Thailand News Update | A Thai F-16 fighter crashed during a training session

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The National Energy Policy Committee is meeting today to discuss soaring energy prices in Thailand, including efforts to keep the diesel price cap below 30 baht per litre. Like the rest of the world, Thailand is currently suffering from a wave of inflation and high energy costs. Yesterday Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow said cabinet ministers had discussed a range of issues including the fallout from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and soaring global oil prices. energy. He said the NEPC would discuss the best course of action to locally mitigate the rise as global oil prices rose above US$120 a barrel and are expected to rise much further. He also noted that high prices are complicating government efforts to maintain the 30 baht per liter cap on local diesel prices. secure a 30 billion baht loan to support the grant program next month.


An F-16 fighter jet crashed yesterday during a training session in the northeastern province of Chaiyaphum. The pilot managed to eject from the plane and is safe, according to a Royal Thai Air Force spokesman. The spokesman said the incident had been reported to the relevant department and committee, who attended the scene late yesterday afternoon to investigate the cause of the accident. The Royal Thai Air Force asked everyone to stay away from the crash scene and thanked rescuers for their support.


Assets valued at over 1 billion baht have been seized in human trafficking operations in Thailand, where Burmese people have been smuggled from the northern province of Tak to the Malaysian border. Royal Thai Police Deputy Commissioner Surachate Hakparn made the announcement at a press conference, adding that authorities are still investigating and plan to make further arrests. Early in the investigation, in June 2019, Surat Thani police arrested people allegedly involved in a human trafficking operation. Other suspects, believed to belong to the same group, were arrested in September 2019 in the neighboring province of Nakhon Si Thammarat. Thai and Burmese suspects allegedly trafficked Burmese people from the northern province of Tak, which borders Myanmar, and then took them to the Malaysian border. Upon further investigation, officers discovered that the gang was also involved in money laundering. Other suspects were arrested in Prachuap Kiri Khan, Ranong, Phuket and Pattani. Authorities seized 25 bank accounts with more than 980 million baht, six houses, six cars, five motorbikes, 12 ships, 560 grams of gold, luxury accessories and firearms. Reports indicate that the gang avoided using cash and spent gold instead.


A video is circulating showing taxi and moto-taxi drivers in Pattaya crowding around a taxi driver in Bangkok, accusing him of stealing their customers and arguing with him about offering services outside his home province. ‘origin. A taxi driver in Pattaya reportedly said that drivers from other provinces should be more careful about offering services in Pattaya, as those in the coastal city have already been hit hard by the pandemic. After the video of the argument went viral on social media, the Chon Buri Land Transport office invited taxi drivers to discuss the situation to find a solution. A local driver said Bangkok driver should register as Pattaya taxi driver if he wants to provide services in the beach town. The Bangkok driver posted a video on Facebook with a caption claiming that the foreign passenger decided to book a taxi from an app due to concerns about high taxi driver charges in Pattaya. He said he was asked to stop outside the Central Festival. Pattaya when a local taxi driver approached the vehicle and told him that he did not want drivers from other provinces providing service in Pattaya. Another taxi driver also approached the driver, and motorcycle taxi drivers also began to crowd. A taxi driver in Pattaya told the media that all taxis should adhere to the fares set according to Pattaya’s taximeter system which overcharges passengers against the land transport department’s metered charges.


A man who made headlines last month after releasing cobras and cutting himself at a busy Bangkok junction has been arrested by police at Suvarnabhumi airport. Kanetpisanuthep Jakapopmahadecha, 47, also known as “K Hundred Million”, was arrested on six counts and has since been taken to the Somdet Chaophraya Institute of Psychiatry for evaluation. At around 5 p.m. on February 1, K parked his Mercedes Benz in the middle of the road outside CentralWorld, a large shopping mall in Bangkok, and performed a ritual-like act of releasing three cobras onto the road, throwing marigold flowers at his car, cutting off his arms and pouring red syrup on the ground. When officers from the Lumpini Police Station arrived on the scene, K was clearly injured and was sent to the police hospital for treatment. He managed to leave the country shortly after doctors released him from hospital. On March 6, investigators coordinated with the immigration office and discovered that K was returning to Thailand from India and was waiting for him at the airport. K was arrested on 6 counts: 1) carrying a weapon in public 2) fear and shock of others 3) parking a car in a way that impedes traffic 4) disposing of garbage in a public place 5) possession of controlled and dangerous wild animals 6 ) releasing controlled or dangerous wild animals. The police will await the outcome of K’s psychiatric assessment before taking any further legal action.


Three days of Christian memorial services will be held for Tangmo from March 11-13 at the Liberty Church Bangkok. Tangmo was the 37-year-old actress who fell from a speedboat and drowned in the Chao Phraya, and sparked a storm of interest and speculation. Yesterday, the police announced at their press conference that they would close the case of Tangmo’s death this Friday. Police say they could also charge ‘Job’, one of the other people on the boat, with destroying and concealing evidence, after discovering he took home a bottle of wine that was on board. the boat, in order to hide evidence. At a press conference on Monday, Thailand’s national police chief Suwat Jangyodsuk said evidence indicated the TV actress’ death was likely an “accident”.


Centara Hotels and Resorts plans to open 100 new hotels in Thailand, the Middle East, China and neighboring countries over the next 5 years, with the intention of managing them through agreements with corporate partners . Centara’s 5-year goal from 2022 is to add 20 hotels each year, bringing the total number to more than 200 and offering approximately 40,000 rooms by 2026. In 2022, Centara intends to advance 20 new contracts and open at least 8 hotels, including 3 in Bangkok, Ubon Ratchathani and Nakhon Ratchasima, the rest in Qatar, Oman and Laos. Thailand comprises half of the planned hotels, followed by the Middle East, China and other Southeast Asian countries, especially Vietnam, where 20 hotels are planned. They say the majority of new hotels will be run by prospective partners under management contracts. For the first half of 2022, at least, the Thai hospitality industry is expected to remain heavily dependent on the domestic market. But the industry is hopeful that more international tourists could return in the third quarter, in the hope that Chinese travelers can once again start returning to Thailand.

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