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Government to Seal Deal for Border Docking Centre in Chiang Rai’s Chiang Khong District

The Mae Sai Tachilek checkpoint is a popular border crossing for both Thai and Myanmar citizens to conduct trade and tourism businesses.

MAE SAI – Thailand’s Department of Land Transport (DLT) is expected to sign a contract with a private firm to supply equipment, operate and maintain a border cross-docking centre later this month, a senior official says.

DLT deputy director-general Kamol Buranapong said Samprasit Partnership recently won a bid to run a freight station worth 2.37 billion baht in Chiang Rai’s Chiang Khong district.

The bid result has been forwarded to the Transport Ministry for comments from relevant agencies before it can be submitted to the cabinet, he said.

Mr Kamol said the cross-docking facility requires cabinet endorsement because the project value exceeds one billion baht. A contract is expected to be signed this month after the cabinet’s approval.

Ferry carry trucks across the Mekong river from Chiang Khong harbor,Thailand to Houay xai harbor, Bokeo , Lao

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“The Budget Bureau is asking the DLT to speed up disbursement of funds for the 2016 fiscal year. The Chiang Khong facility is the department’s project which the government is pushing,” he said.

The Chiang Khong facility is expected to be fully operational in 2020.

The scheme is divided into two phases, the first of which has received a budget of 1.4 billion baht while funding for the second phase worth 650 million baht is yet to be allocated.

Mr Kamol said the Chiang Khong depot will be operated under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme under which the contractor is allowed to operate for a minimum of 30 years.

The government will finance basic infrastructure and land procurement while the private sector will invest in equipment, management, and maintenance of the facility. However, the revenue-sharing options are not yet finalised.

An intermodal freight centre valued at 4.86 billion baht will be built on 330 rai of land in Chiang Khong district.

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Management and maintenance costs of the Chiang Khong facility during a 30-year contract are estimated at two billion baht, or 66.6 million baht annually. Incomes throughout 30 years are estimated at 2.4 billion baht, or 80 million baht annually.

The Chiang Khong depot is among 19 national freight terminal projects with eight located in border areas and the rest in provincial hubs aimed to link up land freight transport across the country.

The other border cargo terminals are scattered throughout the country in provinces including Nakhon Phanom, Tak, Nong Khai, Mukdahan and Sa Kaeo.

Mr Kamol said bidding for the freight depot in Nakhon Phanom worth 1.24 billion baht is unlikely to proceed as planned this year due to land appropriation problems.

The freight depot in Nakhon Phanom was proposed as a PPP scheme to the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) with the bidding expected to take place later this year.

The DLT deputy chief said some land owners do not allow officials to enter their plots which are earmarked for land appropriation for evaluation, delaying the issuance of a decree on land appropriation.

However, he said the project design has been completed and will be submitted for budget allocation next year. Of the project cost, about 860 million baht will be used to fund construction and another 350 million baht will be paid for land appropriation.

Freight transport is on the increase with Thailand holding strategic importance in the region.

By AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK

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Chiang Rai Man Kills Woman’s Infant Daughter When She Refuses His Sexual Advances

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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Police in Chiang Rai Launch Crackdown on Cyber Criminals in Golden Triangle

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. Gen. Kittirat Panphet, Deputy Commander and Director of the Police Crime Suppression Division

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.

Pol. Gen. Kittirat Panphet, Deputy Commander and Director of the Police Crime Suppression Division

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

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.