THAILAND: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will call on police to file charges against those accused of defrauding the “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together) tourism stimulus package next
4 A police officer shows a chart detailing frauds involving the Rao Tiew Duay Kan (We Travel Together) co-payment scheme. (Photo by Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
At least 800 people were hired to abuse the Rao Tiew Duay Kan (We Travel Together) co-payment scheme in Phuket, according to the Royal Thai Police (RTP).
Fifty people have been arrested for defrauding the scheme. The RTP yesterday held a press briefing headed by national police chief Suwat Jangyodsuk to disclose details of the fraud, which was uncovered in several major tourism provinces.
Deputy national police chief Damrongsak Kittiprapat was assigned to lead the investigation into the fraudulent tactics employed to cheat the co-payment programme. The scheme is designed to spur domestic tourism decimated by the Covid-10 pandemic.
64 Sniffer dogs seek out illegal drugs on Monday in the area around Wat Phraya Krai in the capital. Arnun Chonmahatrakool
The national police chief has pledged to crack down on a new illegal drug cocktail known as k-powdered milk after six people died in Bangkok on the same day after using it.
National police chief Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk said police could not yet confirm whether the substance, which looks like powdered milk, was a combination of ketamine and sleeping pills as speculated, as the results of the autopsies had not yet been released.
Some reports said it also contained methamphetamine and heroin.
Chon Buri is ready for more visitors
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Governor anxious to play down fears
published : 1 Jan 2021 at 04:00
2 The Mahachai train station market in Samut Sakhon lies deserted after strict measures were imposed restricting transport and people’s movements into the province. It is one of several clusters blamed for the new Covid-19 outbreak. (Photo by Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
The governor of Chon Buri yesterday denied the province was under lockdown and said local authorities were actually considering an easing of restrictions to draw visitors back to the seaside province.
Pakkhathorn Thianchai, who is also chairman of the provincial communicable disease committee, said Chon Buri was also open to outsiders and they would not have to self-quarantine when they returned home.
Chon Buri police chief transferred over gambling den covid reports
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published : 31 Dec 2020 at 11:59
23 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, right, inspects Covid-19 responses in Chon Buri province on Wednesday. (Photo: Government House)
The Chon Buri police chief has been transferred to an inactive post in Bangkok after reports a person infected with Covid-19 had visited an illegal gambling den in the province.
The order transferring Pol Maj Gen Prakarn Prachong to the operations centre of the Royal Thai Police Office was signed by national police chief Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk. It was effective from Wednesday.
In a separate order signed by the police chief, Pol Maj Gen Thiti Saengsawang, deputy commissioner of the Provincial Police Region 1, was made acting Chon Buri police chief.