for state welfare To relieve the burden of electricity and water bills, as of March 1, 2024, there were a total of 2.399 million people who passed the eligibility criteria for the project. Will receive welfare rights on a 1 household basis, 1 right per 1 household ID. You must confirm your identity. and register to receive rights to electricity and water bills with only one service agency. which has registration details as follows 1. Registration for electricity bill rights You can register at (1) the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) Office or through the website. https://meagate1.mea.or.th/welfareregis Contact number 11 30 (2) Provincial Electricity Office (PEA) or through the website https://welfareregis.pea.co.th contact number 1129 and (3) Electrical Business, Navy Concession Welfare (DRT) or through the website https://walfareregis.sea.co.th Contact number 086 848 1284 2. Registration for water bill rights You can register at (1) the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) office or through the website. https://eservicesapp.mwa.co.th/ES/MWAWelfareServlet contact number 1125 and (2) Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) or through the website https://register.pwa.co.th/welfare-register.html Contact number 1662 In the case of registering for electricity bill rights with the MEA or PEA or the RTA by the end of the month. and/or successfully register to receive water bill rights with MWA or Provincial Waterworks Authority within the 25th of each month. will receive rights for the first time For the next service invoice according to the specified conditions. without receiving retroactive rights There is an example of the r egistration period and invoice for the first eligible service fee as follows: Table 1: Example of registration period and invoice for eligible services. Registration period Invoice for service that receives first electricity bill rights 1 - 31 March 2024 May 2024 1 - 30 April 2024 June 2024 1 - 31 May 2024 July 2024 Table 2: Example of registration period and service invoice for first time water bill entitlement Registration period Invoice for the first water service fee entitlement 26 February - 25 March 2024 May 2024 26 March - 25 April 2024 June 2024 26 April - 25 May 2024 July 2024 For the progress of those who meet the criteria according to the project All who have completed identity verification, information as of March 11, 2024, there are 13,841,344 people who have passed the criteria and who have successfully verified their identity (or 94.85 percent of the total number of people who have passed the criteria who are still alive). People can follow Information and project details More at the website https://state welfare card.mof.go.th or https://welfare.mof.go.th.-515-Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok 15 Mar. - President of the Thai Farmers and Farmers Association. Revealing that the price of all types of paddy rice has increased to more than 10,000 baht per ton, the highest in 17 years. It is expected that prices will continue to increase. As for the water situation in the dry season, it is not affected because farmers do not plant second-season rice fields and request the Rice Department. Accelerate the development of breeds that produce high yields per rai. Reduce production costs Mr. Pramote Charoensin, President of the Thai Farmers and Farmers Association, said: Prices of all types of paddy during this period have increased by more than 10,000 baht per ton, which is satisfactory. The highest in 17 years is during the first round of second rice paddy harvest in 2024. It is believed that prices can still increase due to concerns about drought from the El Niño condition that will occur in 2023. In addition, the price of Vietnamese rice. higher than the price of Thai rice It is also a result of the measures to maintain the stability of rice paddy in Thailand, which includes a project to provide loans to delay the sale of rice paddy and loans to collect rice and create added value by farmers' institutions that purchase rice at market prices. In addition, India has not yet lifted the ban on white rice exports. At this time, the off-season rice fields are gradually starting to be harvested. But because of the Royal Irrigation Department The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives asks for cooperation not to plant second-season rice, believing that farmers will not risk planting it because if there is not enough water. The produce will be damaged. As for the new planting season Must follow that Will the rain fall from the beginning of the season? If the rain comes late, the planting of the new year will have to be postponed. Mr. Pramote said It has been proposed to the Rice Department to expedite the development of rice varieties with yields per rai higher than 1,000 kilograms and to distribute quali ty rice varieties to farmers thoroughly because of the rice varieties currently being grown by farmers. Productivity is only 800-900 kilograms when production costs are high. Even though the price of rice has increased But the cost has been deducted. There is not much income left. Rice varieties that farmers want In addition to giving high yields Still resistant to disease. It takes less than 100 days to grow. Another thing that farmers demand from the government is Have sufficient water sources for cultivation. As well as requesting support for measures to reduce production costs and manage post-harvest rice quality. If you can do all of this The government does not need to pay subsidies under the project to support management costs and develop the quality of rice farmers' produce or the "A Thousand Rais" project, so farmers can survive. The Office of Agricultural Economics (Agricultural Economics Office) reports the situation of rice production in 2023/24 that there is a cultivated area of ??61.928 millio n rai, production of 25.569 million tons of paddy rice. and the yield per rai was 413 kilograms, a decrease from 2022/23 by 1.45 percent, 4.28 percent, and 2.82 percent, respectively. The area under cultivation decreased. Due to the El Niño phenomenon, there is a lack of rain and water shortages, resulting in farmers in some areas leaving their fields vacant. and some areas can only grow rice in one year. for the yield per rai decreased Due to little rainfall Affects the germination of seedlings. and the formation of ears of rice plants that do not grow fully In addition, in some areas there were outbreaks of diseases and pests such as ear blight, thrips, etc., resulting in the overall production of the entire country decreasing. The products will be released to the market from July 2023 - May 2024. It is expected that The output that will be released to the market in March 2024 is 0.045 million tons of paddy rice. Accounted for 0.17 percent of the total annual rice production and it is expected that there w ill be another 0.070 million tons of paddy rice remaining in production from April - May 2024. Accounted for 0.27 percent of the total annual rice production. For off-season rice, in 2024 it is expected that there will be a cultivation area of ??9.877 million rai, with a production of 6.351 million tons of paddy rice. and the yield per rai was 643 kilograms, a decrease from 2023 of 6.88 percent, 8.19 percent, and 1.38 percent, respectively. The area under cultivation decreased. Due to the El Niño phenomenon, the amount of water in most reservoirs and the amount of water in natural water sources will be less than in 2023, resulting in insufficient water costs. Farmers in some areas leave their fields vacant. As for the yield per rai, it is expected that it will decrease. This is because the amount of water is not sufficient for the growth of rice plants. It is expected that the output will begin to be released to the market from February - October 2024. By March 2024, the output will be released to the market in the amount of 2.037 million tons of paddy rice. Accounting for 32.08 percent of the total off-season rice production, the majority of the produce will be released to the market during March - April 2024, totaling 4.260 million tons of paddy rice. or accounting for 67.08 percent of the total off-season rice production.- 512 - Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency

Songkhla, March 15 - A 28-year-old school teacher was arrested for indecent conduct and leaking secret clips to students. Stunned to find secret clips of more than 10 victims. Teacher Prem (pseudonym), 28 years old, accused according to an arrest warrant from the Thonburi Criminal Court dated February 21, 2024, was arrested at a school. While teaching in Songkhla Province The beginning of the story happened in the year 2022, when the 16-year-old victim entered Mathayom 4 at an all-girls school in the Phasi Charoen area. Then I met Teacher Prem. Being tall, handsome, and well-spoken, Teacher Prem often targets girls who are soft-headed and easily seduced. Befriend using the principle of agreement, being lovers, taking the opportunity that the woman agrees to everything. Secretly filmed a secret clip By deceiving young girls into thinking that it is normal for people to be lovers. As time passed, Teacher Prem escaped military conscription by flying to Germany for more than 9 months. A young girl has grown i nto her first year of university and is finding new love. She posted pictures of the couple on Instagram. But there were an unreasonably large number of followers. Until a good citizen greeted her and told her that her "secret clip" had been leaked on the internet. She went to watch the clip and found that it was a secret clip between her and the young teacher. When she was in Mathayom 4, she became depressed. Until the mother noticed and asked about the story with the child. The teacher was persistent and released 3 waves of clips. Check the history of this teacher who has behaved in this way with female students in the past. To the point of being fired from teaching at a school in the Phaya Thai area. and is dating a new girl who is still young And the culprit had just been hired as a hired teacher at a famous school in the Samila Beach area of ??Songkhla Province, so the force was immediately brought in to arrest him. Examination of mobile phones and computers found no less than 15 clips of having sex wi th students, and no less than 10 racy images sent by students. Chats and deep relationships with children were also found. Many more students During the arrest, Mr. Prem denied the evidence. He admitted that he actually took the child to have sex and filmed the video. But he did not admit that he was the one who released the clip. Admitted to having tastes or specs of liking girls with long hair, wearing glasses, especially girls who wear high school uniforms. or student uniform, wearing glasses, as for the taste in having a relationship with the younger victim Admit that he has a rather specific sexual orientation. That is, he likes to have his hands and feet bound in a stretched manner. and blindfolded Bring your phone to record secret video clips. To keep as a souvenir and as a personal preference As for the leaked clip, it seems to be when he took his phone to get repaired while in Germany. As for what was posted on the victim's Instagram, he would like not to answer. Source: Thai News Agency

Songkhla, March 15 - A 28-year-old school teacher was arrested for indecent conduct and leaking secret clips to students. Stunned to find secret clips of more than 10 victims. Teacher Prem (pseudonym), 28 years old, accused according to an arrest warrant from the Thonburi Criminal Court dated February 21, 2024, was arrested at a school. While teaching in Songkhla Province The beginning of the story happened in the year 2022, when the 16-year-old victim entered Mathayom 4 at an all-girls school in the Phasi Charoen area. Then I met Teacher Prem. Being tall, handsome, and well-spoken, Teacher Prem often targets girls who are soft-headed and easily seduced. Befriend using the principle of agreement, being lovers, taking the opportunity that the woman agrees to everything. Secretly filmed a secret clip By deceiving young girls into thinking that it is normal for people to be lovers. As time passed, Teacher Prem escaped military conscription by flying to Germany for more than 9 months. A young girl has grown i nto her first year of university and is finding new love. She posted pictures of the couple on Instagram. But there were an unreasonably large number of followers. Until a good citizen greeted her and told her that her "secret clip" had been leaked on the internet. She went to watch the clip and found that it was a secret clip between her and the young teacher. When she was in Mathayom 4, she became depressed. Until the mother noticed and asked about the story with the child. The teacher was persistent and released 3 waves of clips. Check the history of this teacher who has behaved in this way with female students in the past. To the point of being fired from teaching at a school in the Phaya Thai area. and is dating a new girl who is still young And the culprit had just been hired as a hired teacher at a famous school in the Samila Beach area of ??Songkhla Province, so the force was immediately brought in to arrest him. Examination of mobile phones and computers found no less than 15 clips of having sex wi th students, and no less than 10 racy images sent by students. Chats and deep relationships with children were also found. Many more students During the arrest, Mr. Prem denied the evidence. He admitted that he actually took the child to have sex and filmed the video. But he did not admit that he was the one who released the clip. Admitted to having tastes or specs of liking girls with long hair, wearing glasses, especially girls who wear high school uniforms. or student uniform, wearing glasses, as for the taste in having a relationship with the younger victim Admit that he has a rather specific sexual orientation. That is, he likes to have his hands and feet bound in a stretched manner. and blindfolded Bring your phone to record secret video clips. To keep as a souvenir and as a personal preference As for the leaked clip, it seems to be when he took his phone to get repaired while in Germany. As for what was posted on the victim's Instagram, he would like not to answer. Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok: OR reinforces its leadership in the oil retail business in Thailand. It received a corporate credit rating (Company Rating) at the level of 'AA+' from TRIS Ratings (TRIS) with a stable credit rating outlook for the second year in a row, reflecting success with outstanding operating results. notable and strong financial position Mr. Disthat Panyarachun, Chief Executive Officer of PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited or OR, revealed that this year is the second year that OR has received a corporate credit rating from TRIS. Thailand's leading credit rating agency at the AA+ level with a "Stable" or "stable" credit rating outlook, which is considered pride. and reinforces OR's leadership in the oil retail business and commercial distribution of petroleum products in Thailand. and is an important pillar in the distribution of petroleum products of the PTT Group, as well as having a prudent and efficient financial policy. In the view of TRIS, OR is a reliable organization. both in being a leader in the oil retail business and in being able to supply petroleum products including a network of service stations and distribution channels Including the strengths of the PTT Station brand that promotes the Living Community concept, aiming for PTT Station service stations to be the center for fulfilling every happiness and growing together with the community sustainably. In addition, OR also has a variety of petroleum products. Including the lifestyle business, OR has increased the variety of basic products and services. Add space and various facilities that will play an important role in supporting OR to have a more stable income. TRIS's credit rating reflects confidence in its business operations. Strong cash flow and liquidity OR in the situation of the world economy Oil price fluctuations and the transition from oil energy to electrical energy. OR is still ready to move forward in creating continuous business growth. By seeking investment opportunities in related businesses together with potentia l partners both domestically and abroad. Including managing the financial status to be strong and ready to deal with various challenges in order to create sustainable added value for shareholders and stakeholders. As well as giving importance to business operations that are consistent with OR's SDG guidelines, both on the "S" or "Small" side that focuses on providing opportunities for small people, and the "D" or "DIVERSIFIED" side that emphasizes Creating opportunities for growth in all forms through OR's various platforms and the "G" or "GREEN" aspect that aims to create a fertile environment (Healthy Environment) to effectively meet the goals of OR 2030.- 517-Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency