Colourful ceremony
A performer dressed in a colourful costume on October 12 attends a traditional northern Tan Guay Salak alms-giving ceremony at Komut Phutta Rangsi Temple in Nakhon Pathom.
Money matter
Man stabs friend over change
A quarrel on October 10 between drinking buddies over five baht landed one friend in hospital with stab wounds to his back and stomach.
The fight over the price of a bottle of liquor between two Myanmar employees of a Prachuap Khiri Khan pineapple-canning factory resulted in 36-year-old Su being sent to Pranburi Hospital.
Aye, the pair’s female friend, said Su argued with Joleh U outside a dorm after Joleh U accused his friend of scamming him out of five baht. Su reportedly walked away, but Joleh U drew a knife and stabbed Su.
Price hike
Taxi fares to increase
Taxi fares are set to increase by December under government plans to help drivers cope with rising operating costs on condition that drivers clean up their act.
Transport Minister Prajin Juntong said on October 7 that a new taxi fare structure will be finalised by the middle of October after the ministry gave the green light for the price hike.
The ministry will call a meeting with taxi drivers and operators to give them guidelines on the fare rise and a set of conditions for the fare increase, Prajin said. As part of the conditions, cab drivers will be ordered to brush up on their manners and repair vehicles to meet safety and hygiene standards.
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Dangerous games
Firecrackers injure four boys
Four boys were taken to Khon Kaen Hospital. They were injured in firecracker explosions. It happened on October 7. Many children in Thailand play with firecrackers during the end of Buddhist Lent.
Vocabulary
- dorm (n): a room for several people to sleep in
finalise (v): to complete the last part of a plan, project, etc.
hike (n): a large or sudden increase in prices, costs, etc.
hygiene (n): the practice of keeping yourself and your living and working areas clean in order to prevent illness and disease
