TK Park invites board gamers to award ceremony for game competition
Contestants were encouraged to submit ideas for turning the content of their favourite books into an informative and entertaining board game in this competition. Attendees at the event will also be asked to vote for their favourite board game for the Popular Vote position. Board Game Playground — Event attendees will be invited to play shortlisted board games and speak with Thai board game developers who will be on hand to provide an entertaining experience at the event. Special Talk – Listen to a discussion on the topic "Board Games and Books on the Day of Changing Learning Environment." The Grand Prize and Popular Vote winners will be announced on August 7, 2022, at 2:00 pm at TK Park, 8th floor, CentralWorld Bangkok.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
July 31, 2022 08:26 UTC
EGAT prepares for JDA-A18 natural gas supply cut for 14 days
Cooperation from all sectors in the South to save electricity between 6.00-9.30 p.m. is also requested. Kitti Petchsanthad, Deputy Governor - Transmission System of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) revealed that the Malaysian-Thai Joint Development Area (JDA-A18) of PTT Public Company Limited (PTT) is scheduled for its annual maintenance from August 1-14, 2022, totalling 14 days, resulting in disruption of natural gas supply to Chana Power Plant in Songkhla Province, which is an important source of power generation of the South. EGAT has prepared for the supply cut by ordering Chana Power Plant to replace natural gas with diesel oil for power generation and implementing five measures to ensure no overall effects on electricity users as follows:• Fuel: Reserving sufficient diesel oil to operate Chana Power Plant during the supply cut as well as having a back-up plan if the operation is behind schedul• Generation: Preparing Chana Power Plant to use diesel oil while coordinating with other power plants in the South, namely Khanom Power Plant and Krabi Power Plant; renewable power plants, namely Rajjaprabha Dam, Bang Lang Dam, and Ban Santi Hydropower Plant; and Small Power Producers (SPPs) to operate at full capacity with the total generating capacity of 2,914 MW (sufficient for the 2,500-MW forecasted peak demand of the South), as well as planning to receive power from Malaysia immediately in case of emergency
Source:The Nation Bangkok
July 31, 2022 08:10 UTC
1 killed, another seriously injured in 2 train accidents
1 killed, another seriously injured in 2 train accidentsA man was killed and another lost both legs in two separate train accidents on Saturday - one in Khon Kaen province in the Northeast and the other in Chon Buri province southeast of Bangkok. Police arrived to find the man, aged 40-50, lying dead near the rail track. According to a police investigation, the train from Bangkok was heading for Khon Kaen when the driver saw the man trip and fall over the rail track. The train driver told police and State Railway of Thailand (SRT) investigators that he saw the man placing both legs across the rail track from a distance away, but was unable to stop the train in time. The driver said that after he brought the train to a halt and investigated, the man was still alive.
Source:Bangkok Post
July 31, 2022 05:25 UTC
Bayern survive Leipzig comeback to win 5-3 and lift German Super Cup
Jamal Musiala rifled in the opener in the 14th minute before Serge Gnabry cut through the Leipzig defence and delivered a perfect assist for Senegal international Mane, who joined from Liverpool, to tap in the second goal in the 31st. Leipzig's collapse looked complete in first half stoppage time when Musiala weaved his way into the box and set up Benjamin Pavard to drill the ball home. Bayern's backline was equally as effective in the first half with Leipzig having only one shot on goal in the 45 minutes. That all changed after the break with the hosts hitting the woodwork in the 56th with substitute Andre Silva's powerful header before Marcel Halstenberg went one better with his own header three minutes later to cut the deficit.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
July 31, 2022 01:38 UTC
Govt plots more India 'mini-FTAs'
Govt plots more India 'mini-FTAs'Taste of India: Indian ambassador to Thailand Suchitra Durai presents a bouquet of flowers to Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit who presides over the opening of the Second Edition of the North East India Festival in Thailand at the Centara Grand at CentralWorld yesterday. The government is planning to sign agreements with several states in India to boost trade between the countries, said Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit. He was speaking while presiding over the Second Edition of the North East India Festival in Thailand at the Centara Grand at CentralWorld yesterday. Mr Jurin said the northeastern region of India is close to Thailand in terms of geography and cultural traditions. The Commerce Minister thanked India and its states for organising the festival, praising the move for strengthening bilateral ties.
Source:Bangkok Post
July 31, 2022 00:30 UTC
Khao Yai waterfall closed after deaths of 2 more elephants
The waterfall was declared off-limits on Thursday and will stay closed until September 30, according to the national park’s chief, Chaiya Huaihongthong. He said frequent flash floods in the area during rainy season posed threats to tourists and wild animals feeding near waterways. Park officials also needed to close the waterfall to remove the carcasses of the two elephants found there following torrential rain, the chief said.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
July 30, 2022 08:35 UTC
8 killed, 2 hurt in van taking passengers to make merit
8 killed, 2 hurt in van taking passengers to make meritRescuers arrive after a passenger van, carrying 10 people, overturned in Khon Kaen province early Saturday. (Photo: FM91 Trafficpro)Eight passengers were killed and two others injured when a passenger van taking them to make merit overturned in Khon Kaen province early Saturday, police said. Pol Col Preecha Kengsarikit, chief of Muang Khon Kaen police station, said on Saturday morning that the van with Nakhon Phanom licence plates overturned on a bypass road in tambon Phra Lap in Khon Kaen's Muang district. The vehicle, carrying nine female passengers plus a male driver, left Nakhon Phanom around 11pm and was heading for Chaiyaphum province for merit-making at nine temples, the officer said. They were taken to Khon Kaen Hospital.
Source:Bangkok Post
July 30, 2022 05:09 UTC
Govt earnings rise 7.5% over 9 months of 2022 fiscal year
The disbursement of funds during this period also rose 1.9 per cent year on year to 2.43 trillion baht, government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said on Saturday. Since the government also borrowed 621.07 billion baht to make up the deficit, this resulted in the country’s finances as of June 2022 coming in at 587.91 billion baht in surplus. Taxes collected by the revenue, excise and customs departments came in at 2 trillion baht, up 10.5 per cent year on year. Earnings submitted by state enterprises for the nine months was 116.13 billion baht, up 10 per cent year on year. However, revenue from other agencies stood at 109.71 billion baht, dropping 11.7 per cent year on year.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
July 30, 2022 04:28 UTC
Thailand 'has highest number of wild tigers in Southeast Asia'
Thailand 'has highest number of wild tigers in Southeast Asia'Thailand has the highest number of wild tigers in Southeast Asia thanks to a national conservation project implemented since 2010, according to Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silpa-archa. Mr Varawut said the government aims to make Thailand the leading country in Southeast Asia in terms of the size of its tiger population by 2034. Phadet Laithong, director of the department's Wildlife Conservation Office, said India has the highest tiger population in the world. "We have seen tiger footprints from the cameras installed in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, and it is estimated there are 148-149 tigers in the forests, the highest number in Southeast Asia," said Mr Phadet. The biodiversity of an area always correlates with its tiger population."
Source:Bangkok Post
July 30, 2022 03:34 UTC
BTS Group’s 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders approved final dividend at the rate of THB 0.15 per share to be paid on August 23
Pictured here, Mr. Keeree Kanjanapas (center), Chairman of the Executive Officer and Chairman of the Sustainability Committee; Mr. Kavin Kanjanapas (left), Chief Executive Officer and Chief Officer of MATCH Business; and Mr. Surapong Laoha-Unya (right), Executive Director and Chief Officer of MOVE Business. The Meeting of Shareholders has approved the final dividend payment for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 at the rate of Baht 0.16 per share (16 Satang per share) to the shareholders of the Company appearing in the shareholders’ register book on the record date of August 4, 2022, where the names of the shareholders are entitled to receive the dividend payments are determined and the dividend payment date is set on August 23, 2022. Previously, the interim dividend payment had been paid to the Company shareholders on February 24, 2022 at the rate of Baht 0.15 per share (15 Satang per share), from the total dividend payment at the rate of Baht 0.31 per share (31 Satang per share) or equivalent to the total dividend payment in the amount of approximately Baht 4,081.4 million from the net profit and unappropriated retained earnings.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
July 30, 2022 01:55 UTC
Pharmacists: End unrestricted growing of cannabis
Pharmacists: End unrestricted growing of cannabisPublic Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul tries a cannabis-infused drink at the Department of Health Service Support in Nonthaburi province on Tuesday. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)The Rural Pharmacists Club wants the government to stop allowing people to freely grow cannabis, to protect young people. He wrote that the decriminalisation of cannabis on June 9 led to the faster and more widespread use of cannabis for recreation than for medical purposes. Unless the government stopped the free use of cannabis beyond medical use, the impact would continue. Therefore, the pharmacists club asked the government to stop the free cultivation of cannabis.
Source:Bangkok Post
July 29, 2022 10:13 UTC
Innovation necessary to keep supply chains running, says Jurin
To achieve this, he listed four options that countries can adopt to boost supply chain liquidity. They are:• Developing digital infrastructure for seamless, transparent and effective supply chain connection. • Strengthening cooperation at the regional level to strengthen supply chain connection and promote regional trade through pacts like the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). He added that RCEP was one of the most concrete achievements that have helped create connections and expand supply chains in the region. Trade between APT countries in the first five months of this year came in at US$563.53 billion (20.40 trillion baht), up 14 per cent year on year.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
July 29, 2022 09:11 UTC
Our goal is the 2024 Summer Olympics: equestrian sisters Suphakamol and Suphajit
In April, two sisters Suphakamol “Pam” Vuntanadit and Suphajit “Patty” Vuntanadit became the first Thai riders to compete in the Grand Prix, the highest level on the international stage, in the dressage category in Poland. The Nation will introduce you to the charm of this sport and talk to the Thai sisters on their biggest dream of qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
July 29, 2022 06:47 UTC
SoPa allots another $20m to acquisitions
SoPa allots another $20m to acquisitionsMr Nguyen says that SoPa has over 2.1 million registered consumers and more than 6,700 registered merchants and brands on its platform. SoPa has over 2.1 million registered consumers and more than 6,700 registered merchants and brands on its platform. On July 14, SoPa announced its acquisition of TMG, which is a social-commerce focused, premium digital video MPN and social commerce platform. TMG's social commerce platform can level up reach and engagement for SoPa's e-commerce ecosystem and its retail partners, he said. According to professional service provider Accenture, the global social commerce market is poised to grow to $1.2 trillion by 2025.
Source:Bangkok Post
July 29, 2022 01:08 UTC