Day: May 19, 2022

Lampang, Thailand

Event Date : Wed, 18 May 2022

AHADID : AHA-FL-2022-000567-THA | GLIDE Number :

Impact Update Date : Sun, 15 May 2022 15:59:43

AFFECTED AREA/S

Lampang, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nan, Phayao, Phrae, Uttaradit

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Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported flooding in the provinces of Phrae, Lampang, Nan, Uttaradit, Phayao and Nakhon Ratchasima from 15 to 18 May 2022. Almost 300 households have been affected in total. Some of the worst of the flooding occurred in Ngao and Muang Pan districts of Lampang Province. Images showed roads, bridges and houses all suffered damage. DDPM reported at least 216 households were affected. However no injuries, fatalities or evacuations were reported. Other affected areas include Na Noi District in Nan Province, and Tha Pla and Nam Pat Districts in Uttaradit Province.

Heavy rain was also reported in parts of the capital Bangkok. The weather station at Bang Na in the south of the city recorded 125.8 mm of rain in 24 hours on 17 May 2022. Thai Water reports that the Khlong Lat Phrao canal is above the danger mark in Bang Khen District, Bangkok.

Source: ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance

The Police have arrested a 34-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of outrage of modesty.

On 17 May 2022 at about 10 pm, the Police were alerted to a case where a woman was allegedly molested by an unknown man along Jurong East Street 21.

Through extensive ground enquiries and with the aid of images from Police cameras, officers from Clementi Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him within 24 hours.

The man will be charged in court on 20 May 2022 with outrage of modesty, under Section 354(1) of the Penal Code 1871. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to three years, caning, a fine, or any combination of such punishments.

The Police have zero tolerance towards sexual offenders who threaten the personal safety of the community. Offenders will be dealt with sternly in accordance with the law.

Source: Singapore Police Force

The Police would like to alert the public of cases where scammers befriended victims and deceived them into making payments in order to receive the purported gifts, or deceived victims into providing financial assistance. Since January 2022, at least 384 victims have fallen prey, with losses amounting to at least $15 million.

In these scams, victims would typically befriend scammers on social media platforms or vice versa, and would develop relationships with them. In most cases, the scammers would purportedly claim to have sent valuable gifts to the victims. Thereafter, the victims would receive calls purportedly from delivery couriers, informing them that the parcels were detained by the authorities. The scammers would request for the victims to make online payment to third party bank accounts in order to secure the release of the items.

In another variant, scammers would request the victims to provide financial assistance by purchasing gift cards and sharing the activation codes with the scammers or by transferring the money to third party bank accounts.

Victims would eventually realise that they have been scammed when they contacted Singapore Customs to enquire about the delivery charges or when they felt suspicious about the encounter and decided to enquire with the Police.

To avoid falling for these scams, the Police would like to advise the members of the public to adopt the following precautionary measures:

Exercise caution when befriending strangers online.

Never send money to people whom you do not know or have not met in person before.

Do not provide the gift cards activation codes to people whom you do not know or have not met in person before.

When in doubt, always verify the details of the call with the relevant government agencies.

For more information on scams, members of the public can visit www.scamalert.sg or call the Anti-Scam Hotline at 1800-722-6688. Anyone with information on such scams may call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness. All information will be kept strictly confidential.

Source: Singapore Police Force