Chiang Rai News
Northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai Province Experiences 4 Minor Earthquakes
Five minor quakes, one of them a 3.6 magnitude, hit the northern province of Chiang Rai four times on Thursday morning. There were no reports of damage or casualties, the Thai Meteorological Department’s Earthquake Observation Division reported.
The first quake, measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale, occurred at 00.45am at tambon Dong Mada in Mae Lao district, two kilometres underground. The tremor was felt in Mae Lao, Muang, Phan and Mae Suai districts of Chiang Rai.
The second, a 1.9 magnitude quake, 3km underground, occurred 38 seconds after the first one in the area of tambon Chom Mok Kaew, Mae Lao district.
The third, a 0.9 magnitude quake, 4km underground, took place at 3.00am in tambon Chom Mok Kaew in Mae Lao.
A 1.8 magnitude quake, the fourth, 2km underground, occurred at 3.18am in tambon Dong Mada, Mae Lao.
The 5th quake of a 2.4 magnitude, 4km underground, happened at 7.48am in tambon Chom Mok Kaew, Mae Lao.
No damage or casualties were reported.
New Fault Line in Chiang Rai Province
In 2019, the Department of Mineral Resources announced the finding of a new active seismic fault in Chiang Mai province’s Wiang Haeng area, naming it the Wiang Haeng fault line.
Wiang Haeng is Thailand’s 16th recognised fault line, and it is expected to create a series of earthquakes with a maximum magnitude of 6.7 during the next 50 years after being dormant for more than 2,000 years.
The department’s deputy chief, Montri Luengingkasoot, told a news conference on Thursday that Wiang Haeng was added to the department’s list of active faults after a study discovered considerable tectonic plate movement there.
He went on to say that Thailand has more active fault lines that have yet to be detected.
The department’s team studied the Wiang Haeng fault line and discovered new evidence of a 6.7 magnitude earthquake roughly 2,000 years ago along the Thai-Myanmar border in Wiang Haeng district.
Thailand has 15 fault lines that go through 22 regions. Scientists are especially concerned about the Mae Chan fault line, which might cause a magnitude 7 earthquake in the near future. It is approximately 100 km long and runs across the provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai.
The Sri Sawat and Three Pagoda fault lines, which run across the western region and are near to the country’s largest artificial water catchment, the Sringarind dam in Kanchanaburi province, are also under intense scrutiny.
Suwith Kosuwan, director of the department’s Geohazards Division, said the Wiang Haeng fault is around 100 km long and runs through Chiang Mai’s Samoeng district.
She stated that the projected 6.7 earthquake is considered significant and could cause damage comparable to the Chiang Rai earthquake five years ago.
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Chiang Rai‘s Mae Lao district on May 5, 2014, causing significant damage to essential infrastructure and dwellings. The activity on the Mae Lao fault line, which is projected to create quakes of up to 6.5 magnitude, caused the quake, according to the department.
“We believe that within the next 50 years, the newly discovered fault will produce an earthquake with a maximum magnitude of 6.7, which is very close to the level of Mae Lao,” she said.
Due to heavy rain, the agency also issued landslip warnings for Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Tak Phitsanulok, and Chanthaburi provinces on Thursday. The department is keeping a close eye on the situation.
An official noted that a recent landslip in Tak province’s Tha Song Yang district, which killed one person and left another missing, occurred in a remote spot that the government does not regularly monitor.
Police in Wiang Kaen District of Chiang Rai Province have arrested a 50 year old man after the threatened to rape a 20 year-old woman and the proceeded to murder her 2 and half month old baby.
Police with doctors from Wiang Kaen Hospital and the Chao Luang Wiang Kaen Welfare Association were summoned to the scene of the incident to a 2-story cement house, Village No. 2, Tha Kham Subdistrict, Wiang Kaen District of Chiang Rai
On arrival they found Ms. Chanikarn, age 20, in a state of distress crying uncontrollably beside her 2 and a half month baby girl (Linlada) that was dead on the floor.
After calming Ms. Chanikarn, the child’s mother, said that at approximately 2:30 p.m she was out to collect diapers that had been dried in front of the house, while her 2 and a half month old daughter was sleep on the ground floor of the house.
She said she was suddenly approached by a Mr. Lee, about 40 years old, who lived on the opposite side of the road. He came towards her and grabbed her arm and threatened her saying if she didn’t sleeping with him he will go and kill his daughter.
Miss Chanikan refused and ran away, then Mr. Lee then walked into the house and grabbed Ms. Linlada’s leg, smashing the child’s head against the cement floor of the house. The infant died immediately.
Mr. Lee then just walked away and returned to his own home, leaving Miss Chanikan and her dead baby.
When police went to Mr. Lee’s home he immediately confessed killing the infant and was taken to Wiang Kaen Police Station for further questioning. Under caution he told police that he was sexually attracted to Miss Chanikan‘s and when her husband leave for work he took the opportunity to approach her.
He said when he saw her husband leave he crossed that road and found Miss Chanikan in the yard alone, he then threatened her to sleep with him, saying he would kill her child if she didn’t have sex with him. However when she refused he flew into a fit of rage walked into her home and murdered he baby. He said he was out of control with rage.
After killing the infant he walk across the street to his home and waited for the police to arrive. The police have charged him with premeditated murder and attempted rape. He is being held without bail at the local remand center.
Meanwhile, Miss Chanikan and her family were preparing a religious burial ceremony for the child.
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Machete Wielding Man Shot an Killed by Police in Chiang Rai
https://www.chiangraitimes.com/chiangrai-news/machete-wielding-man-shot-an-killed-by-police-in-chiang-rai/
CHIANG RAI: Prime Minister Settha Thavisin has authorized the establishment of an emergency cyber center operated by the Royal Thai Police to combat transnational crimes committed by call center gangs along the Thai border in Chiang Rai province.
On July 19, Prime Minister Settha Thavisin directed the Center to combat information technology crimes. The Royal Thai Police (Royal Thai Police) will crack down on call center gangs in Myanmar, Laos, and along the border.
His directive comes as call center gangs ratchet up their scams to defraud people of their money, causing concern among Thais and jeopardizing the country’s economic and social stability.
Pol. Gen. Kittirat Panphet, Deputy Commander and Director of the Police Crime Suppression Division, Assigned Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai Pitanilabut, Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Police/Deputy Director of the Police Crime Suppression Division, has launched the operation ‘Bombing the Thieves’ Bridge’ in collaboration with the CAT Office, G., mobile phone network operators AIS DTAC TRUE NT, and local security agencies to cut the mobile phone signal and WiFi internet that criminals illegally use to deceive Thai citizens.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai stated that they will begin pressing the first action of the ‘Explosion of Thieves’ Bridge’ in Chiang Rai Province toward the thieves’ base of operations in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone.
The territory surrounding King Roman in Laos. King Roman is now a full-service entertainment destination with an airport that welcomes travelers from Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar, he explained.
According to Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai, this operation will have no influence on honest people along the Thai border, and it will only target cyber criminals.
They will also increase the arrest and prosecution of unlawful service towers, such as SIM booths, which allow gangs register SIM cards to swindle the people. Dealing with criminal organizations of foreigners and Thais who band together to deceive and damage Thais.
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) suspended more than three million SIM cards on July 16 because the holders had not verified their identities with their mobile phone operators by the deadline, in accordance with the NBTC’s measures to combat alleged fraudsters’ mule accounts.
The names of the holders of 80 million mobile phone numbers used for mobile banking transactions did not match the names associated with the mobile banking accounts.
The NBTC would require mobile phone companies to authenticate SIM card holders and the names of their mobile banking accounts. The verification procedure is expected to be completed by the end of September this year.
In addition, the NBTC and Royal Thai Police have collaborated to combat illegal telecom towers throughout the country’s borders, disconnecting signals at 465 places, altering antenna direction at 470 towers, and dismantling antennas at 179 locations.
They are certain that the move will disrupt contact center gangs and other types of technology-based crime.
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Machete Wielding Man Shot an Killed by Police in Chiang Rai
https://www.chiangraitimes.com/chiangrai-news/machete-wielding-man-shot-an-killed-by-police-in-chiang-rai/
Police in Mae Chan, Chiang Rai, shot and killed a 28-year-old man who allegedly attacked a police officer with a machete. The officer was slashed in the right leg with the machete.
According to police, the culprit, known only as Mr. Toon, had been harassing local villagers in Mae Chan district, Chiang Rai, threatening them with a knife and using violet insults.
The village headman arrived on the scene to try to calm Mr. Toon, but he was shouting hysterically and taking swipes at him with the machete, so he contacted the police.
When the responding officer arrived at the site about 9 p.m., he attempted to calm the man, but he instead assaulted the officer, slashing his right leg with the machete. In self-defense, the cop had to fire his gun at Mr. Toon, striking him in the chest.
Mr. Toon and the policeman were taken to Mae Chan Hospital, where Mr. Toon died of a gunshot wound. Pol Sgt. Sutthikiat Phanomphraisakul was released from the hospital after receiving numerous stitches for his injuries.
Local police received a tip around 9.30 p.m. yesterday that a guy was causing mayhem in the village. When authorities arrived, they discovered 28-year-old Toon strolling along a public road, holding a large knife and threatening people. Mae Chan district officials attempted to contain the incident.
During a search of Mr. Toon’s home, authorities discovered methamphetamine consumption equipment. Locals told authorities that the man was addicted to Yaba (Methamphetamine) and an alcoholic.
The authorities are conducting an inquiry to determine Toon’s motivations and whether any underlying issues contributed to his violent outburst.
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