Day: March 16, 2024

Hanoi: The Ministry of Transport has submitted a report to the Government regarding the implementation of a plan to ensure order and safety in railway corridors, as stipulated in the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 994/2014/QD-TTg on ensuring road and railway transportation safety.

Accordingly, during the 2015 – 2023 period, over 1.6 trillion VND (nearly 65 million USD) sourced from the State budget was spent on upgrading crossings across railway tracks.

From this funding, units completed the upgrading and repair of 226 of 291 railway crossings that violated relevant regulations.

The remaining 65 railway crossings were constructed using various funding sources.

Besides, units upgraded 452 railway crossings with signs to those with automatic barriers and with guards. They have also completed 382 out of 566 crossings with a budget of 600 billion VND.

However, during the 2014 – 2020 period, due to difficulties in funding, the State budget did not allocate resources for compensation and the clearance for railw
ay safety corridors, installation of railway safety corridor markers, construction of road bridges, separate from shared ones with railways, and overpasses on national highways over railway lines. As a result, most of the railway safety projects and transport works outlined in Decision 994 have yet to be implemented.

The Ministry of Transport has recommended the Government issue directives or official dispatches requiring ministries, sectors, and localities to concentrate on effectively implementing the project.

Localities with railways running through have been requested to prioritise funds for constructing crossings and barriers to eliminate unauthorised crossings over railways.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Finance has been asked to prioritise allocating capital sourced from railway economic activities in 2024 and following years to upgrade and fully equip the signaling system at crossings, thus ensuring safety for residents.

The upgrading of level-crossings is an urgent task for the railway sector due to
numerous tragic accidents that have occurred at crossroads.

Despite warnings and communication campaigns by local authorities, many people still disregard the dangers and create illegally-established crossings to make travel easier for themselves.

Railway accidents are mainly due to motorbike and car drivers’ poor awareness. At many crossings, when the bell rings, the red light flashes to signal a train’s arrival, but many car and motorbike drivers still try to cross the railway, leading to collisions or even derailment.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) plans to continue investing in repairing and adding signals at 200 crossings. It also sent a document to the Ministry of Transport to propose the Prime Minister extend the time for upgrading and installing automatic warning signals at 566 other crossings to the end of 2025.

Phan Quoc Anh, Deputy General Director of the VNR, said that the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 358/QÐ-TTg on a scheme on traffic safety corridor order.

The scheme will handle
illegally-established railway crossings and set out a specific roadmap with many infrastructure solutions such as installing fencing and making overpasses and underpasses.

The aim is to eliminate illegally-established crossings on railway lines in the country by 2025./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Chiang Mai, Today, Chiang Mai is filled with smog and toxic dust, flooding the city more densely every day, until it once again ranks as the number 1 polluted city in the world. It is also the day that Chiang Mai gathers prominent political stars. Both Mr. Settha Prime Minister, Mr. Thaksin, former Prime Minister, and Mr. Pitha, who was a prime minister candidate. from the Forward Party They all talked about ideas for solving the problem of smog and toxic dust in the North and Chiang Mai.

Source: Thai News Agency

Chiang Mai, The Prime Minister gives 2 million KN95 masks to local people to distribute to the public to protect against PM2.5, saying even though they don’t help much, But it is a symbol of concern and encouragement, inviting “Chunlapan” to stop by and take pictures of cheering signs for the entire term.

Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Presided over the ceremony to present 2 million KN 95 masks through local administrative organizations and public health agencies to the people of Chiang Mai. To protect against PM 2.5 dust during periods of dense dust levels. at the Royal Park Rajapruek meeting room

As soon as we arrived, many people came to welcome us and ask to take pictures with the Prime Minister while holding up signs with messages of encouragement. The Prime Minister stopped by to take photos with the sign. with a message stating We Chiang Mai people want Prime Minister Nit to stay for the full term” and called Mr. Chulaphan Amornvivat, Deputy Minister of Finance, also cam
e to take photos.

The Prime Minister then greeted the people and stated that PM 2.5 is a big problem. Even a face mask won’t help much. But it’s enough to help. It is considered a symbol of concern. And thank you for everyone trying to help reduce the PM 2.5 problem, including not burning forests. Processing agricultural products into energy instead of burning them. Even today, PM 2.5 in Chiang Mai is still one of the highest in the world. But to be able to continue working, we have to look at the positives as the amount available, if compared to last year, has decreased by more than half. It is considered a good starting point to enter the season with a lot of PM 2.5.

The Prime Minister also confirmed that government agencies including the Ministry of Interior Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Local government organizations try to pay attention. And thank you to all our brothers and sisters who help take care of the environment to achieve the right to clean air. He hopes that these 2 million ma
sks will help alleviate some of the problem. And I confirm that there is still a lot of work to be done. To alleviate such problems.

Source: Thai News Agency

Chonburi, Exciting! Fire breaks out in a 31-story luxury condominium in the middle of Pattaya. Tourists and residents panicked. Expedite investigation to find the cause Initially, before the incident, an explosion was heard from the air compressor outside the balcony.

A bird’s-eye view of a fire burning outside a 31-story luxury condominium in Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province. It happened this afternoon. Firefighter at Pattaya Disaster Mitigation Center Along with 3 fire trucks, 1 cable car and rescue units from the Sawang Boriboon Foundation, Pattaya City, they rushed in to put an end to the incident. While those who live in the condo Including villagers and tourists in the said area. Everyone was shocked by the incident. The firefighters went up to spray water to stop the fire. It takes about half an hour. The fire was successfully controlled.

Initially, it was found that the fire started from an air compressor. which is outside the balcony of the room In a room on the 11th floor, the condo’s hous
ekeeper said that there were no residents inside the room. Before the incident, an explosion was heard. before a cloud of smoke billowed out. So hurry and inform the officials. The police will thoroughly examine the scene. as well as coordinating with the Science Division officials to come and inspect. to further summarize the cause of the fire.

Source: Thai News Agency

Central Investigation Police A naughty young man was arrested for chatting with a woman and tricking her into falling in love with him before meeting up, stealing a motorcycle and fleeing. He revealed that he had done it many times. Choose victims who like to post in a heartbroken manner. sentimental

Central Investigation Police Raid and arrest Mr. Natasak Suspect under arrest warrant for theft After August last year He messaged the victim on Facebook and social media before befriending him, expressing his concern, then setting up a meeting, and while traveling together, he would act like a gentleman. Volunteer to run errands instead until the victim falls in love Then take the opportunity Steal a motorcycle and flee.

Initially, the accused confessed. The victim was chosen as a young woman who posted on Facebook that she was emotionally sensitive, heartbroken, and had committed similar acts many times before.

Source: Thai News Agency

Krabi,, Buddhists from all over the southern region poured in to pay homage to the Buddha’s relics at Bang Thong Temple, Krabi Province. The second day was even more crowded than the first, with more than 170,000 people, while the first day there were almost 83,000 Buddhists who came to pay homage.

At Wat Mahathat Wachiramongkol or Bang Thong Temple, Na Nuea Subdistrict, Ao Luek District, Krabi Province, has Buddhists. in Krabi province and from many provinces in the southern region Slowly coming to wait to pay homage to the relics of the Lord Buddha. and the Arahant’s relics of Phra Sariputta and Phra Moggallana Many are temporarily enshrined inside the temple at Wat Mahathat. Officials must maintain strict organization. From the entrance road to the temple Throughout the distance of about 1 kilometer, it is crowded with religious people. that came in great numbers

People have been waiting since early morning. Come and wait at the waiting tent. Before entering the screening point The officials will arrang
e for 250-300 people to enter the temple to worship at a time, and photography is allowed but the use of flash is prohibited.

As for the total number of people who came to pay homage to the Buddha’s relics yesterday (March 15) from 11:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., there were 82,845 people. Today, although the time to pay homage has not yet ended, But 171,345 Buddhists have come to pay homage because they are on holiday.

Source: Thai News Agency

Chiang Mai,, “Seththa” the Prime Minister views the glass as half-full as a good thing. Opposition parties help the government do its job after people watched “Pitha” go to the Chiang Mai area to extinguish forest fires. Emphasize that we are ready to listen to opinions from all sides.

Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Referring to the case of Mr. Pitha Limjaroenrat Advisor to the leader of the Move Forward Party and MPs on the Move Forward Party list Visited the area of ??Chiang Mai province To look at the forest fire situation, many people think that the government and the opposition work together to work, but many people also think that it is a matter of going to the area to compete for work or not. Both the opposition and the government help take care of this matter. I believe that it is already a good thing. And it’s probably more of a coincidence than Mr. Pitha. Came here today. We helped each other look at each other. Because the people who benefit the most are the people. I
f Mr. Pitha comes across something that the government is not doing well, please tell him and confirm, like he is ready to listen to other prime ministers. Whatever can be done, we are ready to do it. I didn’t think of anything.

The Prime Minister also mentioned the progress on digital wallets and has talked with Mr. Chulaphan Amornvivat, Deputy Minister of Finance. And at the beginning of next week There will be further progress reports.

As for whether there will be a press conference or not, the Prime Minister said that he still needs to talk with many related parts, including the National Economic and Social Development Council. and the Bank of Thailand.-

Source: Thai News Agency

Sakon Nakhon, Warning to parents: In Sakon Nakhon, an unidentified man drove a car and parked in front of the school. Using 100 baht banknotes to lure girls Hope to pull you into the car But the child managed to escape in time and the incident happened 3 times in a row.

At first this story was still a rumor. But recently the reporter went to check with Pol. Col. Chatchawan Duangkaew, Superintendent of Muang Sakon Nakhon Police Station Believe that the event is likely to actually happen. On March 14, at approximately 10:00 a.m., we received a notification from a school teacher in Mueang Sakon Nakhon District. that there was a female student who was attacked by an unknown man Physical appearance: Slim, approximately 160 cm tall, dark skin, shoulder length hair, wearing a gray short-sleeved shirt. Attempted to pull his arms up into a silver-bronze SUV, brand and registration unknown. But can shake off his arm and come and inform the teacher on duty at the school

The behavior is The man came and stood next to
the car. which was driven by another man Before pretending to throw 100 baht bills on the ground and calling the child, saying that the money had fallen, when the child bent down to pick it up, he grabbed his arm. and then tried to pull up to the car But the child flinched and ran away. Then hurriedly put the said banknote in the trash can. Then go inform the teacher in school. When the teacher came to check, they found a 100 baht note in the trash can.

Superintendent of Muang Sakon Nakhon Police Station Added that This type of incident also happened on March 11 and 12, with the most recent date being March 14. It was the third time from the preliminary interrogation. There were 4 girls involved, each from a different class and not knowing each other. and provided matching information in many points, such as the identity of the perpetrator, the nature of the car, the same behavior, etc. Another important piece of evidence is a 100 baht note in a trash can, which will be used for DNA testing and surveillance
cameras in nearby areas. to find the culprit It is believed that the perpetrators are likely to be drug users. But the motive is unknown. Ready to deploy forces to take care of schools that are not yet closed for the semester. Especially elementary school to prevent the incident Ready to leave a message to parents and teachers Let’s help each other monitor the children.

Source: Thai News Agency