Day: March 29, 2024

, 2024, back again with work. The 52nd National Book Week featured booths at the event. Selling over 1 million books from 322 publishers, including 914 booths, along with over 100 exhibitions and activities, including center stage activities. Including seminars, training, with speakers, writers, celebrities, influencers. And many more will be joining the event.

Book Fair 2024, the 52nd National Book Week, is divided into 7 book zones as follows: fiction and literary books. Comic books and teenagers Children’s and educational books foreign books General books, old books and Non – Book

From 28 March – 8 April 2024 from 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, LG Floor, Halls 5-7.

Source: Thai News Agency

Government House, – The Prime Minister called the Permanent Secretary of the Treasury to meet at Government House early in the morning to discuss tax exemptions for imported goods from abroad that are less than 1,500 baht, while the Permanent Secretary confirmed that he did not discuss digital wallets. T But believe that it will be clear on April 10th for sure.

Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, revealed that this morning (29 March) he called Mr. Lawan Saengsanit, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance. Met to follow up on the work of the Ministry of Finance on many issues, such as tax exemptions on imported value-added products purchased from abroad. Including shipping and insurance costs not more than 1,500 baht. Don’t worry.

Reporters reported that The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance left the Thai Khu Fah Building at approximately 9:00 a.m., addressing the media briefly saying that he came to report to the Prime Minister only in his capacity as the Minist
er of Finance. There is no digital wallet issue, confirming that the project will definitely be clear on April 10th.-314.

Source: Thai News Agency

Khon Kaen, Students at Ban Muang School, Khon Kaen Province, take sage leaves and process them into mosquito repellent spray and hair shampoo products. In the future, it will be developed into soft power. Good things from the community create income while studying.

Teacher Orathai Jaisiri, Ban Muang School, gave information that Teaching mathematics Therefore, computational thinking skills have been applied to the daily lives of students. As a teaching media, calculation skills were used in weighing and measuring. Make ingredients for ant repellent spray, mosquito repellent, and hair shampoo. It is a product made from the leaves of a herb that can be found in large numbers in the village. It also creates an experience for students to get to know valuable things in the community. In addition, such products have been released for sale. Increase computational skills. Percentages from sales when deducting expenses from student costs will be used as scholarships for further use.

Dr. Aryan Saengnikul, Director o
f Khon Kaen Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, revealed that today’s 200 Miraculous Purple-White Soft Power event honors students who have graduated from Mathayom 3 and is an exhibition of their work. of students, for example, work on computational thinking skills using tiger leaves as a teaching media to give students a better understanding of the essence of mathematics. There are also various subject projects published which are empirical works in teaching that have achieved academic objectives. It is also consistent with the government’s policy of pushing community good things to be soft power, generating income for the country.

The exhibition of works of Ban Muang School, Khon Kaen Province is an activity on the school break day. To show academic potential It was further developed into a project for students to apply knowledge in textbooks to keep up with the times. by Ban Muang School It is a school that expands opportunities. educationally effective Even though the school is in the suburbs. But
parents in the community People like to send their children to study. which this school Teaching has been adjusted. to fit into the social and community context including economic factors Each academic year, the number of students who come to study increases, which is a good indicator of the quality of the school. .-716

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Metropolitan Police detectives arrested a scammer who created a fake page to trick people into transferring accommodation reservation fees. After the victim searched for accommodation information on social media and transferred the deposit. Meanwhile, the owner of the accommodation was not aware of the matter and did not know the name of the accused person who transferred the money.

Metropolitan Police detectives tracked down and arrested Mrs. Jiraporn, age 29, the accused according to an arrest warrant. which must be found to have committed a crime ‘By corruption or by deception entering into the computer system which computer data is distorted or forged, whether in whole or in part, or computer data that is false in a way that is likely to cause damage to the people and defraud the people.’ Arrested at the worker camp area, Soi Vibhavadi 46, Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Lat Yao Subdistrict, Chatuchak District, Bangkok

The circumstances of the case were that the victim had traveled from Chonburi Province to vi
sit Phu Thap Buek. Upon arriving on the way up to Phu Thap Buek, I searched for accommodation information from the internet. Found an accommodation page that you like So contact via Facebook message. and make a reservation of accommodation by informing the bank account number in the name of the accused So the deposit was transferred. Later, when traveling up to the accommodation that had been reserved The accommodation informed that there was no name of the victim who had reserved a room. and did not know the name of the accused who received the money transfer So he knew he had been deceived. Travel back down to report Prosecutor prosecuted according to law

From checking the blacklist seller, it was also found that the bank account with the name of the accused There were also 4 other items used to trick people into selling clothes and phones.

The accused denies Claimed not to know anything, did not ask to give evidence, which the officials did not believe at all. After that, they were sent to investigators
at Lom Sak Police Station, Phetchabun Province. To continue legal proceedings. -414

Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok: The 52nd National Book Week and the 22nd International Book Week are the biggest in 52 years, featuring more than 1 million books, expected attendees to exceed 1.5 million, and more than 400 million baht in circulation. The first time with “Bangkok Rights Fair”, matching copyright trading businesses with famous agencies in 14 countries

The Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand (PUBAT) organized the “52nd National Book Week and the 22nd International Book Week” between 28 March 2024 and 8 April 2024 under the concept ‘Booklympics’ welcomes the Olympic Games Within the event, you will find booths selling more than 1 million books from 322 publishers, totaling 914 booths, along with more than 100 other activities.

Mr. Suwich Rungwattanapaiboon The President of the Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand (PUBAT) said that the book market last year was worth more than 15,000 million baht, with a growth of more than 10%, which was as expected. This can be seen from the recent 28th
National Book Fair, which found that there were more than 1.14 million attendees, a growth of more than 60%, and sales of more than 350 million baht, a growth of more than 75% are confident that from the readiness to organize this event Bigger every year and cooperation from publishers and bookstores that present new covers and various activities It is expected that the number of attendees will increase by no less than 10% and sales will grow by 20-25%.

The 52nd National Book Week and the 22nd International Book Week are the biggest events in 52 years. Within the event, you can buy books from book zones in all 7 categories: 1. Fiction and literary books. 2. Comic books and teenagers (Book Wonderland) 3. Children’s and educational books 4. Foreign books 5. General books 6. Old books and 7. Non-Books, totaling more than 1 million books. In addition, new book covers are being launched. From various publishers, no less than 10 covers per publisher. With a discount promotion of up to 80%, book delivery service to
your home. Including reserving and ordering books through online channels. To facilitate readers around the world

Another highlight of the 22nd International Book Fair or Bangkok International Book Fair, this year there are world-class publishers participating in booths from 9 countries, 11 companies, totaling 18 booths, such as Taiwan, Japan, China, Ukraine, etc., who are presenting. Books and culture of each nation It covers printing technology, culture and language teaching. and for the first time in Thailand at the Publishers Association In collaboration with the Convention and Exhibition Promotion Office (Public Organization) TCEB with the event “Bangkok Rights Fair”, buying and selling book copyrights, business matching (Business Matching) between Thai publishers and distributors (agencies) from abroad in the Business to Business (B2B) format by There are representatives from 32 companies/foreign agents from 14 countries and 53 publishers/distributors (agencies) from Thailand joining the negotiations,
such as China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, United Kingdom, India, etc. between 28-30 March 2024, which is expected. It is said that there will be a copyright purchase value of not less than 10 million US dollars or more than 350 million baht. This is considered a good opportunity for Thai entrepreneurs to enter the world-class book industry. In the discussion, Thai book copyrights were presented. To be translated and published as books in various languages around the world, as well as produced in the form of series, movies, etc.

‘Pushing for books to be soft power is considered to raise the quality of Thai writers’ works. It also creates opportunities for Thai entrepreneurs to expand their markets abroad. In addition, within the 52nd National Book Week, we also join in presenting Thailand’s soft power through the exhibition “Songkran Proud” (Proud Songkran). ) organized with the objective To demonstrate the important and culturally valuable festivals of Thailand. It is an activity that has received at
tention all over the world. And the Thai Songkran Festival has also been registered as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO at the end of 2023,’ Mr. Suwich said.

For the event “The 52nd National Book Week and the 22nd International Book Week” held between 28 March 2024 and 8 April 2024 from 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. at Hall 5-7, LG Floor, Convention Center. Chat Sirikit See more details at Thai Book Fair.- 516.

Source: Thai News Agency

Nonthaburi: The Deputy Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade stated that he is preparing to link cheap fertilizer to help farmers in Phase 2. The project will start from April 1 – June 30, 2024 as before, allowing farmers to buy cheaper fertilizer and medicine, reducing costs. A new round of rice cultivation is possible.

Lt. Col. Chakra Yodmanee, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade, said that the Department of Internal Trade has been in the area to monitor the situation of prices and quantities of fertilizers and pesticides at the Song Phi Nong Agricultural Cooperative Limited, Sahakit Agricultural Chemical Shop. and Sunthon Kaset Shop, Song Phi Nong District, Suphan Buri Province, together with Mrs. Kanchana Chommee, Suphan Buri Provincial Phanit, Mr. Ubon Det-Um, Suphan Buri Provincial Cooperative. and representatives of the Suphanburi Provincial Agriculture Office It was found that both fertilizer and pesticide prices decreased significantly compared to the same peri
od last year.

As for the amount of fertilizer and pesticide use, In the area of Suphanburi province and other provinces In the central region, it is expected to increase in May, when farmers will begin planting rice and will begin purchasing more fertilizer from April onwards. However, both cooperatives and stores that sell fertilizer and pesticides They confirmed that the amount of fertilizer and pesticides etc. There is enough to meet the needs. There are no problems. Prices of primary fertilizer and fertilizer formulas that farmers use a lot include urea fertilizer (46-0-0), average price in the central region is 850 baht/sack, down 13%. Phosphate fertilizer (18-46-0), average price is 1,150. Baht/sack, decreased by 34%. Potash fertilizer (0-0-60) average price was 950 baht/sack, decreased by 42%. Fertilizer formula 21-0-0, average price was 530 baht/sack, decreased by 22%. Fertilizer. Formula 15-15-15 has an average price of 1,020 baht/sack, a decrease of 22%, and fertilizer formula 16-20-0 has an averag
e price of 880 baht/sack, a decrease of 24%.

As for the pesticides that agriculture uses a lot, they include the herbicide glyphosate. The average price was 145 baht/liter, a decrease of 29%. Glufosinate herbicide. The average price was 200 baht/liter, a decrease of 27%, and the insecticide abamectin The average price is 160 baht/liter, a decrease of 29%. Prices vary according to area and brand. By the price trends of fertilizers and pesticides During this period it is considered stable. and may be reduced further in some formulas Some brands have lower import costs due to the large amount of stock available. Therefore, the demand for fertilizers and pesticides etc. Increases during the growing season are unlikely to affect prices. We would like to remind all merchants not to take the opportunity to increase prices without reasonable cause. and must clearly display the selling price

In addition, it was found that agricultural cooperatives in the area of Song Phi Nong District include Song Phi Nong Agricultu
ral Cooperative Limited, BAAC Suphanburi Customer Marketing Cooperative Limited, Derm Bang Nang Buat Agricultural Cooperative. Co., Ltd. has ordered more than 80,000 sacks of fertilizer in the project linking cheap chemical fertilizers to farmers through the Farmers Institute. Mr. Wang Bunluephan, chairman of the Song Phi Nong Agricultural Cooperative Limited, said that the project linking cheap chemical fertilizers, etc. It has received a lot of interest from farmers, both members and non-members. Because it allows farmers to buy fertilizer cheaper than in the general market and helps reduce costs for farmers.

In this regard, the project links cheap chemical fertilizers. It is carried out according to the policy of Mr. Phumtham Wechayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce. that gives importance to helping reduce expenses, increase income, expand opportunities, especially by reducing costs of production factors Including promoting farmers to use fertilizer correctly and appropriately to increa
se yield and quality. This will help increase income for farmers. Thanks to the Cooperative Promotion Department Department of Agricultural Extension and all fertilizer importers and manufacturers as well The project to link cheap chemical fertilizers in the first phase (2 Oct. ’23 – 31 Mar. ’24) was a period when farmers still did not use much fertilizer. But it received good attention and response. There is an order total of approximately 1.2 million sacks of fertilizer for the second phase. It will start from 1 April – 30 June 2024 as before. The department will publish the list and prices of fertilizers participating in the project. Via the website of the Department of Internal Trade www.dit.go.th And there will be a press conference to inform farmers all over the country of the details. Initially, there was fertilizer involved in the project. In total there are more than 5 million sacks and there are still more notifications coming in

Source: Thai News Agency

The Stock Exchange of Thailand accepted ‘SINGTEL80’, a foreign securities warrant (Depositary Receipt or DR) that refers to shares of Singapore Telecommunications Limited, a major telecommunications infrastructure provider in Singapore. Issued by Krung Thai Bank Starts trading on the Stock Exchange on 1 April.

DR ‘SINGTEL80’ refers to common stocks of Singapore Telecommunications Limited, a major telecommunications infrastructure provider in Singapore. and covers countries in the ASEAN group There is also a digital infrastructure business that provides 5G network services and data centers. DR ‘SINGTEL80’ will begin trading on the stock exchange. From 1 April 2024 onwards, the said DR is part of the project cooperation. ‘Thailand-Singapore DR Linkage’ between the Thai and Singapore stock exchanges

DR is an instrument in which investors have the opportunity to receive benefits similar to holding foreign securities. Investors can trade through their brokerage account with baht. Those interested in studying th
e details of DR ‘SINGTEL80’ can visit the SEC Office website www.sec.or.th. or the securities issuing company is Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited www.krungthai.com Or learn more about DR products at www.setinvestnow.com/th/dr .

Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok: “Phuang Phet” invites you to watch “Music in the Garden” every 28th day throughout the auspicious year. To honor His Majesty King Rama X

Dr. Puangpetch Chunlaid, Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office Presided over the opening of music activities in His Majesty the King’s Garden. On the occasion of the auspicious ceremony to celebrate His Majesty the King’s 6th Cycle Birthday Anniversary, 28 July 2024, at Benjakiti Park, with Mrs. Suruthai Lertkasem, Director-General of the Public Relations Department, Mrs. Wanthanee Watthana, Permanent Secretary of Bangkok. Executive Committee of the Public Relations Department and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Including the general public joining in watching the music in droves.

Music activities in the park are organized in cooperation with the Public Relations Department and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. To give the public an opportunity to participate in beautiful and valuable songs such as royal compositions. In His Majesty King Bhumibol
Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great, Borommanat Bophit, and general songs In the atmosphere of a beautiful garden in the heart of Bangkok To honor His Majesty the King throughout the auspicious year. and is an expression of loyalty to the monarchy which is the main institution of the nation

Dr. Puangpetch said that this activity was using songs as a medium. Create unity and harmony among the people in the nation. Help promote love solidarity Make Thailand peaceful under the royal patronage of His Majesty the King. and all members of the royal family Meanwhile, music and songs are considered soft power in 11 sectors driven by the government. To further develop creative intellectual property That helps increase the potential of Thailand. The activity “Music in the Garden” will be held every 28th of every month throughout this auspicious year.

The atmosphere at the event was full of fun. and received attention from foreigners Most of the people who came to watch the music wore yellow shirts. The colors of H
is Majesty the King’s birthday, while Dr. Puangphet wore yellow batik. of the Yaring Batik group in Pattani Province that was purchased when visiting the area in Pattani Province.

Source: Thai News Agency