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Following the Ministry of Interior’s suggestion to enable small hotels to operate more readily as homestays, a coalition of hotel organisations is urging a relaxation of building laws that have rendered 20,000 small hotels illegal. Ten hotel and tourism organizations asked the prime minister to modify some regulations for smaller hotels that can’t afford to rebuild. As Thailand’s tourism economy recovers, some provincial governments have closed unregistered hotels. But not all were shady. Many people were trapped since the structures they were staying in couldn’t pass hotel licensing tests. Business and government have been negotiating this issue since December, but the prime minister’s office has not yet responded. The group wants these rules halted while they’re addressed. Small hotels are just starting to benefit from the post-pandemic tourism resurgence, they say. According to the president of the Khao San Road Business Association, small hotels can’t comply with building standards and…

Anucha Burapachaisi, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, stated yesterday during a news conference in Thailand that 203 new water pumps would be purchased with the 664 million baht budget. The Thai Meteorological Department predicts that until Friday, September 9, flooding and heavy rain will affect the entire nation. More than 10 Thai provinces, including Rayong, Ayutthaya, and Pathum Thani, were under water yesterday. The task of managing the budget and locating efficient water pumps to replace the outdated ones that aren’t worth fixing has been delegated to the Royal Irrigation Department. The budget for the fiscal year 2022 was left at roughly ten billion baht, and the most of it was set aside for water management, according to the PM’s Office. When the projects are finished, more than 1,400 acres of land and 542 households in Thailand will benefit. Interior Ministry and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.…

The administration just reiterated its steadfast opposition to electronic cigarettes last week. Ekniti announced that the department will increase taxes on all types of alcohol starting in the fiscal year 2023 in order to combat drunkenness among Thailand’s youth. Unless Thailand soon makes vaping legal. He said that the price rise was necessary because young Thais were increasingly binge drinking in order to reduce alcohol consumption and improve overall public health. KhaoSod claims that Ekniti also announced an increase in the fee on e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes are not allowed in Thailand, thus it is unclear how the tax would be applied to “vapes” or if it has already been implemented. Given his declaration that the agency will start charging for beer with 0% alcohol, Ekniti’s concern for the general public’s health is, at best, questionable. The majority of e-cigarette users—more than half—are young people, according to Anutin Charnvirakul, a pro-marijuana health…

Sujittra reported that 200 nearby homes were flooded. The school was closed for two to three days while the water level was high. The Samarn Pichakorn School’s 52-year-old director Sujittra Maiphrom filed a complaint on September 4. She wants the building sector to cover flood damage costs. Sujittra claims that this is the second flood the school has experienced this year. The 50-centimeter water damage to the classroom floors and furniture was particularly severe in the first-floor kindergarten. Sujin Chaichumsak, the province governor of Nonthaburi, accepted all the issues and authorized the building company to address them. Samarn Pichakorn School is closed this week. Sujittra is unsure of the exact date that it will reopen. Both testing and building are still going on. Most of the stations will be operational by July, with a couple opening in February. The MRT Pink Line project, according to the head of a school…

When Pornphimon returned to her apartment yesterday at 8 p.m. after spending the weekend away, she could smell something foul. She claimed that “black water” was dripping onto the floor from the ceiling’s crevices. In the room, according to the police, they discovered drugs and syringes but no evidence of fighting or struggle. The instructor called the manager of her flat, who recorded the black liquid and sent it to a friend who runs a rescue organization. It appeared to her to be fermented fish sauce. When Bang Si Muang Police Station officers entered the room at 11 p.m., they discovered a man’s body that had likely passed away three days prior. Today, reporters went to interview Pornphimon, who took pictures of the stains on the walls and ceiling. The journalists claimed that there was a lingering odor in her apartment. The rescuer informed him that the substance was more…

Smallpox vaccination as a child does not confer immunity against monkeypox in adults over 40. The smallpox vaccination may protect against monkeypox, according to research. 500 people’s worth of the 1,000 Jynneos smallpox vaccines that Thailand purchased. Unknown is who the CDC will immunize. One participant had immunity to both the B.1 and A.2 strains of monkeypox while 28 others did not. The majority of elderly Thai people are not immune to monkeypox. Before anyone gets scared, the department chief explains that there are currently no plans for widespread immunizations because monkeypox is not as common or spread as quickly as Covid-19 and current personal safety precautions are sufficient to protect against it. Since the WHO designated monkeypox a PHEIC on July 23, despite spreading to more than 100 countries and infecting 50,327 people, only 15 people have died. Most adults and seniors who received a smallpox vaccination are not…

The deputy director of the Traffic Operations Centre of the Royal Thai Police declared that the new fees wouldn’t start for another three months because more time was needed to properly publicize them. And as usual, the substantial increase in traffic infraction fines that was announced over the weekend and was supposed to take effect yesterday has been rescinded. Yesterday, the modifications to the Land Traffic Act were formally ratified in an effort to deter drivers from participating in risky behavior by increasing the fines for breaking the law. However, when they do take effect, repeat offenders will face harsher punishments, and a new mechanism will guarantee that fines are uniform throughout Thailand. Teams of police officers will go out at that time to inform people about the new, more severe penalties for traffic offences. The Police Ticket Management database will now be used to issue all fines, which will…