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Motorbike driver dies exiting Bang Khu underpass

Published

11 months ago

June 22, 2018

Motorbike driver dies exiting Bang Khu underpass | The Thaiger

A 43 year old Thai man died in a motorbike accident when he was driving out of the Bang Khu Underpass in Koh Kaew yesterday (June 21).

Police were notified of the accident at Bang Khu Underpass on Thepkrasattri Road at 3.40pm.

They arrived at the scene with rescue workers to find a man who was later identified as 43 year old Chupachai Jankaew from Nakhon Sri Thammarat lying in the right hand lane. Nearby they found a Honda motorbike and red helmet. A mobile phone was also found with him.

Police used Mr Chupachai’s mobile phone to dial the latest call. His friend answered the call and told police that Mr Chupachai was a mechanic. He was heading back to Srisoonthorn in Thalang from Phuket Town to purchase some spare parts.

His relatives have now been notified. His body was taken to Vachira Hospital. Police are now investigating the accident to find the cause of his death. CCTV footage is also being examined but shows the man appearing to lose control and smash into the right-hand barrier.

Thailand

Investigation launched into private hospital for alleged overcharging

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2 hours ago

May 22, 2019

The Thaiger & The Nation

Investigation launched into private hospital for alleged overcharging | The Thaiger

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If you wish to make a complaint about private hospital overcharging and rorts, phone 1569.

The Thai government’s Commerce Ministry is considering legal action against a Thai private hospital for allegedly overcharging a patient who was charged 30,000 baht for treatment for diarrhea.

The Internal Trade Department of the Commerce Ministry has launched a fact-finding probe, in response to a complaint lodged via the department’s hotline 1569. The patient claimed he was charged about 30,000 baht by the private hospital after he was admitted for treatment of ‘acute diarrhea’.

The investigation shows that the hospital, whose name is being withheld, had indeed overcharged the patient for several items of medication and services, according to Thai PBS.

The source claims the department will soon ask the executive, or a representative of the hospital, in for a ‘please explain’ session.

Meanwhile, the department is in the process of inviting executives and representatives of 70 private hospitals to discussions after it was discovered that they had allegedly overcharged for medications by a factor of 3-9 times above market prices.

SOURCE: Thai PBS

Bangkok

Chinese ‘red notice’ fugitive arrested at Suvarnabhumi

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3 hours ago

May 22, 2019

The Thaiger & The Nation

Chinese ‘red notice’ fugitive arrested at Suvarnabhumi | The Thaiger

A Chinese fugitive wanted on an Interpol red notice has been arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport, acting Immigration Police chief Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang said.

48 year old Lu Dayang was arrested on Sunday while trying to fly to Macao. Sompong said the Chinese Embassy informed his staff that Lu was wanted for allegedly smuggling illegal goods into China.

He said Lu entered Thailand back on May 8 on a 15 day tourist visa. The bureau revoked his visa on May 17 and identified his return flight.

Chinese 'red notice' fugitive arrested at Suvarnabhumi | News by The Thaiger

SOURCE: The Nation

Pattaya

The really, really crazy solution for Pattaya’s sewage and wastewater problem

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4 hours ago

May 22, 2019

The Thaiger & The Nation

The really, really crazy solution for Pattaya’s sewage and wastewater problem | The Thaiger

PHOTO: Manager Online

We kid you not. THIS is the solution to the torrents of black sewage and untreated wastewater gushing into Pattaya’s Jomtien Beach’s coastline over the weekend. The sight of sandbags jammed into the gushing ocean outlet takes ‘TIT’ to a whole new level.

Read the story and check out the video HERE.

The picture on the Manager Online website is not a joke. It’s actually the current solution implemented by the local municipality to solve the ‘problem’.

The authorities have already admitted there was much to be done to find a permanent solution to the problem that saw damning videos and photos all over social media. The waters off Jomtien were a black sea of sludge, “a very unwelcome sight for any tourist considering holidaying in the area,” according to ThaiVisa.

Effluent and trash flowing directly into the sea is the subject of continuing complaints in the area for years. And not only Pattaya. The sight of raw sewage and wastewater flowing into the sea is now an almost daily post in Phuket as well.

SOURCE: Manager Online